flstandardbreds Chapter 374 It’s easy to ask God but hard to send him away
Chapter 374 It’s easy to ask God but hard to send him away
The Queen Mother was stunned. Before she could say anything, they had already taken their seats. Was this the end of the greetings?
What about the birthday gift? Why didn't you send it?
The Queen Mother couldn't catch her breath and started coughing violently, her face turning red.
The maids quickly touched her chest and handed her a cup of tea. She drank it and then she came to her senses. They immediately looked at Shen Nanzhi with sharp eyes, ready to make things difficult for her.
Shen Nanzhi said first: "Oh, is the Queen Mother in poor health? You must take good care of yourself. After all, you are old and can't stand the slightest disturbance. Your Majesty, I have a very good recipe that I have been eating since I was a child. Can you give it to the Queen Mother?"
Qi Yunxu said, "Isn't this bad? Let's do it another day. After all, today is the Queen Mother's birthday."
"You should take better care of your health on your birthday. I mean well, Queen Mother. What do you think? One should not be afraid of illness and avoid medical treatment, nor should one refuse to accept old age. I really treat you as an elder and respect you."
Everyone lowered their heads and looked at today's snacks. Was this something new from the imperial kitchen? It tasted good. It hadn't been there before.
I dare not look, but listen with my ears perked up to hear the Queen Mother's reply. Everyone knows that the Queen Mother hates being told that she is old, and even a single grey hair must be pulled out. Isn't this woman trying to stab the Queen Mother in the heart?
You also sent a prescription, why didn’t you send a coffin?
Should we say that she is really naive or is she just pretending to be stupid?
Such a beautiful girl, can't she be stupid?
The Queen Mother's fingers trembled with anger. "You, you did this on purpose, didn't you? I'm only forty, how come I feel old?"
"Isn't forty old? In our countryside, forty-year-old ladies can only drink porridge. Eating too much is a waste of food."
Queen Mother: "..."
Qi Yunxu quickly apologized: "Queen Dowager, calm down. I will teach her later. She really doesn't understand. Nanzhi, stop talking."
Shen Nanzhi suddenly felt wronged, tears welling up in her eyes, "You're mean to me? You're so mean to me that you won't let me speak?
How could you do this to me? If I had known this, I would not have come to your house. You swore that you would love me forever and that I was your only sweetheart. How could you be so mean to me for an old woman?
Wuwu..., I want to go home. I shouldn't have saved you and let you die outside. Don't be so angry with me anymore."
Everyone gasped. Oh my, are these the words spoken by the cold and serious Regent?
I dare not think about it, it would be too damaging to my image?
As long as the Queen Mother kept breathing heavily, she actually called herself an old woman?
The little emperor was almost laughing. It had to be Sister Nan Zhi. Wasn't she an old woman? Who could say a forty-year-old woman was not old?
Sister Nan Zhi loves to speak the truth. It would be best if she were pissed off to death. Who told you to rush to get that person here?
Whenever Sister Nan Zhi appeared, she always left no one behind.
Qi Yunxu's cheeks were flushed, and she felt embarrassed but also a little sweet. Although she knew she was acting, she still enjoyed it.
He couldn't say these words out loud, but he had thought about them countless times in his mind.
"Okay, stop making trouble, and talk when you get back."
Shen Nanzhi looked incredulous: "You, you still say I'm making trouble?"
Qi Yunxu had a bad feeling. Shen Nanzhi covered her chest, her face pale, sad and desperate, helpless to the extreme. Even though she knew she was acting, she still panicked: "I didn't, no, I didn't mean that, don't cry."
"Then what do you mean? That's what you mean. I'm incompetent. I don't have it. I can't even cry. My life is so hard..."
No one noticed the Queen Mother's expression. She just looked at the two of them as if they were watching a play. Such a play was not common. The Regent personally starred in it and made a lot of money.
Everyone could see that the girl had the Regent in her grasp, and many young ladies' eyes lit up, indicating that they had learned something.
"Enough, this is outrageous and ridiculous. Prince Regent, this is the Imperial Palace, not your palace. You two... are being disrespectful!"
The Queen Mother couldn't help it. The Prince Regent actually favored such a woman. What kind of vision is this? It's a disgrace to the royal family!
Qi Yunxu lowered his head, and Shen Nanzhi said innocently: "The Queen Mother is angry? Don't be angry, women age faster when they are angry.
I was young and ignorant, so I apologize if I said anything wrong. It was the prince who said that the Queen Mother was a very kind person and the most loving elder, and that the palace was like his own home and he let me do as I pleased.
Isn't that right? Then I'll go and not make you angry. "
Queen Mother: "..."
How many concubines had she defeated? What kind of vixen had she not seen?
This is the first time I've seen her like this...
However, the Queen Mother calmed down and was not to be fooled. She said with a fake smile: "The Regent is right, it is indeed the same as my own family.
Since you know that I am your elder, you should stay in the palace today. I will ask the nanny to teach you the rules and etiquette. If you want to serve the regent, don't learn those country-style manners. I will change them all for you."
Qi Yunxu wanted to object, but Shen Nanzhi had already agreed with a smile: "Okay, I will definitely study hard. The Queen Mother is really good. The elders in my family died early, and I have longed for someone to love and teach me. I look at the Queen Mother as if she were my own family member."
Queen Mother: "..."
Don’t you wish the Queen Mother would die early?
But her sincere tone and her affectionate and intimate eyes made it hard to find fault with her.
Qi Yunxu lowered his head, his shoulders trembling slightly, and he felt uncomfortable trying not to laugh.
The little emperor was about to collapse on the dragon throne, and the empress dowager still wanted to discipline Sister Nanzhi?
Maybe she doesn't know that it's easier to invite a god than to send him away?
Shen Nanzhi was not afraid at all. If she didn't make a mess in her Cining Palace, she would not be called Shen Nanzhi anymore.
"This snack is delicious, everyone eat it, stop looking at it."
Shen Nanzhi invited everyone to have snacks, and those who didn’t know would have thought she was the master.
Sitting opposite Qi Yunxu was the Grand Tutor Mr. Yuan, who was also Shen Nanzhi's teacher. He was invited back by Qi Yunxu to teach the new emperor.
Not only did the Taifu teach the new emperor, he also served as a cabinet minister and had the power to make decisions on important state affairs.
If Mr. Yuan were not old and lacking in energy, Qi Yunxu would have wanted to support him to take the position of Prime Minister of the Cabinet.
The current chief minister of the cabinet is named Dou, and he comes from the Dou family in Jiangxi, an old family with disciples all over the world. He was highly regarded by the late emperor and was one of the important ministers entrusted with the care of the emperor's young son.
Prime Minister Dou was fully focused on state affairs and never interfered in the royal family's struggles. He also got along well with Qi Yunxu.
Seeing that the Regent King had found such a woman, Prime Minister Dou couldn't help but frown, and whispered to Old Yuan: "This woman doesn't seem to be the Regent King's cup of tea. Did the Regent King take the wrong medicine? Or is there another hidden story?"
Old Yuan was a little embarrassed to see people. After all, he was the one who taught him. He didn't want to admit that he knew such a person. "Let's not care. Young people are in love. Let them do whatever they want. Drink, drink with me."