coobybook Chapter 996 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (118)
Chapter 996 The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (118)
Chapter 996: The eldest daughter is as bright as spring flowers (One hundred and eighteen)
Getting old means the passing of life and the end of life. Which emperor doesn’t want to live a hundred years?
Even though the average life expectancy of the emperors of the Zhao Dynasty was only over fifty years old, Emperor Zhao did not think that he could only live for a few more years. He felt that he was strong and healthy and could live another twenty or thirty years, and maybe even have a few more sons in the future.
Is he going to give up his position to his son because he is old? Dream on!
If the emperor had not known that the prince would never be able to ascend the throne again, he would have thought that the queen was hinting that he should abdicate and let someone else take over.
Humph, let alone the Seventh Brother, even if the Eighth Brother wanted this position, he would have to wait until he was old and dead. He could give this position to whoever he wanted, and if someone wanted to take it away, don't blame him for not thinking about the father-son relationship.
Concubine Shu smiled and said, "Your Majesty is right. The Queen is in her prime, why is she so sentimental? Where's Xiao Ba? Why don't you hurry and pay your respects to your father?"
The Empress glanced at Concubine Shu with a mocking look. Fifty years old in the prime of life? Half of her body was already buried in the ground. She was already a grandmother. She couldn't get younger even if she wanted to. She could only try to appease the fool that was the Emperor.
The Eighth Prince quickly stood up and bowed respectfully towards the head, saying clearly: "Father, on New Year's Eve, Yu'er respectfully wishes you good health and long-lasting blessings. In the new year, the country will be peaceful and the people will be safe. May our Great Zhao Dynasty be forever stable and prosperous for generations to come!"
"Good! Xiao Ba has grown a lot now! Have you been eating less recently? Why have you lost a lot of weight?"
"Hehe, it's all because of what father taught me. I'm not thin anymore. I was too fat before and even riding a horse was tiring. Now I feel much better. I think I can fight a tiger like Marquis Annan next time." Qingli couldn't help but glance sideways. How dare this kid Zhao Yu say that?
A few months ago, Zhao Yu was frightened by the assassin and screamed in disarray. Now he can kill a tiger? Looking at his body, he doesn't look like a martial artist.
How many people have been praising him recently? How could he be so arrogant? He's not as steady as Zhao Jian! She had just misjudged them. These two brothers were really arrogant.
Zhao Yu smiled shyly, her chubby face full of childishness, which softened the emperor's eyes.
"Yu'er is ambitious, and Concubine Shu is a good parent."
"Your Majesty is teasing me. It is clear that you have carefully taught Xiao Ba. I dare not take credit for it."
The concubine's voice was sweet and her tone was shy, which made the emperor laugh out loud.
"It's still Shufei who is well-behaved and polite, and the prince she gave birth to is also sensible and well-behaved."
The emperor also ordered rewards to be bestowed upon Concubine Shu and the eighth prince as a token of his favor.
Zhao Jian looked at it eagerly. Why didn't he get any reward? His father was partial! The son born to Concubine Shu was sensible, so was he, Concubine Shu's adopted son, ignorant?
If looks could kill, Qingli felt that both Concubine Shu and the Eighth Prince would be killed by the jealous looks of the harem and the court. She looked at the Queen's furious face and felt that the Queen could not bear it.
really……
The Empress couldn't bear to see the Emperor being blind. A man like the Eighth Prince, who was lazy and couldn't distinguish grains, and couldn't shoot or ride a horse, still had the nerve to compete with the Marquis of Annan, the bravest warrior of Dazhao? He wasn't ashamed.
The Queen had lost hope and spoke bluntly: "Xiao Ba, you should practice martial arts more often. Let alone fighting tigers, even riding a horse and shooting arrows, if you can shoot accurately, you'll be lucky. If you just talk and don't practice, won't you die in vain when you go to the battlefield one day?"
"Queen, what nonsense are you talking about? With pillars of the country like Aying here, why would my son need to go to the battlefield?"
The Queen sneered, "Really? Then why did Prince Qing go to the battlefield back then? Was it because Prince Qing was defeated, which affected the reputation of the royal family, so the princes below no longer needed to make military achievements? Military literacy is also very important for royal children."
The Empress Dowager was not feeling well today and was not present. Without anyone to control the Emperor and Empress, they started arguing.
No one dared to mediate, as their lives were at stake.
The singing and dancing had stopped long ago when Zhao Jian stood up to toast, and the only sounds in the hall were the conversations of the emperor and empress.
Even Concubine Shu didn't dare to interrupt.
The emperor pointed at the queen and angrily said, "You are simply unreasonable! When things are going well, you keep saying things that spoil the fun."
The Queen smiled sadly, "Yes, on such a beautiful day, my daughter Duan'er is bedridden. He will be leaving for Wanglin County next month, and I will never see him again! The culprits who hurt Duan'er are still sitting in the hall, grinning smugly. I don't know how many people are watching the joke of Duan'er and me. Where is justice?"
The emperor raised his right hand, revealing his veins, but he quickly clenched his fist and lowered his hand.
"Come here, the queen is sick, send her back to the palace!"
"No need for help, I can walk on my own."
After the queen left, the palace banquet ended quickly.