Spring apricots around the palace wall

Chapter 199

Xuan Su leaned back and leaned on the back of the wide chair, his expression froze and silent for a long time.

"Little Comb," he really wanted to find an answer, and this question had troubled him for a long time, "Do you think it is I who is more important to the Queen Mother, or the Queen Mother is more important?"

Although he was treated so well and took care of him with all his heart, he was not a parent after all.

He really regarded her as his biological mother when he was a child, but he didn't know until he grew up.

Although his biological mother later made him a nobleman, when people in later generations talk about him as an emperor, they will still say that he was born by a court lady.

Xiao Zhu said: "The Emperor and Empress Dowager Yu are both very important to Empress Dowager Ruan, why do we have to distinguish between them?"

"Sometimes, she has to make a choice."

Xuan Su always felt that the Empress Dowager cared about him very much, and caring was not like adulteration, but when he was in love with the Empress Dowager, Xuan Su immediately lost his mind.

Xiao Zhu said: "I don't understand. But your majesty, if you continue to distance yourself from Queen Mother Ruan, she will only get closer to Queen Mother Ruan."
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Hearing that Empress Dowager Ruan was in the Imperial Garden, Xuan Su went there.

From a long way away, I heard Xuan Xi's chirping voice, and the baby in her arms giggled at Queen Mother Ruan.

Seeing this Princess Xichang, Xuan Su stopped and didn't think much about it.

He was about to leave, but Xuan Xi saw him: "Brother Huang!"

When it comes to who Xuan Su hates the most, Xuan Xi is definitely the one who is domineering since he was a child, and even worse when he grows up. He doesn't pay much attention to his brother who was born in the same year and the same month and the same day.

When she was young, it was because of her nature, but when she grew up, she probably relied on being the only biological daughter of the Empress Dowager Yu, so she became even more unscrupulous.

In this Qiyuan dynasty, who does not flatter the eldest princess, when she was choosing a husband, many people overwhelmed her head.

As a result, the Empress Dowager chose a simple and honest man of not very high family status for her, who was easy to bully at first glance. His grandfather was a fifth-rank official, and his father didn't even pass the exam.

Fortunately, that man had a good face, so Xuan Xi got married.

Xuan Su walked over indifferently.

Ruan Wei thought to herself, he was the same age as Xuan Xi, but there were a bunch of women in the harem but none of them had a child, so it might be uncomfortable to see a child, so she gave the baby in her arms to the nanny.

"Brother Huang," Xuan Xi waited for him to come to her side, and pulled him to sit down, "Don't always make a bad face, what a bad luck."

Ruan Wei frowned, her eyes gave her a warning.

Xuan Xi didn't take it seriously at all, put his arm on his shoulder, and said carelessly: "Brother Huang, I'll go to Ruixiang Palace for dinner later, shall we go together?"

Ruixiang Palace is the residence of the Empress Dowager Yu, and the number of times Xuan Su went there for dinner can be counted on the fingers of one's fingers.

"Let's get together, mother and daughter, I won't get involved."

"What do you call our mother and daughter? The queen mother is not mother and son to you?" Xuan Xi said loudly, "The aunt is also a mother! Don't you have this mother in your heart!"

Xuan Su glanced at her, not wanting to speak.

This younger sister often used the word "aunt" on her lips. Every time she said it, Xuan Su felt reminded of her status as a concubine.

Ruan Wei looked at Xuan Su, feeling a little uncomfortable, she knew too well what the emotion in Xuan Su's eyes was.

Xuan Xi is really too careless, I don't know if she really doesn't know how to respect the emperor, or because of her background, she intends to overwhelm the emperor intentionally or unintentionally.

But she absolutely shouldn't have done this in front of Ruan Wei.After all, Ruan Wei is Xuan Su's adoptive mother, so if she uses her status as a concubine to make an issue, isn't she also slapping her adoptive mother in the face.

Ruan Wei's face darkened, and she turned to Xuan Xi and said, "You can take Yi'er to Ruixiang Palace, I have something to talk to your emperor brother."

Xuan Xi heard the indifference in her tone, and immediately put her arm down from Xuan Su's shoulder.

This time, she is much more cute.

"My mother's place must not be finished yet, I want to accompany you."

"The imperial garden is so big, you should go shopping elsewhere." Ruan Wei suggested, "Yi'er can hardly stay here anymore."

With such a tone that could not be refused, Xuan Xi had no choice but to stand up unwillingly, her face collapsed.

The windy figure was still a little unconvinced.

Seeing her walking away, Ruan Wei said to Xuan Su: "Emperor, if you are unhappy, you can tell her clearly, or teach him a lesson."

The queen mother was so clearly facing him, without the slightest intention of facing Xuan Xi, Xuan Su felt a lot more relieved.

"It doesn't matter, just ignore it."

After all, there is only such a younger sister, so Ren Ren can bear it. If there are a lot of them, he will definitely show his power.

Ruan Wei suddenly didn't know what to say.

Xuan Su didn't look directly at him, but looked away at the ground without speaking for a moment.

Ruan Wei said: "Believe it or not, I really didn't want to embarrass Jiang Jingwan that day."

Xuan Su made an inaudible "hmm".

"Jing Wan is pregnant, no matter right or wrong, you have to follow her first." He spoke in a very soft voice.

Ruan Wei thought about it and smiled.

"That's true, you're right."

Since he talked about right and wrong, instead of insisting that Jiang Jingwan was fine, it showed that he was not kept in the dark, but he was more concerned about Jiang Jingwan's pregnancy.

From this point of view, the toddler in memory is really a big man who will protect his pregnant woman.

Only then did Xuan Su look up at her, and knocked his eyelids.

He didn't know if it was his own illusion, but the queen mother believed him so much, and she was very pleased.

In fact, he himself was a little guilty, even if Jiang Jingwan was not pregnant, he would still do that in that situation.

Ruan Wei thought to herself that Xuan Su didn't like to hang out in the imperial garden on a hot day, so it might not be a coincidence to meet her today.

"It's too hot here, why don't you go to Funing Palace?"

Xuan Su hesitated for a while, "Yes."

As soon as she arrived at Funing Palace, Ruan Wei ordered Xiao Tao to make a bowl of jujube soup with rock sugar.

This is the flavor of Donglou, even Qiyuan's chefs can't do it well.

Xuan Su would be greedy for this whenever he was exposed to heat in summer, but after getting a little further away, he hasn't tasted it for a long time.

It is still familiar sweetness, especially quenching thirst and heat.

Xuan Su said: "Empress Mother, have you ever thought about whether the friendship between Empress Dowager Yu and you is out of sincerity?"

Ruan Wei frowned.

How alienated is the title of Queen Mother.

Xuan Su said seriously: "You are my mother, she is wary of you, and the friendship with you is just to keep me in check."

Ruan Wei only knew that if Chu Meng didn't have a lot of trust in her, she wouldn't give her her own flesh and blood.

"Why should the queen mother be wary of me, let me die suddenly, do you think she can't do it?"

This is one of them.

"She is greedy for power, and she can completely make you a non-threatening waste. Emperor, although she didn't accompany you often when you were young, she cared about your studies very much."

This is the second.

Ruan Wei looked at him and said deeply: "When the late emperor disappeared, it was she who made you the crown prince. Do you really think that the establishment of you is the meaning of the late emperor? Have you ever thought about why it was you, not Xuan?" scene?"

This is the third and most important.

Xuan Su clenched the spoon tightly, his expression tense and he didn't speak.

Ruan Wei said again: "After thinking about this, come and talk to me again, how she guards against me."

"Don't think about it."

"Ok?"

Xuan Su said, "What is the relationship between you and the Queen Mother?"

Ruan Wei's eyes sank.

Xuan Su said with a smile: "Mother, what you said, I have heard some rumors from outsiders, so it can be explained."

(End of this chapter)