Raiders of the Duke and Duchess

Chapter 899 The Queen’s Choice
Less than half an hour after the queen returned to her palace, Li Yiwei hurried over, still holding the wrinkled and unclear shape of the book in his hand.

His face is not very pretty.

The queen glanced at him, poured a cup of tea and handed it over, and asked casually, "Aren't you serving your father? Why are you here?"

"He's asleep." Li Yiwei took the tea and said muffledly, still feeling a little aggrieved, and added, "Father doesn't have many waking hours every day. Although he takes care of him, he doesn't put much thought into it. of."

The queen didn't notice, and just said casually, "Then you can rest in the side hall, why bother going back and forth like this, which only adds to the hard work of running around."

There are not many rules between mother and son. Their daily interactions in private are more like the mother and son of an ordinary family, relaxed and leisurely. Because of this, they didn't have many heart-to-heart conversations between them. He was the prince who tolerated and dormant, and she was the queen who didn't care about the harem. That's why what happened today seems abnormal and weird.

"Mother." He slowly raised his eyes to look at the other party, pursed his lips, and asked tentatively, "Why did mother happen to go over to visit my father today?"

"What a coincidence?" The Queen was a little confused, but she explained again, "Didn't I say that the Duke's Mansion sent some bird's nests, and I ate them quite well, so I sent some to your father... but I didn't know What do you mean by coincidence?"

When she said these words, she frowned slightly in surprise, but her words were as natural and frank as before, and she didn't seem to have any secrets or concealments. No matter how Li Yiwei looked at it, he couldn't find any clues.

Is it really just a coincidence? Coming from the emperor's side, he refused the sedan chair and just paced with his hands behind his back, thinking about how to ask questions without hurting the relationship between mother and son, and without exposing what he had done secretly over the years... He just thought about it all the way. All the way to the door there was still no answer.

At this moment, he only carefully hid his thoughts and insinuated the other party's secret, "It's nothing. Ning Xiuyuan claimed to be sick and took leave today. I just heard that you sent bird's nests to the Duke's wife in advance, and I felt that today's 'Guo Gong's Mansion' I heard the word several times before I thought it was just a coincidence..." After saying that, he smiled lightly, as if he was just talking.

The so-called best friend is a mother. The White Queen knew very little about what her son was doing in private, but she was very clear about his words and deeds in front of her. Now it looked like he was putting things aside and avoiding important matters. . She lowered her head and smiled, a smile somewhat similar to Li Yiwei's, "Oh... I probably didn't explain it clearly enough. The bird's nest was sent before, but I didn't bother to eat it. I just made it yesterday." I tasted a cup...Is Xiuyuan sick? "

Her worries were just right, and after she finished speaking, she nodded and murmured, "That's right. After all the hard work of running back and forth every day, Xiuyuan's child is still a little weak... So I said that if your father is asleep, you will be on the sidelines." Take a rest and don't tire yourself out. You kids didn't like to practice martial arts in the early years, but now it seems that you should put in some effort, at least you can keep fit..."

Extremely gentle and sincere.

Li Yiwei agreed on his face, but he was sneering in his heart. Is Ning Xiuyuan weak? This is really the funniest joke in the world, but even though I was telling my mother at this moment, "Ning Xiuyuan is not weak at all, he just hides his skills well. There are probably not many people in Yanjing who can rival him." If he did, his mother would only laugh at his nonsense. After all, everyone knows that Ning Guogong, the youngest son of the Ning family, was so doting on his old son that he could not lift his hands or carry him on his shoulders, so he only had a brain that was easier to use. Of course... even Li Yiwei had to admit that Ning Xiuyuan's brain was not just "easier to use." At this moment, he was very suspicious that what his mother did today was Ning Xiuyuan's handiwork.

It's just that his mother doesn't want to say it, and he can't ask directly. With things on his mind, he spoke in a somewhat abrupt and straightforward manner, "Mother... my son has always felt that mother does not seem to want her son to inherit the throne."

The other party looked up, a little surprised, and smiled for a moment, "What are you talking about? The one who inherits the throne is naturally the Prince of the East Palace... If mother wants you to inherit the throne, wouldn't she have to encourage you brothers? Turn against each other?”

"Brother?" Li Yiwei snorted coldly, "I regard him as a brother, but he may not be willing to regard me as a brother. Mother... you are the queen, and your son is your only son and the only legitimate son of the royal family. Why can't you inherit the throne? Ordinary people still know how to let their legitimate sons inherit the family business, but you let the imperial concubine jump up and down to manipulate you without fighting? "

"Can you control me?" The White Queen still smiled lightly, not caring at all, "It's her business to jump up and down, how could she ever control me? What's more, you have also seen her current land... It can be seen that, Being competitive is not a good thing.”

"Mother……"

It has always been like this. Every time I mentioned these things in an insinuating way, my mother was always so nonchalant, but this time it seemed even more irritating. Li Yiwei frowned, "Mother, you are a queen, but your son has to be a minister... Have you really not considered this issue? Don't you think this is a shameful thing?"

The smile on the queen's face faded a bit, she looked at the other party thoughtfully, and said softly, "I always thought that you had no intention of power. I remember you said that you wanted to be an idle prince."

"I want to be an idle prince, but do you think if Li Yuqi becomes the emperor, will he really tolerate me living leisurely under his nose? Mother, whether I am idle or not, what matters now is to live! You Don’t tell me, you really don’t know that all the diseases in Yanjing City are all caused by Li Yuqi?”

"Now I know...after all, everyone knows it. Even though I am a woman in the palace, I have heard a little bit about it." The queen nodded and added, "That's why I know that my son did this outside. Many... I underestimated you before."

"Mother, that's not what my son meant..."

Before he finished speaking, the smile on the queen's face had completely disappeared, but her voice was still gentle. She said, "I know what you mean... The emperor is the loneliest person in the world. He is so high up there that he doesn't even have anyone to talk to. What's the good thing? Being an idle prince, the things you worry about won't happen if the Bai family is here...Okay, I'm a little tired, you can go back to your father's place." She ordered her to leave.