My life is like walking on thin ice

Chapter 55: Has my mother grown up?
When leaving the Phoenix Palace, Dou Ying turned back three times with each step, looking at Liu Rong with indescribable admiration in his eyes.

——Yes, appreciate it.

Liu Rong kept the topic of the reserve secret, which not only did not disappoint Dou Ying, but also completely reassured Dou Ying, who was still a little doubtful.

The eldest son of the emperor is very good!
At least not stupid! ! !

If you insist on establishing a direct lineage, even if the final result is not satisfactory, looking at Liu Rong's reaction today, it is definitely not far behind.

The things he had been thinking about were settled. When Dou Ying left, even his steps became brisk. If he had not been reluctant to look back at Liu Rong, he would have wanted to run away.

After watching Dou Ying leave and asking Kui Wu to give him a gift, Liu Rong sipped tea and looked at the head of the family with his peripheral vision. His mother, Li Ji, had something to say but didn't know how to say it. The tangled look.

"suck!"

"Whoo~~~"

"Comfortable..."

After waiting for a long time, before his mother took the initiative to speak, Liu Rong finally had to take the initiative to break the silence in the palace by sipping tea.

Then, he smiled and tilted his head: "Mother, do you think your son shouldn't have answered like that?"

Before he finished speaking, Li Ji, who was at the head, nodded as if pounding garlic.

"Why did my son run against Prince Dou and his grandson like that?"

"——You're obviously here to surrender. Even if you don't treat him with kindness, why shouldn't you refute Wang Sun's dignity like that?"

"No matter what you say, it is still Prince Zhan who is responsible for my son's future family orders..."

Hearing that his wife started talking about 'my son will be a prince in the future' again, Liu Rong's gentle face suddenly twisted and his brows furrowed in response.

He took another sip of the tea soup to calm down his emotions as much as possible, and then spoke again under the suspicious gaze of my mother.

"What I just said was not only to my cousin, but also to my mother."

"——If you are not in your position, you will not seek political power, maintain your authority, and assume your power."

"Now that I am the prince, I will only do what a prince should do. Even if my father only has me as his heir, I will never be obsessed with being the heir apparent."

"Similarly: Mother is now Mrs. Li, so she should only do what 'Madam' should do."

"Even though the imperial edict has been issued and I will move into Jiaofang Hall early tomorrow morning, my mother still has to abide by her duty as a 'madam' tonight."

After a clichéd sermon, Li Ji saw a hint of instinctive impatience on her face.

But then I thought about it: Even the prince Zhan Shi Dou Ying Dou Wang and his grandson were all beaming with joy at his son's words, instead of being angry they were happy;
Could it be that I should also listen to my son?
Although I didn't know what I was thinking, I saw that I rarely interrupted my sermon, nor did I arbitrarily accuse myself, "You are a son who teaches your mother?" 'And so on, Liu Rong felt a little relieved.

After thinking for a moment, he continued: "Cousin Dou Ying, it is indeed Prince Zhan who is right."

"But Prince Zhanshi is my cousin's official position. What really reflects my cousin's temperament is the word 'Confucian scholar'."

"Most Confucian scholars pay attention to the principles of monarch, minister, father, father, son, order of superiority and inferiority, and hereditary succession."

"——To put it bluntly, a dragon begets a dragon, a phoenix begets a phoenix, and a field mouse's son can make holes."

"This means that no matter what, my cousin, a Confucian scholar, will unswervingly support me and the eldest son of the emperor."

"Because according to the principles adhered to by Confucianism, whether it is the family property of the common people, or the ancestral temples and communities of the Heavenly Family, there must be direct descendants, and no direct descendants..."

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"I said that to my cousin because my cousin is a Confucian scholar, so that's what I should say to my cousin."

"If I had asked someone else, I might not have said that."

"——Some people and some things are not just what they are, they should be said and done as they should be."

"Don't sit silently with others, don't play the harp with cows, think twice before acting, and act with a clear purpose. This is what a mother should do."

Originally, he wanted to explain the conversation he had just had with his cousin Dou Ying for his mother, whose IQ was worrying, but at the end of the sentence, Liu Rong still instinctively started preaching.

To use the third child Liu Yu's private complaint: Liu Rong is worried that my mother will cause trouble for him, and it is about to become a heart disease or even a demon...

To Liu Rong's surprise, and what also made Liu Rong feel a little relieved, another cryptic preaching still did not summon the hysterical mother.

I saw Li Ji sitting blankly at the head of the table, wondering whether she was thinking about the profound meaning of Liu Rong's words or struggling to understand Liu Rong's words.

"I finally know where the third child's naive energy comes from..."

"How did you get into the palace with this kind of brain?"

Seeing that his mother looked incomprehensible, Liu Rong just cursed secretly and planned to give up on saving his mother's brain.

Unexpectedly, just as he was about to stand up, he saw Li Ji standing up suddenly, again acting like she had something to say but didn't know how to say it. Under Liu Rong's gaze, Li Ji lowered her head little by little, and even pinched the corners of her clothes uneasily.

Perhaps because he was so uneasy, just like a child when facing his parents after making a mistake, Liu Rong finally softened his heart for a moment.

"If mother has something to say, you can speak out."

"Anyway, my son is used to hearing shocking and stupid things from his mother's mouth."

"A few more words, it's not a big deal..."

"——I, I want to help my son!"

Unexpectedly, before Liu Rong finished speaking, Li Ji's timid voice, which was full of courage but still a little uneasy, sounded, causing Liu Rong to be stunned immediately!
But when Li Ji said something, she took a deep breath, mustered up her courage again, looked up at her eldest son Liu Rong, and pursed her lips.

"Everyone in the palace said that it was me, the mother, who was holding my son back."

"——I want to help my son!"

"I don't want to hold my son back..."

By the end, Li Ji could no longer tell whether she was feeling aggrieved or sad, angry or lonely.

He lowered his head again, brought his hands together in front of him, and gently rubbed each other's fingernails with their thumbs.

Seeing my mother looking like this, especially her unprecedented "talking nicely", Liu Rong was stunned for a long time, and finally grinned.

"Mom, you have already helped me the most."

"——Being able to be the first to give birth to a son for the emperor before Mrs. Cheng, Mrs. Jia, and other concubines and concubines, and make the son the emperor's eldest son."

"This is already the greatest help."

As he spoke, Liu Rong's tone also contained a rare touch of sincere gentleness.

After saying that, he hesitated for a moment, and finally turned around and walked forward, took his mother's arm, and sat down on the bed.

"In order to give birth to a son, my mother had to go through hell at that age. My son really doesn't dare to expect his mother to see through everything and everyone."

"——The mother has given up half her life in order to give birth to a son."

"Let me do the rest..."

"Whenever something happens, the mother can come and ask the son. As long as the mother wants to know and is willing to listen, the son will know everything no matter what."

"It's just that Mrs. Wang of Qilan Palace, and even the other concubines, mother must never be gullible again..."

Seeing that Liu Rong was finally willing to talk to her in a gentle voice, Li Jixu vented her sorrow and burst into tears for a while.

Just as he was nodding his head with tears in his eyes, when he heard the last words, "Don't trust Mrs. Wang," the hand that was about to wipe away the tears suddenly froze in the air, and the bright smile of the female officer could not help but appear in his mind.

"But……"

"Mrs. Wang said it was for my own good..."

"—In the whole world, except for my father, son, and brother, no one will be kind to my mother."

Before I could say anything that was beyond the lower limit of human IQ, Liu Rong interrupted: "Especially in this harem, no matter whether a child is born or not, whether the child is a son or a daughter - as long as it is a woman, It will never be good for my mother."

"All they want is to overthrow the mother and son. Then they and their sons will have the opportunity to covet the sacred."

"How could my mother be deceived by someone with such ulterior motives just by saying, 'It's for your own good'?"

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ps: I'm really sorry. It's been over minus 20 degrees in Urumqi these days, and I'm numb from the cold...

I had been coughing and coughing for the past few days. I had a fever again this morning and it didn't go away until after nine o'clock in the evening. I finally picked up my head from the pillow and had time to write this chapter.

I will start writing the next chapter right away, but obviously there will be no time to post it before 12 o'clock. A rough estimate will be around o'clock.

Please bear with me, parents and parents.

Winter is coming and spring is coming. Parents, please keep warm and don’t catch the cold~
　I'm really sorry, it's been over 20 below zero in Urumqi these days, and I'm numb from the cold...

　　The fever started in the morning and didn't subside until after nine o'clock in the evening. I finally picked up my head from the pillow and had time to write this chapter.

　　I will start writing the next chapter right away, but obviously there will be no time to post it before 12 o'clock. A rough estimate will be around o'clock.

　　Please bear with me, parents and parents.

　　Winter is coming and spring is coming. Parents, please keep warm and don’t catch the cold~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)