Emperor of the Red Chamber

Chapter 23 Father and son fight for position in doubles
"The son pays his respects to his mother."

Yuan Qingbai first bowed respectfully to Xiahou, his nominal mother.

Although he knew that the princess was probably staring at him like a poisonous snake.

Xiahou really didn't want to pay attention to the charming concubine in front of her who had been shameless for several lifetimes but had climbed to the top of the emperor's throne.

However, there were many people present, including Jia Mu, the wife of a first-class Duke.

Xiahou was not stupid enough to overly show his disgust and jealousy towards Yuan Qingbai on this occasion.

But if she was asked to pretend to have a good face and a good tone, she really couldn't do it.

So she said "hmm" lightly.

Yuan Qingbai saluted the two concubines Du and He again, then looked at Jia Mu, who had already looked at him carefully, and asked with a slight smile: "Is this the old lady of Rong Mansion?"

Jia Mu smiled quickly and said, "It's me, it's me."

Yuan Qingbai saluted and said, "Junior Qingbai would like to pay my respects to the old lady."

Jia's mother said "Hey": "Brother is really good at etiquette. Look at the etiquette he shows to others, which is better than that of adults. He is also well-born and has a handsome appearance. He is really cute and pitiful."

This is not hypocritical.

Yuan Qingbai is handsome, has a good figure, has been practicing martial arts, and is currently wearing a beautiful outfit...

It can indeed be called a heroic appearance, which is both handsome and mighty.

"The old lady deserves a reward."

Yuan Qingbai said modestly and greeted Mrs. Wang politely.

Mrs. Wang also praised her.

Xiahou was already impatient and said calmly: "Go down."

Both Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang were depressed.

Both of them wanted to observe more about the husband they had decided to marry in Yuanchun.

Moreover, since the two of them met Xiahou today, Xiahou has never given them a good look or tone.

Although the rankings of both of them are lower than Xiahou's.

But today they came as the elders of Yuanchun’s mother-in-law.

What's more, as a first-class Duke's wife, Jia Mu's status is not much lower than that of Princess Xiahou.

Of course, Mrs. Jia and Mrs. Wang did not dare to express their dissatisfaction.

"Son, resign."

After saying this, Yuan Qingbai walked out, leaving Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang reluctant to leave.

Yuan Qingbai wanted to meet Yuan Chun today, but he had no choice but to do so because ethics did not allow it.

He wouldn't wait until today to meet Yuanchun.

A wise man will not fall in love, and even if he wants to fall in love, he will not fall in love, especially a man with great ambitions!
This brief meeting had already given both Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang a good impression of him.

It also gave Yuanchun, who was hiding inside, a good impression of him.

Yuanchun did not see his appearance, but heard him speak and heard the praise given to him by Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang.

"After I go home today, I want to ask the old lady and mother how heroic he is. Even if it's not convenient for me to ask, I want others to find out and tell me."

Yuanchun was planning in his heart, his cheeks were shy and his face was warm.

At this moment, she couldn't help but have a little desire to grow up quickly.

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Yuan Qingbai returned to the third prince's residence.

However, Jia Zheng and Jia Zhu were no longer here. The third prince invited them to go to the back garden to enjoy the scenery.

The third prince was waiting for Yuan Qingbai in the inner study.

Yuan Qingbai walked into the inner study and saw the third prince sitting cross-legged on the kang, facing the kang table, wearing glasses and looking at something. He is worthy of being the king of "diligence", and even this little time is not wasted.

Seeing Yuan Qingbai walking in to salute, the third prince turned to look at him and asked, "How are you doing in the palace these days?"

Yuan Qingbai lived in the palace, and it was not easy for the third prince to see him.

In fact, it was not easy for the third prince to meet his biological mother, Concubine Yi.

Although father and son met in the palace during this period, the third prince did not talk much with his son.

Today, his son finally returned home, so the third prince naturally wanted to ask him about his situation.

Immediately, Yuan Qingbai began to speak calmly.

It is neither exaggerated nor hidden, it is what it is.

All in all, it has been half a year since Yuan Qingbai came to this world of Red Mansions.

In the past six months, his contact with the Cold-Mian King's father has been quite limited. However, he has inherited the original owner's memory of the Cold-Mian King, and even went to his grandmother, Concubine Yi, to talk about the Cold-Mian King in detail.

Let him know the cold-faced king quite well.

He has established several ways to get along with his father.

One of them is: try to be honest and honest, and don't cheat.

He will not underestimate the cold-faced king's mind, nor the cold-faced king's scheming.

The third prince said: "Tell me in detail how the Holy One took you and Concubine Yi to have dinner together yesterday."

Yuan Qingbai still spoke calmly and candidly.

After hearing this, the third prince felt both relieved and bewildered.

He couldn't remember how many years ago he had dinner with his father and biological mother...

In fact, this kind of thing is very rare...

The most ruthless imperial family.

The world says he is mean, but is his meanness all natural?

The third prince came to his senses for a moment, but soon came to his senses, and the confusion in his heart was restrained.

He took off his glasses, stared at his third son's eyes with evil eyes, and said in a deep voice: "From now on, you must study hard and practice martial arts, and be filial to your imperial grandfather. If you do these two things well, you will be mine." What a good son."

Yuan Qingbai said solemnly: "These two things are exactly what my son has planned to do well. Today my father brought them up in person. The son must do his best to do them well and live up to his father's good intentions."

The third prince nodded.

Ever since the prince broke something big and killed the princelings with the Emperor's Sword, he has begun his journey to fight for the throne as the lonely and cold-faced king.

Although his confidence in himself was not small, he knew that if his third son could assist Emperor Jing'an, one outside and one inside, and the father and son teamed up to play doubles, he would have a greater chance of success.

And what he needed his son to do was to study hard and practice martial arts by Emperor Jing'an's side, and to show filial piety to Emperor Jing'an.

This is also the strategy Yuan Qingbai set for himself to assist his father, the cold-faced king, in his fight for the throne.

In his own words, eight words can express it.

That is: study hard and please grandpa!
At this moment, the third prince only told Yuan Qingbai what to do, but he would not frankly explain to his son that this would be beneficial to his father's fight for the throne.

Although Yuan Qingbai has decided to deal with the third prince as honestly as possible, he will not openly discuss the matter of competing for the throne with the third prince...

He would be out of his mind and foolish to do so.

Don't discuss that position with the cold-faced king!

This is also the way he established for himself to get along with the cold-faced king.

Because he knew that doing so would make the cold-faced king displeased or even taboo.

Because in the future, he will need the cold-faced king to pass that position to him again...

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