I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 108: Water Melody: When Will the Bright Moon Appear?

"any solution?"

Hearing Liu Ju's words, Wei Zifu frowned slightly.

The way he spoke made Wei Zifu feel a little disrespectful and inappropriate, but she was indeed curious about the "method" he mentioned, so she held back for the time being and did not get angry.

"Have you forgotten the moment my father first saw you and how his heart was moved?"

Liu Ju first asked a question in return, then smiled and said,

"At that time, my mother was still a singer in my aunt's house. When she learned that my father was coming to visit, my aunt specially prepared more than a dozen beauties in advance and dressed them up carefully for my father to choose from."

"But my father had no interest in these beauties. It was only when my mother sang in class that he was immediately amazed."

"When I was a child, I often thought that my mother must have looked extremely charming when she sang. She must have been extremely beautiful, and her whole body must have radiated a dazzling brilliance."

Wei Zifu felt that Liu Ju's words were becoming more and more outrageous, and her eyebrows were getting more and more furrowed. She said impatiently:
"What exactly do you want to say?"

"Mother, you should know that my father loves singing and dancing, and he loves new songs and dances even more."

Liu Ju also noticed the change in Wei Zifu's mood, so he stopped keeping her in suspense and continued to laugh,
"I happen to have a beautiful song that has never been sung before. I would like to dedicate it to you, Queen Mother. Perhaps it can help you regain your former charm."

This was the inspiration given to him by yesterday's unexpected incident.

Although historically Wei Zifu's position as queen was very stable until the Witchcraft Incident, her marriage to Liu Che had actually long been in name only. It is likely that Wei Zifu would not have been happy in the following decades.

Liu Ju, who came from later generations, thought this was normal.

Everyone has needs, especially women. If they live too lonely, they will easily enter the vicious cycle of menopause.

This could be considered as compensation to Wei Zifu for what he had done a few days ago.

And in his opinion.

The more stable Wei Zifu's position as queen was and the better her fatherly relationship with Emperor Liu Che was, the lower the possibility that the Li family would be reused.

"Nonsense!"

But when Wei Zifu heard this, she immediately slammed the table and stood up, staring at Liu Ju angrily and scolding,

"Now that my mother has become the queen, she is the face of the entire royal family and harem. How can I sing praises to her in public like I did back then? Wouldn't that lower my status and make people laugh at me if it gets out?"

"I thought you really knew your mistakes and repented this time, so I was soft-hearted towards you."

"I didn't expect you to go even further and target my mother!"

"Mother, calm down."

Fortunately, Liu Ju knew this in his heart, and he was not panicked at the moment, and continued to smile shamelessly,
"I have already thought about the questions you asked, so that is not what I meant. Please be patient and listen to what I have to say before making any judgment."

"Humph!"

Wei Zifu then snorted coldly, rolled her eyes at him and sat down again.

At this moment, Wei Zifu suddenly understood Liu Che's previous behavior of smashing the table and the seat.

If this rebellious son always does this, without distinguishing between elders and juniors, speaks incoherently, and slams tables and seats, it is considered restraint, because this rebellious son should be the one being thrown around!

The family is unfortunate!
Why didn't I realize earlier that this rebellious son had such a character? He wasn't like this when he was a child, or to be exact, a few months ago?

However, Liu Ju was still smiling at this moment:

"My son's idea is that you don't have to sing the song I presented to you." "You can call those concubines in the harem who are good at singing but have never been favored by the emperor, give them this song, and ask them to learn to sing it. This will also give them something to do."

"This way, there will always be a chance that this song will reach the ears of my father."

"Then the emperor will know that the songs they sing are from our mother, and he will recall her elegance in the past."

"And these concubines have been favored by my father, so they will naturally be grateful to my mother in the future."

"Other concubines will learn that Queen Mother has the talent to compose music, and that this will create opportunities for them to be favored by my father. From now on, they will only obey Queen Mother."

"In this way, the Queen Mother will be the true master of the harem."

"No matter who it is, no matter if she came first, later, or was favored for a while, the Queen Mother doesn't need to establish her authority. They all respect the Queen Mother very much, and no one dares to disobey her."

"And the songs my father listens to are all composed by our mother, so he often thinks of our mother's elegance in the past, and can't help but miss her in his heart...Does our mother say yes or no?"

"?!"

After hearing Liu Ju's words, Wei Zifu's frown finally relaxed, replaced by surprise and unexpectedness.

Although in later generations, Liu Ju's statement would definitely be regarded as having a distorted world view and an insult to women, and he might even be criticized to death.

But in the harem where three thousand beauties compete for the favor of the emperor, there is no problem at all.

These words also made Wei Zifu instantly see Liu Ju's growth.

This son seemed to have grown up overnight and started to use political tactics, and his methods were quite sophisticated. Even I did not expect it for a moment and even misunderstood him!
However, in order to prevent Liu Ju from becoming complacent, Wei Zifu deliberately put on a stern face and said angrily:
"Even so, your lyrics and music must be excellent works, otherwise what you said will not stand. Can you bring the lyrics and music today?"

"Take it out. I will make a judgment as soon as I see it."

Liu Ju laughed dryly again:

"I don't understand music theory, so I can only write down the lyrics and dedicate them to you, the Queen Mother."

"you……"

Wei Zifu rolled her eyes at him again. How could a song be considered a song if it only had lyrics? It was not easy to come up with a suitable tune, and it was not something that ordinary people could do.

Could it be that this rebellious son has been talking for such a long time just to make his mother happy?
However, just when she wanted to curse again.

But Liu Ju had already taken out a bamboo slip from his bosom and placed it in her hand. He cleared his throat and said:
"But this song can be sung. I believe that with your mother's accomplishments in this area, I only need to sing it once, and then you can fill in the melody and add some stringed instruments to accompany it. It must be a piece of cake, right?"

As he spoke, Liu Ju began to sing a cappella:
"When will the bright moon appear? I ask the sky with my wine.
I don't know what year it is in the palace of heaven.
I want to ride the wind back home, but I am afraid that the high place is too cold.
……

People have joys and sorrows, separations and reunions, the moon waxes and wanes, and it is difficult to have everything in life.
May we live long and share the beauty of the moon together even though we are thousands of miles apart~~"

"..."

When the song ended, Wei Zifu's previous doubts had completely disappeared.

Instead, her face was filled with shock, and her beautiful eyes kept looking Liu Ju up and down, as if she had just met her son for the first day.

"Mother, how is it?"

Liu Ju grinned after singing.

This body has a pretty good voice and can sing anything in tune.

Most importantly, Faye Wong's song "Water Melody: When Will the Bright Moon Appear" is indeed a good adaptation. It is sung very smoothly and gives people a sense of ethereal beauty.

(End of this chapter)