The Prime Minister's Wife

Chapter 251: Father and Son Compromise (3)
The emperor pondered for a moment, and then said slowly: "Wutong Yeyu used to be the Fuyang Princess Mansion in the previous dynasty, and it was converted into a restaurant. I can imagine that the people who can enter and leave this restaurant are probably rich and powerful. I don't know you How are you going to remodel it?"

Boqing pondered for a moment, and said thoughtfully: "Most of them will be demolished and rebuilt, but the concubine wants to keep the name Wutong Yeyu, so the first thing is to invite the emperor's calligraphy; the second thing... Does your majesty remember Nanny Gui?"

When Nanny Gui was mentioned suddenly, not only the emperor frowned, but even Xiao Yu and Mu Zhaoming couldn't help but look at each other, and the emperor said indifferently: "I remember, it was Nanny Gui whose two sons went to the battlefield together, one died and the other was injured. Why did Mrs. Zhongshuling bring this up?"

Boqing Yuyan solemnly said: "This morning, his injured son came to pay his respects to the concubine. The concubine saw that although he had kicked a foot and broken a hand, he didn't look depressed at all, so I asked him a little bit. After a few sentences, I found that he was not only able to read and write, but also remembered good accounts. After the concubine prepared to open the restaurant, I asked him to be the accountant, and I also wanted to invite more people like Ye to do things for me, so... "

Mu Zhaoming looked at Bo Qing in surprise, she could actually think this way, and couldn't help but reach out and hold her little hand: "Niu Niu wants to invite those soldiers who are injured and disabled on the battlefield, like Nanny Gui's son, to come to your restaurant Do things to make their lives worry-free."

Xiao Yu's face couldn't help being excited, but the moment the emperor cast his gaze, it suddenly cooled down and returned to his usual calm expression, with his lowered eyes secretly regretting.

It was because he was too excited and lost control for a while. He was afraid that this plan of flirtatiousness would lead to death and rebirth. Although he was dissatisfied in his heart, he dared not reveal the slightest bit.

Bo Qing saw the expressions of the father and son, it seems that she still thinks things too simply. Since Xiao Yu returned to Runcheng, she has shown a reticent and cautious attitude in dealing with things, and she knows that his life is like walking on thin ice. If there is a slight deviation between words and actions, it will arouse the suspicion of the emperor.

It's no wonder that the day after the emperor saw her in the empress's palace, the emperor just went to the empress a few more times, and if he treated her a little better, he would rush over nervously and question her. The relationship between the father and son... …

Alas, freezing three feet is not a day's cold.

The emperor also seemed to feel that the atmosphere was not right, and said in a friendly manner with a little distance: "Let me think about this matter after I go back. Send me back to the palace!"

Looking up at Xiao Yu, he said, "The crown prince doesn't need to accompany me, just let Mr. Zhongshu Ling send me off!"

"Congratulations to the emperor!"

Boqing and the others knelt down one after another, and the emperor strode out of the living room without looking back.

Mu Zhaoming personally sent the emperor back to the palace. There were only Bo Qing and Xiao Yu in the living room. Xiao Yu said with an apologetic face: "I'm sorry, you meant it out of kindness, but I caused you to be troubled, and made the emperor suspect you too."

Boqing noticed that he didn't call himself the main hall, but used the word "I", so he knew what identity he was talking to her at this time, and said with a smile: "With your relationship with brother Zhaoming, why do you need to say sorry, it's me A moment of abruptness will make the emperor think more, and even implicate you." After thinking for a while, he said: "Perhaps, things are not as bad as you think."

Xiao Yu knew that Bo Qing was trying to comfort him, so she concealed the worry in her eyes, and said with a disapproving smile: "According to your precious words, I always heard that you played chess with your mother, and it was hard to tell who was better. Just thinking about it makes my hands itch..." Especially He was worried that the emperor would embarrass the queen when he returned to the palace.

Boqing knew what it meant, but she pretended to know with a smile and said, "Why don't you just play the next game."

Xiao Yu smiled, and Bo Qingma told Jin'er and the others to go back and prepare first.

On the way back to the palace, the emperor shared the same carriage with Mu Zhaoming as when he came.

The emperor first broke the silence and said: "Lord Zhongshu Ling, what do you think of Madam Ling's proposal? Is it advisable?"

Mu Zhaoming said flatly: "Treating the symptoms, not the root cause."

The emperor's face darkened. He understood that treating the symptoms rather than the root cause meant that the reason for some disabled retired soldiers was that there was war in the final analysis.

The only place where there is war now is that the eldest prince is leading troops to rob the country of Yanyue, and... In fact, the person in front of him and the other son have a way to solve it without war, but it's a pity that he has his own selfishness.

The crown prince is so outstanding, he should have comforted him, but unfortunately he owed the eldest prince a favor. Originally, the eldest prince was supposed to be the son, because he wants the country, so let them two mother and son, one changed from wife to concubine, and the other lost his son identity of.

The emperor held back his amiable look, and said with some disappointment: "The prince is obviously very good, but I resist him everywhere and create opportunities for the eldest prince. You are the prince's brother, do you think I am partial?"

Mu Zhaoming still said calmly: "Return to the emperor, you are the father of the people in the world, and they all depend on you to survive." The translation of these words means that the emperor is the mother and father of all the people in the world, and the people should be the most important thing, not the father. Take care of your own personal affairs.

Judging from the current situation, it is the crown prince Xiaoyu, not the eldest prince Xiao Jinyu, who thinks of the common people everywhere and can bring life to the common people.

The emperor couldn't help being silent for a while, and after a long time, he said quietly: "I always feel that I owe the eldest prince."

Mu Zhaoming said lightly, "Prince is just a prince." What he said meant that Xiao Yu actually had nothing but a title of prince that would be taken away at any time, so he couldn't do whatever he wanted.

The emperor recalled the situation just now, the prince was obviously very happy and excited when he heard the flinty proposal, but as soon as he felt the look in his eyes, he immediately covered it up completely, not daring to reveal half of his true nature, and sighed: "The prince... seems not very Willing to be close to me." The queen is also like this.

Mu Zhaoming secretly smiled in his heart. It turned out that the emperor didn't care about the prince at all, and said lightly: "It's not a day's cold to freeze three feet. Your majesty, why don't you let the prince participate in the New Year's Eve banquet. It's just..." With a mysterious smile: " Just ask the emperor to be more tactful, otherwise you will scare the prince and think it is..."

"I thought it was some kind of conspiracy that I was playing. I took the opportunity to find his fault, scold him, or embarrass the queen." The emperor interrupted Mu Zhaoming, and said with emotion: "I think I can be regarded as an emperor, but Not a good father, no, a failed father." The son regarded him like a tiger.

Mu Zhaoming had a faint smile in his eyes: "Your Majesty, in fact, the crown prince not only looks a lot like you, but also has a heart like yours. Only the common people in the world."

The emperor frowned: "Why do you say that?"

(End of this chapter)