The beloved baby has a space

Chapter 602 Rebuke
"Who has angered you this time?" Emperor Minghua asked casually as he entered the room.

He glanced at it casually and saw that there was an empty medicine bowl next to the bed, and he felt relieved.

This ancestor, at least he's willing to take medicine now.

In the past, when she was sick, I always had to urge her three or four times, and it would take a long time before she would deign to drink a little.

Empress Qin was not kind to Emperor Minghua, but this time he didn't do anything too outrageous to the children, so she felt less disgusted with him.

It's impossible to be nice to him.

"Whoever angers me, don't blame the imperial family." Empress Qin pretended to be tired and had Hua Hong turn the pillow behind her to the side so she could slide back into the quilt.

"You've only just recovered, so don't lie down for too long, lest you feel dizzy and lightheaded. Why don't you go for a walk? Many flowers in the Imperial Garden are in bloom recently, including your favorite ones," Emperor Minghua continued. "My brother also gifted me two pots of fine Wei Zi flowers, which are blooming beautifully now. Why don't you go and take a look?"

Empress Qin sat up upon hearing this, coldly staring at Emperor Minghua: "Our Emperor certainly has a refined taste. He still has the mood to look at peonies? Do you know that in the Eastern Desert Kingdom, many spies have been discovered? They caused trouble at the border, almost overthrowing one of our cities, and many people were implicated and displaced. Do you know how many people a single pot of Wei Zi can feed?"

When Emperor Minghua heard Empress Qin say this, he felt a headache coming on. His empress was good in every way, except that she was too serious.

Emperor Minghua is far more career-oriented than her. He only sleeps a little each day because Empress Qin used to work so hard that she wore herself out.

Emperor Minghua felt sorry for her, but Empress Qin refused to listen to his advice.

He couldn't stand it, so he took on many things himself, which only made things worse and completely offended Empress Qin.

He felt he was going to sideline her, and the conflict between them deepened.

"This is not my fault, it's my brother." When Empress Qin cast a cold glance his way, Emperor Minghua quickly changed his tune. "It was the carefree prince who had nothing to do all day and came up with this idea. He stays in the greenhouse every day. He's not exactly wasting resources, though. Many of the flowers and plants he grows are sold to foreign lands, and the taxes he pays to the national treasury every year are not small."

The carefree king was very good at business. His flowers and herbs were delicate and precious, and difficult to cultivate. Moreover, the climate in many places in the outer realms was very harsh, and even if they were carefully cultivated, they would easily break.

But the carefree king insisted on praising flowers and plants in those places, and even promoted the elegant practice of nobles cultivating flowers and plants. As a result, many nobles from foreign lands loved to buy delicate flowers.

It won't last long before it breaks down, and then you'll have to spend a lot of money to buy it from Xiaoyao Wang.

Over time, the price difference became quite significant, and the carefree king handed over most of this money to the national treasury to support his livelihood.

After all, the wealthy people in Dachang Kingdom were Empress Qin and Emperor Minghua, whose wealth came from their maternal clans, but the national treasury had been in a state of long-term deficit. Therefore, it was very appropriate for the money sent by Prince Xiaoyao.

Empress Qin looked at Emperor Minghua, a hint of suspicion in her eyes: "When did your relationship with Prince Xiaoyao become so good?"

Since his leg was broken, the carefree prince has become eccentric and capricious.

The three of them were childhood friends, but after Emperor Minghua was forced to ascend the throne, Prince Xiaoyao was crippled, and Empress Qin's twins died and were hidden, the relationship between the three became somewhat delicate.

Outsiders say that if the late emperor hadn't suddenly made such a fuss, the throne should have gone to Prince Xiaoyao. If Prince Xiaoyao hadn't been assassinated, the throne should have been handed over to him.

Therefore, the two brothers became enemies. People also said that the name "Xiaoyao" was Emperor Minghua's warning to Prince Xiaoyao, hoping that he would become a leisurely prince and not care about politics.

But only the three of them knew that this was not the case.

The intricacies involved are best left unsaid to outsiders.

"Our relationship has always been very good." Emperor Minghua chuckled, then turned to Empress Qin and said, "I think Huai'er's fiancée is indeed quite good. You were so cold to that young lady before, I'm afraid you scared her. That girl looks so blessed. Speaking of which, I noticed a golden line in her eye before, isn't that very similar to your friend from back then?"

Suddenly, when that person was mentioned, Empress Qin's gaze turned cold: "If Your Majesty has nothing else to say, please leave. I need to rest."

Upon hearing Empress Qin refer to herself as "your humble servant" again, Emperor Minghua secretly regretted not mentioning that person. Speaking of which, there weren't just three of them back then; there was a fourth person, a very lively girl, beautiful, with a melodious voice, kind, and exceptionally capable. Everyone who met her was fond of her.

Later, for some reason, the girl suddenly disappeared. Prince Xiaoyao was distraught for a while. Empress Qin regarded her as a close friend, and her sudden departure was a great blow to Empress Qin.

Is there any connection between that little girl named Ayu and the girl named Aruan from before?
"Why aren't you leaving yet? Do you want me to give this palace to Your Majesty?" Empress Qin saw Emperor Minghua deep in thought and immediately tried to get out of bed, but Emperor Minghua quickly stopped her.

"Alright, alright, I'm leaving. Remember to take all your medicine." Seeing Empress Qin glaring at him, Emperor Minghua chuckled inwardly and added, "This wasn't my instruction; it was what Huai'er and Ayu said before they left. They wanted Empress Qin to take good care of herself and then take her to Hu Family Village, saying that the beautiful scenery there is perfect for recuperation. But you're weak right now—"

Before Emperor Minghua could finish speaking, Empress Qin had already shrunk into the bed and covered her head with the quilt.

Emperor Minghua: "..." Fine.

Emperor Minghua returned to Qinchen Palace and summoned Eunuch Changde to ask, "Is the imperial examination result about to be released? Send Xiaoxizi over to check. If Huai'er is on the list, inform me first."

Changde Eunuch: "Your Majesty, the results will not be released for another two days."

"Oh, go and check if Huai'er has run into any trouble recently. Not only Huai'er, but if Ayu is also in trouble, help them out. The two children are still young and innocent; they can't be wronged." Emperor Minghua said, remembering Empress Qin's previous instructions.

Changde Gonggong thought to himself, "The imperial family already knows Qin Huai's identity, how could the Yongguo Duke's Mansion mistreat him?"
Not to mention that little girl named Ayu, who somehow caught the Empress Dowager's eye. This morning, she even sent two head maids to deliver some small ornaments to their family outside the palace.

The Empress Dowager sent people to Emperor Minghua in a grand manner to ask for instructions, and had them leave directly through the main palace gate. Countless officials heard and saw this along the way.

They just swaggered to Ayu's house like that. Who wouldn't know that she was the Empress Dowager's favorite?
Changde shook his head inwardly. He was probably missing something, so he didn't quite understand the thoughts of these noble people.

In the end, I still went down to handle some business.

Inside the Duke of Anguo's mansion, Xiao Feng was carried back by a group of people.

Blood flowed continuously along the way, and by the time they arrived at the Duke of Anguo's mansion, the man had become listless and weak.

Fortunately, the bleeding was stopped, but the losses were severe.

The old Duke Anguo had four sons and three daughters, and his sons all served as officials in the imperial court. Among them, the second son was a secretary in the Ministry of Rites, and Xiaofeng was his youngest son.

When the second daughter-in-law saw Xiao Feng being carried back covered in blood, she fainted on the spot. After waking up, she cried and went to find the old Duke Anguo and his wife.

"Father, Mother, you must avenge Xiaofeng!" The second daughter-in-law's eyes were filled with hatred. "I don't know where this blind mad dog came from, daring to humiliate Xiaofeng like this. If we don't avenge Xiaofeng, who knows what people will say about our Anguo Duke's Mansion!"

A hint of displeasure flashed in the old Duchess's eyes. Her second daughter-in-law's words were indeed too harsh, but they were not without reason.

As everyone was asking the servants what had happened, they heard someone shouting outside.

"The prince is back!"

The person who returned was the carefree prince, who was sitting in a wheelchair. Recently, the carefree prince, who used to live a secluded life, has started to go out frequently for some reason.

The second daughter-in-law rushed over and knelt before Prince Xiaoyao: "Your Highness, Your Highness, you must do justice for our Xiaofeng!"

Unexpectedly, the Carefree King snorted coldly, took something out of his robes, and threw it on the ground: "You'd better explain to me what this means first?"

Upon seeing what was on the ground, the second daughter-in-law's pupils dilated, and her face was filled with terror.

(End of this chapter)