Chapter 155 - These Words Are Really Irresponsible
Tang Yue's food was well known to be delicious. It had become his two major skills alongside his medical skills.
“Let's disperse for now. According to the previous arrangement, strengthen the guards of the Drum Ridge. We must not let anyone discover that place.” Compared to raising a thousand private soldiers in the manor, the crime of privately forging weapons was even more serious. Moreover, that place did not mean that the evidence could be destroyed just by withdrawing people.
With the warning from last night, Crown Prince Zhao did not dare to act carelessly.
After the advisors left, the butler hurriedly ran in. “Your Highness, the Queen has invited you into the palace.”
“Who did she send?”
“The most trusted servant by the Queen's side came out of the Palace in the name of sending snacks to Crown Princess.”
“Let him in.” Crown Prince Zhao took the opportunity to eat a few mouthfuls of river powder. The smooth and tender texture and the delicious soup blended together, making one unable to help but eat a few more mouthfuls.
“Do you still have this in the kitchen?” Crown Prince Zhao asked Tang Yue.
“Yes. I taught them how to do it. They are working on it. Everyone can try it.” Tang Yue liked to share good things with everyone. It was not his character to eat alone.
Moreover, it was not something precious.
“Bring some with you. You and I will enter the Palace together and pay our respects to our mother.”
Tang Yue nodded and agreed. He instructed He, who was guarding outside the door, to bring two servings of river powder into the kitchen. However, he was still a little worried. “Can you bring some food in?”
They rarely brought food to the palace. There were too many opportunities for food to be tampered with. If anything happened, even a hundred mouths wouldn't be able to explain it.
“Don't worry, the food that we brought ourselves will be fine.” If they couldn't even guarantee this, Crown Prince Zhao wouldn't have to stay in the palace anymore.
The two of them packed up and went out the door. They bumped into Wang Dingjun who was entering the door.
“Your Highness, there is news… you want to go out?” Wang Dingjun's face was red. He did not know if he ran too fast or was blown by the cold wind outside.
“Yes, I was about to enter the palace. Did you find out?”
“Yes. There are only a few people who have been in contact with First Prince recently. The list is here. Take a look.” Wang Dingjun took out a piece of paper from his pocket and handed it to Crown Prince Zhao. He had hidden this piece of paper yesterday. He did not expect it to come in handy today.
Most of the people on the list had close relationships with First Prince. His mentor, his old friends, his wife and uncle's family, and County Princess Tangxi's father, Old Prince and his wife.
Old Prince and First Prince's relationship had always been through the wives of both parties. The two of them were close relatives, so they were not as conspicuous when they walked around. If County Princess Tangxi's incident did not happen.
“This duke was also a brave man who dared to challenge others. It would be strange if he was indifferent.” Crown Prince Zhao tore the piece of paper and threw it into the brazier on the side. The flame quickly rose and burned the piece of paper into ashes in the blink of an eye.
“Currently, I have found out that the incident in the manor was discovered by First Prince's wife and uncle's family. They also have a manor nearby. A few days ago, when they went to soak in the soup, they saw someone carrying a weapon into the manor. When they saw that the people who came and went were all strong men, they reported this matter to First Prince.”
“So, First Prince doesn't have full evidence. No wonder he didn't continue to defend himself last night.” Tang Yue smiled. These people really wouldn't let go of any chance to hurt the Crown Prince.
They were born from the same root, so why should they rush each other?
This maxim was very suitable among the princes.
“Don't attack Old Prince yet. demote Li Xu's family to the southwest. If there are too many tentacles, they will be able to expand in all directions.”
“Yes, I know what to do.” The master and servant pair came to a tacit understanding. Tang Yue listened from the side and sighed. A superior was indeed not to be trifled with. It was easy to demote a family and a family.
“Do you think they are innocent or do you think I am cruel?” Crown Prince Zhao stood in front of Tang Yue and asked.
Tang Yue shook his head. “No. I just feel sorry for them. They are on different sides. I understand.”
“If… you think they can be forgiven, I can make them feel better.”
Tang Yue continued to shake his head. “I don't want to affect your decision. They are not important people. We are a family.”
The word “family” hit Crown Prince's mark. He smiled and held Tang Yue's hand. They went to the palace together.
“Your Highness is here. Please come in. Her Ladyship is waiting inside.” The palace maid pulled open the heavy curtain and a wave of hot air came from inside the house.
“How is Mother's body?” Crown Prince Zhao had just finished asking when there was a cough coming from inside.
“Her Ladyship…” palace maid looked into the room and lowered her head. She did not finish her sentence.
Crown Prince Zhao pushed her away and strode in. Tang Yue carried the food box and followed behind him. The two of them walked to the front of the bed and saw Queen Madame Hu wrapped in the blanket. Her face was slightly red and she was coughing badly.
“Mother is sick? Did she hire a physician?” Crown Prince Zhao looked around. There were no signs of the decoction. He ordered, “Go and get Imperial Doctor Wu.”
Madame Hu pulled his arm and stopped him. “No need. This is the Lunar New Year, let Imperial Doctor Wu rest well. Besides, there is a godly doctor standing here. Don't you want him to treat your mother?”
Tang Yue was the first to answer. “What is your mother talking about? How can doctors not treat patients when they encounter patients?” As he spoke, he sat on the stool beside the bed and took Madame Hu's pulse first.
He learned how to take a pulse from Imperial Doctor Wu. He did not dare to say that he was proficient in it, but ordinary pulses were not difficult for him.
“Has something bad happened to Mother recently?” Tang Yue asked as he checked her pulse.
“Is there anything good in the Palace?” The Queen mocked herself.
Tang Yue looked up at her and caught the bitterness at the corner of her mouth. He thought about how he had stayed in this palace all year long without a husband who loved her and his son often not by his side. Other than this luxurious clothing and food, the only thing left was loneliness and loneliness.
“Actually, it's very easy to be happy. When your Ladyship is free, she can do things she likes. She has all kinds of flowers, pets, music, and dancing. Or you like to wear beautiful clothes and let the Internal Affairs Division change your clothes.”
“Haha, your words are really interesting. This huge harem. You still need this palace to manage it! Where did you get the mood to relax?” Madame Hu counted the years she had been in the Palace and did not seem to have done anything she liked.
“The Palace is just like this. Even if it is less, it will not be a mess. Besides, so what if it is a mess? You can live your life well.” Madame Hu was not the only one surprised by Tang Yue's words. Even Crown Prince Zhao looked at him in surprise.
Madame Hu quickly dismissed the servants in the house and patted Tang Yue's head with a smile. “These words are really irresponsible.”
Tang Yue was actually older than Madame Hu. It was a little embarrassed to be treated like a junior by her. “The responsibility was imposed on oneself. People will always get something when they take responsibility. If there is only a price and no reward, then why do you still have to pay?”
Madame Hu stared at him for a while. “Does Yue'er think that we can give up the queen position?”
“If you don't want it, then you can give up. With the crown prince here, you are the most respected woman in the world no matter what!”
Madame Hu praised the mother and son at the same time. Madame Hu laughed until her heart beat faster. Crown Prince Zhao could not help but pinch Tang Yue's palm.
“Indeed. Bengong no longer has any illusions about the king.” Madame Hu's face was still lonely when she mentioned King of South Jin.
After all, it was a lie to say that one could easily give up when they were husband and wife.
Tang Yue tried to instill some of the modern woman's viewpoints into her, “As a man, it's best to have a good person to rely on. But if you can't rely on it, then you can just rely on yourself. Mother has to have a family background, have the right, have money, and most importantly, have beauty. You're still very young. You don't have to be tied to busy work.”
“So what? In the end, you will have to spend your whole life inside this palace wall. It will be over if you continue to waste your time.”
“The palace is big enough. It's enough for us to live our own lives. Just look at how Mother wants to live. Even if we want to go to the palace, it's not impossible.” Tang Yue felt that it was unfair to women in an era where men and women were not equal and could have multiple wives.
In history, there were many queens with messy private lives who raised male pets and raped the harem, but so what? Could it be that only the emperor was allowed to change a woman's bed a day, so he couldn't let women have some fun when they were lonely?
This palace wall was not only about women's freedom, but also their youth and passion.
Madame Hu's eyes changed slightly. She looked at Tang Yue with interest and asked, “Can you really be so free? If Bengong wants to go to the palace? This matter is against the ancestral rule. If the officials find out about it, I'm afraid they will dig out all the ancestors of the Hu family and whip them to death.”
“It's fine if they don't know about it. Even if they know about it, just shut them up. threats, bribes, money, and money. Crown Prince always has a way to make them not dare to say it out loud.”
Tang Yue's words sounded like praise or depreciation. Madame Hu looked at him a few times to confirm that he meant no harm. Then she turned to Crown Prince Zhao, “Son, did you hear that? Mother wants to go to the Xi Ling Temple in April to see the peach blossoms, so I'll leave it to you to arrange.”
“Yes, son!” Crown Prince Zhao promised solemnly and gave Tang Yue a grateful look.
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