Zhao Yanzhen was not put off by Queen Min's sarcastic words. Instead, he very considerately motioned to the waiter carrying the pastry box beside him to place the pastries on the small table beside him.
The pastries are very cute, all in the shape of unique little rabbits. They taste sweet but not greasy and melt in your mouth.
Although she is not very fond of sweets, Zhao Yanzhen has always liked sweets.
Moreover, when he was young, he loved raising little rabbits. Although one of them would die, every time the rabbit died, the rabbit's eyes would be red, and he would also cry with red eyes. At the moment I don’t know who makes people feel more distressed.
Compared with other rewards such as gold, silver, and jewelry, this pastry seems too random.
However, only Queen Min knew that the meaning contained in this pastry was much more valuable than ordinary gold and silver.
After all, the royal family is at the top of power and wealth, and there are no treasures that they have never seen before.
However, even between father and son, the friendship between heaven and family is the most difficult to find.
But this can be seen in the rare father-son love between Emperor Yong and Zhao Yanzhen.
This point doesn't seem to be reflected even in the only son left by the most unforgettable woman in his life.
He seemed to be deliberately forgetting everything about that woman.
So he ignored the child.
But judging from the concerns mentioned in his brother's letter, it seems that this is not the case.
Therefore, even though the child has been deliberately forgotten, he only waits to marry a wife and become a queen before heading to the fiefdom.
But she still felt uneasy.
"Mother, don't you like this cake?"
Zhao Yanzhen's voice broke Queen Min's worries.
Empress Min only forced a smile and shook her head and said, "That's not the case. Empress Mother was just thinking that your father called you here today just to reward you with these cakes?"
"Of course not. My father asked me to go with him to the Imperial Study Room and discuss Huaitai disaster relief arrangements and other matters with only Jiang Xiang and Wang Sinong." Zhao Yanzhen retorted.
Queen Min was shocked when she received this answer.
Now that he has begun to let Yanzhen participate in political affairs, does this mean that he is finally determined to establish a throne.
After all, in order to prevent the previous dynasty from colluding with the princes to cause catastrophe due to the heir apparent, all princes were basically prohibited from participating in political affairs.
Only princes who are designated as crown princes or are destined to be crown princes are eligible to participate in politics.
Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel confused again.
The decision that had been firm just now seemed to be beginning to waver.
If Yanzhen can successfully succeed to the throne, there is no need to get more blood on his hands.
"Then how do you feel?" Queen Min asked with concern.
Zhao Yanzhen told Queen Min about his decision,
Listening to Zhao Yanzhen's eloquent words, Queen Min couldn't help but start to think. Although Zhao Yanzhen had shown no interest in the throne before, but now he has really come into contact with political affairs, he seems to have a different attitude.
If he could change his previous mentality, maybe he could be less distracted.
Then the two chatted for a while, and before Qiu Wan brought the bowl of white fungus and lotus seed soup, Zhao Yanzhen left Fengchen Palace.
Queen Min didn't know who Zhao Yanzhen was, but soon after he left the main hall gate, he lost his high-spirited expression.
His pale amber eyes faced the bright and clear sunshine outside the palace, but seemed to be filled with darkness. Reject people thousands of miles away.
Not long after he left, he suddenly heard Qiu Wan, who was supposed to serve him Tremella and Lotus Seed Soup, but she called him with empty hands, "Your Highness, Qiu Wan has something to discuss with Your Highness."
Judging from her condition, she seemed to have been waiting here for a long time.
His eyes were warm, "What does Sister Wan want to say to me?"
Qiu Wan only hesitated briefly and then said, "Although I have been unwilling to let you know about this matter, I think that Your Highness should also know something."
After saying that, she only handed the unprocessed letter to Zhao Yanzhen.
While waiting for Zhao Yanzhen's reply, she observed Zhao Yanzhen's expression.
However, after Zhao Yanzhen read the entire letter, his face was calm. He seemed not surprised by this.
He only said in a deep voice, "Sister Wan, I understand. I will handle this matter. If my mother does anything else in the future, I hope that Sister Wan will not hide it from me."
I don't know why, although Zhao Yanzhen said nothing, at this time, Zhao Yanzhen seemed to have a plan in mind.
This change seems to have started since the coma at the spring banquet that day.
Although she didn't know when Zhao Yanzhen started to change.
But there is a way out for both Queen Min and himself. She couldn't let Queen Min fall deeper into the quagmire with those crazy people from the Chen family.
After all, Queen Min's first half of her life was completely ruined because of their crazy decisions.
But now she couldn't let this mistake continue.
Although Zhao Yanzhen is not deeply involved in the world, he is also smart. It’s hard not to understand the powerful relationship between this.
Next, we just have to see what methods he uses.
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After Emperor Yong granted the marriage decree between Jiang Nianjiao and Chen Jinghuai, the day for Jiang Nianjiao to return to the Jiang Mansion was getting closer and closer.
Thinking of her father who only saw power and position and her stepmother who was always fond of playing tricks behind her back, she felt a headache.
I remember that in my previous life, my stepmother often made things difficult for me behind my back, so I wanted her to focus less on me.
It was also to allow her to experience the pain of being shot in the foot.
Therefore, although she was in the palace during this period, she also arranged for some of Cuiqiao's Jianghu sisters. Ask about the story of your ex-husband.
After all, she hated her stepmother very much before she was reborn, so she had always wanted to dig up dirt on her stepmother in this aspect in the early days. It would be best to cause some trouble and let her father divorce Yu Se.
However, she received very little information at that time, except that she knew that Yu Se's ex-husband, whose surname was Ye, died young and was said to be very unkind to Se. The others are completely unknown.
Even where the man came from, no relatives or friends could find out.
All the clues seemed to have been deliberately hidden.
After several days of searching, Cui Qiao apparently had a clue.
"Miss, one of my sisters found the wife who lived next to the Ye family. This time, we made some different discoveries, but the information is still not much. Even my sisters sneaked into the government and never found out. The household registration files of Mrs. Yu’s ex-husband back then.”
"But the information the woman gave may give you a different perspective."
When she said the last sentence, Cui Qiao's eyes seemed to sparkle with pity.
But no matter how difficult the matter was, she would not hide it from Jiang Nianjiao.
After all, she was not a maid born in Jiang Nianjiao's house. From the beginning, Jiang Nianjiao felt that she was good at martial arts and had some connections in the world, so she hired herself.
Therefore, as an employment relationship, even though she knew that what she said next might make Jiang Nianjiao uncomfortable, she did not want her friends to make this trip in vain.
Therefore, when Jiang Nianjiao asked her to tell the information she had obtained, she did not hesitate. "I heard from the lady that Mrs. Yu's husband is a Qiangmo man who came to Beijing to do business. Because he has been in Beijing all year round, he took the surname Ye."
Hearing this, Jiang Nianjiao was just startled. It was no wonder that the businessman named Ye could not be found. He was not a national of the country, and the person who managed such files was naturally elsewhere. Moreover, even if a Qiangmo person settled here, His relatives and friends may not be willing to come to Beijing with him.
Regarding this clue, Jiang Nianjiao felt that it was a major breakthrough. At least she finally knew where she should work.
But she soon realized something was wrong.
The two different faces of Zhao Lang and Jiang Zhi suddenly appeared in his mind.
Zhao Lang's biological mother is also a Qiangmo person, so Zhao Lang can see obvious Qiangmo characteristics.
The genes of the Qiangmo people have always been very strong.
None of the Qiangmo and Yongdi hybrids she had ever seen had complete Yongdi characteristics.
But Jiang Zhi couldn't see any trace of mixed blood.
She is petite, with delicate and soft facial features, and has no Qiang desert characteristics at all.
Jiang Nianjiao felt that she should say something, but her lips were trembling so much that she was afraid that she would cry as soon as she opened her mouth.
But even if she didn't say anything, Cui Qiao could tell that Jiang Nianjiao was in a bad state. She looked at Jiang Nianjiao's face that instantly turned pale. She only gently soothed Jiang Nianjiao's back, poured a glass of water for Jiang Nianjiao and said, "Miss, drink." Would you like some water?"
Jiang Nianjiao did not take the water glass. She only looked at Cui Qiao and said, "Cui Qiao, you said that the Qiangmo people and the Yongdi people are mixed. Is it possible that the child will only look like a certain ethnic group?"
Cuiqiao knew what she meant and just followed her words and said, "Such situations do exist, but they are rare."
Seeing her look like that, Cuiqiao hesitated whether she should say the next information.
After all, if this information was shared with Jiang Nianjiao, she might not even be able to deceive herself.
Although he knew that his stepmother and father were lovers, the two of them got together by chance after the death of their biological mother.
But these seem to be understandable from a moral perspective. After all, there is no such thing as being a widow after the husband dies.
Therefore, Jiang Nianjiao's previous response to his stepmother seemed to be just an unreasonable act out of emotional needs.
One day, when she gets married and has a family of her own, no matter how estranged her stepmother is, it will be nothing more than a passing moment.
But if she didn't say anything, Cui Qiao couldn't help but feel that this seemed unfair to Jiang Nianjiao and her dead mother.
Cui Qiao's tangled expression was naturally caught in Jiang Nianjiao's eyes. Although she was quite stimulated by what just happened.
But still eager to know more information.
"Cuiqiao! Do you know any other information? Please tell me as well." Jiang Nianjiao asked.
However, Cuiqiao is still struggling.
Jiang Nianjiao felt inexplicably anxious, "Cuiqiao, if you are hiding something from me, I won't pay a cent of your commission!"
Cuiqiao:! ! !
It was obvious that Jiang Nianjiao had successfully captured Cui Qiao's life gate.
Cuiqiao didn't hesitate anymore and simply told all the news she knew: "This Qiangmo man doesn't come home often because he does business. According to the woman, when he is not at home, he often wears a rich and noble appearance. The noble gentleman often goes to Mrs. Yu's house, and she often stays there all afternoon. In addition, there was also a pregnant lady who also went to Mrs. Yu's residence. "
