Luo Huaizhou's tone was cold, making it sound like he was asking, but more like questioning.
The Queen Mother saw her son contradicting and questioning her again and again because of Su Jingqian and Lin Wanwan, and the anger in her heart that had calmed down suddenly surged up again like a spark left in the embers.
"Are you questioning the Aijia? Is this the attitude you should have when talking to the Aijia?"
The Queen Mother's face suddenly darkened, and she was about to explode, but when she looked into Luo Huaizhou's clear pupils, she discovered that there was a sharp light in them, as if she had the illusion that she could see through her thoughts.
The Queen Mother suddenly felt guilty, suppressed the anger that had just arisen, and said with a cold expression: "When I heard you mention this girl before, the Ai family found her very interesting and wanted to meet her. , happened to see the plum blossoms in full bloom in the imperial garden yesterday, and the Ai family invited her to the palace to enjoy the plum blossoms on a whim. How could they expect that these things would happen. The Ai family had good intentions, but they didn't expect that you would hate Ai. This move has raised doubts.”
This statement was obviously prepared by the Queen Mother early in the morning in order to deal with Luo Huaizhou. She originally planned to get rid of Lin Yuewan first, and then blame Hua Qiong. This way, she would kill two birds with one stone without any evidence. Unexpectedly, that girl was so lucky that she managed to avoid this disaster and instead put herself in a passive situation.
Hearing the Queen Mother use these high-sounding words to fool him, Luo Huaizhou suddenly felt ridiculous and sad. At the same time, he couldn't help but reflect in his heart, how many times has he been fooled by the Queen Mother's words over the years? He was always blinded by this blood-related family relationship, and never reflected or cared about what his mother said or did. Even if he felt it was inappropriate, even if it was contrary to his own ideas, he never chose to expose it, but subconsciously escape.
But now, whether it's for his friends or for himself, he doesn't want to escape anymore.
"Isn't the Queen always attaching great importance to status? Yue Wan is just a commoner's daughter, how can she deserve to be specially invited by the Queen to the palace to enjoy the plum blossoms?" Luo Huaizhou shook his head in disappointment, with a bitter and ironic smile on his lips. I mean, "Even now, is the mother still unwilling to tell the truth to her son?"
The Queen Mother was stunned by Luo Huaizhou's words. She just remembered that not long ago, because she was eager to explain the difference between the Queen and Su Jingqian to Emperor Dehui, she had angrily rebuked Su Jingqian for being a pariah and unworthy of being with the Queen. On a par with each other, now that he heard Luo Huaizhou say this, it seemed that he was not speaking the same mind.
The Queen Mother couldn't help but froze, and felt a little at a loss and panic in her heart, but after all, she was also a person who had experienced great storms, and now she was in a high position. Even when facing the late emperor, she could remain calm, not to mention what she was facing now. He is still a son who is connected by blood and blood.
The Queen Mother quickly regained her composure, then raised her head forcefully, with a hint of displeasure in her tone: "What the Ai family said is the truth!"
While speaking, the Queen Mother was also thinking to herself: No matter what Zhou'er heard from Shi Manzi, she could deny it. She only punished Lin Yuewan for the crime of disrespect, but there was no direct evidence to prove that she had ever treated Lin Yuewan. What did Yue Wan do?
Even if Lin Yuewan already knows her purpose and plan, it is just empty talk and cannot be grounded at all. Moreover, Lin Yuewan may not tell Shi Manzi her guess. After all, it is a serious crime to make false remarks about the current Queen Mother, let alone Shi Jia and she are of the same mind. Just because she has a good relationship with Shi Manzi, she should understand the stakes and will never involve Shi Manzi.
Thinking like this, the Queen Mother felt more confident, and the confusion and panic just now were all gone.
Looking at Luo Huaizhou's expression, she obviously didn't believe her words. She suddenly became very angry and couldn't help but sternly reprimanded: "The Ai family has worked hard to raise you, but now you have your own ideas, and you would rather listen to them." I don’t want to believe the words of outsiders, but I don’t want to believe the words of the Aijia. Do you still have the mother and queen of the Aijia in your eyes?”
When Emperor Dehui heard this, his eyes moved slightly, and there was a slight ripple in his eyes, but there was no trace.
After hearing the Queen Mother's words, Luo Huaizhou felt disappointed and sad. If it were in the past, no matter whether he truly believed in the Queen Mother's words, as long as the Queen Mother mentioned the kindness of raising her and the love of flesh and blood, he would recall her mother's past. If you care and care for yourself, you will choose to compromise because of your soft heart, and you may even feel a little guilty.
But this time, he won't be soft-hearted anymore. He knows Xiao Yuewan's character and personality, and he also knows his mother's style and methods. If he gives in and compromises again because of his soft-heartedness, it will only hurt more people around him. A gentleman may or may not do something. He should fulfill his filial piety for his closest relatives and his righteousness for his friends. However, if he is caught between relatives and friends, he should fulfill his moral responsibilities.
Although Xiao Yuewan did not tell Shi Manzi the purpose of her mother summoning her to the palace, nor did she mention her situation in the palace, when she was kidnapped by gangsters, her mother blamed Xiao Yuewan and Jing Qian for the incident. On the head, she even tried to torture Xiao Yue Wan to extract a confession. This shows that the queen mother had a prejudice against Xiao Yue Wan from the beginning. She deliberately planned to summon Xiao Yue Wan into the palace, which was definitely not a good intention.
Now, not only does the mother use strong words and deceive herself again and again, but she even knows that what she has done has hurt her friends and makes her torn between family affection and friendship. However, she still has no guilt and guilt, completely ignoring her own Feel.
The Queen Mother's tough attitude was like a thorn piercing deeply into Luo Huaizhou's heart, and the remaining guilt and expectation he had for the Queen Mother disappeared at this moment.
Luo Huaizhou held his hands tightly and suppressed the anger in his heart, but he could not suppress the sadness and melancholy. He looked at the Queen Mother intently, his brows and eyes full of disappointment and pain, "If it is true as the Queen Mother said, you just invited Yue Wan to the palace to enjoy the plum blossoms, why did you have to choose it when your son and ministers are not around? Why do you have to do it when you are here? After knowing that Erchen was abducted, the queen mother blamed Yue Wan and Jing Qian for the matter without any basis? Not to mention the relationship between Yue Wan and Jing Qian and Erchen, would they do anything to Erchen? Such a despicable thing, just because Yue Wan is in the palace, how can she have the time and ability to plan it?"
At this point, Luo Huaizhou's eyes darkened, and his eyes became sharper, "I'm afraid that the queen mother has been prejudiced against Yue Wan and Jing Qian from the beginning. The reason why you summoned Yue Wan in while your son and minister were away. In the palace, if they are not deliberately testing her, they are grudges about the last time I stood up for her, so they are deliberately trying to deal with her!"
"You are presumptuous!"
The Queen Mother did not expect that Luo Huaizhou would question herself like this, and her eyes widened in shock. Apart from being angry, she was only shocked and surprised.
She originally thought that Luo Huaizhou would be like before, as long as she gave him a more reasonable explanation, even if he still had doubts in his heart, he would not lose his temper and come to question him face to face. Unexpectedly, this time he was uncharacteristically questioning himself again and again, with a strong tendency to refuse to give up.
"I'm sick. Update slowly these days."
