My bad words were heard by all the civil and military officials in the court

"No, this mirror was given to me as a dowry by my mother. It is my only remaining wish."

"Although this beast..."

"Ah-uh-ah-uh!"

Sensing the malice, the big donkey shook his head and stomped his feet.

Seeing that he was about to charge over again, the Queen Mother quickly changed her words.

“Although it was soiled by the donkey, it can still be used after cleaning.”

【Only left? 】

Ye Shengxin grasped the key words and curled his lips.

[This queen mother is too stingy. ]

[My own daughter married into the imperial palace, and after decades, she is left with only this thing, tsk tsk…]

[System, does the Queen Mother not love her? ]

Everyone:...

Emperor Jingming: ...

Emperor Jingming thought of Lady Lechang who had passed away two years ago and her fawning attitude towards the empress dowager in the past.

And the precious items that were continuously sent into the palace.

Raised eyebrows, according to Ye Xingxin's words:

"Mother, Lady Lechang has given you many good things over the years. You really don't have to be obsessed with this bronze mirror."

The queen mother's face froze.

She used her mother as an excuse just to make the emperor back down.

But I didn't expect that he would actually pierce through this layer of window paper.

For a moment, I felt a blockage in my heart.

She forced herself to continue, "It's different. This mirror was made by my mother specifically for me, and she has been offering it in front of the Buddha for a whole year. No other object can compare to it."

"Whenever I miss my mother, I look at this mirror to ease my sorrow."

As she spoke, tears welled up in the Queen Mother's eyes. She looked at Emperor Jingming and accused him:

"Does the Emperor want me to lose my only hope?"

Ye Shengxin didn't understand.

[If the Queen Mother misses her mother, she can go to her mother's grave often to burn some incense and paper money, or go back to her home before she got married to visit.]

[It's just a mirror, how much of her mother's shadow can be seen. ]

【Isn't this just pretending to be sad in order to compose a new poem? 】

Everyone:...

Emperor Jingming: ...

He raised the corner of his lips.

"Mother, I remember that the tomb of Lady Lechangbo is not far from Fo'an Temple. If you miss her, you can go and pay your respects more often."

"Afterwards, we can go to the temple to donate some money to create blessings for Lady Lechang."

"By the way, my mother hasn't been back to Lechangbo Mansion for two years."

"On your way back, you can stay there for a while. After all, that's where Lady Lechang lived for decades."

"You are my mother. These ready-made things are harmless and I can give them to you."

"As for this dirty mirror, your mother is the Queen Mother of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and you are of noble status. In my opinion, you should replace it with a larger one."

The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor with a respectful expression and clenched her hands tightly under her sleeves.

Since the emperor had said this, if she continued, she would surely arouse suspicion.

She gave in a step and said, "Since the emperor is so filial, then I will do as he says."

Emperor Jingming nodded and said, "This mirror is already dirty, then..."

The big donkey put its paw on the bronze mirror, looking like it was protecting its calf.

"Then give it to the donkey." This would prevent the Queen Mother from clamoring to kill it again.

The Queen Mother took a deep breath.

This was just as well; she could always snatch the mirror back from the beast's hooves.

However, she did not forget to take precautions.

"For the sake of the prince, I will not bother with the trouble caused by these two donkeys."

"The Emperor, remember to warn the prince to keep a good look after them and not let them out to cause trouble again."

-

The two donkeys were sent back to the Prince's Eastern Palace.

Also coming was the old tutor Chun Yu Hai.

The prince, who had suffered a great disaster from the donkey, was lying on the hospital bed, holding his eyelids tightly and daring not to fall asleep.

At this time, I saw my teacher coming to visit.

The prince forced himself to sit up.

"Teacher, does the emperor want to execute those two donkeys?"

His hoarse voice contained 50% expectation and 50% anger.

Chunyu Hai didn't say anything. After he bowed, he stared at the prince for a long time.

The prince was staring at him so hard that he thought he knew it and it was him who exposed his scandal.

"Teacher?" The prince couldn't bear it any longer and shouted again.

Chun Yu Hai shook his head and then sighed.

"Your Majesty is kind-hearted. For your sake, he sent the two donkeys back."

"His Majesty said that since Your Highness has brought them back, you should take good care of them. Let's forget about this matter today."

The prince stared.

Forget it?

How can we let it go when one of these donkeys was so bold as to kidnap the Empress Dowager, and the other one was so ignorant as to wreak havoc on the entire Cining Palace?

He was unwilling to give up: "Father, didn't you punish them at all?"

"What about the Queen Mother? Won't she expel them from the palace?"

He didn't believe that these two high-ranking officials would be so tolerant towards these two donkeys.

"The Emperor and the Queen Mother want you to take good care of these two donkeys."

"The prince also remembered to have someone make the bronze mirror brought back from the Queen Mother's Palace wear it close to the big donkey."

"It can't be left alone."

Prince: "..."

The prince thought about it for a while with his dizzy head, but he really couldn't understand why these two donkeys had caused such a big disaster.

What good deeds did he do to not only escape death, but also to have to support him for the rest of his life.

He himself doesn't have this luck.

"I know it."

After this incident, Chun Yuhai talked about another matter.

"When your highness recovers, you can increase your homework."

The prince was puzzled: "Why? Master, do you think that I am not well-educated?"

Chun Yu Hai looked at the prince with an expression that said you know what I mean.

If he doesn't work hard, the prince and the two donkeys will stay together for too long. What will happen if the three of them get into trouble together?

The prince did not understand Chun Yuhai's meaning. He thought that his teacher knew that it was he who had exposed his scandal and was therefore taking revenge on him.

His guilty shoulders slumped, then he became righteous again.

"My people just happened to see you beating your son outside the city, so out of curiosity we checked."

"It was Lord Ye who made your family's affairs public."

"If I were to say, she could have just hidden herself under the covers and watched it secretly."

"In the end, she exposed it with her inner voice in the court. This is not my fault."

Chun Yu Hai frowned.

At first I didn't understand what the prince was saying, but when I realized what he was saying, his beard stood up in anger.

"Your Highness, is that the book you gave to Ye Shengxin?"

The prince realized that what the tutor said was not the same as what he said, and hurriedly denied it:

"No, I didn't give it to you."

Chun Yuhai snorted coldly, "Yes, Your Highness didn't give it to you personally, you asked the guards to deliver it personally."

Prince: "..."

He smiled helplessly, "But if the teacher had disciplined his son, he wouldn't have been included in that book."

Chun Yuhai couldn't refute this.

But he still couldn't bear the shame of having his family secrets known by so many of his colleagues.

He couldn't scold the prince too much, as he couldn't get over his anger.

In the end, he could only walk in circles in the house in anger.

The prince felt that he was in the wrong and gave him some advice.

"Teacher, this matter has been made public. Since the teacher has lost face, why not drag everyone down with him?"

"As long as you are not the most embarrassed person, no one will dare to laugh at you."

Chunyu Hai paused and looked at the prince.

Meeting his encouraging (instigating) gaze, Chun Yu Hai patted his head.

"Your Highness, what you said...maybe there is some truth in it!"

The prince smiled quietly.

"Your Highness needs to recuperate, so I won't stay any longer. I will go back and prepare for this matter."

Chunyu Hai smiled deeply.

"I have been an official for many years, and I know a lot of secrets!"