Dressed as a palace cat butler

Fang Tishuang's sense of smell is very sensitive, before he entered the hall, he smelled the scent of incense wafting from the hall.

It was a very heavy, sweet smell mixed with it. Fang Tishuang didn't like it very much, but felt that his nose was very sticky, which made him feel a little out of breath.

But in the end, he used to just rub the earth dragon's warmth under the eaves of the veranda outside, and he hadn't the courage to go into this palace, so after entering the palace, he looked around curiously in the emperor's arms.

It wasn't until Yang Songyuan's high-pitched voice made the little cat startled that he honestly looked away.

Yang Songyuan, who was standing beside the Queen Mother, leaned over and said nonsense: "Queen Mother, the saint is here."

The queen mother's eyes moved a little, and then she stood up slowly.

Pei Ye stepped forward slowly, then bowed slightly and said, "All blessings, Queen Mother."

After receiving the ceremony, the queen mother could not help but smile, nodded to the emperor, and then retreated to the main seat and sat down.

Pei Ye didn't need her to arrange it, so he chose a seat under her.

The queen mother looked at him with a kind smile, and said softly like an ordinary mother: "Speaking of which, our mother and son have not seen each other for many days. How is Liu Lang feeling better recently?"

"Thanks to the Empress Dowager, after the beginning of spring this year, being alone will be much more refreshing."

She called him by his nickname, but he called her the empress dowager coldly. The empress dowager was a little unhappy, but she still had a smile on her face: "That's a good thing, I think it's the queen in this dragon robe." Nobility is very nourishing."

After finishing speaking, her eyes slowly fell on the kitten in the emperor's arms: "This kitten has become rounder recently, if the sage saw it, I'm afraid I'll grab it again to lose weight—— Didn’t Your Majesty dislike these kittens and dogs in the past? Why do you have the leisure to play with this kitten today?”

"This little cat has the power to save you, and at least it can be regarded as a loyal cat. Compared with those around people who know their faces but don't know their hearts, it's more lonely and reassuring to be this ignorant raccoon slave."

The empress dowager's face turned slightly cold, and then she sighed slightly: "I think that black-hearted slave Rong Dengde hurt His Majesty's heart, this is really beyond anyone's guess, how could such an old man beside the saint do such a thing?" Like betraying the Lord and abandoning virtue?"

She paused, and then continued: "Taking in assassins with the intention of rebelling, it is really hard to vent your anger after dying hundreds of times-fortunately, His Majesty is blessed and safe, otherwise the Ai family will go together, and it will be difficult for people to vent their anger." Face your grandpa shamelessly."

The Empress Dowager's words made her want to cry, and Fang Tishuang was stunned. If he hadn't heard what the lady said in private, and knew that she had the intention of harming the emperor, he would really be killed by her. These "heartfelt words" were deceived.

Pei Ye said indifferently: "The Queen Mother does not need to blame herself, she is also lonely and ignorant."

The queen mother took out the silk handkerchief, nodded it at the corner of her eyes, paused for a while and then said in a hoarse voice: "That Sanlang... the third prince, although he committed a heinous crime, His Majesty is not ignorant of him. He is straight-minded and short-tempered. Can you let go of those twisted and dirty things? I don’t know if I was deceived by someone.”

"Of course the third brother's loneliness is clear." Pei Ye's eyes were cold, and his tone was also, "but the emperor violated the law and committed the same crime as the common people. Sitting alone in this position, he dared not cover him. How does it say in the law? If so, then how to deal with it will not bother the Empress Dowager.”

The queen mother felt cold, but it was not because of this worthless third prince.

According to the law, the crime of treason should be punished with capital punishment, that is, beheaded in the city, but no matter how stupid and wicked the third prince is, he is still his elder brother by blood, and Pei Ye didn't even bat an eye when he wanted his life.

She used to think that Pei Ye was still young and not good at expressing, but she still had some old feelings in her heart.

But what happened during the Chinese New Year...Rong Dengde has been serving him for a long time, let alone the third prince. Although the two of them are somewhat at odds, they are still children taught by a teacher in the same school. To say the least, we played and played together.

Now that I think about it, this little emperor has a cold face and a cold heart, a white-eyed wolf who can't cover himself.

The Empress Dowager has no heirs, so she has to think more about her own future. If Pei Ye is not obedient and ignorant, there is actually a clumsier Prince Huai...

Before she could think about it carefully, Pei Ye said again: "Chun Ye, please bring up those two pots of mint grass."

"Yes." Qi Chunye stepped back in response, and then bowed forward with two pots of mint, and placed them on the table.

Those two porcelain pots are as white as jade, and if you look carefully, there is still a little glaze green in the white porcelain. Such treasures are rare, so it would be a pity to use them as flower pots.

In comparison, the mint plants planted in the porcelain pot looked a bit shabby.

"This white porcelain basin is really beautiful." The Queen Mother narrowed her eyes slightly, "It's just that Aijia's eyes are getting worse every year——Songyuan, what is planted on it?"

"Back to the Queen Mother," Yang Songyuan replied, "I grow mint."

"Peppermint? It's hard to survive in this cold winter months," the queen mother said, and the tone changed suddenly, "It's just that this is a cheap grass, how can it be worthy of such an expensive flower pot?"

"Aniang's words are wrong. Cats like to smell this leaf, but also like to eat it." Pei Ye looked at her with a half-smile, "Where is it a cheap grass?"

He suddenly called her A Niang so kindly, the Queen Mother couldn't help but thumped in her heart, and suddenly had a very bad premonition.

The mint grass, the kitten...could it be...he knew about that incident back then?

Although her heart was already confused, the Queen Mother was the Queen Mother after all, and her face was still very calm. She smiled: "Liu Lang is right, it's Ai's carelessness. Since this thing is liked by Yumao, it is natural It can’t be considered vulgar.”

"Gu used to hate this kitten and refused to get close to it, so I only realized now that this little raccoon slave is the best one." Pei Ye smiled, his tone was gentle as if he was really just chatting with her, "It's strange to say that this peppermint plant doesn't even see human species in the Hibiscus Garden, so why did it happen to be born in the birth mother's courtyard where Gu Na is most afraid of cats?"

The Empress Dowager's complexion suddenly changed, and even the slightest smile disappeared from her eyes: "It's such a long time ago, how can the emperor still remember it?"

She paused, then sighed again, as if she was very regretful: "The noble concubine Zhou was frightened by that little beast that night, unfortunately she died twice, and it was because of her poor fortune, the camphor grass may be a member of the palace. Planting an insect repellent, how could she have thought that a cat would come and harm her? It was my fate..."

"Your Majesty, the past is long gone. Now you have inherited the Datong and become the new emperor. Qiyue, she should rest in peace under the nine springs. What are you still talking about?"

Seeing that Pei Ye had been silent, she looked like a guilty nag, so the queen mother patted the table lightly, and her volume rose in vain: "Could it be possible that you still suspect that I, who has worked so hard to bring you up, Madam?"

Pei Ye said in a low voice: "My son doesn't dare to have such intentions. He just wants to talk and communicate with Auntie more. How can he be suspicious of Auntie? If it weren't for the support of the Empress Dowager's family, this dragon chair would be lonely for a child." , how can you sit so securely?"

What he said was in line with what the Queen Mother was thinking, but he said everything on his own, so how can the Queen Mother have anything else to say?

So I had no choice but to push and pull a few more words with him in a calm manner, and then sent the unkind little emperor away.

After Pei Ye left, the hall suddenly fell silent.

It seemed that the room was a little stuffy, the lady sitting on the couch suddenly felt chest tight, she raised her hand, and then said: "Put out the incense, open the window, it's so stuffy."

Yang Songyuan immediately went to do so.

The breeze blew into the house with the smell of snow, and immediately washed away the heavy scent of incense in the room.

The Empress Dowager took a deep breath, and then took another mouthful of hot tea, which relieved the breath just now.

"The Queen Mother..." Yang Songyuan asked with some concern, "Do you want the maidservant to invite an imperial physician?"

"Don't make a fuss," said the queen mother, "if it reaches the emperor's ears, he might think that Ai's family is so guilty."

She paused, and then said: "Pei, Ye, it was Aijia who underestimated him, and let him bring down Rong Dengde quietly, and even pursued what happened back then. What do you want to do, abolish the queen mother of the Ai family, and chase after his lifeless biological mother?"

She completely lost the good-natured expression she had when Pei Ye was still there, tearing away the noble and dignified appearance, revealing undisguised anger underneath.

Yang Songyuan shrank his neck, and comforted him: "The Queen Mother calm down, how old is the saint, how dare he have such a big idea? I think it was Cui Ge who taught him behind his back..."

"Elder Cui Ge? Are you really stupid or fake?" The queen mother interrupted him, "Even if Rong Dengde's incident is 'credit' for instigating him behind the scenes, can his hands reach the harem?"

The Empress Dowager is simply filled with anger in her heart, unable to get out or get down.

Although Yang Songyuan has only been with the Empress Dowager for six or seven years, he has followed her since she was the Empress. In addition, after the late Emperor fell ill, the number of times he set foot in the harem became less and less.

In the lonely night, he and the Queen Mother had "heart-to-heart" days without counting, so he knew about Pei Ye's mother very well.

It is precisely because he knew that he didn't understand why the Queen Mother became so angry about this matter: "It's all about old sesame seeds and rotten millet. If you have doubts in your heart, that is also a monk's head—it can't be helped."

The Queen Mother was silent.

She wasn't afraid that this matter would be exposed, it was a matter of death and no evidence, and it did not pose any threat to her.

She was just angry, angry that the son raised by her own hands dared to talk to her like this, disobedient to discipline, and offended the above.

Yang Songyuan knew the Empress Dowager best, and after thinking about it, he understood the reason why she got angry, and was about to say something to comfort her, but she suddenly asked: "Songyuan, those two children How is your stay in Daming Palace?"

"I haven't had a chance to be transferred to Yuqian yet," Yang Songyuan said honestly, "but it's settled well."

"Let them find a chance to kill that little white-haired beast."

Yang Songyuan froze for a moment, and then realized that she was talking about the kitten.

"He disobeyed discipline and made Ai's family angry," said the Queen Mother unhurriedly. "The Ai's family smashed his little toys, which also made him sad."

Yang Songyuan nodded: "Yes."

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