After the emperor was called away, he did not return to the banquet.

He asked Aunt Gui: "Where is Huayu? Ask her to come see me."

Aunt Gui lowered her eyebrows and replied: "When I came here just now, I didn't see Princess Huayu. She must have returned to the banquet."

Fearing that the emperor would return to the banquet to cause trouble to Princess Huayu, Aunt Gui hurriedly said: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother has been waiting for a long time. You'd better go over now."

Hearing this, the emperor temporarily put aside the matter of punishing Princess Huayu and followed Aunt Gui to the Queen Mother's palace.

"Mother, are you looking for me?"

After the emperor saluted, he sat down next to the Queen Mother, looking submissive.

The Queen Mother did not smile at him because of this, and said with a straight face: "You ran away just after the banquet started. What do you mean?"

"I am the emperor. I can leave whenever I want. Do those ministers still have any objections?" The emperor looked innocent.

The Queen Mother was so angry that she couldn't speak for a while, but after being silent for a while, she reprimanded the emperor: "Hua Yu and Cui Yuanniang were just quarreling at my daughter's house, why are you joining in the fun?

"I heard that you still want to punish Hua Yu, right?"

"That's right." The emperor admitted without hesitation: "Even if two young ladies are quarreling, why use words instead of fighting?

"Hua Yu is unruly and willful, and she is the one who made the first move. Who can be punished if I don't punish her?"

The queen mother was angry and glared at her son: "A slap can't make a difference. If Cui Yuanniang doesn't use words to provoke Huayu, why would Huayu take action? Cui Yuanniang should be punished if she wants to be punished."

"Cui Yuanniang is right, it's Hua Yu's fault." The emperor argued.

The Queen Mother was so angry that her son had smoke coming out of her head, and ordered to Nanny You: "Come and tell him, has Cui Yuanniang made any mistake?"

So, Nanny You stepped forward, first bowed to the emperor, and then said slowly: "The late emperor had a decree that Xuanyu Pavilion is Feng Meiren's residence. After Feng Meiren's death, no one is allowed to do anything except the cleaning staff every day."

Enter Xuanyu Pavilion.

"After Cui Yuanniang left the banquet, she sneaked into Xuanyu Pavilion while the guards were unprepared and stayed there for a stick of incense.

"Disobeying the late emperor's imperial order is a capital crime."

After Mama You finished speaking, she returned to her original position.

The Queen Mother continued her words: "Hua Yu only whipped her once, which was already an advantage. If Your Majesty still wants to hold Hua Yu accountable, then hold Cui Yuanniang accountable as well."

"..."

The emperor was heartbroken and full of doubts: "I don't understand. Cui Yuanniang is your niece. Although Princess Huayu is also your niece, she is separated by one layer after all.

"Why don't you defend Cui Yuanniang, but help Hua Yu?"

The Queen Mother choked up: "I...yes, Cui Yuanniang's father and I are indeed siblings, but Cui Yuanniang has been raised outside for fifteen years. I don't know her, and I don't like her.

"I watched Huayu grow up. She is respectful and filial to me, so naturally I want to help her."

The emperor said with a cold face: "This is unfair. My mother has taught me since I was a child to be fair and rigorous in my actions, and not to disregard the interests of the country just because of selfish desires.

"Nowadays, my mother acts according to her own preferences, how can she convince everyone?"

How dare you accuse her?

The Queen Mother was so angry that she pointed her finger at him: "You...you say it again."

The emperor ignored it and continued: "I asked Cui Yuanniang and she didn't intentionally break in. She just entered the Xuanyu Pavilion accidentally. Later, the palace people reminded her and she came out immediately.

"Ignorant is not guilty. She doesn't know the rules in the palace. You can't blame her.

"But Huayu is different. She knew Cui Yuanniang did not intend to enter Xuanyu Pavilion, but she still provoked her with words and even used weapons.

"She is so arrogant, so she should be taught a lesson to improve her memory."

Seeing what her son said, the Queen Mother simply put the matter aside: "Okay, for your sake, I will spare Cui Yuanniang this matter, but you are not allowed to cause trouble for Hua Yu again."

The emperor remained silent, accepting this decision.

The Queen Mother reluctantly felt at ease and talked about another thing: "Although Cui Yuanniang is my niece, I will not choose her to be your queen because of my ugly words."

"Why?" The emperor looked at his mother puzzled.

As soon as these words came out, the Queen Mother became angry: "Do you really want Cui Yuanniang to be the queen?"

"I have this idea..."

Before the emperor finished speaking, the Queen Mother interrupted him: "No, I firmly disagree."

"Why?" The emperor didn't understand why his mother objected so firmly.

Originally it was just an idea that came to his mind, but now seeing his mother's reaction, he suddenly wanted to marry Cui Hengyue even more.

"I...I don't like her." The Queen Mother said solemnly.

With such a strong reaction, it goes without saying that his mother hates Cui Hengyue, but he doesn't understand. His mother has always loved his third uncle, so why doesn't he like his third uncle's eldest daughter?

Is it just because Cui Hengyue didn't grow up in Cui Mansion? But this is the third uncle's fault. What does it have to do with Cui Hengyue?

The emperor didn't understand, so he insisted on his idea even more: "But, I like her."

"you......"

The Queen Mother was so angry that her breathing stopped, she couldn't take a breath, and she rolled her eyes.

"Mother, what's wrong with you?"

The emperor panicked, quickly supported his mother, and shouted outside: "Come quickly, send the imperial doctor."

Aunt You quickly sent someone to call the imperial doctor, while she stayed in the palace to help the Queen Mother calm down.

"Queen Mother, don't be angry. Your Majesty is just acting on a whim. Your Majesty is the most filial. Since he was a child, if he didn't do anything according to your wishes, he will definitely follow your wishes when it comes to establishing a queen."

The emperor was speechless, he was not just acting on a whim...

"Your Majesty, please say something quickly." Nanny You winked at the emperor desperately.

Seeing his mother being so angry, the emperor felt guilty and hurriedly said: "Mom, calm down. Marriage has been a major event since ancient times. It is the order of the parents and the words of the matchmaker. Don't worry, I will definitely satisfy you when I establish a queen."

Hearing this, the Queen Mother lowered her eyes, covering up her pride, and said weakly: "My son has a golden tongue. If you say this, I will naturally believe you."

Her complexion gradually improved.

After a while, Dr. He was carried into the palace by the imperial guards.

The emperor hurriedly ordered: "Mr. He, come and see the Queen Mother."

Dr. He was put down by the guards, walked slowly to the Queen Mother, put a silk handkerchief on the Queen Mother's wrist, put his fingers on the wrist veins, and listened quietly.

The pulse is normal...

Doctor He observed the situation in the palace calmly, then glanced at the emperor and the queen mother, and understood: it turned out that the queen mother was pretending to be sick to scare the emperor.

"cough......"

Dr. He pretended to cough a few times and said seriously to the emperor: "The Queen Mother must be upset and depressed, which leads to difficulty in breathing and hurts the body.

"As long as you are calm and have no worries, you will be cured in a few days."

Feeling good?

Doesn’t that mean you have to go along with her in everything?

The emperor was a little unhappy, but he agreed in front of everyone.

After drinking the medicine, the Queen Mother sent everyone away and said calmly to her son: "You are my biological son, and everything I do is for your own good.

"Don't worry, you can marry anyone you want except Cui's girl."

The emperor frowned: "Why can't Cui's girl do it?"

The Queen Mother sighed: "Well, the Cui family has already been hated by people after having a Queen Mother. If there is another Queen, I am afraid that all the civil and military officials in the court will have objections. How will you be able to take charge then?"

So that’s it.
Chapter completed!