N-A-A Chapter 1761 can be peeked
Chapter 1761 can be peeked
The Crown Prince felt that it would be safer for the Empress to enter the side hall at this time.
But the Empress remained standing still.
She looked at the Crown Prince, then at the Emperor hiding behind Yin Changxing, and finally her gaze settled on Zhou Shiyue.
At this moment, Zhou Shiyue was still holding Lu Zhaoling's hand, and the two of them looked very calm, without any fear or tension in their expressions, which made her suspicious.
She asked in a voice only the Crown Prince could hear, "Zhou Ze, did you know beforehand what happened today? Was this your uncle's idea, or was it a result of a discussion between you and your uncle?"
Hearing her ask this, the Crown Prince was somewhat surprised and didn't know what she meant for a moment. He looked at the Empress and asked, "What do you mean by that, Mother?"
The Empress's eyes darkened. Instead of answering his question directly, she felt that the Crown Prince was beating around the bush. Her tone also turned slightly somber as she said, "Zhou Ze, you should know what you are doing."
The crown prince's mind raced, and he suddenly understood.
He was in disbelief.
"Mother, you think this was arranged by my uncle and me..."
The Empress believed that today's events at the ancestral temple were a scheme orchestrated by him and his uncle. Was it to seize the throne? To harm the Emperor?
Is the plan to force the emperor to abdicate?
Is that what the Empress Dowager really thinks of him?
"Today is the day that my uncle wants to bring my aunt to meet the ancestors and the family," the Crown Prince countered. "Does Mother think my uncle would do anything else on such a day?"
No one knows how much the Imperial Uncle likes the Imperial Aunt.
Even if he had any plans, he would never arrange them for today, and he would never use his aunt as an excuse.
Even the Crown Prince himself wouldn't use today to do anything.
He truly hadn't expected that his mother, who had been devoted to Buddhism for over a decade, would have such a darker mind.
In her heart, how despicable was her imperial uncle?
And is his son that kind of person too?
“Even if he is fond of Lu Zhaoling, he is still just a man, and a man from the Zhou family at that.” The Empress didn’t think there was anything wrong with her guess. “Men from the Zhou family will never put women first, and they will easily break the promises they have made.”
Just like an emperor.
The empress looked toward the emperor's position.
Just like the current emperor, who only cares about his own safety and has never once asked her to come to his side.
She stood in the middle of the courtyard, surrounded by empty space. If there was any danger, she was in the very center of danger, with no one to protect her. But the emperor had seen this clearly.
She was utterly disappointed in this man once again.
The Empress was filled with disappointment in the Emperor. She didn't see the Crown Prince's gaze, which was also full of disappointment and desolation.
"Aze, bring your mother into the palace," Zhou Shiyue's voice rang out.
The crown prince looked in his direction and saw Lu Zhaoling waving at him.
"Your Highness, come here, come here quickly."
The gloom in the Crown Prince's heart seemed to have been swept away by them.
Anyway, he hasn't had a mother for over a decade.
It's okay if we don't have it in the future.
He will have not only an imperial uncle in the future, but also an imperial aunt.
His aunt seems to care about him and will protect him.
"Mother, let's go."
The Crown Prince didn't want to ask the Empress's opinion at this moment. He grabbed her elbow and led her towards the side hall in a somewhat forceful manner.
"Go inside and close the door." Lu Zhaoling didn't look at the Empress, but only instructed the Crown Prince, "If you're curious, you can peek in yourself, but don't come out."
She then winked at him, adding, "Just don't scare me."
The First Mystic Sect will definitely need to be rebuilt in the future. After the Crown Prince ascends the throne, he will also have to support the First Mystic Sect.
Therefore, Lu Zhaoling felt it was necessary for him to see certain things.
However, she added, "You can peek by yourself, but the Empress shouldn't look, lest she be too frightened and think we did it on purpose."
The Empress's face darkened, and she was about to ask her what she meant when the Crown Prince had already dragged her into the side hall.
The Crown Prince turned to Lu Zhaoling and said, "Aunt, I might really peek, but don't worry, I'm brave enough and won't be easily frightened."
Lu Zhaoling smiled and nodded at him, saying, "Okay, close the door."
The crown prince obediently closed the palace door immediately.
The Empress felt very uncomfortable seeing how obedient he was to Lu Zhaoling, calling her "Imperial Aunt" repeatedly in front of her, but treating her with disdain.
The Empress Dowager was also in the hall, but she was still unconscious. The old nanny beside her was anxiously rubbing her head and pressing her philtrum from time to time. When she saw them come in, she couldn't help but ask, "Your Highness, what should we do? Should we go and ask the Imperial Physician Fu to come over?"
"Grandmother is alright, she will wake up soon." The Crown Prince glanced at her.
I've already said we can't leave the ancestral temple, yet you still want to send someone to invite the Grand Master Fu? What are you thinking?
Besides, there's danger here. Do you really want to drag Dr. Fu, an elderly man, into this?
He had barely finished speaking when the Empress Dowager suddenly woke up.
"I want to go home!"
As soon as she woke up, she immediately called out this.
"Empress Dowager, are you awake?"
The Crown Prince glanced at her and said, "She's awake now, isn't she? Take good care of the Empress Dowager and don't let her get up. Let her sit there."
So I don't faint again later.
Something big must be happening outside; he wouldn't let the Empress Dowager go out and cause trouble at this time.
Outside, the Emperor was incredulous to see the Crown Prince and Empress enter the side hall and then close the door.
He pointed to himself, then looked at Lu Zhaoling, "And me?"
He didn't even go in, so how did he let the Crown Prince and Empress in? And then he closed the door!
Just now, Lu Zhaoling let the Crown Prince peek, but then told him not to be frightened. Doesn't that mean something terrible is going to happen later?
He has to go in!
Yin Changxing stepped in front of Lu Zhaoling, blocking her gaze from the Emperor.
He said to the emperor, “Your Majesty, you are the supreme ruler, possessing the aura of the imperial star. With you here, evil spirits and monsters will not easily enter the palace.”
What the hell are you talking about?!
The emperor's eyes widened.
He's the emperor! Everyone should be protecting him, not treating him like a door god.
"I......"
"Brother, are you scared?" Zhou Shiyue's voice rang out lightly. "No way, no way?"
That tone is so infuriating!
The Emperor gritted his teeth, "How could I be afraid? I am the ruler of this nation, the Son of Heaven..."
“That’s right, so you can definitely stand here and protect your mother, your wife and children, right?” Zhou Shiyue said again.
Lu Zhaoling almost laughed.
The Emperor: "I..."
“My brother is definitely a real man,” Zhou Shiyue said.
The Emperor: "Of course I am!"