Huh? The Tyrant Cries After My Inner Thoughts Were Exposed!-Chapter 122: Why Is He a Man? (Third Update)
At this moment, Song Qianfan was indeed annoyed. This White Deer follows destiny; how could the Emperor not like it? Rewards were bound to be plentiful, but more importantly, he hoped to use this to be reinstated.
But at this moment, the Emperor clearly had no such intention.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel was also stunned. If His Majesty were truly pleased, he would certainly have reinstated the princely heir, but as it stands, apart from some rewards of gold and silver, there was nothing else.
Finding this Immortal Deer was indeed an arduous task, making the disparity even more striking.
Su Juan watched the scene before her with amusement; Song Qianfan must be seething with anger now.
Originally planning to use this deer to be reinstated, but now stuck in between, truly pitiful.
Though this deer does look genuinely nice, very beautiful.
When they heard this, they too felt sympathetic; Prince Jing was indeed having a tough time. He went through the trouble of bringing such a deer but only received some money. Yet, the Prince Jing Mansion hardly lacks that.
Your Majesty was utterly disappointed in him, considering him less than even Song the Second’s Landscaped Jade from the Prince Jing Mansion.
Prince Jing’s expression was of disappointment. If before he knew not this son’s ambitions, how could he not understand now? His son’s desires were so grand they were beyond what the entire Prince Jing Mansion could bear.
Originally thinking his son would reflect while confined at the mansion, perhaps restrain himself, but now he was solely focused on winning the Emperor’s favor to seek advancement.
Not walking the right path, consumed by unorthodox methods; it left him profoundly disappointed.
At this moment, the previously silent Empress spoke, "Your Majesty, this deer is quite to my liking. I feel a certain kinship towards it. May I ask if Your Majesty might transfer the deer to me?"
The Old Emperor was slightly taken aback; he couldn’t remember how many years it had been since the Empress had asked him for something like this.
It seemed like it hadn’t happened since their daughter went missing.
The courtiers remained silent yet listened intently. Such auspiciousness could not just be given away.
But once the Empress spoke, the Emperor’s heart turned soft. How could he consider auspiciousness? The Empress rarely requested anything, let alone a White Deer — what could he refuse?
"Since the Empress favors it, let the Empress keep the deer then."
The Old Emperor’s mood distinctly improved.
The courtiers were shocked; for more than a decade, rumors of discord between the Imperial couple spread within the palace, and the courtiers believed so as well. But now, even the Immortal Deer, such an auspicious creature, was entrusted to the Empress. How could this be a sign of disharmony?
Song Qianfan suddenly looked up. The Immortal Deer, for which he had expended so much effort, was casually given to the Empress by the Emperor, as if it were a mere pet.
At this moment, he felt like a joke.
Su Juan was astonished; the Empress’s move was straightforwardly a slap in the face to Song Qianfan. Despite her being low-key for so many years, why was she being so direct towards Song Qianfan?
In truth, the Empress indeed intended to embarrass him publicly before all the ministers. The princely heir of the Prince Jing Mansion was truly infuriating. Her Juan’er was so delightful, yet he treated her that way.
Song Qianfan’s face was extremely unpleasant; he couldn’t figure out when he had offended the Empress.
The Minister of the Ministry of Personnel sighed deeply; so be it. There will be more opportunities in the future, as long as things aren’t going well with Prince Han’s side, it’s still manageable.
Duke Ping was actually relieved; just moments ago, he was worried that the Empress might lose her composure. Fortunately, she only asked for a deer, and most people would only think that Song Qianfan offended the Empress or that the Empress truly liked the deer.
Though her intent might have been to give her granddaughter some relief, this move was too aggressive.
The Empress’s gaze briefly lingered on Su Juan; she wanted to look a little longer but feared drawing attention.
Seeing her granddaughter delighted and satisfied her deeply, making her wonder if her daughter were still around, how it might have been.
She quietly instructed the palace attendant beside her, "Young ladies don’t hold their liquor well. Go prepare a few bowls of sober-up soup, and some food as well. When the young ladies return to their residences, make sure someone brings these along..."
The palace attendant responded promptly and went to prepare.
The Emperor was still moved by the Empress’s recent request. Seeing her arrangements so reliable, he smiled and said, "After all, the Empress is more thoughtful."
The Empress laughed lightly, "All for the young ladies’ sake; embarrassing them while drunk wouldn’t be good."
The Emperor was pleased. Indeed, these young ladies looked so delicate; when drunk, they were truly terrifying, like different people altogether. Yet, he couldn’t scold them.
The sober-up soup was delivered to each young lady. Hearing it’s prepared by the Empress, Su Juan was visibly stunned, instinctively looking around. Seeing other young ladies had it too, she felt reassured.
It scared her to death, thinking the Empress had found out.
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The birthday feast concluded; courtiers took their leave while palace attendants delivered food boxes to each young lady.
Seeing others also received one, Su Juan comfortably accepted it, "The Empress is genuinely kind-hearted, worrying that the women might not have had enough to eat, even preparing food boxes."
She looked inside the food box, eyes lighting up with delight, "All my favorites."
Upon hearing this, Liu Miaoying glanced at her own food box; indeed, they were all flavors Su Juan loved. But for others, they were too sweet.
In the past banquets, female guests were present and drank a lot, but never had the Empress prepared like this.
The sober-up soup and the food boxes were likely all prepared just for Su Juan.
Previously, it was rumored that the Empress was very fond of Su Juan, summoning her several times, though later Su Juan didn’t mention it, making it seem exaggerated. But now it seems the Empress’s fondness was not only true but markedly evident.
No doubt earlier, asking for that Immortal Deer during the feast was deliberately to embarrass Song Qianfan. Otherwise, she could have just waited until the feast ended to ask the Emperor privately.
Xie Xun glanced at Su Juan’s food box, fanning himself, "Truly unfair, why do you ladies get food boxes while we young masters don’t."
This Empress is so biased.
Duke Ping slapped Xie Xun on the back of the head, "If I’d known you thought this way when you were born, I would have had you made into a girl, so you could argue fairness with the young ladies today."
Saying things like that all the time, aren’t you embarrassed?
Xie Xun rubbed the back of his head, the old man was truly vicious.
Su Juan was quite thrilled, "A girl!?"
Xie Xun looked at her, not knowing what was exciting Su Juan so much.
Everyone looked at Su Juan, not understanding her excitement, the next second, Su Juan squinted at Xie Xun:
"If we turned Xie Xun into a girl and put him in a floral dress, how fitting it’d be. A pity he’s a man, such a shame."
"Without him being the number one beauty, Da Jin has suffered a great loss."
Xie Xun’s face went dark: "..." You wear a floral dress, your whole family wears floral dresses!
Many immediately looked at Xie Xun; in fact, with his looks, always dressed so flamboyantly, a floral dress would indeed suit him.
Xie Xun snapped: What are you looking at; better watch out, or I’ll gouge your eyes out!
