The Prime Minister's Darling novel Chapter 742

Chapter 742: 343 Father and Son (Eight More Updates)_2

As the old saying goes, children from seven to nine years old tend to be unbearable, even irritating to a dog. Qin Chuyu was at that high-strung age, both rebellious and obstinate, to the point that even the crown prince was growing increasingly reluctant to see him lately.

Queen Jing said softly, "Your father is doing this for your own good."

Qin Chuyu snorted, "Hmph, if he really cared about me, he wouldn’t tell me lies!"

The queen seemed amused by his petulance, "What lies did your father tell you?"

Qin Chuyu protested vehemently, "He said that the Imperial Great-grandmother is not a good person!"

In all fairness, the emperor had never said such a thing to him. He simply forbade Qin Chuyu from visiting Renshou Palace, and from that, Qin Chuyu inferred his conclusion about the Empress Dowager’s character.

Even though children are naive, they can be surprisingly perceptive about certain things.

For instance, he noticed that every time the emperor looked at the Empress Dowager, his eyes held the same expression that one wore when looking at a villain. Also, the emperor’s insistence on keeping him away from the Empress Dowager further cemented this notion.

Furthermore, Empress Xiao and those around her showed a palpable aversion to the Empress Dowager.

Given these, it was not surprising that he had come to such a conclusion.

Queen Jing gently tousled his hair, "What do you think, Xiaoqi? Is the Imperial Great-grandmother good?"

"Hmm..." Qin Chuyu thought about it seriously, and judiciously said, "At the very least, she isn’t bad! I had dinner at her palace today, and I spilled a large bowl of soup over her. She didn’t punish or scold me."

Queen Jing gazed at him gently, "Xiaoqi, you are a prince. Nobody would dare to scold you."

Qin Chuyu turned up his nose, "She even scolded the Emperor! I heard it myself!"

"Is that so?" Queen Jing softly chuckled, lowering her eyes and setting down the handkerchief in her hand.

...

The emperor had retired to the Imperial Study Room to review the official documents. Halfway through, he calmly set the document he was reading on the table.

"What seems to be the problem, Your Majesty? Is the room too stuffy?" asked Eunuch Wei, concerned.

"Not at all." The emperor massaged his aching forehead.

Eunuch Wei suggested, "Your Majesty, you should get some rest. The rest of these documents can wait till tomorrow. There is no morning court session tomorrow either."

In Zhan Country, morning court sessions were not held every day; there were several off days each month.

The emperor took a sip of his tea and said nonchalantly, "I am not tired."