Chapter 241: Shame
Seeing Xie Yanghui sit back and ignore her, Dai Qianyi clenched her hands under the imperial robe’s wide sleeves.
She took a breath to calm down, turned to look at her son, and asked gently, "Rui Qinwang, since you fainted at the last imperial banquet, Ai Jia has been worried about your health. Are you feeling better now?"
As soon as Wan Sifan heard his biological mother’s question, his deep eyes flashed with hatred and disgust. He sneered inwardly, recalling those years when she had personally forced him to drink the poison that destroyed his body and health. It’s so hypocritical of her to ask this question now.
Although he didn’t want to talk to her, he still had to act like a filial son toward her in public. Wan Sifan clenched his fists tightly until blood oozed from his palms before his emotions could calm down.
Two seconds later, he smiled and replied, "Thank you, Huang Tai Hou, for your concern. Er Chen is fine."
When she heard that her son still refused to call her mother, Dai Qianyi’s smile disappeared. She nodded and said, "That’s good to hear. You should take good care of yourself and stay in your mansion to recuperate."
Seeing that Dai Qianyi had finished her performance as a benevolent Huang Tai Hou and mother, Emperor Yong’an raised his wine cup and said, "Zhen would like to thank everyone for your hard work this year. Let us forget about hierarchy and enjoy the banquet freely."
As soon as these words came out, everyone stood up, raised their wine cups, and said, "May the Xia Empire be blessed by Heaven forever."
After they said that, Emperor Yong’an drank his wine in one breath, and everyone followed suit. Putting the empty cup on the long table, Emperor Yong’an nodded to Qiu Yuanbo.