Chapter 1084 - 1086: When I Catch You (6)
Although she had not been kind to Nangong Yi and his son before, she still harbored a sliver of hope, hoping that Nangong Yi and his son would uphold filial piety and continue to respect her regardless of past grievances. After all, she was Nangong Yi’s legitimate grandmother, and the rulers of the Great Jin Nation had always governed the world with filial devotion. Therefore, even if she had done wrong in the past, he should be obedient and respectful to her.
To test him, she deliberately brought up her parents’ house. However, the result confirmed that Nangong Yi bore grudges.
He outright refused her, not agreeing to her request, which meant, henceforth, he would not take care of her parents’ house either. Worse still, he might target her family to retaliate against her!
The Empress Dowager sat stiffly for a while and, still unwilling to give up, said, "I have heard that envoys from various nations have arrived at the Royal Inn to celebrate The Emperor’s ascension to the throne. Fu’er is best at socializing; why don’t we let Fu’er entertain those envoys?"
Nangong Yi replied expressionlessly, "Empress Dowager speaks too late. The task of entertaining the envoys has already been assigned to someone else, and that person is doing a very good job, not suited to be replaced on a whim!"
With the conversation having reached this point, the Empress Dowager fully understood that the Emperor was holding a grudge. Her heart grew cold, her back was clammy with sweat, and a foreboding premonition emerged...
Nangong Yi did not linger there any longer. After respectfully serving tea, he took Cai Wei with him and returned to his Chengqian Palace.
Back in the Chengqian Palace, Cai Wei quickly kicked off her embroidered shoes and collapsed onto the purple sandalwood hollow carved gem-inlaid couch with a splash, exclaiming, "I’m exhausted; I want to sleep!"
Nangong Yi, who had risen at the second watch of the night and had been busy until now, also felt somewhat tired. Seeing Cai Wei lying on the couch, lazy as a cat, he too took off his boots, climbed onto the couch, and embraced her, saying, "Husband will join you in sleep."