Chapter 73: Wow! So This Is What the Court Is Like! (1 / 2)
The Crown Grandson dropped to his knees with a loud thud.
“Grandfather, I wasn’t being disrespectful to Grandmother!” Despite the Crown Princess’s attempts to stop him, the words spilled out of his mouth:
“I just meant to say that Ah-Zheng and Grandmother are generations apart. Grandmother is over sixty now—how could there be any connection between them? Ah-Zheng surely respects and honors Grandmother as a senior, as someone to be filial to, and in the future, she’ll join me in caring for Grandmother in her old age until her passing.”
On the surface, the words sounded thoughtful and proper, but…
The Crown Prince raised his wine cup, silently shielding his face.
As expected, in the next moment, the familiar sound of hearty, boisterous laughter filled the air:
[Hahahahahahaha! Is this Crown Grandson completely clueless? Doesn’t he know the emperor is only five months older than the empress? And Qin Niangzi used to be an imperial consort! Hahahaha! Generations apart? Respect? Filial piety? Old-age care? Hahahaha! Every word is a dagger to the emperor’s heart!]
The grandson looked bewildered as he noticed his grandfather’s face growing even darker, and the atmosphere in the hall turning strange.
…Did he say something wrong?