Chapter 154 Never Betray You
Emperor Chu felt like he had shot himself in the foot; everything was fine, so why bring up those unpleasant matters, making his mother cry.
"Mother, please stop crying. Although Lu Courtyard’s diagnosis was indeed that her insides are weak and she needs careful nurturing without exhaustion," Emperor Chu said, "you saw her during the Dragon Boat Palace banquet and mentioned that she looked healthy, which means the nurturing has been effective. There’s also a female doctor by her side assisting in her care."
"What do you know? The elderly, when they reach a certain age, you never know when their time will come. They could fall asleep at night and not wake up the next morning," Empress Dowager Wang sniffled.
Emperor Chu was at a loss: "Mother, listen to what you’re saying."
Thankfully, Madam Song was not present; otherwise, she would have been upset.
Song Ci: She’s definitely not cursing me; I swear on our fragile sisterhood!
Empress Dowager Wang also realized and spat twice, clasped her hands together, and muttered that it was just nonsense spoken by a laywoman, and it didn’t count as the Bodhisattva was out and couldn’t hear it.
"Emperor, I can have the child stay in the side palace of Cining Palace, but I also want him to occasionally study and live at the Prime Minister’s Mansion," she said.
Emperor Chu froze for a moment: "Why is this, Mother? If you have chosen this child, he can study at the Imperial Academy with the princes, isn’t that better than studying outside?"
Empress Dowager Wang replied, "He can study at the Imperial Academy on normal days, but attending lectures at the clan academy of the Prime Minister’s Mansion also has its benefits. At the very least, there’s Prime Minister Song; he was a scholar who topped the imperial examination lists."
It’s not that she was dismissive, but there were several old scholars in the Imperial Academy, even more old-fashioned than her, who had taught the princes to be so superficial and impractical.