Chapter 229 Childish
After a pause, the Queen Mother looked at Mei Cheng'an and continued.
"But I have to say something ugly in advance, Roujia is my sweetheart.
When you get married in the future, you must never let her down.
Take good care of her, protect her, make her happy all the time, and never let her be sad.
If you dare to treat Roujia badly and make her cry, I, an old man, don’t care how talented you are, how famous you are, or how much His Majesty values you, I will definitely seek justice for Roujia.
Do you remember it?"
Although the tone of this last sentence was not harsh, it was very threatening and intimidating. Even Hong Sixiang, who had just retracted his gaze, looked at him again.
His eyes were cold and deep, as if he would be executed immediately if he dared to say no.
The atmosphere suddenly became solemn.
Seeing that Mei Cheng'an not only did not respond immediately, but his eyes were blank and he didn't know what he was thinking about, Eunuch Hou became extremely anxious.
It's already this late. Why are you in a daze now instead of earlier or later? It's really frustrating.
At this moment, Mei Cheng'an didn't care much about whether the old eunuch looked at him or what kind of look he used, nor did he notice Eunuch Hou's anxious and worried look.
He was thinking about a problem, and he didn't dare to agree until he figured it out.
After hesitating for a moment, Mei Cheng'an bowed and said.
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty. It's not that Cheng'an doesn't agree, but there is something in your words that Cheng'an is too stupid to understand."
This statement came out.
Eunuch Hou almost bit off his tongue. How dare he do that?
Hong Sixiang's eyes fixed on him. Good boy, you have courage.
The Queen Mother was not displeased when she heard this. She narrowed her eyes and asked curiously.
"Oh? What don't you understand?"
Mei Cheng'an said.
"The Queen Mother told me not to let Roujia cry, so what about tears of emotion? What about tears of joy?
Crying when you are sad is crying, crying when you are moved and crying when you are happy is also crying.
If it is the former, the Queen Mother wants to trouble Cheng'an, and I have no complaints. If it is the latter two... then Cheng'an is being wronged."
Queen Mother: "..."
Hong Sixiang: “…”
Eunuch Hou: “…”
The palace maids standing in every corner of the palace: "..."
The hall fell silent again. The atmosphere was even more solemn than before, except that there was a hint of awkwardness in the solemnity.
The Queen Mother squinted her eyes and looked at Mei Cheng'an for a long time, then suddenly smiled.
"Haha, good boy, you really are worthy of being chosen by that stinky girl Roujia. You are so cunning and as talkative as she is, and you won't take any loss. You two are really..."
The Queen Mother shook her head helplessly.
"Forget it. People of the same family are like birds of a feather. I won't say much to you two. Just remember to be nice to her in the future. Is there anything you don't understand this time?"
The threat was withdrawn just like that? What a pleasant surprise.
Mei Cheng'an was delighted and replied respectfully.
"Cheng'an must keep this in mind!"
The Queen Mother nodded with satisfaction.
"Okay, you can leave now. Eunuch Hou, please stay for a while."
"Cheng'an, I'm leaving!"
Mei Cheng'an took a few steps back with his body bent, then stood up, glanced at Eunuch Hou, turned around and walked out.
……
"Where is Eunuch Hou? Why are you the only one out?"
Mei Cheng'an pointed his finger behind him.
"The Queen Mother kept him here. Maybe she wants to tell him something."
Fan Xian said "oh" and then asked with interest.
"Tell me quickly, what did the Queen Mother talk to you about?"
Mei Chengan shrugged.
"We didn't talk about anything. He just looked at me and told me to treat Roujia well. That's all."
"It's that simple?"
"It's that simple."
"pull!"
Fan Xian was a little skeptical.
"If it's that simple, then why did you stay in there for so long? You were in there for quite a while."
Mei Cheng'an cried out in pain.
"Nothing much. I just had a friendly battle with the Queen Mother about the meaning of something she told me to say. We didn't say much, but I just took a little longer to think."
Fan Xian: "..."
Fan Ruoruo: "..."
Do you want to hear what you are saying? !
Battle with the Queen Mother???
Fan Xian was about to ask again when he received a signal from Mei Cheng'an's eyes. He followed his gaze and saw that it was Eunuch Hou who came out.
Fan Xian had no choice but to suppress his curiosity and doubts, and quickly stood up, as it was his turn to go in.
However, a moment later, Fan Xian was stunned by Eunuch Hou's apologetic words.
"Master Fan, how about... you kneel here, and the Queen Mother will look at you."
"..."
Fan Xian was stunned for a while, then pointed at the ground and asked in disbelief.
"Kneel...here?"
Eunuch Hou smiled along.
"Uh...yes."
Fan Xian was extremely depressed.
"No, eh, why? You won't even let me in? Isn't this too much of a discriminatory treatment?"
Mei Chengan stabbed quietly.
"I can't help it. It's because the Queen Mother doesn't like you. Didn't you know about this a long time ago? Aren't you mentally prepared for this?"
"..."
Fan Xian glared at him. "Shut up! No one will think you're dumb if you don't speak!"
Mei Chengan shrugged.
"okay."
Fan Xian rolled his eyes at him and looked at Eunuch Hou.
Eunuch Hou said with an embarrassed look on his face.
"The Queen Mother's intention is to kneel down."
"..."
After a moment's silence, Fan Xian spoke somewhat reluctantly.
"I didn't even kneel when I saw your majesty."
Eunuch Hou couldn't understand the Queen Mother's decision, but he didn't have the courage to object and could only obey her orders.
Seeing that Fan Xian refused to kneel, Eunuch Hou became anxious. The Empress Dowager and Eunuch Hong were watching him. He felt like a thorn in his side and could only clasp his fists slightly and shake them up and down, pleading with an embarrassed look on his face.
"Master Fan, kneel down."
Fan Xian had no intention of making things difficult for Eunuch Hou, the messenger, so he lifted his clothes and knelt down, while verbally trying to make amends for himself.
"Forget it. Since I'm older, I'll kneel."
Eunuch Hou breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing this, and was grateful, so he automatically ignored Fan Xian's implicit disrespect towards the Queen Mother.
Just as he was about to move aside, Eunuch Hou saw Fan Ruoruo also kneeling down. After a moment of hesitation, he spoke to remind her.
“Miss Ruoruo, the Queen Mother only asked Master Fan to kneel.”
Fan Ruoruo felt that her brother was treated unfairly, so she didn't look very happy.
"I'll accompany my brother!"
Eunuch Hou glanced at Fan Xian, and seeing that he had no intention of stopping him, he said no more and hid aside.
Fan Xian squinted his eyes and glanced at the door of the Queen Mother's bedroom, and said with a hiss.
"I'm kneeling here. Can she see me?"
No one knows, so no one answers.
Fan Xian didn't take it seriously and continued to look over there with his eyes narrowed. As he looked, an old eunuch suddenly appeared in his sight, walking towards them at a leisurely pace.
Pointing at the old eunuch, Fan Xian tilted his head and asked, "Eunuch Hou."
"Who is this?"
Eunuch Hou on the side subconsciously looked back, and was startled when he saw that it was Hong Sixiang. He quickly turned around and whispered a reminder to Fan Xian.
"Hush! Be careful with your words! Eunuch Hong."
Fan Ruoruo seemed to be thinking about something after hearing this.
Fan Xian was stunned for a moment when he heard this, but soon he understood and looked at the old eunuch surnamed Hong with interest.
Is this Hong Sixiang? The Grand Master in the palace?
It looks... just like that.
Mei Cheng'an was also looking at Hong Sixiang with his hands behind his back. He didn't have the courage to look at him carefully inside just now, but now he could finally look at him openly.
Well, without the tattoos and the mask, she looks quite gentle without makeup, not scary at all.
Everyone had their own thoughts. Hong Sixiang quickly walked up to them and stopped in front of Fan Xian.
Fan Xian looked up at him with a puzzled expression.
Hong Sixiang held his hands on his abdomen, leaned over and looked down at Fan Xian and spoke.
"The Queen Mother said that you shouldn't kneel just because of your age. You shouldn't kneel here because it's the duty of the monarch and his subjects."
There was a pause.
"The Queen Mother also said that I will kneel next time I see Your Majesty."
He had wanted to ask this since he said the first sentence. After holding it in for a long time, Fan Xian finally couldn't help it after he finished speaking, and pointed to the Queen Mother's bedroom.
"She can hear me in there..."
As he was speaking, he reacted and looked at Hong Sixiang.
"Ah, you heard it."
Hong Sixiang looked at him with a smile and spoke.
"In the harem, you'd better be careful with what you say and do."
Fan Xian didn't care.
"Not everyone has such good hearing as you."
Hong Sixiang lowered his eyes and didn't argue with him.
"The Queen Mother asked me to tell you to be kind to Wan'er. If you make her sad, you will pay with your life."
The last sentence was said while looking into Fan Xian's eyes, and the meaning was self-evident.
Mei Cheng'an stood aside with his hands behind his back, feeling like laughing as he listened. He changed the lyrics and stopped crying.
Fan Xian was a little angry. What was wrong with this? If he wanted him to be nice to Wan'er, why not lure him with benefits or directly threaten him? Why couldn't he just talk to him nicely?
He took a deep breath, turned his head to look at the sky on the right, forced himself to calm down, thought about the wording in his mind, and spoke lightly without looking at Hong Sixiang.
"Please also ask Eunuch Hong to tell the Queen Mother that what she said just now will only backfire and make people even more afraid to approach Wan'er."
Hong Sixiang narrowed his eyes. This boy is braver than the boy next to him.
"Scared?"
Fan Xian turned a deaf ear and continued speaking.
"I protect Wan'er from the bottom of my heart, not because of what the Queen Mother said."
Hong Sixiang kept staring into Fan Xian's eyes while he was speaking, and then lowered his gaze to make sure that he was not faking it.
"I just hope you remember what you said."
After saying that, he tilted his head towards Eunuch Hou.
"Send them out of the palace."
Looking at Hong Sixiang's departing back, Fan Xian snorted unhappily, stood up directly, helped his sister who was slower to get up, and without saying a word, shook his sleeves and turned to leave.
After taking two steps, Fan Xian, who was becoming more and more unhappy, suddenly stopped, turned around and shouted at Hong Sixiang's back who had not yet entered the bedroom.
"Eunuch Hong, are you one of the four great masters?"
Mei Cheng'an, who was standing by, walked past him without stopping. His comment on Fan Xian's move was just two words.
childish!
Of course, Hong Sixiang would not stop to answer him. Fan Xian knew this. He did not expect any response. He just wanted to vent his dissatisfaction in this way.
……
(End of this chapter)
