I became an official of the imperial court by eating melons when I was still a baby

Everyone in the hall looked in the direction of the sound and saw the empress dowager walking slowly towards them. She was wearing a dark purple brocade dress that was embroidered with bamboo leaf patterns. The collar and cuffs were made of black cloth embroidered with green bamboo patterns. She exuded elegance and grace.

When Emperor Yuan of Jin saw the person coming, he immediately stepped forward and wanted to support the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother, however, passed him by and walked straight towards the Qin family.

The moment Old Lady Qin saw the Queen Mother, her eyes turned red and she called out in a trembling voice, "Aunt!"

Ever since the incident with Mrs. Liu, Old Madam Qin seldom went out, let alone entered the palace, which resulted in the aunt and niece not having seen each other for many years.

The Queen Mother raised her hand and patted Old Madam Qin's arm gently, while complaining with red eyes: "You still remember to call me Aunt! How many years have you not come to the palace to see me? Aunt is old, if you don't come to see her, I'm afraid you will never see her again in the future!"

As he spoke, tears couldn't stop falling.

"No, no, aunt, you will surely live a long life. I will visit you often in the future!" Old Lady Qin hurriedly held the Queen Mother's hands and spoke to comfort her.

When Old Madam Qin heard the Queen Mother's words and looked at the old man in front of her, she couldn't help feeling sad.

She really shouldn't have trapped herself for so many years, blocked her from the care of her family, and ignored her aunt who loved her since she was a child. She hasn't even visited her aunt once in all these years.

Old Madam Qin touched the empress dowager's temples with trembling hands. This was her aunt who loved beauty so much. Unexpectedly, when they met again, her temples were already covered with white hair.

She still remembered the first time her mother brought her to the palace to meet her aunt. What a beautiful woman she was, with bright eyes, white teeth, a delicate and small oval face, and pear blossoms dotted between her eyebrows. At first sight, she thought she had seen a fairy from heaven.

But now...she really missed too much...

Old Madam Qin could no longer hold back and cried bitterly while hugging the Queen Mother.

"Don't cry, Rong'er. I'm glad to see you come out of this. Just come visit me often, okay?"

The Queen Mother patted Madam Qin's back gently, and seeing her niece crying in her arms like she did when she was a child, she felt even more doting on her.

"Okay! Aunt, don't worry!" Old Lady Qin replied with sobs.

Emperor Yuan of Jin, who was left aside, felt a little embarrassed for a moment. His old mother had loved this niece very much since she was a child, and even he could not compete with this favor.

But he didn't feel jealous at all because he had already gotten used to it.

After a while, the aunt and nephew finally calmed down. The Queen Mother then remembered her own son. She turned around and said with a hint of blame: "Emperor, you summoned Rong'er and his family here today. I have a general understanding of the cause of the matter. I will make it clear in advance that if you bend the law for personal gain because this matter is related to Jinyang, I will definitely not let you off easily!"

When Old Lady Qin saw her aunt standing up for her, she felt a warm feeling in her heart. She thought that her aunt must have come here specifically for the Qin family's affairs.

Emperor Jin Yuan felt wronged and quickly explained himself, "Mother, do you really not trust me? The matter had already been investigated before you came."

"The rumors in the capital are indeed true. The prince consort did deceive Liu and made her pregnant. After that, he wanted to get close to Jinyang, so he faked his death to get away. He also tried to harm Jinyang by giving her drugs. I have handed him over to the Dali Temple for handling. Don't worry!"

When the Queen Mother heard the outcome, she turned to look at Jinyang, and could not detect any sadness on her face. She also probably understood that her daughter probably had no feelings for Chen Shimei.

Thinking back then, she had selected so many young talents, but none of them caught Jinyang's eye. Until later, Jinyang suddenly came to the palace and said he wanted to marry Chen Shimei. She was also confused, but when she saw that Jinyang finally agreed to the marriage, she agreed.

However, she did not expect that Chen Shimei was actually a selfish, treacherous person, and was not a good match for her. Fortunately, the two of them have no children so far.

"Mother, you don't have to worry about me. I'm fine." Princess Jinyang said soothingly.

"That's good. I'm happy to see that you are all okay!"

He turned around and faced the Qin family again, saying, "This must be Qin Zhao, you are really a talented person. When you enter the court in the future, you must devote your talents to it."

Qin Zhao was suddenly called by the Queen Mother. He was a little flattered for a moment. After he reacted, he immediately answered loudly: "Yes! Queen Mother! I will do my best!"

"Since you are Rong'er's adopted son, you should call me great aunt!"

Qin Zhao looked hesitant. At this moment, Old Madam Qin took his hand and gave him silent encouragement with her eyes.

Qin Zhao: "Yes! Great-aunt!"

"Hey, good, good!"

"This must be Sister Yue, she looks so lovely!"

Qin Yue: [The Queen Mother looks really kind, and she really looks a bit like my grandmother.]

Qin Yue's voice rang in everyone's ears again. Others were used to it, but the Queen Mother was unable to react when she suddenly heard this childish voice.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Yuan of Jin whispered something in the empress dowager's ear. The empress dowager's eyes changed from shock to surprise, and finally returned to calm.

Qin Yue: [Oh, sister, I haven't finished eating the melon just now, hurry up and tell me! ]

Hearing this, the Qin family couldn't help but feel a suffocating feeling around their necks...

Sister Yue, can't we just go home and eat melons? Why do we have to eat melons in the palace? Can we eat melons here casually? !

System: [Okay, host, ever since Princess Jinyang and Shuangxue got together, she found it even harder to accept the Queen Mother's urging for marriage. It happened that she went to a banquet that day and saw the fawning Chen Shimei at the banquet, so she came up with a plan.]

Qin Yue answered quickly: [The Princess of Jinyang wants to have a fake marriage, push the scumbag Chen out in front, so that she can be affectionate with Shuangxue in the back. Hehe, I have to say this is a good idea! ]

The Queen Mother was a little confused when she heard this. Jinyang and Shuangxue were together?! Was Shuangxue the senior maid next to Jinyang? What did they mean by together?! And they were still being affectionate and loving?!

The Queen Mother looked at Jinyang in shock, her lips moving as if she wanted to say something but was afraid of being noticed by Qin Yue.

Princess Jinyang saw that her mother was frightened and was afraid that she would hear something and get angry, so she hurried forward to support her and gently stroked the empress dowager's back with her hand.

System: [Bingo, congratulations to the host for answering correctly! Princess Jinyang did approach Chen the scumbag for this purpose. She felt that such a vain person without any family background was easier to control.]

Qin Yue: [Princess Jinyang is really an extraordinary woman who is brave enough to pursue her own happiness. Although such feelings may not be accepted by most people, I think as long as she feels happy, that is the most important thing. After all, one’s life should be lived for oneself, not for others! ]

System: [Yes, what the host said makes a lot of sense! ]

After hearing what Qin Yue said, the Queen Mother and Emperor Jin Yuan fell silent.

The Queen Mother recalled that when she forced Jinyang to go on a blind date, it was obvious that Jinyang's condition was very bad during that time, but she did not care about it. Instead, she was more concerned about why Jinyang did not accept the person she chose?

The Queen Mother suddenly realized that she had done so much just to make Jinyang happy, but the result was putting the cart before the horse, which increased Jinyang's psychological burden and made her unhappy.

The Queen Mother finally realized that perhaps she was wrong. She had wrongly imposed her own ideas on Jinyang, but ignored her original intention and Jinyang's feelings.

So maybe this is the reason why Jinyang didn't tell her his true thoughts for so many years.

But what Emperor Yuan of Jin was thinking was, as the most noble princess of the Southern Dynasty, if even she could not be herself as she wished, then how many people in the Southern Dynasty could live freely? How many people in the Southern Dynasty could be happy?

At this moment, the same thought arose in the minds of both of them. It seemed that what happened between Jinyang and Shuangxue was not so difficult to accept, and the worry lingering between their brows gradually disappeared.

Qin Yue: [Ah! Today is a really fulfilling day. I ate a lot of melons! ]

System: [Host, there are still melons to eat, do you want to eat them? ]