The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

The queen felt wronged and miserable.

She poured her wholehearted love into her husband, but in the end, he changed his mind very quickly and favored beauties one after another, breaking the oath he made when he was young.

Even the son she had given birth to with deep love and expectation became a joke after the birth of the second prince Zhou Ling.

She thought her son would be the emperor's favorite, the fruit of their love. She never expected that the emperor's fruit would be a large string of children.

So the queen couldn't accept it at all.

She even felt uncomfortable looking at the prince.

So the queen wanted to escape from it all, not even wanting to see her son. She had a feeling that was hard to tell others -

Resentment. Resentment towards the Crown Prince, feeling that this child was useless, unable to gain all the love and attention from his father, and instead being outshined by the Second Prince.

She lost to Concubine Shu.

Her son lost to the second prince.

Both mother and son are losers.

By the time she finally figured it out, more than ten years had passed.

The queen then realized that the prince had grown up.

She had missed so much time.

The queen watched the prince slowly walk towards her. His posture was elegant and handsome, and he looked like a calm and composed adult.

Her eyes suddenly became moist.

"Aze."

The prince walked up to the queen and bowed.

"Aze greets the Queen Mother. Has the Queen Mother been waiting for a long time?"

The queen stretched out her hand to help the prince up, but before her hand touched him, the prince had already stood up and inadvertently turned sideways, whether intentionally or unintentionally, just avoiding the queen's hand.

The queen's hand froze, and she withdrew it somewhat helplessly.

"No, not long."

The queen felt the atmosphere was a little awkward and she didn't know what to say to the prince.

She originally thought that the prince would walk towards her quickly and hug her excitedly.

At least he should have called her with a slightly choked voice.

No matter how I think about it, it shouldn't be like this now, dull and a little distant.

"Isn't your uncle here?" The Queen looked behind him but did not see Prince Jin.

The prince said, "The emperor's uncle will come over later."

After saying these two sentences, the queen didn't know what to say next.

Nanny Huan stepped forward to support her, "Your Highness, why don't you please take your seat first? I'll have someone place candles under the dishes so they don't get cold."

After that, she asked the prince, "What do you think, Your Highness? The prince won't blame you for eating while you and the queen wait, right?"

"Yes." The prince asked the queen to enter first and followed him in.

There were two tables of exquisite dishes in the flower hall.

"Your Highness, the Queen said that it's rare for her to have dinner with you, so let us servants have some fun too," said Nanny Huan.

"Shuiyue, then you can eat with nanny." The prince turned to the palace maid and said.

There is a semi-transparent screen between the two tables, creating a bit of distance between them.

Nanny Huan helped the queen sit down at the main table.

The prince took a look and sat down as well, one seat between him and the queen.

In addition to Nanny Huan, there are two other palace maids here.

They all went to another table.

As a result, the table of palace maids became more lively.

This table was occupied by the mother and son. The Queen had deliberately chosen not to have anyone wait on them.

She originally thought that this would allow her to get closer to the prince, but now sitting here with no one serving her food, she felt even more embarrassed.

"Aze, this is a Buddhist temple, so today's table is all vegetarian," the queen said, "but these vegetarian dishes are delicious, please try them."

The Queen has been a vegetarian these years.

She gathered her sleeves lightly and served the prince a piece of pearl vegetarian chicken mixed bun in a somewhat unfamiliar manner.

The prince glanced at her and saw that she looked a little embarrassed. He sighed in his heart and softened his heart again.

He also picked up a tofu meatball for the queen, "Have some too, mother."

The queen was a little surprised, relieved, and there was a smile in her eyes.

Passing food to each other broke the deadlock and the two were able to start chatting.

The prince gradually relaxed a little. Listening to his mother's concern for his health, he responded and felt moved.

In fact, he doesn't ask for much, just something like this every few days is enough.

The Queen Mother did not like the intrigue in the harem, nor did she like so many women vying for favor, and he did not force her to return to Fengyi Palace to take charge of the harem.

As long as she can remember that she is a mother, that's enough.

"Aze..."

After taking a few bites of food, the queen raised her glass.

"This is the vegetarian wine offered in front of the Buddha. Would you like to have a drink with me, Mother? Over the years, Mother has been so sorry for you. I have neglected you and failed to fulfill my responsibilities as a mother. You must have worked so hard, Aze."

The prince's eyes felt hot and his nose felt slightly sore.

There was also a glass of wine next to him.

He raised his glass and clinked it lightly with the Queen's.

"Mother, let's not talk about the past. I don't take it to heart. I will come to have dinner with you more often in the future."

When the queen heard the prince's words, she froze slightly.

But she still raised her head and drank the glass.

When the prince saw her drinking, he also drank the glass of wine.

The wine was not very strong, with a faint floral scent, and I had no idea what kind of wine it was.

After putting down her wine glass, the queen spoke again.

"Aze, what your mother is worried about now is your lifelong event. You are not a child anymore, and it is not good for the position of Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace to always be vacant."

The prince looked at her intently.

He was actually happy. His mother was finally going to care about him?

"So, I also discussed it with Nanny Huan and picked two candidates for you, one principal wife and one concubine."

He even picked someone for him?

The prince was a little curious, "I wonder which two daughters the Queen Mother chose?"

The Queen clapped her hands gently.

Nanny Huan stood up and brought over two small portraits.

"I had a portrait of two little girls painted here. Take a look."

The prince took the portrait and opened it.

As soon as he saw the person above, his brows furrowed.

But the prince did not speak and opened the second portrait.

Upon seeing this, his fingers clenched tightly, turning a bluish-white color.

"Mother, are these the Crown Princess and Crown Princess Consort that you carefully selected for me?" He confirmed slowly.

The queen nodded.

After she spoke out, she became more natural and found her dignity as a mother.

"Yes. The one on your left, Han Suxin, is your aunt's niece. Your uncle loves her very much. We are one family, so let her be the principal wife."

"The one on your right should be more familiar to you, Changning. I remember that your father liked little Changning very much and made her a concubine."

"Aze, they are all good-looking. You should like them, right?"

The Queen took two more letters.

"I've drafted a letter. Take it later and give it to your father tomorrow. I haven't asked him for anything in all these years. This is a rare opportunity, and I believe he won't refuse."

"Let him grant you marriage according to this word."

The prince opened the two letters and found them very considerate, having already written the words granting marriage.