The Self-cultivation of a Salted Fish Concubine

Xie Run said seriously, "Children are pure by nature. What they give is the most precious thing in their eyes. Naturally, I cannot despise it."

As she spoke, she smiled again, "Baozhen looks soft, but she also has a temper."

"He often gives me gifts. If one day I mishandle something and he can't find it when I ask, he'll be hurt and probably won't give me gifts anymore."

"This happened once before. Baozhen was angry for a long time and even cried secretly. It was only after I apologized to him several times that I finally calmed him down."

Xie Run couldn't help but say, "I don't know who Baozhen inherited this personality from. She's quite hard to appease."

Xie Run glanced at the emperor.

She actually suspected that Baozhen looked like the emperor.

But she had never seen the emperor as a child, so it was difficult for her to jump to conclusions.

The emperor raised his eyebrows, looking very surprised: "You actually apologized to him?!"

"It's always been the case that a son should admit his fault to his mother, but how can a mother admit her fault to her son?" The emperor said stubbornly, "Is it for such a trivial matter?"

"You're being too indulgent with him!"

The more Xie Run listened, the more puzzled he felt. He felt as if the emperor hadn't taken his medicine today.

At first she thought the emperor was not as friendly and familiar to Baozhen as he was to Taotao, so she said a few more words.

At this moment, she still said cautiously: "Baozhen is my son. If I don't spoil him, who will?"

"Besides, I treated Taotao the same way. When Taotao loved to play, whether in the cold winter or the scorching sun, when did I ever stop him?"

"You know the saying 'spoil a child, you're probably harming him?'"

Xie Run: "I don't know. I only know that if parents set a good example, their children will naturally become sensible and sensible."

"If parents themselves are not upright, no matter how many times they teach their children, it will be difficult to achieve any results."

The emperor looked at her with a gaze that gradually deepened, and pretended to be nonchalant as he said, "Sui Sui, are you giving me a warning?"

Xie Run smiled, "How dare I?"

"The Emperor is brave and upright, possessing both civil and military skills. He is a perfect role model."

"The Emperor has made great contributions to Taotao's current situation."

After coaxing his son for a long time, Xie Run became more and more adept at coaxing the emperor.

The emperor was indeed comforted physically and mentally, and pulled Xie Run into his arms: "You are a good mother."

Xie Run was right, Baozhen really looked like the emperor when he was a child.

When he mentioned Baozhen just now, the emperor couldn't help but think of his own childhood.

One day, he received a reward from his father and went to find his mother with great enthusiasm.

I want to give the reward to my mother and make her smile.

He rushed to Rouyi Palace holding two pieces of jade, and before he could say anything, he was scolded.

"Yuan'er, where have you been running off to again?!"

"It's so hot, and your elder brother is studying hard every day in the prince's residence, not daring to slack off even for a moment. But you, on the other hand, are running around all day, learning nothing."

"If you continue to act so presumptuously, Mother will be angry!"

The emperor forgot what he explained at the time, he only knew that the anger in his heart was extinguished in an instant and he still felt a lot of grievances.

He choked and shouted, "My son didn't run around!"

"The Emperor asked me to go to the Purple Palace to recite a lesson today. I did a great job, so he rewarded me with two pieces of jade."

In fact, his father asked him to name a gift at random, but the emperor was concerned about his mother and said he wanted two pieces of jade to make a headdress for his mother.

Unexpectedly, the mother only glanced at it and said nonchalantly, "Your father has so many rare treasures, and he only gave you two pieces of jade as a reward? It's better to reward a servant."

Although she expressed disdain, the mother still accepted the two pieces of jade.

The young emperor was still somewhat happy, as if the honor he had worked so hard for was finally placed in front of his mother and he also received her recognition.

I don’t know how long it took before my mother’s sister-in-law came to the palace to visit.

The emperor thought the jade hairpin in her hair looked familiar, so he asked, "Aunt, the hairpin on your head is really beautiful."

My aunt smiled and said, "This is the jade gift from the Imperial Concubine, how can it not be beautiful?"

The emperor's expression changed instantly.

Because of his sullen face, he was scolded by his mother.

Turning around, the senior palace maid beside his mother came up with tea. The emperor saw the jade bracelet on her wrist and anger surged from the bottom of his heart.

He grabbed the senior maid's wrist and demanded, "Where did you get this bracelet?!"

The jade bracelet worn by the senior palace maid was clearly made of the jade gifted by her father.

The senior palace maid was startled and quickly explained, "This is a reward given to me by the Empress."

The emperor changed his face at that time and had a big quarrel with his mother.

His mother also accused him of being petty and forbade her to dispose of the things he gave her?

"They are just two pieces of jade. When has Mother ever been short of these gold, silver, and jade items?"

"You are so heartless. Your sister Danyu treats you so well every day. Mother rewarded her because she served you well. But you hold a grudge against her and Mother for this."

"Why are you so useless that you've made such a fuss over a piece of jade?!"

The nails painted with red nails were very sharp, poking his eyebrows again and again, full of accusations.

The emperor was criticized as being worthless and full of evil, as if he had committed a huge mistake.

I thought the matter was over, but one day, I suddenly heard my mother chatting with the palace maids.

"Old Six has a bad temper. I wonder who he inherited it from?"

"On weekdays, he's delicate and awkward, like a girl, but sometimes he can be overbearing and rude. Last time, because of the jade incident, he glared at me as if I were his enemy."

"Sometimes I really regret giving birth to a monster like him."

monster?

Many years later, the emperor slowly understood when he became estranged from the empress dowager.

Maybe it was when he was rejected and pushed away time and time again, and was called a monster by his own mother?

He looked at Xie Run with complicated eyes.

Looking at her carefully admiring the little grasshopper given by Baozhen, even though it was clearly put in a box, she couldn't help but take it out and admire it a few more times.

She also placed it among a row of strange things, arranged neatly, and placed it in the most conspicuous place on the dressing table.

The phoenix hairpins, jade hairpins, agate, gemstone and pearl jewelry on the dressing table, which one is not priceless?

But when it comes to her, it's not as good as these little gadgets.

Xie Run had a gentle and gentle smile on his face.

As the emperor looked at it, his emotions fell like the spring rain dripping on the grass, quietly moistening everything, in silence.

After Xie Run put away the grasshoppers that Baozhen had given him, he turned around and found that the emperor had closed his eyes and fallen asleep without him knowing when.

She stood up and helped get a blanket to cover the emperor.

The next day, the emperor went to the Cining Palace again.

He sat upright in front of the Queen Mother, his mind calmer than ever before.

The emperor said nothing, staring at the empress dowager in silence. It was not until the empress dowager felt uneasy that he slowly spoke.

"Mother, I am not a monster."

"Why is there only fear in your eyes when you look at me?"

He desperately asked, "Am I not your son?!"

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It will be concluded tomorrow, but subsequent extra chapters will be updated as normal.