The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

At this time, Kang Ge'er was looking towards Chu Qinling. The prince's seat was very close, only five steps away.

Seeing your brother waving, he said something to his grandmother and the others and went over.

When the Holy Empress Dowager looked over, he was just walking towards Chu Qinling.

She stared at the two children, who looked very much like her Eleven and Duan Chongming.

Kang Ge'er looks neither like his father nor his mother, but looks like a spitting image of his deceased grandfather.

Chu Qinling resembles the late emperor, but has some of the gentleness of Concubine Ning. Chu Qinling and Prince Huiwen are uncle and nephew, and in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Saint, there is a bit of the shadow of Eleven.

The Holy Queen Mother's eyes did not blink. She seemed to see that when Eleven was little, he often hung out with the boy from the Duan family and was inseparable from him.

"Reporting to the Holy Queen Mother, that is the eldest son of the Duan Bo family. His full name is Duan Chengkang, and he is fourteen years old."

"The child of Duan Bofu?"

The Holy Queen Mother blinked her moist eyes and nodded.

"The one next to him is the Sixth Prince, right? Call them forward."

The Empress on the side relaxed her expression. Upon hearing the Saint Empress Dowager's words, she involuntarily glanced over and asked the Emperor of Chu, "Is this the boy your majesty was talking about earlier? He looks very much like Marquis Duan."

Emperor Chu looked at the two children brought over by the palace servants and nodded with a smile.

"Empress, you know that this kid used to resemble his grandfather in brute strength, but his personality was completely different. It was only after he was disciplined by his grandmother that his temperament changed a bit."

"is it?"

Queen Zhu looked at Kang Ge'er who was gradually approaching. No wonder he looked like an old friend. It turned out that he was the son of an old friend.

She was probably about this age when she first met Duan Chongming as a child.

Her memories gradually became clearer. She recalled that when she was young, her aunt was already the queen. There were not many girls in the family, and she was the daughter of her aunt's brother, so she was closer to him. She was often invited to the palace to play.

She was precocious since childhood and understood many things that adults did not say out loud.

Her aunt originally wanted to marry her to her cousin, the second prince, but the second prince already had someone he loved, and her aunt had a quarrel with him over this.

She heard the argument between the two in the corridor. She didn't have any special feelings for her cousin, but a girl would inevitably feel a little uncomfortable after being rejected, so she left the hall directly and walked around the harem alone to relax.

At that time, she did not notice that there were palace servants dealing with a hornet's nest nearby. She walked straight into the garden, and no palace servant stopped her. The hornet's nest fell down and landed right in the flowers next to her.

The hornets were enraged and swarmed towards her.

No matter how mature she was, she was just a thirteen-year-old girl, and she was so frightened by this scene that she couldn't move.

At this time, Duan Chongming and his cousin were going to his aunt's palace. He was brave enough to take off his cloak and cover her face, saying, "Squat down."

She hid in her cloak, not knowing what was happening outside, she only knew that there was someone standing next to her.

The palace people behind came over and drove away the hornets.

But there was no love at first sight, because the next time I saw him was in my aunt's palace.

He was stung by a wasp in the eyes and face. When she saw Duan Chongming, his face was swollen beyond recognition.

"Queen, Queen?"

Queen Zhu was awakened by Emperor Chu. She curled her lips and looked at him apologetically.

"Your Majesty, it was I who lost my mind."

"It's okay. The doctor told you to worry less."

Queen Zhu nodded and heard the two children paying their respects.

"Get up and come closer so I can see you."

When Chu Qinling came forward, Kang Ge'er followed closely behind him, standing slightly behind.

The Holy Empress Dowager looked at the two children. They were about the same age, but Kang Ge'er was a head taller than Chu Qinling.

When they left the palace, Eleven had only been gone for five years, and Duan Chongming was still very young.

In her memory, there were only their young faces. Now when she looked at these two children, she always felt like she was back to the time when they were teenagers.

"Are you Duan Chongming's grandson?"

The Holy Queen Mother narrowed her eyes slightly and looked at the boy in front of her.

There is a slight difference in their demeanor, but because of their blood relationship, they can be said to be very similar.

"Your Majesty, the Holy Empress Dowager, it is none other than our late ancestor."

Facing this old man, Duan Chengkang restrained himself a lot, lowered his head and answered respectfully.

The Holy Queen Mother looked at the two people with their heads slightly lowered, as if she was back to the time when Eleven and Duan Chongming were listening to her lectures.

However, Duan Chongming is not as respectful as this kid. He is usually nonchalant. Even when being scolded, he still pulls Eleven's sleeve.

"Give the two children a seat next to me. Would you like that?"

The Holy Queen Mother looked at the two people and asked.

"My grandson is extremely happy to serve the Holy Grandmother at meals."

"There are palace servants here, so you can come in person."

The Holy Queen Mother was more patient with this child who was somewhat similar to Eleven.

Kang Ge'er thought that the Queen Mother was quite kind, but she always liked to look at him.

"Today is a good day. It's a blessing for me to be able to talk to you for a few words. I didn't expect that I would be asked to serve the old man. Could it be that our ancestors have shown great kindness?"

Kang Ge'er smiled sweetly and said compliments.

When the King of Chu heard this, he knew who Xiaoliu had learned those words from during the day.

Hey, this kid has led Xiaoliu astray.

Some people nearby secretly cursed the Duan family for being too bold after hearing this, especially some old guys, who knew how serious and rule-abiding the Holy Queen Mother was. They knew that this kid would definitely be scorned now.

But when people get old, they like to hear children say something cute.

Kang Ge'er once used this mouth to defeat the old ladies in every street and alley. No matter how serious or rigid they were, they could not escape his sweet words.

Otherwise, where do you think he knows so much gossip about the capital?

Back to the topic, the Holy Queen Mother indeed laughed out loud.

"I originally thought you were more well-behaved than your grandfather, but I never thought you'd inherited his tradition. You're the best at flattering people with your mouth."

When talking about his grandfather, Kang Ge'er's eyes light up. He likes to listen to people talk about his grandfather.

But my grandmother rarely mentioned my grandfather, only occasionally, and my father didn't mention him much either, as he didn't often reminisce about it.

"Has the Holy Empress Dowager ever met our deceased ancestor?"

As he said this, he fed himself a mouthful of egg pastry.

The Holy Queen Mother leaned back and rested on the cushions.

"I've seen him. Back then, your grandfather and my youngest son played very well together. The relationship between the two was just like that between you and Xiao Xiaoliu."