Emperor Taihe saw that Zhao De was frightened, so he pretended to be nonchalant and asked, "Yao'er and Gao'er have started their primary education, right? How are their studies going recently? Is there anything wrong?"

Zhao De's head was full of questions, and he couldn't understand why Emperor Taihe suddenly mentioned his two grandsons.

Could it be that they wanted them to be study companions for the little prince? But aren't these two children a little young? Wouldn't it be inappropriate for them to be study companions?

Although puzzled, he still replied cautiously: "Your Majesty, he has been enlightened, but he is still young and a little naughty. Nothing has happened recently."

Anyway, he hasn't heard anything happened to his two grandsons recently.

Zhao De was thinking about this when he heard Emperor Taihe sigh, "A few days ago, my mother suddenly came to discuss with me, wanting to choose one of Yao'er and Gao'er to marry Princess Fu'an."

When Zhao De heard this, his heart skipped a beat and he couldn't help but secretly blame Queen Dowager Zhao for being too confused.

How old are his two grandsons? Why would they arrange a marriage for them now?

Moreover, the Princess Fu'an is very young. Now that she has been engaged, who knows what kind of personality she will have in the future?

What will happen to his grandson if he has a bad temper?

He was just complaining in his heart when he heard Emperor Taihe say, "However, I didn't agree. After all, Fu'an is not an ordinary child. Not everyone can bear her blessing. Uncle, is that right?"

Zhao De was a little confused at first, but after hearing the end, he felt a buzzing in his head, as if he was hit by a heavy hammer, and he finally understood what Emperor Taihe meant!

Emperor Taihe's words were clearly a warning to him!

No, he has been having nightmares recently, and the ancestral hall at home was struck by lightning. Could it be because of this?

Is it because his grandson is not so lucky that his family suffers?

Queen Mother Zhao almost killed him!

Zhao De quickly nodded in agreement: "Your Majesty is right. The blessing of Princess Fu'an is definitely beyond the reach of ordinary people. My two grandsons are ordinary people, but they are not lucky enough to be engaged to Princess Fu'an."

Emperor Taihe quickly patted his arm and comforted him: "Uncle, don't worry. I have already rejected it on your behalf. If the Queen Mother still has feelings, it will be the same if you reject it then."

Zhao De panicked when he heard the last part: "I, your humble servant, will definitely refuse!"

Emperor Taihe then smiled with satisfaction and sent him back.

After Zhao De returned home, he first asked how the stolen goods were being sorted. When he learned that the servants were still counting them, he asked about his two grandsons.

As a result of asking this question, I found out that my grandson was frightened last night and was not feeling well today.

He was so frightened that his face turned pale and he hurried to see his grandson.

I saw the little grandson lying weakly on the bed, his little face was frighteningly pale, and there was a wet towel on his forehead.

After asking carefully, I found out that the wet nurse and the maid were negligent and failed to close the window last night. The strong wind blew the window open at night. In addition, the child was not sleeping well and kicked off the quilt, causing him to catch a cold.

He was awakened by the roar of thunder and lightning, and cried in fear. The wet nurse and the maid were awakened and realized something was wrong. They quickly closed the window and covered him with the quilt again.

They were afraid of being punished, so they deliberately concealed the matter until the child's mother discovered that he was ill. She quickly sent for a doctor and interrogated the maid and wet nurse, only then did they learn the truth.

Zhao De's face turned dark when he heard this. He didn't care about the punished wet nurse and maid. After seeing his grandson, he immediately urged the servants to count the stolen goods as soon as possible. Then he took the counted stolen goods into the palace and handed them all over to Emperor Taihe.

Then he went to see Queen Mother Zhao.

Queen Mother Zhao didn't know at this time that the Zhao family ancestral hall was struck by lightning, so she was still thinking about Xie Ying's marriage. She was somewhat dissatisfied with Emperor Taihe's rejection, and even more unwilling to see Xie Ying marry Situ Yuan in the future.

Ruyi was just her servant. How could her precious grandson marry Ruyi's granddaughter?

She was quite happy to learn that Zhao De had come. Not only did she sit up straight, but she also took the initiative to greet Zhao De with a smile: "Brother, why did you come to see me so suddenly?"

Zhao De knelt upright before her with a thud: "Empress Dowager, please spare the Zhao family!"

Queen Mother Zhao's expression suddenly changed. "What are you talking about? What do you mean by saying I should spare the Zhao family? Has something happened to the Zhao family? I'm still here. Who dares to touch the Zhao family?"

The nanny beside her also changed her expression and quickly sent the palace maids away, fearing that they would hear something they shouldn't hear.

After they all left, Zhao De suddenly raised his head and looked at Queen Dowager Zhao with eyes full of resentment: "Does Queen Dowager know what happened to the Zhao family last night?"

Although Queen Mother Zhao was dissatisfied with his attitude, she was also worried about the Zhao family. She could only suppress her anger and ask, "What happened to the Zhao family last night? Tell me quickly!"

"Yesterday at midnight, the Zhao Family Ancestral Hall was struck by lightning!"

Zhao De gritted his teeth and said, "And Gao'er, he caught a cold last night and was frightened, and now he's still running a fever!"

Queen Mother Zhao was shocked: "How could this happen? How could such a thing happen?"

Zhao De suddenly asked, "Empress Dowager, I heard that you want to choose one of Yao'er and Gao'er to marry Princess Fu'an?"

Queen Mother Zhao's expression changed drastically. "How did you know? Why are you asking this? Wait, are you trying to say that the Zhao family's misfortune is all because of that girl from the Xie family?"

Zhao De said, "Don't you understand, Queen Mother? The Zhao family has suffered such a disaster because of you!

The girl from the Xie family is a lucky girl. Those who plotted against her never had a good ending. Moreover, she is just a little girl. Why did the Queen Mother insist on plotting her marriage? And drag the Zhao family into it?

Queen Mother Zhao was instantly furious, her heart aching. "You...what do you mean by this? Are you blaming me? Who am I doing this for? Isn't it for the Zhao family?"

Zhao De said coldly: "I dare not blame the Queen Mother. Whatever the Queen Mother wants to do, you must have your reasons.

I just feel sorry for the ancestors in the Zhao family ancestral hall, as well as my little grandson. They clearly did nothing wrong, yet they have to suffer this misfortune.

The Empress naturally meant well, but unfortunately Yao'er and Gao'er were not lucky enough to enjoy it. They were also young and did not need the Empress's blessing for marriage.

If Your Majesty likes them, please just give them some pens, ink, paper, inkstone, books, calligraphy and paintings. I will definitely let them study hard and bring honor to the family in the future.

They are boys, and at this age they should be studying hard instead of getting engaged to other girls and doing nothing."

Queen Mother Zhao blushed instantly: "Okay, okay, I had good intentions, but it turns out I was a bad person, allowing you to anger me like this!

"Go away! I don't want to see you again! Don't worry, I will never marry Yao'er and Gao'er again. I will never be such a bad person again!"

Zhao De knelt down and kowtowed, saying "Your Majesty, please take care of yourself," and then left.

As soon as he walked out the door, he heard a "crackling" sound coming from inside. It was obvious that Queen Dowager Zhao was so angry that she threw something.

He froze at first, then walked out with an expressionless face.

Queen Mother Zhao was angry, and he was still angry!

His precious grandson was almost killed by Queen Mother Zhao!

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