Chapter 1085 Wait Until I Catch You (5)

It is said that men are like pots and women are like cups. How can a teapot only have one cup? It is so absurd...

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Nangong Yi and Cai Wei left Yukun Palace and went to Shouning Palace where the Grand Empress Dowager lived.

The Grand Empress Dowager has not asked about the affairs of the harem for many years. Except for asking about her mother's family, she has devoted all her energy to eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddha.

Cai Wei and Nangong Yi arrived at Shouning Palace, and the nanny in charge welcomed them in.

The warm room where the Grand Empress Dowager lived had three rooms in total, which were connected. Perhaps for the convenience of heating, the east side was separated by a 24-screen flower and bird screen, and the west side was separated by a treasure pavilion.

In the middle of the warm room, there was a white jade Guanyin that was more than one foot long. The white jade Guanyin was placed in a Buddhist niche carved from agarwood. Under the candlelight, the jade Guanyin looked down at the sentient beings in the palace with a kind face.

In front of the shrine was a long table, on which were placed coral pagodas, Diamond Sutras, and wooden fish made of nanmu. A three-legged incense burner was filled with a bunch of burning incense sticks. Next to it was a silver tray with floral patterns, offering some fresh fruits.

The Empress Dowager sat on the bed, thin and thin, with gray hair, looking about sixty or seventy years old. She wore a green jacket with no floral patterns, and had no red hairpins, gold or jade on her head, only a headband. She looked very plain, but her spirit was very good.

Nangong Yi bowed down with Caiwei, and offered tea to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager took Caiwei's tea and gave Caiwei a jadeite Guanyin, telling her to put it in the inner room and burn three sticks of incense every day, which would definitely bring benefits.

After a few admonitions, the Empress Dowager suddenly said to Nangong Yi: "I heard that Fu'er has not yet held an official position. He is not young anymore and should share the emperor's worries. If the emperor has any suitable tasks, just send him to do it. The child will mature after a few experiences."

The Fu'er mentioned by the Empress Dowager is Ji Wanfu, the prince of the Duke of Ying. He was beaten by Caiwei at Jufude and also ordered several prostitutes to beat Caiwei, but they failed.

Nangong Yi had heard about Ji Wanfu's absurd things a long time ago. This guy was a dandy who spent all day in the red-light district, the king of the red-light village, and the leader of the mandarin duck meeting. He would definitely be able to do a good job in gambling, but if he was given the task of receiving envoys, in the end, those envoys would probably be invited to the brothel by him...

Nangong Yi would hate such a person and would naturally not use him to do things. Besides, he was never close to the Grand Empress Dowager and would not take her requests to heart.

From childhood to adulthood, the Grand Empress Dowager had never taken care of him, the legitimate grandson, once. When he was a child, there were several times when they were forced into a desperate situation by Concubine Jin and Nangong Shi. The little boy ran to Shouning Palace to ask for the Grand Empress Dowager's protection, but was ruthlessly rejected by the Grand Empress Dowager.

Because at that time, she always thought that Nangong Shi would ascend to the throne. Therefore, in order to avoid suspicion from Concubine Jin and her son, she had always deliberately distanced herself from Nangong Yi and her son, and had always been indifferent to them. Therefore, in Nangong Yi's heart, the Empress Dowager was just a title, without any emotional component!

"At present, all officials are doing their own jobs, and there is no suitable position for him!" Nangong Yi said indifferently.

The Empress Dowager's eyes dimmed for a moment. She naturally knew how she treated Nangong Yi before. Man's plans are not as good as God's plans. Who would have expected that Nangong Yi would finally ascend to the throne? If she had known this, she would have left some room for herself and her family, and would not have been so ruthless to Nangong Yi and his mother. Now that things have come to this, she really regrets it...