Chapter 450 Being scolded
Chu Li was at home, deep in thought, holding a thick stack of banknotes.
The Jun family really has a lot of money!
She hadn't finished counting yet, but she estimated that there were several million taels of silver.
You can withdraw it from the No. 1 money exchange in the world.
Xiao Yueyue poked her head over and asked, "Mother, what are these things that the Imperial Grandmother and the Imperial Aunt gave us?"
Chu Li coughed lightly, "These are all exchange coupons. From now on, whatever delicious food you want to eat or fun things you want to play, mother will buy them for you."
Xiao Ming's little head also came over, "Mom, isn't this a banknote?"
Chu Li: “…”
"Silver notes, hehe, well, mother will keep them for you first."
Xiao Ming's eyes were full of innocence. "Mom, the ancients said: A gentleman loves money, but he gets it in a proper way."
Chu Li poked Xiao Ming's forehead and said, "The ancients also said: Children's money needs adults to help keep it safe."
Xiao Ming tilted his head with a puzzled look on his face, "Is that so?"
Chu Li felt a little guilty, "Well, I'm an adult, so I've read more books than you."
Xiao Ming nodded seriously, "Thank you for your hard work, mother."
Xiao Yueyue looked at the thick banknotes and blinked, "Mom, these are the banknotes that can be used to buy things. I want to buy one for you!"
Chu Li: “…”
She stroked Xiao Ming and Xiao Yueyue's faces and said seriously, "Your father is alive and well, why do you want to buy one?"
Xiao Yueyue and Xiao Ming's eyes widened instantly and they said in unison: "Daddy is not dead?"
Chu Li touched the two men’s heads. They actually overheard that Ye Hanting was dead.
Big misunderstanding.
"Your father is not dead. His name is Jun Ling now. Do you remember?"
"That's great, we don't have to buy a daddy!" Xiao Yueyue clapped and jumped up and down on the spot.
Xiao Ming smiled brightly, it was great that his father was not dead.
"Master, my cousin and Princess Xiaoqi are here." Bingxia pushed open the door, holding a rag doll in her hand.
After Chu Xing and Mu Jiangge came in, they saw two children.
"Chu Chu, this is your child with Master Ye, right?" Chu Xing couldn't believe his eyes.
They are so similar, it's a pity that the brilliant Master Ye has passed away.
Mu Jiangge was shocked, "Your children are this big now?"
The two of them hugged the child and kissed and hugged him.
After a while, Bingxia saw that the two had something to talk about, so she took the children to play.
After the door was closed, Mu Jiangge asked, "Master Ye is dead, don't you plan to find a stepfather for the children?"
Chu Xing pulled Mu Jiangge's sleeve. Master Ye was the person she respected the most. The dead are the greatest. It was so inappropriate to say that.
Chu Li's face was full of question marks. He tilted his head to look at the two of them, "Aren't you two attending the dinner party?"
Chu Xing curled her lips, "My unlucky brother asked us to invite you to the palace. Empress Dowager Nalan and Princess Yaohua both want to see you, their lifesaver. They also said they would give you eight million taels of silver. When Chu Muran heard this, they immediately asked us to invite you!"
"Oh." Chu Li smiled. Yao Hua and Empress Dowager Nalan were very powerful in fighting. Chu Muran's face must have turned green with anger.
Chu Xing continued, "You don't know how unpopular Chu Muran is now. He went to pick up the Queen Mother and Princess of the Great Xia Kingdom, but they didn't even see him and went straight into the city. This matter has spread throughout the city."
"I guess the news that the mother and daughter came to Da Chu to look for you will spread tomorrow. By then, Chu Muran will be so angry that he will vomit blood!" Mu Jiangge laughed heartily.
"Then I really have to go to the palace." Chu Li's smile deepened.
"Let's go, let's go together!" Mu Jiangge was very excited when he thought about the show he would watch later.
The three of them went out from the next yard together.
Eunuch Li had been waiting outside the carriage. He bowed respectfully to Chu Li and said, "Your Majesty, I am sorry for the inconvenience."
Chu Li nodded slightly, "Thank you, Eunuch Li."
The three of them got in a carriage and headed for the palace.
Chu Muran sat on the dragon throne and waited anxiously. Why hadn't Chu Li come yet?
He found that Empress Dowager Nalan and Princess Yaohua seemed to have lost their patience.
Finally, he heard the voice of Eunuch Li outside the palace.
Everyone looked outside and saw Chu Li standing outside the palace gate in a red dress and a white cloak.
She exudes the aura of an emperor from a noble family, and with a face of unparalleled beauty, she is extremely shocking.
This was the first time for most of them to see Chu Li dressed as a woman.
The ministers subconsciously wanted to kneel down and salute.
Chu Li stepped into the hall step by step. With the arrival of the king, there was complete silence all around.
Even Chu Muran, who was sitting on the throne, felt a chill on his back. He had never felt the respectful looks those ministers gave Chu Li.
He clenched his palms secretly, his sister is really good at bewitching people.
"Your Majesty the Great Chu!" Princess Yaohua looked excited and invited Chu Li to sit next to her.
Mu Xinyue watched Chu Li, Empress Dowager Nalan, and Princess Yaohua raise their glasses and drink, without even looking at her, the mother.
She said to Chu Li, "Are you feeling better?"
Chu Li looked at her blankly, "Mother, who told you that I was unwell?"
"I heard from your royal brother that your royal brother cares about you." Mu Xinyue smiled faintly and showed goodwill to Chu Li.
"Care about me? I walk with a breeze, have sufficient energy and blood, and am in good health. How could I be ill?" Chu Li retorted.
Seeing that Chu Li didn't give him any face, Chu Muran immediately tried to smooth things over, "I heard from Eunuch Li, I'm glad my sister is fine."
Eunuch Li gritted his teeth and said that Chu Muran was even worse than Emperor Qingyuan.
At least Emperor Qingyuan, apart from being lustful and suspicious, still had some real abilities.
Empress Dowager Nalan felt upset when she saw Mu Xinyue favoring Chu Muran.
She asked unhappily, "Queen Mother Mu, you don't even know whether your own daughter is sick or not, and you still ask your son? Your son should listen to what Eunuch Li said. I think you were so cruel when you left Chu Li alone in the palace, and when she was working hard to make the Great Chu better, you showed up and drove her away. Everyone knows these things, so you don't have to show how much you care about Chu Li in front of us."
Mu Xinyue's face turned extremely ugly. Empress Dowager Nalan actually said such harsh words.
She smiled back and said calmly, "Empress Dowager Nalan, this is our Chu family's family affair and has nothing to do with tonight's palace banquet. Since Chu Li is not close to me and her brother, how can I care about her?"
Empress Dowager Nalan's eyes suddenly turned cold.
"You left a ten-year-old child alone in the palace and asked her to dress up as a man to pretend to be the crown prince. Have you ever thought about how she survived these years of life and death? And you came back and took away her throne. Is this how your Chu family behaves?"
Mu Xinyue was speechless and her palms began to sweat.
The ministers talked a lot.
"Princess Chuchu is so pitiful."
"We old officials have seen what she has gone through over the years. It's no exaggeration to say that she has survived a near-death experience."
"She has sacrificed so much for Da Chu. Who can say it's not true?"
Mu Xinyue felt uncomfortable listening to the discussions.
Wasn't her daughter alive and well? Since she came back, Chu Li had been against her in every way, and she hadn't learned about her past in detail.
Anyway, every time the spies in the palace wrote to her, they would say that her daughter was doing well.
She clutched the handkerchief angrily, feeling the hostility of Empress Dowager Nalan towards her.
Why was Empress Dowager Nalan so excited, as if Chu Li was her daughter?
Chu Muran lowered his eyes. The letters that people in the palace regularly sent to his mother would always pass through his hands first.
The letter talked about how his sister was bullied, and he was horrified after reading it.
He didn't want his mother to read the contents of the letter and feel guilty.
If the Queen Mother asked them to be exchanged back in advance, wouldn't he have to suffer like his sister?
So he would always tell his mother that his sister was obedient and sensible, and very much pleased his father.
Chuchu had that ability before, so his mother believed his words without a doubt.