Chapter 512: Your Highness the Empress
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
As if she could not sense his anger, Madam Qin walked around Qin Huai and found a chair to sit on.
She looked at her son, but it was not the gaze of a loving mother. It was more like she was sizing him up.
She wanted to know if he had recovered or if he had learned a deeper disguise.
Qin Huai placed his right hand on the table and clenched his fists.
“I’ll only ask you once. Did you tamper with my imperial provincial examination results? Should I be on the rankings?”
Madam Qin smiled. “Does it still matter?”
As she spoke, she took out a rolled-up piece of paper from her sleeve. It was Qin Huai’s submission on Policy Discourse .
“Madam, be careful!” Hua Hong jumped out from somewhere and moved, holding a golden dart in her hand.
The golden darts had barbs on them, and they were not children’s toys.
However, Madam Qin did not feel afraid. Her eyebrows moved slightly. “You want to kill me?”
Qin Huai did not say anything. The madness in his eyes could not be hidden at all. The veins on his forehead were clearly visible.
That gaze was filled with true hatred.
Madam Qin intercepted Qin Huai’s examination paper halfway and it had not made it into the hands of the main examiner. Qin Huai naturally did not make the list.
She did not tell Qin Huai why, and Qin Huai did not ask.
Qin Huai had attacked Madam Qin with a hidden weapon. This news could not be hidden from Duke An.
High Duke An and the Duchess rushed over. The two of them were very frightened.
The Duchess hugged Qin Huai in her arms and said repeatedly, “What’s wrong with you all? Can’t we just talk things out nicely? Must you be so stubborn?”
Duke An also said to Madam Qin, “You too. You have to tell the child if there’s anything. How can you take matters into your own hands? Huai’er has already grown up. He’s already nine years old. He can make his own decisions. Why do you have to always make decisions for him?”
“That’s right. For the imperial provincial examination this time, Huai’er prepared for an entire year. He ate and slept for only two hours a day and even had to go out to deal with the scholars’ gathering just to promote himself.” The Duchess sighed. “If you don’t want Huai’er to take the examination, why didn’t you tell him earlier? Why did you only tell him this after he finished the examination and the results are about to be released?”
The couple spoke one after the other as they tried to calm the situation down.
However, Madam Qin and Qin Huai clearly were not listening.
“Huai’er, say something too. Your mother did this because she had her own—”
“Difficulties? Hidden secrets? For my own good?” Qin Huai’s lips twitched. It was unknown if he was crying or laughing. “I’m a human, not a plaything, and not an animal!”
He looked at Madam Qin and clenched his fists tightly. He almost squeezed out the words through gritted teeth. “Are you very disappointed that I managed to survive past my eighth birthday, Madam?”
“How dare you!” Madam Qin, who was not even angry at Qin Huai’s attack, was furious when she heard this. She stood up and raised her right palm high, but it did not land.
Qin Huai looked at her and suddenly smiled. “Back then, when I wanted to investigate my background, you stopped me. If I wanted to investigate you, you stopped me too. I went outside to investigate Princess Yongchang, but you didn’t stop me. Madam Qin, what are you afraid of?”
He did not expect Madam Qin to answer him. Instead, he continued, “You let me investigate freely about things that had nothing to do with you, but as long as it’s things related to your interests, you don’t allow it. Now, I want to take the imperial provincial examination, but you stopped me. Well, at least, I can confirm something from this.
In this world, there are only four or five people who can easily do these things. The Imperial Family is one of them, and Grandpa is another.”
Duke An shook his head repeatedly. “I didn’t—”
The Duchess stepped on his foot to stop him from continuing.
His grandson was still around. Why did he have to narrow his target for him?
Wasn’t this worsening the conflict between the mother and son!
“One is King Xiaoyao, and the other is you, right?” Qin Huai was certain. “Your Highness the Empress..”