C199 This joke is not funny at all

"Uh, alright, let's get back to business." Seeing that Gong Ming had no intention to bother with his, Qian Li immediately changed the topic. She took another sip of water and realised that not long after Gong Ming woke up, she had actually finished a whole pot of tea. Although the pot wasn't big, it was still …

She looked a bit embarrassed. She put the empty pot back and then said, "En, I think it's because I haven't eaten anything too hungry since today."

Gong Ming finally replied, "The empress dowager treated you like her own biological grandson. Why, didn't she give you a bite to eat?"

"The empress dowager actually wished that I could stay and eat, but all of my good mood was completely stirred up by that bastard Gong Ye."

Hearing that, Gong Ming's eyes flashed, and he asked, "You saw Gong Ye."

He did not know if this could be considered as a tacit understanding, but in private, other than when it was necessary, the two of them would never call each other Emperor Gong Ye. Perhaps in their hearts, Gong Ye was not even worthy to be called Emperor?

"The palace is so small, isn't it strange that we've met him?"

Gong Ming smiled slightly, "I can see that your mental fortitude is indeed not bad. When mentioning him, or perhaps seeing him, you can already calm down and think about it."

Qian Li curled her lips in dissatisfaction, "Don't look at me the way you look at others. I'm not an ordinary person in the first place, I was just too sad earlier. After I calmed down, I even felt afraid of myself."

"Why has This King never realized that beneath your cold exterior that does not fear the heavens nor the earth, there is a heart radiating with vitality hidden?"

Qian Li choked quite a bit on these words, when Gong Ming was not talking, she had not discovered this matter, but now that he had said it, why did she feel that it was true?

Because...

From the bottom of his heart, he treated Gong Ming as a family, so the reverence and fear he had from before was no longer there?

But why was it that even now, after reminding herself countless times that this person was only her brother, she was still unwilling to accept this fact?

Qian Li sighed, "Gong Ye was asking the Duke about your situation today. From the looks of it, he really cared about your little brother."

He knew that she was teasing him, but Gong Ming did not have much of a reaction, he still maintained his calm demeanor, "So what? In any case, we are on the same side, and Your Highness, you will definitely not do anything that would harm your interests, right?"

"As expected, everything is within your grasp. I just don't know if Your Highness is also in control of the matter where your neck is about to break."

This time, it was finally Gong Ming's turn to be speechless. After a while, he looked at Qian Li and said, "Didn't you say you wanted to tell this duke about the empress dowager? Why is it so far away? "

"Before you speak, can Qian Li understand what kind of person the empress dowager is in your heart?"

"I'm not sure." After seeing Qian Li's surprised expression, he started to explain, "You know, I have been bullied since I was young, so I am not as lucky as the Third Prince. There is always a time when I have to love and protect his brother, so, if only I could fill my stomach a little everyday, how could I possibly have the chance to meet those so-called nobles in the palace? So when you ask This King this question, This King really does not know how to answer. "

Feeling pain in her heart, Qian Li bit on her lips. After some hesitation, she spoke up. "Actually, the empress dowager is different from many other people in the palace. Although you are the empress dowager, she doesn't mind giving equal treatment to her grandchildren, or even their births. It's just that maybe … She didn't know about your birth at the time, and there was nothing she could do after she found out. Then you moved out and the empress dowager was old again, so she couldn't come out to see … "

Gong Ming raised his eyes, and looked at Qian Li with a smile that was not a smile, "How can you suddenly have such a feeling?"

"I wonder in Prince's eyes, how does Qian Li see people?" Of course, when Qian Li asked this question, she had already blocked Gong Ye, but Gong Ming himself did not know that she was acquainted with that person, so she … It didn't matter.

"This King doesn't know how you judge people, but... Judging from the fact that you have chosen this king as your backer and the three people beside you, it is indeed not bad. "

This person... He was really narcissistic.

When praising others, she didn't forget to bring him along, but why didn't she notice it previously?

"Regarding the matter of choosing the Duke, Qian Li should be grateful. If the Prince had not chosen Qian Li first, how could Qian Li have had the chance to follow by your side, so in the end, the person with the best sunshine was the Prince from start to finish."

These words made Gong Ming extremely happy. He discovered that, since an unknown time ago, when he was with Qian Li, he had unknowingly talked a lot more. Furthermore, his mood had also become a lot more relaxed.

"But why are you pulling on your intuition for something like this?"

Qian Li was surprised, she really did not want to argue, but if she did, she would not be able to explain everything that happened next. After all, in her current identity, she had only met with the empress dowager a few times.

"Has anyone never told you that a woman's intuition is always accurate?" Then, without waiting for Gong Ming to speak, Qian Li continued to explain, "The empress dowager is a very sensitive person, in her heart, she might not be that much of a wrong or a wrong person. Furthermore, Your Highness, I can really feel, she is real, she is very concerned about you, and take this matter as an example, after she knows that you have been injured, she is extremely agitated. Even if Your Highness rarely sees the empress dowager, you probably won't have the chance to see her at all, but you should know that all these years, the empress dowager's mood really is very bad. Prince, if it wasn't for Qian Li blocking her at that time, and if Gong Ye did not allow her to leave the palace, she would be standing right in front of you right now. "

He looked at Qian Li, and wasn't able to say anything for a long while. After a long while, he finally asked with slightly lifted lips, "If she really doesn't dislike me as much as you say, and does she really care about me, then … Why have you ignored me for so many years? When I went to see her, she chose to avoid me? Furthermore, Qian Li, even if she didn't want to hide, if she truly wanted to see me, or really cared for me, then she would just need to have someone to pass a message to her. After saying that, without waiting for Qian Li to react, Gong Ming shook his head and laughed bitterly, "Qian Li, this joke of yours is really not funny at all."

"Why would Qian Li joke around with you?" With regards to Gong Ming's reaction, Qian Li expressed her understanding. She said, "I know that Your Highness must have a lot of difficulties in your heart, but this cannot become a reason for others to not pay attention to you. Did Your Highness really not think about it? Is it really because the empress dowager doesn't care enough about the prince, or is the prince's desire to see the empress dowager himself not strong enough? "

Gong Ming was startled. This question that he had never thought about before was now being brought to light by Qian Li in a flash. He was not used to it at all.

"Actually, I've been thinking about this question all this time. I also don't understand why the empress dowager doesn't know anything about these children and grandchildren of hers, but today, I finally understand why."

"The reason?" That... "What is it?"

All along, Gong Ming had always done things according to his own plans, every step was like this, and he was not prepared for what Qian Li was about to say, which instead gave rise to a feeling of curiosity and anticipation.

"Your Highness, do you know? If Qian Li had not taken the initiative to tell the empress dowager about your injuries and how serious it was, the empress dowager might not even have known. She had always thought that you had only gotten into some small conflict, so through this matter, can we guess what happened? "For example, the empress dowager took the initiative to contact the prince before, but someone robbed her halfway through sending a letter or a message to the prince?"