Reborn Lady - Chapter 450

Wei Yan got off his horse, and when he looked up and saw Wei Luo standing in the middle, a drop of cold sweat dripped from his forehead. He hurried over to explain, “Your Majesty, forgive me. It’s all because I can’t teach my son well. Er Lang, the lazy b-stard, dared to get up late on such a day!”

After finishing speaking, Wei Yan turned his head and gave Er Lang a fierce wink.

Er Lang was already a father, and he cared more about face than when he was a teenager, but who made him wake up the latest that day?

If Wei Luo was not around, he would still be able to fool around. However, when he was caught late by the Emperor, Erl Lng could only bow his head and kneel in front of Wei Luo under the watchful eyes of his cousins, blushing and saying, “Your nephew is wrong. Please, Your Majesty, punish me.”

Wei Luo was very disappointed with Er Lang.

It was not good to make mistakes in trivial things like getting up in winter. It was conceivable that Erlang would not do his best when he was on an errand.

It was out of good intentions that he wanted to take his brothers and nephews for a horse race. Since his nephew was unwilling, why bother?

“If you don’t want to race, go back,” Wei Luo said coldly.

Er Lang was stunned.

Wei Yan was also taken aback. He used to be late for horse racing with his father, and his father would at most give him a few words. But his third brother was like this…

Although it was hard work to go out and race in winter, this was also the favor bestowed by the Emperor; so many people couldn’t wait for it.

“Your Majesty, Er Lang knows he is wrong. Can you give him another chance?” Wei Yan approached Wei Luo and begged in a low voice.

Wei Luo glanced at the other nephews. His eyes were cold, and his voice was stern, “Everyone’s talent is different, but hard work can make up for one’s weakness. No matter how a person is, as long as he is diligent enough, he can always do a good job. No matter how smart a person is, once he is lazy and can’t even do basic self-discipline, I won’t use him.”

Wei Yan’s knees softened and he knelt down.

Wei Xuan and Wei Jing also led the juniors to kneel down, expressing that they would carefully follow the Emperor’s instructions.

Only Er Lang’s face turned pale, and the scene of his grandfather when he was still alive could not help appearing in his mind.

He had always been lazy. Although his grandfather often reprimanded him, he had never been so disrespectful to him. How could his third uncle do that?

“Let’s go!” Wei Luo didn’t change his mind, and didn’t look at Er Lang again. He got on his horse and ran straight out of the palace.

Wei Yan kicked Er Lang with hatred and left too.

Er Lang lowered his head. His eyes were full of the cold face of his third uncle. He was shocked and frightened in his heart. Was he completely rejected by his uncle?

At this time, someone grabbed his shoulder.

Er Lang stood up with that strength, while looking over, in the faint morning light, he saw a warm and smiling face.

It was Prince Wei Heng.

The Emperor and his party had already left for a certain distance, and only Wei Heng had not set off yet.

Er Lang lowered his head subconsciously.

He used to be arrogant in front of his cousins, but this morning he was so humiliated.

Wei Heng said, “Second brother, don’t be discouraged. Father is also strict with us. Qi Lang and I are used to it.”

Because Wei Luo always had a cold face, Er Lang didn’t even doubt this. When he looked at Wei Heng again, he showed the feeling of “you understand me”.

Wei Heng smiled and comforted, “Father is willing to lecture Er Lang, which means that he still has hope. As long as Er Lang is willing to change in the future, Father will still depend on you for errands.”

 He smiled so beautifully that Er Lang felt much more comfortable. He nodded and said, “I see. The Prince should go quickly.”

Wei Heng really couldn’t delay too long. He patted Er Lang on the shoulder, got on his own horse, and chased forward.

As everyone left, Er Lang looked at his unusable horse and felt very uncomfortable.

He didn’t want to return early, didn’t want to go back early. He felt truly abandoned by the Emperor. The feeling of being left out was something Er Lang never wanted to experience again.

But regret was useless. Er Lang returned to the Chu Mansion in despair.

When Ji Xianxian learned that her son had embarrassed himself so much, she was so angry that her gray hair almost came out. She scolded her son at home and hurried into the palace after breakfast.

Yin Hui was with the Empress Dowager, and Concubine Li, Concubine Xian, and Concubine Shu were also there.

The Chinese New Year was coming, and there were several new plays in the palace. Yin Hui would discuss with the four elders which plays to choose and save them for New Year’s Eve.

Concubine Li, used to being domineering, chose what she liked to hear. Being the oldest and having had the most physical problems in the past two years, the Empress Dowager, a good-tempered person, was willing to indulge her at this moment.

Concubine Shu was even more indisputable. Although Concubine Xian Guo often quarreled with Concubine Li when they were young, now that she saw Concubine Li’s gray hair, she didn’t want to deliberately target her. She picked and chose peacefully.

“Your Majesty, Princess Chu asks to see you,” the palace maid announced.

Concubine Li immediately raised her head, squinting her eyes at the maid and then at Yin Hui.

Yin Hui understood her concern, so she asked the maid to bring Ji Xianxian there to talk.

Concubine Li was satisfied. She scolded her daughter-in-law, “If she isn’t disciplining her grandson at home, what is she doing in the palace every day?”

Concubine Xian joked, “Maybe there is good news in Er Lang or Si Lang’s house, and came to tell my sister the good news.”

The corners of Concubine Li’s mouth curled up. Among the Emperor’s grandsons, only Da Lang, Er Lang, San Lang, and Si Lang were married. Da Lang and San Lang first mourned for their biological father and then for their grandfather. 

When Ji Xianxian arrived, she saluted the group of elders first.

Yin Hui asked someone to give her a seat.

After Ji Xianxian sat down, she winked at Yin Hui frequently, indicating that she wanted to talk to Yin Hui alone.

Concubine Li was upset. “What happened? Say what you have to say, don’t cover it up.”

She was anxious. Her daughter-in-law didn’t appear to be there to deliver good news. If something bad had happened, Concubine Li, growing older, had little patience to wait.