The Way of the Empress

Queen Catherine’s face was very ugly. She barely managed to smile until the end of the military parade. Afterwards, she blocked Moodys and Zhuo Yang in the lounge behind the platform: “Moodys Bricanía.”

“What’s wrong, Mother?” Moodys stepped forward and blocked Zhuo Yang behind him. His face was calmer than the queen’s.

Queen Catherine’s eyes almost burst into flames: “You! Do you still consider me your mother? Do you still have the slightest sense of respect for me?”

“Of course you are my mother. The blood you gave is flowing on my body… this is a fact that the entire empire knows, isn’t it?” Moodys’s attitude towards Queen Catherine is as polite and alienated as ever. He narrates facts indifferently without a trace of affection.

Queen Catherine gritted her teeth fiercely, and tears almost burst into her eyes: “You take me as your mother. If you take me as your mother, why do embarrass in front of so many people? Not even sharing news that your body has recovered. You are still guarding against me, treating me like an outsider… When I ask your princess, I am turned away by him with ambiguous words as a prevarication. Are you not willing to give me the true news?”

“Are you deliberate? Dear Imperial Crown Princess, future queen? Zhuo Yang, I thought you were a good person. I really did not expect you to dare do this. It’s because I underestimated you. Your ambitions are really big. When I asked about the physical condition of your prince, how did you answer? What is the situation now… Do you think you can sit back and relax as the crown princess? You don’t put this queen in your eyes anymore, and treat yourself as above me?” She glared fiercely at Zhuo Yang, intending to blame him.

She didn’t dare to look at Moodys, but she still had the ability to threaten Zhuo Yang. “Who gave you the courage to deceive the queen of Osphia like this. Don’t forget that I am still Moodys’ biological mother… You don’t respect me, you are not filial!”

“Mother, I have never said to you that His Highness’s health is not good. What I said has always been that His Highness’s health is getting better.” Thinking about how Queen Catherine treated Moodys in the same way. When she sees herself being shadowed by her son wearing the appearance of a wronger mother, he can’t find it funny, but responds indifferently.

Queen Catherine did not expect that Zhuo Yang would dare to disobey her so much, She couldn’t help raising her hand high, about to slap him: “You! You really have the guts!”

But before her palm fell, Moodys moved forward and grabbed her hand.

“I followed the instructions of His Highness in everything.” Zhuo Yang took a step back when he saw this, and said nothing more, leaving the floor to Moodys.

Queen Catherine is his mother, so no matter how much dissatisfaction he has in his heart, it is not his turn to speak.

Restrained by Moodys, tears burst into her eyes from being wronged. “Moodys… are you intentional? Are you deliberately humiliating me like this?”

“Don’t forget, I am your mother and the queen of Osphia. Now that you have recovered, we’re of one breathe, mother and son with one mind. Why don’t we deal with your father and that bitch Judith? I am your mother, can I still harm you… If you told me beforehand, no matter if it’s me or the Lightning Legion who supports me, we’re clearly on your side. You being like this is slapping me and slapping your uncle on the face.” She cried bitterly. “It can’t be that I carried you for ten months so painfully, you stayed in my stomach for ten months, and everything I did is not comparable to a few good words from the emperor. is the benefit of a little fake affection enough to buy people’s hearts? Why are you so confused.”

“…”

She never treated her son with a motherly heart, but demanded that his son treat her as a mother with respect.

Moodys didn’t speak until the queen’s emotions were out of control, and her voice gradually became quieter. Only after the remaining sobbing did he let go of her hand, opened his mouth and very slowly asked: “Mother, before you asked me if I treat you as a mother. I also want to ask you, after you gave birth to me, have you considered me a son for so many years?”

“How can you question me like this? I am your mother. Of course, I…” Queen Catherine clutched her chest, as if she had been hurt by her wolf-hearted son.

Moodys interrupted her without waiting for her to finish, not paying any attention to her hysteria: “If you treat me as a son, will you be so frightened at my face when an accident occurs, and never come to see me again? When I was sentenced to be unable to recover after the accident, in order to win over the Corey family, asking me to quickly clarify the scandal with Rand, in order to obtain the support of the Corey family. How else will Rand and Vincent be a pair?”

“Also, in order to whitewash Vincent and Rand, you tried to get the support of the Glory Legion and the Dawn Legion behind me. Using my marriage as a bargaining chip to force me to get married. Have you ever considered my feelings for a moment, mother?” Moodys didn’t frown. His tone was calm from beginning to end as poured out all the grievances he had accumulated over many years.

He asked: “Do you think of me as a son or as a handy tool that is easy to use and can help you ascend to the position of dowager queen? You know it in your own mind.”

Suddenly losing confidence, Queen Catherine sobbed. “Do you… do you blame me? Moodys, but the queen did it all for you, all for your brother.”

“How can I blame you? You are my mother, the one who gave birth to me and gave me life, I will never blame you.” Moodys sighed, looking at her without any affection. “But I want you to know that I am not Vincent. I am not a puppet to be controlled and won’t obey your unreasonable demands… So, whether it is you or uncle, put away those calculations and ideas you had before.”

“For the sake of being your son, and you being my mother, I don’t want to tear faces with you. I also want you to be safe and secure for a lifetime as queen, and dowager queen.” Queen Catherine fell to the ground and looked at Moodys in astonishment.

It turned out… It turned out that although Moodys was ill, he had already known her and her family’s1As in her parents and that family, not the royal family private thoughts.

Moodys walked to the queen, helped her up, and whispered: “Mother, your makeup is out of order. Let’s tidy up first and go out later.”

Queen Catherine shivered slightly, not wondering why.

Moodys immediately let go of his hand, and left with Zhuo Yang. The sound insulation inside was excellent, and outside was guarded by the queen’s personal guard.

Zhuo Yang gently grabbed Moodys’s hand. He could sense Moodys’ depression and sorrow. But he didn’t say anything. He only squeezed his palm hard, trying to comfort him in his own way, conveying his support.

Moodys looked down at him, knowing he was comforting him, and smiled: “Perhaps I should be more grateful than you. Even if my parents didn’t love me, they never thought of killing me.”

He sometimes did feel sad for the actions of Queen Catherine…

But as long as he thinks about the environment and situation of Zhuo Yang’s home, he feels that he doesn’t seem to have anything to be depressed about. That is too hypocritical.

The two looked at each other and smiled in silence.

 

—–

 

Moodys and Zhuo Yang left the lounge to the hall were the lords and politicians were mingling.

Aside from Vincent being a little absent-minded at the sudden recovery of his elder brother, the other people and forces all wanted to come forward and speak a few sentences.

“Eldest brother, why didn’t you tell us you’re in good health? We were all worried about you.” The third prince Leo and the third princess Gu Xia were the first to ask, the smiling husbands standing very close to each other.

Although the relationship between Moodys and him is not very good, but compared to his second brother Vincent, who is always controlled by the strong will of Queen Catherine, he can still say a few words with him. “I didn’t recover for too long before father told me to hide this matter.”

“I was not in good health at the time. It was my regret to not be able to attend your wedding.” He added a brief sentence.

Leo smiled and said, “It doesn’t matter if you didn’t attend the wedding, as long as the gift arrives. I, ah, still wish my wedding were only me and Gu Xia in the world?”

“You hear that? My dear.” He said that he hugged his guide Gu Xia, deliberately showing off.

Gu Xia’s smile turned back to Leo, and said: “Of course, the gift from His Royal Highness is very valuable.”

These model husbands who have been in love for ten years are really affectionate.

However, their quantum beasts did not behave like this. Gu Xia’s companion beast is a snow-white, long-haired Persian cat. It is very famous throughout Osphia’s noble guide circle. However, the reason why this cat is famous is not for its beauty and cuteness. It is because of its solitary and perverse character as a guide’s quantum beast. This cat is too cold. It always likes to be in a corner and never gets close to other beasts. It looks at other quantum beasts and humans as if they’re stupid, and has a strong exclusivity towards its owner… As long as other quantum beasts try to get close to it, it will chase and give them a violent beating. It has severely wounded many other quantum beasts and has a sturdy combat strength unlike normal guide quantum beasts.

Because of the existence of such a quantum beast, even if Gu Xia came from a famous family and had high mental strength, he was also an oddity, and not many sentinels dared to pursue him.

Until Leo, the third prince who risked the world’s unrest, appeared-

But even if Gu Xia and Leo have been in love for ten years, and bonded spiritually, the Persian cat did not have much closeness to Leo’s Tibetan mastiff. It’s just that, compared with other quantum beasts, who it doesn’t even permit in front of its eyes, it can relax and allow the Tibetan mastiff to appear within three feet. Any closer and it will be beaten.

When Leo held Gu Xia’s arms, Leo’s stupid Tibetan mastiff immediately took advantage of the Persian cat to cross the 38th line and licked it. Then it quickly ran to Leo, looking at him as if begging for praise for taking advantage of the boss.

But before it could be overly happy, the Persian cat suddenly reacted, chasing the Tibetan mastiff all over the room, and started domestic violence.

Moodys: “…”

Zhuo Yang: “…”

The crown prince and princess pair who do not often participate in social activities were unprepared. Everyone in Emperor Star’s aristocratic circle knew that if the third prince and princess appeared, the scene would be lively.

When the third prince and princess couple appear together, the others will tacitly put away their own quantum beasts.

 

If spiritual strength were equal, between Gu Xia’s Persian cat or Zhuo Yang’s nine-tailed fox, I wonder which one is more destructive… Or if you put the fox and the cat together, who’d win.

 

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1As in her parents and that family, not the royal family