Detective Ghost Empress

45 Scholar Wei.

” Your majesty!”

” Mother!”

Both Little Mimi and Zhai Chenguang shouted at the same time but only Little Mimi’s voice reached Grand Dowager Empress.

“Don’t say something so hurtful, your majesty,” Little Mimi hurriedly poured a cup of hot water and handed it to the Grand Dowager Empress. ” If his highness was to hear it, he will definitely be upset ... after all who does not know, you are the one he adores the most.”

” You are right, if Tianyu was to listen to me speak like this, he would definitely be upset but ...” Grand Dowager Empress wiped her tears and then stared at the portrait that was lying on her lap as she shook her head and smiled sadly, ” I really have no will to continue living, I lost my son ... and my daughter consecutively, one after another. It’s really hard for me to get past these days... little Mimi, it’s so lonely without them.”

Little Mimi understood the feelings of her master, she knew how painful it was for Grand Dowager Empress to lose her son and then her daughter as well, however, she was sent here to make sure that the grand dowager Empress stayed happy and contented, if the Emperor finds out that she could not perform her duty properly, he will definitely punish her.

” Your majesty, please drop such heavy thoughts...after all, you still have to see the fall of the Liu family with your own eyes, only then will you be able to face the late Emperor in the underworld, if you were to leave without punishing his murderer then how will you face the late emperor? Would he not blame you for not taking revenge for his death?” Little Mimi used the one tactic that has always worked on the Grand Dowager Empress.

Sure enough, no sooner she said those words, the Grand Dowager Empress’s expression changed and she recovered her vitality at once. ” You are right, I have to wait till the day when I see the end of the Liu family with my own family.” She placed the portrait of Zhai Chenguang on the tea table in front of her and clenched her fists on her lap hard enough to dig her fingernails in her palm as a vicious expression surged past her gentle temperament. ” Since they dared to scheme against my son and daughter, they will have to pay for what they have done until I see every single person of the Liu family die I will not let this life of mine end!”

“I have to see their blood cover the grave of my son only then will I close my eyes!”

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This was the vow she took when she buried her son six feet underneath the ground, there was no way she was going to let anyone from the Liu family go, no matter what! Not unless they bring the soul of her son from his grave and have him tell her otherwise!

Zhai Chenguang saw her mother’s hatred towards the Liu family and trepidation overwhelmed her, her mother hated the Liu family so much, so how was she going to convince her mother to ask Liu Hui Ying for her help? No, firstly she has to make sure that Liu Hui Ying agrees to help her only then she can make a move. But how? Liu Hui Ying hated her mother and nephew just as much as the two of them despised her, how was she going to make Liu Hui Ying agree to her request?

Just as Zhai Chenguang was thinking about what she was supposed to do, the eunuch serving her mother came rushing inside the hall of the Heavenly blessing courtyard and then came to a stop in front of Grand Dowager Empress and bowed his head with his hands carefully tucked in front. ” Scholar Wei is requesting to see you, your majesty, shall I let him in?”

“Scholar Wei ?” Grand Dowager Empress’s parroted what the eunuch has said before she sat up straight and smiled widely. ” Of course, invite him in...why did you even have to ask for such a thing? Haven’t I told you to let my son-in-law inside as soon as he comes to see me, why do you have to worry me like this every time, Eunuch Qi?”

” Forgive me, your majesty.” Eunuch Qi sunk into another deep bow as he apologised. “It’s just that the Emperor has asked me to make sure that no one disrupts your peace, that is why I have to make sure that you want to see the person before letting them in.”

” Oh that grandson of mine,” Grand Dowager Empress shook her head with a silly yet doting smile. ” He is always so overprotective of me, but you don’t have to worry about scholar Wei, that man has been mourning for my daughter for so many years, he could have married someone else but he hasn’t even brought up the topic, how can such a man harm me? Just let him in the next time.”

” Yes, your majesty.” Eunuch Qi bowed his head and then walked out of the hall, it did not take long for him to send scholar Wei inside the hall.

Grand Dowager Empress raised her head when she heard the door of her hall slide open and smiled at the handsome and tall man who was walking towards her with an elegant gait. The man wasn’t just handsome, he was a gentleman through and through, with a smile that could cause many women to fall for him but the one woman who made this man fall for her was none other than her daughter.

Just the very thought of how her daughter won over this man was enough to make Grand Dowager Empress feel proud.

” You are here,” Grand Dowager Empress started to rise from her seat but she was stopped by Scholar Wei who reached her in a few quick strides and placed his hands on the shoulders of Grand Dowager Empress and pushed her back on the seat. ” You don’t have to be so formal with me, mother-in-law, didn’t you say that I am just like your son? How can a son have his mother stand up and greet him like this?”

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