The little sister is a troublemaker

Chapter 292: Can’t Even Afford to Eat Meat

Chu Chenfeng looked at the stubborn back of his head, "I'm not dissatisfied with you, you... are very good, much better than when the emperor's uncle was young."

Chu Jie couldn't believe his ears. "You're lying. You always tell me what I did wrong and what I did wrong. You... never praise me."

Chu Chenfeng frowned, "Then what did you do wrong? Can't I point it out to you? You..." Then he met Chu Jie's resentful eyes and stopped talking at the right time, "Yes, it's the uncle's fault. He rarely praises you."

Chu Jie's little head drooped again, "Humph."

Chu Chenfeng felt even more helpless. Children are difficult to raise, and now they are even harder to coax.

The drooping little head raised up at this time, "Is the emperor's uncle suspicious of my grandfather's family?"

Chu Chenfeng didn't evade the question this time, "Yes."

"What about my mother's death? Is that a problem too?"

"I did have suspicions, and I asked someone to investigate, but... I really didn't find any evidence. But this time in Yuanhe Town, I did get some unexpected gains."

"What's the catch?"

"The death of the late emperor was caused by the collusion between King Cheng and the Wu clan."

Chu Jie was incredulous. "Even the Emperor's death is questionable? How many things have you hidden from me, Uncle Emperor?"

Chu Chenfeng slapped him on the forehead in annoyance, "I didn't hide it from you on purpose, it's just that there is no evidence."

"Then you have to tell me too, we can investigate it together, and I can help. I am your only relative, if you don't tell me, who are you going to tell? Humph, you just don't believe me." The little guy was being pretentious again, but that little expression was really cute.

"Do you have to find fault with the emperor's uncle?"

Chu Jie groaned twice, "Forget it this time, but from now on, I say from now on, uncle, don't do this again. We need to discuss things together."

"Okay, you're so long-winded. Aren't you hungry if you don't have a meal?"

Chu Jie insisted, "Don't try to change the subject, just promise me."

"Okay, okay, yes, yes."

Chu Jie was satisfied, crossed his arms over his chest, and looked extremely proud. "Okay, let's sort out these things next."

Chu Chenfeng pinched his face. He seldom pinched his face in recent years. Well, it was still soft. "Let's eat first and talk slowly later."

Chu Jie waved away the hand that was playing tricks on his face unhappily, "Uncle, you can't pinch my face like this. I'm the emperor, I have to be serious. You're being disrespectful."

"Haha," Chu Chenfeng sneered, "Who just said that he was still a child? Now he remembers that he is the emperor and wants to be serious?"

Chu Jie rolled his eyes at his uncle in a somewhat embarrassed manner and said, "I'm hungry."

Chu Chenfeng gave him a slap on the head, "Get up, what does it look like to sit on the ground?"

Chu Jie's round eyes glared, "It was the uncle who made me sit on the ground, and you still blame me."

"Did anyone see it?"

"You! Humph, you just bully me."

Chu Chenfeng asked Xiao Linzi to bring in the food. Xiao Linzi was so happy that he almost cried, "Your Majesty, you are finally willing to eat. Tell me, you are so hungry, isn't it your stomach that suffers? You also make the Regent worry, and you suffer too. Tell me, why are you so depressed?"

Chu Jie's face turned red with embarrassment, "Why are you so long-winded? Hurry up, I'm hungry." Then he looked at the food on the table, "Why are there so few oily things? I want to eat meat, is there any meat?"

Xiao Linzi hurriedly handed over a bowl of meat porridge, "There is meat in it, Your Majesty, please try it."

Chu Jie was unhappy when he saw this. "Is our Great Chu going to be destroyed? We are so poor that we can't even afford meat?"

Xiao Linzi was so frightened that he quickly knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, please spare my life. Your Majesty, please spare my life."

Chu Chenfeng glanced at him and said, "I asked him to prepare it. What do you think?"

Chu Jie looked at the meat porridge in the bowl with dissatisfaction, then looked at the light vegetarian dishes on the table, "Is the emperor's uncle punishing me? He doesn't even give me a decent piece of meat to eat..."

"I heard that you didn't eat last night, and you haven't eaten all day today. It would be better to eat something light."

"But I want to eat meat~" That little face looked so aggrieved that it really made people feel a little bit sorry for it.

Chu Chenfeng picked out half a spoonful of minced meat from his bowl and handed it over directly, "This is enough for you to eat."

“So little…”

"Are you going to eat?"

Fearing that Chu Chenfeng would take the spoon back, Chu Jie quickly ate half a spoonful of minced meat in one gulp. Although he felt a little unsatisfied, this was fed to him by the emperor's uncle himself. Hehehe, it seemed that his emperor's uncle had never fed him before.

The uncle and nephew ate quietly. When they were almost done, Chu Jie spoke up, "What happened to Grandpa Huang's death? I always thought he...died with hatred in his heart."

"Don't talk nonsense. He regretted it back then, but he wouldn't have destroyed himself like this. I had my suspicions, and I did have someone investigate, but there was nothing unusual. I had some... some resentment towards him, but later I just didn't bother to investigate. This time... it was really an accident."

"Then King Cheng is too bold, and there is also the Wu Clan, how dare they do that?"

"It's just a matter of interest. If I hadn't intervened, he would have most likely become king, and the Wu Clan would have benefited from it."

"What about my father, mother and concubine?"

"I have always had doubts about my brother's death. Master Li also expressed his suspicions. After investigation, we found some old people from the Prince's Mansion. There are some clues, but in the end, it only confirmed that my brother was framed for treason. As for his death... I haven't found any clues yet. But... it's true that I suspect the Prime Minister, but there is no substantial evidence."

"Logically speaking, the Prime Minister should be closer to us, why..."

"When your father was alive, he and the prime minister had different political views and often had unpleasant arguments. Your mother was caught in the middle and it was very difficult. If your father ascends the throne, the position of prime minister... may not be secure."

"Just because of this?"

"Of course not. I suspect that what happened back then was not just the work of King Cheng alone. Perhaps the Prime Minister and the Queen Mother also played a role in it. We just don't know yet."

In the past, Chu Chenfeng had never suspected the Queen Mother. But this time, it was obvious that there was some unknown connection between the Queen Mother and King Cheng.

"By the way, uncle, do you know Longma Temple?"

Chu Chenfeng glanced at him and asked, "Does the Queen Mother often leave the palace?"

Chu Jie got angry again, "Humph, I knew the emperor's uncle knew about it."

"These are just trivial matters. Why do you care about them? However, I have recently received news about the Queen Mother."

"what?"

"Did our Queen Mother give birth to a child before entering the palace?"

"What?" Chu Jie's eyes widened. "How... is this possible?"