Huan Qin (2)

"Ye Lang, come here for a second..."

Just as Ye Lang was about to return to his original seat, the Empress Dowager beckoned him over and pointed to the side, clearly indicating that she wanted Ye Lang to sit next to her.

This made many people envious of Ye Lang, because it was unprecedented. The Empress Dowager had never allowed anyone to sit next to her on such occasions, not even her favorite grandchildren.

This might be because she doesn't want people to misunderstand her or think she supports anyone!

Ye Lang is a very special existence for the Vermilion Bird Empire. Even if she supports Ye Lang, it will not affect the situation in the country, because Ye Lang will not enter the Vermilion Bird Empire's sphere of influence at all.

Regardless of the circumstances, Ye Lang's achievement of this honor is something that everyone envies, even Princess Longji, who has never received such favor from the Empress Dowager.

However, just when everyone thought Ye Lang should be flattered and should rush over immediately, Ye Lang did something that made everyone collapse to the ground...

"..."

Ye Lang stood there for a moment, then sat down and continued looking ahead, pretending not to have heard!

"You little brat, you dare pretend you didn't hear me? Guards, bring him here!" The Empress Dowager's forehead veins were bulging as she roared at Ye Lang.

Ye Lang's actions were too obvious; everyone could tell he was pretending not to hear. Although most people didn't know why he was doing this, going to the Empress Dowager's side should have been entirely beneficial for him, so why was he pretending not to hear?

Those who know Ye Lang know that it's because Ye Lang doesn't want to go, he simply doesn't want to go!

Reason? Who knows?!

"What? Your Majesty the Empress Dowager..." When Ye Lang saw the guard appear helplessly in front of him, he immediately asked the Empress Dowager. This also proved that he had just pretended not to hear what the Empress Dowager said, otherwise he would not have asked the Empress Dowager, because he did not know.

"Call me Grandma!" The Empress Dowager immediately interrupted Ye Lang. What kind of address is this? The Empress Dowager even adds "Your Majesty" to her title. It's one thing for others, but you are my precious grandson.

"Oh, Empress Dowager Grandmother, what are you doing?" Ye Lang changed his form of address, but it still felt a bit strange. He didn't know what was wrong with it, but at least the Empress Dowager couldn't find anything wrong with it.

Kid, isn't it obvious? Who told you to pretend you couldn't hear me? Wasn't that provoking her?

At this moment, most people were watching Ye Lang, feeling a sense of secret schadenfreude, as if most wanted to see Ye Lang suffer a setback.

"What do you think? I told you to pretend you didn't hear me!" the Empress Dowager said.

"You could tell that? I thought I was putting on a really good act..." Ye Lang said blankly.

"..."

Anyone can see it, it's so obvious! And you actually dare to say that?!

"Can't you even see that? I'm such an idiot! Come here right now!" the Empress Dowager said irritably, waving her hand sharply to urge Ye Lang to come over quickly.

"But can I go? I can stay here." Ye Lang asked tentatively, looking weak and as if he didn't want to go.

"What do you have here that frightens you? Really," the Empress Dowager said.

"It's nothing, just troublesome... Never mind, being targeted by you is just as troublesome..." Ye Lang shook his head and finally chose to go to the Empress Dowager's side. He made his words very clear because he felt that not going would be more troublesome.

In other words, he felt that going to the Empress Dowager's side would be troublesome!

"What a little rascal, actually thinking this place is troublesome... But..." the Empress Dowager said irritably, but she didn't continue when she finished speaking, because this topic was something she really didn't want to think about.

Coming to the Empress Dowager's side is naturally a troublesome thing. On the surface, it is very glamorous, but behind this glamour, there will definitely be a lot of trouble. Many people are not afraid of this trouble and want to get this opportunity, but Ye Lang does not want to.

This is the issue of gain and loss. Everyone's perception of gain and loss is different. Some people feel that the gain far outweighs the loss, while others feel that the loss outweighs the gain.

Ye Lang didn't see the gain at all, probably because he didn't care about such things. However, he could see the loss, so naturally he didn't want to go over it. But the loss he saw was only a small part, so he went over it now.

"Come, sit here!"

"There's no need to get so close..."

"Who said we don't need to get this close? You're Grandma's little darling!"

"... I'm not a child..."

When Ye Lang arrived at the Empress Dowager's side, she pulled him aside and gave him special attention. Ye Lang naturally resisted, but he had no choice but to give in.

Seeing the Empress Dowager's reaction, everyone understood that Ye Lang was now a powerful figure, someone they couldn't afford to offend or touch. Even without his former glory, Ye Lang was still someone they couldn't mess with.

Everyone kept this to themselves; for now, all they could do was watch the show unfold!

Of course, many people openly showed their jealousy, and some even took action. For example, Long Ai jumped out from the side and stuck to the Empress Dowager's side, competing with Ye Lang for favor.

"Xiao Ai, don't be naughty. Go back first. Your cousin and I have something to talk about!" The Empress Dowager was a little annoyed by this, but she didn't say anything too harsh. She just told Long Ai to leave first.

"No, Xiao Ai, come to your cousin!" Ye Lang immediately pulled Long Ai over and placed her between himself and the Empress Dowager. Long Ai was a good tool to help him out of this predicament, so how could he let her go?

And wasn't Ye Lang's action exactly what Long Ai wanted? But at this moment, Long Ai was a little confused, thinking to herself, "Why did my cousin put me between him and my grandmother? That's really strange."

Strange as it may be, Long Ai still enjoys this situation. Being able to be between the Empress Dowager and Ye Lang, even though she has never been friendly towards Ye Lang, having another cousin by her side is not a bad thing.

"You little rascal, what's wrong? Don't you like being close to your grandmother?" The Empress Dowager said to Ye Lang in an annoyed tone. Ye Lang's gesture was obvious, and anyone could see what he meant.

"No, it's just that you should get closer to your cousin, she's cuter! Also, you can just say what's on your mind, you don't need to do this, I'll feel uncomfortable!" Ye Lang said with a smile.

"Sigh... you think I have something to say... well, with our status, even if we're just grandmother and grandson, people will still assume we have ulterior motives..." the Empress Dowager said with a sigh. As she sighed, she secretly glanced at Ye Lang, thinking he might also be moved, but she found that Ye Lang had absolutely no reaction!