With the arrival of Huang Qiong's mother, the mourning hall fell into a strange and unusual calm. None of the princes, concubines, and even officials who were keeping vigil in the hall dared to speak out. Even those who were playing sad music outside the temple and the monks who were reciting sutras for salvation couldn't help but stop what they were doing.
At this time, the hall was so quiet that you could hear a pin drop on the ground. But Huang Qiong's mother stood there as if everyone was not there. But it brought a silent pressure to almost everyone present. It's like she is the real queen.
It wasn't until the incense burnt out that the mother sighed softly. She said to the queen who was lying in the coffin and could no longer hear her words: "I thought you were a pure person, but I didn't expect that you still can't let go of some things, so why bother? I know you are worried about this. What. But please rest assured, since I have promised some things, I will naturally do it."
After saying that, the mother turned her head and looked at the prince and the king of Shu on one side, although she did not say anything more. But those cold, extremely penetrating eyes. However, the filial piety robes worn by the two of them were soaked with cold sweat involuntarily. The two of them didn't even dare to express their anger at this time.
If it weren't for the indescribable Qi holding them on, I'm afraid these two kings would have knelt down like the old ministers under the gaze of Huang Qiong's mother. The prince and the king of Shu were no longer arrogant before, but instead acted submissively, which made the other kings feel a sense of fear towards Concubine Jing, whom they met for the first time.
When Huang Qiong's mother turned her eyes away from the prince and the king of Shu, no one dared to look at the concubine, even for a moment. Even the King of Song, who was pampered by his mother and had always been domineering, lowered his head and did not dare to raise it, for fear that Huang Qiong's mother would see him.
No matter the other officials, it was the first time they met the former Queen and the current Concubine Jing, or the kings and princesses in Beijing. I have met this Concubine Jing before, and even the prince, Princess Jincheng, some veterans, and even the concubines who have dealt with her have all been impressed by Huang Qiong's mother. She may seem plain, but she can penetrate people's hearts. His eyes were shocked.
In particular, some veterans who knew the abilities of Concubine Jing and had experienced the Huaiyang Incident even knelt down when facing the former queen who had not been involved in worldly affairs for more than ten years. Even though my mother didn't say a word, it made almost everyone present so depressed that they couldn't even breathe.
Although no one knew what kind of promise she had made to the woman lying in the coffin in the hall, no one dared to step forward to question her. Even after hearing what she said, the prince who had the biggest question didn't dare to step forward and ask. The other concubines and princes present were even more confused.
It was not until the emperor came after hearing the news that he broke the strange calm in the hall. But after seeing Huang Qiong's mother, the emperor, who had been a little distracted these days, stepped forward and grabbed Huang Qiong's mother's hand. Although it was a bit inappropriate, there was still a hint of surprise in his words: "I knew you would definitely come over. There are some things you won't just sit back and ignore."
Facing the surprised emperor, Huang Qiong's mother did not answer the emperor immediately, which was beyond Huang Qiong's expectation. Instead, he turned around and looked at the coffin in the middle palace in silence for a long time, then said in a somewhat bleak tone: "She is gone, so of course I have to send it off. There are certain fates that we cannot escape no matter what."
"Although you are the king of a country, you don't understand women. You never know what she really wants? Whether as a mother or a wife, she is much more qualified than me. You have been let down over the years. She, I also failed her. But I didn't expect that more than twenty years later, her heart still hasn't really let go. Maybe there is nothing more sad than heartbreak."
At this point, the mother turned around and ignored the emperor beside her, let alone Huang Qiong, her biological son. Instead, he turned his attention to Princess Shouyang, who was currently only five years old and was being held by a nanny. Queen Daxing left her behind. He walked forward and took her in his arms.
After gently stroking Huang Qiong's hair for a long time, she turned her head to face the emperor and said, "I will take care of this child from now on. This is my last promise to her. You know my character. Promise Everything you have done will be done. You also understand that it will be better for this child to be taken care of by me now. "
When the mother looked at Princess Shouyang in her arms, her originally cold eyes revealed extremely rare and loving eyes that even Huang Qiong, his son, had never seen before. Not the kind of love that adults look at children, but the kind of pure maternal love without any impurities.
Looking at Princess Shouyang lying quietly in her mother's arms, Huang Qiong was even a little jealous of her sister. Because Huang Qiong vaguely and roughly remembers that her mother has never hugged her since she was a child. My mother's arms have always been closed to me. Even when she was sick, her mother never hugged her.
Of course, before coming to this life, Huang Qiong had no memory of whether she had hugged her when she was still breastfeeding. But since Huang Qiong came to this era, even if she went out of the palace to practice martial arts, until she was able to leave the palace, her mother had always used a clamp and never hugged herself.
Back then, under his mother's cold eyes, he knew that his mother's embrace had never been destined for him. Looking at the little girl in her mother's arms, Huang Qiong could only touch her nose and thought with some jealousy: "Maybe this is what my mother calls her parenting habit. Who happened to be a boy back then?"
But at this time, Huang Qiong was a little jealous that her little sister could be hugged by her mother like a real mother hugging her own children. But the jealousy in her heart was quickly washed away by the incomprehensible relationship between the mother, the emperor, and the already famous empress.
For Huang Qiong, both his mother and his father, the emperor, behaved abnormally today. My mother, who always seemed to have no idea what an apology meant, actually said something rare today that she had betrayed someone. This was so close that Huang Qiong's jaw dropped. What's more, this person should be considered her love rival.
Love rival? Huang Qiong hesitated for a moment, but still believed that he was right in evaluating the relationship between the Daxing Queen and her mother. Regardless of whether there was any affection between the mother and the emperor, they were once husband and wife after all. When two women have the same husband, no matter how good the relationship was before, they are destined to become love rivals.
Huang Qiong believed that no woman in the harem, or even women in the world, was willing to share her husband with others, even if they had known for a long time that their husbands were destined not to have only one wife. Even though this is an era of polygamy, an era without women’s rights, only the three obediences and four virtues of women’s precepts and virtues.
But women’s natural tendency to be jealous will not change with the changes of the times. At least since ancient times, no woman is willing to share her husband with others. The reason why everyone can still live in harmony in front of others is because they don't get too jealous. It's just that due to the husband's identity, he has to be tolerated even if he is unwilling to do so.
Because if the commotion becomes too big, not only they themselves will be unlucky, but also their children and their families. Because their husbands are the kings of a country, the emperors whose wrath kills millions of people. From ancient times to the present, how many of the women in the harem who were unwilling to tolerate it ended well?
Therefore, in Huang Qiong's view, every woman in the harem is actually a love rival. This naturally includes the mother, who once shared the title of husband and queen, and the Daxing Queen. But today, judging from what his mother said in front of the queen's body, it didn't seem like that kind of hostile relationship. This is what made Huang Qiong puzzled.
Even if the mother's temperament is weak and she doesn't care about the position of the queen, she still won't turn into a feud with the queen. Based on the mother's character, generally speaking, it is more likely that she will live forever without seeing each other. But Jin'er's mother's words just overturned Huang Qiong's understanding.
The relationship between these two people is not necessarily that of friends. But it was obviously not what he had guessed, at least not the kind of mortal enemy. The most important thing is when did the mother meet the queen and what did she promise? I would still believe it if my mother had met Queen Huang Qiong before she retired to Ting Xuexuan.
Several of the characters in those messy events back then have died. Now, except for the couple who are still there, no one knows what their relationship is, and no one can tell clearly. But Huang Qiong could tell that the meaning of her mother's words was obviously not referring to the past.
It is impossible for the Queen to have thought that she would die so early more than ten years ago. Instead of looking for her emperor husband, she looks for her love rival to take care of her. At least, taking away the five-year-old Princess Shouyang from her mother was a disguised explanation of her promise to the queen.
It also shows that the object of the queen's entrustment is only her own body. The other four sons born to the Queen have all grown up, and the Queen should not and will not need to deliberately care for orphans. Of course, this is just Huang Qiong's guess. What the truth is, I am afraid only the mother knows now. And Huang Qiong bets that given her mother's character, she would never tell her about this matter.
Judging from what I know now, at least in the recent period, my mother has met the queen. But what is going on? Why does the mother want to see the queen? Did the queen take the initiative to find her, or did she take the initiative to see the queen? How did she go to see the queen?
What secrets are there between her and the queen, between these two women, that outsiders, not even their common husbands, know about? Or let’s talk about the mother, what did she mean by those words she said to the emperor that were very disrespectful to the queen? Huang Qiong is now confused.
At the moment, Huang Qiong was completely confused by the triangular relationship between her mother, the emperor and Queen Daxing. Although he was extremely curious, Huang Qiong knew that besides being a qualified bystander, he should not be too curious. After all, my parents are not simple people. With the shrewdness of these two people, the only one who might be unlucky is themselves.
Huang Qiong was thinking wildly here. After taking Princess Shouyang over there, the mother held the child and walked directly out of the Queen's mourning hall. She didn't even look back, and ignored the people behind her who were stunned and even at a loss. people. Princess Shouyang's wet nurse was a little worried and wanted to follow her, but she was stared back with a cold look.
