After Emperor Dehui left with the chief eunuch and his party, Pei Rongfang stepped into the inner hall and saw the Queen Mother slumped on the couch with a pale face, her chest rising and falling, and her eyes fixed in front of her, obviously angry. Not light.
Pei Rong couldn't help but feel worried, so she quickly stepped forward to comfort the Queen Mother's back.
Previously, when she was waiting outside the palace, she vaguely heard the sounds of arguments and the angry scolding of the master coming from the palace. She thought that the conversation between the master, the emperor and the prince was not harmonious.
Just now she saw the prince coming out of the palace with a worried look on his face. She was very worried and wanted to ask but couldn't. If they want to survive in this palace as slaves, they must not inquire about their masters' affairs at will. Only by not listening, not seeing, and not talking can they live long.
She had no choice but to put the hand warmer she had prepared in advance in the hands of the prince, and sent two palace servants to hold umbrellas for the prince, and watched the prince walk into the snow.
Thinking of this, Pei Rong couldn't help but sigh inwardly. Now that she saw the look on the Queen Mother's face, she had already guessed that the prince might have known about the master's intention to deal with Miss Yue Wan. Even though the master did not want the prince to know and deliberately avoided the prince, people are not as good as God. After all, there was still a gap between mother and son.
However, Pei Rong didn't know that there was much more that was worrying the Queen Mother at the moment.
Emperor Dehui's words just now still echoed in the Queen Mother's ears, especially the look in his eyes that was as vicious as a poisonous snake. Although it was fleeting, it always remained in her mind and lingered.
The Queen Mother felt as if a huge boulder was pressing down on her heart, which made her feel even more depressed. She felt short of breath, chest tight and unable to breathe.
She quickly ordered Pei Rong to open a few sill windows, and a gust of cold wind suddenly penetrated into the palace with the cold air, injecting a refreshing feeling into the warm air. The Queen Mother gradually relaxed and took a breath. .
"Pei Rong, do you think the emperor has been resenting the Ai family for what happened to Qin Qing back then? That's why he has become increasingly alienated from the Ai family in recent years. He insists on doing things that the Ai family doesn't let him do. I want to take this as revenge on the Ai family.”
The Queen Mother turned her eyes and stared out the window, her eyes empty and confused, and her tone was no longer as strong as before, and had a bit more of a desolate tone.
When Pei Rong heard this, she was startled for a moment, her expression was a bit astonished, then a trace of avoidance flashed in her eyes, but she immediately restrained herself.
Pei Rong was silent and comforted: "Master, please don't think too much. Even if your lips and teeth bump into each other, how can there be no stumbling between mother and son? What's more, the emperor is still the king of a country, and sometimes he will disagree with you. Some differences are inevitable, but you and the emperor are ultimately connected by blood, and this is a fact that no one can change. Even if the emperor was resentful of his master for the affair of Concubine Qin, more than twenty years have passed since then. , no matter how deep the resentment is, it has long since disappeared. Furthermore, it was the late emperor who was determined to execute Concubine Qin, and it had nothing to do with the master. The master was pregnant with Liujia at the time and was still worried about it every day. If the late emperor hadn't cared about you , I’m afraid the emperor’s position as crown prince will also be..."
The Queen Mother's thoughts drifted into the distance following Pei Rong's words, and the Queen Mother could no longer hear clearly what Pei Rong said. She stared out the window blankly. Fragments of the past were like snow falling in her eyes. The blurry images that once existed in her memory gradually became clear.
"You are kneeling here regardless of your identity for a woman, how unbecoming it is!"
"My son has no intention of competing with them for this position, nor does he want to be an emperor. My son just wants to stay with Qingqing forever, and hopes that his mother and concubine will be fulfilled!"
"Asshole! If you don't want to be the emperor, someone will do it. But if someone else takes the throne, do you know what will happen to us mother and son? Not to mention your Qingqing, even the Zhou family may not be able to escape. Bad luck! Do you have the heart to ignore your mother and the Zhou family for the sake of a woman?"
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"Shang'er, my mother-in-law is pregnant. If you don't fight for this position, do you know what kind of situation your brother or sister will face after they are born?"
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"She sacrificed everything just to let you ascend this throne. Do you still want to live up to her hard work?"
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"Mother and concubine, please save Qingqing, father...Father, he wants to kill Qingqing, son, please save her!"
"As the crown prince, you are crying and making trouble here in this palace for a woman who does not belong to you. If word spreads, how will the civil and military officials of the court view you? How will the world view you?"
"My son doesn't care about other people's opinions. He only asks his mother and concubine to save Qingqing! No matter what the mother and concubine asks his son to do in the future, my son will definitely do it. I hope my mother and concubine can save Qingqing's life!"
"Save? How to save? Do you know that if you save her, you will die!"
"Why...why...?"
"Do you really think that the emperor can't see what happened between you and her? The emperor didn't point it out. He only gave her death to save your dignity. He was protecting you and your position as heir apparent! You still don't understand. ?!"
"My son doesn't want to be the crown prince at all! As long as he can save Qingqing, it doesn't matter if his son doesn't want to be the crown prince? Even if he loses his life, what does it matter?"
"Confused! Do you think you still have a choice? Even if you don't become the crown prince, even if you are willing to trade your life for hers, do you think the emperor will let her go? By then, she will only be worse than she is now. He died a hundred times more painfully, and even his whole body couldn’t be preserved!”
"Father...why is he so cruel?"
"As a king, you must first remove your weaknesses so that others cannot easily see through your mind. You will not hesitate to expose your weaknesses to others for the sake of this woman. If the emperor does not grant her death, you will wait until the day when the incident comes to light. , can you stop the long talk of the ministers of the dynasty? The emperor's move is paving the way for you and relieving you!"
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"Mother, as you wish, my son will have no weaknesses from now on."
The fragmentary fragments in my memory are fixed here.
Suddenly, a gust of wind poured into the palace from the window, and the cold air spread along the lines of the brocade coat, seeming to penetrate into the Queen Mother's heart. Her shoulders trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but shudder.
There were so many complicated emotions in the Queen Mother's heart that she was almost on the verge of collapse. An unspeakable sense of anxiety had been lurking deep in her heart for a long time. All kinds of suspicions and worries were tumbling in her uneasy mind. .
Pei Rong noticed the worry and uneasiness deep in her heart, and hurriedly fetched a fox fur cloak and put it on her shoulders, and softly comforted her: "Master, the past is over, and the things of the past cannot be changed. The present is the most important thing." important."
One word awakens the dreamer. The Queen Mother's eyes narrowed, bringing back those long-reminisced thoughts.
Yes, Qin Qing has long been turned into a pile of bones. Even though the emperor was resentful of him for not saving Qin Qing, and even if the emperor could not let go of Qin Qing at that time, the man is gone and the past is over. The emperor still failed to live up to him in the end. expectations, ascended the throne? Moreover, for so many years, the emperor has enjoyed three thousand beauties and never mentioned Qin Qing again. He must have forgotten about this person long ago. Why should he think of Qin Qing because of the emperor's words...
Now the estrangement between herself and the emperor was all caused by the Hua family. The Hua family was the only one she should think about at the moment.
The Queen Mother's thoughts turned over and over again. When she thought of the Hua family, she remembered that Emperor Dehui had repeatedly spoken rude words to her today in order to protect the Hua family. A strong resentment suddenly welled up in the Queen Mother's heart. This paranoid emotion made her quickly He fell into a state of obsession that was difficult to extricate himself from.
A shadow instantly fell over the Queen Mother's brows, and the cold light in her eyes seemed to want to kill all the enemies under her eyes. "The Hua family flattered the master and beguiled the emperor to go against the Ai family several times. Now they dare to take advantage of the Ai family." With regard to Zhou'er, the Ai family will never allow such young people to insult the royal family and deceive the saints!"
After saying that, she said to Peirong in a deep voice: "Send someone to follow the orders of the Ai family to inform the Minister of Punishment and the Minister of Justice, so that they can secretly investigate the matter of Zhou'er's abduction. The Ai family will not investigate until the truth about this case is revealed." Stop it! The Ai family wants to see how long the emperor can tolerate and protect the Hua family!"
"The story in Nanling Palace has come to an end, and some royal secrets have gradually surfaced. If you want to know what happened next, let's listen to the next chapter.
(I have been busy with other things in the past two days, so I will update it in a few days after this chapter is updated. The protagonist interface will be opened in the next chapter.) "
