The queen's face turned pale rapidly, and the hot light in her eyes was extinguished almost instantly. She knelt on the ground at a loss, with humiliation and pain penetrating her heart.
What on earth did she do? Why did she say that? Why did she want to humiliate herself?
"Do you know why?" The emperor's voice sounded strange and distant as if coming from the void, "Because you are never willing to sacrifice for me. You only say you love me, but what have you done for me?"
The queen's lips trembled, but the words she spoke were somewhat numb, "What does the emperor want from my concubine?"
The emperor walked down slowly and squatted in front of her, holding his hand on her thin shoulders.
He stopped what he was about to say and looked at her shoulders in surprise. He didn't know the queen was so thin.
When you hold it, it doesn't feel fleshy at all, and it's a bit frighteningly skinny.
Only then did I see that her face had lost a lot of weight, and even the makeup could not hide her illness.
She seemed really sick.
At this moment, the emperor felt a little intolerable, but his intolerance was always accompanied by more cruelty. He looked at the queen and said slowly: "You and I are husband and wife, and God wants to punish me. As a wife, you, for What have I done? My children were deformed, but the Crown Princess gave birth to twins. Does this prove that the Crown Prince is more suitable to be the emperor than me? God punishes me, who should I punish? If they are so obedient, will they get married? What about profit or loss? Should I add something to make it last longer?"
The queen has always been very stupid, but she understood this sentence.
She trembled and looked at him in disbelief.
He didn't look at the queen, stood up slowly, and said softly: "I...I will be good to you."
He said this without any confidence, as if he was just trying to fool someone.
The queen felt that her eyes were very cold. She reached out and touched them. She thought she would feel tears on her hand, but unexpectedly, her eyes and cheeks were all dry. She did not cry.
Is it because you have been disappointed too many times that you are not sad even if you despair?
"Queen, please go back." He raised his hand and took a deep breath, "Just pretend you haven't heard what I just said. I don't need you to do anything."
The queen slowly stood up and said, "I take my leave."
She retreated to the door and looked at the emperor's back. The man who was as tall and tall as a jade tree was now a little rickety.
She turned around, opened the door and walked out. She took a deep breath, and the suffocation feeling slowly disappeared.
Eunuch Qing stood in front of the corridor and bowed, "Old slave, I will send you back."
"Okay, father-in-law, let me take a walk with you. I wonder if the plum blossoms are in bloom?"
"I'm afraid it's not that early."
The queen sighed, "That's a pity. If it could bloom earlier, I could see more winter plum blossoms."
Eunuch Qing said: "It doesn't matter, it will be the same later. My Majesty has always liked to enjoy plum blossoms. This winter, I can take my two grandsons to enjoy plum blossoms together."
The queen looked back at him and smiled slightly, "It's hard for my father-in-law to remember that I like to appreciate plum blossoms."
"The empress has always liked it. I remember that when the empress came into the palace, the emperor personally planted a green plum tree for her."
There was a smile on the corner of the queen's lips, then she froze, "Later, the plum tree was dug up, and willow trees were picked and planted."
Because the imperial concubine likes willow trees, the imperial concubine's nickname is Liu'er.
"My dear, don't think about the past." Eunuch Qing said sadly.
The queen smiled and walked slowly, "I don't want to think about it anymore. What's there to think about in the past? In this life of my palace, I have been unparalleled in wealth and honor. How many women in the world have ascended to the throne? How many people envy me. "
"It's great that the empress can think so. It's also a blessing for the prince and his grandson."
"I..." The queen froze, her eyes dim, "Perhaps, without me, they can live a happier life without having to think about things before and after. They are happy, and I am also happy, and they no longer have to bear those things that do not belong to them. I am so sad and happy."
These words made Eunuch Qing feel extremely uncomfortable. Yes, no matter what happens to the emperor and the concubine these years, it is the empress who will bear the consequences in the end.
When they are happy, the emperor will be happy to share it with the queen. If they are unhappy, the emperor will be angry with the queen.
The love and hatred between them will always involve the Queen.
