When Shi Yu stepped out of the gate of Cining Palace, he saw the emperor standing there with his hands behind his back and his back to him.
Perhaps when he heard footsteps, he slowly turned his head and looked steadily at Shi Yu.
Shi Yu narrowed his eyes and bowed.
The emperor looked indifferent and asked, "Is Brother Yu feeling better?"
A trace of surprise flashed through Shi Yu's heart.
The emperor called him this name only before he was ten years old. At that time, their relationship as brothers could be called close. He once liked this brother who was more than ten years older than him very much.
He said calmly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I'm feeling better today."
"Are you satisfied with Miss Chang?"
When these words came out, the emperor felt complicated.
He was once afraid of Shi Yu because he privately sent troops to attack Beiling in order to avenge Wei Qingyan. He was angry with him and was on guard against him.
He even thought he was ridiculous and regarded war as a child's play.
But now that he knew Wei Qingyan was his daughter, from a father's perspective, he was grateful to Shi Yu for doing this.
What he, the father, could not do for his daughter, Shi Yu, the uncle, did.
uncle?
The emperor's mind, which had been in chaos all the way from the imperial study room, suddenly became clear.
Yes, Wei Qingyan is his daughter, and Shi Yu is his uncle.
They were so close before, so good that even the Queen Mother was worried about Shi Yu's masculinity and worried that something bad would happen between them.
But Shi Yu must have known that she was a daughter and had feelings for her, so he could do that for Wei Qingyan.
Shi Yu's purpose of entering the palace today had already been reported to him by the palace people.
Just now he was standing outside the Cining Palace, still thinking that Shi Yu had rarely entered the palace in recent years, but this time he stopped the Queen Mother from saving the prince for Chang Qing Nian. He must have been deeply concerned about Chang Qing Nian.
He used to like Wei Qingyan so much, but only three years after Qingyan's death, the person in his heart became Chang Qingnian again.
While the emperor was grateful, he also felt a little angry towards Shi Yu, a heartless man.
Shi Yu was the most sensitive to emotions. Thinking of Lan Shu's purpose of entering the palace, he guessed a thing or two and replied, "Those who don't mind that I am a sick man are all good girls."
The emperor was silent for a moment and said in a deep voice, "Then treat her well."
Lan Shu could care so much about Chang Qingnian, presumably because she transferred her feelings for her child to Chang Qingnian.
Now that their child is no longer here, it is also a good thing for Lan Shu to have Chang Qingnian as his sustenance.
If Shi Yu thought better of Chang Qing, Lan Shu would probably be happier.
Thinking like this, he asked again, "Do you want to go back to the fief?"
If returning to the fiefdom makes Lan Shu happy, then let them return to the fiefdom.
Lan Shu was right to be sarcastic. He was wary of this and that. In the end, the country was not managed very well in his hands.
After being trapped in the capital for three years, the emperor took the initiative to mention this matter for the first time. Shi Yu was wary, "It doesn't matter where I am. I will ask Miss Chang what she means after we get married."
"Okay, then let's take good care of ourselves and get married as soon as possible."
After saying that, the emperor waved to him and stepped into Cining Palace.
Shi Yu looked at his back with a deep look in his eyes. The emperor was too unusual today.
He glanced at Dongzang, who understood, and on the way out of the palace, he winked at the eunuch walking towards him.
On the other side, the emperor walked to the Queen Mother and sat down, waving away all the servants in the palace.
"Mother, do you still remember Wei Qingyan?"
The Queen Mother still closed her eyes, "Why don't you remember that today you deposed the prince for his sake?"
"The queen still remembers what she looks like and is she similar to her son?"
"What do you mean?"
"Mother." The emperor suppressed his voice, "She is my daughter, the daughter of me and Lan Shu."
The Queen Mother suddenly opened her eyes, "Daughter? He...she is a woman?"
She was shocked, how could this be possible?
"Yes, he is my eldest princess." The emperor stared at her and said word by word, "Mother, can you tell your son why you objected to your son's investigation of Lan Shu's birth?
Is it to protect the queen, or are you also involved? I know you don't like Lan Shu, right? "
These words have been kept in my heart for decades, but I finally said them today.
The Queen Mother's heart sank and her face sank, "The Emperor doubts the Ai family?"
The emperor looked at her and said nothing.
No matter how angry the Queen Mother was, she had to explain, "The Ai family really doesn't like her, and they don't like that you focus on her.
You are the crown prince and the future emperor. Those women in the emperor's backyard are not just for indulgence and to show off the emperor's status, but to balance the forces everywhere.
If you favor her alone, you will break this balance and bring trouble to you and her. If she gives birth to the eldest son of the emperor again, I'm afraid it will be even harder for you to tolerate others.
But no matter how unhappy the Ai family is, her child is also the grandson of the Ai family. The Xie family is not normal for being the queen, and the Ai family does have the idea of leaving the mother behind.
But the Ai family felt sorry for you, so they just gave it up after thinking about it. After her accident, the Ai family guessed that it was Yun Mian who did it. Based on the Ai family's understanding of Yun Mian, the children would not survive.
In order to win the support of the Xie family and marry the Ai family, the late emperor promised the Xie family that all the queens of the three generations of the Wei Dynasty must come from the Xie family.
Since the child is dead, even if you find out that it was Yun Mian who did it, you won't be able to destroy Yun Mian, the Crown Princess. Wouldn't that make it even more uncomfortable? "
The emperor secretly speculated on these words.
It was not the Queen Mother who transferred the child, and it was not the Queen Mother who sent Wei Qingyan to the Wei family.
Even though he came to such a conclusion, the emperor still had a flash of rage in his eyes, "The queen is saying the same thing again. Three years ago, the queen also said that since the person is dead, there is no way he can survive if he is investigated.
But my eldest princess and the eldest son of the emperor had to die in vain. Mother, do you know how guilty your son felt when he faced Lan Shu.
Back then, her son had dreamed of leaving behind this so-called responsibility and ambition, returning to Zhujian Villa with her, and living the life that an ordinary couple should live.
There are no calculations, there is no need to deal with endless battles, we are free to teach our children well every day.
But today, I dare not even look her in the eyes. A son is a king and cannot uphold justice for his subjects, and a father cannot avenge his own children.
The son is really a coward in the extreme. This is due to the son's own reasons and the mother's responsibility as well. "
The emperor's heart was filled with sadness.
"You blame the Aijia." The Queen Mother looked sad.
Then she sneered and said, "That's all, don't blame me. Who told you to throw yourself into the belly of the Ai family? Who told the Ai family to have such an identity.
If there is a next life, son, let us all keep our eyes open and choose our parents.
Today, Aijia is tired. You can go back. You all can go back. Aijia is tired. "
The emperor sat still, with a sinister look in his eyes, and he said coldly, "Back then, I had to worry about the Xie family, but now that I am the emperor, I don't have to worry about it anymore.
Xie Shen, as the Minister of Punishment, has repeatedly failed in handling cases and is really not worthy of being appointed Minister again. "
The Queen Mother raised her eyes to look at him, her lips moved, but in the end she said nothing.
The emperor remained motionless, his eyes getting darker and darker, "My mother threatened my son with death back then and asked my son to promise you that he would never investigate the Huangshaling incident in this life. Is it really just because of Su Fu's identity?"
