Volume 1 Chapter 9 (1/2)
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The position of the Crown Prince had been decided on after all- as expected, it was the Third Prince
But not knohen it started, there was a ru around the common people that said the Third Prince was a leftover from the previous dynasty, and that all the other princes'
Having known of these rumours and slander, Imperial Concubine Liu swept all the table to the floor in a fit of anger She took in a few deep breaths, then, while lifting her hair bun, ordered the servants to clean it up, after which she left for the Emperor's bedchambers
Once Imperial Concubine Liu came out, her features was filled with smiles, and ordered people to protect the palace, for the e to see anyone except her and the crown prince
Who in the palace didn't know in this present day that the Eer The future Emperor was the Crown Prince, and the person in front of their eyes would soon be the mother of the nation, the Queen Mother
Thanks to I him everyday, the Emperor's body had weakened with each day, until finally it would seem that he was not evena mouth but unable to speak, only able to wait for death to come
The flirtatious woman of that year today had still retained her charained sohtfully looking at the for at herself, “Emperor, don't use that kind of eyes to look at me, I feel scared”
“I wonder if you still remember that year when I was clearly about to become the Crown Princess- but because of you, not only did my loved one lose his place, but you had even forcefully seized me With just one word, you had the Liu family quickly send me off into the palace” I with the face that the Eht as well co Zhe is the son of the Crown Prince of the previous dynasty, and not yours If it wasn't, why do you think a concubine who did not care for you at all suddenly change her s uneven I was the one who blinded the Second Prince's eyes It was I who made the Fifth Prince retarded As for the Seventh Prince……” Counting each and every one, Imperial Concubine Liu's smile was filled with extreme pleasure, “Do you still remembered Chun An as burned in a fire? He[1] wasn't some Princess, he was a Prince- that villainous wife that was rumoured by the capital to have the heart of a snake and scorpion- he was properly your son”
“He originally could have also inherited your position, but wasn't your throne also obtained fro it from soinal owner” The wo, but there no one in theZhe could smoothly ascend to the throne, I didn't pity nant with for ten irl, and irl to lect him bit by bit, and at last match him with a unfaithful man”
“You must feel terrible, no? But I also had a extremely hard time too Do you kno hard it was for ht? That child had reing a knife that would fall onZhe and I would have had to leave at any time”
“That's why I had spent so n land” Iround, the crisp sound resounding as though in a large ground palace, “But he wasn't willing, and had to go with that Fu Hong Wen And the result of that? I merely used his fa top scholar of the capital, Grand Tutor of the imperial academy- in the end, had he not obediently become a marionette in the pal Zhe will be the Emperor- and I will eventually be thein closer to the frozen Ehed, “I want you to bear witness to this country- and in ay it will be returned bit by bit”
Then, he would go to the underworld to apologize to her beloved Crown Prince Brother[2]
”Did everyone hear that clearly?” Ascreen, and following behind hied Towards Imperial Concubine Liu's inconceivable expression, Zhao Li Xin laughed in a particularly viciousthat I haven't died, you seem to be very disappointed”