C125 (1/2)
”Empress …” Chu Lingyun bit her pale lips tightly, tears glistening in her eyes. ”The empress left last night?”
”Yes,” Xianghe lowered her head slightly. ”Empress, drink the poison and finish it yourself.”
”Nonsense!” Chu Lingyun crazily slammed the table, ”How could the Queen kill herself? It was obviously the emperor who let her drink the poison.”
Princess, it doesn't matter if the emperor forced the empress to drink the poison or not, the empress will not be able to escape, ”Xianghe hurriedly pulled her swollen and painful hand away,” The empress had murdered Mrs. Heyi Tong, Noble Consort Kang, so even if the emperor hadn't killed her, he would have locked her up in the cold palace.
Chu Lingyun took a deep breath and said with a trembling voice, ”Could I be the next one to be dealt with by the emperor?”
”There must be a condition for the Empress to be able to drink the poison and not struggle in death,” Xianghe thought for a moment, before replying, ”This servant thinks that the Empress begged the Emperor to forgive the Princess.”
”mother, she …” A tear rolled down from the corner of Chu Lingyun's eyes, ”You already know that I'm not her daughter, but you still have to protect me at the last moment.”
”I can't abandon the feelings of nurturing someone for more than ten years,” Xianghe comforted with a smile. ”Even though the empress has left, the people left behind on this world will still have to live a good life.”
”You're right, I think the emperor won't punish me anymore,” Chu Lingyun sniffed, wiping her tears, ”Since this matter is saved, I can now freely carry out other plans.”
”Princess, that big matter,” Xianghe whispered, ”Consort Fu is pregnant, how do you plan to deal with it?”
”Consort Fu?” Chu Lingyun searched her figure in her mind, ”A while ago, I told Prince Duan that he was quite at ease.”
”I was very happy to hear that.”
”Is he really happy or is he just pretending to be happy?” Chu Lingyun laughed disdainfully, ”This is the child of a foreign woman.
”Princess, do you think we should interfere?”
”Don't,” Chu Lingyun said resolutely, ”The Emperor finally got a child. If something happens again, aren't we just going to send ourselves to our deaths?”
”The princess wants the child to be safely born?”
”I am not interested in this child at all,” Chu Lingyun said as she curled her lips with a cold expression. ”The Emperor will not entrust the children of Consort Fu with any important tasks. Moreover, this is related to Qi Nation.
Xianghe said in a low voice: ”If the children of the Consort Fu s are still not born smoothly, then the Prince Duan s of the imperial harem will all grow up, which is not good for the princess.”
”Prince Duan and Consort Fu are very close. Even if I can give birth to a prince, what good would that do me?” Chu Lingyun rolled her eyes in displeasure, ”An emissary has come to the Qi Nation, perhaps to receive the marriage princess.”
”The Emperor has bestowed the title of Princess Wenmin, he intends to use her as a candidate for marriage.”
”It's just a palace maid's child, whoever she is.”
”No matter what, it's not the princess' turn,” Xianghe said as she faintly smiled, ”Are you still going to go to the Xinyang Hall area again?”
”Of course, do you think that Prince Duan and his wangfei would easily let me off after putting on such a show last time?” Chu Lingyun chuckled, a tinge of coldness appearing on the corner of her mouth, ”Who knows, I might be scheming behind her back on how to trip him up.”
The snow outside was getting heavier and heavier, even though there was a thick raccoon's fur to warm his body, he could not help but shiver. Chu Zongge held onto his cape tightly, allowing the leading eunuch to shine brighter on the black snow.
”You're here,” the emperor said as he lifted his eyelids slightly. ”Come, sit. Bring a cup of hot tea to the Prince Duan.”
Chu Zongge took off his cape, placed his frozen hands on top of the stove to heat up. With a trembling voice, he asked, ”Why did Royal Father invite your son to discuss matters at Supreme Harmony Hall?”
”The snowy scenery here is especially beautiful,” The Emperor's eyes revealed traces of gentleness. ”Your mother and I often come here to reward the snowflakes.”
It was dark outside now, and there was nothing to be seen. Chu Zongge drank some hot tea to warm his stomach and asked: ”Consort Fu is pregnant.”
”If you wish to congratulate me, then go to the Acropolis Hall,” the Emperor said, his eyes devoid of light. ”Your relationship with the Consort Fu is not bad.”
Chu Zongge's heart sank as he hurriedly explained, ”The quasi wangfei and the Consort Fu are fated to be together, please take care of me.”
”Quasi-wangfei?” The emperor looked at him doubtfully. ”That fox skin cloak in the Consort Fu Palace seems to be from your palace. Was it also given to me by a future wangfei?”
”When the Consort Hua is here, he often shows her face to the Consort Fu. As the quasi wangfei looks on with pain and worry, afraid that the Consort Fu would suffer harsh winter weather, she decided to ask this of her son to give her an overcoat for the winter.”
The emperor was silent for a long time before turning his face away. ”Then that quasi wangfei is really kind. It was I who neglected to take care of Consort Fu.”
Chu Zongge cupped his hands and said, ”Royal Father has three palaces and six courtyards, so naturally, we are unable to take everyone into consideration. Since the quasi wangfei is this son's wife, she is naturally willing to share the worries for Royal Father.”
The Emperor faintly spoke. ”If the child of Consort Fu is a prince, then you're not the only prince in the palace.”
Chu Zongge gave a shallow smile, ”This son really wants to have a younger brother and sister.
The Emperor coldly snorted, then said: ”A little brother born from a Great Qi woman?”
Chu Zongge's heart stopped, the things that Xue Ronghua was worried about was about to happen.
”Tell me,” the Emperor said, stroking the pearl in his sleeve, ”will I let this child come into the world?”