sbdcsierra Chapter 368 Brother's Death and Brother's Death 7
Chapter 368 Brother's Death and Brother's Death 7
"Mother, I hope you can enjoy your old age in Ningshou Palace. The love between mother and son is not endless. No matter how deep the love is, it cannot withstand repeated consumption. If you don't want me to become an unfilial son, please don't have any ambitions that you shouldn't have in the future."
The Queen Mother naturally knew what the Emperor meant, and was also aware that the Emperor had misunderstood her real plan. However, it was better this way, letting the Emperor misunderstand that she was doing it for the honor of her family was better than letting the Emperor know that she was plotting the throne for her youngest son.
"It seems that the emperor believes that I have killed the royal heirs and does not believe that I did nothing," the queen mother said with a wry smile, "but it is also true. In this harem, besides me, who else can have such great ability to kill so many royal heirs at once."
"Forget it," the Queen Mother said with a tired look on her face, "What's the point of me saying all this now? Since the Emperor has determined that I did it, even if I put the evidence in front of the Emperor, the Emperor will not believe that I am innocent."
"Don't worry! From now on, I will enjoy my old age in Ningshou Palace and will no longer care about your affairs in the harem. The emperor must send people to monitor my Ningshou Palace carefully, so that if any of the royal heirs get into trouble again, you will suspect me again."
"Also, shouldn't you also release Luo Zi? You've already abolished Luo Zi's position as queen, are you going to lock her up for life? If you really want to lock her up for life, then please, for my sake, send her to the palace!"
The Queen Mother burst into tears: "Your Majesty, you are so cruel. Have you forgotten the oath you made to Luo Zi? But it has only been a few years! Not only did you abolish Luo Zi's position as Queen, you also confined her to her house. Do you really want to lock Luo Zi up for life?"
"I will release Concubine Jing," the emperor said. "It's not that I am cruel, nor do I want to break my oath. It's just that I cannot let a vicious woman be my empress. The empress took advantage of my trust in her to plot against my offspring. I didn't sentence her to death because of our past friendship."
"I have been thinking for a while. From the beginning to the end, did Luo Zi love me as a person or just my status? Was the so-called childhood sweetheart relationship a plan by my mother and the Luo family from the beginning? After all, if my mother hadn't often brought Luo Zi into the palace, how could Luo Zi and I have a childhood sweetheart relationship?"
"Forget it," the emperor said with a tired face, "What's the point of worrying about these things now? I just hope that my mother will not let me down again, otherwise..."
The emperor was emitting a murderous aura, and he looked directly at the queen mother: "Mother, although I am your son, I am the emperor after all. If you insist on being stubborn, don't blame me for disregarding the relationship between mother and son. I can only ask you to die of illness."
As an emperor, he cannot tolerate others threatening his throne, even his own mother. He has given the queen mother a chance, but if she insists on being stubborn, then he can't blame his son for being cruel. "
“You…” The Queen Mother’s expression was very unpleasant. “Well, well, I really gave birth to a good son who is decisive in killing.”
"Father taught me well," the emperor stood up, "I still have government affairs to deal with. I will come to pay my respects to mother another day."
As soon as he finished speaking, the emperor stood up and left.
The Queen Mother watched the Emperor leave with a gloomy face, then sneered: "The late Emperor really raised a good son for me. I should have known long ago that my son, who was raised by the late Emperor since he was young, had no place for me, his biological mother, in his heart. His so-called filial piety was just a pretense for others to see."
"Fortunately, I still have Yi'er. Otherwise, if the emperor was the only son, wouldn't my life be too miserable?"
"Queen Mother, don't be too sad. When Prince Gong takes the throne, you will have finally gotten what you deserved. Why bother getting angry with the Emperor?" Nanny Bai advised.
"You are right," the Queen Mother said, "Only when Yi'er becomes the Emperor can I be called the Queen Mother. I am just looking forward to that day coming soon."
"By the way, how is the baby in Jiangpin's belly?" The Queen Mother's expression turned grim. "Since we have to make another plan, Jiangpin's baby must not be given birth to. Otherwise, if the Emperor has a successor, it will be very disadvantageous for Yier to compete for the throne in the future."
"Empress Dowager, it would be difficult for us to do anything to the baby in Concubine Jiang's belly. Not to mention that there are people sent by the Emperor to watch outside the Ningshou Palace day and night, Concubine Jiang must also be well protected by the Emperor."
"Besides, the emperor just threatened you like that, so I think we should hold off for now. After all, it's still unclear whether we can raise this child after it's born, right?"
"Yes! You are right," the Queen Mother nodded. "Being able to give birth to a child is nothing. You know, during the time of the late emperor, many princes and princesses died young. When the time comes, as long as we are careful when we take action, I don't believe that the emperor can do anything to me without evidence."
After all, the Queen Mother didn't take the Emperor's warning seriously at all. Even though she didn't take her eldest son seriously, she didn't believe that he would really kill his mother.
The next day, the guards outside the Queen's palace were withdrawn, and the Emperor lifted the Queen's house arrest.
Of course, she is now Concubine Jing.
And since she is no longer the queen, it is not appropriate for her to continue living in Fenghe Palace, which is where only the queen can live.
Therefore, when Concubine Jing was released from house arrest, she also moved to the palace.
"Concubine Jing should have moved out of Fenghe Palace by now!" Jiang Chunxi said as she drank the freshly stewed bird's nest. "Now that Concubine Jing has come out, the harem will be bustling. I guess Concubine Wu is eager to kill Concubine Jing now!"
"Others are fine, but Concubine Wu is a fool. Before this, Concubine Jing was confined to Fenghe Palace, and Concubine Wu had no way to go in and fight Concubine Jing. But now that Concubine Jing has been released from confinement and moved out of Fenghe Palace, Concubine Wu's chance has come, right? I guess she has already gone to fight Concubine Jing." Wen Qing smiled and said:
What Wen Qing said was indeed correct. At this moment, Concubine Wu was running towards Concubine Jing with a whip, wanting to fight her to the death. However, the servants serving Concubine Jing were not vegetarians, so there was no way they would let Concubine Wu hurt her.
"How dare you," Concubine Jing was so angry that her face turned ugly. "Even though I am no longer the queen, I am still a concubine. You are just a noble, who gave you the courage to be so presumptuous in front of me?"