Qingtao leaned down slightly, leaning on the edge of the bed, although he had a long dream and recovered a little bit of energy, his expression was still a little cold.

The queen looked at this man who had been with her for more than ten years, he had conquered a girl's heart with his manly charm, and how much he cared for himself, so that she was more or less hopeful and happy in her heart, who was unfamiliar with life in the deep palace. Now he made himself a little stranger, I don't know what secrets he has to hide from himself? A trace of inexplicable sadness suddenly flashed between her gentle and soft eyebrows, which was quite against the weather at this moment, and it was so rich that it turned into a trace of resentment, and her heart kept trembling!

Suddenly, Qingtao took Youpian's hand, and said a little apologetically: "You and I have been married for seventeen years, and to this day, you have also given birth to a boy and a girl for me. I think it's necessary to tell you that I'm sorry for you, and I chose you in the first place because you are very much like a person, someone I have loved all my life. I still remember the day of the wedding, I was drunk, drunk, and I kept pouring out my ** on you, because you were simply carved out of her mold. Qingtao glanced at Youlian and saw the tears in her eyes, he pulled Youlian over and took her into his arms.

"I'm sorry, I wronged you, I know you're a good woman, I really don't want to hurt you, but these words have been hidden in my heart for so long, and it should be me who suffers!

"Who is she? I've been in this deep palace for seventeen years, and I'm just a stand-in for someone else?" After listening to Qing Tao's words, Youlian blurted out what she was thinking, and was relieved after speaking. Then, she couldn't help but burst into tears, and the residual resentment in her heart just now dissipated completely.

This direct way of questioning also shocked Qing Tao a little, he knew that he had been hiding from Youpian for so long, he must not be able to hide it.

"Promise me first, don't resent me. I'll explain to you 1510, and if you can't forgive me, then I have nothing to say. After all, I have given you all the glory and grace that a woman in this world should have. He looked at Yu Pian quietly and said slowly.

Looking up at his current appearance, she remembered the figure who came back from the battlefield in the past, wearing a blood-stained robe but still fighting bloodily, and an inexplicable dependence was born in her heart, and she involuntarily stepped forward and put her hand on Qingtao's warm chest.

For more than ten years, she lived in the dark blue palace, she rarely had the opportunity to go home, and her father's appearance gradually became a little blurred, and she became the most luxurious and favored imperial princess in Beichang City.

In the capital, the most touching and bloody story she has personally experienced is: in the third year she entered the palace, Mengrong City was located in the deep blue north, and the city lord's name was Qin Xiaoxian, who was sincere to the former emperor Canghai, and after hearing the news of Canghai's death, Qin Xiaoxian knew that his city was not strong, and he also pretended to surrender. Later, under the pretext of preventing and controlling border troubles, he secretly accumulated strength. Within a few years, the army also had a certain strength and scale, in addition to the strength of the army, one of the biggest advantages is that it is closest to the capital Beichang, and there is a chance to attack the city by launching a surprise attack. Finally, because of dissatisfaction with what Qing Tao did after seizing the throne, the city lord raised troops to resist Qing Tao, and the news was also transmitted back to the capital by the secret agents in the city for the first time. The first thing he said to her before he set out was: "No matter whether this trip succeeds or fails, even if I die on the battlefield, I will protect you." It's possible that I'll die before you, and you'll have to take care of your two children. ”

After listening to Qing Tao's words, she basically completely entrusted her heart to Qing Tao.

After the expedition, Qing Tao adopted a strategy of using heavy money to encourage foreign countries to cooperate with him, and the two forces surrounded Meng Rong in the north and south, and used the advantages of grain and grass and manpower to trap and kill the enemy army. All the soldiers who broke through the enemy were slaughtered, and when they met the soldiers who surrendered, he surrendered. The battle lasted for about three months, and in the end the defenders of the city died and fled, and their fighting spirit was lost. So much so that in the later stages of the war, the city was completely starved of food, and the city lord was starved to death.

What touched her the most was that Qingtao basically fulfilled his promise to her, but she was still a substitute for Xiaoya, she didn't know it at all, and always thought that she was very happy to be guarded by the emperor who was a lot older than herself. And the most bloody and cruel thing is that he killed many people in order to protect her and protect the capital, and he had too much blood on his body.

On the day when the war was basically over, Qing Tao returned to the royal court covered in blood, she had just hugged him affectionately for a while, but she saw her subordinates enter the main hall with Qin Xiaoxian's head, and in front of Qing Tao, her subordinates lifted the bloody human head. Qingtao glanced at it coldly, waved her hand to take it, and she glanced at it. This glance made her scalp tingle. It turned out that the war was all around him, so close, and so bloody and brutal.

She imagined that her subjects could live freely and freely, and it was this man who had bought it by sword and war. Perhaps in the eyes of many people, this man is a bloody butcher and a raging devil, a usurper, but in her eyes, he is a good husband, a good emperor who protects herself and the capital. She couldn't help but cast another look of adoration.

Qingtao touched her face, maybe suddenly reacted, and this action suddenly pulled her back from the memories just now.

"Okay, I promise you, but you must be honest with me, after all, you are the man I have relied on for more than ten years, and there is no one in the world who trusts you more than me. ”

In this way, Qing Tao recounted the past and the few people present, and there was a sharp light in his eyes.

Mercy withdrew her body from him, and she got up and stood aside and listened quietly. In the process, she unconsciously stepped back, and he felt that every step back was heavy, as if he had exhausted all his strength. When Qingtao finished speaking, she said with a little trembling: "Qingtao, from the moment I entered the palace, I felt so far away from my home outside, they just looked at my noble status and used me as a tool, and I have regarded you as the dearest relative in the world over the years." Today you told me that what you like is the former queen named Xiaoya. I just want to ask you, did you ever love me?"

Qing Tao closed his eyes, he didn't dare to face the questioning eyes. "I like Xiaoya, yes, but I want you to be the most favored, happiest, and happiest queen in the world, I am willing to marry you, I don't want anyone in this world to hurt you, so can you not force me?

"I'm forcing you, you explain it to me clearly, I have given you my heart thoroughly, and now I will ask you, have you ever loved me? You feel that she has made a lot of sacrifices for her before. Now in order to have a position in Qingtao's mind, she has bravely fought for it. But she also knew that no matter what the outcome was, she was powerless to fight.

After receiving this question, Qingtao's heart couldn't calm down for a long time, because he couldn't give an accurate answer at all.

"Queen Mother, don't force your father anymore. He had just vomited blood from my anger, and finally recovered from rest. Didn't you force him to a dead end?" Seeing this, the prince felt that the two might quarrel over this matter, so he hurriedly came out to persuade the queen.

"You all go, I don't want to see anyone, you can disappear for me now. Qing Tao waved his hand desperately, signaling the queen, the prince, and the princess to leave.

The emperor's order could not be resisted, and the queen reluctantly walked away, followed by the prince and princess.

After the three of them left, he sat alone on the bed and said to himself: "Xiaoya's position in my heart is irreplaceable, including you, I'm sorry, mercy, although I love you, it doesn't mean that you can take her place." ”

At this moment, his secret agent came to report: "General Jiudou's mission is going smoothly and he is on his way back." This trip, everything went well, General Jiudou had already contacted the Flame Army, agreed on a date, and the soldiers of the two sides besieged the two cities of Baili and Sanchuan at the same time. ”

"Okay, that's good news, but keep a close watch, and beware of the Flame Army taking advantage of us and letting our army fight against the rebels. Even if they don't help, as long as they don't help the rebels, when we solve the rebel problem, we will destroy them sooner or later. The money I asked Jiudou to send out was not for good deeds, it was also moved from the treasury of Dark Blue. Pass on my orders, in addition to the rebels, the Flame Army will also closely monitor me, and if there is any change, report it as soon as possible!"

In the queen's palace, the prince and princess followed the queen to her palace, only to hear the heartbroken cry of mercy, "What kind of evil did the emperor fall into, why do you remember a person who has been dead for so long" The crying gradually became louder.

Princess Xiaoqing accompanied her and said soberly: "Queen Mother, you yourself said that it was just a dead person, and it is understandable to miss the old man." I know what you're afraid of, and what you're afraid of is that your father won't like you anymore. No, I know he loves you. The princess comforted the distraught queen.

There was a faint sadness in the prince's heart, what was the feeling, why did he let his parents lose themselves?