Emperor Showa was surprised that Zhou Yanran could say such in-depth words to him at the last moment of his life.

Since she was so transparent when she was dying, he didn't mind talking to her about what was really going on in his heart.

"Ai Concubine, I know that there is unwillingness in your heart, and there is also hatred for me; You're right, I'm not incompetent, but that's what I'm meant to be; As you say, one wrong step and one wrong step, the moment I sat on this dragon chair, the mistake had already begun; The ancestors entrusted the country to me, and I could only barely hold it, but if we want the Great Wei to be passed on for generations, there must be a wise monarch who is ancient and shining; Ling Er is amazingly talented and resourceful, and he meets Mingjun's conditions in every aspect, but only that child is too affectionate. ”

"Since ancient times, monarchs have been lonely, women are companions, homes, and indispensable other half for men, but for monarchs, the meaning of women's existence is more important to extend the emperor's heir, take care of the harem for the Son of Heaven, and strive to become a queen of the world; In fact, I was very satisfied with the little girl of the Chu family, after all, that child was also personally selected by me for Ling'er, but what I didn't expect was that Ling'er was too affectionate for her; If Ling Er was just a prince with a simple identity, I wouldn't think the relationship between the two of them was an eyesore, but now, Ling Er was not a prince, but a prince; What is the most important thing as a prince is the world and the people of Dawei, not around a woman every day, and being influenced by a woman's emotions. ”

Taking a step back, even if Ling Er has a soft spot for her, she should know in her heart that her husband is not very human; She should persuade him to put the world first, and remind him of the responsibilities and obligations of God as the prince, instead of dominating him alone like a little woman; It can be said that the child of the Chu family is suitable to be a wife, and it is definitely not suitable to be a queen. ”

Listening to Emperor Showa's words, Zhou Yanran laughed out loud: "Therefore, Your Majesty doesn't like her, and I don't want the prince to like her; Therefore, His Majesty thought of the concubines and wanted to use the concubines to break them up. ”

Emperor Showa did not deny it, and said: "After all, she is my daughter-in-law who was personally selected, in fact, I am also a little reluctant to her; However, I can't let her delay Ling'er, let alone let her become Ling'er's biggest weakness in her life. After knowing the taste of love in this life, I completely fell, and I couldn't watch my son become like me. Loving someone is certainly sweet, but after the sweetness, what awaits us is endless bitterness; Many people are slumped in the face of love, I am one, and you are also a concubine. ”

Zhou Yanran looked at Emperor Zhaohe's cold and calm eyebrows, and was silent for a moment.

Suddenly remembered the question in his heart, and asked: "The concubine wants to ask Your Majesty, when did you know that the concubine had the prince in her heart?" ”

If others hear about this question, they will inevitably feel ashamed; After all, it's just that his concubine doesn't love him, but he actually likes his son, and this shame is really not something that ordinary people can bear.

But Emperor Showa was not an ordinary person.

In his heart, the many concubines in the harem are just tools used to enrich his life, and he has no feelings for them at all, so naturally he will not feel ashamed; Just like back then, many people knew that Zhao Heng, the ninth prince, had molested his concubine, and if this matter fell on others, he would inevitably punish this rebel son; But Emperor Showa simply reprimanded the unfilial son a few words, and continued to connive at him to harm the Quartet.

It can be seen that in his heart, those concubines in the harem are insignificant to him whether they live or die; Therefore, he didn't care if they were wronged or not, whether they were thinking about other men in their hearts.

It's just that now that Zhou Yanran asked, Emperor Showa was willing to answer her with a few more words: "The true nature of the concubine has always been very hidden, and when I was with you at the beginning, I naturally didn't notice that you were pretending to be Ling'er in your heart; It wasn't until I found out that every time Ling Er entered the palace, you would appear in front of me with tonic soup, that I knew where you were coming to visit me, and the person you wanted to see was just Ling Er from beginning to end. ”

When Zhou Yanran heard this answer, she was stunned for a moment, that is to say, in fact, a long time ago, Emperor Showa already knew that her heart belonged?

Knowing this, he still loves her, this man, in his heart, really ignores people he doesn't care about?

Hehe! What a real hard-hearted and ruthless man!

Thinking of this, Zhou Yanran suddenly felt relieved, and all the unwillingness and jealousy gradually dissipated at this time.

She has been stupid all her life, and she is unwilling to continue to be stupid at the last moment of her life, in the face of such a ruthless person, she has to choose to let go, because this kind of person is not qualified to let her have more feelings for him, even if that feeling is hate, he is not qualified.

Zhou Yanran had a faint smile on the corner of her mouth, looked at Emperor Showa's sallow and white face, and said, "Your Majesty, the concubine is about to leave, and before leaving, I have a few words I want to say to Your Majesty; In His Majesty's heart, the only people he loves most in this life are Concubine Yang and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince; But back then, you tried your best but didn't protect Concubine Yang, and finally ended up with a resentment, and today's concubine can assert that you can't control the prince's life. Your son, you should know best, what kind of temperament he is does not need to be said by the concubine; Your Majesty, you have done so much, and you do not hesitate to use your concubines and Chu Shizi, just to create a big conspiracy, and the concubines are here to remind Your Majesty first; If you really want to succeed in your plan, you must do your best, because if your plan is even slightly wrong, you will lose the son you care about the most. ”

"Your Majesty, do you really know the crown prince? Although the concubines are not qualified, after knowing the whole truth, they began to feel sorry for the prince, and even had some pity for the princess, if they knew that the culprit of all this was you, what kind of face would you have to face them. ”

Looking at the murderous intent in Emperor Showa's eyes, Zhou Yanran was not afraid, but at the end, she exerted her last strength and said, "Your Majesty, do you know? In fact, we are a kind of people, when we are alive, we fight to grab, and try to keep the people and everything we want, but the more we try to have, the more we push the people we care about farther away, until in the end, we become alone, leaving a grudge alone, unwilling to accompany us to the last moment. ”

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Fusheng waited outside for a long time, and saw that it was not early, for fear that if he delayed like this, he might miss Emperor Showa's plan, so he mustered up the courage to push open the palace door of Ninghe Palace and walked in, and wanted to open his mouth to remind Emperor Showa who was sitting in the palace talking to Zhou Guifei, but when he saw Zhou Guifei lying on the ground motionless, he was stunned.

Emperor Showa heard the movement of Fusheng walking in, and looked at Zhou Yanran's corpse, his eyes did not blink, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was talking to Fusheng, he said: "She died, although she was seriously injured, but she died quite peacefully, and she said a lot of words to me before she died, and those words made me feel a little uncomfortable when I heard them." ”

Fusheng knew Emperor Showa's plan, and he guessed what Zhou Guifei said to Emperor Showa, so he didn't respond much, but walked up and said to Emperor Showa respectfully: "Your Majesty, it's not too early, the slave has heard that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has entered the palace, and at this time he must have been waiting for you in the Tai'an Palace, the prince is smart, you can't let him wait longer, otherwise, he may really notice something." ”

After listening to Fusheng's words, Emperor Showa was silent for a moment before he nodded and said, "You are right, I don't need to think about a dead man's words, I should go and see Ling'er; That child, like me when I was young, sometimes seems to be a steady person, but in fact, he is the most impatient, let him wait for a long time, maybe he will really do something to break into the palace, I still show up earlier to see him, lest he wait for him to poke out the basket and then clean up, it will not be good. ”

Fusheng hurriedly walked up to help Emperor Showa, but before the two of them were about to leave the Ninghe Palace, Fusheng couldn't help but ask: "Your Majesty, Concubine Zhou is dead, is she going to be buried in the imperial mausoleum according to the rank before her death?" ”

Emperor Showa paused slightly, looked up at the blue sky, and said: "This woman, when she was alive, was entangled with my third prince and the ninth prince, she thought that she had concealed everything well, but she didn't know that under my nose, even if the doors and windows were closed, I knew what she had done; How can such a filthy person be qualified to enter the imperial mausoleum of our dynasty and be worshiped by incense?! ”

Speaking of this, Emperor Showa glanced lightly at Fusheng who was supporting him beside him, and continued: "It seems that you and I are really old, I have begun to learn to be careful, and you have also learned to be soft-hearted; According to your previous personality, you would never have asked me such an obvious question. ”

Fusheng immediately understood the meaning of Emperor Showa's words, and while bowing his head and admitting his mistake, he helped Emperor Showa to continue walking.

"Your Majesty is right, the old slave is old, and it is inevitable that he will be a little sloppy in doing things, which will make His Majesty unhappy, and please punish Your Majesty; But His Majesty's body is gradually improving, and the old slave can't compare to it in any way. ”

Listening to Fusheng's obviously flattering words, Emperor Showa laughed softly; People are so strange, knowing that others are telling lies, but they are in a good mood to be coaxed by this lie.

"You're always old, but this nasty mouth is not old at all."