Xiangxiang once heard Qi Hui mention that he felt that his mother's old love for the emperor was unforgettable, but it was unknown whether he loved or hated. He used to be very disgusted, but now that he has Xiangxiang by his side, he knows what love is, and he is no longer obsessed with his mother.

But even if Xiangxiang now knows how important Qi Hui is to her, so that she would rather return to this cannibalistic world than be separated from him, she still can't agree with Concubine Xian's feelings for the old emperor, or the emperor twenty years ago is not like this?

"Niangniang......" Xiangxiang couldn't help but speak, but he regretted it with one mouth.

"Why didn't you say it?" The condition is getting worse, only because Xiangxiang takes good care, Concubine Xian looks good neatly, but only she knows that it is very difficult to speak, but she feels that getting along with the children is limited, and she hopes to do her best to tell them more things.

Xiangxiang wanted to change her words, but Concubine Xian grabbed her hand, and after being with her for so long day and night, Xiangxiang already understood that she couldn't lie in front of Concubine Xian. Clear-eyed people may not be able to distinguish between truth and falsehood, she listens with her heart, even if the breath of a word is different from usual, she can't escape.

"Say it." Concubine Xian smiled softly.

"Niangniang, when I was waiting by Jing Shu's side, Jing Shu was afraid that I would be favored by the emperor, so she asked me to paint thick black eyebrows and look ugly." Her voice became smaller and smaller, "I think that no matter who is in the eyes of anyone now, the emperor is a ridiculous and unscrupulous monarch, but when Niangniang mentions it, her expression is always different, I always feel that in your heart, the emperor is still a good person, and he is the person you still cherish." ”

Concubine Xian took a long breath, as if she was going to say a lot, and sure enough, she gently stroked the back of Xiangxiang's hand and told her about the years of twenty years ago. Concubine Xian was not abandoned overnight, when she was pregnant with Qi Hui and was abandoned into the cold palace, she was already thirty-five years old, she entered the palace at the age of eighteen, obscurity for several years, when she was twenty-five years old when she danced in the imperial garden, she met the emperor, the emperor is indeed a lustful person, but at that time he was not so cruel, after falling in love with the beautiful Mu at first sight, Concubine Xian continued to favor until the concubine.

But she, like all harems, had no way to give birth to a boy and half a girl for the emperor, until the queen conceived a child at the age of nearly forty, at that time it was really a celebration of the whole country, and when the queen gave birth to the prince, the emperor was even more happy to give amnesty to the world. But even so, the emperor at that time was still warm to Concubine Xian, and Concubine Xian became pregnant with Qi Hui two years later.

At first, the emperor almost gave the same treatment to the Empress Xian, and everyone before and after her regarded her as a treasure, and even said that the son born by the Xianfei was qualified to be the crown prince, but the good times did not last long, the Xianfei had not yet given birth, and one day the emperor suddenly disliked her, and the disgusting gaze with hatred was still engraved in the heart of the Xianfei.

In the past, the queen, Li Zhaoyi and others, for the sake of grace, often criticized Concubine Xian in the emperor's ear, but the emperor was never indifferent, Concubine Xian always thought that it was what they said that made the emperor misunderstand herself, and always thought that the emperor would care about the child in her womb. But what was waiting for her was the big belly and the poop being abandoned into the cold palace, the cutting of the umbilical cord by herself on the night of childbirth, the rush of Concubine Li to blind her eyes, and the dark days, endless.

Xiangxiang was very uncomfortable when she heard it, and unconsciously leaned on Concubine Xian's side, but held her in her arms, Concubine Xian was sick and weak and unable to struggle, and Xiangxiang's embrace also made her feel at ease and warm, she was young and longed to have her own daughter, and now she can have such a good daughter-in-law, God finally treats her well.

"Niangniang, Qi Hui will take us away, and the days here will not continue." Xiangxiang said, "The current emperor is very cruel, Jingshu sleeps every night, and the next day is scarred. ”

Concubine Xian's expression was sad, and she said softly: "Later, I figured out what might be going on, so I don't blame him so much, but unfortunately I have no way to prove all this, I can only wait for Hao'er to grow up and wait for him to change himself." ”

Xiangxiang didn't understand well, and Concubine Xian seemed to be disturbed by her state of mind, and she was very uncomfortable for a while, and after Xiangxiang tried to comfort him, Concubine Xian said: "Maybe the emperor thinks that the crown prince and Hui'er, as well as the current three princes, are not his flesh and blood." ”

Xiangxiang was stunned. Concubine Xian said again: "I don't know how the queen and Concubine Li gave birth, but I have never betrayed the emperor, and it is indeed his son who is obscure, but if he thinks so, he is only afraid of ......"

"The prince is also very pitiful, the emperor doesn't treat him as a son at all, Qi Hui said that on the day he went to see the prince, the emperor beat him to death, and he didn't care about life and death. You just said that it is unimaginable that the emperor was so happy that he granted amnesty to the crown prince at the beginning. Xiangxiang said softly, his heart fluttering, if the crown prince is not the heir, then isn't it?

"It's my own guess, and only he knows how." Concubine Xian said, "Only the queen and Concubine Li themselves understand." ”

"Concubine Li took fourteen years to get the third prince." Xiangxiang also felt incredible, but the status quo was different from back then, "But why didn't the emperor abandon Concubine Li?" ”

Concubine Xian shook her head weakly: "Who knows, I hope it's not what I think, but I hope it's just that he suddenly became brutal." She smiled slightly and said to Xiangxiang, "You and Hui'er think that I am in love with the old love, you are not wrong, I have been suffering every day for twenty years, but I can't forget the years of twenty years ago, when I was the same as you, I was a woman who was held in the tip of my heart by men." Xiangxiang, I have also lived happily and happily, and because of this, I have a bad child. ”

"Mother's ......"

"Hao'er is the best memory left by me and the emperor in the good old days." Concubine Xian smiled, "When I see Han'er, I think of his father's kindness to me, ten years of affection in exchange for this child, if I hate the emperor to the core, every time I see Han'er and think of him, I can't be a good mother." ”

"But the emperor can't see what he used to be at all, he is as cruel as a demon." Xiang Xiang thought that she was almost targeted by the old emperor in Furong Ju, and the devil pounced on her, she didn't know how long it would take to forget, thinking of this, she couldn't help but grab Concubine Xian's hand.

"I want to tell you when I say this." Concubine Xian said to herself, "Xiangxiang, I'm afraid I don't have the strength to say so much, when do you think it's appropriate, tell my words to Hui'er, and let him make his own choice." ”

Xiangxiang is a smart person, Concubine Xian's words made her think a lot, from the original Concubine Xian wanted to save Qi Hui's identity as a prince and was reluctant to leave the palace, to now she said that she thinks that only Qi Hui's bloodline is the real imperial heir, and said that she once hoped that Qi Hui would change everything when he grew up, Xiangxiang understood that even if they were waiting for Qi Hui to send them out of the palace at this moment, Concubine Xian still longed for her son to become a new generation of monarchs.

Become an emperor?

Concubine Xian fell into a faint sleep in her arms, but Xiangxiang repeatedly thought about what she said. Xiangxiang once asked herself, Qi Hui is a prince, how could she fall in love with a prince without scruples, but she said to herself, what kind of prince is the abandoned prince? But when she understood Concubine Xian's wishes, and when she felt that Pang Gongzi's eyes were not so friendly to her, she felt that maybe her appearance had hindered Qi Hui's future.

Become an emperor? Could it be that she is hindering Qi Hui's path to the emperor.

And at this moment, the unscrupulous monarch, who had just recovered from the fear of being assassinated, sat crookedly on the dragon chair in the Mingde Palace, and Concubine Li sat on the carpet beside her with her crying son in her arms with a pale face, and she cried: "Your Majesty, you must severely punish the assassins, they almost killed the emperor." ”

The emperor glanced impatiently, took the soothing decoction from the eunuch's hand and poured it down, and heard them say, "The wound on the arm of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is not serious, and the bleeding has stopped." ”

The assassin rushed over, the prince used his body to block a sword for him, Concubine Li came over at the moment crying and pretending to be pitiful, it seemed that she wanted the emperor to forget the prince's filial piety, and when she heard the old eunuch mention it, she immediately cried: "Your Majesty, the concubine's leg hurts, the emperor ......"

"Shut up!" The old emperor shouted angrily, raised his hand and said, "Send Concubine Li and the Third Highness back." ”

Before the words fell, another eunuch hurriedly came in front of the door and announced: "The identity of the assassin has been ascertained, it is actually a member of the Mo family, the emperor, and the prince are kneeling outside the Mingde Palace, asking for a fall." ”

Concubine Li's expression was greatly lifted, her legs didn't hurt anymore, she was not afraid anymore, she pulled her son to stand up, pointed to the door of the hall and said: "Your Majesty, it turned out to be the Mo family, it turned out to be the crown prince, his heart can be punished, what is the emperor hesitating about?" ”

But the emperor's bloodthirsty gaze cast a terrifying hatred, which frightened Concubine Li trembling: "Get out." ”

The little prince cried, Concubine Li hurriedly covered his mouth and walked out, outside the palace gate, the prince knelt at the foot of the steps, she proudly walked to the side, and said meanly: "Sure enough, it is as vicious as your mother, why didn't you kill me and your brother, will the emperor spare you this time?" ”

The prince was indifferent, he had always been cowardly and mediocre in front of people, and he did not need any reaction at all. But after Concubine Li walked away, there was no movement in the Mingde Palace, and someone finally summoned the prince for a long time, Qi Xu took a deep breath, got up and walked into the door.

Among the guards guarding the door, Qi Hui was standing by the palace gate with a spear in his hand, making eye contact with the prince, the two understood each other, the prince solemnly looked at him, and resolutely entered the door.

No one knows whether what awaits him is the praise of the escort or the punishment of the assassination of his relatives, but whether it is the prince or Qi Hui, they are all strange about the tacit understanding between the two. And Qi Hui has made close friends such as Shifeng and Jian Feng, and he has never cooperated with anyone so naturally, and since joining forces with the prince, they have been going smoothly together.

Outside the imperial city, there was no response after a few times, and the strange minions were not satisfied, so they went to their father's brother by themselves, wanting to ask about the situation in the palace, but her father was still in the palace and did not return, and her brothers were not there, she pestered Mrs. Pang for a while, and was sent back by her mother, but she went around a few times and told the girls around her to go back first and not to be publicized, so she hid in her father's study alone.

I wanted to wait for them to come back and hear what they had heard, but I didn't know how long, and I fell asleep tiredly behind the bookshelf, and when I heard someone talking, I opened my eyes, and it was dark outside.

I only heard my father ask: "The woman next to Qi Hui, have you checked the details, I don't ask you, won't you say it?" ”