Chapter 15: Wishing or Unwilling
Record: "I should be happy that you look like this, but I am not happy." β
- Emperor Wu
"Why did I promise you?"
The Empress sat on the fur-covered soft slump, looking up at the stars, with a playful smile on her lips.
Xingchen knelt on the ground, expressionless, and just said, "Ask the mother emperor to help me." β
"How can I help you?"
"The antidote to controlling male pets, just give me a copy."
The Empress sighed:
"My daughter, when will you stop being so naΓ―ve......"
Xingchen looked at her and pulled the corners of his mouth: "I look like this, don't you like it?" β
Part of the reason why the ten princesses are famous all over the country, or rather, why she can become the top of the triangle is because she is the only daughter of the empress, and also the only daughter of the empress and the emperor.
After the first emperor went, in order to block the mouth of Youyou, and in order to keep herself away from the risk of production, she took child-avoiding medicine every day for seven years, and the medicine entered the bone marrow.
And the crown princes left by the first emperor, except for the three princes who were exiled in the early years and the eleventh prince who was as old as her, were either under house arrest or died of violent illness.
It is rumored in the world that the empress loved this daughter very much and gave her great power and favor, but only she knew it. What is behind this honor?
The Empress hated her, and she knew it from the time she was six years old.
She once viciously asked her why she let go of the three princes, and also scolded her for being soft-hearted and difficult to become a big weapon, and the fiercest time they quarreled was for the distant sister, the empress wanted to give them a death, and then she secretly arranged for the family to move out of the inner city. Since then, the empress has been very disappointed in her daughter, disappointed again and again, the daughter she once had high hopes for, the daughter who made everyone can't help but exclaim genius when they see it.
After ten years, her disappointment has accumulated into hatred. This huge empire, with the monstrous power that she has changed, has no successor. How could she not hate.
But she was secretly glad that this daughter had grown up to be a completely different appearance from when she was young, that smart, clever and sharp little girl, who somehow became an overly soft, indulgent and joyful girl.
To be honest, all this annoyed her, but it also made her feel at ease.
So she sighed and rejoiced.
Looking at the stars who were kneeling on the ground and never moving, the empress sighed lightly: "Do you know, I thought that you would enter the court as an official and protect this great river and mountain with me. β
Xingchen's kneeling body moved, and so did his throat, but he didn't know how to speak. The Empress didn't care much, and after a while, she said: "But you yourself are not angry, and you are in this situation, no one is to blame." β
After speaking, she squinted her eyes and looked at the stars, she hadn't seen them for many years, and now the stars are more delicate and beautiful, her eyes, ears, mouth and nose are the same as when she was young, so that she has some illusions of looking at herself.
She stretched out her hand to make Xingchen kneel closer, and whispered, "My daughter, I haven't seen you for so long, do you plan to keep kneeling and hanging your head?" β
Xingchen looked up at her, the woman in front of her, her facial features and face were no longer as delicate and intimidating as before, and her eyes were still as moving as before, and even after these seven years, she became more ...... Glamorous as a demon.
She cleared her throat: "Mother Emperor, I can help you deal with the third brother." β
The empress smiled leisurely and shook her head.
"I don't need to."
Her reaction, of course, Xingchen was not surprised, if there is anyone in this world who knows her mother best, besides her father, she is her. The third brother made those small actions carefully, even she couldn't deceive her, where could she deceive the mother queen.
But.
One thing, she knew, was able to shake this person who stood at the top of the power.
She pulled the corner of the empress's clothes and whispered softly: "I am willing to give you the thing that the empress has always wanted." β
The empress was startled, her expression changed suddenly, and she was almost about to jump up and blast everyone in the hall away. But she finally held back, gritted her teeth and chattered, and calmed down for a while before Shi Shiran got up and ordered Xiao Shi to go out and close the door.
After everyone in the hall was gone, the empress looked at the stars who were still kneeling on the ground and smiled mockingly.
"The outsiders are gone, you don't have to be so coy, get up."
Xingchen didn't say anything, and got up obediently. The eyes that looked at the empress also softened, and even remembered those vague scenes for a while, how good it was that their family of three was harmonious and beautiful......
She didn't care about the empress's cold eyes at all, and called softly: "Queen Mother." Then he slowly spoke: "I know that this is a big rebellion, but it's just ...... I think my queen mother ......" After saying that, she couldn't help but shed tears.
She quickly rubbed her eyes with her cuffs, and explained awkwardly: "Recently, I have been reading small picture books, and it is too eye-consuming." After speaking, he looked up at the woman sitting in the high position and did not move.
"What the empress wants, I'm willing to give it to you, but I have the conditions."
The empress recovered from a moment of abruptness, and answered expressionlessly: "Let's talk about the conditions first......