"Mother is looking for me?"

Prince Duan sneered, his face full of disdain.

Ever since he saw Concubine Qi crying with his own eyes the last time Prince Yao left the capital, he had been completely disappointed with this biased mother.

Apart from sending people to urge him from time to time to ask him to ask the Emperor to summon Prince Yao back to the capital, Concubine Qi had nothing else to say, so he ignored her.

This time, Concubine Qi sent someone to tell him to come into the palace. Prince Duan thought about it and knew what was going on. It was all for Prince Yao!

He was even more reluctant to go!

As a result, the young eunuch who came to deliver the message fell to his knees with a plop, crying and sobbing:

"Oh, Your Majesty, please go and see the Imperial Concubine! She has been ill for three days. She can't eat or sleep well. The Emperor doesn't visit her often, and Prince Yao is not in the capital. The Imperial Concubine's closest person is you!"

Then Prince Duan softened his heart a little. This was the first time in his life that the imperial concubine showed weakness to him.

Gu Zhilan saw the opportunity and racked her brains to persuade Prince Duan to leave quickly: "The prince is worried about the queen, and the queen is also worried about the prince. The mother and child are connected by heart, and the love between mother and child is deep. The queen is sick, and the prince is always worried. You should go and see her."

So Prince Duan took the opportunity to go down the stairs and leave.

There was a lingering smell of medicine in the Yikun Palace.

Concubine Qi was wearing an outer coat, leaning on a cushion. She was no longer as bright and beautiful as before, and looked haggard, with dark circles under her eyes. She held a letter in her hand, and read it over and over again, tears flowing again and again.

This was the scene Prince Duan saw when he entered the palace.

He had never seen Concubine Qi so fragile, and his already softened heart suddenly felt a little painful: "Mother, what's wrong with you? How did the servants in the palace serve you? You got so sick that you came to tell your son."

Concubine Qi looked at Prince Duan with tearful eyes, still accusing him: "You unfilial son, you still remember to come and see me? Do you still have me as your mother in your eyes?"

It was just because she was weak at the moment and couldn't muster the energy and spirit of the past, so the accusation didn't sound like an accusation, but more like a bit of sadness.

The resentment that Prince Duan had towards Concubine Qi dissipated a lot. He just felt that Concubine Qi really wanted to restore the mother-son relationship with him today. He unconsciously took a few steps forward, wanting to sit in front of Concubine Qi's bed to show his filial piety.

Just then, a palace maid brought in the medicine, and Prince Duan took the medicine bowl very proactively: "Let me do it."

The palace maid had no choice but to give the medicine to Prince Duan.

Prince Duan took a spoonful of the warm medicine, blew it carefully, and brought it to Concubine Qi's lips. He said in a respectful voice, "Mother, you will get better faster after drinking the medicine. Come, I will serve you."

Concubine Qi doesn't want to take medicine.

She only held the letter in her hand and burst into tears: "What medicine should I drink? I don't want to live anymore. Your eldest brother is still suffering in Jingchu, and you, as his younger brother, don't know how to plead for him. You only care about your own happiness. How can this be justified in the world!"

"Mother!" When Prince Duan saw that Concubine Qi was still like this, his heart, which had finally warmed up, turned cold again.

His grip loosened and the spoon was thrown back into the bowl, and the medicine splashed onto the letter paper in Concubine Qi's hand, immediately wetting a large area of ​​it.

Concubine Qi screamed in panic and slapped Prince Duan in the face: "You bastard! Rebellious son! This is a letter from your eldest brother!"

This letter was sent by her most beloved eldest son, it was literally her lifeblood. Now that it had been soiled by her most hated youngest son, she felt like a cat with its tail stepped on.

She was so angry that her eyes were red and the flesh on her face was trembling. She shouted at Prince Duan like a madman: "Kneel down, you evil creature! Kneel down!"

Ever since King Yao left, her life has become more and more difficult.

First, it was the emperor. Somehow, he no longer treated her as dotingly as before. The look in his eyes when he looked at her was less loving, and he often became impatient after just a few words. Once, when she danced for the emperor with a butterfly hairpin, the emperor said that she was not dignified.

It's not that she is not dignified, it's obvious that the emperor dislikes her because she is too old!

Then it was the time of the Crown Prince's wedding. The Emperor clearly intended to have his concubine go with him to receive the homage, but Eunuch Shi mentioned the Crown Prince's biological mother, Queen Qin, so the Emperor immediately stopped her from going, saying that her status was not appropriate.

Concubine Qi felt extremely upset. In the past, the Emperor turned a blind eye and watched her drive Queen Qin out of the palace for her sake, but now he thinks it is inappropriate!

In addition, Concubine Liang gave birth to the seventh prince, and the emperor visited Concubine Liang for most of the month. He said that Concubine Liang had made great contributions by giving birth to a son, and he wanted to promote Concubine Liang to a higher position and make her a noble concubine.

Concubine Qi began to worry again. She had never cared about the title before because the emperor said that there would only be one concubine, herself, in the palace, and not having a title was the greatest honor.

But now, if there is another Concubine Liang...

Although they both look like concubines of the same rank, Concubine Liang has a title, which makes her more honorable than herself who has no title. How will she cope with herself in this palace in the future?

Amidst this depression, frustration and worry, she received a letter from Prince Yao two days ago.

In the letter, Prince Yao first expressed his longing for Concubine Qi, and then played the sympathetic role by saying that the winter in Jingchu was cold and damp, and he had fallen ill when he first arrived there. Now that the weather was warm, he was barely feeling better.

She also said that when she was out on inspection, she saw an extremely beautiful pearl crown. The pearls were from Southeast Asia, and were round and lustrous, comparable to those from the East, and most suitable for her mother.

He said that he was very sorry that he could not present the hair crown to his mother in person, and was worried that the people around him would not escort him well. He wanted Prince Duan to go to Jingchu in person to retrieve the hair crown so that he could present it to his mother before her birthday.

Concubine Qi was both moved and distressed by her "sensible" eldest son. Then she thought of her younger son who was not doing well for her. He refused to plead for her eldest son despite her repeated requests and even did not visit her when she was sick.

As a result, he was willing to come today, but as soon as he came, he made me angry again.

Prince Duan looked at Concubine Qi indifferently. After all, this was in the palace, and every word and action might reach the ears of the emperor. He didn't want to be known as an unfilial person by the emperor, so he knelt down.

But after seeing through Concubine Qi's character, he felt relieved instead of when he had original expectations.

He no longer felt sad. He squinted his eyes, looked at Concubine Qi and sneered, "I think your mother is a little sick and confused. Since your mother doesn't want to see you, I will withdraw now."

Concubine Qi felt like she was about to vomit blood out of anger. How dare this rebellious son treat her like this? Was he trying to rebel?

She covered her chest with one hand and pointed at Prince Duan with the other, trembling and saying, "Go to Jingchu, go to Jingchu to see your brother, go and see how he lives. Are you still a human being? Do you have a conscience, you beast..."

"Mother." Before Concubine Qi could finish her words, Prince Duan coldly said, "I have an errand to do. If you are worried about my brother, I will send someone to check on you."

After saying that, he kowtowed to Concubine Qi, stood up, and left Yikun Palace without looking back.

"You...you want to piss me off to death..." Concubine Qi's eyes turned red with anger, and she pounded the bed in anger. Why was her life so miserable?

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