My Lady is well

Shen Yueyao's heart suddenly tightened, as if she could see a hint of bright red in her dead eyes.

Her voice was like a well that had been dry for many years, dry and desolate.

Slowly uncovering the long-forgotten past.

"At that time, the emperor had five princes and six princesses. My Nanxing was the fourth child, the same age as the crown prince, and about the same height. She was very pretty, and she would definitely be a beauty when she grew up. But she was a little naughty, and she always liked to ask me some strange questions."

When she mentioned Nanxing, she couldn't help but smile despite her sad face.

"Mother, mother, how did I get into your belly? What did I eat in your belly? Concubine De also has a child in her belly. Lince said he wants a sister, but I see Concubine De's belly is so small. Will Lince's sister get hurt?"

"Mother, mother, why does the sun set? Why does the sky get dark? Where does the moon come from? Why are the stars so small? Will they... grow bigger?"

"Mother, mother, I heard them talking about ghosts. Ghosts, what are ghosts? Where do they live? Do they live in the palace like us? Can I go play with them?"

"..."

She stared blankly ahead, her sad eyes filled with tears that quietly slid down her cheeks.

"She is too active, not like a girl, but more like a boy."

The corners of Concubine Jing's mouth twitched. After so many years, the pain of losing Nanxing was always gnawing at her heart.

She finally couldn't help it and cried out.

"My Nanxing, poor Nanxing..."

Shen Yueyao frowned, she didn't know how to comfort a mother who had lost her child.

At this moment, all the words of comfort were meaningless to her.

She looked at Concubine Jing's forbearing and resentful eyes, then turned her head away, feeling a little reluctant.

She rarely has this kind of emotion. Once she makes a choice, regardless of right or wrong, it is the result of her weighing of the pros and cons.

It took Concubine Jing a long time to come out of her sorrow, and her voice was so desolate again.

"The imperial family is the most ruthless. Nanxing shouldn't have been born here. It's...I'm sorry for her...I'm sorry for her...If I had known this, I would never enter the palace, even if I would marry a country bumpkin."

There were still tears in her eyes, and she was filled with endless grief and anger, as if she had become a different person in an instant.

"That tyrant, in order to overthrow the Wei, he, Nanxing's biological father, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty, actually used his own flesh and blood to set up a trap. The crime was murdering the crown prince, but it was my Nanxing who died."

"When Nanxing was pulled out of the water, she was wearing the prince's clothes, even her hair crown was exactly the same as the prince's. He had such a cruel heart! She was his flesh and blood, but he took one look at Nanxing in my arms and just said coldly, 'She has a bad fate.'"

"Is it ridiculous? I have a bad fate, hahahaha... Yes, if I have a good fate, can I be born into a royal family? If I have a good fate, can I be reborn as his daughter? I have a bad fate, a bad fate..."

Shen Yueyao's heart sank when she heard her murmuring those three words over and over again.

She looked at Concubine Jing who was almost collapsed in front of her, and was unable to empathize with her pain, so she had to remain silent.

But she seemed to understand something and asked silently.

"So, Your Majesty wants to seek justice for Princess Nanxing?"

Concubine Jing sneered disdainfully: "Fairness? My Nanxing is gone, what do I need justice for?"

Shen Yueyao paused slightly, looked up at her, and found that the corners of her mouth were raised hideously.

"I will trample the imperial power that he cares about most under his feet. I will ask him if he still remembers my Nanxing. I will send him to the underworld to confess to my Nanxing."

"..."

Shen Yueyao couldn't refute her. This was a mother's revenge for her child.

She sat with Concubine Jing for a while. They were both silent. Concubine Jing just looked at her quietly, as if she was looking at her Nanxing.

Shen Yueyao poured her a cup of tea, and after a long while, she listened to her cold words.

"Lin Ce and Nan Xing are both people abandoned by him. People like us have to do something to be noticed by him."

"Abandoned...?"

Shen Yueyao was a little confused. As for Jing Lince, she only knew that he was born to Concubine De, and she didn't know much about his past.

"Lin Ce, when he was young, he was the least noticeable among the princes. The emperor hardly saw him, so Lin Ce was a little withdrawn and had low self-esteem. But Nan Xing got along well with him and they often played together. But people often want to force something when they can't get it. No matter how hard he tried, he couldn't get a word of praise from that person."

"Until the night when Concubine Zhang De was sentenced to death, there were thunder and lightning, and it was raining heavily. Lin Ce knelt in the rain and begged him to let them see each other for the last time."

Defei sneered twice: "The emperor's heart is made of stone. Poor Lin Ce knelt until he fell in the rain. When he woke up, Concubine Zhang De was gone."

Shen Yueyao couldn't imagine that Jing Lince had such a tragic past.

"What did Concubine Zhang De do wrong?"

"In the harem, it was nothing more than a fight for favor and offspring. It was said that Concubine Zhang De murdered Concubine Dun's unborn baby. Concubine Dun was favored at the time, and the tyrant emperor couldn't bear to see her crying. He ignored Concubine Zhang De's contribution to giving birth to two children and directly gave her poison."

"Since then, Lin Ce's personality has changed drastically. Whether he becomes the emperor or not is secondary. He just wants to tell the tyrant that even an ant can have the courage to shake a tree. Don't be fooled by his cynical look now, he is actually suffering in his heart. He finally falls in love with someone, but in the end..."

Concubine Jing looked at her twice, sighed slowly, picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, and said nothing more.

Shen Yueyao did not ask any further questions. She knew that no matter who he liked, nothing would work out.

How can a traitor still have the mind to talk about love?

She couldn't judge their actions, they all had their own obsessions and stories.

Once they have an obsession, they will not let it go easily. Even if they know it may be an abyss, they will still move forward.

That obsession has been engraved into their bones and is connected to their blood. When the obsession is gone, their blood will solidify.

But Shen Yueyao is different from them. Her obsession is to survive and to keep the Shen family alive.

So, when she confessed to Jing Ruzhang, she had already made her choice.

She lowered her eyes and said hesitantly.

"I overheard them talking about something like praying at the Jingxin Temple last time when I passed by the waterside. It seemed that... the prince was also going there. I didn't hear it clearly, but the prince found me and punished me to copy books."

Concubine Jing looked at her, her eyes paused, the corners of her lips curled slightly, she took her hand and spoke softly.

"Good boy, thank you. You have worked hard. Lin Ce will find out everything. As long as you follow his wishes, he will not embarrass the Shen family anymore."

Shen Yueyao smiled faintly.