Women dressed as men: powerful officials

"Why, in your eyes, am I a bad person?"

The Queen Mother slammed the round mahogany table, sat down angrily, and continued: "If it weren't for me, would you two be here today?!"

Xu Yuan lowered his eyes and said nothing.

She always said,

Bei Yao said: "The Imperial Grandmother is certainly not a bad person, and that is not what she meant by making the wish."

"Then I want to punish her today, are you willing or not?"

The Queen Mother raised her hand and pointed at Xuyuan, but her eyes never left Beiyao.

This is her grandson.

This is the imperial grandson whom she has always doted on since he was a child.

The Queen Mother really wanted to know what her good grandson would choose at this moment.

Xuyuan moved his fingers slightly and murmured, "Go away."

Beiyao people value affection, especially family affection.

He always smiles, as if he doesn't care about anything and has no weaknesses, but Xu Yuan knows that Beiyao has a weakness - family affection.

Moreover, it is the sharpest sword.

Bei Yao's indifference comes from this, and his softness also comes from this.

She couldn't let Beiyao become estranged from the Queen Mother because of her.

Even if the Queen Mother was a million times wrong, it had nothing to do with Beiyao.

What's more, what she said just now was indeed very serious. Anyone would be angry. The Queen Mother did not sentence her to death directly, which was already a mercy to her.

Bei Yao did not turn around, but gently patted Xu Yuan's hand to reassure her, and then looked directly at the Queen Mother and said, "Grandmother, I don't want to disobey you, but I can't watch Xu Yuan being punished. If you really can't feel happy, then punish me. Xu Yuan was not aware of the request for marriage, and this matter has nothing to do with her."

The empress dowager's eyelids twitched violently. She looked at Bei Yao, who had lifted his robe and was kneeling on the ground, as if she saw the emperor of that year again.

She was stunned for a moment, then murmured, "I was wondering who you took your personality from, it turns out it was the emperor."

That year, when the emperor was still a prince, he did the same when he asked for the princess's hand in marriage. He knelt on the ground and begged her to agree, and promised that he would only have one person for his whole life.

What was she thinking at that time?

She thought, he is not an emperor, just a prince, and his own biological son, can't she let him get what he wants?

She agreed.

Later, the previous emperor passed away and the younger brother succeeded the elder brother.

In order to stabilize the harem of the previous dynasty, she asked the emperor to take concubines. Concubines entered the harem one after another like flowing water. She also forgot the emperor who knelt in front of her and promised to be with her for the rest of her life.

Which man is not passionate?

Even her own son was still like this.

The concubines she chose had more prominent family backgrounds than the last, and they valued more and more things.

Later, she felt that this was a common thing. It was normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines, not to mention emperors.

Perhaps, today's Bei Yao will become tomorrow's emperor.

But she vaguely felt that this would not be the case.

"Father's heart has changed a long time ago, but mine will never change."

Bei Yao looked at the Queen Mother quietly and said slowly: "For so many years, my grandson has never understood why the Queen Mother dislikes me, or even hates me. Even if I don't make progress and don't compete with my brother for the position of crown prince, she still doesn't like me. It wasn't until my brother told me the reason that I suddenly seemed to understand."

The Queen Mother's hand holding the Buddhist beads trembled slightly. She explained: "Yao'er, there are no parents who don't love their children."

"Yes, it's true that if you love someone, you will also love their dog. It's also true that if you hate someone, you will also hate their dog. My mother doesn't like Concubine Xing, and I grew up under her wing. Concubine Xing represents a noble family, and my mother is just the daughter of a civil servant. But my grandmother favors Concubine Xing in everything. In order to balance the previous dynasty and the harem, my grandmother allowed my father to take concubines continuously. Doesn't this mean that the royal family is bowing to the noble family again? But my mother doesn't want to bow her head. Perhaps, it's best if I don't appear in front of her."

Bei Yao's voice was very calm, and even his expression was calm.

Xu Yuan was stunned.

She wanted to say something, but felt that any comfort would be futile at this moment, as Beiyao no longer needed it.

But when Beiyao needed her most, she was not by his side.

"Grandmother, putting aside the needs of the Bei royal family, putting aside everything you think you need to work hard for, do you think your choice is really okay?"

The palace fell silent.

Xu Yuan lowered his eyes and looked at Bei Yao, and suddenly he couldn't remember how the young man smiled on that sharp face when he first met Bei Yao.

Along the way, it seemed that not only she but also Beiyao had been changed.

He began to accept that his mother did not love him, and also understood that his mother did not love him.

He let the prince and the queen go, but he did not let himself go.

The Queen Mother did not answer, but the gleam of light in her cloudy eyes remained.

People who have been stubborn all their lives will never wake up.

"Beiyao, don't ask anymore. The answer is not important. What happened before has nothing to do with you. If the Imperial City can't keep us, we will leave. The world is so big that there will always be a place for us to go."

Xu Yuan squatted down, trying to accept Bei Yao's emotions and trying to comfort him.

"I'm here, I'll always be here."

The Queen Mother turned away and called out, "Su Xiang."

Su Xiang pushed the door open and came in. After paying respect to Bei Yao, she whispered, "Your Highness, Miss Xu, I will escort you out of the palace."

The Queen Mother waved her hand.

Xu Yuan helped Bei Yao up, and the two walked out side by side.

Su Xiang did not return to the main hall until Bei Yao and Xu Yuan left Ci'an Palace.

There is still very little sandalwood.

The Queen Mother sat alone on the high throne, fiddling with the Buddhist beads in her hand, and asked her calmly, "Suxiang, do you think I did something wrong?"

The Queen Mother knew that Suxiang heard everything Xu Yuan said.

And what she asked was exactly what Xu Yuan had said.

If it wasn't for the royal family, if it wasn't for the dignity of the Bei family, would she still do that?

Obviously, obviously her surname is not Bei.

Suxiang's heart tightened.

Having served the Empress Dowager for many years, she knew what the question really meant, so she calmed down and answered carefully: "Your Majesty, I am short-sighted and don't know how to answer this question."

"If you were short-sighted, you wouldn't have stayed by my side for so many years. This palace is a big melting pot. Over time, people will become the same. Those in high positions and powerful positions are stubborn and self-righteous, while those in low positions and insignificant positions are slick and smooth-talking. It's hard to find true love."

Except for Concubine Xing, the Queen Mother rarely contacted the concubines in the palace, and the daily greetings were also omitted.

Concubine Xing is the legitimate daughter of the Shen family, and has had a very good relationship with the Queen Mother over the years. Thinking of this, Su Xiang said, "How about I invite Concubine Xing to come over and have her talk with the Queen Mother for a while?"

"No need. I heard that after leaving the palace that day, she has stayed in her own bedroom and has never gone out. In this huge palace, everyone is sentimental, which makes me, a woman who takes the overall situation into consideration, seem the most ruthless."

The Queen Mother paused fiddling with her Buddhist beads, her cloudy eyes dimmed slightly, "Su Xiang, I'm old, and there's no one in this palace who understands me anymore."

Upon hearing this, Su Xiang lowered her body even lower and did not dare to answer.