The road of the favorite concubine in three lives is destined

The emperor asked in confusion, "Did I force you to endure? Don't I do everything the same as you do? I doted on you, gave you the position of empress, and gave you the position of queen. Even if you didn't give birth to a prince, I still gave you the position of queen. What else do you want me to do to satisfy you?"

The Queen suddenly said something that made the Emperor speechless. She said calmly, "Aren't you and I the victims of the imperial power? Do you really love me? Or am I your best choice?"

The emperor was speechless at what the queen said. He did use the queen's family background to ascend to the throne, but it was also true that he fell in love with her over time. The emperor asked the queen, "Queen, are you happy?"

The queen did not answer, perhaps because she did not know how to answer. She did not want to deceive herself, nor did she want to hurt the emperor's feelings.

The queen only said one sentence, "Your Majesty, I would rather die for my country than let my daughter marry you." Then she knelt down and asked the emperor to punish her.

When the emperor saw the queen like this, he felt very uncomfortable. He felt that he had been loving the queen for so many years and the queen still didn't understand him. He was not fighting for the throne, but for the sake of saving his people from the suffering of war.

The emperor said helplessly, "Queen, you should not go out recently. Go to the ancestral hall to copy some Buddhist scriptures and calm your mind." After saying that, the emperor walked out of the hall.

When the queen's personal maid saw the emperor leave, she hurried over to help the queen up and said, "Your Majesty, you have always been cautious and prudent. Why are you so impulsive this time? It will not be good for you to anger the emperor."

The queen knew that she was worried about herself, so she said, "Let's go back to the palace. I'm tired and want to rest."

The princess was unaware of this and was still taking care of the injured guard in her bedroom. The guard's hand moved slightly and he said, "Water, water, water." The princess hurriedly asked her maid to bring some water and fed the guard a sip.

The princess saw that the guard had woken up and his injuries should not be serious, so she asked the eunuchs to send him back to the guards' residence and take good care of him.

The princess was still wondering why her mother avoided her gaze and did not answer her when she asked her mother and father whether they were in love.

The princess didn't think too much, she just felt a little tired and fell asleep.

About a month later, the emperor invited envoys from other countries to discuss the marriage. The empress and the emperor had been in conflict over this matter. The emperor went to see the empress, but the empress refused to see him on the grounds that she was ill. She chanted Buddhist scriptures in the Buddhist temple all day, asking the Buddha to give her guidance on what to do so that her daughter would not be sacrificed by the imperial power. She had lived a cautious life and could not stay with the person she loved, so she could only marry a man she did not love and have a child with him. Fortunately, they were of similar age at the time. The emperor later fell in love with her over time and treated her very well. He also doted on his daughter. I just don’t know why he chose to sacrifice his daughter’s happiness this time, and I don’t know whether the previous favor was true or false.

The palace maid then said, "Queen, you have looked much more haggard these days. The Emperor and the princess haven't come to see you. The princess is very dependent on you. She is very worried every day and doesn't know what's wrong with you."

The queen said, "Go and ask the princess to come now. I have something to say to her. It's time to tell her the truth."

The palace maid said, "Your Majesty, the Emperor is hosting a banquet today to entertain envoys from other countries. This morning the Emperor sent someone to find you to go with him, but you said you didn't want to go. It seemed that he came to discuss the princess' marriage."