The Queen sealed her heart and locked up her love, and the Emperor was trapped in the crematorium

Xie Yaoqing looked at Xiao Chengxu meaningfully, secretly wondering whether the empress dowager really needed to rest due to illness, or whether she was being placed under house arrest in the palace by Xiao Chengxu in disguise.

After all, in the previous life, the Queen Mother was in good health. Until ten years before Xihe, she rarely contracted any disease, let alone fell ill and needed to be confined to the palace to recuperate. Moreover, this time she did not need anyone else to serve her medicine, which really made people feel puzzled.

With the Queen Mother's temperament, how could she miss the opportunity to make trouble in the name of attending to the sick? That's why Xie Yaoqing felt that something was fishy. Even though Xiao Chengxu and the Queen Mother had a weak relationship, the Queen Mother gave birth to Xiao Chengxu after all, and there was no fierce conflict at the moment, so how could Xiao Chengxu easily attack the Queen Mother?

Since it was Xiao Chengxu who had ordered the harem not to disturb the empress dowager while she was recuperating, Xie Yaoqing gave it a brief thought and decided not to bother herself with it. Anyway, she was very happy not to have to serve the empress dowager, which was exactly what she wanted, and it saved her the trouble of having to listen to the empress dowager's lectures.

However, the matter of disbanding the harem...

Xie Yaoqing shook her head gently, her lips slightly raised, revealing a faint smile, as if she had seen through everything in front of her. She said softly: "Any farce will end one day. It is understandable that the emperor is willful occasionally, but everything must be done in moderation and must not be overdone. If the emperor has had enough of the fuss, then let this matter stop here. After all, if the fuss is too much, the situation will be difficult to clean up, and in the end it will be the emperor himself who will be troubled."

In Xie Yaoqing's eyes, the so-called disbanding of the harem was simply an absurd and ridiculous farce.

Is Xiao Chengxu crazy? Just because he lost five years of memory, he felt guilty and felt that he owed himself, so he directed and acted in this farce to make up for himself, or to comfort himself and numb himself, so as to show that he still has a place for himself in his heart.

In this way, both the court officials and the people in the palace would know that the king of a country had made a mistake for a woman. In the future, when people mentioned this matter, they would inevitably praise Xiao Chengxu for his unchanging love. However, in sharp contrast, her reputation would plummet and she might even become infamous.

Obviously, Xiao Chengxu was the one who did it, but in the end, she was the one who had to bear the blame.

Just like the inexplicable cancellation of the talent show last time, the reason was exactly the same. Moreover, these two things were closely connected and happened one after another. If Xiao Chengxu had not gone crazy and lost his mind, then he must have been bewitched and deceived by treacherous people.

Compared to the possibility that the emperor was mentally ill and behaved abnormally, people in the world were obviously more inclined to believe the latter. After all, no one wanted the emperor they admired, worshipped, and worshipped devoutly to be a lunatic with unclear mind. If this was true, then the millions of people in the world would suffer.

Before she could win praise for her gentleness, virtue and high moral character, she was accused of "bringing disaster to the country and the people" and "a witch who brought chaos to the world". The accusation was too heavy for her to bear.

Xiao Chengxu was stunned, and asked in disbelief: "Nonsense? Could it be that in your eyes, my actions are actually outrageous?"

Xie Yaoqing said without even looking up: "Whether it is a farce or not, it should be stopped. The emperor is not a child of seven or eight years old anymore, he should focus on the overall situation. How easy is it to dismiss the harem? Doesn't the emperor worry that this will disappoint the noble families? If they no longer assist the emperor wholeheartedly, then without the support of capable ministers, how can the emperor's court be stable? How can the country be permanently stable? How can the emperor face his ancestors who are sleeping in the ground in the future?"

Xie Yaoqing had heard these words from Xiao Chengxu countless times in his previous life. Every time he wanted to choose a new concubine, Xiao Chengxu would come up with similar excuses and pretexts. He kept saying that he had no choice. He didn't want to take a concubine at all, but he had no choice. Because if he didn't do so, he wouldn't be able to balance the forces of the previous dynasty. If there were no reliable people in the court, he would be controlled by others everywhere and it would be difficult for him to realize his ambitions and show his grand plans.

Then he began to praise Xie Yaoqing, saying that she was his good wife and helper...

How could Xie Yaoqing bear to see the person he loved so unhappy and frustrated?

Naturally it is impossible.

Therefore, even though he was extremely reluctant, Xie Yaoqing still chose to accept and compromise silently.

In her opinion, as long as Xiao Chengxu still has a place for her in his heart, it doesn't matter how many new faces come into the palace.

However, things went against one's wishes. When more and more people were involved in the emotional world of the two people, and the loyalty between the ruler and his subjects was greater than the love between husband and wife, the originally calm life was destined to be disturbed and could never go back to the past.

Xiao Chengxu felt very familiar with what Xie Yaoqing said, so familiar that he seemed to have heard it before.

After a little thought, Xiao Chengxu seemed to be struck by a bolt from the blue. He stood still and could not move.

He was incompetent. Not only did he fail to solve the problem, but he also implicated Qingqing, putting her in a dilemma.

As a husband, he was undoubtedly a failure. The lover with whom he once longed to spend the rest of his life and grow old together had long left him, and the friendship between the couple gradually disappeared amidst the quarrels and conflicts day after day.

As the king of a country, he was not an outstanding ruler. He lacked the wisdom and means to control his ministers and was constrained everywhere.

At this moment, Xiao Chengxu was in an extremely heavy mood. He was very disappointed with himself. Overwhelming self-blame and regret swept over him, and his heart ached.

"I will shut up the court officials, so you don't need to worry."

There was a determination in the deep voice that could not be ignored.

There was a flash of hostility in Xiao Chengxu's drooping eyes.

At worst, he could turn the court upside down and massacre the palace. He was the emperor and had the power of life and death over everyone. Life and death depended on a single thought. The worst that could happen was that he would be branded as a foolish and violent tyrant. But what did it matter if he was a tyrant? As long as he could protect the people he wanted to protect, it didn't matter whether he was virtuous or not, or benevolent or not.

From the very beginning, he fought by any means necessary, wasn't it just so that he could protect the people he wanted to protect one day?