Dressed as a concubine instead of a concubine

Without treating him harshly, the queen looked at him with eyes full of despair.

She shouldn't have expected anything from him.

"Then I only want to ask Your Majesty one question. If it was Prince Liang who broke into the palace last night, would Your Majesty still have given him twenty lashes of the cane?"

"King Liang would not do such an unruly thing."

The emperor replied calmly, "If the queen has nothing else to do, please return to the palace. I still have memorials to read."

The queen smiled bitterly and turned away.

She did not return to the palace, but left the palace and came to the Chengshan Villa.

When I saw Xie Junyi’s face was dejected and his whole body was covered with scars.

She, who had always been patient, couldn't help but shed tears.

"Why is the Queen Mother here?"

"If I don't come again, are you planning to stay here and be buried with Meng Xiyue?"

She never expected that her always proud son would become like this for a woman.

"Do you know that Princess Rong An has broken off the engagement with you and is going to marry Prince Liang?"

Hearing this, Xie Junyi smiled. He was really happy. "That's great. I am the one who is sorry for her."

The best way is for Cui Panxi to cancel the engagement, as this will not have any impact on her reputation.

This matter was originally his fault, and he couldn't bear to hurt her.

"What's good about that? Are you giving up?" the Queen asked harshly, "For the sake of a woman, are you going to abandon me, abandon Zhaohua, and betray all the court officials who support you?"

"Mother, even if I don't marry Princess Rong'an, I will still protect you."

Xie Junyi looked at the queen and said, "With the Song family here and so many court officials who support me, I may not lose if I don't marry her."

"But if you marry her, you will be safe. You don't have to worry about planning anymore. Everything will come true naturally."

The queen felt that Prince Qi did not understand her good intentions at all.

There is a shortcut but you choose to take a circuitous path.

"Yes, isn't that what Father thought when he married Mother?"

Xie Junyi smiled bitterly, "What about mother, if you had known father's intention earlier, would you have chosen to marry him?"

The Queen stiffened, "Without me, your father would have chosen another noble lady, and the position of Queen would never belong to a noble concubine."

The imperial concubine was of humble origin, which meant that she was destined to be only a favored concubine, and not the queen who ruled the country.

"Yes, how could Father not understand this truth? But he still feels that he owes the Imperial Concubine and has given her all his love. And what did Mother get except the position of Queen?"

"I am the legitimate daughter of the Song family, and I have become the queen. I don't care about love affairs."

The queen turned her head away and said, "I only hope you can take that position now."

"And become the second father?"

"What are you talking about? How could you be your father?" The Queen was full of disbelief. This was her most proud son, how could he be the same as the person she hated the most?

"What's the difference? Cui Panxi will become the second Queen Mother, Meng Xiyue will become the Imperial Concubine, and I will be the second Emperor Father. Is this what Mother wants to see?"

"I..." The queen's body trembled slightly. She had always only wanted her son to sit on the throne, and women could be stepping stones.

I never thought about what would happen to those women.

“But it’s different after all.”

Xie Junyi took a deep breath, "Fortunately, Yue'er is here. She enlightened me, so I didn't become the second emperor."

"Mother, I can protect you even if I marry my beloved. Even if I cannot get that position, I still have the ability to protect you."

"No, that position must be yours." The queen scolded sternly, "You are the legitimate son. No one else is qualified except you. Do you want to give it to that bastard?"

She had fought with the Imperial Concubine for so many years and had lost to her in every aspect, but she could not lose in the position of Crown Prince.

Otherwise she would really be doomed.

"Mother, this marriage is not enough to determine the outcome."

Xie Junyi sighed, "I just want to stay here quietly with Yue'er now."

"She can't survive anymore, can you please wake her up?" the queen said in a trembling voice.

"The Crown Prince of Nanrong will arrive in the capital tomorrow. You said you would not let Zhaohua go to marry. Do you not care about her anymore?"

"Mother, I will do everything I promised. I am very tired now and want to rest."

After Xie Junyi finished speaking, he turned and went into Meng Xiyue's room.

The queen looked at the closed door and felt powerless.

Obviously, everything she did was for her son. Was she wrong?

Xie Junyi sat down beside Meng Xiyue's bed with difficulty and leaned his head on her.

"Yue'er, I seem to be a person without a father to love me and a mother to care for me."

The Queen has been blaming him since she came to the villa. He was obviously seriously injured, but she didn't show any concern.

In her heart, there is only power.

Becoming the emperor seemed to have become her obsession.

"Actually, I'm not interested in that position. What I've always wanted is to become a general, lead troops to fight, and protect the people of Yuanqing."

But he seemed destined to fight for that position since he was born.

He was scheming against his own father and killing his own brothers.

"Yue'er, do you know why I like you so much?" Xie Junyi tried hard to move his head closer to her.

"Because you are the only one who treats me as an ordinary person. You like me as a person, not my status, money or rights."

"Only when I'm with you do I feel like I'm just myself."

"But I seem to have lost you."

Xie Junyi didn't know what he could do to make up for it.

It seems like it's too late to do anything.

In the past two days, he has consulted many doctors, hoping to save Meng Xiyue.

But everyone gave the same answer: it was impossible to save him.

"Yue'er, if you really want to leave, can you wait for me?"

Xie Junyi pleaded in a trembling voice, "After I have arranged for my mother and the Song family, I will come to find you. I won't let you leave by yourself."

Xie Junyi sat beside her bed. Only by leaning on her could he take a nap and hold on.

I don’t know how long I slept when midnight’s voice suddenly came from outside.

"Your Highness, Master Wuxin of the Huguo Temple wants to see you."

Master Wuxin? Xie Junyi sat up suddenly. How could he forget about Huguo Temple?

Master Wuan is an accomplished monk, he must have a way to save Meng Xiyue.

Master Wuxin must have come here to save her.

He quickly stood up and stumbled outside. When he saw Master Wuxin, he quickly grabbed him.

"Master, Yue'er you are sick, can you save her, please, save her."

Xie Junyi seemed to have grasped the last straw and kept begging.