I kicked out my vicious husband and married his great-uncle

At this moment, the queen had a lot of thoughts in her mind.

Although it is not completely certain, it is at least half possible.

Otherwise, Concubine Xian would not have spent so much effort to deal with Gao Mingche.

The Queen felt unspeakable pain when she thought that Gao Mingche might be her son.

She is the mistress of the harem, and she knows very well what kind of life Gao Mingche has lived over the years.

Although Gao Mingche was a prince, it was common for him to have little food and clothing.

Even the palace maids and eunuchs who served him dared to disrespect him.

The most outrageous incident was when the eunuch who served him was dissatisfied and poured a bucket of ice water on Gao Mingche while he was sleeping.

At that time, it was snowing heavily outside.

Gao Mingche caught a severe cold and almost didn't survive the winter.

She also knew about this at the time.

But I didn't feel much touched.

Because she has always harbored ill will towards Gao Mingche.

She had been brooding over the loss of her son and was so sad that she harbored the greatest malice towards Gao Mingche, the prince who was born in the same year as her son.

Therefore, even though she knew that the people below had neglected Gao Mingche, she remained indifferent.

Or even, let it go.

Even when it came to the eunuch who nearly caused him to die of a cold, she simply sent him to the Ministry of Punishment to receive a beating.

In her heart, she wished Gao Mingche died too.

It seemed that she would feel better if Gao Mingche died.

In this way, she could comfort herself and tell herself that it was an unlucky year, so all the princes born in that year died sooner or later, and it was definitely not because of her.

But, she didn't get what she wanted in the end.

Now, she was glad that she didn't do that.

Because now she realized so clearly that Gao Mingche might be her son.

It was her negligence that allowed her son to suffer so much, and she was even the one who aided and abetted him.

When she thought of this, the queen felt so sad that she couldn't express it in words.

At this moment, she looked at Gao Mingche and said slowly: "Che'er, do you hate your mother?"

As soon as she said this, the queen regretted it.

Because it was so hypocritical for her to say these words at this moment.

Just this light sentence cannot offset the suffering Gao Mingche has endured over the years.

Gao Mingche's answer was in a businesslike tone: "Mother, your words are too kind. I have only respect for you and no resentment at all."

The queen's expression was completely frozen at this moment.

She knew exactly what Gao Mingche meant.

He treated her like a prince treated his queen, so he had no resentment at all.

At this moment, the queen really wanted to ask him, if he were in his son's shoes, would he resent her as a mother?

But she finally held back and didn't ask.

Finally, she just looked at Gao Mingche and said slowly: "I know what happened today. From now on, you must be more careful when you go out and come in, and don't leave anyone without you."

"Thank you, mother, for your concern."

Gao Mingche was extremely polite in everything he said and did.

The queen tried her best to suppress her inner emotions and ordered: "Qingyu, bring the red envelope that I prepared for His Highness the Fifth Prince."

Gao Mingche frowned slightly, with a look of surprise on his face: "Mother, when I, your brother and your younger brothers and sisters saluted you just now, you had already given it to me."

"You were almost tricked today and were frightened. I should compensate you."

As he was talking, Qingyu had already brought the things back.

The red envelope was very big and was filled with a lot of money.

The Queen handed it to Gao Mingche herself, looked at his handsome and calm face, and said slowly: "Che'er, after the New Year, you will be eighteen years old. Your mother wishes you a smooth and worry-free life."

Gao Mingche knelt down and saluted: "Your son thanks you very much, mother. I wish you good health, peace and happiness."

"Yes!" The queen nodded heavily, almost choking.

"Mother, if there is nothing else, I will take my leave first."

"Okay, let's go."

And just like that, the queen watched Gao Mingche walk away.

Seeing the tears in the queen's eyes, Qing Yu was puzzled: "Madam, since you are reluctant to let the Fifth Prince go, why don't you let him stay for a while?"

"Because I can see that he is uncomfortable. If he is uncomfortable, why should I force him to stay for my own selfish desire?"

Qingyu opened his mouth, wanting to say something to comfort the queen, but didn't know where to start.

The queen was silent for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Qingyu, do you think he is blaming me in his heart?"

Qingyu didn't know how to answer, so she knelt down hurriedly, with a look of fear on her face: "My queen, I am stupid, I..."

"Forget it." The queen waved her hand, "Even if he resents me in his heart, I should bear it."

After all, it was her fault as a mother that she failed to protect him well.

If she had been more cautious when the child was born, everything might have been different.

However, what has happened is destined to be impossible to change.

No matter how much she regretted it, it would be useless. She had to... move on...

In the palace, everyone had their own thoughts.

There was a celebratory atmosphere in Prince Xie's mansion.

In order to put on a show, Princess Heshuo and Luo Jinyu did not come, but they sent generous gifts.

This gift is for Ze'er.

There are also some for Cui Shuyan.

Xie Xingyuan stood aside, watching Cui Shuyan opening her presents, and couldn't help but feel annoyed: "Why isn't there any for me?"

Cui Shuyan said as she opened the presents, "Maybe you were too arrogant when you were smashing things in Luo Mansion that day and offended my brother."

Xie Xingyuan felt wronged: "I did this just for the sake of acting."

"Oh, or maybe my brother doesn't like your action of smashing things."

In an instant, Xie Xingyuan felt doubly aggrieved, turning into a big aggrieved dog. He hugged Cui Shuyan from behind and said pitifully, "I don't care. Today is New Year's Day and I want a present too. If my brother-in-law doesn't give me one, you can give it to me. I want double."

Seeing this, Zeer hugged Xie Xingyuan from behind again: "You have to give me some too."

Xie Xingyuan laughed angrily: "You little bastard, your uncle has prepared a gift for you, and you still want it?"

"Uncle is prepared, but you are not."

Xie Xingyuan gnashed his teeth in anger and whispered to Cui Shuyan, "I suspect this guy is here to defeat me. Any word he says can make me angry to death."

"You, are you still angry with a child? All right, you two, stand up straight. I have prepared gifts for you both."

Upon hearing this, Xie Xingyuan and Ze'er stood up immediately. The father and son had a tacit understanding. They stood in a row and looked at Cui Shuyan with expectation.