I took over after the heroine of the abusive novel ran away

Fang Qingci's mouth twitched. She felt that Qin Heng was really a whimsical person.

"Am I crazy? I am now the Queen Mother, holding great power. Why should I be so desperate as to become a queen whose fate is controlled by others?"

What is the difference between this and an eagle soaring in the sky voluntarily crawling into a cage?

Empress? Two emperors reigning? That sounds good. If that time really came, Qin Heng would have to find ways to get rid of her.

In her heart, power is even more unshareable than love.

Why did Qin Heng think that she had to give up everything for him?

Fang Qingci suddenly felt a little bored. It was true that once a man was too confident, he would become boring.

Qin Heng's face looked a little ugly, and he looked at Fang Qingci with dissatisfaction and resentment. "Ci Ci, have you ever loved me? I have given so much for you, but you only ask for it from me and never consider my feelings.

Have I not been good to you all these years? Because of you, I have not even married yet, and I don’t have any children of my own.

Now that the emperor has grown up, he is ambitious to get rid of you. I don't believe you don't know your situation. Instead of letting an outsider take advantage of you, why can't it be me? At least I can protect you."

Fang Qingci sighed. In fact, she had already thought that the relationship between her and Qin Heng would not last long.

People say that love is about mutual giving, tolerance and accommodation. Her relationship with Qin Heng was unequal from the beginning. If a person gives unilaterally for a long time, he or she will naturally feel unbalanced.

But she couldn't accommodate him and give up her status for him, and she was not that great.

Sometimes people's hearts are never satisfied if they keep taking one step back. Qin Heng had no regrets towards her at the beginning, but now he feels that he has been wronged and accuses her of not paying for him.

If she really softened her heart and agreed to him, she would definitely not have a good ending.

A man's promise is just bullshit.

So although she understood, Fang Qingci didn't think she had done anything wrong.

She told Qin Heng clearly at the beginning that she did not force him nor did she deceive him. It was Qin Heng who did it willingly. Why did he blame her now?

It’s like a couple who originally agreed to be DINKs. When they get old, the husband feels lonely but blames his wife for not having children. What’s the logic?

"Protect me. People often say more than they do. I don't deny that you have protected me a lot in the past. But now, can you say that you have no selfish motives?

You said you have given a lot for me, but didn’t you know this from the beginning?

Qin Heng! Who do you think has changed? "

Fang Qingci sneered, "Besides, offspring? You already have one, don't you? Madam Qingyue in East City Alley gave birth to a big fat son last month, and I haven't congratulated you yet."

He had clearly done everything, so it was hard for him to still speak to her so confidently.

Qin Heng's heart tightened, and his eyes suddenly became sharp as he looked at Fang Qingci.

Fang Qingci smiled indifferently, "You don't have to be so nervous. I didn't do anything to them."

Qin Heng frowned, thought for a while, and said, "If this is your reason, I can send them away."

Fang Qingci shook his head. "No need. You know in your heart that the problem between us is not here."

The relationship between them is not simply a matter of emotions, but a struggle for power. However, Qin Heng wants to trap her with his emotions. I don't know if he is too confident or he underestimates women.

"Qin Heng, Qin Heng, I told you from the beginning that if you feel wronged, I can understand that you want to marry and have children to continue your family line. I can't give it to you, but I won't stop you either. We can part ways in peace, but you have to disgust me in this way."

What made Fang Qingci extremely disgusted was that the woman named Qingyue that Qin Heng found actually looked 70% similar to her.

That's it, and he still says that he's truly in love with her, and that finding a woman who looks like her proves that he loves her?

Sometimes it's really hard to understand a man's train of thought.

It was also because of this incident that Fang Qingci completely lost interest in Qin Heng.

"Cough, cough," Qin Heng felt a little touched. Just as he was about to say something, he felt an itch in his throat and started coughing, covering his mouth.

Fang Qingci just stared at Qin Heng's pale face quietly.

This face that she once loved has become mature after being baptized by the sun and the moon. It is still full of charm, but it is already rotten inside.

People will change, their appearance will age, and their once firm hearts will become shaken due to the intervention of other things. Dazzling flowers will eventually wither, and beautiful feelings will also deteriorate.

The rain outside was getting heavier and heavier, hitting the tiles on the eaves with a crackling sound.

The pear tree in the yard was swaying in the wind and rain, and the pure white pear blossoms fell from the branches into the mud.

In the incense burner in the room, the curl of smoke drifted lower and lower until it was completely burned out.

Time can change many things. People who were once close to each other now have nothing to say to each other.

They looked at each other in silence, leaving the room in silence.

After a long time, Qin Heng picked up the teapot, poured a cup of tea himself, and pushed it in front of Fang Qingci.

"It's raining heavily outside, stay with me for a while!"

Fang Qingci glanced at the teapot, paused, and finally drank the tea he handed over. After drinking it, Fang Qingci turned the teacup upside down on the table.

"No, it's getting late. Please take care of yourself, Regent. I have to go to court tomorrow, so I won't accompany you."

After saying that, Fang Qingci slowly stood up, turned around and left.

Qin Heng stared at Fang Qingci's departing back with a somewhat gloomy look in his eyes, and only withdrew his gaze when he could no longer see the person.

He picked up Fang Qingci's upside-down teacup, gently stroked the rim of the cup, and a determined smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

The rain outside was gradually subsiding, and when Fang Qingci returned to the palace, the rain had completely stopped.

"Your Majesty, it's cold at night. I have prepared hot water. Please take a bath now." He Yue stepped forward, stretched out her hand to help Fang Qingci untie her cloak, and said with considerate concern.

"Um,"

Fang Qingci responded, took off the sachet from her waist and handed it to He Yue.

"Burn it!"

He Yue reached out and took it. “Yes.”

The next morning, the Regent did not attend the court due to illness.

Three days later, news came from the Regent's Palace that the Regent's old injury relapsed and he died in the palace.

The emperor was kind and filial. He was so saddened by the death of his uncle that he fell ill in bed.

At this point, Fang Qingci completely consolidated power and held all the authority.

After three months of rest, Qin Heng was buried in the imperial mausoleum.

In Cining Palace, Fang Qingci woke up from a nap and saw Xingyue holding a plate of withered potted plants with a sad face.

"What's this?"

"My lady, this pot of plum blossoms that you like the most has withered for some reason recently. I thought of sending it to the flower and plant room to see if I can save it."

Fang Qingci looked at the familiar flowerpot and then remembered that it was a gift from Qin Heng.

At that time, the two were in love and the flowers were in full bloom, but now they are so withered that only bare branches are left.

Fang Qingci simply reached out and pulled out the roots, then threw them into the flowerpot.

"If it dries up, just throw it away. Why waste the energy to save it?"

"But I saw that Your Majesty liked it very much in the past! Wouldn't it be a pity if it withered?" Xingyue asked with some confusion.

Fang Qingci smiled and said, "What's the pity? Garbage should be thrown away. It's useless and takes up space. It makes you feel bad when you see it.

I heard that the greenhouse has grown a very rare crabapple this year. Ask them to send it over and put it where this pot of flower used to be!"

There are many rare treasures in the world. If you lose this, you can still have that.

Everything that happened yesterday is just a passing cloud.

On that rainy night, the incense burning in the incense burner was non-toxic, and the tea was also non-toxic, but the mixture of the two produced a toxin that made people sick.

Qin Heng wanted to be emperor, so he had to get rid of the empress dowager who refused to give way.

But he really had no intention of taking Fang Qingci's life, he just wanted Fang Qingci to compromise, break her wings, and make her submit to him.

Fang Qingci didn't want to play any sadomasochistic role with him anymore, so he had to strike first.

Qin Heng wanted to plot against her, so he pretended to be sick and acted pitiful to get her to see him. Fang Qingci was also plotting against him. The poison in the sachet plus the incense in the incense burner could keep a person in a beautiful dream forever in just three days.

Xingyue went to get Haitang, and Heyue hurried in to report, "Your Majesty, His Majesty has taken a fancy to a young maid in the food office and wants to make her his concubine."

Fang Qingci waved his hand and said, "Let him be!"

Before, the little emperor was jumping around and wanted to let Fang Qingci and Qin Heng fight each other so that he could benefit from it.

Unfortunately, to his disappointment, Qin Heng failed completely, and he himself also failed completely. The final winner was only Fang Qingci.

I don't know if it was because of the blow, but the little emperor just gave up. He used to have some fighting spirit and tried to overthrow her and take back power.

Now he no longer wanted to think about anything and began to indulge in beauty to express his frustration.

Fang Qingci didn't have any thoughts on this, and didn't care whether he wanted to keep a low profile or something.

There's no point in trying anyway.