Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

"Mother, please stop using Hao'er as a shield. You're afraid of death, so you're using my evidence as a bargaining chip to get the Emperor to spare your lives," the Queen's voice was filled with resentment. "You're afraid of death, yet you refuse to admit it and even make excuses for your indifference. You have such cruel hearts. Aren't you afraid that Hao'er will hate you in the future? I'm his mother."

The old lady lowered her head and sighed heavily. "Actually, we're all stupid, but what can we do? It's already this late, so no one should blame anyone else. If we don't hand it over, we'll definitely die. If we do, maybe we can see if the Emperor will let the Yao family go. You're right, everyone is afraid of death, so even if there's only a glimmer of hope, your father wants to give it a try."

The queen fell back into her chair, despair surged in her heart, and her whole body began to tremble.

Just today, she was still encouraging herself, telling herself that she had survived another day, and the longer she delayed, the better it would be for her.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, she was betrayed by her mother's family, whom she relied on and supported the most.

This is truly the biggest joke in the world.

She couldn't help laughing so hard that tears came out.

"There's one more thing," the old lady said calmly, ignoring her frenzy. "The emperor gave you a confession and asked you to sign it with your fingerprint. Your father asked me to bring it to you."

The Queen's laughter stopped abruptly. Hatred made her clench her teeth. She was about to curse, but the old lady raised her hand to stop her. "I know you hate us very much. Time is running out. Please listen to me."

"Before Mom came here, your father asked me to bring you a message. This confession is what the Emperor wants. Without your fingerprint, the Emperor will say that everything mentioned above is nothing. The first person to be punished is not our Yao family, but the Second Prince. Your father asked you to think carefully. Even if you want to drag your whole family to be buried with you, you must also consider the Second Prince's life."

"No matter what, he's been running around for you. But the world is so fickle. You've offended the emperor, so who would dare to intercede for you? Everyone knows you're doomed, so you might as well make your death meaningful. If not just for the Yao family, then for your own son. He's been implicated by you, alas, how pitiful."

After hearing this, the queen, who was originally on edge, suddenly took two steps back and tears burst out.

When the time came, only her son was running around for her. The prince had to consider the faces of his ministers. Just thinking about that scene made her heart hurt like being stabbed by needles.

That was her son, the always proud legitimate son of the emperor.

What had she done? What had she left behind for her son?

Son, it is your mother who has wronged you. Is your mother really going to die?

If it is true, let your mother do something for you one last time.

"Leave the confession here. I'll read it and put my fingerprints on it. I'll have Hao'er hand it over to the emperor, not you," the queen said disheartenedly, as if she had lost all her strength. "Go away. You don't need to come back to the palace. I don't want to see you."

She doesn't use you anymore, this is not her mother, this is not her family, they don't deserve it.

"No, I can't leave. If I leave, I have to take the confession letter you signed with me," Old Madam Yao refused to budge. "As expected, your father was right. She guessed you would say that."

"Don't bother. The Emperor won't see you, and the Second Prince can't even get in. Even if you want to give the credit to him, you can't. Those outside are all Fang Yao's people. The only reason Mother was able to come in was with Fang Yao's approval."

The queen was about to respond when she suddenly felt something was wrong.

How come my mother’s hands are so white and tender?

I couldn't see clearly just now because I was far away, but now my mother was standing by the window. Even without the light, she could tell that the hands in front of her were not those of an old woman in her sixties.

She looked up in surprise and met her mother's eyes.

Shen Li's heart skipped a beat. Oh no, the secret is about to be exposed.

He quickly raised his hand and threw the powder in his hand towards the queen's face.

cough cough cough.

The queen was choked and started coughing violently, and with each breath she took in a large amount of powder.

But after a while, her mind began to become hazy.

Then I heard someone by the wall say, "Let her sign her name and leave."

It was Fang Yao. Censor Cui was also there, writing furiously in the dim light, recording the Queen's words.

After writing the last word, Censor Cui checked it carefully and handed the confession to Zhu Yi, who quickly gave it to Shen Li.

At this time, the queen was sitting in the chair in a daze, her eyes very confused.

"This is a confession," Shen Li said, "Please sign and put your fingerprints on it."

The queen stared blankly out the window, and suddenly became sad.

"You are so cruel," she said, her head numb. She vaguely remembered what her mother asked her to do, and she had to do it. "I can plead guilty for Hao'er, but don't be too lucky. The emperor won't kill Hao'er, but he may not really forgive you. After all, without your help, I wouldn't be able to harm Queen Chu so easily. I'll see how long you can survive without me and Hao'er."

Shen Li's face was now a beautifully painted image of Madam Yao. After hearing what the Queen said, she shook her head, sighed, and said, "You are right. In fact, the Emperor also hates the Yao family very much, but he will not kill the Yao family. He wants to stay in the Yao family to avenge the Chu family."

"What did you say?" The queen didn't hear clearly and leaned towards the window to listen.

"Nothing," Shen Li passed the pen and red clay through the window, "Hurry up and sign."

The queen was confused. She knew that something was wrong with this matter, but she couldn't figure out what was wrong.

They seemed to argue about this. Why did she agree to it?

By the way, she has a son. Signing the signature will be good for her son. The emperor will show leniency to her son because she pleaded guilty.

So he signed his name and put his fingerprints on it.

Shen Li took the things back without saying a word, turned around and walked out.

The Queen's voice came from behind, "Mother, will we... never see each other again? I have done everything the Emperor asked me to do. Can you let Hao'er come to see me?"

Shen Li paused and looked back at her.

Unexpectedly, even though her mind was confused by the powder, her longing for her son did not diminish at all.

Poor parents in the world.

The queen looked at her mother expectantly, but her eyes blurred and her mother disappeared.

She was stunned for a moment, "Mother, mother..."

No one responded, only the late autumn night wind blew in through the window, making the cold palace even colder.

The next day, the queen opened her eyes and stared at the old curtains above her bed in a daze. Her mind was filled with her mother's words from last night, and she suddenly frowned, feeling that something was not right.

broken.

She sat up suddenly, horrified.

She remembered that person's hand...

Those hands were white, tender and smooth, not a mother's hands at all.

All her memories ended when she saw those hands clearly.

She was tricked.

My heart was pounding. Oh my god, what had she said? How could she admit that?

Suddenly seeing the red on her fingers, her head buzzed.