Chapter 85 Regret

It was already late today. Meng Mingshu was pregnant and had Tuan'er with her. It was not safe for them to go down the mountain at this time.

Meng Mingshu could only stay on the mountain for one night and go down the mountain early the next morning.

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"He still hasn't eaten?"

The emperor put down the memorial and asked.

The old eunuch nodded cautiously: "Yes, Your Highness has not had a drop of water today."

The emperor covered his heart and said, "This evil creature is really here to collect his debt..."

The hunger strike only forced those who cared about Xiao Yan.

And the emperor happened to be this person.

The emperor has been dragging his sick body to clear obstacles for Xiao Yan these days, and has dealt with many restless people in the royal family over the past few days.

There was a heated argument in the court.

These senior officials accused him openly and secretly of being tyrannical and not being a benevolent monarch.

The emperor knew all this very well. He valued his reputation and would rather be cursed in history than not pave the way for Xiao Yan.

The emperor considered himself a kind father.

Sometimes he envied Xiao Yan.

When he first seized the throne, he endured countless humiliations and schemes, and could almost be said to have crawled out of a sea of ​​blood and corpses.

Only he himself knows the hardships along the way.

But what he had worked so hard to obtain was within reach for Xiao Yan.

Even Xiao Yan didn't need to compete with others, didn't need to guard against other princes, and didn't need to guard against him, the reigning emperor.

Looking back at the previous dynasties, there has been no prince as lucky as Xiao Yan for hundreds of years.

But this evil creature just doesn't know how to cherish his blessings.

He keeps making trouble, all for a woman.

The emperor covered his chest and said, "If he doesn't want to eat, just pour it in!"

The old eunuch bent his head even lower.

This is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who dares to pour it into his mouth directly?

Moreover, Your Majesty has killed so many members of the royal family in the past few days. Who in the court can't see Your Majesty's intentions?

After all, he is the only son, no matter how rebellious His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is.

His Majesty still wants to leave everything to His Highness, his only biological son.

If they attack His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, if something happens to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.

I'm afraid that His Majesty will deal with them before His Royal Highness the Crown Prince ascends the throne.

The heads of ordinary families do not cherish their sons as much as Your Majesty does.

Sure enough, the next moment the old eunuch saw His Majesty stand up.

"Forget it, I'll go see him."

"Even the strongest man can't stand not drinking a drop of water. He thinks he's in great shape..."

The emperor was still worried that Xiao Yan would starve and get into trouble.

"emperor."

The Queen Mother spoke up to stop him.

"It's just two days of not eating. What can happen?"

"Now is the critical moment of the game. If the emperor can be patient and go to see him out of pity, Yan'er will probably become even more confident."

"By then, you will be the only one who compromises. The Meng family will soon be unable to hold on..."

"Once Meng compromises and brings her back to the capital, Yan'er won't have to worry about him going on a hunger strike anymore."

The emperor covered his chest and coughed again, as if he wanted to cough out his lungs.

The emperor was helped to collapse on the dragon throne.

He clearly felt powerless.

There are many things I want to do, but my body no longer allows it.

"Just follow what the Queen Mother says."

The emperor coughed.

"If the Meng family still refuses to surrender tomorrow..."

The emperor was silent for a long time. After a long while, he sighed and said, "Then bring him back."

Perhaps because he felt that his time was running out, the emperor began to think of old friends, especially Xiao Yan's mother.

When he was young, he was cold-hearted enough, so he was able to sit on the throne.

Guilt is an emotion that rarely appears in him.

But even if he denied it, he couldn't deceive himself.

When he got old, he began to regret it.

Perhaps he had regretted it as early as ten years ago.

The only person I owe in this life is Xiao Yan's mother.

He let down the only woman who was truly devoted to him.

The other concubines in the palace all have their own families, and none of them would put Xiao Yan before their family like his mother did.

Even this only sincere person was executed.

"emperor!"

"We've come this far, done so much, and are about to force them to compromise. How can you just give up all your efforts?"

"A few days ago, you were very determined and didn't want Xiao Yan to have only Meng Mingshu in his life?"

"Now that Xiao Yan has gone on a hunger strike, have you softened your heart?"

"Is this still my son?"

In fact, the emperor was never willing to do so.

His only son, who would become the emperor in the future, was only staying with one woman.

But he won't live long, and he can't do anything about it.

"I have done what I can do, and I have tried my best to do what I cannot do."

"If it still doesn't work out as you wish, then that's God's will."

"I think Xiao Yan's infatuation comes from his mother."

Helping Xiao Yan, perhaps to some extent, also helped that infatuated woman back then.

"Mother, an emperor with not much time left can only compromise."

"I can't let my only son starve to death."

A few days ago, the emperor had not felt the deterioration of his health so clearly.

The emperor changed his mind only after he started to feel dizzy these past few days.

"If anything happens to Xiao Yan, I will never be able to rest in peace even in death."

The emperor closed his eyes and said, "Besides, who can predict what will happen in the future?"

"Perhaps Meng will become pregnant in the future and give birth to a prince..."

"Or maybe when Meng grows old and loses her beauty, Xiao Yan will get tired of her..."

The emperor can only comfort himself in this way now.

The conversation between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor was also heard by Zhao Zhiyuan, who was following the Empress Dowager.

Zhao Zhiyuan felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar.

Yesterday, the Queen Mother assured her that Xiao Yan and Meng Mingshu would definitely compromise.

No matter what, she can enter the prince's mansion and become the prince's woman.

But today, His Majesty has already softened his tone and is clearly showing signs of compromise.

If Your Highness goes on a hunger strike for another day tomorrow, I'm afraid His Majesty will not be able to bear it.

Zhao Zhiyuan didn't dare to think about what would happen to her then.

Meng Mingshu, this vulgar and lowly woman, will become the real Crown Princess and will soon become the Queen.

And she will become a laughing stock to the whole world.

I'm afraid that by then everyone will praise His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's deep love and know how much His Royal Highness the Crown Prince cares about his first wife.

She, the Crown Princess who had been adorned with the Royal Jade Butterfly and was despised by Xiao Yan, would fall into a quagmire.

Everyone would laugh at her behind her back.

For Zhao Zhiyuan, who has always been arrogant, this is more painful than killing her.

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After leaving the palace, Zhao Zhiyuan did not return home.

"Prince, I promise you, we will cooperate."

"I will tell you the whereabouts of the Meng family, and you will make me your queen in the future."

"As long as you catch that bitch, let alone the throne, even if it means Xiao Yan's life, Xiao Yan will definitely compromise."

Since Xiao Yan despises her, she will find someone else to be the emperor.

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I've finished writing. See you tomorrow, my dears (＞_＜) I think it would be better to change the update time to 11 o'clock. My typing speed is too slow. X﹏X