The Imperial Palace.

Gan Chong Hall.

Sitting on a high seat was a middle-aged man wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and looking very imposing. Sitting on the high seat with him was a beautiful woman wearing a phoenix robe. She had a graceful and dignified temperament, and there was not a trace of time on her well-maintained face.

Under the magnificent palace, a bald-headed man in brocade robes was kneeling. He stood straight with his attitude neither humble nor arrogant.

"Prince, you said you want to marry a merchant's daughter as your concubine?" The emperor's eyes widened in disbelief. "Absurd!"

His chest heaved rapidly, and his handsome face turned purple, as if he was about to pass out in the next second.

What sin must he have committed in his previous life that he deserved to have such a son?

I wanted to piss him off to death as soon as I got back.

Are you in a hurry to inherit the throne?

"Your Majesty, don't get excited. Maybe you heard it wrong. Heng'er didn't mean that. Your Majesty, calm down. The imperial physician said that you are not in a good mood and should not get angry."

The queen raised her soft and boneless jade hand, placed it on the emperor's chest and patted it gently to help him breathe.

Qi Heng said in a cold voice, "Mother, your father heard you right. I want to marry A Li." He made a choice directly, "If your father and mother want me to restore my status as the crown prince and become Qi Heng, then A Li will be my crown princess. Otherwise, A Li will only be Chen's wife. I will leave the palace immediately. From now on, the land of Qi Kingdom will only belong to Chen, not Qi Heng."

From the day he decided to leave the monastery and go to her, he knew how difficult this road would be.

But no matter how hard it was, he was willing to take ninety-nine steps towards her.

I only wish that little heartless person could take a step for him.

He would tell her with his actions.

Whether it is Liaochen, the Buddhist disciple of Lianhua Temple, or Qi Heng, the prince of Qi State, he is him, the one who can only be with her.

"Ahem... rebellious son, you are threatening me!"

The emperor coughed violently, his body swayed, and veins bulged on his hands that were holding the dragon throne.

This unfilial son, is he determined to make him angry to death today?

He knew that there must be a reason why he returned to secular life early.

Over the past month, the prince has been actively helping him deal with state affairs. He also thinks that the prince, as a son, understands that his father is in poor health and shares his burden, and he is very pleased.

It turned out that a pit had been dug here to wait for him.

"Your Majesty!" Upon seeing this, the Queen's face suddenly changed. She stood up, bent over, moved her hands to the Emperor's back and slapped him hard.

It took a long time.

The emperor stopped coughing and his complexion slowly returned to normal.

He grasped the Queen's hand, panting with his lips parted.

"Prince, please don't make trouble. At most, I will agree to let you take Li as your concubine." The emperor calmed down and made a concession with a serious face.

She was just the daughter of a merchant, and granting her the position of concubine was already a great honor to her.

If she is greedy, she will covet the position of Crown Princess.

Then don’t blame the royal family for being ruthless.

The emperor's dark eyes flashed, and a cold light appeared.

Qi Heng saw the murderous intent flashing across the emperor's eyes. He stared at the emperor with eyes like arrows and said coldly: "Father, try to touch her."

"What? Do you still want to kill your father?"

The emperor was irritated by Qi Heng's eyes and tone.

The two men looked at each other, both with fiery eyes, and neither was willing to back down.

"I dare not." Qi Heng said lightly.

He couldn't do such a thing as patricide.

"Oh, you don't dare?" The emperor sneered, "You dare to challenge me openly and use your status as the crown prince to threaten me. Is there anything else you dare not do?"

As a crown prince, for a woman, a merchant's daughter at that, he brought disgrace upon the royal family!

"I, your son, naturally, dare not do anything to your father, but I can kill your father's only son, leaving your father without a successor and the country without a crown prince. If your father can accept the change of the throne, then go and take action against her."

"you!"

The emperor pointed at Qi Heng's nose with a trembling finger.

He is truly a good son, he knows how to kill someone and destroy their heart.

The queen, who had been silent all this time, frowned and said, "That's enough."

She walked down from the platform and reached out to help Qi Heng, who was kneeling on the ground, up.

Qi Heng dodged to the side.

This is a habit he has formed over the years.

He thought he was cured of his misogyny.

But on the day he entered the palace, the Queen couldn't hold back her excitement and touched his wrist. Qi Heng immediately had a misogynistic reaction, and the back of his hand was covered with horrifying red rashes.

The queen's hand froze in mid-air.

She raised her hand to smooth the hair behind her ears to ease the embarrassment.

"Heng'er, you get up first. Your mother promises you that she will not let your father touch a hair of that woman. As for the matter of the Crown Princess, let's wait until you two calm down and then talk about it." Seeing that Qi Heng insisted on kneeling on the ground and refusing to get up, the Queen made a promise to him.

"There's nothing to talk about..."

"Qi Yuanjin!"

The queen glanced at the emperor, and he shut his mouth obediently.

Everyone knows that the emperor is the master of the world, holds all power and commands the six armies.

But they don’t know that the emperor is a henpecked man.

When the queen stamps her feet, the whole country will shake.

"Heng'er, your mother already knows your thoughts. Please go back to the East Palace and wait for a few days. Your mother will give you an explanation."

Qi Heng remained kneeling on the ground, waiting for the Queen to say this.

My mother is very sensible in her actions and she generally does not interfere in government affairs.

But as long as she asked for something, her father could not refuse.

Seeing that his goal had been achieved, Qi Heng stood up from the ground.

"Your Majesty, Mother, I'm taking my leave." He bowed.

"snort!"

The emperor turned his face away and snorted coldly.

The queen glanced at him, and the emperor immediately lowered his head in embarrassment.

If you have a fierce wife at home, you can't afford to offend her.

The queen said softly, "Go back."

Qi Heng's figure disappeared in the hall.

"Jingrong, the prince is confused. How can you, as the queen, be as confused as him?"

The emperor frowned and stared at the queen.

After he said this, he silently waited for the queen's glare.

The queen would give him enough face in front of the ministers.

But in private, he, as an emperor, had no dignity, let alone face.

But the queen didn't even look at the emperor.

"Heng'er is my son, and also your son. We have not been competent as parents these years. He was never close to us, but you insist on putting on an imperial attitude in front of him. Does the emperor want to push this only son further away?"

"Jingrong..."

The emperor was stunned.

Although they were the emperor and empress of a country, when they were alone together on weekdays, they called each other by their titles like an ordinary couple.

The emperor's heart tightened, and he quickly held the queen's hand, "Jingrong, I... I was wrong."

"No, you are right. You are the emperor. What's wrong with being an emperor?"

When the emperor subconsciously called himself "I", the queen's eyes dimmed for a moment. She pulled out her hand expressionlessly, her tone cold.

He saw the late emperor in him.

He is now trying his best to stop the prince, just like the late emperor did.