Chapter 196 The Late Emperor’s Ambition

After the emperor finished speaking, he left the Cining Palace.

He didn't need the Queen Mother's answer, he just didn't want to make her feel good.

He knew that the late emperor wanted to make Shi Yu the crown prince.

It was he himself who saved the position of crown prince, not the Queen Mother's dissuasion to the late Emperor.

Shi Yu was only ten years old that year, and was still a child who could only run around and make trouble in the palace.

In order to be a good prince, he was always trembling with fear and busy all day long, and even let Lan Shu and the child down.

But all his efforts could not outweigh the late emperor's love for Shi Yu.

He used some tricks to dispel the late emperor's thoughts.

It was at that time that he began to distance himself from Shi Yu.

When the previous emperor ascended the throne, he was made the crown prince. That year, he was also ten years old.

The late emperor took him by the hand, climbed up to the highest tower in the palace, and pointed to the houses and mountains in the distance and told him.

He is the crown prince of Wei and the future monarch of Wei.

In future thoughts and actions, we should always put the world and the people first.

It is his only responsibility to revitalize the Wei Dynasty.

He strictly followed the teachings of the late emperor.

He fell in love with Lan Shu at first sight on the Yin-Yang Road. He knew that his future wife could only be a daughter of the Xie family. In addition, he would have countless concubines in the harem.

A woman like Lan Shu, who is like a mountain elf, deserves to be treated wholeheartedly, and he is not worthy of her.

As a future monarch, you should not indulge in love.

Therefore, he tried to suppress his emotions.

Lan Shu's feelings are passionate and pure. She doesn't even mind that he will have other women in the future. She just wants to love whoever she wants to love.

He was greedy.

He also vowed to be good to Lan Shu for the rest of his life.

But in the end, between Lan Shu and his duty as the prince, he chose the latter and let Lan Shu go.

Lan Shu's departure took Shi Jin with her, and the only one left in the palace was the Crown Prince of Wei.

If he were stripped of his status as crown prince, he would have nothing.

At that time, he thought Shi Yu was ambitious.

Now, he finally understood that the one who was truly ambitious was the late emperor.

He had long been planning how to restore the kingdom to his hands after his death, and even how to get more.

Therefore, he doted on Shi Yu in every way, and it was Shi Yu who he really wanted to take over.

Prince Fengzhao, who became the emperor of the Great Wei, could also return to Fengzhao. In this way, both the Great Wei and Fengzhao were in his hands.

I just don't know why he failed to take over the body in the first place, so he regretted giving Shi Yu the power of 100,000 soldiers and asked him to find a way to take it back.

The emperor felt more tired than ever before.

He was just a pawn of the late emperor from beginning to end.

Both parents had their own thoughts, and even Lan Shu refused to tell him the truth.

He blamed the late emperor and the empress dowager, but he had no right to blame Lan Shu.

He was a complete failure as a husband and a father.

He walked heavily to Lan Shu's bed and sat down.

"Why are you here?"

Lan Shu woke up when the emperor entered the room.

"I'm tired." The emperor kicked off his shoes and lay down next to her.

During the time that Lan Shu entered the palace, the emperor had never done anything inappropriate. His sudden behavior made Lan Shu a little confused.

When I reacted, the person had already fallen down. "What are you doing? Get up."

She tried to lift the quilt and stand up, but the emperor held her hand.

"The court session will begin in half an hour. Let me take a nap."

He did not call himself "Zhen".

There was an indescribable weariness in his voice.

Lan Shu hesitated.

During this moment of hesitation, she was pulled into the emperor's arms, and his warm breath hit her neck.

The emperor buried his face in her shoulder.

The hot and wet liquid fell on Lan Shu's skin, loosening her clenched fists. After a long pause, she asked, "What's wrong with you?"

No one answered, only the dampness and heat on the shoulders grew bigger and bigger.

The last time Shi Jin cried in front of her was the day she left the palace.

Just now, the secret guard had something important to report, so Lan Shu left the imperial study first.

She couldn't guess what had happened to the emperor. Seeing that he didn't reply, she stopped asking and just let her body relax gradually.

Isn't it just to be held by him for a while?

It’s not like I haven’t hugged you before.

"Lan Shu, what will you do if Chang Qingnian and Shi Yu's marriage doesn't go through?"

A man's hoarse voice rang out in the silence.

Lan Shu turned her head suddenly, "What do you want to do?"

My daughter has fallen in love with Shi Yu. If their marriage fails, she will definitely be sad.

Lan Shu didn't want her daughter to be sad. "Shi Jin, you are the emperor. Your words are golden. How can you change your mind every day?"

"Not me."

The emperor rolled over onto his back, placing his hands over his face and letting the emotion he had just felt dissipate completely.

He turned to look at Lan Shu and said calmly, "It's Shi Yu's mother."

Lan Shu frowned.

Shi Yu's mother?

Haven’t Xiao Yan and the others found out Shi Yu’s background yet?

How could the Emperor...

Realizing something, Lan Shu hurriedly asked, "Why did the Queen Mother want to separate them?"

But it's too late.

The emperor had already gotten the answer he wanted from her expression just now.

Shi Yu is indeed not the Queen Mother's son, and Lan Shu has already known this.

"Chang Qingnian is our daughter, right?"

This time the emperor asked directly.

"Why do you say that?" Lan Shu tried her best to keep her expression calm.

But she knew that when it came to scheming, she was no match for Shi Jin.

"Lan Shu, do you know that Shi Yu is the Crown Prince Feng Zhao?"

The emperor sat up and looked at Lan Shu. "He was stolen from Feng Zhao by the previous emperor. His mother is the current ruler of Feng Zhao."

Wei Qingyan has been trying to resolve Chen Changshan's resentment these days and has seen less of Lan Shu. He hasn't had time to tell Lan Shu that Shi Yu is the Crown Prince Feng Zhao.

Lan Shu knew that the prince and general of Feng Zhao had already come to Wei, and the emperor had handed the matter over to Wei Qingyan.

If Shi Yu is the Crown Prince Feng Zhao, then in the eyes of Empress Feng Zhao, the late emperor and even the entire Wei royal family are her enemies.

Even with Feng Zhao's previous letter of promise, Empress Feng Zhao would not send troops to Wei, but she would probably not be able to accept her son marrying a Wei woman.

Especially since Qingyan’s identity will eventually be revealed, she is the granddaughter of the late emperor.

Lan Shu put herself in the emperor's shoes and thought about what would happen if the late emperor stole her son.

And the granddaughter of the late emperor wanted to marry her son. Even if she couldn't persuade her son, she would certainly not treat her daughter-in-law well.

But if Qingyan does not reveal her identity in order to marry Shi Yu, it is hard to say whether her identity will be discovered in the future.

The sister of the Minister of Justice of the Great Wei married the Crown Prince Fengzhao. Without the strong support of her natal family, she still would not have a good life in Fengzhao.

Unless Shi Yu doesn't return to Feng Zhao.

But since Empress Feng Zhao had found her son, how could she allow him to live in exile?

By then, Qing Yan would be the evildoer who deceived Prince Feng Zhao and made him not even recognize his ancestors.

No matter what the outcome, my daughter is in a bad situation.

Lan Shu really wanted to find Wei Qingyan immediately.

Then the emperor said, "Qingyan returned to the capital for revenge, right?

After revenge, will I be Du Xueyi’s sister for the rest of my life?

She doesn't want to!

Lan Shu, I know my national defense general. She has always been upright.

If she hadn't had to, she would never hide her identity. After getting her revenge, she would definitely want to live openly in the sun.

You also hope that she has a clear identity, right?"

Lan Shu was extremely anxious. She just wanted to go back and tell her daughter as soon as possible that the emperor had already known the identities of her and Shi Yu.

But her hand was firmly grasped by the emperor, who continued, "If I try to be a good father from now on, will you stay by my side?

I haven't really been myself since I was ten years old. Now, I want to be myself, Lan Shu, just for three years.

After three years, I will set you free, and I will do my best to help you with the children's affairs."

Lan Shu hesitated for a moment, but finally decided to tell her daughter and listen to her opinion.

But Lan Shu is the woman the emperor has been thinking about all his life, and he understands her better than he understands himself.

He added, “If you don’t want your child to feel guilty, don’t tell her.

I promise you, I will definitely fulfill her wish."

He put on his shoes, stood up, and stood in front of the bed, "Lan Shu, do you want me to be a father, or do you want me to continue to be a lonely man with only the country in my eyes?

After the morning court session, I hope you can give me an answer."