Chapter 311 A Terrible Person

The more aggrieved and confused Concubine Xu looked, the deeper the resentment grew in Xiao Nanrong's heart. "I never expected you to protect the Crown Prince like the Empress does, but you've never considered that as a concubine, you're having an affair with a minister and your adopted brother. What will happen to your child if it gets out?"

Thinking of the fear and forbearance he had endured for nearly twenty years, Xiao Nanrong twitched the corners of his mouth. "You gave birth to me to secure your position and to ensure peace of mind, yet you only cared about your own romantic interests and ignored my life or death... Mother, do you know how I got through all those years?"

"I live in fear day and night, afraid that your crime will be exposed, afraid that I am your child with Xu Zhong, afraid that you, the concubine who defiled the harem, and I, a bastard who mixed the royal blood, will die without a burial place... How dare you?"

Concubine Xu was shocked by the pain in her son's eyes and was speechless: "I, I didn't think so much, I..."

Xiao Nanrong lowered his eyes and twitched his lips. "Yes, I didn't think too much about it. I only thought about my own love affairs. Even when the Queen tried to kill me several times, Mother was completely oblivious. The life and death of a son like me is not as important as your secret meeting with Xu Zhong... Even if I was poisoned and nearly died from a high fever, and you couldn't wait for my fever to subside, you would still leave the palace under the pretext of praying for me to have a secret meeting at Huguo Temple!"

“I, I…”

Concubine Xu was so embarrassed that she couldn't speak.

"Did I ever try to escape?"

Xiao Nanyong spoke quietly, "I got lost during that patrol. Actually, I ran away on my own... I don't want to die, and I don't want to have nightmares every day about my dismembered body."

It was also that time that Xiao Nanrong ran out, but was almost beaten by human traffickers and thrown into the street to beg. After all, no one believed that a little beggar covered in stolen goods was a prince.

It was also that time that he was rescued by the old leader of Tianxin Sect... The old leader knew that he was the prince, and escorted him all the way back to the capital and even to the outside of the imperial city.

The old leader said that he was just a child and could not survive outside without the protection of an identity.

And on the night he was sent back to the palace, when he woke up from a nightmare, he saw his mother leaning on the arms of Xu Zhong, who was supposed to be on patrol with the imperial guards...

"I actually already knew the Queen was going to poison me... but I still drank the medicine because I was afraid I'd reveal it in my sleep. I was also afraid I'd be unable to escape the Queen's assassination someday, so I simply became mute after being poisoned to save my life."

Xiao Nanrong looked at Concubine Xu: "Where were you then, Mother?"

Concubine Xu's face was pale and confused. She could only shake her head repeatedly: "I don't know about that. I didn't know Wei Jinxiu wanted to harm you. I... don't hate me, Rong'er, don't, don't hate me, I just... I..."

"You are just pure and innocent, aren't you?"

Xiao Nanrong smiled and said, "I no longer hate you, nor do I consider you my mother. A mother shouldn't disregard the lives of her children and only care about her own pleasure. You reap what you sow. This is the last time I will see you, Mother."

Concubine Xu was stunned for a while, then suddenly looked up and asked him, "Where is Xu Zhong?"

Xiao Nanrong sneered, "Your Majesty hasn't announced anything yet and is summoning him back to the capital. Mother, guess what will happen to him when he returns?"

The color drained from Concubine Xu's face. She shook her head, "No, no, Your Majesty has always been kind and compassionate..."

Xiao Nanrong interrupted her in disbelief: "So you think he doesn't even care about being cuckolded?"

Concubine Xu cried, "He can't, he can't do this. My second brother has defended the country for him, risked his life for him. He can't be so heartless. He can't..."

Xiao Nanrong shook his head, feeling it was ridiculous. "Father is too soft-hearted. If I were him, I would have brought him a cup of poisoned wine long ago..."

At this word, Concubine Xu froze. She raised her head and said in a difficult tone, "Yong'er, I am your mother!"

Xiao Nanrong bent down and looked at her quietly: "Then mother, when you were having affairs with Xu Zhong again and again, did you ever think about the fact that you still have a son?"

After saying that, Xiao Nanrong looked quietly at the speechless Concubine Xu, took a few steps back, turned around and left.

Concubine Xu sat there stiffly, as if she had lost her soul...

Looking at the empty and silent cold palace, her son's previous questions, which were full of contempt, seemed to instantly pull her out of the girl's dream where there was only love in her heart.

She touched the corner of her eyes in a daze, and for the first time she discovered that she had wrinkles.

She is no longer the innocent young lady Xu Ran from the Xu Mansion. She has been Concubine Xu in the palace for many years.

When she was in the Xu family, she was pampered. Her elegant and reserved eldest brother had little presence, while her hot-tempered and aggressive second brother would often scold her fiercely, and after scolding her to tears, he would carefully put on a stern face to comfort her...

Rong'er said that her second brother was going to be recalled by His Majesty.

Second brother is not stupid. He must know what has happened in the capital. He knows that coming back means death, but she knows that he will still come back!

Because she is here...

At this moment, Xu Ran's heart was filled with self-mockery.

In fact, what her son said was right. She really lived an absurd life. Because she had always been protected by the people around her, she took it for granted and did whatever she wanted, never thinking about the consequences.

She was a bad mother and an unfaithful concubine... As an adopted sister, she knew it was wrong but still chose to embark on an absurd and immoral path of no return with her adopted brother, ruining herself and Xu Zhong.

She has always lived freely and happily, but she never thought that it was all built on the pain of the people around her.

People always say Concubine Xu is romantic, but she never thought that her romanticism is like a flower that can only grow by sucking blood, decadent and selfishly feeding on the flesh and blood of those close to her...

“I’m a really terrible person.”

Concubine Xu pursed her lips, but her expression was still that of a young girl.

The next moment, she called in the personal maid who had been exiled to the cold palace with her, took off the jade pendant from her neck and handed it to her: "Take this and try to deliver it to my second brother on my behalf."

The maid was a little confused: "My lady?"

Concubine Xu smiled and said, "Don't ask me. I have my own ideas. Leaving the palace is not easy. You can go to the Second... Forget it, go to the Fourth Princess. I have a good relationship with the Fourth Princess. Just say I asked her for help. She should help you."

After the palace maid left, Concubine Xu dragged the table with great effort, blocked the palace door with the table from the inside, and then lay down on the thin and worn bed.

Half an hour ago, she was still here hoping that someone would rescue her. After all, her father was Lord Xu, and her lover was the Grand Marshal Xu Zhong!

But at this moment, she didn't want to go out.

I really feel so ashamed of everyone... A useless, stupid, and evil woman like her should stop hurting others...

The pain of death was even more unbearable than Concubine Xu had expected. She was somewhat glad that she did not leave herself a way out, otherwise she would definitely retreat!

It really hurts...

Fortunately, the pain subsided after a while. Concubine Xu, who was always beautiful and graceful, was now like a fish unable to struggle, constantly rolling and twitching on the bed...

After the extreme pain, she suddenly felt light, hazy and happy.

She seemed to have returned to the days when she was still Xu Ran, the young lady of the Xu family...