Chapter 428 Xie Yuheng pleads for the Third Prince
The third prince was terrified. He was not afraid of losing his extremely noble status.
What he was afraid of was that he was not his mother's child and that his mother would no longer want him.
If his mother didn't want him, it would have been better for him to die in Xiangguo Temple.
"Mother...just say the word...do you still want the prince, do you still want me..."
The third prince looked at Concubine Hui cautiously and spoke humbly.
He stretched out his hand to touch the hem of his mother's skirt, but just as he was about to do so, his hand froze in mid-air.
He didn't dare to touch his mother, for fear that she would shake his hand off.
He was afraid that his mother would scold him and call him a bastard.
He didn't want to, didn't want to hear these words.
Why did God treat him like this?
Now he doesn't fight for anything, doesn't grab anything, and doesn't want anything!
He only hoped that his mother would call him softly as she always did, "Don't be afraid, my son. Mother is here."
He looked at his mother hopefully and said, "Please tell me, my son, don't be afraid. I'm here..."
Chen Zhao listened to the Third Prince's humble plea, and for some reason he felt a bitter pain in his heart.
If the third prince were a little more of a bastard, if his ambitions were bigger, if he were a little less humane.
Even if he was a little more spoiled, she would not feel any sympathy for him.
But now she felt a little sorry for him.
Like Xie Yuheng, he knew nothing and had been kept in the dark since he was a baby.
He is just a chess piece on someone else's chessboard, a chess piece whose life has been arranged.
Concubine Hui looked at the bastard in front of her who was looking at her with eyes full of anticipation.
It was obvious that at this moment she should be happy, relieved and at ease.
But she felt a little sad, and Concubine Hui looked at the third prince with complicated eyes.
How could she have such a terrible thought that he was innocent too?
He took Heng'er's throne as a prince and the favor of his father, the emperor, and his mother.
If it weren't for him... But if it weren't for him, would there be someone else...
As soon as this thought came to mind, it was immediately interrupted by Concubine Hui.
At this time, Xie Yuheng couldn't help but say:
"Your Highness, would you allow me to say a few words?"
Although his relationship with the Third Prince has never been good, and although he used to hate this guy who bullies others by taking advantage of his power.
But in Xiangguo Temple, he saw the other side of this disappointing thing.
Although he is a bastard, he has Nan Chu in his heart and is loyal to his country.
No one expected that at such a critical moment, the third idiot of the Xie family would speak again.
Xie Yuheng, what on earth do you want to do!
Xie Yuheng's words made Concubine Hui feel ashamed instantly. What was she thinking just now?
How could she feel that this bastard was pitiful?
Heng'er is still here.
How could she be worthy of her own child who almost died at the hands of thieves?
"You talk, I'm listening." Concubine Hui's voice became much softer.
The third prince felt sad. This was the first time he saw his mother being so gentle to someone other than him.
But it’s okay. He doesn’t want his mother to be as helpless, desperate and confused as before.
Xie Yuheng looked at the third prince with pity.
He unconsciously touched his arm again.
He cleared his throat and said:
"Your Highness was raised by the Imperial Concubine since childhood. I would like to ask you, Your Highness, which is more important, blood relationship or the companionship of these past ten years."
When Xie Yuheng said this, not only Concubine Hui was stunned, but also Duke Xie.
Every word Heng'er asked touched the bottom of their hearts.
"Please forgive my rashness, Your Majesty. I feel that even though Your Majesty didn't know that the Third Prince was not your biological child, you still treated him like a treasure, cherishing, pampering, and protecting him."
"Just like my mother, she taught me to call me mom and dad when I was just babbling. She stayed with me all the time when I was just learning to walk, encouraging and praising me from the side."
"When I was naughty, she would get angry and pretend to be mean to me. When I got into trouble, she would first ask if I was hurt or if I was okay..."
When Xie Yuheng said this, his face was filled with a happy smile and the corners of his mouth were raised.
The tears in the third prince's eyes gathered more and more.
With every word Xie Yuheng spoke, his mind flashed back to the past times he had spent with his mother.
There is no better mother in the world than my mother.
My mother treats her children a thousand times better than Lady Xie treats her own children.
He was weak when he was young and often suffered from sudden serious illnesses.
When he opened his eyes, the first person he saw must be his mother.
When he was young, he was pushed into Taiye Lake from behind by an unknown brother or royal brother.
It was the dead of winter, and the moment he was pushed in, his hands and feet began to cramp due to the stimulation of the icy cold water.
He nearly drowned in Taiye Lake.
It was his mother who stayed by his bedside day and night, calling his name over and over again.
He told himself that he couldn't die.
He couldn't keep his mother, he couldn't let her die young.
He had never been so determined before. He wanted to wake up and stay alive to protect his mother.
Since he woke up, he has become much more restrained in his daily behavior.
He knew that he had relied on the favor of his father and mother and had never considered anything else when doing things in the palace.
This caused the other princes to become jealous.
Those people would want to kill him.
Not only the third prince but also Concubine Hui recalled the past.
In fact, this child is also pitiful, isn't he?
When she gave birth to the prince, it stimulated Pang Shi.
Pang was afraid that the emperor would depose the crown prince and make his own son the crown prince because of his favor for her.
He sent people to tamper with the emperor's food and clothing, causing him to be sick frequently when he was young.
In fact, he was not really sick, but was poisoned by Ponzi.
She knew it all at that time, but she didn't really stop it. She just watched it all happen coldly.
He even thought about asking Pang Shi to poison this bastard to death.
Now that I think about it, it is true that he took Heng'er's identity and status, but he also took risks for Heng'er.
She remembered that because she had dealt with Pang's right-hand man, the prince born by that man held all his hatred towards the emperor.
Push him into Taiye Lake.
If the guards had not rescued him in time, he would have drowned in Taiye Lake.
That time, Heng'er had secretly slipped away from Kyoto to join the army. She cried every day for fear that something might happen to Heng'er on the battlefield.
It happened that he was dying, and she cried uncontrollably beside him. Everyone thought it was because she was heartbroken that the third prince fell into the lake.
In fact, she was worried about her own biological child.
Thinking of this, Concubine Hui looked at the Third Prince with no longer disgust in her eyes.
If it weren't for him, it would be Heng'er who would have suffered all this, right?
Xie Yuheng finally said:
"I believe that the Imperial Concubine and His Highness the Third Prince must have experienced these warm times before, and they once shared the joy of a loving mother and a filial son, and the happiness of family."
"So, Madam, could you please, for the sake of our past mother-son relationship, not hate such an innocent and pitiful person, and not blame such a child who knows nothing, please?"
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