Concubine Shu's eyes darkened, she let go of his hand and said dejectedly,
"Heng'er, you say it so easily, but how can mother not worry?"
"I started as a little maid and worked my way up to the position of Consort. Back then, I was truly favored by your father... Before that woman died, even though your father loved me, he was only willing to give me the title of Consort. Now that she's finally dead, I can only be a Noble Consort!"
Yuan Heng listened with a blank expression.
He has heard this kind of thing countless times over the past few decades.
He suppressed his impatience and comforted her, "Mother, now you are the Imperial Concubine, in charge of the six palaces, what else are you dissatisfied with?"
Concubine Shu turned around and shook her head, "But these days, I'm finding it increasingly difficult to understand your father..."
It was obvious that before, under her manipulation, His Majesty had always been wary of Yuan Cheng and Huo Yan, but recently, he has become more and more dependent on them.
He even called back Shen Yifeng, who had been neglected for a long time. With Yuan Zhao's assistance, Yuan Cheng was even more powerful.
Some ministers in the court who were originally wavering have now begun to lean towards Yuan Cheng.
In addition to handling state affairs, Emperor Xuan spent less and less time in the harem, and now he only came to see her once a month.
But Concubine Shu knew that Emperor Xuan summoned Yuan Zhao's children more often than they came to the harem.
She was really panicking, so she grabbed Yuan Heng's hand again, pleading in her eyes.
"Heng'er! Mother is doing this all for you! Can you please make Mother proud?!"
"That position can only be yours! The title of Queen Mother can only belong to my mother!"
"Heng'er, just do as Mother says! Mother has planned everything for you..."
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