Chapter 61: The Emperor Has Only Regret
"I... never thought she would..."
Even though he was the supreme ruler, the emperor was just an ordinary father at this moment, and the only thing in his heart was worry about Xiao Yan.
He never imagined that Meng Mingshu would be so stubborn.
The emperor's contempt for Meng Mingshu made him almost certain that Meng Mingshu would choose the second path.
After all, no one in this world is not afraid of death.
But Meng Mingshu chose the first option and bumped into him in the hall.
Everything happened too suddenly and too unexpectedly.
"Ashu!"
Xiao Yan was still a step too late.
Although the guards tried to stop her, Meng Mingshu still bumped into the wooden pillar.
She fell down, with a large pool of bright red blood on her forehead, which was very eye-catching.
"Ashu!"
Xiao Yan was almost heartbroken when he saw this scene.
The next moment, a large pool of blood suddenly emerged from his throat.
Bright red blood kept dripping onto the ground.
"Yan'er..."
Xiao Yan's vomiting of blood frightened the emperor so much that he staggered and almost lost his balance.
"Yan'er!"
"Don't come over here!"
Xiao Yan looked at the emperor who was running towards him, his eyes filled with strong and surging hatred.
The emperor seemed to be under a spell.
Then I felt a chill in my heart.
This glance made him feel like he was back ten years ago.
This is how Xiao Yan looked at him when his mother died.
Then he jumped into the river without looking back.
Ten years later, he had no son again.
The hatred in Xiao Yan's eyes at this moment was even stronger than before.
The emperor's regret and apology continued to grow.
He totally regretted it.
He is nearly fifty years old and only has this one son left.
If Xiao Yan were gone, the kingdom he had fought so hard for would be passed on to others.
If he had known that the situation would turn out like this, there would have been no harm in him just going along with Xiao Yan.
As long as Meng Mingshu can give birth to children, even if she has bad morals, it is not intolerable.
Besides, he was the one who was wrong to Xiao Yan.
But he was too old and confused, and forced Xiao Yan to marry someone else.
It has come to a point where it is difficult to resolve.
Both father and son suffered losses...
"Your Highness..."
Xiao Yan knelt on the ground, supported himself with his hands and tried to stand up several times, but fell down again.
The eunuch beside him cautiously reached out to help Xiao Yan up.
"roll!"
Xiao Yan's sinister eyes were filled with red veins, and he refused to let anyone help him.
Everyone around the emperor disgusted him.
In the end, Xiao Yan almost crawled over on his knees and hugged Meng Mingshu tightly on the ground.
"Ashu."
"Ashu, I was wrong, wake up..."
Xiao Yan held Meng Mingshu's head and spoke in a sad voice. Even the eunuchs and guards beside him couldn't help but be moved.
"I shouldn't have agreed to any temptation. If you can't become the Crown Princess, then I won't be the Crown Prince..."
"I was wrong..."
Xiao Yan held Meng Mingshu's face tremblingly, his voice choked with sobs.
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"The imperial physician is here!"
The imperial physician who rushed over did not dare to delay for a moment and took the patient's pulse immediately.
The imperial physician exhaled deeply, feeling relieved.
"Your Highness, the Queen is still breathing..."
Xiao Yan was stunned and it took him several seconds to react.
He suddenly reached out to test Meng Mingshu's scent.
Sure enough, I could feel the warm breath.
Xiao Yan hugged Meng Mingshu and cried with joy.
He was confused.
The moment he saw Meng Mingshu hit the wooden pillar, Xiao Yan's brain exploded and his mind went blank.
I can't take care of anything and I can't think about anything.
He even forgot to confirm whether Meng Mingshu was still alive.
"Your Highness, she must have been stopped. The collision wasn't too serious and her life wasn't in danger."
When the emperor heard the imperial physician's words, his heart finally settled down.
Fortunately, fortunately things are not beyond repair.
"Your Highness!"
"Yan'er?!"
Perhaps because he was extremely nervous and then suddenly relaxed, Xiao Yan fell backwards and lost consciousness.
"How is the prince?"
The emperor's voice was anxious, and he held Xiao Yan's hand tightly.
The imperial physician did not dare to delay, knowing that His Majesty valued and loved His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is fine. He just fainted due to excessive emotional fluctuations."
"How long will it take before I wake up?"
The imperial physician gave a conservative answer: "Perhaps it will take about two hours."
The emperor's brows relaxed a little after hearing this.
"Well, if you want to marry him, I will grant you your wish."
The emperor reached out and held Xiao Yan's hand, talking to himself.
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Shou'an Palace.
"The Emperor is going to agree that the woman become the Crown Princess?"
The Queen Mother opened her eyes and stopped turning the Buddhist beads.
"How could a woman like that sit on the throne of the Crown Princess? Are you, Emperor, confused?"
The Queen Mother looked puzzled.
Not only the emperor knew what Meng Mingshu had done before, but the empress dowager also knew it clearly.
If Xiao Yan didn't like such a heartless and ungrateful woman, the royal family would never have spared her life.
"Mother, I have thought it through."
The emperor told the empress dowager in detail what had happened today.
"She is different from what I thought. When she saw Yan'er being stabbed today, she was so stubborn that she wanted to die with Yan'er."
"I think she really has feelings for Yan'er, not to mention that Yan'er likes her so much."
"At my age, I only have this one son. If anything happens to him, it will be too late for me to regret."
“So even though Meng’s family background was humble, even though she had abandoned her husband and daughter.
I also intend to turn a blind eye and help Yan'er."
Although the Queen Mother was surprised by Meng Mingshu's behavior today, she did not see it with her own eyes.
What he felt more was prejudice against Meng Mingshu.
"Emperor, even you have been deceived by this woman."
The Queen Mother turned the Buddhist beads in her hand:
"I've been in the harem for so many years, and I've seen all kinds of women.
A woman like Meng, whose power and wealth surpass theirs, is more important than her life, more important than anything else.”
"She committed suicide today not necessarily because she cared much about Yan'er's life or death.
It was simply because she knew that without Yan'er, she would lose all hope, and all her wealth and glory would be in vain."
"For a woman like her who is obsessed with power, it is better to die than to live like this."
The Queen Mother spoke with great certainty.
Seeing that the emperor was still hesitant, the empress dowager continued:
"Emperor, it is said that it is easy to change the country but difficult to change one's nature.
Isn't what she did enough to prove that she has bad character?
Does the emperor really believe that a person's character can be changed?"
This sentence finally made the emperor feel a little shaken.
"But Yan'er really likes her, and I don't want Yan'er to turn against me and my father."
Speaking of Xiao Yan, the Queen Mother frowned even deeper and couldn't help but sigh:
"This child's temperament is truly similar to that of the late emperor."
"But Your Majesty, the more Yan'er values Meng, the less likely she will be able to take the position of Crown Princess."
"Yan'er spit out blood today because of her and hit his head against the pillar. One day he will repeat the mistakes of the previous emperor."
"If a woman like Meng, who is so obsessed with power, becomes the queen, can you guarantee that she will not be contaminated by the imperial power in the future?"
"Do you want the Li Dynasty to change its surname a second time? It was Zheng before, so are you going to change it to Meng again?"
The emperor was startled.
He remained silent for a long time.
"Mother, let me think about it again."
"I'm afraid I'll lose my son."
"Are you worried that Yan'er will leave the capital and disappear?"
The emperor nodded: "Well, mother, I didn't see the way Yan'er looked at me today.
I think if Meng Mingshu can't become the Crown Princess, he can do anything.
He might even refuse the position of Crown Prince. If he insists on leaving, I'm afraid I won't be able to stop him."
After all, he couldn't kill Xiao Yan. Between parents and their children, parents always compromise in the end because they love their children more.
The Queen Mother smiled.
"Emperor, you are truly confused."
"He won't. Even if he wants to, how could a woman like Meng be willing to let Yan'er give up the throne?"
"Meng's greed is the best way to tie Yan'er down."
"Besides, Meng's relatives are all in the capital now. How can they leave with so many people behind them?"
With Meng Mingshu around, Xiao Yan had no choice but to compromise on many things.
"As long as the Meng family wants power, Yan'er will never be able to leave."
"He loves and respects the Meng family so much that they have become his weakness.
Let alone not being able to become the Crown Princess, even if she has no title at all, Yan'er has no choice but to agree."
Who told Meng Mingshu that this woman would never give up power?
This is the best way to control Xiao Yan.
The emperor understood what the empress dowager meant.
He also understood that if he threatened Meng Mingshu's life, he could indeed do what the Queen Mother said.
But the emperor was still uneasy.
The scene of Xiao Yan vomiting blood today was still lingering in the emperor's mind, making him unable to calm down for a long time.
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