The only difference from Concubine Yun was that she was the winner this time. She successfully eliminated the other concubines, drove the other princes out of the capital, and successfully supported Su Lin to ascend the throne and become emperor. She then naturally became the empress dowager.
The Queen Mother was most proud of the fact that she had gotten rid of the late Emperor's most beloved Crown Prince Su Yi. And wasn't it because of the sterilizing drug that she had given her that the late Emperor's beloved Queen had no children in her life?
Those who were originally standing on high positions were pulled down one by one by her, and she herself sat on the high position.
But like that, she was also pulled down from the height and fell completely into the quagmire.
"Queen Mother, you have been selfish your whole life, and you have only made an effort to help the Lian family. The childhood marriage between Lian Shizhao and I was planned by you for the future of the Lian family, right?"
When Su Yi died, Su Lin married Li Rongzhen and soon gave birth to a daughter, Su Chenyu. The late emperor doted on Su Chenyu for ten years, and the empress dowager wanted to support the Lian family, so she set her sights on the young Su Chenyu.
Because the Queen Mother disguised herself so well, the late Emperor did not hesitate to arrange this marriage. He even appointed Lian Shizhao as the Prime Minister to prevent him from having a low official position.
After the death of the previous emperor, Emperor Jing of Wei followed the previous emperor's will and appointed Lian Shizhao as prime minister within a few days. He was also the youngest prime minister since the founding of Dayu.
Just as the Queen Mother had planned, the Lian family entered its heyday.
When did the situation start to change?
The Queen Mother tried hard to recall, it was probably from the time when Su Chenyu and Su Ruian exchanged marriages.
It must be admitted that at that time, even the Queen Mother felt that the marriage exchange would be more helpful to the Lian family. After all, Su Ruian was the most beloved princess of Emperor Jing of Wei. Although the Li family held military power, they had long been regarded as a thorn in the side of Emperor Jing of Wei and would be eliminated sooner or later. Su Chenyu had half of the blood of the Li family in her body. Who knew if she would implicate the Lian family?
Because of this idea, the Queen Mother did not stop the marriage.
Now the Queen Mother regretted it deeply. She looked at Su Chenyu in front of her and hated herself for mistaking fish eyes for pearls. Why did she choose Su Ruian at the beginning? If Su Chenyu was the one who married Lian Shizhao now, the Lian family would definitely prosper day by day and would never end up like this.
Su Chenyu knew the Queen Mother too well, and the smile on her face was somewhat mocking: "Queen Mother, you really are devoted to the Lian family, and you were easily abandoned by the Lian family. At this time, you still remember to make plans for the Lian family. No wonder my father is so cruel and doesn't care about you. After all, my father's surname is Su, and he is not from the Lian family!
Queen Mother, you are now deserted by everyone, and it is not unjust. The people of the Lian family are all selfish and will not care about you anymore. Your father has long been alienated from you because of the Lian family. You are the Queen Mother, but you live like an ant. Tell me, is your fate worse than those people?"
Su Chenyu's words sounded like the most vicious curse in the world, but every word pierced the empress dowager's heart. The empress dowager glared at her so hard that her eyes almost popped out.
Yes, when those people passed away, although it was painful, it was not hard to bear. On the other hand, she was tortured by Deng Hailuan every day under the pretext of curing her illness. She felt like she was living a life worse than death. She didn't know how long she would have to endure this endless pain. She couldn't even commit suicide.
When the late queen passed away, she was delighted that she had finally gotten rid of her biggest worry.
But now, thinking back to the time when the late queen passed away, the empress dowager felt more envious, because the late queen had everything in her life.
Although Su Yi was not her biological son, he sincerely regarded her as his mother. In order to maintain a balance in the court, the late emperor had many concubines in the harem, and all his preference and sincerity were given to the late queen. Even the people from her maternal clan, the Li family, respected the late queen very much.
At the funeral of the late queen, all the ministers were in grief, they were truly saddened that Dayu had lost a queen mother who was so kind and righteous.
And what about yourself?
There is no one around me to rely on. Even if I die, how many people will truly feel sad for me?
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