Chapter 371 The Queen Mother Has Already Known the Truth

The chaos in the palace was like a farce.

Lu Xinran was protected by Song Junyan behind him, and their hands were held tightly together.

The Queen Mother covered her chest and tried to crawl towards the Empress. The Empress stood motionless in the distance, with a blank and numb expression on her face.

Over the years...has the Queen Mother really been good to her?

If the emperor really treated her as his own daughter, why didn't she speak up to help her when the emperor treated her like this and made her suffer the cold stares and ridicule of the concubines?

It seemed that what the Queen Mother had done for her was just to avoid adding insult to injury.

She lowered her head to look at the empress dowager who was still crawling towards her, closed her eyes, and then walked towards Zhang Yongping resolutely.

Fortunately, she still has family.

Her father and grandmother haven't given up on her yet.

Zhang Yongping protected her closely behind him. If they had known that the emperor was his sister's child, he would definitely not agree to this marriage.

Even if he gave up all the wealth of the Zhang family, he would not send her to the palace.

Unfortunately, once you enter the palace, it is like entering a deep sea. His daughter spent so many miserable days in the palace, and as a father, he could do nothing about it.

Yunsong held the pill in his mouth and calmed down from the violent ups and downs.

He looked at the empress who was blocked behind Zhang Yongping and suddenly laughed again.

"Aren't you curious about when the emperor knew his own life experience?"

"No need to be curious, the answer is already in my heart."

The day the emperor abandoned her with overwhelming hatred and disgust was the day he learned the truth.

The Queen's answer made Yun Song nod his head in satisfaction. "Indeed, this man's thoughts are all on his face. There is really nothing to guess. But I am curious, he is obviously the child of Queen Zhang, why is he so jealous and hateful towards the Zhang family?"

His question was also the question in the minds of the Queen and others.

Everyone turned their eyes to the emperor, but after the torture he had just suffered, he could no longer hold on and fainted again.

Yunsong curled his lips in disdain and looked at Lu Xinran.

Lu Xinran flipped through the booklet for a long time before he kindly said, "Because the late emperor repeatedly warned him to beware of the Zhang family's evil ambitions.

"The Zhang family accompanied Emperor Gaozu in conquering the world. If the Zhang family members were aware of current affairs after the world was pacified, they should have surrendered their military power and become wealthy and idle people, and also ensure peace for their descendants.

“But the situation outside the Great Wall has never been peaceful, and wars have been going on in the northwest for years. In recent years, the Great Chu has not been able to raise any military commanders more courageous than the Zhang family.

“So even if several emperors were wary, the Zhang family still had to use it.

"When he came here, he was influenced by what he saw and heard, and he also heard the previous emperor talk about the Zhang family. He was arrogant and a little extreme in character, and he felt that he would definitely be able to surpass his ancestors.

"Our ancestors feared the iron hooves outside the Great Wall, but he was not afraid.

"Before he knew his own identity, he had already been planning to wipe out the Zhang family.

"After learning that he actually had half of the Zhang family's blood in his body, he transferred all his disgust to the empress.

"Everything that has happened over the years is due to this. He doesn't want to face the fact that he is related to the Zhang family, and he doesn't want to see the queen who is a member of the Zhang family."

Therefore, he always tried his best to suppress the Empress, and also tried his best to make the Zhang family fade out of the vortex of power.

Unfortunately, he failed to achieve it in the end.

Everyone frowned and looked at the unconscious emperor with contempt.

Song Junhua and Song Junsheng were completely stunned, not knowing how to face the truth that night.

Knowing so much...are they really going to miss seeing the sun tomorrow morning?!

The queen laughed at herself in self-deprecation. She could not blame anyone else for this. She could only blame herself for not knowing people well and being credulous.

If she had not loved him and been willing to do everything to help him ascend the throne, nothing would be here today.

Don’t blame others. Don’t blame others.

As she laughed, a tear suddenly rolled down the corner of her eye.

On the ground, the Queen Mother leaned limply against the Emperor, staring blankly at the Empress who was crying silently.

"The Queen Mother has actually known the truth for a long time, right? You and the Emperor have known each other very well how hypocritical your mother-son relationship has been over the years."

The reason why he could always maintain his dignity was simply because the emperor needed to demonstrate his filial piety and let the people of the world know that he read the books of sages and was a person who valued filial piety.

What the Queen Mother wanted was a lifetime of honor and glory, so that future generations would look upon her with envy and admiration when they mentioned her.

As for whether the person who can bring her all this is her biological child or not, what does it matter?

The Queen Mother was being stared at. She slowly sat up straight, and the dignity that belonged to her returned to her.

"So what? When that old man died, he told me the emperor's true identity. He had a dream, wanting the emperor and I to have leverage over each other so we can control each other.

“But the harem is not involved in state affairs. My family has long been in decline, and my brothers are not smart and capable. Even if I fight for them, they can’t bear it.

"It would be better for them to live with me and enjoy a life of honor and dignity."

The emperor once tried to test her mind, but after realizing that she had no intention of asking too much for her family, he gradually let down his guard against her.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have had a peaceful life these years.

"So you've actually known why the Empress has been hated by the Emperor for so many years, but you just didn't want to get involved, so you pretended not to know and occasionally expressed your feelings for the Empress."

Lu Xinran's voice appeared again, her eyes were sarcastic, and she lost her last bit of good impression towards the Queen Mother.

The Queen Mother paid no attention to her sarcasm and just straightened her sleeves.

"Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. Who can care about anyone in this cannibalistic harem?"

If she was the emperor's biological mother, she might even say a few good words for the empress because of their blood relationship.

But she is not like that. She has to take care of herself so as not to arouse the emperor's suspicion of her. How can she care about others?

And, Queen Zhang.

The person she envied the most back then was her.

Even though that old man was heartless, how could such a talented and beautiful woman not leave a mark in his heart?

She had both love and hate for the Zhang family. Amidst such complicated emotions, she did not add insult to injury to the empress, which was her last act of kindness.

No one in the palace commented on her feelings.

No matter how much you feel upset, it will all fade away one day.

At this moment, the queen only wanted to leave this cannibalistic harem as soon as possible.

The Queen Mother lowered her head and looked at the Emperor who was being pressed under her. Her eyes suddenly softened.

"He has a thousand faults, but he is the child I raised."

She gave him all the love that a mother had, even though he was not her own flesh and blood, the love she had given was hard to take back.

This is her only child in her life.