Chapter 128 Bite off a piece of meat
How would he know?
April 12, the sixth year of Qianyuan, a day she never forgot until her death!
She had been restless and unwell for days. As she was well versed in medicine, she knew that this was extremely detrimental to the fetus, but she relied on her good health and did not take it too seriously.
That very night, she felt severe pain in her lower abdomen.
Terror gripped her, and she tried desperately to hold on, but the little life in her belly still slipped away.
When I woke up, Lu Haozhi was beside me. His eyes were red, his face was haggard, and there was even stubble on his chin. He also looked heartbroken.
He held her in his arms and told her they would have more children.
She didn't cry or make a fuss, she didn't want to listen to what he said at all, she just wanted that.
Only two days later, Lu Haozhi went to court again, met with foreign officials, and reviewed memorials.
No... none of this matters anymore. Why would Lu Haozhi ask her this?!
"Your Majesty, I, your concubine..."
Lu Haozhi suddenly opened his eyes and hugged her in his arms with such force that she could hardly breathe.
"Yan'er...that has nothing to do with us...we are all fine. I...still want you to bear children for me, and I want to make you my queen...uh..."
The sharp pain from his shoulder made him groan.
Meng Yan bit his shoulder, her teeth digging deep into the muscle, and blood immediately stained his clothes red.
Lu Haozhi endured the pain and not only did not push her away, but hugged her even tighter.
"If that helps you calm down, then go ahead and bite it."
He stroked her back gently and whispered in her ear.
Just when Lu Haozhi thought that Meng Yan was going to bite off a piece of flesh from his shoulder, the pain in his shoulder suddenly eased, and was replaced by waves of damp heat.
"Wu... I hate you... Haozhi, I hate you so much..."
"How can it be unrelated... That was... something from my previous life..."
The resentment that could not be vented in the previous life turned into countless tears in this life, falling on his shoulders.
Meng Yan's crying almost broke Lu Haozhi's heart.
He didn't believe in those weird and supernatural things, but when Meng Yan just described her dream, what he dreamed of was deeply engraved in his mind, as real as his previous life.
Or, as Meng Yan said, that was their previous life.
"You hate me... I'm the one who's wronged you... I don't believe what they say... But you said that to me..."
"You shouldn't even ask!"
Meng Yan suddenly raised her head, tears still falling from her wide-open almond-shaped eyes. "Why are you asking?! You're asking because you have doubts, right?! Fine then, what else do you want to hear from me?!"
The manic emotions took over again and almost controlled her mind.
No, she couldn't let that book affect her again.
She forced herself to calm down and said, "Your Majesty, I am rude..."
Lu Haozhi said bitterly, "I... never doubted you, but I am the emperor. Such a serious case has occurred in the palace, and I cannot ignore it no matter what. I have thought that as long as you say it is not you, I will suppress this matter with all my strength... But you... Yan'er, you don't want me anymore by then, right?"
Meng Yan stared deeply into his eyes and smiled at him, "Yes, I am fed up. Haozhi, at that time I didn't want to see you again. As long as I can stop seeing you, I can go anywhere, even to the Cold Palace or the Ministry of Punishment."
Lu Haozhi's reaction was completely within her expectations.
In fact, she asked for the end of being exiled to the cold palace.
Those words, once spoken, could not be taken back. It didn't matter whether she did it or not.
She has already shown rebellious intentions, which is the biggest provocation to the imperial power.
She knew that as the king of a country, Lu Haozhi would never and could not remain indifferent.
She admitted to murdering the crown prince - even though it was the fetus in her womb, and admitted to practicing witchcraft. If Lu Haozhi could tolerate even these things, then he would not have to be the emperor of the Great Zhou anymore.
Meng Yan's words hit Lu Haozhi's chest like a hammer.
In this life, all her cold behavior actually repeatedly shows that she doesn't want it.
He was abandoned by Meng Yan.
As soon as this thought emerged from the bottom of his heart, Lu Haozhi gritted his teeth and hugged her tightly, continuing, "I... had originally planned to pick you up after the storm was over... but at that time, your brother..."
Meng Yan was suddenly shocked. Since Lu Haozhi knew about what happened in her previous life, he should also know about Meng Changyuan leading his troops into the palace.
It didn't matter whether Lu Haozhi thought she was crazy or wanted to throw her into the cold palace again, but she couldn't implicate her brother and her family anymore!
In her previous life, she had already been a sinner of the Meng family.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty, please listen to me... My brother really only believed the rumors. He only wanted to enter the palace to save me and had no intention of treason. Your Majesty, the Meng family will not rebel, never!"
Meng Yan raised her head and begged in panic.
Lu Haozhi looked at her and felt extremely depressed.
"If I truly believed that Meng Changyuan was plotting a rebellion... then your Meng family would definitely not just be confiscated and exiled..."
What Meng Changyuan committed was a heinous crime punishable by the execution of nine generations of his clan.
Leading armed troops to attack the imperial palace is an act of treason, regardless of the reason. The entire family should be executed, and the main culprit should be tortured to death.
His claim that he believed the rumors and rescued his sister cannot be a reason at all.
If the Meng family can rush into the palace to rescue their sister today, then can the Zhang and Li families easily purge the emperor tomorrow?
As an emperor, it doesn’t matter whether he personally believes in the Meng family or not. What matters is that he cannot allow such a thing to happen again and again.
Even the Queen Mother sighed and lamented, "His feelings are pitiful, his actions are abominable!"
Originally, Meng Changyuan's disabled legs and broken wings had already caused Lu Haozhi's camp to lose a force.
At that time, the game between the imperial power and the old ministers was in a tense stalemate, and the Meng family happened to be in trouble, which almost made him attacked from all sides.
Not only were the old ministers and their followers clamoring, but even those in the imperial camp were trying their best to persuade them that Meng had to be given up.
No one in the court, whether civil officials or military generals, was willing to say a word for Meng.
Lu Haozhi was almost exhausted and tried his best to suppress the rebellion. He promised many political benefits in exchange and had the empress dowager mediate in many ways. Only then did he avoid the disaster of extermination of the Meng family. He only threw Meng Changyuan into prison and exiled the entire Meng family, and only then did he resolve this major case.
He originally thought that after completely eradicating the entrenched power of the old ministers and consolidating the foundation of imperial power, he would gradually pardon the Meng family and take Meng Yan out of the cold palace.
But before that day came, she was gone.
"Did the Emperor really never believe it?"
Meng Yan grabbed the collar of his shirt and asked.
Only after seeing Lu Haozhi slowly shaking his head did I feel relieved.
Brother will never do such a stupid thing again in this life, as long as Lu Haozhi doesn't really think that her Meng family is going to rebel.
"Your Majesty, I... I am afraid I am no longer worthy to serve you. I beg..."
After what happened today, she really didn't know how to deal with Lu Haozhi. It would be best to leave while Lu Haozhi didn't dislike her too much.
Before he could finish his words, Lu Haozhi interrupted him, "I won't allow it!"
He held her slender waist tightly, as if afraid that she would suddenly disappear.
"Yan'er, I don't know how to explain what happened before. I'm sorry for you. But... since we're starting over, let's live our lives well, okay?"
The man's words were almost pleading.
Meng Yan lowered her head and said softly after a while, "Let me... think about it carefully."
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