Shangguan Lingyun didn't say anything. After putting the person on the bed, he took out a bottle of medicinal wine from somewhere and gently rubbed her knees.
"Today I saw you kneeling in the Imperial Study for a long time. When you left, you were limping a little. I felt so bad that I specially found some medicine to come and see you."
Ye Xiaoxiao asked somewhat boredly while enjoying Shangguan Lingyun rubbing her legs.
"Shangguan Lingyun, will your father investigate you for what happened today?"
Shangguan Lingyun snorted coldly, "Whether you investigate or not, this is all my fault, isn't it?"
Ye Xiaoxiao heard the indifference in Shangguan Lingyun's tone and asked curiously.
"As his son, Shangguan Lingyun, why does your father hate you so much?"
Shangguan Lingyun frowned and remained silent for a long time before speaking coldly.
"Back then, he was the late emperor's least favored prince. He was suppressed by the late empress and the crown prince. Not to mention the throne, even surviving was difficult."
"Perhaps due to the long-term oppression he suffered, his temperament is somewhat withdrawn, and no one wants to stay with him for long."
"Even the palace servants weren't very kind to him, and he was often bullied by other princes and princesses."
"At a palace banquet, my mother accidentally saw him being bullied and drove away all the bullies."
"My mother was well-educated by my grandfather since she was young. She never flatters others and looks down on them."
"Seeing that he was injured, I secretly brought him medicine and even secretly brought him a lot of food from the palace banquet."
"Later, when my mother saw that he was having a hard time, she would help him from time to time."
"At first he wasn't very friendly to the Queen Mother, until one day, he suddenly started to show kindness to her."
"Then he began to pursue the Queen Mother diligently."
"My mother was deceived by his fabricated love and insisted on marrying him despite my grandfather's objection."
"Grandfather tried every possible way to stop it, but he couldn't. In the end, he had no choice but to agree to their marriage."
"After they got married, his ambitions gradually became apparent, and he began to use his grandfather's connections to win people over."
"Since my grandfather has chosen him, there is no other way out, so I can only assist him wholeheartedly."
"Fortunately, the late emperor was a wise ruler and did not suppress him excessively."
"With the help of the Liu family, his strength is getting stronger and stronger."
"In the end, he even overthrew the former queen and the crown prince's faction in one fell swoop, becoming the biggest winner in the fight for the throne."
Ye Xiaoxiao curled her lips, "I'm afraid he suddenly changed his mind after he found out about your mother's identity."
Shangguan Lingyun nodded and told the story while applying medicine to Ye Xiaoxiao.
"That's right. Previously, because he wanted to take advantage of the Liu family's power, he tried his best to please the Queen Mother."
"But since he ascended the throne, his attitude towards our mother has plummeted."
"They were even worried about the Liu family's relatives monopolizing power, and they were secretly planning to depose the queen."
"However, many of those who followed him at the time had received favors from the Liu family. He couldn't easily depose the queen without a good reason."
"So, he asked his trusted courtiers to bring up the matter of selecting a concubine at the morning court session."
"If the Queen Mother objects, he can use this as an excuse to suppress her."
"If the Queen Mother has no objection, he can choose another concubine to compete with the Queen Mother and the Liu family."
"If my mother had known this day would come, she would not have objected."
Ye Xiaoxiao curled her lips in disdain, "This is when the virtuous concubine is chosen, right?"
Shangguan Lingyun nodded, "In fact, the virtuous concubine already has an engagement with him."
"It's just that he's not in favor, so he's never mentioned it."
"Later, as soon as he came of age, he began to pursue the Queen Mother, and the Han family was naturally happy to help him."
"But ever since he came to power, the Han family has been extremely regretful, and they often mention the virtuous concubine in front of him."
"Later, when the imperial concubines were chosen, the virtuous concubine was sent to the palace by the Han family."
"After the virtuous concubine entered the palace, he doted on her utmost, and my mother was subjected to a lot of gossip because of this."
"He stayed in the palace of Concubine Xian every day, and soon she became pregnant, so he began to think about deposing her again."
"It's a pity that things don't go as planned. My mother was already pregnant before the virtuous concubine."
"I originally wanted to give him a surprise, but I never thought he would actually plan to depose the queen on the grounds of having no children.
"The Queen Mother was disheartened and just wanted to rest and take care of the baby. She didn't want to fight for anything, but he couldn't ignore his own pride."
"A few months later, my mother gave birth to me, but he never even looked at me."
"What makes my mother even more angry is that when I was still young, I was repeatedly poisoned by palace servants."
"Fortunately, my mother had taken precautions in advance, so I was able to escape danger."
"Since then, my mother has put aside her non-combative nature and started to fight back using the Liu family's remaining connections and his reputation."
"It's a pity that he was the emperor after all. Many things have been distorted by him and have become what they are now."
"I've known since I was little that he doesn't like me, so I've been working hard, just hoping he can see my good side."
"It's just that people's hearts are always so strange. If you don't like it, the more you do, the more mistakes you will make."
Ye Xiaoxiao sighed. She knew in her heart that Shangguan Du was probably treating Shangguan Yu as his substitute.
The injustice he suffered in his childhood and the oppression he suffered from the queen and his legitimate son were now all taken back by him on his queen and children.
And he got a morbid pleasure from the pain of the prince and the queen.
Therefore, sometimes even when he knew it was not Shangguan Lingyun's fault, he would still blame him without hesitation.
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