146 Rattle
Pei Yuning knew how to touch people's sore spots.
Although the Queen Mother did such a rebellious thing because of her own selfish desires, the son she always cared about was only that one.
And that person is not Pei Yuning...
So there was only one reason why she could accept letting another person replace her son, and that was that Pei Yuning and Qi Yuhan had exactly the same face.
But she still wanted this substitute to remember his identity and play the role of her good son.
But I never thought about how cruel this was to Pei Yuning.
yes……
She has always been a person who wants everything, so Pei Yuning's words were tantamount to shattering all her thoughts.
"Don't forget, without me you wouldn't be where you are today!!" The Queen Mother was furious and pointed at his nose and scolded him.
Pei Yuning lowered his eyebrows and chuckled, his voice carrying a hint of etherealness, "I never forget that it was you, Queen Mother, who sent me to this position, and I have never forgotten how I got to this position."
When the Queen Mother heard this, a hint of satisfaction appeared on her face.
It's good that he remembers it, but he should also remember what his brother did.
"But... you have always been on the boat, and I am on the shore. If a storm comes, it will definitely not be me who falls into the water."
The Queen Mother's face froze, "You——"
Now he is the one in power. History has always been written by the victors. Moreover, how dare a queen mother who is carrying a huge conspiracy try to challenge the authority.
Pei Yuning didn't want to say anything more to his mother. Hadn't he already recognized her true nature?
To say that she is a loving mother, she does have a loving heart towards Qi Yuhan.
But for Pei Yuning, it was an insult to his mother, who was such a great figure.
Pei Yuning then revealed his thoughts, "I have no interest in this position. I originally wanted to wait for the two children to grow up, choose one to take over, and then I will abdicate. You can announce to the public that I am dead, but just don't ask about my affairs anymore."
The Queen Mother pinched the cushion beside her hand with her fingers, her pupils trembled, and declared that he was dead...
What about her?
"From now on, there will be no more ties."
No more shackles, what a great wish! No more shackles!
The Queen Mother laughed out of anger, tears falling from her eyes, "Ha... you actually already thought about how to escape."
"This also fulfills your wish." Pei Yuning's tone was indifferent, and his expression did not change at all.
"What is my wish?" The Queen Mother asked herself. Is her wish to have another son die?
To suffer the pain of that year again? ? !
The Queen Mother was filled with bitterness, unable to suppress it. "You don't say it, but you always blame me in your heart. That thing was indeed unfair to you, but have you ever thought about how difficult the situation was at the time? My young son was weak, and so many people were eyeing his position before he died of illness."
"I believe I don't have the ability to stabilize the situation. The power of the foreign relatives is so great that if we are not careful, the Great Qi will be overthrown. My greatest wish is that the people can live and work in peace and that the Great Qi can be governed well."
Pei Yuning listened silently to the Queen Mother talking about the past.
He could understand the situation at that time, which led to the current situation. Otherwise, no one would be able to stop him from leaving.
It's just that he was still fantasizing about other things that didn't belong to him.
It turns out that what is not yours will never be yours.
The Queen Mother is now old. On the day the Prince passed away, she grew a lot of white hair overnight.
But she still had to greet people with a smile the next day. Who could understand the pain in her heart?
However, the emperor's son could not enter the imperial mausoleum as His Majesty's emperor, and was only placed in a secret room.
When the Queen Mother thought of this, a few tears fell from her eyes and she choked up, "You can blame me or hate me, but he didn't do anything wrong. He always remembers you as his brother."
Pei Yuning's eyes moved slightly, but he still didn't speak.
The Queen Mother wiped her tears and told Nanny Fu to get the contents of the box.
Nanny Fu then brought a black wooden box and handed it to Pei Yuning.
"This is something he left for you. I originally thought that you would hate us for the rest of your life, so I wanted to keep it for myself as a keepsake. But one day I suddenly dreamed of my son, who said he was very happy that you found the girl you like, and asked me why I didn't give it to you."
When the Queen Mother talked about this, her nose became sore again. Her prince was a kind-hearted man. After knowing the existence of his younger brother, he had been regretting it and wondered why he was not the one who was abandoned.
Pei Yuning's eyes slowly moved towards the box. The double dragons and flowers on it looked lifelike.
"Take your things and leave. I want to be alone for a while." The Queen Mother didn't want to look at him anymore. She turned her head to the side and sobbed.
Pei Yuning stood up and took the things away, saying in a low voice, "I will take my leave."
When they left Yongshou Palace, they heard Nanny Fu comforting them in a low voice, "Don't cry, Your Majesty. His Majesty will understand your painstaking efforts."
Pei Yuning paused, then strode back to Yanhua Palace.
The box had been on his desk for a long time. The servants in the hall had already been sent away by him, leaving him alone.
His profile was like a cold light, the corners of his mouth were pursed into a straight line, and his usually indifferent eyes showed a bit more thoughtfulness.
After a while, he finally opened the box.
Pei Yuning stared inside and his breathing stopped.
There was nothing valuable inside, but rather some ordinary small items.
It looks like it's from many years ago.
Children love to play with rattles, bells, small golden locks for blessing safety, jade rings, brushes for practicing calligraphy, small inkstones, and all kinds of other things that children love to play with.
What is different from the others is that there are two copies of the rattle, gold lock and jade ring.
Pei Yuning looked at those things and suddenly laughed, a miserable laugh.
Something in my heart seemed to be cut in half, and there was a hint of water in my dark pupils.
He pressed the tip of his tongue against the roof of his mouth and picked up the rattle. It was as light as a feather in his hand, but he felt as if a thousand pounds of gravity were pressing on his hand.
It was so heavy that he couldn't breathe.
The drum surface was slightly shaken, and the sound of "donglongdonglong" rang out in the silent Yanhua Hall.
It also shook his memory.
"Host, why is that child crying so hard?"
The host looked at the three-year-old child in front of him and explained, "He was crying and wanted his mother to buy him a rattle."
"Rattle?" The child's eyes were full of confusion. "What is that?"
"Who is mother?"
This was the first time he asked about his mother, but also the last time.
Because the host said, "I will buy you a rattle when your brother comes down from the mountain, and your mother..."
The children understood what the host did not say.
He has no mother.
Later, his senior brother bought him a rattle, but he just shook it and never touched it again.
Because he had seen too many mothers buying rattles for their children, but he was the only one who had no mother.
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