Chapter 460: Life
At the critical moment, the eldest princess and the emperor both served as her cushions.
Hu Xin'er was dizzy and dazed after the fall, but she still protected her contract tightly.
"Xin'er, how are you? Are you okay?" The eldest princess was pressed under her, crying out in pain.
The palace maids in the hall exclaimed, "Your Majesty!"
After a flurry of activity, several people stood up and returned to their seats.
Due to the violent movement, blood oozed from the emperor's chest again, and the personal eunuch hurriedly summoned the imperial physician to treat His Majesty.
Hu Xiner pursed her lips, with a hint of apology in her eyes.
After catching his breath, the emperor said with a hint of reproach, "You are too young and impulsive, child. Even if your mother is wrong in many ways, how can you sever ties with her?"
He felt that Liu Se had committed murder by mistake and had only targeted the Lu family. As a daughter, Hu Xiner should not resent her mother for this.
Originally, Hu Xiner felt a little guilty about his injury, but after hearing these words, a surge of anger rose from her heart.
She questioned, "Just because she gave birth to me, should I obey her? If she wants to kill me, should I just accept death?"
The emperor looked at her as if she were an ignorant child: "How could your mother treat you like this?"
Hu Xiner was disgusted by his gaze. She didn't understand why the emperor knew nothing but could speak to her in such a commanding tone as if it was a matter of course.
Thinking of the way Liu Se tried to strangle herself when she first met her, she was still frightened.
She frowned and said angrily, "No? She abandoned me with her own hands and almost killed me. What's the point of me recognizing a mother like that?"
"This..." The emperor was choked for a moment, but he still had feelings for Liu Se in his heart. How could he let Hu Xiner break off relations with her mother?
He advised: "Xin'er, she is your mother after all. She just went astray for a while. As a daughter, you should be considerate of her."
"Consideration? What a ridiculous word!" Hu Xin'er looked him straight in the eye and retorted, "Because she gave birth to me, I have to agree to her conditions without any bottom line? I have to give up my entire life except for her, just to support her, even if she has not done me any favors and even wants to kill me?"
"Filial piety is the most important virtue. You are going too far. You share the same blood. How can the relationship between relatives be severed by a deed?" The emperor could not help but sigh when he saw that she was stubborn.
Hu Xin'er laughed instead of getting angry: "What a high-sounding statement! His Majesty is no different from the villagers of Shuangxi Village. It's really eye-opening!"
The eldest princess couldn't stand it any longer: "You two, stop arguing. Xin'er, calm down too. Father is the emperor after all. How can you say that to him?"
Hu Xin'er asked in return: "Is there anything wrong with what I said?"
The emperor's words aroused her memories of the battle of wits and courage with the Hu family in the distant past, which was also the painful memory of the original owner.
At that time, everyone advised her, Xin'er, forget it, you and the Hu family are relatives after all.
If it is some minor conflicts, the word "relatives" can indeed resolve everything.
But if the so-called "relative" lies on you and sucks your blood, hurts the people you care about, or even wants to kill you, do you really want to continue to be "filial"?
Hu Xin'er didn't know how others would choose, but for him, there was only one answer from beginning to end.
You can be tolerant and not care about small things, and find ways to solve them.
But if it involves matters of life and death, there can be no ambiguity.
Everyone advised her to take a step back, but why didn't anyone advise those evil people to take a step back?
Anger was brewing in her heart, and the dissatisfied and puzzled voices of the emperor and the eldest princess echoed in her ears.
She suddenly sneered and said, "If I had known the word 'consideration' when I was living in the Hu family, I would have been tortured to death by now!"
Unlimited tolerance is not consideration, it is stupidity.
The eldest princess couldn't help but frown. "Xin'er, how can you compare the royal family with the Hu family? Father treats you so well, he would never mistreat you like the Hu family does."
"Isn't it the same?" Hu Xin'er refused to be fooled by the princess's rhetoric. She argued clearly. "They both wanted to kill me, but at least the Hu family took the blame for raising me. But what did Liu Se do? Don't even mention giving me birth. From the moment she abandoned me, she gave up her right to be my mother!"
She admitted that some people were forced to abandon their children, and those people were innocent and pitiful.
However, this is obviously not the case with Liu Se. Whether in terms of family background, appearance or talent, she is a first-class figure in the capital.
Isn't it ridiculous that such a woman, after abandoning her daughter with malicious intentions, still wants to take advantage of her mother?
Does she think that a child can grow out of thin air without watering or fertilizing the ground?
After all, Hu Xin'er was just a product that she casually threw away after her failed relationship. She was a witness to her shameful life and a thorn in her side that she wanted to get rid of as soon as possible!
Not to mention that Hu Xin'er is a time traveler now, even if she was the original owner, she would sever ties with Liu Se without hesitation.
Her words were so powerful that they shocked the eldest princess for a moment.
She stammered, speechless. Thinking about it carefully, Liu Se had indeed gone too far.
Why would Hu Xiner sacrifice herself for such a "mother"?
The emperor was still unwilling to give in. He said in a deep voice, "Our dynasty governs by filial piety. If you don't even acknowledge your own mother, impeachment memorials from the court officials will surely pour in like snowflakes, and you won't even have the chance to be crowned princess!"
As soon as these words were spoken, it was already a blatant threat.
How could someone as smart as Hu Xiner not hear that the emperor was threatening her by using her identity as a princess?
The eldest princess was shocked when she heard this: "Father, what are you talking about? Just because of this incident, are you going to stop recognizing my daughter?"
The emperor acted angry, but in reality, he was warning her, "She can even deny her own mother. It's obvious that she doesn't value this kinship relationship. Why should I acknowledge her?"
The eldest princess knew that both father and daughter were stubborn, so she quickly grabbed the emperor's sleeve and said coquettishly, "Father, how can you joke about such a thing?"
The emperor snorted coldly and waited for Hu Xiner to apologize.
He thought that Hu Xiner would surrender. After all, if she rejected the emperor, a powerful backer, she would be alone in the Lu family.
How can a woman in this world not have a mother’s family?
As long as Hu Xin'er is willing to give in, he will give her endless love, and then she won't have to worry about anything anymore!
All she had to do was not sever ties with her own mother.
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