Chapter 20: Maintaining Pride



If the Queen Mother allowed Yun Zhen to no longer be a concubine, it was because she felt sorry for Yun Zhen.

But if the emperor does not allow Yun Zhen to be a concubine, it can only prove that the emperor does not love Yun Zhen - although Yun Zhen has known this for a long time, but as a woman's self-esteem and vanity, she still hopes to make the emperor fall in love with her.

When the Queen Mother heard the Emperor say this, she knew that this boy was always good at speaking.

If the Queen Mother had not used despicable means this time and pretended to faint first, she would have really been threatened by the Emperor.

"You...Yun Zhen is your cousin. You two grew up together and are childhood sweethearts. What's wrong with letting her be your concubine?" The Queen Mother quickly stood up. Seeing this, Yun Zhen hurried over to support her.

The emperor also pretended to go over and help the queen mother, but there was a lot of smiles between his eyebrows and eyes: "Queen, you said about Yun Zhen's feelings, why should your son be serious? Even if Yun Zhenzhen becomes my woman, whether she is favored or not, you will not know it in your heart, right?"

"I am doing this for your own good. Rather than letting Yun Zhen be neglected and unwelcome by me, why not let her choose a good husband and live a stable life?"

After the emperor said this, he suddenly stopped smiling casually and looked at the empress dowager quietly.

The Queen Mother met the Emperor's gaze. Although the old lady was old, her eyes were quite bright. When the two looked at each other, the Queen Mother immediately turned around. The Emperor was still threatening her! He was threatening the Queen Mother with Yun Zhen's future happiness!

But what does it matter? Some people are born with a mission, and love can only give way to the mission.

Seeing that the Queen Mother was firm and had a cold look in her eyes, with no intention of backing down, Yun Zhen's heart sank, and tears welled up in an instant. She just turned her head away and didn't look at this side.

The emperor saw that the old lady had no intention of backing off, and he suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, chuckled, leaned back a bit, and said, "Forget it, since the queen insists on treating me and Yun Zhen like this, then I have no choice but to use that trick."

After he finished speaking, the emperor suddenly stood up, put his hands behind his back and was about to walk out.

The Queen Mother hurriedly called to the Emperor and asked, "What are you going to do this time?"

The emperor pretended to cough loudly twice. The sound was just like a tuberculosis ghost, as if he was going to cough out his lungs in the next second: "I haven't caught a cold for many years. I caught a cold this time. Is it God's will to kill me?"

"Shut up! How can a dignified dragon be so neglectful?" the Queen Mother said anxiously.

The emperor pretended to be very sad and said, "It's not that I'm neglecting your health, it's just that I've been too busy lately and I've become ill from overwork..."

After the emperor finished speaking, he was about to leave, but the empress dowager suddenly raised her voice and said to Qiao Yuge, who was standing quietly watching the show, "Qiao girl, keep an eye on the emperor. If the emperor makes a move, I will skin you alive!"

Qiao Yege: “…”

"Yes, I will obey your command."

Mom, who did Qiao Yuge offend? She used to think that the game between the emperor and the queen mother was very exciting. With just a few words, both sides controlled the lifeblood of the other side.

But who would have thought that the Queen Mother would actually move her out at the critical moment?

What virtue and ability did she have? She was just a maid, how could the Queen Mother expect her to save the Emperor? Just based on the Emperor's suicidal look, even if she had three heads and six arms, she couldn't resist his suicidal heart!

But what else could she say? She just hoped that the emperor would take the medicine on time and get better soon.

When the emperor saw Qiao Yuge accepted the order, he gave a faint smile, pretended to pray for the empress dowager to get better soon, and then strode out of the Yangxin Palace.

Outside the Hall of Mental Cultivation is a garden filled with flowers.

The emperor straightened his back, put his hands behind his back, and walked with such a breeze that you couldn't tell at all that he had just caught a cold.

Qiao Yuge followed behind with his head down, thinking about how he could get the emperor to take his medicine obediently and cure his illness quickly. At the same time, he was also thinking about how he could let the emperor know that Yun Zhen had cheated on him.

It's not that she is meddling, but based on Qiao Yege's simple thoughts, she believes that the emperor doesn't like Yun Zhen and doesn't want to delay Yun Zhen, which is good for Yun Zhen and is exactly what Yun Zhen wants.

But Yun Zhen didn't know what was good for her. She even repaid evil with kindness and betrayed the emperor.

Why not let Qiao Yuge find a legitimate reason for the emperor to remove Yun Zhen from the position of concubine in a legitimate way?

If this were the case, not only would the emperor not seek death, the empress dowager would also not have the face to let Yun Zhen stay by the emperor's side again. Qiao Yuge could be said to have successfully prevented the emperor from committing self-harm.

As for Yun Zhen, Qiao Yuge hated betrayal the most in her life. She felt that although Yun Zhen had no choice and tried hard to break away from the empress dowager's constraints and wanted to stay away from the emperor, betrayal was betrayal.

Of course, Qiao Yuge also felt that her reason didn't make sense. After all, she was a woman, and Qiao Yuge should be more sincere about her feelings.

But she is in a difficult situation now. If she can save her own life by "sacrificing" Yun Zhen, that would be a good thing.

Besides, even if the truth is revealed, Yun Zhen's fate may not be bad. After all, the Queen Mother is protecting him!

Of course, Qiao Yuge was only a maid after all. As the saying goes, a master may bring someone into the door, but it is up to the individual to cultivate himself. She hoped that her hint could open the emperor's wooden fish-like head.

After passing through the garden, there is a lawn. This lawn is quite wide and it makes people feel relaxed at a glance.

The emperor walked in front with brisk steps, obviously in a hurry to go back. I don't know what happened.

Qiao Yege seized the opportunity, took two steps forward, and blocked the emperor's way.

The emperor was tall and strong, and although Qiao Yege was not short either, she stood in front of the emperor, causing the emperor to accidentally rub his chin against Qiao Yege's head.

"Qiao Yege, what are you going to do now? Are you planning to hit me to death?" The emperor stopped in a hurry and looked at Qiao Yege unhappily.

Qiao Yege also seized the opportunity, stretched out his hand, and motioned the emperor to look around: "Your Majesty, look, this grassland is so beautiful." The emperor: "..."

"Qiao Yege, are you sick? Have you become more and more presumptuous because you see that I have been a little better to you recently?" The emperor gritted his teeth, but still looked around following Qiao Yege's hand.

It’s a pity that he didn’t see anything. After all, he had walked this road countless times, so there was naturally nothing wrong with it at this time.

"Your Majesty, please take a closer look?" Qiao Yuge asked anxiously, and the word "green" was about to slip out of his mouth.

The emperor suddenly felt a surge of anger in his heart, but he swallowed it down. He waved his hand, signaling everyone following him to retreat.

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