Chapter 459 Tragedy
Qian Yan put her hands on Jun Moxu's waist.
"Yan'er and Your Highness are husband and wife. Husband and wife are supposed to support and help each other. Your Highness, if there is anything you need from Yan'er, please feel free to ask."
Jun Moxu pondered for a moment after hearing this, and spoke with a helpless look.
"Yan'er, you also know that the emperor is now determined to take Baise City into Tianyuan."
Upon hearing this, Qian Yan looked up at Jun Moxu.
"Your Highness, have you made any progress? Yan'er remembers that Your Highness went to meet the Lord of Baise City yesterday."
Jun Moxu nodded slightly when he heard this.
"Yes, the Lord of Baise City is aloof and arrogant. This matter is a bit difficult to handle, but it is also easy to handle. It depends on whether you are willing to help me, Yan'er."
Qian Yan spoke upon hearing this.
"But what did the Lord of Baise City ask for?"
Jun Moxu held her hand and spoke.
"Yan'er, you know that I have never gotten along with Jun Moye. We even have quite a few conflicts. So, the second brother and the others can start with Jun Moye regarding the Baise City issue, but I can only talk to Su Hanchu. She is the mayor of Baise City and has money and power. Such a person is naturally not something that can be won over with small favors. So yesterday, I promised to marry her as a concubine, but she refused and wanted to be the principal wife."
Qian Yan's heart skipped a beat when she heard this. The love and affection she had experienced that night made her feel so cold that she sat up all of a sudden.
"Your Highness, do you want Yan'er to give up the position of principal wife? It's true that Yan'er is not as good as Su Hanchu, but Yan'er has been with Your Highness for so many years. Even when Your Highness was in the most difficult time, Yan'er never left you. Your Highness, how could you do this to me?"
Jun Moxu was not surprised by Qian Yan's accusations. It would be strange if she was not angry about this matter. He patiently began to coax her.
"Yan'er, this is just a temporary measure. How could I forget all the sacrifices you've made for me? As the Crown Princess, I've witnessed everything you've done over the years. Besides, Su Hanchu is a married woman, already a fallen woman. How can she compare to you? She has two hundred thousand soldiers under her command. If I can gain control of those two hundred thousand soldiers, that position will be a sure thing."
Qian Yan had tears in her eyes when she heard this.
"But Your Highness, you are now the Crown Prince and your health has improved. It is only natural for you to inherit that position. It is not necessary for you to have her 200,000 troops. Your Highness, I also have the Qian family behind me. If Your Highness asks Yan'er to give up the position of Crown Princess, how can our Qian family have the dignity to stay in this imperial city?"
Upon hearing this, Jun Moxu rubbed his temples with his hand and spoke with a headache.
"Qian Yan, I've said this is just a temporary solution. When the overall situation is settled, you will still be my wife. When you ascend to that position, the position of Queen will still be yours. As for Su Hanchu giving her the position of Imperial Concubine, just think of it as doing it for me. Can you bear with it for the time being?"
Qian Yan's tears fell. He demoted his wife to a concubine and called it a temporary measure. Even today, she still needed the Qian family to treat her like this. When he was in power and no longer needed the Qian family, who knew what he would think of her?
"Your Highness, for the sake of Your Highness's great cause, I, Qian Yan, can do anything, but I cannot give up the position of principal wife. How can the legitimate daughter of my Qian family be a concubine? Moreover, Yu'er cannot be a bastard's son."
At this time, it was Huangsha Village near the outskirts of the city.
Chu Liangyuan burst into tears as she looked at the dilapidated house.
"Father, mother, where have you been? Yue'er is back, Yue'er is back to see you."
Holding up her skirt, Chu Liangyuan searched everywhere in the side room and kitchen, but couldn't find her parents. She cried anxiously.
The maidservant beside her had been with Chu Liangyuan for several years and spoke up when she saw this.
"Liang Yuan, don't worry. Maybe your parents just moved away. It's too late today. Let's ask around tomorrow..."
Chu Liangyuan cried and shook her head when she heard this, then spoke affirmatively.
"No, my parents won't abandon me. They will definitely be waiting for me to come back. If I can't find them now, something must have happened..."
"Father, Mother, where have you been? What happened? The unfilial daughter Qiu Yue is back...Father, Mother..."
Looking at Chu Liangyuan crying and sitting on the ground, the maid Xiaotao and Cang Meng looked at each other, both of them were a little at a loss. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince only ordered them to accompany Liangyuan back and bring her back after she met her parents, but they didn't expect to see this scene when they came back.
Perhaps Qiu Yue cried too loudly, attracting people, and an old lady appeared at the door of Qiu Yue's house.
"Is Qiu Yue back?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Yue hurriedly got up from the ground.
"Auntie, Auntie Yuan, it's you."
He ran towards Aunt Yuan quickly and grabbed her clothes as if he had grabbed a life-saving straw.
"Aunt Yuan, where are my parents? Where did they go?"
When Aunt Yuan saw Qiu Yue in gorgeous clothes, she thought, "Although she was an ordinary person, she often went to the imperial city to sell eggs and other things from her home. You have seen fine clothes. This dress is probably only worn by nobles." For a moment, her eyes changed when she looked at Qiu Yue, and she spoke with a tone of blame.
"Do you still remember your parents? Qiu Yue, I watched you grow up. How come you don't remember your parents now that you're married and living a good life? You eat well and dress well, but your clothes must be worth a lot of money, right? Do you know what your parents are going through? Don't you know that your father is very ill?"
Upon hearing this, Qiu Yue's tears fell like pearls one after another, and she spoke in a sobbing voice.
"Aunt Yuan, I have my reasons. I can't come back. I miss seeing my parents day and night, but I can't. It's been so hard for me to come back now. Please... can you tell me where my parents went? I don't have much time to go out, Aunt Yuan..."
Seeing Qiu Yue crying like this, and seeing two people standing in the yard, especially the man, who had a knife in his hand, it was obvious that he was not an ordinary person. Alas, I don’t know what kind of things the Qiu family has encountered.
"Yue'er, it seems like it's not easy for you either. You're crying like this, which shows that you haven't forgotten your parents. You have to hold on, child. Two years ago, you and your mother took your father to the imperial city for medical treatment, and in the end, only your father and your mother came back.
I asked a question, and your mother just said you were married. They didn't want to say more, so I didn't ask any more. But after that, your father did get medicine, but his illness was already very serious. He took medicine for more than a month, and then he passed away.
Upon hearing this, Qiu Yue seemed to have all her strength drained away and she slid to the ground.
"How could this happen? How could this happen? Why, Daddy..."
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
