Consort Zheng had been rambling on and on, and she thought Jing Lu hadn't heard a word. But then she asked a question without warning, and Jing Lu paused for a moment before nodding.
“You were shouting so sadly just now, Yu Tong couldn’t bear to listen, so she walked even faster and naturally went far away.”
"Lu'er, put the jade down..."
"Mother, I'm fine," Jing Lu said indifferently, his words devoid of any affection, cold as if he were talking about a trivial matter.
“Yutong likes me this way. This way, she will feel that I can’t live without her, and it satisfies her sense of victory in toying with my feelings.”
"You... what did you say, Lu'er? You... could it be that Cheng Suyun's medicine has other harmful effects? Why are you saying this out of the blue? You've liked Yutong since you were little, and she likes you too."
"How can you say such things now? Don't frighten Mother."
Consort Zheng was terrified by her son's appearance and stammered repeatedly. You see, she used to hate Jinglu for being so useless, always weak and smiling, and never guarding against anyone.
If he were more assertive and demonstrated stronger abilities, perhaps His Majesty, given his affection for Jinglu, wouldn't treat him like an immature child all the time.
Jing Lu lay on the bed, looking at the curtains above his head, and sneered mockingly.
"Mother, do you love Father? When you were young, you were Father's favorite concubine. You were obedient and gentle, and everyone thought that Father had three thousand beauties and could only have you."
"Now, I think you've been deceived by your father your whole life. You're not that important to him at all."
“As your mother grows old, your father naturally becomes less attentive to her,” Consort Zheng said, bewildered by her son’s disrespectful words. She could only respond awkwardly.
Jing Lu shook his head with a smile, revealing the cruel truth: "No, Father Emperor has never loved you. Of course, you don't love Father Emperor too much either; you're just infatuated with the favor he once bestowed upon you in the harem."
“Yu Tong was secretly raised by the Empress Dowager since she was eight years old. Her every move is just like yours. There is no pure love in her eyes. She only wants to train me to be her devoted follower and make me infatuated with her.”
"Lu'er, what's wrong? Did you get a shock? Your mother will call the imperial physician for you."
Consort Zheng was increasingly afraid of her son's unfamiliar and cold demeanor. She feared that the shock she had experienced this time was too profound and that her son was talking nonsense.
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