"I almost lost Lu'er back then!"
As Jing Huaixu recalled the past, he unconsciously clenched his fists, his eyes filled with extreme forbearance.
"Mother, Jing Kingdom faced immense hardship back then. Can't you see how much I suffered? An Kingdom is wicked. If I had a way, would I be willing to send Lu'er away?"
"You use this past to blame me. Have you forgotten me? Have you forgotten that my own father died in the court of Anguo? I was also humiliated by Anguo. They even wanted me to submit to Anguo and lower myself to hand over Jingguo."
"I do have my own grievances to bear. Have you forgotten the suffering I, your own son, have endured?"
Empress Dowager Zheng was preoccupied with Jing Lu, so she couldn't wait to point out what Jing Huaixu owed Jing Lu, and she truly forgot that Jing Huaixu had a more difficult time than Jing Lu back then.
However, over the years, because of the Yongshou Palace, Jing Huaixu has always been fair to everyone.
Empress Dowager Zheng felt that she was clearly the biological mother of the Emperor of Jing, yet she was still inferior to Yongshou Palace because Jing Huaixu's heart was not on her side.
Since Jing Shuo was in Yongshou Palace, Empress Dowager Zheng compared herself to Jing Lu. In fact, in order to surpass Yongshou Palace, she often imagined that only if Jing Lu entered the Eastern Palace would Empress Dowager Zheng be the ultimate victor.
Subtly, Empress Dowager Zheng had already excluded Jing Huaixu from her mind.
Upon hearing Jing Huaixu pour out his grievances to her, Empress Dowager Zheng was stunned for a long time and remained silent.
Jing Huaixu was, after all, a son. Even if he had ever harbored thoughts of distrusting his mother, he was still an emperor who lost his father at a young age and relied on his mother and court officials for support.
Deep down, he still harbored some respect and love for his mother.
After a moment of silence, Jing Huaixu nodded: "Alright, Mother said you've taken a fancy to which family's daughter for Lu'er?"
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