Chapter 215: I am the elder and should give way to the younger ones
"It wasn't until they returned to Kyoto and met at the palace banquet you mentioned that they recognized each other and knew each other's identities, and then they expressed their feelings to each other privately. That's when the late emperor requested imperial decree to grant the marriage as soon as he was named Crown Prince."
"But you're right about one thing. If the late emperor wasn't an emperor but an ordinary prince or a noble, he would have only had one woman in his life, and that was the late queen."
"And the late queen also gave up her beloved freedom for the late emperor and lived her whole life within these palace walls."
Bu Ruo said this, looked at Xiao Yulan and Xiao Hanfei and sighed: "If that's the case...it seems that being the emperor is not that good after all."
Xiao Hanfei nodded continuously: "Uncle Ninth, I think what Auntie said makes a lot of sense. You also know that I am not really interested in this. Why don't you take the throne? I still want to go out and see the beautiful scenery."
"I am the elder and should give way to the younger. You have been looking at the beautiful mountains and rivers for so many years, but I have not taken your aunt to see them."
"Besides, your aunt is going to give birth in a few months. I have to take care of her and don't have the energy to take care of other things. You are very talented, so I am relieved to let you sit on the throne."
Xiao Hanfei did not give up. The past few days that he was acting as the government's agent had almost driven him crazy. God knew how many hours of sleep he could get every day, and he had to get up almost as soon as he lay down.
Then he continued, "Uncle, you are aware of my nephew's condition... I'm afraid there will be no one to carry on my legacy in the future."
Xiao Yulan glanced at him and said, "That's fine. When the time comes, adopt one from the royal family. If that doesn't work, you can pick up a smart one from outside. I will help you and won't object."
Xiao Hanfei gritted his teeth, then his eyes lit up as he looked at Bu Ruo's bulging belly...
For twins, there is a high probability that one is a boy. If that doesn't work, a girl is also fine.
Thinking of this, Xiao Hanfei felt much better. If a child was picked up, it would be fine. Then the child of the emperor's uncle would be even better. The child of the emperor's uncle and aunt would definitely not be a fool.
In fact, Xiao Hanfei was right. The children of these two people were not just fools, they were two devils, and two devils with extremely high intelligence. He never thought that there would be a day in the future when court officials would bring their own children or grandchildren to the palace to cry and complain every now and then.
The emperor on the bed looked at the two of them in shock. The position he had fought for all his life was so blatantly despised by the two of them. Especially after hearing their conversation, he even spat out a mouthful of blood.
The Queen Mother's attention was now completely focused on what Bu Ruo had just said: "It turns out they have known each other for a long time. No wonder she has been the exclusive favorite since entering the mansion. If it weren't for my father's pressure, he would never have taken me in."
"Every time he came to my room, he treated me the same way. He never stayed overnight in my room afterwards. It wasn't just me... Even after he became the emperor, he never stayed overnight in any concubine's palace, except for the Empress."
"Every time he went on an incognito tour, he would only take the Queen with him. Even if he was very busy on weekdays, he would always take time out every month to take her out of the palace for a few days..."
"She didn't want to have children so early, so he indulged her. Even though she was childless for many years, her position as queen was firmly established and no one could shake her."
"When I first found out I was pregnant, I foolishly went to show off in front of the late queen. But she didn't get angry, she just looked at me with pity. Later, she even asked the imperial physician to take good care of me and the baby in my belly."
"I have to admit that she is a really good queen. She doesn't fight or compete, isn't jealous, and doesn't hurt others. I thought she would always be like this until she had her own child."
"I remember clearly that it was deep winter. She emerged from the bamboo hut the late emperor had built for her, dressed in white. She led her guards to Concubine Liang's palace. She beat Concubine Liang to death with a stick, not even sparing a single maid or eunuch in the palace. The blood... dyed the snow red, all because Concubine Liang had attempted to poison her son but failed."
"Because of this incident, the late emperor thoroughly investigated Concubine Liang's maternal family. When the evidence was irrefutable, he executed the entire clan. He even wanted to pour boiling water over the ant holes in the palace."
"From then on, no woman in the harem dared to have any thoughts about her son..."
"Hahaha, hahahaha~ I'm so stupid. I and any other woman in the harem can never become an obstacle between them. My love... How ridiculous."
"Later, my son and I poisoned Xiao Jin. When he found out, the first thing he did was not to think about how to protect himself, but to plot a trick for Lan Yun's son. He even sent all his shadow guards to protect that woman."
"But how could that woman live alone after knowing he was dead? She ordered the shadow guards to protect her son and then jumped from the bamboo building. I knew then that even without my coercion, she would have followed the late emperor..."
"But it doesn't matter. After I die, the late emperor will definitely fall in love with me. He will forget Lan Yun and only love me..."
Bu Ruo glanced at the late emperor on the tablet. At this moment, the late emperor was crying like a child... and was clamoring to go back to find the late queen, but was laughed at by the other ancestors.
Bu Ruo: ...
If I had known earlier, I would have asked my good nephew to bring the tablet of the late queen as well.
"What's in your palace?"
Bu Ruo suddenly remembered what Xiao Hanfei said and felt a little curious.
Seeing the Queen Mother lowering her head and remaining silent, Xiao Hanfei said, "Aunt, I ordered the guards to bring some of those things over. I'm not sure if they will offend you, so I asked them to stay outside."
Bu Ruo waved her hand and said, "Nothing can offend me. Let them bring it in. I want to see what our Queen Mother is tinkering with."
The guard brought the things in and placed them respectfully on the table in front of Bu Ruo.
"Huh? Little man, a talisman, a scripture written in blood, what's on this big plate is... a formation?"
The Queen Mother looked at the things in front of her and rushed over to grab them: "Don't move, don't touch them, these things will lead me to find the late emperor, they will make the late emperor fall in love with me, give them back to me, give them back to me!"
The late emperor on the tablet looked at the empress dowager with hatred, gritting his teeth and saying, "Ruo'er, kill her! I don't want to be with her, regardless of life or death. I only love Yun'er in this life. I don't want to fall in love with anyone else. Don't let those things harm me."
Bu Ruo glanced at the frightened Late Emperor, then looked at the Queen Mother lying on the ground and said slowly, "They are just some useless things. If someone didn't love you when they were alive, how could they use these things to make him fall in love with you after he dies?"
"I don't know where you found these things. They are all scams."
Xiao Hanfei frowned slightly as he looked at the things that the Queen Mother was holding tightly in her arms: "Auntie, are these things really okay? I don't think Grandfather Huang would want to be stuck with someone like this after his death."
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