Chapter 225 A Good Father
"Yes, His Majesty has no more pills left," Aunt Cui said softly.
Ye Yunshu just stared at Aunt Cui, waiting for her to explain.
"The Empress used one during childbirth, and later Your Highness was taken to the Ye family to be raised."
When you were three years old, you fell ill with a persistent high fever. The Imperial Hospital and the Ye family tried everything they could, but they couldn't wake you up.
His Majesty personally visited you with the medicine, gave it to you, and your fever subsided the next day.
Another year passed, and the Crown Prince accidentally fell into the water, which triggered his heart disease. His Majesty gave the Crown Prince the last pill.
"That's where those three pills went," Aunt Cui continued.
Ye Yunshu...
She truly couldn't understand it. Which emperor didn't want to sit on the throne for a long time? Immortality had always been the pursuit of every emperor, but for her father...
He had three chances to extend his life, but he gave them all to his wife and children...
Why would he do that?
Everyone said he was deeply in love with his mother, but why did one concubine after another enter the harem later?
"One prince after another has been born, and it's all true!" Ye Yunshu murmured.
Aunt Cui remained silent for a while before gently shaking her head.
"Your Highness, His Majesty is not only the Empress's husband and your father, but also the Emperor of Dayu, a monarch with supreme power."
After the Empress gave birth to you and the Crown Prince, His Majesty suddenly had an idea.
He no longer wanted to be emperor; he wanted to take the Empress on a trip to enjoy the scenery and, incidentally, visit Medicine King Valley to find someone to cure her illness.
But how could the emperor of Dayu simply abdicate if he didn't want to be emperor?
His Majesty did many things back then. He arranged for people to take care of you while you were in the Ye family, and he also arranged for people to be by the Crown Prince's side.
He also gave important positions to King Zhou and King Zhuang.
His Majesty's plan at the time was to abdicate in favor of the young Crown Prince, with the Empress Dowager in charge of the inner palace. After the Crown Prince ascended the throne, Prince Zhuang and Prince Zhou would serve as regents until the Crown Prince took over the reins of government.
This will prevent turmoil in Chongqing.
Who knew... before His Majesty could make the arrangements, the Prince of Zhou rebelled.
Moreover, King Zhou did not simply besiege the capital; he also colluded with the foreign tribes, plunging the northern lands, which had been peaceful for nearly a century, into war.
The fall of Tianji City and Tianju City plunged His Majesty into self-blame.
It was at this time that the Empress Dowager learned of His Majesty's intentions.
After slapping His Majesty, His Majesty went to kneel in the Imperial Ancestral Temple.
For three whole days, His Majesty neither ate nor drank in the Imperial Ancestral Temple. After leaving the temple, His Majesty ordered the execution of the Prince of Zhou.
Later, His Majesty stopped mentioning abdicating in favor of the Crown Prince.
In addition, the Crown Prince was in poor health, and you are a daughter of the Ye family. His Majesty had to give an explanation to the royal family of Dayu, so he began to fill the harem.
The first person to be carried into Ronghua Palace was Consort Wu.
She was not only a lady-in-waiting in the Empress's palace, with the Empress's tacit approval, but also because she bore a resemblance to the Empress.
Gradually, the number of concubines in His Majesty's harem increased.
One prince after another was born.
His Majesty thought that since the Crown Prince was in poor health and might not live to adulthood, at least he would have left the royal family of Dayu with a prince who could shoulder great responsibilities.
Then... five years after the birth of the Crown Prince and you, His Highness Prince Qi was born." Aunt Cui spoke softly about what happened afterward.
Ye Yunshu was at a loss for words.
She didn't know how to evaluate her father.
He really does seem to be just like what Mr. Lian said—a very awkward person…
They keep things to themselves and don't talk about them.
Ye Yunshu thought for a moment, what if she were her father...
My wife has a congenital heart disease, but she struggled to give birth to two children. One is healthy, and the other has the same congenital heart disease as my wife.
Unfortunately, the healthy girl was sent back to her parents' home by the wife to inherit the family business.
He wanted to take his wife out for a visit and to get her medical treatment, and he had also made arrangements for his funeral.
Just then, my younger brother came and tried to take my things, and even gave away a lot of things in the house to outsiders...
He had something to rely on for survival, but he gave it all to his wife and children.
At this point, his family members surrounded him again, saying, "You can't just abandon everything and leave. You can't watch your family fall apart."
Thinking about it, Ye Yunshu suddenly felt that her father seemed quite pitiful.
No wonder the previous emperors of Dayu didn't want to be emperor; being an emperor must be quite tiring.
Look at my father, the emperor...
Ye Yunshu not only felt sorry for her father, but also felt a little sorry for him!
From the emperor's perspective, he didn't seem to have done anything wrong; every time the monarch changed hands, it was the most chaotic time.
For the sake of the people of Dayu, Father Emperor... seems to have done the right thing!
He also wanted to prepare a healthy and perfect crown prince for Dayu!
Unfortunately, the crown prince suffers from a heart ailment...
“His Majesty… is sometimes quite helpless!” Aunt Cui said softly.
Ye Yunshu didn't speak. She thought of how, ever since she learned her true identity, she had never given her father a kind look.
In her eyes, her mother's early death must have been caused by her father's anger, so she didn't give a kind look to any of the women in her father's palace.
Incidentally, she also became unfriendly to her father, the emperor.
"Who else knows about these things?" Ye Yunshu asked, frowning.
"Besides this servant, only Eunuch Xue knows a thing or two. The Empress Dowager used to know too, but after she passed away, not many people know anymore," Aunt Cui quickly said.
Ye Yunshu nodded before letting Aunt Cui go back.
...
After Aunt Cui left, Ye Yunshu looked at the account book on the table and suddenly found that she couldn't bear to look at it anymore.
Her mind was filled with memories of her childhood and the things her father had done; it was all a jumbled mess.
Was that father a good father? Absolutely!
The three pills that could save lives and prolong life were either given to his wife or his children.
Was he a good emperor?
It seems so at the moment, after all, everything they did was for Da Yu, and they also gave up some things for Da Yu.
But... her father was awkward, and Ye Yunshu felt even more awkward.
So all these years I've been hating the wrong person!
After thinking for a while, she still picked up her pen and wrote a letter to Emperor Xiao Xuan.
Besides the usual greetings, he would ask Emperor Xiao Xuan when he would arrive in the capital.
She...misses her father a little!
Ye Yunshu handed the letter to the person next to her and had it sent out by fast horse. She stared in the direction of the Crown Prince's residence for a long time without saying a word.
It's a mess, everything is a mess!
I hope everything will get better starting tomorrow!
...
Emperor Xiao Xuan received Ye Yunshu's letter two days later.
At first, he thought it was a regular letter reporting on government affairs.
But when he saw the last sentence in the letter, "I miss my father," he was so frightened that he immediately stood up.
First of all, her beloved daughter called him "Father Emperor" instead of respectfully greeting him as before!
Secondly, her daughter said she missed him...
this……
Emperor Xiao Xuan's first thought was whether something major had happened in the capital, or whether something terrible had happened to Ye Yunshu.
This daughter has always been aloof; no matter how big the event, it never stops her from looking at the account books.
Every memorial he wrote was completely devoid of any unnecessary words.
Now……
"Guards! Travel day and night to get back to the capital as soon as possible!" Emperor Xiao Xuan gave the order with a stern face.
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