Empress Ulanara Guang hadn't expected Xueying to speak so directly, yet she had struck a nerve. She had indeed spent her entire life striving for a position, exhausting herself with effort and scheming.
But he forgot his original intention: all he wanted was the emperor's heart. Striving to become outstanding was merely to get him to glance at him. But somehow, his desire for power grew stronger and stronger, and he became increasingly unable to control himself.
Ulanara was immersed in grief, envying Lanqin. Lanqin had done nothing yet received all of the Emperor's love, so she wanted to make her suffer and kill her most beloved son. To put it bluntly, her desperate attempt to get Xueying to kill Hongli was nothing more than her own selfish desire. If it weren't for her, Xueying might not be in this situation with Hongli now.
"Xueying, do you really think that way about me?" Xueying fought back tears. She didn't want to blame her beloved aunt, but she wanted her aunt to let go. Xueying nodded, her tone firm. "Yes, Aunt, I beg you to let go! Don't make any more hopeless struggles. Although you're living a hard life now, you still lack nothing. If the Emperor finds out that you've been manipulating so many things behind the scenes, I'm afraid... Besides, Hongshi can never replace Hongli."
After saying this, Xueying turned to leave, but the Empress stopped her. "Xueying, do you know that the Ulanara family lives for their integrity? You are Hongli's concubine, which means you are nothing more than his concubine. Are you willing to be just his concubine?"
Ulanara knew that Xueying was not favored by Hongli in the mansion, and that Xueying was always overshadowed by Fucha Mingyu.
Xueying stood there stunned, and those words lingered in her mind for a long time.
She had indeed suffered a lot of injustice in the manor. Hongli did not love her, and the servants looked down on her. She kept all of this to herself, but she didn't say anything.
Xueying slowly turned around and gazed at the Empress.
"Do you dare to be the Empress?!" These words struck her like a bolt from the blue. She turned to meet Ulanara's resolute gaze.
The Empress continued, "If you want to be the Empress, you must be the person in Hongli's heart. You must compete with Fucha Mingyu. As long as you win Hongli's heart, you can become the Empress."
Xueying shook her head, but she didn't know if it was because she couldn't win Hongli's heart, or because she refused to agree. Ulanara knew that Xueying was moved, and continued to coax her. "I know you love Hongli, and now you have more reasons to get closer to him. If you become the one he loves most, then the position of Empress will be something you can get without fighting or grabbing."
Ulanara became increasingly agitated as she spoke: "I thought you were confident in your relationship with Hongli, but it seems you're not so confident after all. It seems it was all just wishful thinking on your part. Just admit it!"
Xueying didn't want to stay there anymore. She hurriedly ran out of the main courtyard and left Jingren Palace, but the Empress's words kept echoing in her ears.
Ulanara sat in the main seat and curled the corners of her lips. She had called Xueying here today because she wanted to plant these words in her heart.
"Your Majesty, you have truly gone to great lengths," Lingxiu said, emerging from behind.
"I hope she understands what I mean," the Empress said.
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