When Tang Qingqing's face was swollen, Tang Wan walked over and pinched her chin with her armored hand.
"Who are you now? How dare you shout at me?"
Tang Qingqing had one of her teeth knocked out and her eyes were full of resentment.
The old emperor couldn't bear it any longer, and veins popped up on his forehead. "You unfilial daughter, you're just relying on your favor to treat your sister like this."
Concubine Zhang hugged Tang Qingqing distressedly and said, "Royal Concubine, back in Northern Qi, I was half your mother. I believe I treated you well, just like I treated Qingqing. Why did you kill Qingqing?"
Tang Wan sneered, "You can fool others with these words, but don't fool yourself. Didn't you hear a word your daughter said just now?"
A flicker of embarrassment crossed Concubine Zhang's face, and she then began to defend herself: "Your sister just spoke without thinking at the moment. It's because you don't value blood ties, so she spoke without thinking."
Does that mean she is cold-blooded, heartless and ungrateful?
Tang Wan crossed her arms, practically laughing at their anger. "I'm telling you, this isn't the Northern Qi imperial palace. No one will spoil you here. Your Majesty is away, and I'm the highest-ranking official in the harem. Guess, will these palace maids around me believe me, or you?"
The old emperor's face was gloomy. "You have raised me to this age, and it is time for you to repay me. Now that Northern Qi is on the verge of collapse, please ask His Majesty of the Canglang Nation to lend us 50,000 troops. As long as we can overcome this difficult time, we can help each other in the future and go a long way."
"Who wants to stay with you for the long term? Are your skins really made of iron and steel? You don't deserve it."
Tang Wan didn't even bother to look at them. She skimmed the foam on the teacup and gently inhaled the fragrance: "Don't forget what your purpose was when you sent me here to marry."
"What qualifications do you have to negotiate with me now?"
After saying that, without waiting for their response, he casually waved his hand and said, "Hongyue, please see us off."
"Don't you want your mother's relics?"
Tang Wan's eyes became sharp, and she opened her red lips slightly: "If you want me to exchange it for gold and silver, I can, but if you want to borrow troops, don't even think about it."
In fact, if she told Shen Xiaohan, he might not disagree, but this family, no, it should be the entire Northern Qi royal family, is greedy.
She didn't want to embarrass him for such a small thing.
The three men wanted to make some moves, but were repelled by the maids around her and dared not take another step forward.
I could only leave indignantly.
They still left on foot. Originally, according to Tang Wan's status, she could have let them leave in a sedan chair, but they were not worthy.
She also didn't want them to be treated like that. If she forgave them easily, she would be too sorry for her past self.
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"Mother blames you. She will definitely feel embarrassed no matter what you say. She is so high and mighty now that she doesn't even consider us human beings."
Tang Qingqing was crying and didn't dare to make any big movements on her face, otherwise the wound would burst open and her tears would flow on it, which was so painful.
Concubine Zhang patted her back gently and said, "Alright, Qingqing, we've found her weakness. Even if we can't lend her troops, we can still use this to extort a large sum of money later. At worst, our family can live a peaceful life."
The old emperor's face became even gloomier. He had put in so much effort and endured so much hardship for the throne to reach his current position. How could he give it up?
It is easy to say, it is easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but it is difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
Accustomed to a life of having everything provided for her, would Concubine Zhang, who is known for her sweet words, really stay at home and work hard?
Or, run away with her so-called childhood sweetheart?
Thinking of this, he slapped Concubine Zhang on the face and said angrily: "You bitch, don't think that I don't know what you are thinking."
Concubine Zhang was stunned after being slapped. It took her a long time to react. Tears instantly filled her eyes and she screamed in disbelief: "You dare to hit me? You actually dare to hit me?!"
Tang Qingqing was frightened by the slap, and seeing that the old emperor had no intention of hitting her, she said nonchalantly, "That's right, mother. I don't want to live that kind of poor life. I am a princess, the most noble princess of Northern Qi. I don't want to be a commoner and eat simple meals every day."
After the old emperor slapped the opponent, he felt a little regretful.
After all, Concubine Zhang had indeed been very much in his favor over the years, and had even given birth to a son and a daughter for him.
She also managed the harem very well, and there was basically nothing wrong to find.
So, he calmed down and coaxed her: "Okay, Zitong, it's my fault. I was just angry for a moment."
Every time Concubine Zhang got angry, he would call her like this.
Because Zi Tong was the title given to the queen, every time Concubine Zhang heard this title, she would feel that one day the position of queen was destined to be hers.
But this time, she covered half of her swollen face and looked at the two extremely hypocritical faces, feeling disgusted.
One is her husband whom she has loved for many years, and the other is her daughter who has a family and whom she loves dearly. They are both exactly the same, heartless and selfish.
To be honest, she regretted every moment of being the old emperor's concubine for all these years.
After all, he was incompetent, stubborn and would not allow anyone to disobey him.
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