Xie Yuan did not say anything. He just looked at the Queen Mother for a long time with a shocked and sad look. Being looked at by him like this, the Queen Mother felt a little guilty. She looked away and lowered her head.
"Letting your brother inherit the throne is something we've all tacitly agreed to over the years. Just because you're getting married and having children doesn't mean that this isn't happening anymore. That's not fair to your brother."
"Your brother has nothing, and you took away his wife, who was rightfully his. You always want him to make up for it."
The Queen Mother spoke more and more smoothly, and gradually, she no longer felt even the slightest bit of guilt, as if she had convinced herself.
"This is perfect. You have become the queen, and your brother has also received your guarantee. From now on, the brothers will live in harmony, and I can rest assured."
Xie Yuan continued to look at the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother was slightly annoyed. "Could it be that the Emperor feels that what I said is wrong, or that now that the Emperor is getting married, he has some selfish motives?"
"Then where will you place the pillow? How will he feel lost? How will the people of the world view him? Your Majesty, one should not be too selfish."
"Empress Dowager," Xie Yuan called her harshly, "In the Empress Dowager's heart, am I such a person?"
The Queen Mother avoided Xie Yuan's gaze unnaturally.
Xie Yuan continued, "Then does the Queen Mother know that many things are different when given by others than when you ask for them."
The Queen Mother said, "How can they be the same? It originally belonged to your brother."
"That was in the past." Xie Yuan's eyes were filled with deep disappointment, and a gloomy color gradually seeped into his pupils. The emperor's pressure and unquestionable authority were fully displayed at this moment. "In the past, it was only because I couldn't have an heir. If I have an heir in the future, it will be different. The Queen Mother doesn't want to wrong Prince Gong, so do I have to wrong my own child?"
The Queen Mother was shocked.
Xie Yuan continued, "When the Empress gives birth to a child in the future, it will naturally be a legitimate child. If I establish Prince Gong as the heir, then a hundred years later, will Prince Gong be afraid of my child and kill him as soon as possible?"
"Has the Queen Mother ever considered these things? Does she think they are unimportant? I am unimportant, and my children are unimportant?"
Xie Yuan's questioning rang in the Queen Mother's ears, but she didn't really listen to it.
She was thinking about Xie Yuan's previous words. Xie Yuan was so obviously partial now, so if he had a son in the future, he would be even more partial.
Then Xie Yuan’s son would definitely regard Xie Zhen as a threat.
That will be her pillow in the future.
"Zhen'er is not such a person. He is also his nephew." said the Queen Mother.
She added, "Now that you have set up the pillow, he will surely be grateful for your kindness and will treat your child well in the future."
"How can you treat others well? Will you always be inferior to others?" Xie Yuan mocked.
The Queen Mother was shocked by these words and said without thinking, "You finally admit it. You never thought of making your brother the successor from the beginning, right?"
"You don't have a child yet. It's not certain whether you can have one, and whether it will be a boy or a girl. If you keep doing this, aren't you afraid that the child's life will be shortened before he's even born?"
Xie Yuan looked at the Queen Mother intently, "Is the Queen Mother cursing my child?"
At this point, the last bit of fig leaf of mother-son love was also removed.
The Queen Mother said, "I am only discussing the matter at hand. You have only to decide whether to enthronize your brother today. If you do not, forget about marrying Jiang Yi."
She secretly thought that even if she had to be the bad guy today, she would still have to ask for an imperial decree.
A deep weariness flashed across Xie Yuan's eyes, and he suddenly fainted. Jiang Yi quickly supported him, put him on a small couch beside him, and quickly sent someone to call the imperial physician.
The Queen Mother didn't expect that Xie Yuan would faint because of her anger?
A suspicious look swept over Xie Yuan, and she suspected that Xie Yuan was pretending to be unconscious.
Only then did Jiang Yi look at the Queen Mother.
"Your Majesty's behavior today has truly broadened your horizons. The Emperor was so agitated just now, but he thought you came here just for him. Even if you weren't, you should at least put on some pretense in front of the Emperor and try to cheer him up."
"You don't feel the slightest bit of guilt, and you're not even willing to offer any comfort. You just keep insisting that he should be crowned Prince Gong."
"The Emperor is only twenty-two years old this year. He still has many years to live. Why are you so anxious?"
"You are so anxious. Are you sure you are not harming Prince Gong? Perhaps the Emperor originally had some feelings for Prince Gong, but seeing how you are siding with Prince Gong, the Emperor may have grown tired of him."
There are some things that the emperor is not convenient to say, but Jiang Yi can say them.
The Queen Mother was also shocked by these words.
She felt that Jiang Yi might be right. She might have been too impatient today. Perhaps it would be easier to coax the person a little.
But now the emperor fainted, and it was too late for her to regret.
She wanted to go over and talk to the emperor, but Jiang Yi said coldly: "The emperor has fainted and he can't see now. What's the point of you doing this now?"
After a while, the imperial physician came over.
Jiang Yi quickly stepped forward, but the Queen Mother stood there, not knowing what to do.
She hadn't taken care of the emperor for too long, and hadn't been close to the emperor for too long, so she felt a little at a loss now.
I stood here not knowing what to do, but it was not a good idea to leave either, so it was quite awkward.
The imperial physician said, "Your Majesty is suffering from a state of anxiety and stagnation of liver qi. I will prescribe some medicine to soothe the liver and relieve the depression."
"It's just that it's best not to anger the Emperor these days."
Jiang Yi glanced at the Queen Mother and said, "Hey, did you hear that?"
He actually yelled at the Queen Mother.
The imperial physician was also surprised when he heard this. Because there were only two masters in the palace, the imperial hospital was very idle every day.
Almost as soon as the imperial edict was issued, he found out the details of Miss Jiang Si and knew that the person in front of him was Miss Jiang Si.
What was even more shocking was that she dared to speak to the Queen Mother like that. The Queen Mother also looked embarrassed. Although she was angry, she did not lose her temper.
He looked guilty.
Privately, people couldn't help but speculate that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor had never been close, and the Emperor's sudden fainting today might have something to do with the Empress Dowager.
The empress dowager sat here for a while. She originally wanted to stare at the emperor until he woke up and then say a few soft words to him.
But the emperor didn't wake up for a long time.
The Queen Mother lost her patience and said, "I will go back first. When the Emperor wakes up, have someone tell me."
Jiang Yi ignored her.
The Queen Mother had no choice but to speak to Eunuch Liu beside her, and after Eunuch Liu agreed, she left.
After the Queen Mother left, Jiang Yi sat on the edge of the couch. She tickled Xie Yuan's armpit, and Xie Yuan immediately grabbed one of her restless hands and brought her to the couch.
"How come my little Jiang Yi is so smart? Tell me, how did you know I wasn't dizzy?"
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