Chapter 529 The Princess Who Was Widowed Early (22)
"It is well known that the Empress Dowager was born in a humble family. But the late emperor did not care about her status as a foot-washing maid, nor did he mind that she was not beautiful enough. Perhaps the late emperor was really attracted by her and even deposed her several times just to make her the empress. Later, she really got what she wanted and became the empress and had her own prince." Emperor Rui looked into the eyes of the prince and told these past events.
Gu Changfeng was a little surprised that he told him these things. He did not deliberately hide his surprise and listened carefully to every word.
"The first empress of the late emperor was dignified and beautiful. She came from a famous family. She was fair in her dealings and treated all the concubines in the harem equally. She was very popular. It was a pity that she was short-lived and left behind her son, the prince at that time." A half-smile appeared on Emperor Rui's face. Gu Changfeng glanced at him lightly and quickly lowered his eyes. Emperor Rui caught his little action and continued to talk.
"Although I was the son of Concubine De, I was not valued by the late emperor. I and my eldest brother, the Crown Prince, had a mutual understanding and could always play together." Emperor Rui's eyes softened rarely, but after the softening was great sadness, "Crown Prince treats people as kindly as his mother, and I have learned a lot from him. But the most painful thing for me so far is that I did not persuade Crown Prince not to eat the cakes sent by Empress Rou. Crown Prince died in front of me."
Gu Changfeng was stunned. He did not expect that Emperor Rui had experienced such a tragedy when he was a child. He quietly raised his eyes to glance at the eldest princess, his eldest sister, and seeing her calm appearance, he could not tell what he felt in his heart. Obviously, they used to have such a close relationship, but now, she has been deliberately keeping a strange distance from him. He didn't like it, but he knew that he could not force it.
"The only time I saw the Empress Dowager cry was the night her son, the new Crown Prince, died. She almost lost all her carefully maintained manners and dignity, and cried heartbreakingly while holding her child like an ordinary woman. It was also on that night that there was a hint of color in her eyes when she looked at me that was different from before." Emperor Rui continued to throw a few spiritual banknotes into the brazier, and his eyes dimmed. "You should have guessed it later. She is deeply loved and trusted by my father, and the people she wants to support will naturally be recognized by my father. But on the second day after I ascended the throne, my mother drowned in the lotus pond."
Shi Yi saw Emperor Rui secretly wiping his face, and his tears wet his fingers. After so many years, he has become a worthy emperor who can rule his subordinates well, but the softest place in his heart is still his mother. If it weren't for the death of the Holy Mother Empress Dowager, Emperor Rui would not necessarily become so cold-hearted and heartless later.
Gu Changfeng lowered his head deeply, pretending that he had seen and heard nothing.
"Do you think this is what I really want to tell you two sisters?" Emperor Rui raised his head and smiled suddenly. His facial features were majestic and heroic, and this smile was quite heroic. He threw the neatly stacked stack of spiritual notes in front of him into the brazier, and raised his hand to rub the crown of the prince's head. Today is a day of mourning, and according to the rules, there is no need to tie a crown on the head.
"What does your father want to tell me and my eldest sister?" Gu Changfeng stared at him in a daze. His light amber eyes reminded Emperor Rui of an old friend.
"Do you still remember the prince's mother?" He turned to the direction of the eldest princess. His daughter seemed to have become forbearing after the death of her husband. Everything did not make her feel unperturbed. Looking at her face at this moment, he could not remember what she looked like when she was a child. "Reporting
to your father, your daughter has forgotten." Shi Yi's answer deflated Gu Changfeng, who was holding his breath and waiting.
"You shouldn't forget." Emperor Rui smiled faintly, but his words were full of weight. "That was the second most impressive woman in my life."
"Please forgive me, father." Shi Yi begged for mercy, but Emperor Rui ignored her. Gu Changfeng didn't know how to help her out. Fortunately, Emperor Rui didn't want to use this incident to suppress her. After about half a quarter of an hour, he continued his education.
"The prince should know the identity of his mother. She is the daughter of the Lord of Donghua City. Her beauty is known to the world." Emperor Rui said so, but he didn't look at the prince. Because every time he recalled Gu Ni, he would have a very bad experience. Gu Ni is the daughter of Gu Chang.
"Gu Chang, that is, your grandfather." Emperor Rui paused for a long time before continuing: "He once loudly insulted my mother, and his words were extremely ugly and dirty."
Gu Changfeng swallowed his saliva. He didn't know if he could ask questions. He wanted to know why his grandfather did this.
"You are confused, right?" Emperor Rui glanced at him and chuckled. "Everyone thought that it was the Lord of Donghua City who offended me with his brazen words, so I personally led an expedition to Donghua City and killed all the people in Donghua City. In fact, it was not true."
His decisive tone made Shi Yi and Gu Changfeng seem to understand something.
"The man is innocent, but he is guilty of possessing a treasure. Donghua City is rich in resources and vast in land. Who doesn't want such a place? What's more, I also wanted to see what the world-famous beauty looked like." Emperor Rui pulled the corner of his mouth.
Gu Changfeng felt deep sorrow. His mother actually came here for such a reason.
"Do you know why I have always ignored you?" Emperor Rui grabbed the prince's face, stared into his eyes, and said word by word: "Because of you, your eyes have been too clean since the day you were born, too clean to be like my prince."
Emperor Rui pressed his hand to the side, and Gu Changfeng was forced to turn his head away. He saw the eldest princess looking at him. He forced out a fairly complete smile, indicating that he was fine and she didn't need to worry about him. Seeing that she turned away all of a sudden, his mood suddenly fell to the bottom.
"Do you know how your grandfather died? He was chopped off piece by piece by my most capable subordinate with the sharpest knife in the world, and bled to death." Emperor Rui's expression was more crazy, "And your mother, I watched her step by step in this harem hit a wall, was framed, and plotted to her demise."
The tears in Gu Changfeng's eyes swayed to the ground. He didn't understand why Emperor Rui wanted him to know such a cruel thing.
"Is it painful and sad?" Emperor Rui's big hand fell on his face, gently wiping away his tears, "I don't hate the Queen Mother at all. But after so many years, I still blame her, and blame her for not being able to tolerate her own mother. What about you, do you hate me to the point of being bloodthirsty?"
The next second, he stretched out his hand and strangled the prince's neck.
(End of this chapter)
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