The Queen Mother was his only relative and the mother who gave birth to him. She had risked her life to protect him many times and had taken care of him meticulously since he was a child.
Although they were once in extremely difficult situations, she still gave them the best support. Without the Queen Mother, he would not be who he is today.
In the emperor's heart, the empress dowager is the best and kindest mother.
"I don't want to live a hundred years. I, the Queen Mother, would rather sacrifice my own life so that you can have a healthy child."
Tears welled up in the Empress Dowager's eyes. This was what she had always wanted to say. In order for the Emperor to have a prince, she burned incense and prayed to Buddha every day, kneeling in front of the Buddha statue to pray.
She would rather die early than let the emperor have a prince.
Only with the prince can the country be stable, and the throne that the mother and son have worked so hard to obtain will not fall into their hands, and their efforts will not be in vain.
It was so difficult to get the throne back then, and I would be so unwilling to give it up to someone else.
"I don't want you to adopt a child from the royal family. That child, without your bloodline, wouldn't be a real child, nor my grandson."
Isn't this his sore spot?
"Mother, but we've tried everything over the years. Only two people in the harem have ever gotten pregnant, and only one princess survived to adulthood. The other child wasn't even born yet, having died in the fifth month..."
The emperor could not continue. He had too few children, so each one of them was extremely precious, even the unborn one.
None of his concubines in the harem became pregnant over the years. At first, when others secretly talked about it being his problem, he didn't believe it. But over the years, he came to believe it.
He is already thirty-six years old this year, and he is extremely unwilling to accept the issue of having offspring. He is unwilling to accept that God is so unfair to him and why he did not give him a son.
"Mother knows you've lost heart. There haven't even been any selections in the past two years. But Emperor, are you truly willing to accept this? Are you willing to adopt someone else's child and train him to inherit your kingdom?"
"I will not adopt a son." The emperor said firmly.
If he had no son, he would never pass the throne to someone else. He would rather destroy it all.
"But you have no children. Even if you don't want one, even if power is firmly in your hands, without one, the country will be unstable. Ultimately, you will have to adopt someone. Can you really ignore the opinions of all the civil and military officials in the court? Can you really kill all those people? You and I both know that they are not disloyal to you. Most of them are loyal ministers who only want to ensure the stability of the country."
After the Queen Mother finished speaking, the atmosphere became tense again.
The empress dowager looked at the emperor. She could best understand his heartache and unwillingness. She didn't want him to be old and childless in the future. Would he still be able to hold on to power?
"Do you still remember the time when we were mother and son? Back then, you and your mother thought we were in a hopeless situation, that there would be no chance anymore, that the throne would definitely not be yours, and that only death awaited us. What happened?"
The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor.
The emperor remembered that dark and hopeless rainy day.
He spoke slowly.
"In the end, not only did I not die, I even ascended the throne and became the emperor."
The Queen Mother nodded.
"People say there's always light at the end of the tunnel. Just think of it as a chance encounter for your mother and yourself. Try again. There's been no news of women in the palace for years, so hold a selection and bring in another group. I had a dream a few days ago that during this selection, someone got pregnant and gave birth to a unicorn. I even woke up laughing in my dream."
She was extremely happy in her dream, feeling that she had no regrets in death and that her life was perfect. She could leave with peace of mind. The emperor now had a close relative, and after she left, he would not be alone in this world. With a prince, the country would be stable.
It turned out to be just a dream. The Queen Mother was extremely disappointed and sad. She still can't get over it and is in a depressed mood.
This illness is also due to this reason.
This dream was also the reason why she wanted to participate in the talent show. She once dreamed that she and her son would succeed in seizing the throne, and later they really succeeded.
So the Queen Mother believed these things very much, and she believed even more that this dream was a kind of guidance to her.
"Just consider it as one last try for your mother." The empress dowager held the emperor's hand tightly.
The emperor looked at the empress dowager's hand. Her hand was full of wrinkles, and her age was evident, but it was still as warm as it had been many years ago. In the past, he had held the empress dowager's hand and fought his way out step by step to ascend the throne.
Now the best mother in his mind is still old. Perhaps in the near future, they will be separated forever. At that time, he will truly become a lonely man.
Facing the empress dowager's expectant eyes, the emperor couldn't say no.
Although he has indeed given up and no longer has any hope of having children in recent years.
Because he had experienced disappointment again and again before, and even to the despair he is in now.
"Emperor!" The Queen Mother held his hand tightly, pleading, "For my sake, please give it one more try. Even if there's still no prince, at least I can die without regrets and accept my fate."
Can I really try again?
The emperor asked himself, can he really have his own prince?
He was no longer young, and at this time, fifty was considered a long life.
But when he saw the Queen Mother lying on the hospital bed, he finally compromised.
"I will listen to you, Queen Mother. We will restart the talent show during this period. Queen Mother, please take care of yourself and take your medicine and rest. I will also do my best."
The emperor instructed.
The Queen Mother was very happy, and she seemed to be in better spirits.
"The selection will be handled by my mother. When I heard that you were willing to participate, I felt that there was hope."
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