Emperor Rongsheng's deep eyes were slightly moist at this moment, as if shrouded in a thin layer of mist.
When his gaze fell upon the Ninth Prince before him, those absurd and unbearable memories of the past surged into his mind like a tidal wave.
Back then, in a moment of impulse, he forcibly abducted the Ninth Prince's birth mother—the stunningly beautiful Consort Mei—into the palace.
At first, he doted on Consort Mei to the extreme and indulged her without restraint. However, it was this excessive pampering that gradually fostered Consort Mei's deep-seated ambition.
In the end, he had to harden his heart and personally destroy the woman he had once been obsessed with.
Whenever he thought of this, Emperor Rongsheng felt extremely remorseful, blaming himself for being so blind and ignorant at the time!
It should be noted that the vast harem has never lacked gentle, kind, virtuous, and dignified women, such as Consort Jing, who has always silently guarded the inner palace.
It's a pity that he turned a blind eye to her back then, letting this gentle and beautiful woman waste her best years in a lonely palace.
At this moment, Emperor Rongsheng slowly extended his slightly trembling hands and gently grasped Consort Jing's hand, murmuring, "You've suffered so much these past years..."
Upon hearing this, Consort Jing felt a surge of complex emotions.
Although she didn't know what had caused the emperor to suddenly change so drastically, even starting to show favor to her, a concubine who was usually almost invisible, she couldn't help but feel a pang of sadness when she looked at the haggard and extremely weak man in front of her.
After all, no matter what, Emperor Rongsheng was always the man who had been hidden deep in her heart for many years.
Unfortunately, ever since she realized that the emperor's so-called affection was actually a facade of heartlessness and infidelity, she no longer dared to have any expectations or fantasies about love.
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