We've arrived at Jingren Palace.
Before even entering, they could hear the Queen's fury.
"Get out, I don't want to drink medicine."
"Get out of here, all of you! I don't want to see you."
The ground was littered with shattered fragments.
Yi Chenqi glanced at the maid, took the medicine from her hand, and dismissed her.
Yi Chenqi lifted the curtain and went in. The Empress didn't even look up: "Didn't I tell you to get out? Don't you listen to me anymore?"
Yi Chenqi responded, "Mother, it's Qi'er."
The Empress only managed a forced smile when she saw that it was Yi Chenqi.
She patted the corner of the bed: "Qi'er, come sit here with your mother."
Under Yi Chenqi's persuasion, the Empress finally drank the medicine.
"Qi'er, how are things at court? Without the support of the Murong family, has anyone made things difficult for you?"
Yi Chenqi said honestly, "When I first became the Crown Prince, there were indeed some people who were not convinced by me. However, these people are not to be feared. By now, I have suppressed all of them. Mother, you do not need to worry. Even without the help of the Murong family, I will not disappoint you."
Speaking of her maternal family, the Empress unconsciously shed tears again.
She clenched her fists tightly and said bitterly, "Your father is so cruel! We were husband and wife for over ten years, yet he completely disregarded my feelings and slaughtered the Murong clan. Qi'er, do you know how much hatred your mother feels!"
In fact, the Murong family had been flamboyant and high-profile for over a decade, and Yi Chenqi had tried to persuade them many times to stop, but his uncle had never listened.
The downfall of the Murong clan was inevitable.
However, how could the Empress accept such a statement? The truth was too cruel and naked; it was not something she was willing to bear.
Yi Chenqi could only say, "Father has his reasons. Mother has not only the Murong family, but also Qi'er. Even for Qi'er's sake, Mother must take good care of her health."
The Queen nodded mechanically.
She suddenly widened her eyes and said excitedly, "When you ascend the throne, you must exonerate the Murong clan. How can the Murong clan bear such a crime? Even after death, I, the Empress Dowager, will give them the greatest glory."
Yi Chenqi cautiously looked around and said, "Mother, Father is in his prime. You must not say such things again. You must be careful with your words."
But the Empress insisted, "My Qi'er, you can definitely do it, right?"
The Empress gripped Yi Chenqi's hand tightly, as if he were her last straw and her only hope for survival.
The Empress was, after all, Yi Chenqi's birth mother, and Yi Chenqi couldn't bear to disappoint her, so he could only nod.
The Empress had just smiled.
She looked up and realized that Liu Yuanmeng was also by her side.
She looked Liu Yuanmeng up and down, then asked in a slightly reproachful tone, "Princess Consort, how long have you been married to the Crown Prince?"
"It's been almost two years since I returned to my mother's house."
The Empress frowned: "After the Crown Prince's marriage, you were the only one serving him; he didn't even have a concubine. And you, you haven't conceived in two years. You are truly unlucky."
"The Crown Prince will be the Emperor in the future, how can he be without an heir? In my opinion, since you, the Crown Princess, have not borne any children, you should at least be virtuous and capable. It is not surprising that the Crown Prince is busy with state affairs and neglects his duties. As the Crown Princess, how can you not share the burden for the Crown Prince?"
Liu Yuanmeng knelt down, asking tremblingly, "What does Mother mean?"
The Empress simply stated directly, without any regard for Liu Yuanmeng's feelings: "If you can't have children, there will always be someone who can. What I mean is, we should appoint a few more concubines for the Crown Prince. If you are magnanimous, you shouldn't be monopolizing the Crown Prince."
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