Chapter 1031 Life (3)
Empress Xiao was intelligent and well-mannered. After her marriage, she always upheld the family motto of "putting her husband first" (she was the wife of the emperor). Furthermore, Xie Yilong was a man of great talent, and they had a good relationship over the years. However, those promiscuous women gradually began to rack their brains to give birth to a prince, and even began to threaten Xie Chi's position as the crown prince. Finally, Empress Xiao could no longer sit idly by.
Every woman, even the most delicate one, can turn into a ferocious beast to protect her children. Furthermore, Empress Xiao was no weakling. For a woman from a family as noble as the Xiaos to become the most outstanding, she must have a mind of her own. She began to fight back fiercely.
Having been able to navigate the chaotic times alongside Emperor Xiaowu, Empress Xiao's abilities were undoubtedly remarkable. Those pampered women, intent on enjoying a comfortable life, could not hope to rival her; they only sought humiliation. Xie Chi remained unharmed, while Empress Xiao triumphed time and again. Her display of strength and intelligence effectively intimidated those women, and for a time, none dared act rashly.
However, even a clever woman like Empress Xiao could make a mistake. The more outstanding she was, the more uncomfortable Emperor Xiaowu felt.
Emperor Xiaowu grew increasingly wary of her, even beginning to find faults. Initially, he simply created rivals for Empress Xiao within the harem and watched their struggles with aloof eyes. However, later on, he subconsciously favored one over the other, regarding everything Empress Xiao did as wrong. He also began to directly and unhesitatingly suppress the Xiao family.
Empress Xiao felt very sad, but she believed that Emperor Xiaowu was her husband after all. Everyone makes mistakes at some point in their life. She just wanted to protect her own status, let Xie Chi grow up safely, and watch Xie Chi successfully succeed to the throne of Daliang.
Who knew those women would set their sights on Xie Chi?
During that period, Emperor Xiaowu suddenly became gentle with Empress Xiao, and Empress Xiao didn't know why. Then not long after, Prime Minister Xiao suddenly resigned from his post.
Xie Yilong is indeed a very resourceful person, and although the Xiao family is cruel, they are not as cruel as Xie Yilong. The Xiao family has only produced a queen in hundreds of years, and for this queen, the Xiao family is willing to sacrifice themselves.
By the time Empress Xiao learned about this, it was too late. She realized that Xie Yilong's tenderness at night was a calculated move, and she felt disgusted. However, she had no idea that she was pregnant.
This child in her womb was different from Xie Chi. He had been born under Xie Yilong's deliberate and hypocritical schemes. Empress Xiao had often thought during her pregnancy that if he were a son, he would never be like his father. He could be deliberately ambitious and scheme endlessly, but he couldn't exploit people's sincerity at will. That was the most despicable act and the most shameful.
After becoming pregnant, Empress Xiao found many things much more inconvenient for her, but she never expected that someone would take advantage of her time to target Xie Chi.
Xie Chi was drugged.
The poison was extremely potent. If it weren't for the old friendship between Patriarch Gao and Prime Minister Xiao, and Patriarch Gao's personal intervention, Xie Chi would likely not have survived. Although he survived, Patriarch Gao asserted that the poison had already entered his intestines and stomach, and that it was merely a delay. Xie Chi would not live past thirty-five. Furthermore, the poison would affect his offspring. If Xie Chi had children in the future, they would likely be born with deficiencies or carry the poison in their system, which was never a good thing.
The Gao family's patriarch was a rare and remarkable doctor, and even he said so. Xie Chi's fate was practically sealed. The other party had come for Xie Chi's life, and if they didn't want to kill him, they were determined to destroy his life.
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