None of the servants kneeling on the ground dared to speak privately, and the Queen Mother, Bei Mingxuan, and Chang'an also received the emperor's hint, and did not dare to remind Concubine Tong that the emperor was here.
The Queen Mother looked at the Emperor, she shook her head helplessly, and hesitated to speak, then she said to the people in the room,
"All of you, please go down. No one is allowed to come in without my summons."
The emperor looked at the empress dowager with satisfaction, then sat aside silently.
"Xuan'er, help your mother sit down," the Queen Mother said. "There are no outsiders here today, so let's have a good chat as a family. Yitong, we've arrived in Chang'an, but you're in such a bad state right now... Don't worry, I will definitely find the best medicine to treat your eyes. You will definitely be able to see again."
"I don't know if it can be cured." Concubine Tong's expression was indifferent, without any trace of sadness. "I just don't know if she can come to Chang'an. I don't know if she is as beautiful as Qiuya.
I don’t know what my Xuan’er looks like now. In my heart, Xuan’er is still the same as when she was a child.”
"Don't worry, mother." Bei Mingxuan seemed to be making an oath, "Xuan'er will definitely find a good doctor to treat you."
"Forget it, why bother thinking about it." Listening carefully, Concubine Tong could hear a hint of resentment in her words. "Now that I'm out of sight, I'm not bothered. I don't have to see people I don't want to see, and I don't have to force myself to smile when I do see them. This is great."
Everyone was stunned, especially Bei Mingxuan. He frowned subconsciously, thinking to himself that he had just sent a message to his mother to tell her that his father was here.
However, he didn't expect that his own mother... must have said it on purpose. It seems that the hatred in his heart has become even stronger.
The Empress Dowager looked helplessly at the Emperor, then at Concubine Tong, "I know I have wronged you over the years.
Now that it's over, let it go. Why not let yourself go instead of dwelling on it?"
"Aunt." Concubine Tong smiled bitterly, "Here, Tong'er calls you Aunt, not Queen Mother. I think you understand Tong'er's thoughts.
Yes! I have resentment, I have hatred, the imperial power oppresses people, what can I do? The most unbreakable thing in this world is love, just like me and Qiuya. The most untrustworthy thing in this world is also love, just like me and the emperor. What love is as deep as the sea, what love is stronger than gold, it's all bullshit! "
"Yitong!" the Queen Mother scolded. "Don't talk nonsense. I understand your pain. You must know that the Emperor has his own reasons."
"Aijia? You have no choice? Haha..." Concubine Tong sneered, "After all, the emperor is your biological son. I, your niece, cannot compare. But don't forget that you have another son, and now we don't know whether he is alive or dead."
"You...you child!" The Queen Mother shed tears. "Forget it, you can do whatever you want to me. I don't have much time left to live."
As he spoke, he looked at the emperor, whose expression was extremely grim, and continued, "As long as I can see Prince Yi return before I die, I will rest in peace."
Prince Yi, the Emperor's brother, was caught by the Emperor many years ago for having an affair with Concubine Tong and was secretly imprisoned by the Emperor. It was said to the outside world that Prince Yi was traveling and his whereabouts were unknown.
"Those involved are often confused, while those who are on the sidelines can see things more clearly." Chang'an poured tea and walked past the emperor, placing one cup in front of the emperor and one cup in Concubine Tong's hand, "According to my mother's generation, Chang'an will call you Aunt Tong.
Chang'an didn't know what Aunt Tong had experienced, nor did he know what happened that year.
However, Chang'an can see clearly now that all your resentment and hatred are only because the emperor is still very important in your heart."
"No, it's not!" Concubine Tong denied.
"Aunt Tong, don't be like this." Chang'an gently held Concubine Tong's hand and said softly, "My mother would be very sad to see you like this. You two have such a good relationship, she would definitely not want to see my mother sad, right?"
"..." Concubine Tong was stunned. She reached out and touched Chang'an's face. "Is she really dead?"
"Yes. She's dead, but there's also a saying that death can lead to life. Maybe my mother is here right now, watching us from a place we can't see." Chang'an used two points of his inner strength, and his voice was distant and illusory, like a dose of medicine that could calm Ran down instantly.
"So, Aunt Tong, you have to live a happier life and face your true self.
So whether it's love, hate, or resentment, or even... it's your reluctance to let go of the Emperor, your reluctance to erase him from your heart, your reluctance to completely forget him, and your constant torment and torment of yourself based on hatred."
"You are just a little girl." Concubine Tong's eyes were moist, and the part of the medicine department that was tied up was already wet. "How... do you understand these things? Don't make blind guesses."
"Aunt Tong, no matter how we all guess, it doesn't matter, because all these people are people outside your world."
Changan smiled, and there was a hint of laughter in his voice, as if a breeze was blowing on his face, very comfortable and not abrupt, "No matter how you explain, it's futile, because you can't fool yourself.
Otherwise, the emperor would have become a stranger in your world long ago.
Just like the queen poisoned you to blindness and took your life, just like that dead maid, you don't hate them and don't think of revenge, why?
That's because you don't care, or the pain those people cause you is not worth mentioning compared to the pain deep in your heart.
"You must know who was behind the frame-up many years ago, so why don't you hate them?"
"Heh...framed?" Concubine Tong laughed sarcastically, "How do you know it was a frame-up?"
Chang Ansheng said with certainty, "Why is it so surprising? If it wasn't a frame-up, how could you be so hateful today?"
"And he." Tong Fei raised her head and took a deep breath, "and he didn't know,
He refused to listen to even a single explanation and kept me under house arrest for over a decade. If I hadn't been poisoned that day, if I hadn't gone blind, would I, Xu Yitong, have ended up dying in that cold palace?
For so many years, he has never set foot in Anxi Palace and has never given me a chance to explain myself.
The three of us were childhood sweethearts, growing up together. If I truly had Prince Yi in my heart, how could I have been willing to enter the palace and share a man with so many women?
It’s a pity that he never saw it clearly and never understood it.
Chang'an, my biggest regret in this life is not being able to see your mother for the last time. I am most heartbroken for Prince Yi, and I owe my son the most. A child without a mother is a great hardship in life, and I'm afraid he will inevitably be bullied."
"It's not bitter!" Bei Mingxuan whispered beside Concubine Tong, his voice carrying a hint of sadness. After glancing at the emperor, he continued, "Father is very caring towards me. I haven't been bullied by anyone. I just miss mother a little bit."
"Don't say these words to comfort me," Concubine Tong sighed. "Although I'm imprisoned in Anxi Palace, the people around the Queen can still pass on information to me. When you were a child, weren't you cast into the wilderness by your father out of suspicion? Later, you were rescued by General Qingfeng, who was still a general at the time, weren't you?"
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