Chapter 502 Assassination of the Northern Qi Emperor
This past event seemed too long ago to the Emperor of Northern Qi.
It's been so long that he has already forgotten it.
To this day, he deeply regrets sending Emperor Jing'an back to the Great Zhou in order to take Yizhen into his room.
Otherwise, no one else would dare to use the King of Zhenbei if he became emperor of the Great Zhou.
He might even listen to the words of treacherous ministers and find a random excuse to deal with the entire family of the King of Zhenbei.
If this were the case, how could Northern Qi be defeated?
The Northern Qi Emperor looked displeased: "Why are you bringing up these old things?"
At the beginning, Concubine Shu was jealous of Yizhen because she was deeply favored by him. She repeatedly said in front of him that Yizhen was a foreigner and must have ulterior motives and would not treat him sincerely.
However, at that time he was still new to Yizhen and did not take Shufei's words to heart.
But he hoped that Yizhen would take the initiative towards him and try her best to please him like Concubine Shu did, so when Concubine Shu targeted Yizhen, he turned a blind eye and waited for Yizhen to come to him for help.
It’s a pity that Yizhen never fulfilled his wish until her death.
She lowered her noble head before him.
Concubine Shu smiled and said, "I just mentioned it because the scene reminded me of something."
The Emperor of Northern Qi was thinking about the remnants of the previous dynasty and no longer dwelled on this topic with Concubine Shu.
"You like sweet osmanthus flowers. Every year you bring your maids to pick a lot of them, dry them, and make them into sachets and cakes. I remember there's an Osmanthus fragrans tree here, and it's in bloom right now." The Northern Qi Emperor casually pointed to a sweet osmanthus tree in the courtyard and said in a rare gentle tone, "I think you'll be very happy to see the sweet osmanthus flowers."
Although Concubine Shu coveted power, she also loved him in her heart, otherwise she would not have been jealous of the concubines.
In order to get information about the remnants of the previous dynasty from Concubine Shu, he had to say a few words that Concubine Shu liked to hear and please her.
In the past, Concubine Shu loved to hear the Emperor of Northern Qi say these words. Besides being happy, she was more moved.
Because the Emperor of Northern Qi was busy with all kinds of affairs and had three thousand beauties in his harem, he still remembered her preferences.
This means that the Emperor of Northern Qi has her in his heart.
But now that she has come to her senses, she realizes how ridiculous she is to be greedy for the true love of a man, and the true love of an emperor at that.
In the deep palace, this is the most useless thing.
"My mother's family has failed Your Majesty's grace. They dare to disregard the laws of Northern Qi, relying solely on my deep affection for Your Majesty. Your Majesty, mindful of our past friendship, has shown me leniency and has not pursued my crimes further."
"I have failed your majesty's grace and have no face to see you. I should die as an apology. But I miss Heng'er so much that I have to live on and watch him marry and have children."
"I never dreamed that Heng'er would die a violent death."
"He came to see me the other day and told me that Your Majesty has finally accepted him and has shown him a fatherly care. He has even sent him to wipe out the remnants of the previous dynasty. Once he eliminates your greatest threat, you will surely look upon him with new eyes."
"He also said that he has reached the age of twenty and should no longer make you worry about him. He, as your son, should share your worries and work and strive to be the best son in your mind."
"But he died. He was unable to eliminate the biggest threat to you, and he was unable to become the best son you ever imagined. How unwilling and regretful he must have been."
"I harbor resentment towards you, resentful that you failed to protect him. I met you today to ask you, do you truly consider him your own son? If so, why would you have pushed him to the forefront of this crisis, sent him to annihilate the forces of the previous dynasty, and personally killed him?"
“But…but…”
"No matter how many mistakes I make, Your Majesty will never blame me. Instead, he will always care about my preferences."
Shu Fei burst into tears and said heartbrokenly, "You are so loyal and righteous, would you really kill our Heng'er?"
When the Concubine Shu mentioned the virtuous king, the Emperor of Northern Qi saw hatred in her painful and desperate eyes.
Now, there was only confusion and bewilderment in her eyes.
He took out a handkerchief and wiped the tears from Concubine Shu's eyes. "Heng'er is not dead. Someone deliberately passed the news to you in order to alienate the relationship between you and me. If you believed them, you would have fallen into their trap. But now it seems that you believed them and asked the guards to pass on the message to you."
At this point, the Northern Qi Emperor's face was filled with helplessness. He sympathetically said, "As Heng'er's mother, it's inevitable that you would be in a state of panic upon hearing the tragic news."
Concubine Shu heard the hidden meaning in the last sentence, which clearly meant that she had been deceived by the remnants of the previous dynasty and had rashly begged to see him. However, he understood her motherly feelings and did not pursue her misconduct.
He killed her son and still wanted her to be grateful to him.
It's really ridiculous.
Concubine Shu dug her nails deep into her palms, using the pain to suppress the strong hatred that was about to burst out.
She really didn't expect that even in this situation, the Emperor of Northern Qi was still lying to her.
If she hadn't seen her son's head, she might have believed what he said.
"Is Heng'er really not dead? Why would they lie to me?" Concubine Shu asked doubtfully, "I am just a concubine who was banished to the cold palace. I am of no use to you."
Concubine Shu's words undoubtedly made the Emperor of Northern Qi believe that someone was secretly passing messages to her.
He looked at Concubine Shu's doubtful expression and held her in his arms with pity: "They knew my feelings for you, used you, led me to you, and then killed me... well..."
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