Chapter 285 Xie Yunsheng must have said something again.
Yes, that's right. It must be something Xie Yunsheng said that caused Xie Yunsheng and Xie Yunwen to have one falling out with their mother again and again.
Empress Zheng paced back and forth in the small Buddhist hall, not thinking at all about what she had done to make Xie Yunxiang so disappointed, and kept trying to shift the blame onto others.
"You two have a good relationship, huh? Heh, I'd like to see just how good your relationship is." Empress Zheng sneered. "If Xie Yunsheng knew that his life-or-death ordeal five years ago was related to your mother, would he still call you 'brother'?"
"Heh, if the herbal medicine that cured Xie Yunwen's leg had been ruined by you, would you brothers still be so close! I want you to realize that in this place, feelings are the most fragile and worthless thing; trust is like paper, easily torn!"
Once the seeds of doubt are sown, there will never be complete trust again.
She refused to believe that anyone in the deep palace would be so foolish as to believe in genuine brotherhood.
Even if there were any, as long as she stirred things up, destroying this fragile relationship would be a piece of cake.
Empress Zheng firmly believed that only she and Xie Yun were blood relatives in this world, and that they were each other's only support.
Empress Zheng's hands clenched so tightly they cracked. "Guards!"
Biguo led her people in and cautiously asked her, "Your Majesty."
"Bring me paper and pen, I need to write a letter to Consort Liang."
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There's a saying, "misery loves company." At first, Xie Yun thought she had completely seen through Empress Zheng's actions and would be heartbroken after choosing to sever all ties with her.
After all, Xie Yunwen had just fallen out with Consort Liang, and he had stayed with Xie Yunwen for several days, so he could clearly feel Xie Yunwen's feelings.
Although Xie Yunwen felt relieved, she was still her mother, with whom she shared blood, and the sadness was almost a signal from her own heart.
Xie Yun felt surprisingly relaxed. At least for now, he had no pessimistic feelings at all, but instead felt a sense of joy as if the clouds had parted and the sun was shining.
So much so that when Sheng Sheng came to the East Palace to play with her for the third consecutive day, Xie Yun couldn't take it anymore and wondered to herself if her heart was so fragile in Sheng Sheng's eyes.
Seeing Sheng Sheng sitting next to her, seemingly reading a book but actually glancing at her out of the corner of her eye, Xie Yun-yang was both amused and exasperated.
"This is the eighteenth time we've made eye contact." Xie Yun put down her pen, sighed, and emphasized with a smile, "I really don't feel sad or anything like that. How did you figure that out?"
Sheng Sheng blinked, covered her face with the book, leaving only her eyes showing, and shook her head: "Ahem, no, Sheng Sheng just wanted to come and play with the Crown Prince."
"Yeah?"
Knowing that the little dumpling was actually worried about him and cared about him, Xie Yun didn't press the matter when the little dumpling denied it. He just sighed, half amused and half helpless, and said, "Well, then you should study hard."
"Mmm-hmm-hmm."
Sheng Sheng lowered her head and pretended to recite two lines of poetry earnestly. Looking at Xie Yun, who had calmed down and was writing again, she couldn't help but speak up, "Crown Prince..."
"Hmm?" Xie Yun looked up and saw the girl's conflicted expression. He suppressed a laugh and asked, "Ask if you want to."
"Hehe." Shengsheng ran over to Xie Yunyang, leaned against the desk, rested her elbows on the table, and cupped her chin in her palm. "Hmm..."
Sheng Sheng actually had many questions, such as why Xie Yun-yang suddenly had a "cold war" with Empress Zheng, and whether Xie Yun-yang knew about Empress Zheng's previous contact with Consort Liang.
But upon closer reflection, the relationship between Xie Yun-yang and Empress Zheng, which came to this point, seems to have a similar pattern to that between Xie Yun-wen and Consort Liang.
However, if Sheng Sheng were to describe Xie Yunwen and Consort Liang's relationship in two words, it would be "fragile".
Because Consort Liang always loved herself, not Xie Yunwen, their relationship was as fragile as a thread that would break at the slightest touch.
Rather than using the word "fragile," Sheng Sheng prefers to use the word "contradictory" to describe Xie Yun and Empress Zheng.
Empress Zheng did not not love Xie Yunyang; she was simply blinded by her own obsession, thus imposing what she thought was love onto Xie Yunyang.
Xie Yun-yang, on the other hand, knew and understood Empress Zheng's psychology, which is why she kept yielding and forbearing, and even hoped to communicate with her.
Unfortunately, Empress Zheng, blinded by her obsession, was impossible to communicate with.
After thinking for a moment, Sheng Sheng asked a more conservative question first: "Um... Crown Prince, are you and the Empress alright?"
"What could possibly happen?" Xie Yunyang chuckled. "The closest relationships between people are the strongest yet the most fragile. Since we can't be on the same wavelength, we can just go our separate ways. There's no need to say anything about never contacting each other again. After all, she is my mother."
Because Empress Zheng's love was genuine, Xie Yunyang, though unable to forgive her for what she had done, could not bring himself to be heartless towards her.
Moreover, the presence of his deceased younger brother in the middle made it even more impossible for him to completely sever ties.
only……
Xie Yun looked down at the bright-eyed little dumpling with a hint of guilt, recalling the fire five years ago—
Was that fire truly caused by Empress Zheng?
If that's really the case, how can he face Sheng Sheng and his second brother?
Xie Yunyang tightened her grip, somewhat unable to imagine this scene.
He knew that Xie Yunchuan had been secretly investigating the truth of what happened back then, but after a fire and so many years, it was impossible to find anything useful, which was why there had been no progress for so long.
Xie Yun-yang also sent people to investigate secretly, but there has been no progress.
"What's the matter?"
Sheng Sheng looked at Xie Yunyang, whose expression suddenly darkened as she spoke, and felt somewhat worried.
"It's nothing." Xie Yunyang forced a smile.
"Oh, oh." Sheng Sheng rested her chin on her hand. "Although Sheng Sheng knows it's not very good to say this, Sheng Sheng still has to remind Brother Crown Prince."
"Hmm?" Xie Yun raised an eyebrow. "Go ahead and speak, it's alright."
"Her Majesty the Empress had previously exchanged letters with Consort Liang in private."
"What?" Xie Yun frowned, her expression tense. "When did this happen?"
"I don't know when they started exchanging letters, but on the afternoon we returned from the Shanglin Hunting Grounds, Consort Liang took advantage of the fact that my fourth brother went to see Grand Tutor Liu to invite me to Liuyun Pavilion."
Sheng Sheng recounted the events of that day to Xie Yunyang. In addition to confirming that Empress Zheng had definitely exchanged letters with Consort Liang, Sheng Sheng also shared her own speculations with him.
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