In the magnificent palace, the view is luxurious and majestic. The scenery is unique and charming everywhere. Flowers are swaying in the wind, the scenery is continuous, rockery accompanies the high palace, clear water surrounds the pavilion, and a slight cool breeze blows, a faint fragrance floats in the air, and the whole palace suddenly has a more elegant atmosphere. However, in this pleasant air, there is a strong resentment.
"Come here!" The Queen Mother spoke softly, but there was a hint of madness beneath her calm face.
"emperor……"
Concubine Feng was secretly shocked, and unconsciously reached out to grab Long Xunyi who was about to step forward, but Long Xunyi just gently brushed her hand away and walked in front of the Empress Dowager.
Snap——
The Queen Mother slapped Long Xunyi hard on the face, and the beauty nail left a scar on his face.
"Your Majesty, your face..."
Before Concubine Feng could finish her words, Long Xunyi pushed her away and continued to stand silently in front of the empress dowager, like a child confessing his sins.
"Mother, this is not something the emperor wants to see..." Concubine Feng wanted to plead for the emperor, but the empress dowager gave her a fierce and cold look. She was suddenly shocked and lowered her head, not daring to breathe.
The Empress Dowager was particularly cruel when it came to anything related to An Tingyu. She could even punish her own son, let alone the emperor's concubine.
However, Concubine Feng couldn't understand what had possessed the Queen Mother. An Tingyu was just a court lady, yet she had repeatedly implicated Long Xunyi. She was truly a disaster.
"She's dead. She fell off a cliff and died. Do you know that?" The more she spoke, the colder and crazier the Queen Mother's voice became. She picked up something nearby and threw it at Long Xunyi. Suddenly, Long Xunyi had another wound on his forehead.
On the side, Concubine Feng couldn't bear to watch any longer. She knelt on the ground and begged bitterly, tears falling from her eyes. "Mother, please calm down! He is your son! Look, he is injured."
"Your Majesty, let's go back! Your wound needs to be treated!" Concubine Feng turned to Long Xunyi again.
"Who told you to meddle in other people's business? Get out of here!" Long Xunyi waved his hand, and Concubine Feng fell to the side.
Looking at his handsome face that seemed to be filled with anger and self-blame, Concubine Feng's beautiful eyes were stunned. She always felt that the Queen Mother was too cruel to Long Xunyi, but wasn't Long Xunyi also cruel to herself?
There were suspicious tears in those eyes, an expression of sadness, not because of the Queen Mother, but more like sadness for An Tingyu.
Concubine Feng suddenly smiled, and left the Empress Dowager's Anhe Hall with a sad smile. Long Xunyi was basically self-abusing. He blamed himself for An Tingyu's death, so he silently endured the Empress Dowager's anger without any regrets.
"Empress!" Meng'er shouted worriedly.
Concubine Feng looked up at the sky, trying not to let the tears of grievance fall, but they eventually fell. "I am so ridiculous. He doesn't need my heartache at all."
"Your Majesty..."
"I feel like I'm superfluous. The Queen Mother has her own secrets, and the Emperor has his own thoughts. I'm the only one who's just an outsider, inside and out. No one can see my existence."
"Your Majesty, please don't overthink it. The Queen Mother and the Emperor are probably just grieving over Miss An's death. They'll be fine after a while."
"Really?" Concubine Feng laughed at herself secretly and didn't say anything else, but in her heart, she knew clearly that no matter in the heart of the empress dowager or in the heart of Long Xunyi, she was nothing.
The Queen Mother allowed her to enter the palace only because the Feng Mansion did not have much power in the officialdom and could not compete with her, so the Queen Mother was not worried that she would become a sharp weapon for Long Xunyi after entering the palace. To the Queen Mother, she was just an dispensable chess piece.
As for Long Xunyi, the reason why he agreed to let her enter the palace was even simpler, simply because she was chosen by the Queen Mother.
At the Prime Minister's Residence, An Donglin nearly fainted after receiving the news. He cried bitterly while holding little Yunxi in Zhuchun Pavilion, "My poor child! My poor little grandson! Your mother...your mother will never come back."
"Master, please don't do this. It will scare the young master." Xing'er said softly with tears in her eyes. It was only a matter of more than ten days, but they were already separated by the Yin and Yang. The white sent down the black hair. How could the master and the old man bear it!
On the other hand, Mr. An fainted after hearing the news, and went to the palace immediately after waking up the next night.
"You said that you treated her the same as before. You also said that she was the most important person to you in this life. You also said that you would do your best to protect her, let her grow up in a place without danger, and let her live the life she wanted without worries. But when she was about to go to the border, why didn't you stop her? You have the ability to stop her, don't you?" Old Master An looked at the arrogant woman in front of him with grief. He seemed old in an instant, and even the voice of accusation was depressed.
"This palace..." As soon as she opened her mouth, tears fell. Looking at Mr. An who was equally sad, the empress dowager fell silent.
Any further explanation would be redundant now. The news from the border had already shaken their hearts, and they were powerless to change it.
"Even if...even if I die, I must bring her back. The Prime Minister's Mansion is her home, and I can't let her be alone in that cold place." After leaving these last words, Mr. An walked slowly into the palace with shaking steps.
The Queen Mother issued an imperial decree, demanding to see An Tingyu alive or dead. Although Jing Aotian and the others would have continued their search even without the imperial decree, the Queen Mother's decree made everyone know more clearly that the Queen Mother cared about An Tingyu so much.
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