"Mother," the Queen Mother couldn't get out of bed, so Zhong Zhiheng went into the Queen Mother's bedroom. He kowtowed to the Queen Mother respectfully, then sat on the edge of the bed and gently held the Queen Mother's thin hand. Zhong Zhiheng touched her hand again and again, and couldn't help but frowning. "Mother. Why are you thinner again?"
The Queen Mother did not answer. She looked around the bedroom, and then all the palace servants withdrew respectfully.
"Mother. Are you still angry with your son?" Zhong Zhiheng looked at the empress dowager's expression and slowly let go of her hand.
The Queen Mother looked at him coldly, sighed for a long while and shook her head. She turned away and said lightly, "You promised Siyao that you would take good care of Mingwei."
Xu Siyao, the niece of the Queen Mother, the cousin of Zhong Zhiheng, the late Queen Zhenxian, and the mother of the deposed Crown Prince Zhong Mingwei.
"If Siyao knew what a serious crime her son had committed, I don't think Siyao would protect her own son. Siyao has always been a woman who understands justice and I admire her the most," Zhong Zhiheng looked at the Queen Mother. He spoke softly word by word, and pursed his lips slightly, "Siyao grew up under your care. You know Siyao's character better than your son, mother, don't you agree?"
"You! You! Don't say such high-sounding words! I know you have never liked Mingwei. I don't blame you for not liking Mingwei. It's fine as long as I, an old woman, love and pity him. But he is your biological son after all. How can you be so cruel?!" The Queen Mother suddenly became excited. She pointed her trembling fingers at Zhong Zhiheng, her dim eyes about to burst. "You treat Mingwei like this, aren't you afraid that Siyao will come to claim your life?! Aren't you afraid that Siyao will come into your dreams and cry to you every night?!"
"Mother, you probably don't know that for thirty-two years, Siyao has never appeared in my dreams," Zhong Zhiheng pursed his lips bitterly and sighed softly, "It would be great if she could appear in my dreams, even if it was a nightmare? But she never appears in my dreams. Mother, how can Siyao be so cruel?"
The Queen Mother looked at his sad and fractured face and couldn't help but feel soft at heart. After all, it was her own flesh and blood, how could she not feel pain?
"Your Majesty, you have such deep feelings for Siyao, so you should take good care of Mingwei. How can you let others frame and slander Mingwei? He is Siyao's son!" The Queen Mother held Zhong Zhiheng's hand and said anxiously, "I am a woman in the harem who doesn't care about worldly affairs, but I know that there must be someone who sincerely wants to frame Mingwei. How can you, as a father, not understand? How can you be an accomplice to the evil and send your own son to such a desolate place? Your Majesty, let Mingwei come back. Even if you really don't want him to be the crown prince, just let him be the Prince Ping'an. Ningguta is not a place where Mingwei can stay. You..."
"Empress Dowager!" Zhong Zhiheng suddenly interrupted the Empress Dowager. He looked coldly at her eyes, which were moistened by excitement. He shook off her hand and his voice became even colder. "The harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs. This is the rule you asked the concubines in the harem to remember. How come the Empress Dowager has completely forgotten it now?"
"Zhong Zhiheng!" The Queen Mother was hysterical. After this cry, she regained her composure. She looked at Zhong Zhiheng coldly and finally said indifferently, "I am tired. Please leave now."
"Yes, mother, sleep well. I will come to see you again in a few days." Zhong Zhiheng slowly stood up and walked out of the bedroom.
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