Qin Meiying didn't speak immediately, but paused for a moment and sighed deeply: "Of course I know! I stayed in the palace, barely clinging to life, not seeing my husband or my son, just to find out what really happened to my Qin family back then."
Ke'er, you must be incredibly curious about how I survived back then, right?
Actually, I wasn't particularly curious! I noticed Hu Tianyong's unusual behavior back then. I just didn't expect him to join forces with Xu Ming, so quickly, and without making a sound, to attack my Qin family.
When I heard the news, I knew I couldn't live anymore. I couldn't survive! The Qin family had all been wiped out; why would they leave an empress in their way? So, I decided to truly burn myself to the ground.
However, my personal maidservant desperately stopped me, insisting that I couldn't die so easily and that I had to live to avenge the Qin family. So, she secretly placed me in a secret room known only to the two of us, while she herself, wearing my mask, threw herself into the sea of fire in front of Lin Xue and Shan Yang.
So, I survived, becoming a wronged soul in this deep palace.
Qin Meiying's voice was very soft, and in the palace it sounded like a ghost whispering.
But Qin Kou'er knew that living as a wronged soul in a place full of people was an indescribable hardship and helplessness.
"Aunt, why don't you go to the Emperor and the Crown Prince? At least they would help you!"
Qin Meiying immediately gave a bitter smile: "Lin Xue was only a few years old at that time. What could he possibly help me with? In fact, I might even implicate him and cause him to lose his position as Crown Prince! As for the Emperor, he didn't have a single person he could trust at that time. Kou'er, think about it. Back then, for the Qin family's affairs, he sent three groups of people to investigate, from the Censorate to the Censorate, from the General's Mansion to the local governors. Everyone who came back told him only one thing: the Qin family plotted rebellion. The facts are undeniable and there is no room for argument!"
This was the emperor's situation at the time. The court was completely under Hu Tianyong's control, and the emperor was nothing more than a figurehead on the dragon throne.
"Did His Majesty not know about this situation before? Even if His Majesty didn't know, did Aunt not notice anything at all?"
Qin Kou'er felt that even if Hu Tianyong was powerful, he was definitely not so good as to not reveal a single flaw in front of Qin Meiying!
"At that time, the emperor had just ascended the throne and was supported by Hu Tianyong. Do you think such an emperor would have thought that Hu Tianyong would directly take a butcher's knife to kill the Qin family?"
You must know about the connection between Hu Tianyong and our Qin family. Back then, although I had already sensed that Hu Tianyong's ambitions were definitely not just about becoming a prime minister, there's one thing I must admit. I knew Hu Tianyong had a huge lust for power, but I never imagined he could be so greedy and delusional about money. In the end, I was too confident back then. I thought that even if Hu Tianyong wasn't easy to manipulate, we at least had the Emperor, and with two years of careful maneuvering, we could eventually disperse the power in his hands.
Hu Tianyong saw through my plan, so he dealt the Qin family a fatal blow without any warning or mercy!
"Sigh, I must say, Hu Tianyong's move was brilliant! Not only did he seize your family's property, but more importantly, he managed to bring me down and elevate his own daughter. No matter how you look at it, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages."
Hearing Qin Meiying say this, Qin Kou'er pictured Hu Tianyong's face and felt even more resentful. "If this old scoundrel isn't torn to pieces, then there's truly no justice in the world!"
After saying that, Qin Kou'er immediately turned to look at Qin Meiying, "Aunt, I think the Hu family's plans are shrewd, but over the years, they haven't gotten many of the things they wanted. The most crucial thing is that Hu Qianyu is not the Empress, and her son is not the Crown Prince!"
Qin Meiying smiled slightly, gazing at the slowly rising incense in front of her, and said softly, "Hu Tianyong has calculated everything accurately, except for one thing, which he has never figured out: what kind of person the Emperor really is. Hu Tianyong still hasn't figured it out!"
At this point, Qin Meiying and Qin Kou'er sat solemnly in the main hall, gazing quietly at their loved ones sleeping in the silence.
Qin Kou'er bit her lip, unsure whether she should ask or say certain things.
"What's wrong? Is there something you want to say?" Qin Meiying looked at Kou'er tenderly, her heart filled with boundless affection. What a wonderful child.
"Aunt, what kind of person do you think the Emperor is?" Qin Kou'er secretly glanced at Qin Meiying.
Qin Meiying looked at Qin Kou'er gently, then turned to look outside and said, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty is the most unreliable person I've ever met!"
Qin Kou'er was stunned for a moment, then immediately looked up, about to nod impulsively, but when she saw the infinite tenderness in Qin Meiying's eyes, she forcibly held her head up: What if she nodded randomly for no reason and made her unhappy?
“Kou’er, you don’t need to force yourself! Do you think I don’t know what kind of husband I am? Lin Xue’s personality is not much like mine, but almost entirely like the Emperor’s! In addition, for so many years, Xue’er has been raised by her father personally, so of course some of her personality traits are more like her father’s.”
Qin Meiying sighed deeply, "I used to say that the Emperor was always slacking off and didn't care about the affairs of the court. But after something really happened, I realized that only someone like him could survive under Hu Tianyong's command."
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