Chapter 126 Shi Yu, the Unfaithful Man
When Shi Yu stepped out of the gate of Cining Palace, he saw the emperor standing there with his hands behind his back and his back to him.
Perhaps he heard footsteps, he slowly turned his head and looked at Shi Yu intently.
Shi Yu lowered his eyes and bowed.
The emperor's expression was indistinguishable as he asked, "Is Brother Yu feeling better?"
A hint of surprise flashed through Shi Yu's mind.
The emperor only called him this before he was ten years old. At that time, their brotherly relationship was close, and he liked this brother who was more than ten years older than him very much.
He said calmly, "Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty. I feel better today."
"Are you very satisfied with Miss Chang?"
After saying this, the emperor felt complicated.
He was afraid of Shi Yu, angry with him, and wary of him because Shi Yu secretly sent troops to attack Beiling in order to avenge Wei Qingyan.
Some even thought he was ridiculous and treated war as a joke.
But now that he knew Wei Qingyan was his daughter, from a father's perspective, he was grateful to Shi Yu for doing this.
What he, as a father, failed to do for his daughter, Shi Yu, as an uncle, did.
uncle?
The emperor's mind, which had been in a daze all the way from the imperial study, suddenly became clear.
Yes, Wei Qingyan is his daughter, and Shi Yu is his uncle.
They were so close before, so close that even the Queen Mother was worried that Shi Yu was a homosexual and that something terrible would happen between them.
But Shi Yu must have known that she was a girl and was moved by her feelings, so he would do that for Wei Qingyan.
The palace maids had already reported to Shi Yu the purpose of his visit to the palace today.
Just now, he was standing outside the Cining Palace, thinking that Shi Yu had rarely entered the palace in recent years, but this time, for Chang Qingnian, he stopped the Queen Mother from saving the Prince. He must have fallen in love with Chang Qingnian.
He used to like Wei Qingyan so much, but only three years after Qingyan's death, Chang Qingnian became his lover again.
While the emperor was grateful, he also felt a little angry towards Shi Yu, the unfaithful man.
Shi Yu was very sensitive to emotions. Thinking of Lan Shu's purpose of entering the palace, he guessed something and replied, "Don't despise me for being a sickly person. They are all good girls."
The emperor was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Then treat her well."
Lan Shu cares so much about Chang Qingnian, probably because she has transferred her feelings for her own child to Chang Qingnian.
Now that their child is gone, it is a good thing for Lan Shu to have Chang Qingnian as her support.
If Shi Yu treated Chang Qingnian better, Lan Shu would probably be happier.
Thinking of this, he asked again, "Do you want to return to your fiefdom?"
If returning to their fiefdom can make Lan Shu happy, then let them return to their fiefdom.
Lan Shu was right in her sarcasm. He was on guard against this and cautious about that, but in the end, he didn't govern the country very well.
After being trapped in the capital for three years, this was the first time the emperor took the initiative to mention this matter. Shi Yu was alert in his heart, "It doesn't matter where I am. After we get married, I will ask Miss Chang what she thinks."
"Okay, then take good care of your health and get married soon."
After saying this, the emperor waved to him and stepped into the Cining Palace.
Shi Yu looked at his back with a deep look in his eyes. The emperor was too abnormal today.
He glanced at Dong Zang, who understood and winked at the eunuch walking towards him on his way out of the palace.
On the other side, the emperor walked over to the empress dowager and sat down, waving away all the servants in the hall.
"Mother, do you still remember Wei Qingyan?"
The Queen Mother still kept her eyes closed. "How could you not remember? Didn't you depose the Crown Prince today because of him?"
"Mother, do you still remember what she looks like? Is she similar to her son?"
"What do you mean?"
"Mother." The emperor suppressed his voice, "She is my daughter, the daughter of me and Lan Shu."
The Queen Mother suddenly opened her eyes, "Daughter? He...she is a girl?"
She was stunned. How could this be possible?
"Yes, she is my eldest princess." The emperor stared at her and said word by word, "Mother, can you tell your son why you opposed him investigating Lan Shu's childbirth?
Is it to protect the Queen, or are you also involved? I know you don't like Lan Shu, right?"
These words have been weighing on my heart for decades, and I finally said them out loud today.
The Queen Mother's heart sank, and her face darkened. "The Emperor suspects me?"
The emperor looked at her without saying a word.
Even though the Queen Mother was angry, she had to explain, "I really don't like her, and I don't like you being so absorbed in her.
You are the crown prince, the future emperor. The women in the emperor's backyard are not just there to indulge in sensual pleasures and show off your imperial status, but also to balance the forces everywhere.
If you favor her alone, you will break this balance, which will bring disaster to you as well as her. If she gives birth to the eldest prince, I am afraid that you will find it even harder to tolerate others.
But no matter how unhappy I am, her child is still my grandson. When the Xie family felt sorry for the queen, I did have the idea of letting the mother and child stay.
But I feel sorry for you, so I just thought about it and let it go. After she got into trouble, I guessed it was Yunmian's doing. Based on my understanding of Yunmian, the two children would have no chance of survival.
When the late emperor married me in order to win the support of the Xie family, he promised the Xie family that the three generations of empresses of the Wei Dynasty must come from the Xie family.
Since the child is already dead, even if you find out that it was Yunmian who did it, you can't depose Yunmian as the Crown Princess. Wouldn't that be even more painful?"
The emperor secretly pondered these words in his heart.
The Queen Mother didn't switch the children, so it wasn't the Queen Mother who sent Wei Qingyan to the Wei family either.
Despite coming to this conclusion, the emperor still showed a hint of fury in his eyes, "My Queen Mother is saying the same thing again. Three years ago, my Queen Mother also said that since the person is already dead, there is no way to bring him back to life if you investigate.
But will my eldest princess and eldest prince die in vain? Mother, do you know how guilty your son feels when he faces Lan Shu?
Back then, her son dreamed of abandoning his so-called responsibilities and ambitions, returning to the Sword-Forging Villa with her, and living the life of an ordinary couple.
There is no calculation, no need to deal with endless fights. I can live my life freely and leisurely every day, teaching our two children well.
But today, I couldn't even look her in the eye. As a son, I couldn't uphold justice for my subjects; as a father, I couldn't avenge my own children.
My son, you are such a coward! This is due to your own faults, but also to your mother's responsibility."
The emperor was filled with sadness.
"You are blaming me after all." The queen mother looked sad.
Then she sneered, "Forget it, don't blame me, it's your fault for throwing yourself into my belly, and it's your fault for me being in such a position.
If there is a next life, son, let us open our eyes and choose our own parents.
I am tired today. You should go back. All of you should go back. I am tired.
The emperor sat still, a sinister look in his eyes. He said coldly, "Back then, I needed to be wary of the Xie family, but now that I am the Son of Heaven, I no longer need to be wary.
As the Minister of Justice, Xie Shen has repeatedly failed to handle cases properly and is truly unworthy of holding the position of Minister."
The Queen Mother looked up at him, moved her lips, but ultimately said nothing.
The emperor remained motionless, his eyes growing darker. "My mother threatened death to get me to promise you that I would never investigate the Huangshaling incident. Was it really just because of Su Fu's identity?"
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