Chapter 1092 I am the fish and others are the butcher
On the way into the palace, Princess Hua'an was in a state of anxiety, her brows were tightly furrowed, and her eyes were filled with unconcealable worry.
Xia Yifei noticed her strangeness and couldn't help but say.
"Mother, are you in any trouble? No matter what it is, you can tell me and I will definitely help you."
Princess Hua'an didn't want to drag her son into this vortex.
She forced a smile and said casually, "It's okay. It has nothing to do with you."
Xia Yifei said seriously: "How can it have nothing to do with me? You are my mother, your business is my business."
Princess Hua'an looked at her son, and a look of relief involuntarily appeared in her eyes.
Her right hand, hidden in her wide sleeves, retracted, and her fingertips touched a cold, hard dagger.
She had secretly hidden the dagger in her sleeve while changing clothes.
Princess Huaan smiled and said softly.
"You've grown up. You should be able to take care of yourself even if I'm not with you in the future."
Xia Yifei frowned: "Don't say such things, you are still so young."
Princess Hua'an's eyes were slightly red.
"I thought I was still young, and I thought I could protect you.
But now it seems that I overestimated myself.
I am not young anymore, I can’t always protect you under my wings, sooner or later you will have to face the ups and downs of life on your own. "
The more Xia Yifei listened, the more uneasy he felt.
"Mother, what happened? Why do you say such things?"
Princess Hua An shook her head and said, "Nothing, don't think too much about it. I just suddenly felt something."
Afterwards, no matter how Xia Yifei asked, Princess Hua An refused to speak again.
The carriage stopped at the palace gate.
Princess Hua'an and her son changed into sedan chair and went to the East Warm Pavilion.
Luo Qinghan was reviewing memorials to the emperor. When he heard that Princess Hua'an had come with her son, he did not show the slightest surprise on his face.
It was as if he had already expected this result.
He placed the red pen on the white jade pen mountain and said calmly.
"Xuan."
Soon Princess Hua'an and Xia Yifei walked in.
The two men greeted the emperor in a very proper manner.
Luo Qinghan called out calmly, "Aunt."
He had called Princess Hua'an "Aunt" many times before, but never had she been embarrassed as she was now.
The word "Aunt" sounded like a slap in the face to her.
It made her feel hot on her face.
The color on Princess Hua'an's face quickly faded and turned as pale as paper.
She asked pleadingly, "Your Majesty, can I speak to you alone for a few words?"
Luo Qinghan nodded slightly and agreed.
Xia Yifei didn't understand why they wanted to get him out of the way? Was there anything he couldn't listen to?
Princess Hua'an soothed him with her eyes and whispered.
"You go out for a while."
Although Xia Yifei was full of doubts, he did not dare to say anything in front of the emperor and could only retreat silently.
The door closed behind him.
He stood in the corridor, with the guards standing quietly beside him.
After a while, Eunuch Chang also came out.
He said to Xia Yifei with a smile.
"It's very cold outside, Mr. Xia, would you like to sit in the next room for a while?"
Xia Yifei shook his head.
He glanced at the closed door and couldn't help but ask in a low voice.
"Eunuch Chang, has my mother done anything to displease the Emperor?"
Eunuch Chang did not answer but asked, "Why do you ask that?"
Xia Yifei: "I can't really say for sure, but I just think my mother is very afraid of the emperor."
That feeling of fear was mixed with guilt, fear, and anxiety.
Chang Gongan comforted him, "Don't worry, nothing will happen."
Inside the house, the heating was burning brightly and the temperature was much higher than outside.
Princess Hua'an did not feel warm at all, but felt cold all over.
She asked with a trembling voice.
"Your Majesty, do you already know?"
Luo Qinghan asked coldly, "What do you mean? Are you colluding with outsiders to plot against me?"
These words immediately extinguished the last bit of hope in Princess Hua An's heart.
She smiled bitterly: "You really do know."
Things had come to this point, and she knew she had no room for excuses anymore. After her tense nerves broke, she unexpectedly relaxed.
“The leader of Tianmen did contact me. He wanted me to be the Tianmen’s spy next to His Majesty.
I originally refused.
But they threatened me with Yu Ran and her son's lives.
As a mother, I cannot bear to watch my own daughter being brutally murdered by them.
Sorry, I have no choice but to compromise. ”
Although there is only one letter difference between the identities of mother and aunt, when they are really compared, there is a world of difference between them.
Between the two, she chose without hesitation to sacrifice the latter and achieve the former.
We can't say she did anything wrong, we can only say that this is human nature.
To the vast majority of people, nephews are far less important than their own children.
After listening to her, Luo Qinghan was not moved at all, and his expression remained cold.
"Although I understand your choice, I cannot empathize with you. After all, I have never felt the great maternal love you speak of."
Princess Huaan opened her mouth, as if wanting to say something to comfort him.
But he was interrupted directly by Luo Qinghan.
"Don't look like that. I don't need your pity."
Princess Hua An laughed at herself and said, "That's right. Now I am at the mercy of others. I can't even protect myself, so how can I have the right to pity others?"
Luo Qinghan: "You sent Xia Yifei away on purpose just to tell me this?"
Princess Huaan: "Yifei knows nothing, he is innocent, I don't want to involve him.
If Your Majesty does not believe it, you can send someone to investigate.
Yifei has been living in his grandfather's house for some time, so he couldn't possibly know about my secret dealings with Tianmen."
Luo Qinghan asked coldly: "So what?"
Princess Huaan: "I know you may not believe what I say.
I came to the palace specially to see you this time in order to make a deal with you.
To be honest, the leader of Tianmen gave me two tasks in total.
The first task is to help Yu Jiu take the imperial concubine away from Shengjing.
The second task is to kill His Majesty.
As long as I can complete these two tasks, the leader of Tianmen will release Yuran and her son.
I have completed the first task. Now as long as I can complete the second task, the leader of Tianmen will let my daughter and grandson go.
Now I need you to cooperate with me in acting out a play to lure the leader of Tianmen into the trap.
By then, I will find a way to kill the leader of Tianmen.
In exchange, I hope you can show mercy and not implicate my family."
(End of this chapter)
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