Chapter 505 Ancient Extra 4
Prince Yu was frightened when he heard what Concubine De said. He looked at Concubine De, and seeing that she was looking at him with such concern, his heart was in turmoil.
After hearing what Concubine De said, it was better not to say some things in his heart. Once he started, it seemed that it would not be so difficult to say them out. "Before the crown prince was appointed, I had some ideas in my heart. Later, the emperor appointed Cheng Yun as the crown prince. I was not very happy in my heart, but that was the emperor's intention. I accepted it. I know Cheng Yun is smart, but I am not bad either. I am just unwilling. He is also the son of the emperor, and he was appointed as the crown prince at a young age. Now I have different political views from him and have to accommodate him."
Prince Yu said to Concubine De calmly, "I even thought about it before. Is it because my father favors Concubine Xi too much that he insisted on making Chengyun the crown prince? But Chengyun is smart. Maybe my father also values his qualifications. I can see it naturally when I get along with Chengyun. But I want to know why I can't be the crown prince? He was only eight years old at the time."
When Concubine De heard this, she was at a loss for words.
She knew very well that if Xuanyuan Ling had not been assassinated, the position of the crown prince would not have been decided so quickly. After all, Prince Yu was partly right. Xuanyuan Ling favored Chen Qing, so when he was unsure whether he could be saved, the first thing he considered was Chen Qing and her son.
Prince Yu saw that Concubine De was silent. Concubine De's silence made Prince Yu unable to hold back and say out what he had been holding in his heart for a long time.
"Does mother think I am inferior to the prince?"
How could Concubine De think so? "Of course not."
Prince Yu felt sad but couldn't suppress his emotions. The more he spoke, the more hurtful he was. "Then, mother, have you ever thought that if I become the crown prince, the Qi family will be better off, and mother will be better off too?"
Concubine De felt very sad when she saw Prince Yu's complicated expression. Did her child mind why she didn't fight for him in the first place?
She took a deep breath and wanted to explain the matter, but she heard Prince Yu suddenly say: "Is it because my biological mother was just a good man who was beaten to death? Is it because I am not my mother's biological child, so my father will not consider me, and my mother will not want me to fight for it? Also, she doesn't count on me?"
Defei's heart sank, what Prince Yu said was too sudden. She looked at Prince Yu in astonishment. This happened so long ago that she almost forgot that this was not the child she gave birth to after ten months of pregnancy. But now, Prince Yu said it out loud.
She turned pale, and the explanation she wanted to give was simply too much to say.
Prince Yu felt a pain in his heart when he saw Concubine De’s pale face: “Mother…”
Concubine De looked at the child she raised and was silent for a long time: "Mother is indeed not your biological mother. Since you know this, I will not hide it from you. Your biological mother made a mistake and the emperor gave you to me to raise. I regard you as my own son and never think that you are inferior to anyone. I understand that you are unwilling, but this unwillingness should not be a stubborn thing. You ask yourself if you are not inferior to the prince, then have you ever asked yourself if the prince is inferior to you?"
"You are old enough, and your mother has nothing to teach you. In any case, your mother wants to see you well. Even if we really have different political views, there is still your father and the court officials. Everyone is watching. It is not for you to accommodate the prince without reason. Your father is not a foolish king, and he has never treated you badly. If you are really wrong to the prince, he will naturally not let you suffer any grievances. How do you think your father indulged the prince all these years? Even if you are unwilling in your heart, you must consider the court, your father, and you should also consider the brotherhood between you and the prince. Have the prince and your mother targeted us all these years?"
Prince Yu felt uncomfortable.
Defei was right. He thought he was no worse than Chengyun, but was Chengyun worse than him? He knew Chengyun was not bad. Chengyun was younger than him, but he had already disagreed with him on political views. Since they were deadlocked, naturally, the questions he raised could compete with his. He thought he was not worse than Chengyun, but he was not as good as Chengyun at his age. Chengyun was growing too fast.
He said it with reluctance, but even though he was unwilling, he also understood that what happened today was really because of Sun Liangren's matter that had been weighing on his heart and had become a lump that had suddenly burst out. Now that he was looking at Defei, he already regretted it in his heart.
He regretted investigating Sun Liangren's affairs. Now, this matter not only became a knot in his heart, but also a knot in the hearts of him and Defei. He lifted the hem of his robe and knelt down: "Mother, I am the one who was bewitched. I apologize to you. I have hurt your heart with my careless words every day. Please punish me."
This mistake was not that she coveted the position of the crown prince, but that she believed that he had hurt her heart. The child was thinking about her in his heart, but once the thought came up, it would not be so easy to suppress it.
Concubine De looked at Prince Yu with mixed feelings and felt uncomfortable. She helped Prince Yu up and said, "Mother doesn't blame you. Come on, get up."
Political differences would take time to produce results, but after Prince Yu left the palace, Concubine De fell ill, and the disease was so severe that she had a fever and lost consciousness.
The fever started in the middle of the night. Chen Qing got the news in the morning and went to Chaolu Palace to visit Concubine De. She was awake at that time, but she was not in good spirits. But when she saw Chen Qing coming, Concubine De sent her attendants away.
Chen Qing knew she had something to say when she saw her like this. In fact, Xuanyuan Ling was not shy about talking about the children in front of her. She knew about the matter between Prince Yu and Cheng Yun, and she also knew that Prince Yu paid his respects to Concubine De. Now looking at Concubine De's attitude, she and Concubine De actually knew something about her.
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