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Just like when she was twelve or thirteen years old.
I always like to sit like this and look at the flowers and trees.
But a lot of things have changed. Her eyes are no longer as innocent, and there are wrinkles at the corners of her eyes.
In the queen's other hand, she held a letter.
The letter came from Liangzhou and reached her a few days ago. It was written in Wu Weian's handwriting.
The queen recalled her adventures in the martial arts world.
She never imagined that the son of the Wu family was actually Xuan Bing's son.
Xuanbing was a seductress who could not help teasing handsome men when she saw them.
The reason why they were involved with Xuan Bing back then was because Yun Xi's father was too handsome and attracted them.
After some entanglement, Xuan Bing gave up Yun Xi's father's idea and felt that the emperor was not bad either.
But the emperor naturally looked down on Xuan Bing, a woman who had lost her chastity by wandering among many men. He felt it was an insult to him to be looked at even once.
Having harbored resentment for a long time, and then having the legitimate excuse of conflicting interests, Qi Wenyu deceived Zhenfei and poisoned Xuanbing.
She couldn't see clearly at that time, but later she finally understood that Qi Wenyu was so disgusting and hypocritical.
It seemed that he had no choice but to do everything, as if others were forcing him to do so.
She has the same character as the delicate and weak Concubine Zhen.
Zhenfei really didn't have any bad intentions, but the Queen hated her to the extreme.
Zhenfei had a miserable life but was kind-hearted. She would always save any injured rabbit she saw on the street.
But how many people died because of her?
But she still looked innocent.
She said she had no choice, and that she didn't really want to enter the harem or compete with her for men.
Yes, but even if she doesn't want to think about it, isn't she already in the palace?
As the eldest daughter of the Li family, the queen has been firmly in the harem for more than 20 years and is not a good person.
The emperor killed her son, causing her daily pain and suffering from the loss of her son.
She then murdered his beloved, letting him experience what it meant to live a life worse than death.
The prince will be able to return to the capital city in the next few days, and many things should be resolved.
But the queen looked at the paper.
Although she had made all the arrangements as written on the paper, could Wu Weian be sure that Qi Wenyu would come to see her?
After Zhenfei's death, he never set foot in her palace again.
"Your Majesty." The personal maid beside her came forward, "The Emperor is here."
The Queen raised her head, was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "Oh? Really?"
She coughed a few times, but didn't stand up to greet him. She tore the paper in her hand into pieces and put it into her shoes and socks, and then continued to sit there.
The emperor's steps were neither hurried nor slow, very steady: "Empress."
The queen coughed a few times, stood up with the help of the door frame, and saluted him: "Your Highness, I greet you. Why are you here?"
The emperor stood three steps away from her, his face gentle as he smiled. "I came to see you. Are you feeling better?"
The queen held the bloody handkerchief and looked at the emperor's face. His smile seemed no different from that of the past.
That was the scene when she fell in love with him.
The girl ran out of the house. The young man was waiting for her outside. He was standing under a tree with a sword in his hand. When he saw her, he raised his head and smiled gently.
Just this one smile ruined her life.
The Queen started coughing again: "I might have tuberculosis. Your Majesty, aren't you afraid that the disease will spread to you?"
The emperor said in a deep voice, "Nonsense, it's just a common cold."
The Empress said, "Your Majesty, the Imperial Physician says it might be tuberculosis. If that's the case, and it gets to Your Majesty, I'll be the guilty one. Please reply quickly, Your Majesty."
The emperor sighed slightly, looking into the queen's eyes, which were filled with countless complex emotions. His lips moved slightly, and he took off his arrogant look, revealing his old age and softening his face: "Ying'er, you have become thinner and older."
The Queen smiled weakly: "Everyone grows old, doesn't he?"
The emperor raised his eyes, and his words showed the vicissitudes of more than twenty years: "Yes, I am old too."
After a moment's silence, the Emperor looked at the lotus outside and said gently, "That's it, Ying'er, that's it. We're both old and have fought for half our lives. Let's both give up. The Crown Prince is still the Crown Prince, you are still you, and I am still me. Let's live a good life. In two or three years, I will pass the throne to the Crown Prince, and we can go back together to visit the places we once walked. How about that?"
The queen was slightly stunned, and something flashed in her eyes.
Once upon a time, before Concubine Zhen existed, she and he were like this.
It's so sweet that it seems like the air is filled with the smell of sugar.
But they are all just illusions and mirages.
Chapter 103: The Empress's Role (Part 2)
The queen smiled, withdrew her gaze from the emperor's face, and looked outside the courtyard.
The lotus flowers are in full bloom, the emerald green lotus leaves and white and pink petals are all shrouded in sunlight, so beautiful that they seem to be out of this world.
The Queen raised her foot and walked outside, saying as she walked, "Your Majesty, how can I trust you? Every time," she whispered, "every time I trust you, it won't be long before you lie to me."
The emperor put his hands behind his back, looked at her steps which were a little unsteady due to her illness, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, do not joke."
The Empress curled her lips and said, "Before Your Majesty married me, he told me that he treated Concubine Zhen as his sister and that there was absolutely no romantic relationship between him and Zhen Fei. But after only a year and a half since you ascended the throne, Concubine Zhen entered the palace."
The emperor rubbed his eyebrows, feeling a little impatient.
Here it comes again, here it comes again.
The emperor had heard this countless times, his ears callused. He felt annoyed whenever he saw the empress, but he suppressed his emotions and said patiently, "I've told you before, Concubine Zhen is being hunted by her enemies. When I was wandering the world, Concubine Zhen saved my life. I can't, I can't, turn a blind eye!"
The Queen walked away step by step: "Your Majesty, you obviously have other ways."
Come again and again.
The emperor took a deep breath and said, "I never thought of letting Concubine Zhen enter the palace, but you and I argued that night. I drank a little and went to find Concubine Zhen. I was confused after drinking. Now that things have come to this, I can't just ignore it."
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