Meng Yue picked up the teacup slowly, took a sip of tea, and replied calmly:
"With the Queen's wife and the King here, why should I be in such a hurry?"
"Are you still angry with your brother? He was doing it for your own good..."
"Sister Wang, I don't want to talk about what happened back then anymore."
What happened back then was the only thing that could cause her emotions to fluctuate slightly.
Over the years, she has been trying hard to forget what happened in the past. To this end, she has developed a calm and composed personality.
In the first few years, when Xena was sick, the queen would tell her, and she would be anxious, but she still would not step out of here.
Over time, she knew that when Sina was sick, the imperial physician would come to treat her, so she was no longer anxious.
Until later, no one came to inform her about Sina.
Although she would ask people to secretly inquire about her current situation, it was just a quick inquiry.
The queen finally picked up the teacup, took a sip of the tea, and put it down again. Then she raised her eyebrows and said to herself calmly:
"Xina is such a willful child. It's all my fault. I neglected to discipline her, which led to her developing a curious nature. She heard that there was a princess in Daning who looked exactly like her, so she insisted on sneaking off to see her. Now, not only did she see her, but she was also captured. She doesn't even know if the enemy is giving her any trouble... Sigh!"
Her words made Meng Yue stunned for a moment. Her originally calm face suddenly showed a bit of doubt, and there was an elusive look in her eyes.
She fixed her eyes on the queen and asked in a surprised voice,
"You mean, Xena went to meet someone who looked exactly like her?"
Seeing that she was interested in this matter, the queen nodded nonchalantly.
"Yeah, I also think it's very interesting. People born in two different countries can look exactly the same. Even Letu can make a mistake. If Xina is not your child, I would doubt whether they are twin sisters."
When the queen said this, she looked at Meng Yue's face carefully.
Suddenly, a trace of tears flashed in her eyes, and then disappeared.
Her hands trembled as she picked up the teacup on the table. Perhaps she was too nervous, her hands were unsteady, and she knocked the teacup directly onto the table, and the tea immediately flowed onto the ground.
"Xiaohong, Xiaohong."
Her hurried shouting scared Xiaohong who came running in. When she saw the overturned teacup, she asked while wiping it with the handkerchief in her hand.
"Princess, are you okay? Is the base of this cup unstable? This is all my fault. I didn't check carefully when I took the cup. Did you get burned?"
Meng Yue had no intention of listening to her nagging apology, but looked into the distance with empty eyes.
What she is thinking in her heart, probably only she knows.
The queen sitting beside her seemed to notice something. She raised her handkerchief, wiped the corner of her mouth, and continued:
"The war between Chu and Daning has been going on for a long time. I have repeatedly advised the king not to harass Daning, but he has refused to listen and has always been provoking disputes, both openly and covertly. Now, my son has been captured by the enemy. I want to rescue him, but the enemy's camp is too tightly guarded, making it impossible to do so. If I forcefully attack the enemy camp, I'm afraid of injuring them in the process. That would be more trouble than good. I really don't know what to do now."
Hearing this, Meng Yue suddenly frowned, raised her hazy eyes and whispered:
"Why would the king deliberately stir up trouble?"
The queen suddenly laughed, a helpless and sad laugh.
"To this day, I still don't know why this happened. Countless civilians have been left homeless by the constant war between the two countries, and countless soldiers have died on the battlefield. I'm afraid that even if you stay in your room all day, eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures, you won't be able to comfort these souls who died in vain.
Her words were harsh, but Meng Yue suddenly looked at her coldly.
"What do you mean by that? Are you blaming me? Could it be that the war between the two countries was caused by me?"
The queen looked at her sideways and nodded sadly.
"I don't know if it was because of you. I only know that ever since he brought you back from Daning, he's been harassing the people around Daning endlessly, deliberately trying to provoke war. I tried to ask you about it before, but you avoided me. I'm here today to tell you that countless people have been killed or injured in this war, and now your daughter and my son have been captured as well. We don't know whether they're alive or dead."
After saying this, she stood up from the chair and said with a sigh as she walked forward:
"I envy you so much. You hide here all day, eating vegetarian food and chanting Buddhist scriptures. You don't have to worry about anything, and you don't care about worldly affairs. You can live a peaceful and quiet life. But, while you enjoy peace and quiet, countless people are living a life of displacement. What exactly caused all this? Perhaps only you and the king know!"
After saying this, the domineering queen lifted her skirt and walked out the door without saying another word or looking back.
She probably knew her temper. She was too stubborn. Otherwise, when Meng Xin forcibly brought her back, she would not have gone straight into the ancestral hall and not come out, not even seeing her own daughter.
Moreover, she has lived here for more than 20 years, and she just can't figure out this matter no matter how hard she tries.
After the queen left, Meng Yue suddenly covered her mouth and burst into tears. Over the years, she had cried secretly countless times, feeling hatred and pain in her heart, but she would never show it in front of the maid.
For some reason, this time her emotions suddenly broke down, and her tears poured out like a flood, unable to be stopped.
Seeing this, the girl Xiaohong came over in a panic to comfort him:
"Princess, please don't cry. What's wrong with you? Please don't scare me!"
Meng Yue cried and waved her hands vigorously.
"Go down first and leave me alone for a while."
She suddenly felt a little ridiculous. In order to get angry with Meng Xin, she entered the ancestral hall and did not go out for many years. However, during this period, Meng Xin actually provoked a war with the Daning Kingdom.
She had always thought that war between the two countries was inevitable, but she didn't expect that it was Meng Xin who deliberately provoked it.
If he did this because of her, then her sin would be too great.
It seems that she can no longer sit idly by and watch this matter, otherwise, she will really become the sinner pointed at by everyone.
Thinking of this, she closed her eyes tightly, then opened them and shouted to the outside:
"Xiaohong, change my clothes for me, I want to go out..."
She hasn't left this yard for more than 20 years. She has been avoiding reality. She just wants to lock herself up here. She thinks that this way she won't think of the past that made her sad.
Now, she should go out...
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