Chapter 157: The Queen Mother's Past
Now it was Bai Qinghuan's turn to be curious.
"Grandma, what happened to the Queen Mother in the past?"
Wang Yueying also pricked up her ears and listened carefully, because she really didn't know.
"She liked Yun Yizhi before she got married, and I heard they had already secretly decided to spend their lives together."
"Ah? You got engaged secretly? Then why did you enter the palace again?"
"When the late emperor was still the crown prince, he went on a secret tour and met her in the capital. He fell in love with her at first sight and asked for an imperial decree to make her the crown princess the next day."
"Of course the Han family was reluctant to give up the wealth and glory of being the Crown Princess, so they decisively sent her to the palace. At that time, she almost hanged herself with a rope, which caused quite a stir. But I don't know what the late emperor saw in her, he insisted on making her the Crown Princess, and then the Empress Dowager. She is really lucky."
This is not jealousy, but such women who cannot distinguish right from wrong are in high positions, and if they cause trouble, they have nowhere to seek justice.
Since the late emperor liked her so much, why didn’t he take her away?
Now her granddaughter is being bullied, her status is suppressed, and she cannot seek justice for Qinghuan.
It’s so suffocating!
Bai Qinghuan smacked his lips: "It's really like that."
Her previous guess was correct, otherwise the Queen Mother would have no reason to like the Yun family so much.
What kind of magic power does an old man like Yun Yizi have that makes the Queen Mother so obsessed with him?
The old lady continued, "When the late emperor was still alive, she was more restrained. Now she is even more unrestrained and has brought shame to the royal family."
Bai Qinghuan thought of Concubine Yun in the palace, who was also a tough person.
She offended all the women in the Yun family, including the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother loves the whole family so much, but it always feels a little strange.
"Then why not let Yun Yuxiang be the queen?"
"Of course Han Yeling wanted to, but Han Shurong was chosen by the late emperor as the queen. Can she disobey the order? We can only let Yun Yuxiang be the imperial concubine."
The old lady sighed deeply when she said this.
"The current queen is no different from having no queen at all. The queen mother has forced her to lock herself up in a Buddhist temple and not care about worldly affairs."
Wang Yueying recovered from her shock. This was definitely a scandal in the royal family.
Just like my mother-in-law said, if it weren’t for the emperor’s filial piety, the empress dowager would have been locked up long ago.
Even one’s own mother is not allowed to do so. The dignity of the royal family must never be violated.
"How did she force him? The Queen is her niece."
"Hmph, what else can you do? You gave the Queen's golden book and golden seal to Concubine Yun, and forced His Majesty to spend the night in Concubine Yun's palace every day, and not allowed to visit other concubines. The Queen did resist before, but the result of her resistance was that Concubine Yun poisoned her and almost took her life. But Han Yeling protected her, so the Queen couldn't do anything."
Wang Yueying was stunned: "Is this what my own mother and aunt did?"
How can you be so inhuman?
"To be honest, the late emperor was really blind."
"Mother, be careful with your words."
You also need to be careful in your own house. If someone leaks the information, you will be in trouble.
"Then Your Majesty will obey?"
"No, only the Third Prince was born from Concubine Yun's womb. The First and Second Princes who died young, and the Fifth Prince who is at the border, were all born to other concubines. But Concubine Yun still has absolute power in the harem. If the Fifth Prince hadn't gone to the border at such a young age, it's hard to say whether he could have saved his life now."
Therefore, there must be some inside story behind the premature death of the eldest prince and the second prince.
But this is a royal secret and she cannot reveal it.
"The Queen Mother wants the youngest daughter of the Yun family to marry the Regent. What on earth is she thinking?"
After Bai Qinghuan knew about the relationship between the Queen Mother and Yun Yizi, she roughly understood that the psychology of a love-brained person cannot be guessed with ordinary people's thinking.
She most likely wanted her son to marry the daughter of the Yun family, so that the child born would have both the Yun family's blood and hers.
Just like their own children.
This is probably why she dotes on Chi Zhuoxu so much.
I didn’t expect that in ancient times there was not only Wang Baochuan, but also a love-brained ancestor like the Queen Mother.
This weird idea is somewhat disregarding of human ethics.
What sin did the Han family commit to give birth to such a daughter?
It was such a glorious family with two queens, but in the end it was all ruined.
What a traitor.
"Grandmother, aunt, I have made enemies with the Yun family. Yun Yuyan and Concubine Yun will probably take action at tomorrow's dinner. Please remember to stay away from me then."
"What are you talking about, kid? We are a family. We prosper together and suffer together. Grandma will protect you."
"Grandma..."
Wang Yueying interrupted her: "Qinghuan, be obedient. We will act according to circumstances and will not leave you alone."
Bai Qinghuan stopped talking when she saw this. It was true that to outsiders they were a family.
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On this side, Chi Ming rode a fast horse into the palace, and did not go to the imperial study, but went to the Cining Palace.
The Queen Mother was overjoyed to see him back.
Grab him and complain to him.
"Ming'er, you're finally back. You don't know what happened on the way, but Yuyan's carriage suddenly broke down and Yuyan was injured."
"Go and see her."
Shu Feng shrank his head, hiding his achievements and fame.
It was just an injury, how come his face wasn't disfigured or his leg wasn't broken?
What a mistake.
Chi Ming glanced at Shu Feng and said, "He is incompetent and a waste!"
Then he looked at the Queen Mother inquiringly, his biological mother. He had returned from a long journey, but she didn't care whether he was tired, hungry, injured, or whether the journey was smooth.
Instead, he was very caring towards that vicious woman.
"What does it have to do with me?"
The tone was as cold as the ice and snow in Fuzhou.
The Queen Mother heard his ruthless words and refused to give in: "What are you talking about? Yuyan is your future princess, you don't care about her, and you say such things to make her sad. Is your heart made of stone?"
Yun Yuyan in the side hall was in tears. Why was the prince so heartless?
She was injured in several places from the fall, but the prince didn't even say a word of comfort.
"Mother, I will never marry her. Just give up on this idea."
There was a sound coming from the side hall, probably a teacup falling to the ground.
Chi Ming turned a deaf ear to it, the only one who could be his princess was Bai Qinghuan.
The Queen Mother was heartbroken when she heard this. Yuyan must be very sad at this moment.
She was so anxious: "Yuyan is well-educated, considerate, and stunningly beautiful. She is more than qualified to be your princess. Why don't you agree? She likes you so much."
"You can't let her love go to waste."
In her opinion, a loving person must not be let down.
Looking at Chi Ming is like looking at a heartless man.
Chi Ming said casually, as if he didn't see her anxiety at all:
"There are many people who like my son. Should I marry them all?"
"Or does the Queen Mother think that only the daughters of the Yun family are good, and the daughters of other families are bad?"
"Yun Yuyan wants to enter the Regent's Palace. She's dreaming!"
Chi Ming's resistance made the Queen Mother's attitude tougher: "You must marry Yu Yan. This matter is not negotiable."
"Hehe~ If you don't know, you would think Yun Yuyan is your biological daughter."
The Queen Mother's face almost turned green: "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Chi Ming did not want to dwell on this issue and turned to the main topic:
"My son came here to ask the Queen Mother for help on something."
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