Chapter 26: Preference
That's his mother!
The person who gave birth to him and raised him!
Xin Hongying's mind was in a mess, his heart was beating rapidly, and every word of Shen Tingyu seemed to be reshaping his memory and cognition.
The queen mother’s gentle smile is right before her eyes, as is her gentle and meticulous care and the warm embrace of her childhood.
How could he believe what Shen Tingyu said.
Shen Tingyu could also understand Xin Hongying's feelings. Although it was cruel, the teacup under her hand was the truth, but he was unwilling to accept it.
She opened her mouth, but only uttered a few dry words: "Cry if you want to."
Xin Hongying said coldly, "Just based on your one-sided statement, a mere insect, am I going to doubt my own mother?"
Shen Tingyu didn't really want to hurt him, so she asked, "Do you still remember the story of Concubine Yu having an affair? Eunuch Gao can testify for me on this matter."
"You... don't remember, right!"
Xin Hongying: "..."
He closed his eyes, turned sideways, and remained silent, his broad back slightly hunched. For the first time in his life, what he felt in his heart was not intense anger, but sadness that was overwhelming like a huge wave.
He was not stupid. When he was young, he had doubted and wondered countless times in his heart whether he was her biological son and whether she loved him or not!
Why did she give all her favor and cherishment to her eleventh brother? It was obvious that he also wanted to be favored. How much position did he occupy in the queen mother's heart?
Shen Tingyu's words surged in his heart. He thought about it over and over again, trying to find evidence to prove that his mother loved him. She just... just didn't show it, just like she would remember her favorite food from childhood.
But does he really like to eat it?
It's just a fish bone, why would he be brooding over it for so many years even though he rarely eats fish on weekdays?
In his memory, his mother's love and affection were rare, mostly accompanied by food, clothing, and gentle care. The time they spent alone seemed rare, and most of the time, the three of them were together, and he sat upright and watched coldly as his eleventh brother and his mother acted like spoiled brats.
The jealousy and torment in his heart grew wildly, allowing the thorns to tightly entangle his heart.
The more he recalled it, the more painful it became. The truth easily pierced his thorn-covered heart, making him bleed.
He suddenly opened his eyes, and a sad tear fell from his red eyes.
His handsome face was as cold as ice, and his voice became cold and hard: "Even so, I want to see the evidence with my own eyes."
The expression on his face now was too terrifying, Shen Tingyu was a little worried, she hesitated and said: "Do you really want to see it?"
Xin Hongying stared at her with a deathly gaze, the deep meaning of which was beyond words.
Never mind!
Shen Tingyu closed his eyes, as if he had made up his mind, and suddenly moved the cup lid away. Let him be sad, it would be better if he could see the true face of the Queen Mother.
It’s better than losing your mind and becoming a living dead who can only breathe!
The wind from the lake was chilly and froze him all over.
Although there was nothing at the bottom of the teacup, Xin Hongying's heart sank. He pondered, "Where is the poisonous insect you mentioned?"
He had already believed the truth that Shen Tingyu said, but he was just unwilling to give up. The embers of a dead heart always looked forward to a gust of wind to ignite hope again.
Shen Tingyu was stunned and almost dropped his jaw in shock. Could it be that half of the Gu worm escaped?
She turned to look at the teacup. The insect inside was struggling and bouncing up and down like a ball. She lowered her chin and pointed, "It's right at the bottom of the cup."
She tilted her head in confusion and asked, "Your Majesty, can't you see? The insect is still jumping up and down, and it's growing into segments, so ugly."
Xin Hongying raised her eyelids and said coldly, "I really can't see."
Although the insect is almost transparent, it is not completely transparent. As long as he looks carefully, he will definitely see it.
"How could this happen? Do you want me to take it out again?" Shen Tingyu wrinkled his little face and stretched out his hand reluctantly, but thought of something.
She moved the entire teacup under the sunlight and asked curiously, "Now, take another look."
Xin Hongying approached slowly, his clenched fists revealing his uneasy heart, and he lowered his eyes and watched.
There is no water mark in the cup, no shadow under the light.
His eyes moved slightly, and a glimmer of hope ignited in the embers of his dead heart. Even though he already knew the truth, he still held on to a glimmer of fantasy, maybe!
He opened his thin lips slightly and was about to say something, but he saw the unusually dancing light and shadow in the cup. The burning embers went out again, and his breathing suddenly became disordered.
"I...saw it."
Xin Hongying said slowly, her voice hoarse, and she glanced sideways slightly.
His eyes suddenly turned scarlet, and he forced out two cold sneers, followed by a painful growl. For the first time, the cold and arrogant young emperor revealed his inner pain and vulnerability, and shed two lines of tears.
Pain, sadness, confusion, doubt, resentment, grief and anger... all kinds of emotions were entangled in his heart, weighing him down to the point of suffocation.
"Such a secret insect, such a secret method, I have never truly suspected it."
boom--!
He slapped the teacup through the lid with his palm, and it completely turned into ashes. Among the gray ashes, there was a bit of dark green, with a deep color.
His wet eyes were fixed on the dark green spot. He sneered in self-mockery and tilted his head back to let the tears flow back into his eyes. The backflow irritated his eyes and it hurt every time he blinked.
really!
His mother had cast a spell on him.
But……
"Mother!" Xin Hongying's Adam's apple rolled up and down with difficulty, and she whispered softly, "Why...why do you want to kill me?"
A big hand grabbed the white dust on the table and calmly scattered it into the pavilion in the middle of the lake, startling the koi in the water and causing them to swim away.
There was hatred in Xin Hongying's eyes, and a familiar anger was rising in his heart.
Even the ignorant koi in the lake could not avoid this poison.
Shen Tingyu stayed quietly beside him, her small hands stained with mucus patted his arms comfortingly, wordlessly but gently enough.
Let it hurt, let it cry, the pain of being abandoned by one's biological parents is like having one's heart ripped out. She has felt it before, but it is better than losing her life!
This might be the reason why she came here, to let him survive and change the ending that was tampered with by that person.
The scenery of the pavilion in the middle of the lake is beautiful, with a gentle breeze. Xin Hongying and Shen Tingyu sit side by side, looking at the sunset, keeping each other company.
The young emperor silently pieced together his broken heart. The thorns wrapped around his heart tighter, but left a little space for the people around him to breathe.
[Ding! The progress of the wise ruler training task has increased by 3%. The current progress of the wise ruler training task is 12%!]
Shen Tingyu was delighted. The task progress bar seemed to have opened up its Ren and Du meridians, and it was progressing very quickly. It was believed that it would not be long before she could complete the task and get rid of the body of the voodoo doll.
She suppressed the smile that was spreading across her lips, and the mucus on her hands didn't seem so disgusting anymore.
I shook off the water droplets on my arms, smelled the floral fragrance on my body, and my mood seemed to be bathed in it as well.
She looked up at the emperor who was standing with his hands clasped behind his back, while Gao Tang knelt on the ground and recounted what happened that day.
Shen Tingyu asked: "Have you really thought about letting Concubine Yu come back?"
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