Chapter 300: Things That Happened Then
"Well……"
The eldest princess was stunned. How should she answer this question?
She had actually kept the fact that Princess Yuyan was adopted out and sent to Anshun County a secret from her son. She had thought that she would tell her son after the matter was over, but she never expected that such an accident would happen.
"Mother, are you hiding something from me?"
As the saying goes, no one knows a son better than his mother. The eldest princess was worried that her son would make a fuss if he found out about this, so she kept it a secret. But now, she's afraid she can no longer keep it a secret.
"Huaizhi, actually, there's something I forgot to tell you!"
The eldest princess immediately told the empress dowager what she had discussed with her about Princess Yuyan adopting Zhao as her daughter.
"Huaizhi, mother does all this for you and your sister."
"You may not understand now. But in the future, you will understand my painstaking efforts!"
After the eldest princess finished speaking, she looked at her son timidly.
This son actually had a bad temper and was often very stubborn. Once he got angry, even she, as his mother, couldn't appease him.
"Mother, what do you want to do?"
Xu Huaizhi was furious after hearing what the Grand Princess said.
"You said all this was for my brother and me, but have you asked your son if he's willing?"
"Xu Huaiyi must be really angry about us. If you just give my little sister to him, do you think she will try to please him with her temper?"
"Who knows what kind of suffering my little sister is going through right now?"
"What do you want?"
Xu Huaizhi was a little furious. If the person in front of him was not his respected mother, he would have exploded.
"Seize the Luck!"
Looking at her exasperated son, the eldest princess took a deep breath and exhaled slowly, "I am trying to seize my fortune!"
"Seize the Luck?!"
Xu Huaizhi narrowed his eyes, "Robbery Road?"
"Mother, you—"
The Jieyun Dao is the enemy of the Tang Dynasty.
Since the founding of the Tang Dynasty by Emperor Taizu, the country has been targeting the Jieyun Dao. The Tang Dynasty has suppressed the Jieyun Dao for a hundred years.
But now, Xu Huaizhi actually heard the news about the Jieyundao from his mother, the Grand Princess of the Tang Dynasty. From the meaning of his mother's words, it was clear that she was cooperating with the people of the Jieyundao.
"Yes, it's just what you think!"
The eldest princess took a deep breath and said, "If it weren't for this, I, your mother, would have turned into a handful of earth long ago, and you and your sister would not have come into this world."
"What does the road of robbery have to do with your mother and me?"
"I only want you and your sister to live a happy life. So, even if you are burdened with endless sins and become unworthy descendants of the Li family, what does it matter?"
"Mother, you are already the Grand Princess, why do you want to continue?"
Xu Huaizhi was stunned for a moment, his intuition told him that things were not that simple!
"Yes, your mother did become the Grand Princess, but all this was stolen. Including your life, brother and sister, I snatched it from you with the help of God!"
"You don't need to know the reason!"
"Just know that I will protect you for the rest of your life!"
"Even though your little sister may be suffering now, it's only temporary. When the storm passes and the sky clears, you will naturally have a life of prosperity and longevity!"
"Mom, you and Dad, too—"
"Your father?"
The eldest princess sneered, "Your father and I are just taking what we need."
"Do you think your father is truly infatuated with Zhao?"
"If he was truly infatuated, why would he abandon Zhao and her son and go to the frontier?"
"Humph, man!"
"You should know what's going on here now!"
"In short, as long as you do your job as the Prince of Dingbei, I, your mother, will take care of everything else for you and your sister!"
Speaking of this, there seemed to be flames burning in the eyes of the eldest princess.
When Xu Huaizhi saw the eldest princess like this, he felt inexplicably scared.
From childhood to adulthood, his mother had always been an extremely gentle woman in his eyes, kind and sincere to others. But it was not until today that he discovered that his mother was not what he thought she was.
At this moment, Xu Huaizhi was confused.
…
Imperial Palace, Renshou Palace.
Emperor Yongping saw the empress dowager sitting in meditation before the statue of the Three Pure Ones.
"Your son greets your mother!"
"My prince has come to see me, is it about Yuyan's adoption?"
"Mother is wise, and I admire you!"
Emperor Yongping smiled and said, "This son is confused. I hope your Majesty can help me to clear up some of my doubts!"
"Zhao, when we were still in the boudoir, we were only close friends."
"Oh? Why have I never heard your Majesty mention this?"
"Do you often mention someone who is more outstanding than you?" The Queen Mother glanced at Emperor Yongping. "If Zhao Shi had not been born into the Zhao family, and the Zhao family was a family of merchants, Zhao Shi might be the most noble woman in the capital right now!"
"What a pity, beauty is envied by heaven!"
"Being from a merchant family, she is destined not to be able to enter the palace."
"Your father has been brooding over this for a long time!"
"Well……"
Emperor Yongping didn't know how to respond. At this time, hearing these things, he, as a son, felt very embarrassed, okay?
"Not many people know about what happened back then. Now, it's better not to talk about it!"
"The reason why I adopted Yu Yan to Zhao is because I, your mother, owe her my life!"
"Or rather, we both owe her our lives!"
"She once told me that she wanted nothing in her life but a good life. I asked her what 'good' meant. She said having a son and a daughter was a good life!"
“I asked her again, where is the man?”
"She said, men, it's just embellishment!"
"In this life, if you can win the heart of one person, you will be together till old age."
"Unfortunately, many men in this world are unfaithful. Therefore, women should not take men too seriously. They should be seen as embellishments, just to relieve boredom occasionally. Don't throw your whole heart on a man."
"I still remember her carefree attitude!"
"Your mother and I were able to survive in the palace because of this carefree attitude."
The Empress Dowager glanced at Emperor Yongping again and said, "As for the other things, they are all in the past."
"Mother, um, why do you think Zhao would be willing to have Yuyan as her daughter?"
"I think what Zhao Shi meant by good is probably having a son and a daughter of her own!"
Emperor Yongping looked at the empress dowager cautiously, fearing that he had made her angry.
The Queen Mother sighed and said, "Do you think I don't understand?"
"It's just that she's gone!"
"What can I do?"
"Just think of it as a forced marriage, fulfilling the sisterhood we had back then. Ultimately, I owe her a debt. I knew she died unjustly, but I couldn't do anything about it!"
“Mother…?!”
"I am tired, my son, please go back!"
The Queen Mother slowly closed her eyelids, indicating that the conversation was over.
(End of this chapter)
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