AWB Chapter 370 The Queen Mother must have known the truth a long time ago
Chapter 370 The Queen Mother must have known the truth a long time ago
The chaos in the hall was like a farce.
Lu Xinran was protected by Song Junyan behind him, and the two held hands tightly.
The Queen Mother covered her chest and tried to crawl towards the Queen. The Queen stood in the distance, motionless, with a blank and numb expression on her face.
Over the years...has the Queen Mother really been good to her?
If he really treated her as his own daughter, why didn't she speak up to help her when the emperor treated her like that and made her suffer the cold stares and ridicule of the concubines?
It seemed that all the Queen Mother had done for her was to avoid adding insult to injury.
She lowered her head to look at the empress dowager who was still crawling towards her, closed her eyes, and then walked towards Zhang Yongping resolutely.
Fortunately, she still has family.
Her father and grandmother haven't given up on her yet.
Zhang Yongping protected her tightly behind him. If they had known that the emperor was his sister's child, he would definitely not agree to this marriage.
Even if he had to give up all the wealth of the Zhang family, he would not send her to the palace.
Unfortunately, once you enter the palace, it is like entering a deep sea. His daughter has spent so many miserable years in the palace, and as a father, he can do nothing about it.
Yunsong held the pill in his mouth and calmed down from the violent ups and downs.
He looked at the queen who was blocked behind Zhang Yongping and suddenly laughed again.
"Aren't you curious about when the emperor knew his own life experience?"
"No need to be curious, the answer is already in my heart."
The day when the emperor hated and despised her so much was the day he learned the truth.
The Queen's answer made Yunsong nod his head in satisfaction. "Indeed, this man's thoughts are all on his face. There is really nothing to guess. But I am curious, he is obviously the child of Queen Zhang, why is he so afraid and hateful of the Zhang family?"
His question was also the doubt in the minds of the Queen and others.
Everyone turned their eyes to the emperor, but after the torture he had just endured, he could no longer hold on and fainted again.
Yunsong curled his lips in disdain and looked at Lu Xinran.
Lu Xinran flipped through the booklet for a long time before kindly saying, "Because the late emperor repeatedly warned him to beware of the Zhang family's evil ambitions.
“The Zhang family accompanied Emperor Gaozu in conquering the world. After the world is pacified, if the Zhang family members know the current situation, they should hand over their military power and become wealthy and idle people, so as to ensure peace for future generations.
“But the situation outside the Great Wall has never been peaceful, and wars have been going on in the northwest for years. In all these years, the Great Chu has not been able to produce any military commanders more courageous than the Zhang family.
“So even if several emperors were wary of it, the Zhang family still had to use it.
"When he came here, he was influenced by the previous emperor and heard about the Zhang family. He was arrogant and a little extreme, and he felt that he could surpass his ancestors.
“Our ancestors were afraid of the iron hooves outside the Great Wall, but he was not afraid.
“Before he knew his own identity, he had already been planning to eradicate the Zhang family.
"After learning that he actually had half of the Zhang family's blood in his body, he transferred all his disgust to the queen.
"Everything that has happened over the years is due to this. He doesn't want to face the fact that he is involved with the Zhang family, and he doesn't want to see the queen who is a member of the Zhang family."
Therefore, he always tried his best to suppress the Queen, and also tried his best to make the Zhang family fade out of the vortex of power.
Unfortunately, he failed to achieve it in the end.
Everyone frowned and looked at the unconscious emperor with contempt.
Song Junhua and Song Junsheng were completely stunned, not knowing how to face the truth that night.
Knowing so much...will they really not see the sun tomorrow morning?!
The queen laughed at herself in self-mockery. She could not blame anyone else for all this. She could only blame herself for not being able to judge people well and for being credulous.
If she had not loved him back then and been willing to give her all to help him ascend to the throne, nothing would be here today.
Don’t blame others, don’t blame others.
As she laughed, a tear suddenly rolled down the corner of her eye.
On the ground, the Queen Mother leaned limply against the Emperor, staring blankly at the Queen who was silently shedding tears.
"The Queen Mother has actually known the truth for a long time, right? The mother-son relationship between you and the Emperor has been hypocritical over the years, and you both know how hypocritical it is."
The reason why he could always maintain his dignity was simply because the emperor needed to demonstrate his filial piety and let the people of the world know that he read the books of sages and was a person who valued filial piety.
What the empress dowager wanted was a lifetime of honor, so that future generations would be envious and admired when they mentioned her.
As for whether the person who brought her all this is her biological child or not, it doesn’t matter.
The Queen Mother was being stared at. She slowly sat up straight, and the dignity that belonged to the Queen Mother returned to her.
"So what? When that old man died, he told me the emperor's true identity. He had a good idea, wanting me and the emperor to hold each other's handles to restrain each other.
“But the harem does not interfere in state affairs. My family has long been in decline, and my brothers are not smart or capable. Even if I fight for them, they can’t bear it.
"It would be better for them to live with me and enjoy a respectable life."
The emperor once tried to test her thoughts, and after realizing that she had no intention of asking for too much for her family, he gradually let down his guard against her.
Otherwise, she wouldn't have had the peaceful life she's had all these years.
"So you actually knew why the Empress has been hated by the Emperor over the years, but you just didn't want to get involved, so you pretended not to know and occasionally sighed for the Empress hypocritically."
Lu Xinran's voice appeared again, her eyes were full of sarcasm, and she no longer had any good impression of the Queen Mother.
The Queen Mother paid no attention to her sarcasm and just straightened her sleeves.
"Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea. Who can care about anyone else in this cannibalistic harem?"
If she was the emperor's biological mother, she might even say a few good words for the queen because of their blood relationship.
But she is not like that. She has to take care of herself so as not to arouse the emperor's suspicion of her. How can she care about others?
And, Queen Zhang.
She was the person she envied the most back then.
Although the old man was heartless, how could such a stunningly talented woman not leave a mark in his heart?
She had both love and hate for the Zhang family. Amidst such complicated emotions, she did not add insult to injury to the Queen, which was her last act of kindness.
No one in the hall commented on her thoughts.
No matter how much resentment you have, it will all fade away one day.
At this moment, the queen only wanted to leave this cannibalistic harem as soon as possible.
The Queen Mother lowered her head and looked at the Emperor who was pressed under her. Her eyes suddenly became gentle.
"Even if he has a thousand faults, he is the child I raised."
She gave him all the love she had as a mother, even though he was not her own flesh and blood, this love once given was hard to take back.
This is her only child in this life.