"My father was captured, and Beiming fell into darkness. When my mother heard the news, she rode her horse and whip to the frontier to rescue my father..." At this point, Beigong Tengxiao's eyes dimmed, and he raised his hands tightly.
Grab Chu Jiaoli's hand.
Chu Jiaoli raised her eyes and looked at him with some confusion. She could feel his trembling hands. She frowned slightly. Was he... afraid?
She stretched out her other hand and gently touched the back of his hand as comfort. After a long time, the trembling hand slowly calmed down.
Beigong Tengxiao opened his lips and continued: "As the mother of the country, the Queen Mother was invited by Emperor Dongling to go to the military camp to negotiate alone. Unexpectedly, Emperor Dongling was so shameless that he threatened to join him and several generals if he wanted to rescue the father.
, in front of the father, they flattered the queen for three days. At first they just danced, but the Dongling Emperor and the general became more and more shameless and obscene, and while they were drunk, they insulted and humiliated the queen for three whole days and nights."
Chu Jiaoli was suddenly startled. She was so frightened that she didn't dare to make a sound. She even forgot to breathe for a moment.
Why did Bei Gong Tengxiao never talk about such a terrible past? Could it be that...she in the previous life was not worthy of his trust?
"Three days later, the queen mother dragged her embarrassed body and successfully rescued my father. However, this incident became an indelible obstacle in my father's heart." Beigong Tengxiao sighed softly and said, "After returning to the palace, my father
I will no longer wait for my mother to be as good as before...
"Three months later, the queen mother was found to be pregnant by the imperial doctor. The father was furious. Although the queen took medicine to abort the fetus, the father continued to drink and go crazy every night. He came to Muyang Palace one night and said some unbearable things to the queen.
If he could hear it, he said that what happened to his mother was the shame of his life. The mother, who was already emotionally unstable, couldn't bear the humiliation and committed suicide by hitting a wall. What a coincidence, this scene was witnessed by me."
Seeing his self-deprecating smile, Chu Jiaoli's heart suddenly throbbed, and she held his hand tightly.
"When he saw me, he was sober from drinking. Looking at the queen mother lying next to the pillar, he was extremely frightened." Beigong Tengxiao narrowed his eyes slightly, and the sinister look in his eyes made him breathless, "
He promised me that he would never have a queen again in this life, and that he would get rid of all other heirs except me."
Chu Jiaoli raised her eyebrows and asked cautiously: "Then Concubine Ling...does she have a son?"
"Yes, Concubine Ling's child was sent to Prince Qi's Mansion and was raised by Emperor Qi's uncle. He was named Beigong Qianling. He is the young man you saw in the carriage when you and I first met." He frowned tightly.
Mei Mei said seriously, "Apart from me and my father, only Uncle Qi and Beigong Qianqiu know about this matter. You must not spread this matter, otherwise, your life will be difficult to save."
Chu Jiaoli nodded cautiously and asked: "I heard... that the emperor wanted to kill him?"
Beigong Tengxiao chuckled lightly and said: "Father has sworn in front of me that no other heir in the palace will shake my status. Allowing Beigong Qianling to grow up is already my kindness.
He has been acting strangely since last year, with the intention of assassinating Uncle Qi Huang. If Concubine Ling hadn't repeatedly begged for mercy, he would have died long ago."
Chu Jiaoli bit her lip gently. Although she had never noticed this person in her previous life, now because of her, Beigong Qianling's biological mother died, and he had the intention to rebel again. She didn't know what would happen in the future.
Will it become a threat to Beigong Tengxiao?
She raised her eyes and looked at him and said: "Your Highness, I dare to ask you a question..."
Beigong Tengxiao lowered his head, gently stroked the back of her delicate and white hand with his fingertips, and said, "Ask me."
Chu Jiaoli's voice was a little softer and she said, "Your Highness...is you interested in the throne?"
Hearing this, Beigong Tengxiao showed a smile that did not reach his eyes and said: "No."
After finishing her words, Chu Jiaoli was slightly startled and said: "In that case, why doesn't Your Highness allow the Emperor to have other heirs? If Your Highness is the Emperor's only son, he can only become the crown prince and inherit the throne."
Beigong Tengxiao slightly narrowed his phoenix eyes, looked at the beauty in the painting, and said: "Beigong Lie is not only an emperor, but also her husband and father of this palace. He has failed his mother and has no right to let other women stay as queens."
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Chu Jiaoli nodded knowingly. She had never thought that Bei Gonglie was more ruthless and unjust than she imagined.
In her last life, Chu Jingmao executed her mother. She always held her hatred in mind, and when she became a concubine, she returned to the Chu Mansion and killed him with a knife.
In order to let Chu Jiaoli become the queen, Beigong Tengxiao did not know how much anger he endured. He tried to please his mother-killing enemy every day, only for Bei Gonglie to soften his heart so that he could be named as the new emperor in his will.
Even though she did this, she still didn't appreciate it, and she got angry and acted out just because she lacked some time to accompany her...
After thinking about it, she suddenly felt a heart-wrenching pain, and a deep sense of guilt arose in her heart.
While thinking, Bei Gong Tengxiao raised his hand and gently touched her cheek, with gentle eyes: "From the first moment I saw you, I felt that you are very similar to your mother. I couldn't protect your mother when you were young.
, now I just want to protect you."
Chu Jiaoli was slightly startled. Was it because of this face that he was so indulgent to her in the previous life?
No wonder, in her last life, she suffered humiliation as a concubine. Not only did he not mind it, but he also treated her with great care, fearing that she would be wronged in the slightest. This attitude was completely different from Bei Gong Lie's.
Beigong Tengxiao frowned seriously, looked into her eyes, and said: "My father has destroyed countless women. In addition to my mother, there is another person who is also a scar on my heart."
Chu Jiaoli raised her eyebrows slightly and listened to him quietly.
"Queen Mother and Concubine Ling are similar in age to our father. You are still young, but you are about the same age as her. This makes me even more worried..." Beigong Tengxiao sighed softly and said, "You should be able to guess that,
Who are you talking about?"
Chu Jiaoli thought of the grievances he expressed when he was drinking and going crazy that day. Besides Beigong Qianling, he did mention one other person, the "Emperor Sister" in his mouth.
Her breathing slowed down and she didn't dare to ask questions. She nodded slightly and said, "Yes."
Beigong Tengxiao's eyes were lonely and he said: "When I was five years old, my father brought back a three-year-old girl from outside the palace, named Xueye. She was the only daughter of General Huang who died in the battle between the two countries.
Her father died in battle and her mother died in love. Her father felt pity for her and took her into the palace as an adopted daughter.
"I am an only son. I am happy to hear that I have a younger sister. However, for some reason, Xueye has never been revealed to the public by my father. When I was young, I always loved to go to Qinxue Palace to play with my sister. After my mother passed away,
, my father never expressed his position. When he was heartbroken, it was Sister Xueye who comforted him.
"But last year, after I returned from attending the birthday banquet of Emperor Xiyu, the plaque of Qinxue Palace was removed. There was no one in the palace, and the imperial sister also disappeared."
