"Mother, you see, the mother-in-law dances so beautifully." The immature little boy looked at the lady sitting next to him innocently, "But..." He suddenly frowned, "Why does the mother-in-law never dance?"
Don’t you even smile at me?”
The noble lady smiled and hugged the little boy into her arms, and said: "Ning'er, you have to remember that your mother-in-law loves you the most, so you must be filial to your mother-in-law when you grow up, do you understand?"
The little boy nodded with firm eyes, "Well, I understand. When I grow up, I must not only be filial to my mother and concubine, but also to my mother and queen!" The little boy stretched out his little hand and hugged the lady tightly.
"Ning'er is so good!" The woman smiled gently and held the little boy in her arms.
Royal study room...
"Your Majesty, Prince Ning is here."
"Prince Ning?!" The emperor couldn't hold the brush steady because he was surprised.
"Let him come in." The emperor was not only surprised but also confused. Why did Prince Ning come to the capital to see him? Wasn't he afraid that I would kill him?
Prince Ning walked in expressionlessly and sat on the chair without waiting for the emperor's greeting.
The emperor looked at Prince Ning with a sneer and said, "It's strange. Isn't my eldest brother busy with your important affairs? How come you have time to see me?"
Prince Ning glanced at the emperor, sneered a few times, and said, "Not only did I come to see you this time, I also brought you a big gift."
"A big gift?" The emperor looked at Prince Ning expressionlessly and said sarcastically: "Aren't the few swords my eldest brother gave me in Jiangnan considered a big gift?"
"Huh! That's just a small thing. The gift I brought to the emperor this time will definitely make you grateful to me for a lifetime."
"Then I wonder what gift my eldest brother brought me?" The emperor looked at Prince Ning expressionlessly.
"Queen." King Ning's tone was calm, as if he was talking about an insignificant matter. But the emperor's expression completely changed, "Yuqing?" The emperor grabbed King Ning's lapel and said angrily: "She is in your hands.
Go up? What did you do to her?"
Prince Ning did not break away from the emperor, but sneered a few times casually and said: "Don't worry, she is my sister-in-law after all, and I won't do anything to her. However, this is only temporary. It will be over tomorrow."
It’s hard to say.”
"What do you mean by this?" The emperor's face was full of anger, and the uneasiness in his heart continued to increase.
"It's very simple." Prince Ning broke away from the emperor's hand and stood up from the chair, "I want you to hand over the Queen Mother to me."
"Queen Mother?" The emperor was startled and suddenly remembered the disappearance of Concubine Xiang ten years ago. "Do you still think it was Queen Mother who killed Concubine Xiang?"
"It's not that I think it is, it's that I am sure!" Prince Ning's eyes showed a trace of hatred.
"But weren't the palace maids and eunuchs there back then? They all said that Concubine Xiang turned into a butterfly and flew away."
"Transformed into a butterfly?" Prince Ning sneered a few times, "Your Majesty, do you believe it?"
"I..." The emperor couldn't answer for a while. It was indeed strange that Concubine Xiang disappeared in Yongshou Palace. However, in order to protect his mother, he did not conduct a thorough investigation. An imperial edict attributed Concubine Xiang's death to Huadie. Could it be that
Is this why King Ning rebelled?
"The reason why you want to kill me is to avenge Xiang Fei?"
"You can say that."
"Then what exactly do you want to do when you come to see me today?"
"Exchange Yuqing for the Queen Mother!"
"What are you talking about? You want me to trade my mother's life for Yuqing's life?" The emperor's heart clenched. Two people who were both life to him asked him to choose.
"That's right!"
The emperor looked at Prince Ning with a sneer, "You should know that I can kill you at any time now. What qualifications do you have to negotiate terms with me?"
Prince Ning looked directly into the emperor's eyes and sneered: "When I decided to enter the palace to see you, I had no intention of leaving alive. However, if you kill me today, you will be buried with me tomorrow in Yuqing."
"You..." The emperor was so angry that he clenched his fists, but could not say anything to refute.
"Let's choose quickly, Queen Mother or Yuqing?"
"Brother, you can't do this!"
"Brother?" Prince Ning suddenly raised his head and laughed, "Since you issued that imperial edict, the brotherhood between us has ended."
"If I chose my mother, you would die now!"
"I know. I'm just betting on your heart for Yuqing. The bet is my life."
"If I choose Yuqing, I will still destroy your Prince Ning's Mansion in the end, and you will still have one death. No matter which choice you make, you will lose!"
"For me, if I take the life of the Queen Mother, I will win, even if it means losing my life."
"What are you doing?" The emperor frowned. He didn't want anything to happen to his mother, Yuqing, and eldest brother, but they couldn't reach an agreement.
"This is my business! Make your choice quickly."
"Let me think about it!" The emperor sat weakly on the dragon chair, propped his head and kept frowning.