"Queen Mother, Queen Mother, please allow me to pass on the message, Queen Mother..."
At this moment, the eunuchs outside begged for help from far away. Upon hearing the voice, Emperor Youning immediately stood up to greet them. When he reached the door, he met the angry empress dowager and bowed quickly: "Mother..."
"I can't bear it." The Queen Mother avoided Emperor Youning and didn't look at him with a cold face.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Liu Sanzhi immediately sent the eunuchs and palace maids away, leaving only the empress dowager and Emperor Youning in the room.
"Mother, I didn't mean to hurt Qilang." Emperor Youning explained in a low voice.
The Queen Mother turned around, staring at him for a long time with sharp eyes, saying nothing: "Destroying the bridge after crossing the river, isn't that your usual method? Qilang is not your flesh and blood, you poisoned him and harmed him to this point, he won't live long, and you are still worried? Do you have to put him to death?"
"Mother, the poison in the cherries was not given by me." Emperor Youning patiently explained again. He was very powerless. "The poison in the cherries should have been given to me. Qilang ate them by mistake."
"Ingested by mistake?" The Queen Mother sneered, looking at the Youning Emperor with a wry smile, and then she said, "Well, let's just say Qi Lang ate it by mistake, and he saved your life, right? If he hadn't eaten the cherries, think about it yourself, if you had eaten them, would you have survived until today
Over the years, you know how much he has been tortured by the strange poison. It has only been better in the past two years. In the past, when it attacked, his whole body was cold, and he was so cold that he lost consciousness when boiled in a large jar. In autumn, he would cough non-stop, and when the poison was at its worst, he would cough up blood on his hands...
If you were like this, would you still be able to achieve such great achievements today? Would you still be able to concentrate on handling state affairs
He has survived all these hardships until today, and it is already so difficult for him to survive. What on earth are you still on guard against him for?"
The Queen Mother's eyes were red and her voice was choked with sobs as she spoke: "How much did your brother owe you in his previous life that he had to be treated like this in this life
You killed him out of greed, and now you don't even want to keep a trace of his blood? If you don't want to pass the throne to him, I don't blame you. When you wanted to make him the crown prince, you knew in your heart that you were the one who benefited the most!
You just have to destroy him. You can't bear to do that, because his presence can keep your kingdom stable for a few years. You want to use him, but you also have to be on guard against him, so you torture him like this. Do you still have a heart made of flesh and blood?"
As long as Xiao Huayong was the crown prince, the princes below knew that Xiao Huayong would not live long, and they had already begun secretly planning to seize the throne, but they did not dare to do so openly. The ministers would not take sides so quickly, and most of them still supported His Majesty.
This will help Your Majesty control the court, and many policies can be implemented and promoted with great efficiency.
This is why Emperor Youning did not depose the crown prince even though he had caught Xiao Huayong unable to distinguish colors and had a disability, which could have easily deposed him, but instead chose to test Xiao Huayong.
"Mother..." Emperor Youning called out in a long and heavy voice, his tone revealing deep fatigue and helplessness, "Whether mother believes it or not, I have never treated Qilang differently from my other sons.
If he can live longer, I am willing to pass the throne to him. This is my debt to my brother, I just want to know... "Emperor Youning raised his eyes and stared at the Queen Mother deeply, "Seventh Brother... does he hate me?"