Seeing that Murong Zheng was angry about Murong Kai's matter, the Queen couldn't help but laugh out loud. She spoke slowly but very seriously.
Because over the past decade or so, what they wanted most was to live a peaceful life.
"Your Majesty seems to have forgotten that when Akai was on the verge of life and death, your choice was unkind as a father. How can you still control him? You may not know that before Akai was poisoned, he was thrown out of the palace by Concubine Dong's people. It was Princess Jiaoyang of Bei'an who picked him up and saved his life. After knowing that he was injured by Concubine Dong, she embarrassed Concubine Dong at the palace banquet."
"They just met by chance, but Princess Jiaoyang could do so much for him. What did our father and mother do for the child? We knew that Concubine Dong had bad intentions, but when did we protect this poor child?"
"So, regarding Akai's affairs, not to mention you, even Concubine Jin and I have no right to make the decision."
"A prince of a country goes to Bei'an for a woman. This is ridiculous."
"A prince of a country was harmed by his father's favorite concubine, and his father even protected the concubine. Isn't this ridiculous? Haven't you done enough ridiculous things because of Concubine Dong? How can you be qualified to criticize Ah Kai? As a prince, Ah Kai has always been obedient. Has he ever disobeyed you in these years? He is serious about learning and friendly to his brothers, but has he ever received your affirmation or warmth for his efforts?"
"Queen, you are so outrageous."
The queen's words were like slaps in the face to Murong Zheng, making him feel ashamed.
He shouted at the Queen to stop her just to avoid embarrassing himself.
"If Your Majesty feels that I am being presumptuous, please depose me."
"Do you think I dare not? You are just relying on the fact that the Empress Dowager thinks highly of you to force me to compromise."
Murong Zheng seemed to have found a reason suddenly, and everything he said sounded justified.
"I ask the emperor to depose the queen. First, I want to make room for the position of the queen, so that the emperor can give it to his most beloved woman. Second, if I am deposed, my children will naturally not be eligible to inherit the throne, and they will not have to be a thorn in the eyes of others."
"Queen, shut up. I have never thought of giving the throne to anyone else, nor have I ever thought of handing over the world to anyone else."
Murong Zheng's heart was burning with anger. He had never expected that a woman who had always been sensible and reasonable would actually say such a thing. What was she doing? Did she not trust him? Or was she jealous of Concubine Dong and went crazy
"Yes, Your Majesty has never thought about these things. It is I who do not want them. I only hope that my son and I can live a peaceful life. I do not want to be a target for others."
The queen remained calm as she spoke, but everyone could see the loneliness and desolation in her eyes.
"I won't allow it."
Murong Zheng tried to persuade and explain, but he didn't know how to do it. He reached out, patted the queen's shoulder, and spoke word by word.
"I will write to the Grand Empress Dowager because I am incompetent and do not dare to be honored as the Empress."
"Sun Derong, if you dare to do this, I will execute your entire Sun family, including your son, your sister Concubine Ling, and the seventh brother."
The queen thought Murong Zheng would get angry, and thought Murong Zheng would happily accept it, but she didn't expect that he would say such a thing, using the lives of the entire Sun family to force her to stay on the throne of queen.
"Your Majesty, I have been trapped in this position of Queen for seventeen years and I don't want to stay there any longer. If you don't agree, I would rather die. As for how you want to deal with the Sun family after my death, I can't control it."
Murong Zheng was waiting for the queen to surrender, but he didn't expect her to say such words.
She would rather die than be her own queen. Obviously, it wasn't like this before. Obviously...
She cared so much about her children, her family, and loved her younger sister and the seventh child so much. How come she didn't care about anything now
(End of this chapter)