When Concubine Xu received the news, the imperial study was already in a mess. Emperor Su Jing, with disheveled hair, stood beside the imperial desk, staring at Ah Man angrily. Ah Man's clothes were not messy, but the anger in her eyes was still burning like fire.
The father and daughter faced each other across a desk.
"Father, please do this for our mother. When our mother is buried, if you don't want to watch Xuan'er and me, we will follow the funeral procession and not come back. We will guard our mother's grave."
Ah Man waited until the anger and resentment in his heart dissipated before he spoke, looking at his father as he spoke.
She didn't want to come to her father for the sake of her mother's face, but the rumors outside were too ugly. They even said that the reason her father and her mother became estranged was because her father had caught her mother having a secret meeting with someone in Fengyang Palace. They said that her mother had always had someone in her heart for many years. There were even rumors that Xuan'er was not her father's child.
And what happened before seemed to confirm these rumors. When my father entered my mother's Fengyang Palace that day, all the servants in the palace died. Rumor has it that my father was furious after catching her in rape and took his anger out on everyone else. My father sent Xuan'er to Concubine Zhu's palace under house arrest because he knew that Xuan'er was not his biological child.
These rumors have been spreading like wildfire in the past few days. Ah Man has tried every possible way to stop them, but she has not been able to stop them. Murong Kai sent a message saying that there was someone behind the message who was instigating it and that person was worthy of death. However, the person behind the message has not been found yet.
They cannot remain so passive forever. If they continue like this, Xuan'er's position as crown prince will be in danger.
Even if he manages to keep the position of crown prince, once he ascends the throne, he will probably be harmed by the rumors for the rest of his life.
In order to protect Xuan'er, Ah Man thought again and again, and finally came to her father's imperial study and asked him to be present on the day of her mother's funeral, just for the sake of their relationship as husband and wife, and for her own surviving children.
However, Su Jing actually refused.
He said that he had made everything clear with Ah Man's mother that day, and that they would never see each other again, whether dead or alive.
Because of the words "never to see each other again in this life or death", Ah Man was furious and could not help but smash everything in the imperial study.
While smashing the objects, she questioned her father, "You and your mother will never see each other again, so you don't care about your reputation? Now people say you are cold-hearted, saying that you have no feelings for your wife who you have loved for more than ten years. You are a ruthless emperor, so you are good to Bei An, right?"
You have fulfilled what you said about never seeing my mother again, but have you ever considered me and Xuan'er? There are rumors that Xuan'er is someone else's child. Father is so reluctant to go to my mother's funeral hall. Is it because this is the truth? My mother really cheated on you
My mother was right to cheat on you, such a cold-hearted man. I am proud of her.
In a rage, he spoke without thinking, but every word touched Su Jing's heart.
Seeing that Ah Man was still talking nonsense, he finally couldn't help but shouted: Rebellious girl.
When Ah Man heard his words, she stopped what she was doing and looked at Su Jing with tears on her face.
Her father, the emperor, had once doted on her and believed that she was the best girl in the world. But now, this same father kept saying that she was a rebellious daughter.
Deep down, I was filled with disappointment. All my persistence was shattered at this moment.
Su Jing also realized that his words were a bit harsh and wanted to make amends, but it was too late. As a result, the father and daughter confronted each other in front of the desk.
Finally, Ah Man had no choice but to compromise. She had her weaknesses. She had to protect Xuan Er and give her mother the final glory. So, she begged her father to give her mother the final glory. She and her brother were willing to leave and never get in her father's eyes again.
Su Jing didn't expect that Ah Man would say such a thing. He looked at him blankly, feeling a little helpless and a little flustered.
(End of this chapter)