"But Father is still my father. I haven't seen him for a long time and I miss him very much. Besides, the throne was not obtained legitimately, and I don't want to do anything wrong."
The queen's pupils shrank.
"What did you say? You said the throne I gave you was not legitimate?"
The queen raised her eyes slightly and became angry.
But Fu Mochen had obviously had enough. He didn't understand why his mother changed after taking the position of empress dowager. Shouldn't she be sad that his father was gone? Why did she look like a cannibal now
"I am not lying to you. Since ancient times, regicide has been a serious crime. Although I have not had a direct conflict with my father, I do not deserve the throne. If my father still has a chance to escape and ascend to heaven..."
"He won't have it! He will never have it! Even if he does, I won't allow it to happen!"
"Why? Mother?"
The innocent eyes of a child will never understand the ruthlessness of the adult world.
"What's so good about him? Is he worth your still thinking about him? I have taken care of everything for you since you were a child. How many times has he come to see you? You have a lot of concubines, and your father and sister will only share your love. Are you stupid? What's wrong with the throne? After he dies, the world will belong to us mother and son! No one will dare to make us angry again. Our future is the future of Daliang. What's wrong with me doing this?!"
I don’t know whether I was saying this to Fu Mochen or to myself.
The child is still young, and when he sees his mother angry, his instinctive reaction is to be afraid and look for the reason in himself.
Fu Mochen grabbed his sleeves, no one could rely on him.
"Mother, please don't do this. My son is scared."
The queen was sober for a moment. She hugged Fu Mochen like she did when he was a child, and comforted him softly, "Don't be afraid, my son. I'm here. I'll sing nursery rhymes for you."
Coaxing and rocking him, Fu Mochen gradually calmed down in her warm arms, and the Queen's tears fell without her knowing when.
She was not such a woman originally. It was all because of this deep palace that took away her best years and turned her into a woman full of evil demons.
After the prince fell asleep, Nanny Gui came in as usual to ask about dinner.
"Go tell Hei Er to mobilize all forces in the capital to capture Fu Yuheng and his men. Kill them without mercy. Anyone who has made contributions will be rewarded with 10,000 taels of gold and promoted to the first-class guards of the Imperial Palace, enjoying the honor of being a noble."
"yes."
Nanny Gui left, and the Queen picked up the Prince and walked towards the inner room. She did not suffer from insomnia tonight.
…
It was a dark night. Two figures were running rapidly in the darkness and met each other in a narrow alley.
"What are you doing here? If it's unrelated, we can keep our distance."
"What are you doing here? It's really a narrow road for enemies."
Quan lifted the mask on his face and met a pair of bright eyes in front of him.
Fu Yuheng's face darkened, and thinking about the purpose of tonight, he was very rude.
"Are you here for Okon, too?"
"Why, you are the only one allowed to care about national affairs, but I am not allowed to care about the common people?"
"The people's affairs are my responsibility. When will it be your turn to take responsibility?"
Quan looked at him like an idiot.
"Don't say you are a 'dead man' now. Even if you are alive, it depends on whether the palace recognizes you. The prince has been on the throne for several days. If I guess correctly, your first wife will be in a mess in the harem. Your Majesty, do you think that without the support of us so-called people of the world, will the people have a good life?"
Fu Yuheng felt hurt, and thinking of those idiots who only took salaries but did nothing, he was eager to go home.
But I didn't want to show my weakness in front of this bastard.
"I will take back my kingdom sooner or later. You don't need to worry about it."
Quan simply stopped walking and climbed over the wall of the rich man's house, looking at him mockingly.
"If the emperor doesn't ask me to continue, I won't do it. But I don't like people breaking into houses. Why don't I shout once or twice in advance to remind the people in the house? What do you think?"
Fu Yuheng's face was very cold, and his eyes almost emitted a chill that could freeze people to death.
"Don't look at me like that. I didn't intend to be a good person. I came here for my own purpose. As long as you don't disturb me, I promise to pretend that I have never seen you tonight."
"I think you don't want your Worry-Free Villa anymore."
Quan was not happy either.
"You're ready to fight as soon as you disagree with me. This is really your style, Fu Yuheng. But don't say that I'm not afraid of you alone. Even if you really mobilize the power in the palace to strangle me, it won't be that easy."
Under the moonlight, a man in white stood on one foot under the city wall, the corners of his lips were cold and hard, no longer the elegance and composure he had during the day.
There seemed to be sparks flashing in the air.
Fu Yuheng finally stopped talking and jumped into the inner courtyard.
At this moment, only the servants' room had an oil lamp lit in the courtyard, and the rest was pitch black. The two men split into two groups and began searching for clues from the left and right.
Fu Yuheng remembered that the last time he saw Bai Yulan was on the left side of the outer wall of this house, so it was very likely that the person receiving the signal inside lived nearby.
Opening the window of the first courtyard, a pretty beauty was lying inside.
She lay on her side on the bed, and the light silver gauze quilt made her figure look even more beautiful.
Her long, gleaming black hair flowed down like mercury.
Fu Yuheng was dazed for a moment, then came to his senses, tiptoed forward, pressed her acupuncture points, and began to search.
Just as I was turning over, the person on the bed suddenly opened his eyes.
"who?!"
But the body seemed to be imprisoned and could not move.
Fu Yuheng frowned. He didn't expect that this woman knew some kung fu.
He ignored her questioning and continued to look for clues left by the Okong Kingdom.
"If you want to know the news about Okong, just unlock the acupoints for me and I will help you get it. We can cooperate."
The woman's eyes were like waves, and she stuck to Fu Yuheng and never came down.
He frowned tightly.
"I don't need you to be able to do anything."
The woman bit her lip angrily and struggled on the bed, trying to get closer to Fu Yuheng's body.
"What are you doing? Stay up there. If you try to act weird again, I'll kill you."
The woman immediately dared not move.
She said aggrievedly, "You broke into my house, and you don't allow me, the owner, to move a few times? You are so overbearing."
That expression was very similar to Shen Qingwan's usual look. Fu Yuheng felt that he was possessed by a ghost. He actually unblocked her acupoints, but still tied her wrists and fixed her on the bed.
"Who are you?"
"What news do you know about Okon?"