Chapter 85 Do you hate me?

The old emperor looked at the queen.

His cloudy eyes opened again and again, and his lips moved as if he had something to say.

The queen leaned over to listen, only to find that he was speaking intermittently.

"Where is the concubine Qing? Where is the tenth prince? I want to see them."

Are you still thinking about Concubine Qing and the Tenth Prince at this time?

The queen was stunned for a moment, smiled even brighter, and ordered the prince to bring in Qing concubine and her son.

Then stood up.

"My concubine and the prince will not disturb the emperor. Sister Qing is taking good care of me. We are just outside. If anything happens, just let us know."

The old emperor closed his eyes and sighed.

Qing Bin held her one and a half year old child in her arms, squirming and wanting to kneel down.

It wasn't until the queen, mother and son were completely invisible that they dared to straighten their heads.

"I, my concubine, meet the Emperor"

"You should get up first"

Concubine Qing didn't dare to get up.

The tenth prince walked unsteadily, swaying all the time, and was dishonest. He would look at this and catch that.

Concubine Qing had no choice but to chase her everywhere on her knees.

The old emperor had no choice but to ask the wet nurse to carry the child down first.

He took Qingbin's hand and asked, "Do you hate me?"

Qingpin knelt on the footrest and shivered, shaking her head and saying nothing.

"Why are you so afraid? Who bullied you? You don't look good, Old Ten, are you still like that?"

"No...no, no one bullies us, the emperor is very good."

Qingbin spoke intermittently.

The old emperor looked her up and down and found that apart from being thinner, she was indeed in good shape, so he continued to ask.

"Do you hate me?"

"What did the emperor say? How dare I, my concubine? You are the king of a country."

"If I hadn't summoned you, you would still be the palace maid of Siyuefang. You wouldn't have to worry about anything every day. You could play your piano well and embroider your flowers. When you reach the age, you would be released from the palace to find a good family..."

"Why does the emperor have to say these things?"

Qing Bin was suddenly excited, and her sallow face turned a bit abnormally red.

"I'm sorry, I just think that the emperor's words are of no use."

"Your Majesty, he is very good. Except for his weak body and poor intelligence, he is not in any danger. He will definitely grow up healthy."

"I am also very nice, no one bullies me."

Having said that, Qingbi's eyes still betrayed her. When people lie, they always blink unconsciously.

The old emperor smiled bitterly for a moment.

"Yeah, how is that possible?"

"How could those people in the harem let you go?"

"If I weren't here, your life would be better."

The emperor is gone, and a crippled prince and concubines with no background should at least have enough food and clothing to worry about.

He closed his eyes and lay on the dragon couch, breathing heavily.

"Just step back, don't worry, life will get better soon"

"Your Majesty!" Concubine Qing rushed over and burst into tears.

"What nonsense are you talking about? How can I live if you die? I am not yet twenty years old, and I have only been in the palace for two years. What should I do? What should I do if you die?"

She cried bitterly, not knowing whether she was really crying for the emperor or herself.

The old emperor didn't look at her, just closed his eyes and waved lightly.

Concubine Qing silently stopped crying and subsided.

The queen comes in again.

The old emperor opened his eyes and said only one sentence.

"When I die, be kind to Qingbin and Lao Shi. He is my last child."

The queen was stunned for a moment and then agreed.

"Don't worry, Your Majesty, I will ensure that mother and son have enough food and clothing."

"Also, Lao Shi's name has been changed. I gave him a new name, Xie Chenqi. It means rebirth. I hope he can start over in the future."

"My concubine is here to thank the emperor on behalf of my concubine Qing."

"Let them all go back. It's cold and they don't have to wait in the hospital anymore. I will tell you whoever I want to see."

The queen stood up relieved, said a few polite words and left, sending everyone away.

The concubines sobbed and left.

Some people are even so heartbroken that they have to rely on the support of palace maids to support themselves.

The princes and princesses all lowered their heads and were so quiet that they made no sound.

The Queen did not leave until everyone had left.

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Returning to Jiaofang Palace, the queen dismissed the palace people and faced Xie Chenke directly.

"What on earth did the imperial doctor say? Isn't it your arrangement again this time?"

She already knew about the hungry people, and the matter about Xu Jingzhong was not a secret, so she asked this question.

"What do you think, Queen Mother?"

Xie Chenke was sitting on the Taishi chair, leaning on the back of the chair, slowly stirring tea leaves, with a smile on his face as he spoke.

The queen stood right in front of him, staring straight at him, the atmosphere stagnant.

After a while, Xie Chenke drank tea, stood up and patted the queen on the shoulder.

"Mother, I am now the crown prince. My father's mission has been completed. Why don't we take this opportunity to take another step forward?"

He looked around and whispered in the queen's ear.

"Don't you want it, Queen Mother? Don't you hate it?"

"How the eldest brother and fourth brother died, my mother must know very well."

"Do you still remember that stack of yam and red bean cakes? That was my fourth brother's favorite food when he was alive. Do you still remember it?"

"Mother"

He took another step forward, his body almost touching the queen's back.

"This is the only step left."

"Step forward, we will win, and then you will be the most noble empress dowager in the world."

"I, Xie Chenke, am a person who keeps his promises and will never betray them."

"My grandfather is still my grandfather, my mother is still my queen, my uncle is still my uncle, what else are you dissatisfied with?"

Xie Chenke spread his hands and raised his eyebrows slightly. The wide-sleeved apricot yellow prince uniform could not hide his ambition.

The queen's back was cold.

"But this is treason!"

"Killing the king and killing the father will be punished by God!"

"Hahaha……"

Xie Chenke seemed to have heard the funniest joke in the world, laughing heartily and ferociously.

"Is he worthy?!"

"As a king, can he fulfill his duties to benefit the people? Open up territory and expand the territory for the Great Sheng Dynasty?"

"As a father, has he fulfilled his responsibilities as a father?"

His eyes were red and ready to bleed at any moment, his fingertips were trembling slightly, and his teeth wanted to bite them into pieces.

Concubine Liu left early.
To be continued...