When the two of them arrived at the imperial concubine's palace, they were greeted by Aunt Yinghong.
Seeing the two people coming, Grandma Yinghong bowed and said very apologetically, "The imperial concubine said that her presence on this matter would put you in a dilemma, so she simply won't go with you. The prince and princess should go see Lu Jiao by themselves."
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After that, Xie Xun took Qin Rushuang into the imperial concubine's palace.
At the end of the palace, a small path was taken to the left, and Qin Rushuang discovered that there was a cave behind this path.
There is a small courtyard surrounded by red bricks, which is very neat and tidy. There are also many precious flowers and plants planted in the courtyard.
"Why does the prince have time to come to see me, a man whose half of my body has already been buried in the ground?"
Before I saw the person, I heard his voice first.
Qin Rushuang looked up and saw an old woman with a stooped figure and white hair standing at the corner.
Sure enough, she is very similar to the old palace maid described by the little gangster before.
Xie Xun saw Grandma Lujiao and bowed to her in a polite manner.
"Grandma Green..."
Lu Jiao took a wrong step and avoided Xie Xun's salute to her.
There was a pale look on her face, and she couldn't tell what it meant.
"No, why is the prince like this? The prince is already above ten thousand people. I, an old slave, cannot bear this gift from the prince."
After she finished speaking, she walked directly to a stone table in the yard and sat down, as if she didn't want to interact with the two of them.
Xie Xun looked back helplessly and glanced at Qin Rushuang.
The two of them walked back to Lu Jiao and sat down.
This time, Lu Jiao spoke first.
She glanced at Xie Xun indifferently, then looked at Qin Rushuang, who had an indiscernible look on her side, and said, "Are the prince and princess here today to call for punishment?"
Xie Xun paused for a moment, then thought carefully before speaking: "Mommy, you saved my life when I was a child, and I owe you my life. This time, it's equal to each other. It's just that Rushuang is so innocent.
, why do you need to kill her?"
It was okay if Xie Xun didn't say anything. As soon as he said this, the expression on Lu Jiao's face changed instantly.
She looked up at Qin Rushuang with eyes full of disgust and hatred.
"How did you promise me and Yinghong when you were a child? How did you promise your mother and concubine? In the future, you must stand out and make some achievements! But look at now, the civil and military officials of the court and even the people are all because of your special love for this person.
There are so many rumors about women!"
Xie Xun could only give a bitter smile and said to Lu Jiao, "Those are just the expectations you and your mother have for me..."
Aunt Lujiao became even more angry: "Have we done something wrong when we think of you so well?! Throughout the ages, how can there be an emperor in this world who only favors one person? Let's not talk about the rules of our ancestors, but let's talk about the heirs.
Xiang, if you only favor one person, how can your descendants prosper and spread the branches of the Xie family?!"
Xie Xun opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but Qin Rushuang suddenly reached out and gently tugged at the hem of his clothes.
Xie Xun swallowed what he said and looked at Qin Rushuang.
Qin Rushuang looked straight at Lu Jiao and said faintly, "Aunt Lu Jiao, is it a good thing to have more heirs? What kind of life did the prince live when he was a child? Have you forgotten? So what if they are biological brothers? Can you be relied on these days?
Yes, only those born from the same belly are considered brothers."
"you!"
Lu Jiao was so angry that she couldn't speak. She sighed heavily and looked at Xie Xun with a look of hatred.
"Is this the kind of person you love? You talk back to your elders everywhere! You don't think about you at all. You only pamper her. She is fine, but has she ever thought about your situation? Just because she is so selfish, I won't
I believe he is sincere to you!"
Before Xie Xun had time to speak, Qin Rushuang said again: "Aunt Lujiao, you are wrong about this. It is because I am sincere to him that I hope that he and I will be together for the rest of our lives. As far as I know, the imperial concubine just
When I entered the palace, I also had love for the late emperor, but what happened later? There are countless concubines and countless children. You are the most caring person around the imperial concubine. How many times did she fall asleep with tears in her eyes at night?
Aunty, don’t you know?”
"Why did the imperial concubine figure it out later? Why didn't she shed any more tears at night? It wasn't because she became tolerant or generous, but because she no longer loved the late emperor."
"Do you want me to be like a noble concubine? When I am with the prince, I will be hypocritical and submissive. Everything is based on interests and family, so that the prince can't feel any sincerity or love?"
Qin Rushuang had just finished speaking when Lu Jiao, who was sitting opposite, suddenly slapped the table heavily.
"I hope you two are like this! If we are an ordinary couple, what you say is naturally good, but he is an emperor! He has too many things on his shoulders. I don't want to see people in the world say something wrong about him. He is the most important person.
A good boy shouldn't have any reputation on him!"
"Mommy, you are wrong again! How can you live a clean life as an emperor? Today, people in the world can say something bad about him because he only favors one person, but tomorrow, they can poke his spine for any of his decisions! Is it possible?
Do you want to do everything according to the opinions of the people in the world for the sake of the public opinion of the world? If this is the case, then what is the point of being an emperor?"
Lu Jiao was speechless by Qin Rushuang and looked at him with hatred.
"Don't say that you have all these things! What do you want? I am dragging this life to death. I originally wanted to get rid of you for the prince, so that he can go smoothly in the future and no longer be criticized, but I failed.
If I lose, I only have this life left, if you want it, just take it!"
Qin Rushuang looked at her, slowly shook her head, and said, "Aunt Lujiao, I find that you are really selfish."
"How could I be selfish?! This is my concern for the prince. This is the care of the elders for the younger ones. What do you know?!"
"Then your love is really very selfish! You regard him as a relative and care for him, but you want him to act according to your expectations and hope that he will grow up as you want. You completely ignore that he is also a flesh and blood person who can
Love makes you hate people! Isn’t this selfish?”
"You only want to see what you want to see and listen to what you want to hear. You have never considered the prince's feelings. Even now, you have not said sorry to the prince for this matter. After all, it is because of your calculations.
Mistake, the injured person is the prince!"
"Rushuang, don't say that..." Hearing this and seeing Lu Jiao's eyes darken instantly, Xie Xun couldn't help but pull Qin Rushuang.
He knew what Qin Rushuang said was right, but he couldn't bear to face such an old man who was only fifty years old but looked like he was already in his twilight years because of him.
"My lord, why are you pulling me? Although I am a junior, today I will have a good talk with Aunt Lujiao so that she understands how wrong she is!"
"What is the care of the elders for the younger ones? We should indeed consider him, but first of all we must take care of his mood! Even if it is cold, I ask the prince to wear some clothes; even if it is to understand that the prince has been criticized by the world after taking over the power
, giving you a kind word of comfort is better than her taking matters into her own hands and putting you in danger, my lord!"
