"Can I ask a question, the way a child asks its father?" She whispered, observing the chessboard as she spoke, not wanting to be killed too quickly.
The emperor asked someone to ask, and Ye Fuxun said, "Who do you care about most in your life?" She chose the most direct way and didn't want to beat around the bush anymore.
The emperor paused. He didn't make a move for a long time.
Ye Fuxun waited quietly without reminding or urging.
"Ta." The chess piece landed on the chessboard, and the sound was very soft and a little sweet, like the sound of nature, resounding throughout the world.
He said, "Your mother."
Ye Fuxun lowered his head and stared at the chessboard. For some reason, his eyes blinked rapidly, and then tears welled up in them.
Her heart seemed to be filled with huge waves in an instant, and she wanted to cry.
I used to think that my mother was the most pitiable, but I didn't know that the person who cared about her the most was by her side, and that person was the emperor.
The emperor asked, "Why are you crying?"
"My son feels uncomfortable."
"Why?"
"Because I thought of all the things that happened before, I thought that I was very sensible at that time and only cared about grievances for my mother."
"Aren't you afraid of Father's accountability now?"
"I'm afraid, but I just want to say it."
"Okay, Father asked you to tell me, why?"
"The emperor has three thousand beauties in his harem, and the queen only has herself. She will sit with you and watch the world. If you are unhappy, you can also find the concubines to relieve your boredom. The queen only has herself. This is what I thought before."
"That's all?"
"Later I didn't believe the rumors, but I knew that my mother was hurt, but she never talked about these troubles, the pain that she couldn't imagine, she never told anyone, or she had no one to talk to.
She does her best to take care of and raise her children, and she does her best to serve and accompany her husband. But what about herself, has she ever thought about herself wholeheartedly?"
"Even so, there are still people outside talking nonsense. They say that the queen mother did her best for the Xiao family, or that she deliberately made things difficult for other royal brothers and harmed the concubines in the harem. These are her grievances, and they are the grievances I can see."
The emperor put down the chess piece and said, "Actually, there is one more thing, that is, she can't let go of your imperial uncle."
Ye Fuxun choked. He didn't expect his father to suddenly mention such an earth-shattering event, and he said it very coldly.
Did the father know this a long time ago? How could he hold back and not say anything?
So is my father also carrying the same burden, and those things that are insignificant and meaningless are all because everyone has doubts in their hearts, or they dare not put their self-esteem into dust, and then misunderstand each other?
Ye Fuxun thought of a situation. Maybe the father, the emperor and the queen themselves had misunderstood each other, and there was nothing untrustworthy at all.
The emperor said, "I was busy with government affairs at that time. Your mother often went to the Imperial Garden alone, and your uncle often passed by there. He went to greet the Empress Dowager and passed by the Imperial Garden from time to time to enjoy the scenery. He could always be there in that section.
I met the Queen on the road and stopped..."
"At that time, someone came to me and made noise, saying that your mother and your uncle were having an affair."
Ye Fuxun: Could it be that this is why the father is so cold towards the mother?
The emperor paid no attention to her reaction and continued to say things that no one else had noticed.
He said, "I didn't believe it at that time. One day, I went to observe it, and I really saw your uncle and your mother acting intimately in the imperial garden."
"I pretended to be nonchalant and coughed before appearing in front of them. Your imperial uncle was frightened, and your mother was also frightened. From that day on, your mother never went to the imperial garden again, and your imperial uncle never saw your mother again, except for
At festivals or palace banquets."
"The Empress Dowager said at that time that I deliberately made things difficult for your imperial uncle. However, I did nothing. Perhaps the only wrong thing I did was that after marrying your mother, I broke up the marriage between her and the imperial brother."
The emperor fell silent after saying this. He didn't know what he was thinking.
He did not deny that he agreed to marry the daughter of the Xiao family for the sake of the power of the Xiao family and to consolidate the imperial power.
But who can understand the selfish motives of his other half? He is not just for power, but also has some poetic and picturesque thoughts, such as the so-called fair lady and the gentleman.
At that time, the daughter of the Xiao family was also well-known far and wide. She had both talents and virtues, and was elegant and beautiful. Which of them was not the most beautiful thing in the country? As a prince, what is wrong with liking a woman with both talents and beauty?
Maybe the mistake is that people pretend to be someone else in their hearts, and the mistake is that marriage is based on the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers.
As the younger generation, they can only obey orders, or they are willing to do it because they think it is just right.
Of course, it is not the willing will of two people, but the wishful thinking of one person.
At that time, he cared about one person and sought marriage, but he also lost his wife's affection. Her heart was not with him.
The emperor said, "Over the years, I have been thinking, is it my selfishness that caused the current predicament? I have acquiesced in everything. In the end, this is what I want."
"Although it was your royal grandmother's decision to initiate the marriage, I also acquiesced, didn't I?"
"Your imperial grandmother didn't like the Xiao family. She said back then that the daughter of the Xiao family was more than virtuous but not spiritual enough. She didn't want her to have anything to do with your imperial uncle. She even thought about leaving her to me.
Trying to get the Xiao family to trip me up."
"Unexpectedly, the Xiao family gave me a helping hand, and the country ended up being mine. I used your mother's power to sit on the throne, and I also got the person I wanted to marry as I wished."
"It's like God's will. God is helping me. I have almost fulfilled all my dreams. Can Fu Xun understand this feeling? I was so happy that I suddenly looked back and realized that after all, there was a lack of true feelings.
, because your mother’s heart is not with me.”
The emperor said what he had hidden in his heart, what he had been thinking about.
Ye Fuxun listened silently as the emperor briefly summarized his life in a few words.
That was his vigorous life. Speaking of it, it was just a few words and nothing thrilling.
But as someone who was on the scene at the time, he saw the smoke rising in all directions. The situation was so tense that it would make one break into a cold sweat.
And how did my father exist at that time? He stood at the top, even in a crowded place, he stood out from the crowd.
He is the destined king, and he gets everything that everyone can ask for.
In fact, all of this was not entirely supported by external forces. Half of it was due to the great ambitions of the father. He wanted to do something, so he went against the current. He persevered, and he won.
Ye Fuxun saw his father's life, which was his majestic and famous life.
At this moment, I seemed to understand his feeling of loneliness when he was standing on the highest level, standing on the top of no one.
Ye Fuxun said, "Father, have you ever thought about it? If you take away everything from the emperor's uncle, there is nothing to fear." She asked rashly, leaving the emperor speechless.