[The wheel of time slowly rolls forward, and time returns to twenty-seven years ago.
At that time, there were only six princes in the palace, and the youngest ninth prince, Yuan Chenmandrill, had not yet been born.
Since the eldest prince died when he was two years old, the oldest prince in the palace is Hyun Chen Tae.
That year, the queen and her concubine, Concubine Shu, became pregnant one after the other.
The Emperor Long Yan was overjoyed, and the rewards flowed to the Queen and Concubine Shu's palace.
Three months later, Hyun Chen Tae's biological mother Yan Fei was also pregnant.
Emperor Xun Rui seemed to only care about the fetus in Concubine Shu's belly, and rarely set foot in Concubine Yan's palace.
At that time, Hyun Chen Tai was eight years old.
Childish face, bright teeth, lively and smart.
Except for the third prince, Hyun Chen Yu, he is the most popular among the princes. He is also the one with the best academic performance among all the princes.
Whenever his father asked questions about his homework in person, Hyun Chen Tai always answered fluently. There were some questions that even Hyun Chen Yu couldn't answer.
Perhaps it was because of his young age or because he was simple-minded. Hyun Chentai had never been proud, he just felt that he didn't work hard enough.
The sea of consciousness is endless.
He had just taken a gourd and drank it.
In this way, he worked hard and worked harder than others.
Even after the third watch, he was still immersed in reading.
His biological mother, Concubine Yan, was a woman with low self-esteem and no ambition.
She knew in her heart that she was from a humble background and never dared to cause trouble. She followed suit in the palace and had almost no sense of existence.
He also often advised Hyun Chentai not to compete with the third prince for the limelight. The third prince's mother was an imperial concubine, and her natal brother was a first-grade admiral general from a well-known family.
If one is not careful, both mother and son will die.
These words were like a burning mark, burning Hyun Chentai's heart and making him feel quite angry.
Obviously he only wanted to work hard to seek medical treatment and share the worries of his father, and he had never thought of competing with his third brother. Why didn't his mother and concubine understand him?
His mother and concubine are his closest relatives in this world. If she doesn't understand, who can understand his sincerity?
Seeing her son downcast and depressed, Concubine Yan felt distressed and powerless, and then she spoke the true words that she had been hiding so hard:
"Tai'er, my concubine is doing this for your own good. She served your father for more than ten years before giving birth to a child for you. And my sister, Concubine Shu, was pregnant only after entering the palace for half a year. Who is superior and who is inferior?
Tai'er, you are so smart, can't you tell?"
Hyun Chen Tae's amber eyes were full of doubts, and his childish face could not hide his confusion.
"Mother, concubine, what does this have to do with my son studying hard? After Empress Shu gives birth, she will also be her son's younger brother or sister, and her son will definitely treat her well. Why do you always advise me not to show off my talents?"
"There are currently six princes in the palace. The son is the oldest, and he is the elder brother of the younger brothers and sisters. If I, the older brother, do not set an example? How can the younger brothers and sisters contribute to Dayao?"
"Hey..." Concubine Yan sighed deeply. She was now more than seven months pregnant, and her pregnant belly was swollen. However, she still struggled to squat down and hold the eight-year-old Hyun Chentai in her arms. Her eyes were slightly in a trance.
The sourness is overwhelming and difficult to calm down.
"Since my mother first entered the palace, I have fallen in love with your father. I have also imagined how wonderful it would be if he could be mine. But my mother understands that those thoughts are unrealistic, and how can my mother be worthy of him?
"
"Therefore, my concubine never expects your father to love me. If she comes to see us two occasionally, my concubine will be satisfied."
"But since Concubine Shu entered the palace, the emperor has only been to the palace once, and even after the concubine became pregnant, he has not been able to set foot here. The last time we met was when your father and the emperor celebrated the Longevity Festival, and she was at the banquet.
I glanced at him from afar."
After hearing this, Hyun Chen Tae choked up as he felt the voice of his mother-in-law.
He was only eight years old at that time, and he was still very young. He was particularly confused as to why his mother and concubine were crying.
Could it be just because her father didn't come to accompany her?
Just when Hyun Chen Tai was thinking a thousand times and not knowing why, his shoulders were tightly squeezed by his mother-in-law, and what he saw was her almond-shaped eyes covered with tears and unable to suppress disappointment.
"The mother-in-law has said so much just because she wants to tell Tai'er. Concubine Shu
The empress is the daughter of the Mingyou royal family and the concubine of the current empress. In the future, her and the empress’s children, as well as your talented third brother, will all be selected by the country.”
"Tai'er, there are some things that you won't get good results by working hard for, but you may suffer death."
At that time, Hyun Chen Tae was only thinking about good books! He was recognized by his father! The words of his mother and concubine were extremely burdensome to him!
I even thought my mother-in-law was unreasonable!
What is superiority and inferiority?!
What kind of country-based dispute?!
He doesn't care!
He just wants to study hard!
Please assist your father in managing the government!
Is there anything wrong? Is there anything wrong with all of this?
that afternoon.
Hyun Chen Tai and his mother and concubine broke up unhappy.
He was unwilling and confused.
In this case, he has to prove himself in front of his father! As long as he is valued by his father! Maybe his mother and concubine can figure it out! Give him support!
However, all the changes happened one after another after the birth of his ninth brother.
Five nights later.
The queen and concubine Shu gave birth together.
The queen "gives birth to a son" and the concubine Shu "gives birth to a daughter".
However, Concubine Shu died of a hemorrhagic collapse, one dead and two dead.
This news was like a bolt from the blue! The emperor, who loved his concubine deeply, was devastated!
The pain of losing a loved one was unbearable for Xun Rui. His stern words in court scared the officials to the point where they dared not speak out.
After returning to the dormitory, he locked himself in the room, without eating or sleeping, watching the changes of the moon and the sun alone, and looking through the calligraphy scrolls he had written together with Concubine Shu.
He was not able to even meet the newly born "Queen's son".
Not to mention the prince's regular academic exams every three days.
During those days, Hyun Chen Tae was so innocent, how could he understand the pain of parting with the one he loves?
He foolishly thought that if he worked harder and memorized the new lessons taught by his master, his father would be happy?
After all, when he recited the new homework verbatim before, his father would smile easily and happily!
I originally wanted to seek advice from my mother and concubine first, but I was afraid that she would be annoyed by her chatter.
Instead, he ran up to his father without permission and happily recited his new lesson, full of confidence and waiting for praise.
Little did he know...he couldn't be more wrong.
"I don't want to listen to you recite this! Go back now! I don't want to see anyone!"
Hyun Rui roared furiously! He tore up all the homework submitted to him by Hyun Chen Tai!
Pieces of paper flew in the air and fell from the air, as if the biting frost had frozen Hyun Chen Tai's hot heart.
Hyun Chen Tae was so frightened that he fled in a hurry. When passing by the lotus pond, he fell into a trance and lost his footing and fell into the water.
This news soon reached Concubine Yan's ears.
She has a cowardly temperament, and she worries all the time that her son will be jealous of others because he is too good.
Now I thought I had a premonition of experience! I was so frightened that I didn't bother to investigate the truth about my son falling into the water, so I rushed to Hyun Chentai's palace in the dark.
The more she thought about it, the more frightened she became. It could be said that she was so anxious and anxious. In addition, she was worried and depressed during her pregnancy, and she actually saw red in the middle of the journey!
Despite intensive treatment by the imperial physician, her seven-month-old baby was stillborn.
The palace has just lost a concubine and a princess, and it is a time of mourning.
Now, bad news has come again.
The emperor couldn't bear the blow and fell ill. Therefore, he was unable to visit Concubine Yan who had a miscarriage.
Deep love, deep hatred.
When Concubine Yan needed the care of her lover the most, he failed to give her even the slightest care.
Concubine Yan lost her heart...
No more expectations! No more illusions! Total debauchery!
Free from the imprisonment she had placed on herself for a long time.
It was not until many years later that Concubine Yan, who was having sex with her guards, was bumped into by Xuanchen Mandrill.
Concubine Yan knew that she would die no matter what, so she might as well give it a try!
Eventually, she died
Hyun Chen is under the sword.
Hyun Chentai held the cold and stiff body of his mother-in-law and looked into the cold and indifferent sharp eyes of his ninth brother.
The seeds of hatred sprouted in his heart.
After losing his mother and concubine, he suddenly became the object of contempt and contempt by everyone in the palace, but the culprit who killed his mother and concubine was respected and respected by everyone!
That day, as always, he entered the palace to pay his respects to his father. When passing by the Queen's Huide Palace, gossips filled his ears...
"Have you heard? There are rumors in the palace that it was actually Concubine Yan who had an affair with the guards, and she was met by His Highness the Ninth Prince, so she killed them!"
"Ouch! I already knew it! The emperor must not announce such a shameful truth to the outside world! Besides, even if His Highness the Ninth Prince really goes crazy and kills concubines, in my opinion... the emperor will not touch him!"
"That's right! His Highness the Ninth Prince is the direct descendant of the middle palace! His status is very noble! The Emperor naturally wants to give face to the Queen! The Queen is the eldest daughter of Xu, the royal family of Mingyou!"
"His Royal Highness is the most unlucky in this matter! It is said that the emperor is now suspicious of his bloodline! My fellow countryman is serving in front of the emperor! He seems to have secretly seen the emperor preparing the royal decree! Isn't this to cut off the second prince?
Does His Royal Highness have the qualifications to be a national?"
"..."
That moment!
Hyun Chen Tae finally figured out what his mother-in-law meant!
Even if he sharpens his head and talks nonsense, he is still not as important as the third brother and the ninth brother in the heart of his father!
His mother-in-law is just the daughter of Zhan Shi, the young master of Zhan Shi's mansion, with a mere fourth-grade official position!
How can it be compared to a first-grade admiral?!
How can it be compared to the Mingyou Royal Family!
His efforts over the years! Diligence! Hard work! In the eyes of his father, they are just a joke! To his father...
Just an obedient dog!
The lost Hyun Chen Tae came to the Golden Dragon Palace.
Along the way, he was faltering and full of dark thoughts! He had a splitting headache!
Once faith collapses, it will be irreversible!
But he doesn’t want to give up!
Still want to hear the answer from his father himself!
Hyun Chentai knelt in front of Hyun Rui, his eyes were as red as blood, and he asked in a trembling voice: "Father, according to the rules, the mother and concubine must be buried in the concubine mausoleum after death, why does Erchen's mother and concubine..."
"Concubine's mausoleum?!" Xun Rui's expression changed suddenly! She was furious, "Your mother-in-law's affair with the bodyguard is a crime against the nine clans! I suppressed the matter to save her mother's clan's life, which was the utmost kindness! How dare you ask me for it?
Is this an unreasonable request?”
"Father..." Hyun Chen Tai took a deep breath and tried his best to calm down his emotions, "My mother loves you so much, can't you really understand it?"
"Love me?!" Hyun Rui hit the table with her palm, knocking off the tea cup placed on the table. The sound of breaking porcelain was harsh and heart-breaking.
"If she loves me, why would she go and have sex with a female escort? Chen Tai! Am I too indulgent of you?!"
"Father, please calm down, I will admit my mistake, I will resign." Hyun Chentai's voice was as calm as water, and his heart was filled with waves.
It turned out that his father had never felt his mother's love for him, and he had never cared about her.
The love of mother and concubine is cheap and disgraceful.
He also suddenly understood, that sentence that made him puzzled...
Most of all, the heart of an emperor is cold and thin.
The moment you step out of the Golden Dragon Palace.
Hyun Chen Tai raised his head and gazed at the brilliant golden wheel.
Radiant, warm and bright.
But his heart was completely eroded by darkness.
Father and ninth brother.
The humiliation of insulting one's mother, the hatred of mother-killing.
I will definitely repay it with my own hands!
None of you can escape!】
The past is like a trail of slush, and the bitter cold soaks the marrow, making people's hearts ache.
This is the first time that Hyun Chen Tae looks... lonely and depressed.
Feng Shui Qing means mixed feelings.
What happened back then seemed...
No one is wrong.
But they were all terribly wrong.
If the emperor could endure his anger and speak softly, would he not make Hyun Chen Tai feel discouraged?
Ambition?
If Hyun Chen Tae was not that innocent and had consulted his mother and concubine in advance, would he not have slipped and fallen into the pool?
If Concubine Yan had been more tenacious and found out the reason why her son fell into the water, wouldn't she have lost her child in miscarriage and given up her heart for the emperor?
But things have come to this, and there is no way to do it again.
Hyun Chen Tae exhaled a breath of turbid air, seamlessly switched to a bright smile, and the sinister and vicious aura that had dispersed in his eyes gathered back.
"My dear, I've finished listening to the story. Next... I'll make sure you feel comfortable!"