freenovelworld Chapter 705 Do you regret it?
Chapter 705 Do you regret it?
At night, inside the Frost Palace.
Concubine Rou was scrubbing clothes with a numb expression. The nanny sent by the Empress Dowager stared at her non-stop from morning to night.
Overnight, she went from being a powerful and high-ranking imperial concubine to a concubine who was worse than a lowly maid in the laundry department.
She knew that the Queen Mother hated her.
Because she killed her beloved son.
It's not that she hadn't thought about the fact that something would happen one day, but what she was thinking at the time was that if one day, everything really could not be concealed.
Then she took all the blame on herself and drank a glass of poisoned wine to send herself to death.
She had lived a glorious life and was admired by others all her life, she never expected that she would be bullied at the last moment.
But she found that when that day really came, she seemed to have lost the courage.
She still has a family and a son. As long as she is alive, there is hope.
If she died, what would happen to her crane feathers?
"Wash quickly! What are you dawdling for!" Nanny Zhu whipped the whip and scolded angrily.
Although the whip did not hit Concubine Rou, the whistling cold wind blew up her hair.
Concubine Rou had a blank expression on her face. She looked up at the darkening sky and couldn't help but wonder: When can I leave this square cage?
She used to be the owner of this cage, so she never felt unhappy, but now she has become a prisoner, and it seems difficult to even take a step out of here.
Suddenly, the surroundings became quiet and everyone greeted each other.
"See Your Majesty!"
Concubine Rou looked up and saw Emperor Qianwu walking towards her with his back to the light, holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand.
She was in a trance for a moment, the clothes in her hands fell into the wooden basin, and she turned her face away, as if she didn't want him to see her miserable appearance at the moment.
"All of you step aside. I have something to say to Lu Ying."
Almost every word of this sentence pierced Lu Qing's heart. She was shocked to realize that the word "agree" could be so harsh.
"The guilty woman Lu greets His Majesty." Lu Qing cheered up and saluted Emperor Qianwu respectfully.
"Get up." Emperor Qianwu raised his hand, motioning her to follow him.
The two walked for a long time, and no one spoke. After a while, Emperor Qianwu stopped under a tree and turned to look at Lu Qing.
"Don't you have anything to say to me?"
Lu Qing smiled bitterly: "For so many years, I have been able to receive your majesty's favor and love, and I am already satisfied."
Emperor Qianwu laughed sarcastically: "Be content? If you were really content, you would have had countless opportunities to stop over the years."
"But you didn't."
The emperor's voice made Lu Qing's heart sink, and she didn't dare to look up at him.
"Forget it. There's no point in saying this now. Over the years, I've gotten used to having you by my side. Unfortunately..."
Hearing these words, tears welled up in Lu Qing's eyes.
Hearing him talk about these things made her feel much more painful than if he had scolded her or resented her, so, in fact, she had once received the emperor's true love, right?
"Perhaps, I have never understood you, and the same goes for my second brother and Concubine Xiang." Emperor Qianwu smiled self-deprecatingly.
"Your Majesty, I have let you down..." Lu Qing spoke softly. She was too uneasy and wanted to hold power too much. Power is something that, once you have tasted it, you will be unable to stop.
"You are right. Today is the last time I will come to see you." Emperor Qianwu said in a deep voice.
Love, hate, anger and ignorance are all past.
Besides being a man, he is also an emperor.
Tears fell from Lu Qing's eyes, and she forced a smile: "I will hope every day that Your Majesty is in good health and gets what he wants."
Emperor Qianwu turned to look at her with a fierce look in his eyes: "I came here today to tell you that the relationship between you and me is over, and I intend to sentence He Yu to death."
Lu Qing's pupils shrank slightly, and she subconsciously grasped Emperor Qianwu's arm, saying in fear, "Your Majesty!"
Emperor Qianwu slowly pushed her hand away: "He chose this path himself, or rather, your Lu family chose it for him."
Lu Qing burst into tears: "Your Majesty, he is your son!"
Emperor Qianwu's eyes turned red: "Do you think I am not heartbroken? Lu Qing! Over the years, I have treated you and your son well, and I have valued your Lu family in every way! But how have you repaid me!"
Lu Qing slid to the ground: "Your Majesty, I am willing to die in He Yu's place. Please leave him a way to live, even if you have to exile him to the border!"
Emperor Qianwu looked down at her coldly, "You can't die. Your mother won't let you die. You have to live well and atone for the sins of your second brother and Yin Qiling, and for the sins of our son!"
Lu Qing fell completely to the ground, his face pale and his eyes unfocused.
Look, this is the man she has loved all her life, speaking the cruelest words in the most gentle tone.
"Take care of yourself."
After saying this, Emperor Qianwu waved his sleeves and left.
Lu Qing was crying and laughing at the same time, and she looked like a madman.
But what Emperor Qianwu said was right. The empress dowager would not let her die like that. The nanny sent by the empress dowager would keep an eye on Lu Qing day and night and would not let her even die.
"Hahahaha! Hahahaha!" Lu Qing laughed out loud with tears in her eyes. She didn't understand what the purpose of her life was.
*
The Third Prince's Mansion.
Xiao Heyu and Zhou Qiwen sat opposite each other, with a table full of dishes on the stone table in front of them.
Zhou Qiwen poured him a glass of wine, and Xiao Heyu looked up at her: "Do you regret it?"
Zhou Qiwen smiled indifferently: "What's the point of regretting it later? My marriage has never been my own decision."
Back then, she also had a scholar she liked.
But in order to make her surrender, to make her marry Xiao Heyu obediently, and for the future of the entire family, they broke his hand.
What can she do?
She could only cruelly never see him again and could only put on her wedding dress and marry this so-called most noble man in the world.
Sometimes, she actually thought Xiao Heyu was not bad.
But sometimes, she felt that he made her so disgusted.
It was good because she had become the same person as him, and it was disgusting because she also hated the way she looked at that moment.
"However, I always thought that I could sit in that position with Your Highness." Zhou Qiwen smiled self-deprecatingly.
He didn't have much love for Xiao Heyu, but he didn't hate her either. That position was not only his dream, but seemed to have become hers as well.
Unfortunately, no one expected that they would be the first to lose.
Hearing this, Xiao Heyu grabbed Zhou Qiwen's hand fiercely, his peach blossom eyes full of viciousness: "You said, I still have a chance, right? I haven't lost yet, right!"
Zhou Qiwen looked at him and smiled, then pulled his hand away: "Your Highness, let's eat."
I used to be busy every day, and my biggest fear was being replaced by others. Now, eating is the top priority.
Xiao Heyu withdrew his gaze. He knew that Zhou Qiwen didn't have much feelings for him, but at this moment, it seemed that she was the only one with him.
At this moment, a sharp voice came into the Third Prince's Mansion: "The Imperial Edict has arrived!"