newbobooks Chapter 137 I Want to Be the Queen Mother (30)
Chapter 137 I Want to Be the Queen Mother (30)
Princess An looked at Prince An coldly and asked, "Your Highness, do you still remember Fang Ruoyan's miscarriage?"
Prince An tightened his grip on the railing, his eyes flickered slightly, and he said nothing.
Princess An placed her hands lightly on her belly, her tone full of resentment. "It was the prince who personally killed Fang Ruoyan's bastard, but he wanted me to take the blame. The prince confined me to my room, ignored my requests, refused to call a doctor for me, caused me to have a miscarriage and I can never get pregnant again. He killed his own child with his own hands. Does the prince regret it?"
Prince An defended himself, "That incident was an accident. I didn't know you were pregnant at the time."
Seeing that Prince An still had no trace of guilt on his face, Princess An suddenly felt a little pathetic.
What she is obsessed with is not worth mentioning in the eyes of others.
Yes, the man has three wives and four concubines, but it’s just that she is unable to give birth. He has many women who can give birth to his children. How can he understand her feelings?
Princess An closed her eyes and finally looked at Prince An with pity.
"Forget it. There is no point in dwelling on this now. No matter whether you are ambitious or helpless, you have failed.
Isn't it said that husband and wife are birds of the same forest, but they fly away separately when disaster strikes? I don't want to die with you, so I can only do this.
The Queen has already allowed me to divorce you. I came here today to see you for the last time. I am going back to the northwest. My brother is here to take me home. My Lord, you will spend the rest of your life alone in prison!"
Princess An threw the divorce letter in her hand through the bars of the cell at Prince An, then turned and left without hesitation.
Looking at Princess An's resolute back, Prince An suddenly collapsed to the ground and laughed sadly.
In his life, he was deserted by everyone and nothing he wanted was achieved.
He suddenly remembered the stunning glimpse he had at the mountain temple, and he fell in love with Ruoyan at first sight.
He regretted it. If he had not jumped into the water to save Fang Ruoyan at the chrysanthemum viewing banquet at Princess Yining's mansion that year, would everything have been different?
Prince An committed suicide in prison. When Qin Heng came to tell Fang Qingci the news, Qin Yu happened to wake up.
Looking at the hands of Fang Qingci and Qin Heng, Qin Yu couldn't help but widen his eyes.
"Hey, the emperor is awake!"
Fang Qingci had a big smile on her face. Instead of letting go of Qin Heng's hand, she pulled his hand and waved it in front of Qin Yu, fearing that he couldn't see clearly.
Qin Yu:......
Qin Yu was furious. Fang Qingci and Qin Heng actually betrayed him.
Half a month later, good news and bad news came from the palace. The good news was that the emperor woke up, and the bad news was that the emperor just woke up.
Well, except for the eyes which can move and understand what is said, the rest of the body cannot move, the body cannot speak, and the mouth is crooked for some reason.
In short, there is no difference between being alive and being dead.
The ministers and royal relatives had a heated discussion at the court meeting.
In the end, the eldest prince ascended the throne, respected Qin Yu as the emperor, Fang Qingci as the empress dowager, and Prince Duan as the regent, managing state affairs before the emperor took power.
According to later historical records, at the beginning of the first year of Xinglong in the Ye Dynasty, soon after Emperor Rui ascended the throne, he forcibly took Prince An's concubine into the palace. Prince An could not bear the humiliation and poisoned Emperor Rui until he was paralyzed in bed.
The ministers chose the eldest prince to succeed the throne and proposed that the Empress Dowager Yong'an rule the country from behind the curtain and check and balance the regent Prince Duan.
From this year on, Empress Dowager Yong'an began her eighty-year reign.
Later generations have had mixed opinions about Empress Dowager Yong'an. Some say she was an evil queen who was greedy for power, controlled the government, and made arbitrary decisions. Two generations of emperors were persecuted by her.
Some people also say that from a political perspective, Empress Dowager Yong'an was a wise ruler. During her reign, the Ye Dynasty had a vast territory, strong national strength, a prosperous economy, and a prosperous people's livelihood. It was the most prosperous period of the Ye Dynasty. Empress Dowager Yong'an created a prosperous era, and her achievements were second only to the founding emperor of the Ye Dynasty.
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(Small extra BE)
In the 15th year of Zhengxing, the emperor had reached the age to rule the country himself, but the empress dowager continued to control the government and refused to give up power on the grounds that his majesty was weak, and the situation in the court was turbulent.
The young emperor was unwilling to be a puppet and intended to join forces with the regent to get rid of the queen mother.
On a cold night in late autumn, a drizzle was falling in the pitch-black night, and there were lightning and thunder in the sky.
Rumble, a bolt of thunder split the sky.
The bright white lightning briefly dispelled the gloom of the night.
The back door of the Regent's Palace was wide open, and a low-key carriage slowly drove from the door into the backyard.
The carriage stopped at the gate of an exquisite courtyard, and a woman in a black cloak got off the carriage.
The woman waved away the maid beside her, walked into the courtyard alone, and gently pushed open the door of the master bedroom.
The light in the room was a little dim. Through the half-open door, cold wind blew into the room, blowing out the only candle in the room.
"Cough, cough, cough, cough!"
There was a violent coughing sound from behind the bed curtains.
Fang Qingci paused and did not go into the inner room. She reached out to take off the hood of her cloak, walked to the table and sat down.
After a while, Qin Heng opened the curtain and sat down opposite Fang Qingci with a somewhat unsteady step.
Looking at Fang Qingci's indifferent expression, Qin Heng laughed at himself.
"After all these years, you are still the same, always doing your own thing and not willing to give in to me."
Fang Qingci looked up at him. More than ten years had passed. He had been in a high position and had experienced the influence of power. The young man who used to be obsessed with him had become mature and steady, and his emotions were not revealed on his face.
"I told you when we were together that I am just like this. I've never heard you complain in the past."
Looking at Qin Heng's pale face, Fang Qingci remained unmoved.
Qin Heng sighed and looked at Fang Qingci's still beautiful face with complicated eyes.
"Yes, I knew from the beginning that you were this kind of person. I still remember the scene when I first saw you. You were still little at that time, riding on a tall horse. I had never felt so happy and carefree. That was when I fell in love with you at first sight. Cici, so many years have passed, and you haven't changed. You are still so beautiful and so true to yourself, but you have also changed. You have become unfamiliar to me."
Fang Qingci listened quietly to Qin Heng's confession.
Once people start to miss the past, it means that the relationship has come to an end.
After nearly twenty years of relationship, she and Qin Heng finally ended up going against each other for power.
After all, they had been together for so many years, so Fang Qingci felt a little sad, but not much.
Qin Heng asked somewhat unwillingly, "Ci Ci, is power so important to you?"
Fang Qingci was amused by this. She looked at Qin Heng like a fool and said, "Don't you think it's ridiculous to ask this question? If power is not important, why do you want to be the emperor?"
The two of them knew each other well. At this time, Qin Heng did not deny it and said bluntly, "If I ascend the throne, you will still be my queen. I promise you that we will handle state affairs together. With the two saints in power, there is no need to hide anything. We can be together openly. Isn't that good?"
Qin Heng tried his best to persuade him, saying that he knew Fang Qingci's ability and if possible, he did not want to be on the opposite side of Fang Qingci.