usatvline Chapter 504: Living in the Shadow
Chapter 504: Living in the Shadow
"That's because of your majesty's wisdom! Back then, when you ascended the throne, Da Xia was almost destroyed. It was you, your majesty, who turned the tide and saved the people of Da Xia from dire straits. It was also after you ascended the throne that you worked tirelessly to make Da Xia prosperous today!" Chao Sihai said hurriedly.
"Chao Sihai, you have been with me since a long time ago. It's a pity that the war ruined your body. Otherwise, you would have had a place in the court."
"Your Majesty, I am already very satisfied to be able to serve you!"
"Do I really not need to keep looking for your lost son?" the emperor asked again.
"Your Majesty, I gave up five years ago. At that time, there was chaos and war everywhere. He was less than two years old. How could he survive?" A flash of pain appeared in Chao Sihai's eyes.
He was originally a normal person with a wife and children.
In that turbulent chaos, he resolutely left his wife and son at home, and was determined to make achievements. He only thought about getting a high position and a good salary in the future, so that his wife and children could live a good life.
He never imagined that a group of rebel troops would rush into their county town, burning, killing and looting.
When he led his men back to kill them, his wife had already fallen in a pool of blood with her clothes in disarray, having died three days ago.
He then learned that someone, in order to save his own life, had revealed his wife's identity to the leader of the rebel army.
The leader of the rebel army happened to have a grudge against him, so he raped his wife to death!
He only saw his wife's body and did not find his young son.
He knew that his wife was not as indecisive as ordinary women, and she must have realized the danger and sent the child to a safe place in advance.
During that time, he was looking for his son like crazy.
However, nothing was found.
Later, he was injured in a war, and although he survived, he became a disabled person. He was determined to make achievements, but this was the result he got.
He felt that this was the retribution he deserved for abandoning his wife and children.
After the emperor ascended the throne, he followed the emperor into the palace.
He still did not give up the idea of looking for his son, and the emperor also sent people to search everywhere, but after so many years, there was no news at all.
He had already accepted his fate.
"If you want to look for it again, tell me anytime." The emperor raised his hand and patted Chao Sihai's shoulder.
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Chao Sihai immediately thanked him.
After Chao Sihai became a useless man and entered the palace, the emperor also erased his achievements. His original name was not this, so people in the harem just thought he was an ordinary eunuch, and he only became the chief eunuch because he caught the emperor's eye.
Your Majesty, everything is peaceful here.
The Queen's place is in chaos.
The third prince knelt before the queen again.
However, this time, he did not feel the fear and anxiety he had when he knelt before the queen. Instead, he straightened his back.
The queen took a ruler and hit him hard on the back several times!
The third prince clenched his teeth and said nothing.
"Do you still think you are right?" the queen asked angrily.
"Mother, the Emperor has already promised me to break off the engagement with Rong Qingqing. You are the ones who are causing trouble. Have you ever thought that even if you succeed, the Rongguo Mansion is so protective of its children. If Rong Qingqing is unhappy and comes back to complain and say bad things about me every few days, will the Rongguo Mansion support me wholeheartedly? If they dare to break off the engagement now, they will also dare to divorce me in the future."
"Why did I ask you to marry Rong Qingqing? I've taught you before that Rong Qingqing is so stupid, you just need to coax her. Can't you control Rong Qingqing? As long as you control Rong Qingqing, you can control the Rongguo Mansion!"
"But, I don't like Rong Qingqing, and I really can't do what you said."
The queen was almost choked to death by these words.
"Don't say that you are just a prince now and can't do whatever you want. Do you think your father can do whatever he wants?"
The Queen really didn’t know what went wrong with the Third Prince.
Why did he become a different person in such a short period of time?
Could it be that his previous obedience and understanding in front of her were all an act?
What is his real inner thoughts that he never reveals?
The queen was so tired, she had never been so tired before.
She threw the ruler aside and sat on the chair.
"If your royal brother were still alive, he would definitely not be like you. Your father loved him so much that he might have made him the crown prince long ago."
The third prince felt a sharp pain in his heart.
He had heard such words more than once.
But when will his mother remember that her brother had died long ago?
He died before he was even born!
And he has always lived in the shadow of his royal brother.
The queen mother thought he was no good and was inferior to his brother in every way. However, he really wanted to hear from his mother in person exactly how he was inferior to his brother!
When my royal brother died, he was just a young child and knew nothing!
If my royal brother were still alive, would he definitely be better than him in everything, just as my mother said?
"Go back." The queen waved her hand, as if she didn't want to see the third prince's disappointment again.
"Your son will take his leave." The third prince stood up and left.
The queen sat alone for a long time without getting up.
"Ji Chuhe, Ji Chuhe, you are always so unexpected. You are the only one who schemes against others. No one can get any benefit from you. What should I do to defeat you and destroy you?"
Judging from this incident, the alliance between her and Ji Chuhe has completely ended.
So what is Ji Chuhe’s plan?
Ji Chuhe formed an alliance with her in order to help the Huaiyang Palace avoid the disaster of having the entire family executed.
Both Shen Chengjing and Ji Qingyuan said so.
In the previous life, the entire Huaiyang Palace was executed by the emperor.
Then she had no choice but to let Ji Chuhe fail to escape this disaster and let what happened in the previous life happen again!
Ji Chuhe should be executed by the emperor together with the people from Huaiyang Palace!
……
Early morning the next day.
The emperor personally cancelled the engagement between the third prince and the Rongguo Mansion, and from then on, marriage between men and women had nothing to do with each other.
However, he had no intention of arranging a marriage between the Third Prince and Qin Yumo.
"Father, I love Prime Minister Qin's granddaughter Qin Yumo. Now, her reputation has been ruined by me. I am willing to take all the responsibility. Please grant me a marriage with Qin Yumo." The third prince knelt down anxiously.
"That day in the court, Prime Minister Qin admitted personally that it was Qin Yumo who coveted you and harassed you. How could such a woman with bad conduct be your third prince's consort?" the emperor asked in a cold voice.
The third prince felt nervous when he heard this.
"Father..." The third prince wanted to speak but was interrupted by the emperor.
"Prime Minister Qin, do you think what I just said makes sense?" The emperor pointed the finger directly at Prime Minister Qin.