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Xiao Hui slightly lowered his head and didn't say anything. Xiao Qian and Xiao Xun weren't ordinary people to this woman, so if they were to marry her, could they …

"There is no man in this world who would give up the entire mountain and river for a woman." The Imperial Concubine looked at Xiao Han, as if she could guess what he was thinking.

"Imperial Mother knows that you are very sullen about your position as Emperor, but your background is weaker than your eldest brother's and second brother's, and even more so than that of Prince Rong and his son." It would be fine to take the blame, but when you settled down in the throne, you would have to put up with all kinds of schemes to usurp the throne. When you truly gain power, the history books will not be something that cannot be changed. "

"Later generations only saw a single book. As long as it was not written in the history books, thousands of years later, no one would know about these things. They only knew that you, Xiao Han, were an enlightened ruler."

"But if you can't sit steadily on the throne, no matter what difficulties you have, your descendants will only know how to speak

You deserve it. Eldest Brother and Second Brother had faked the imperial edict, openly raising their troops, and even sent a wave of troops to attack the Imperial City. But why can't you deny that you did not issue this decree? "

The Imperial Concubine looked at the silent Xiao Xiao, not saying a word. After a long while, he continued, "We have no strength. Even if they tell a huge lie, we can only let them go and even lie on their behalf. Because we must rely on these two to restrain the father and son duo of King Rong Yuan, as well as the dukes and various powers. "Ah Wu, the descendants of the royal family are all like this. Without father and son, without brothers, without struggle, you will die."

The Imperial Concubine's words were not fanning the emotions of others. On the contrary, her tone was extremely calm, merely narrating the truth. Xiao Han listened very calmly as well. He understood all of this.

When the Imperial Concubine saw him like this, she didn't say anything more. She knew that it wasn't difficult for Xiao Han to harden his heart, but he was still young and needed to be taught. There were some things that required his understanding.

Back then, she and her sister were pregnant at the same time. However, it was impossible for them to protect both of their children in that situation.

Why did the late emperor's son wither? The empress Yue's methods were ruthless. Back then, among the many concubines in the harem, only a few concubines with strong backgrounds had managed to protect the child. She and her sister were pregnant at the same time. If there was no one to take care of them, then the two children wouldn't be able to stay together. In the end, the news that she was pregnant was exposed, so she sacrificed her child to protect the Xiao Han in her sister's womb. Fortunately, Xiao Huo was a prince.

The imperial concubine was weak, so what was the reason? It was during the sparring with the empress that she used her child's life to give the empress an eyedrop. However, from then on, she also fell sick and her body became weak, unable to conceive again.

Did she resent having to pay so much? Of course.

However, why did his family send her and her sister to the palace all those years ago? Naturally, this was to help each other.

Each side would be prosperous, and each side would suffer losses.

This logic was instilled into the minds of his descendants from a young age. If a family wanted to endure for a long time, then their children and grandchildren must have this kind of awareness. This was the reason why some clans continued to grow stronger while others continued to weaken. The key lay in the background of the clan.

She had to.

As for why Xiao Han and the Imperial Concubine had not seen each other for ten years, yet been able to call her "Imperial Mother" so intimately, something only her birth mother could call her, this naturally had something to do with his younger sister, Lady Xu's teachings.

It was precisely because the sisters were of the same heart that these two people were able to be equally matched with Empress Yue back then. It had to be said, the Xu family's ability to teach their descendants was unquestionable.

In the past, when Little Xu and Xiao Han had gone to Shaosi County together, the Xu had always said that they were ill and had hidden away in the depths of the palace, spying on everything in secret, waiting for the return of their sister and the child they had nearly exhausted all of their efforts to protect.

In the end, when the Yue Clan fell, Yue Empress also suffered a miserable fate. Of course, this also included her contribution to the war and this could also be considered an explanation for her unborn child.

The imperial concubine looked at Xiao Xiao by her side, her cloudy eyes filled with sadness and nostalgia. If her child had survived, he would have grown up. What about the two children? They were still of the same age …

Eastern Ling Wan's palanquin was placed in front of the palace. It would be a lie to say that he was not tired and had come out on foot.

After resting in the palanquin for a while, they had unknowingly arrived at the front of the house. Dong Ling Wan had originally planned to rest well, but the butler rushed in hastily, "Second Miss, something has happened to Master!"

With these words, Dong Ling Wan was so shocked that she threw the cup of hot tea on the floor. Hot tea poured onto her tender white hands, turning it completely red. The two of them were shocked. Her hands were the most precious thing to Eastflow Wan!

The two of them hurriedly rushed forward. Dong Ling Wan pushed them away, and grabbed the butler's collar with one hand. "What did you say? Say it again! What happened to my father? Who told you that? "

It turned out that not long after Dong Ling Wan had entered the palace, one of the followers of Dong Hao, Wang Ying, had passed out in front of the mansion. Before he fainted, he said that he wanted her to go and save the old master, and he even had a letter with him.

Dong Ling Wan opened the letter, and her expression became increasingly ugly. Dong Hao Jie had been kidnapped!

He claimed to be the King of the Black Cloud Stronghold of the Liangliang County, Ma Junping. He wanted Dong Ling Wan to bring a hundred thousand taels of gold to redeem Dong Hao Jie before the end of April, and also indicated that only Dong Ling Wan could deliver the ransom, or else he would tear the tickets. The strangest thing was that these people didn't ask for ransom on the mountain, but that someone would contact her.

Holding this letter, Eastern Ling Wan frowned deeply. After a while, he turned to the butler and asked, "Where is Wang Shun now?"

The butler bowed. "He was unconscious just now. I think he's going to wake up soon."

Eastflow Wan nodded. At this time, the servant reported that Wang Shun had woken up. Eastflow Wan didn't have time to bother with formalities, and directly brought people to the room the steward had specially arranged for Wang Shun. From Wang Shun, she found out what had happened.

He was anxious to return to the capital, so he took the small road. However, he ran into bandits on Black Cloud Mountain in Lianlian County, and when he found out that the person he was holding in his hands was the Patriarch of the Dong Clan, Dong Haojie, one of the Seven Desires of the Great Ye, Ma Junping locked him up and released Wang Shun to report to his son. Wang Shun, on the other hand, ran into a mess on his way back to the capital.

Dong Ling Wan frowned even after she finished listening. She had a feeling that something was wrong.

A hundred thousand taels of gold might be an enormous sum to ordinary people, but to the Dong Clan, it was nothing at all. Wasn't one hundred thousand taels of gold too cheap to buy Dong Haojie's life?

Ma Junping was too inexperienced! Or could it be that someone was manipulating him from the back, wanting to harm him? Especially since he had been asked to pay the ransom in the letter, it made people suspicious.

But if he thought about it, since that person wanted to scheme against him, why would he reveal such a big flaw? Now that this matter had occurred, she felt even more tired. She ordered the snow appreciation to be arranged, and immediately set off for Black Cloud Mountain the next day, while she rubbed her head and left. However, none of the people still in the midst of an unforeseen event noticed the suppressed excitement in Wang Shun's eyes …