Otoharu

Chapter 601 Keeping Him Alive
After Empress Song finished speaking, she looked at Li Chengqi with a miserable expression, and Qi Qi asked, "Qi'er, do you think your mother has done something wrong?"

Li Chengqi was silent and did not answer, but his expression said everything.

Empress Song let out a miserly laugh again, she laughed and shed tears, she choked up and said: "Back then, I was just a palace official with no background, I slowly climbed up from the bottom, and finally sat down to the imperial concubine's position. I don’t know how much suffering and suppression I have suffered. Concubine Mei is the daughter of the Xu family. She was made a concubine as soon as she entered the palace, and she was immediately equal to me after she became pregnant. I am not reconciled. She can promise what I have worked so hard to get. That time was my last chance. If I can't give birth to the crown prince, not only me, but even my children will be under her for the rest of my life, how can I? Can be willing!"

Empress Song's tears made Li Chengqi feel very uncomfortable. He grew up in the palace, so he naturally knew the cruelty of the harem. He could imagine how much the empress mother had to suffer in order to climb to the position of concubine.But this is not the reason for her to kill the emperor's heir.

"Mother, have you ever thought that if the events of those years were revealed, you would be punished with death, and murdering the emperor's heir is an unforgivable crime!" Li Chengqi was heartbroken and his voice was a little hoarse.

Empress Song still had tears on her face, but her tone became cold and hard, "Of course I know, but wealth and wealth are in danger. As long as I succeed, there will be no ups and downs in our mother and child's life. In this world, there will be no more troubles." People can stand in our way."

Li Chengqi didn't know what to say. What his mother did back then was naturally wrong, but as the biggest beneficiary, he had no right to condemn her.

"The only thing I did wrong was that I didn't realize that the maid around me had a different heart, so that that bastard escaped and even escaped from the palace!" Empress Song said bitterly, her eyes full of gloom.

"Mother, please stop. Don't deal with Jiang Shidu anymore. You have already done wrong back then. Don't make the same mistakes again and again. Although your father has not said anything so far, if you attack Jiang Shidu again, I'm afraid He has to do something about it.”

When Empress Song heard what Li Chengqi said, her eyes froze for a moment. She seemed to have thought of something, she stood up suddenly from the chair, stared at him and asked, "How do you know about Madam Dong? Could it be your father?" Emperor..."

Empress Song's hands trembled slightly, as if she was afraid.

Seeing his mother's fear, Li Chengqi finally couldn't bear it, stepped forward and grabbed her hand, and comforted him: "Mother, I think Father is still thinking about the relationship with you for so many years. This matter... my son is a servant of Jiang Shi. Read what you know there."

Empress Song's eyes widened instantly when she heard the words, her face was gloomy and terrifying, she grabbed Li Chengqi's hand, and asked in a deep voice: "That bastard... did that bastard say something in front of your father?"

Li Chengqi hesitated for a while, but still told Queen Song what happened in the imperial study this morning.

Empress Song immediately gritted her teeth with hatred, looked at Li Chengqi and said, "Qi'er, that bastard did it on purpose, he deliberately told this in front of your father, just to make your father suspect our mother and son!"

Li Chengqi frowned, hesitated for a moment, and then said: "But Father didn't mean to blame me, and he didn't care much about the attitude he showed on this matter."

"Stupid boy! How could your father show anything in front of you, but he will definitely send someone to secretly protect that bastard next time. The more he values ​​that bastard, the more unfavorable it will be to you!" Queen Song said very Anxious, he and Li Chengqi analyzed the pros and cons.

"The mother, what do you want me to do? He is the son of the emperor, my brother, how can I do anything to him." Li Chengqi frowned even more, and said in great pain.

Empress Song immediately hugged Li Chengqi, coaxing him like she was a child, "Qi'er, don't worry, this matter will be left to mother to deal with later, you don't have to worry about it, you just have to behave well in front of your father, don't let that The bastards are inferior!"

Li Chengqi nodded slowly, and still said in a painful tone: "Mother, he is my elder brother after all. If possible, I hope you can spare his life."

"Okay, Queen Mother promises you, your child...is just too kind." Empress Song replied in a low voice, her tone was very gentle, but her eyes were cold and full of murderous intent.

Li Chengqi leaned in the arms of Empress Song, lowered his eyes, unable to see his emotions at this time.

Empress Song comforted her son for a while.Seeing that he had returned to his previous appearance, he smiled and asked: "It's getting late today, you'll have dinner with me in a while before leaving."

Li Chengqi nodded in agreement, but suddenly remembered something, and said to Empress Song with a embarrassed expression: "Mother, Jiang Shidu mentioned Lu Zhiwei in front of the father today, after the father asked me to investigate, tell him the result, you see... ..."

Empress Song looked at her son, as if she had guessed what he was thinking, and sighed helplessly: "I know you don't like Lu Zhiwei, but the Lu family is still useful to us, and she has a handle in the hands of the queen mother. After she gave birth to a son, You can completely get rid of him again, and you don't have to worry about your relatives causing you any trouble, this is the candidate carefully selected by the queen mother for you."

Li Chengqi was silent and did not speak, but the disgust on his face remained undiminished.

Empress Song continued to express affection and reason to her son Xiaozhi, "Qi'er, you will be the king of this country in the future. Women are just tools to you. Your first task now is to give birth quickly." Eldest son, you also know that your father is the one who favors the heir the most."

"But Emperor Father is probably dissatisfied with Lu Zhiwei now. Even if Lu Zhiwei gave birth to the eldest son, Emperor Father will not like him because of his mother?" Li Chengqi retorted with a frown.

"No, and there is no evidence to prove that this incident is related to Lu Zhiwei. Aren't Madam Dong and the other driver already dead? If they die, there will be no proof of death." Queen Song said confidently.

Li Chengqi thought of the two servants who committed suicide, and fell silent again. Her mother was really impeccable in dealing with certain things.

In the end, Li Chengqi did not stay for dinner, and left Kunhe Palace after talking with Empress Song.

Lu Zhiwei was left behind by Empress Song and called into the hall alone to speak.

"Your Majesty, Your Highness... seems to have misunderstood the concubine..." Lu Zhiwei said in a panic when he saw Queen Song.

Empress Song took a sip of tea slowly, and comforted her with a gentle smile, "You don't have to worry, I've already persuaded the prince, he won't take today's matter to heart.

Lu Zhiwei breathed a sigh of relief when she heard the words, but her expression was tangled, as if she still had something to say.

(End of this chapter)