Jinghong Tower

Chapter 432 My Mother is a Ruthless Person
“My mother is a princess, but she was born at the wrong time. My grandfather died before he ascended the throne, so my mother was only given the title of a princess, and an unpopular princess at that. She was sent to Ci’en Temple since she was young. Those people wanted to raise her into a fool, but unfortunately they failed. Although my mother is not very smart, she is definitely a little scheming, and she is a ruthless person.

When she was in Ci'en Temple, she hooked up with Jing Chongguang. In Jing Chongguang's heart, my mother was a fairy, a fairy that he could not reach even with a ladder, hahahaha!
Unfortunately, his family background is too high. It is impossible for my mother, with her status, to be betrothed to a nobleman like him. What if she meets someone with great ambitions who uses my mother's status to rebel?
So my mother was destined to have no fate with Jing Chongguang.

Doesn’t my mother know this?

She must have understood everything, but she still seduced Jing Chongguang. Did she really like him? Definitely not. My mother liked his status. He was born in the Dingguo Mansion. You may not know what the Dingguo Mansion was like in the previous Zhou Dynasty. Let's put it this way. Jing Chongguang rebelled, but He Ran didn't exterminate the entire Jing family. You will understand that the Dingguo Mansion is a true founding hero and a first-class noble. With this status, if they don't rebel, they will be a bit sorry for the ordinary people watching the excitement, right?"

Mingming's little mouth opened slightly. Oh my God, she only found out today that Young Master Jin was not only an excellent gambler, but also a good joke writer. It sounded as if he was already in Princess Huishan's belly at that time.

"What happened next?" The girl was obviously a good listener.

Emperor Yonghe continued, "What happened next? My mother was old, already in her twenties, and her affair with Jing Chongguang might have been known to the higher-ups. Anyway, the Empress at the time arranged a marriage for my mother and asked her to marry far away.

They were a declining aristocratic family, the kind that had nothing except the reputation of being a scholarly family. The advantage of this kind of family was that they would never rebel.

Moreover, such families have more rules than those in the palace, and they are proud of having so many rules. When a woman marries into such a family, she must be chaste even after she dies, otherwise she will not be able to die peacefully.

Of course my mother didn't want to agree. She was already in her twenties and not a little girl anymore. What didn't she understand?

If she really married him, her life would be over. She was almost a princess.

Unfortunately, she was powerless and had no right to object.

But my mother was cruel enough. She secretly spread the news with exaggerated details.

What with the fact that she was carrying a huge dowry, that she had the most noble bloodline in the world, that she knew the secrets of the Eastern Palace? In short, it would be unreasonable if there weren't a hundred or eighty people who came to rob her.

In fact, at that time, my mother might have wanted Jing Chongguang to snatch her away, but unfortunately, I don’t know what Jing Chongguang is like. In short, she was a step too late, and my mother was taken advantage of by Liu Shanhe. "

Mingming exclaimed, "Liu Shanhe? Is that the Liu Shanhe who used to be the Prime Minister? Does he know your mother?"

Emperor Yonghe nodded: "It was this Liu Shanhe who was later killed by Jing Chongguang. The relationship between Liu Shanhe and my mother is more than just knowing each other. They had a child."

This time, Mingming didn't need to pretend to be shocked: "That child is you? Your father is Liu Shanhe? Jing Chongguang is the enemy who killed your father?"

Emperor Yonghe shook his head: "No, no, it's not that simple. You underestimate my mother. I told you my mother is a ruthless person.

She was already pregnant before she was kidnapped by Liu Shanhe's men, and she was carrying two babies in her belly!

That’s right, it’s me and Jing Laosan!

Liu Shanhe is a very capable man. Most capable people are narcissistic. Liu Shanhe is very narcissistic. He firmly believes that the child born to him and my mother is the real king.

So after he robbed my mother, he provided her with good food and drink until she gave birth to me and Jing Lao San and recovered. Then he continued to have children with her. Unfortunately, he was unlucky. My mother gave birth to two sons in her first pregnancy, but he and she only had one daughter, who was later stolen away and her whereabouts are unknown.

Mingming was stunned: "What about your mother? Where did she go later?"

Emperor Yonghe sighed, "Jing Chongguang went to great lengths to find the female thief Qianmian Guanyin to steal the three of us from Liu Shanhe. Unfortunately, my mother died not long after. Before she died, she entrusted us brothers to him. Since then, he has regarded himself as our father."

She obviously already knew what happened next, but she was not interested in it. What she was interested in was Emperor Yonghe's biological father.

"Then who is your father? He is neither Liu Shanhe nor Jing Chongguang, so who else could he be?"

Emperor Yonghe chuckled: "Even Jing Chongguang didn't know about this. My mother never told him until she died. But I guess, nine times out of ten, it was a certain guard who escorted my mother. That person was my mother's true love. That was my father, so my mother would keep the secret for him until she died."

Mingming looked puzzled: "So Jing Chongguang has been raising someone else's son?"

"Yes, you say he is a bad person, but he has raised a son for so many years for a stranger. You say he is a good person, but he uses my name to kill the emperor and rebel." Emperor Yonghe said.

This conversation refreshed Mingming's understanding of Emperor Yonghe. Emperor Yonghe is actually a smart man.

Come to think of it, he and Jing Laosan are twins. Everyone knows that Jing Chongguang dotes on Jing Laosan, but in fact, Jing Chongguang had already made a choice. Not only was Jing Chongguang spoiling Jing Laosan, but he also took the blame for Emperor Yonghe. Both are the sons of Princess Huishan, but the situations of Jing Laosan and Emperor Yonghe are completely different.

The reason why Jing Chongguang chose Emperor Yonghe instead of Jing Laosan was probably because Emperor Yonghe was much smarter than Jing Laosan.

Unfortunately, Jing Chongguang had been a father for so long that he no longer wanted to change his identity. He forgot that he and Emperor Yonghe had never been father and son, not before and not now.

So, don’t raise a son for someone else unless necessary, and don’t always think about being someone else’s father. You see, isn’t this just raising an enemy?

Emperor Yonghe wished he could tear this cheap old man into pieces.

Unfortunately, it was something that everyone could understand, but even though Jing Chongguang understood it, he still couldn't accept it.

If he doesn't accept it, he won't change. In front of Emperor Yonghe, he will still be that cheap father who is high and mighty, bossy, and lectures on everything big and small.

In this disharmonious atmosphere, Mr. Jin's gambling career once again reached its peak, and his ability to make money far exceeded Jing Chongguang's imagination.

At first, he needed Mingming, a woman from the martial arts world, to help him transfer the money, but later on, that was no longer necessary. After all, Mingming would go back to the palace with him every day, and as long as he had money, he could find loyal servants who were willing to work hard for him.

However, he would still leave some money with Mingming. In his words, this money was gambling money, and he asked Mingming to hold it for him.

Jing Chongguang was angry again because the ship he sent out was sunk by a group of pirates. In front of Emperor Yonghe, Jing Chongguang was furious and smashed a whole set of blue and white porcelain tea cups.

Emperor Yonghe lowered his head and looked submissive, saying nothing and not leaving.

Jing Chongguang lost his temper and said to Emperor Yonghe: "Don't leave the palace anymore. You are the emperor, not some rich boy."

Emperor Yonghe nodded in agreement, looking very well behaved.

Seeing him like this, Jing Chongguang could no longer get angry. He waved his hand and said, "Okay, go back. Stay away from that cheap woman. Go sit with the queen and the imperial concubine when you have nothing to do. For so long, the women in the harem have not been able to give birth to children for you. I plan to select a few more for you who are easy to bear and send to the palace. What do you think?" Emperor Yonghe bowed his head and said, "It's all up to the regent."

Jing Chongguang was satisfied and finally let Emperor Yonghe go.

Emperor Yonghe returned to the harem, but did not see Mingming. Because of the palace maids, he didn't know where Mingming had gone.

At this time, Mingming was hiding outside the Wenhua Hall where Jing Chongguang was handling official business.

Although the imperial palace in Fuzhou is not large, it has three main halls and more than 20 palaces, and Wenhua Hall is one of them.

Women from the harem were not allowed to come to the main hall, not even Mingming, who could follow Emperor Yonghe in and out.

But today, Mingming still came quietly.

After waiting for an unknown amount of time, Jing Chongguang finally walked out of the Wenhua Hall.

Mingming moved his body, but quickly shrank back.

She saw that there were more than a dozen guards around Jing Chongguang. These people had bulging temples. These were not ordinary guards, but masters that Jing Chongguang had found from somewhere.

She knew that Jing Chongguang was always accompanied by many guards when he went out, so she chose to attack him in the palace. Now she knows that she underestimated Jing Chongguang. Even in the palace, he would bring these masters with him.

Mingming returned to the harem quietly just like she had come. As soon as she entered the room, she saw Emperor Yonghe sitting at the table on the kang reading a book.

The people of Fujian did not have the habit of using kang tables, but Jing Chongguang insisted on building large kangs in every palace and placing kang tables on the kangs.

Because he grew up in the capital, where the Dingguo Mansion in the capital used kang tables, so even when he went to Fujian, he wanted Emperor Yonghe and the concubines who were born and raised in Fujian to live according to his habits.

Seeing Mingming coming in, Emperor Yonghe raised the book in his hand and said to her with a smile: "I didn't expect that you would read the Spring and Autumn Annals. Do you understand it?"

Mingming did not do the greeting either. He took off his shoes and sat on the kang, opposite Emperor Yonghe. He said lazily, "You forgot that I worship Guan Erye. Guan Erye reads the Spring and Autumn Annals, so of course I have to read it too."

Emperor Yonghe laughed loudly. He had actually discovered it a long time ago. He had nothing with him when he entered the palace except for this copy of the Spring and Autumn Annals.

Normally, Mingming seemed to never read the "Spring and Autumn Annals", but just now, Emperor Yonghe discovered that Mingming had almost torn the book apart.

This book must not be as simple as it seems, but Emperor Yonghe flipped through it again and again and could not find any clues. There was no mark on the book, it was just an ordinary book.

"Where did you go just now?" Emperor Yonghe asked seemingly unintentionally.

"I'm going to the front." Mingming told the truth.

In the harem, as long as you say "front", everyone knows where it means.

"What are you going there for?" asked Emperor Yonghe.

"What else could I do? Of course I went to look for you. When I couldn't find you, I guessed that you might have come back. Sure enough, you really came back." Mingming said.

Emperor Yonghe laughed, "You are really brave. Don't go to the front next time. You don't know that Jing Chongguang is very afraid of death. Even when he enters the palace, he brings more than ten or twenty guards with him. His guards are much more powerful than those in the palace. By the way, when Jing Chongguang sleeps, there are also more than a dozen guards guarding his bed."

Mingming couldn't believe it: "What about his wife? Sleeping with him in front of those guards?"

Emperor Yonghe seemed to have heard the funniest thing in the world. He lay on the table and laughed non-stop. When he had laughed enough, he said, "I said before that he didn't love anyone except my mother. His current wife was a beauty in the palace before. I guess he slept with that beauty just to cuckold that emperor. Now the cuckold emperor is dead, he has a son, and that beauty has become the princess. They both got what they wanted, so there's no need to continue sleeping with each other and making babies."

What Emperor Yonghe said was not completely right, but it was almost right. Jing Chongguang had indeed not touched Princess Qiao for several months. He valued his life more than before. In the past, he had the powerful Duke's Mansion behind him, and his children would be well taken care of by his wife even without him, so he could ignore it.

But now it’s different. If he dies, not only will this precarious small Later Zhou dynasty perish, but his son in his old age will also not have the chance to grow up.

His regent palace, along with the little remaining court, all depended on him. Without him, all of this would be gone.

So he was reluctant to die, and he dared not die.

The next day, Emperor Yonghe took the "Spring and Autumn Annals" again and was shocked to find that the mark he left yesterday was gone.

This proves that after he left yesterday, he clearly looked through the book again and read many pages.

Is she really reading?
No matter how you look at it, he clearly doesn't look like someone who could read the "Spring and Autumn Annals".

In addition, he also discovered that Mingming had gone to the garden to fly a kite.

Flying kites is Mingming's favorite thing to do besides gambling. Emperor Yonghe has seen her flying kites more than once.

But his kite-flying skills were very poor, and every time the kite would get loose from the string and be chased away by the wind.

For example, yesterday, the kite flew away again.

Emperor Yonghe couldn't help but ask Mingming: "Why don't you send someone to get the kite back?"

Mingming looked nonchalant: "Let it fly away. I can't go anywhere, so I'll let my kite go for me. Maybe it's already floating on the sea right now. I've never been out to sea on a fishing boat before."

It sounds interesting and reasonable, and fits Mingming's character very well.

Emperor Yonghe felt that Mingming was both smart and cute, and seemed to be tailor-made for him.

It’s great that there are still people in this world who value and care about him. No matter who that person is, even if it is He Ran, Emperor Yonghe is very grateful to her.