nycdaug Chapter 220 Hard work
Chapter 220 Hard work
Qin Feiling's words were like thunderbolts, shocking the Queen Mother.
Zhou Lingge was also a little surprised. She didn't expect that the power to manage the six palaces would be automatically given to her before she even asked for it?
It can be seen that letting her manage the affairs of the six palaces was not just a sudden idea of Qin Feiling. It must have been on his mind for a long time, right?
Taking advantage of today's incident, he raised the issue appropriately, and even the Queen Mother could no longer stop her from refusing.
As the empress dowager, she led the palace servants to catch the emperor committing adultery?
If this gets out, I'm afraid I'll be ridiculed by the whole world!
This time, the Queen Mother was completely screwed.
Zhou Lingge narrowed her eyes slightly, pursed her lips and smiled faintly, her eyes accidentally meeting Yan'er who was kneeling behind Concubine Shu.
Yan'er slowly lowered her head, saying nothing.
Haha, most of the credit for Concubine Shu making such a bad move today goes to Yan'er.
Unfortunately, Concubine Shu still doesn’t know how she lost!
The Empress Dowager's face turned livid with anger. She pointed at Zhou Lingge, her voice sharpening as she said, "Emperor, what are you saying? You're actually handing over the power of the six harems to a concubine like her?"
Qin Feiling laughed coldly and retorted, "Didn't the Queen Mother also hand over the power of managing the six palaces to a commoner woman of no status? No matter how lowly the Imperial Concubine is, she is still the daughter of the Minister of State. What about Concubine Wan? What does she rely on?"
The Queen Mother didn't even realize that Qin Feiling was no longer calling her Mother, but Queen Mother.
Qin Feiling continued, "Empress Dowager, your hand is stretching too far... I used to be very filial to you and obeyed your orders in everything. But... you are going too far... Empress Dowager, you must understand that I am the one sitting on the throne, and I am the one who governs this country and rules the world."
"I respect you and give you some dignity, all because you gave birth to me. But if the mother is not kind, then the son will not truly want to be filial."
"Madam Zhao, help the Queen Mother back immediately, immediately..."
Nanny Zhao knelt on the ground with a thud. She opened her mouth and wanted to explain for the empress dowager.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother also misunderstood..."
Qin Feiling hardly gave her a chance to explain, and there was determination in his eyes.
"Immediately take the Queen Mother home to recuperate. This is my order... If anyone dares to disobey, all nine generations of the family will be punished immediately..."
Nanny Zhao was so frightened that her body was shaking violently.
She had never seen His Majesty so angry.
But Your Majesty has always been a man of his word. If Your Majesty issues an order now to kill the entire Zhao family, even the Queen Mother will not be able to stop it.
After all, this world belongs to the emperor.
All under heaven belongs to the king, who can resist the emperor?
Nanny Zhao didn't dare to disobey anymore. She quickly responded in a trembling voice, got up from the ground, walked to the empress dowager, and supported her arm.
"Empress Dowager, let's...let's go back."
"Your old illness has indeed relapsed. You shouldn't continue to stay out here. I'll take care of you as you go back to recuperate."
The Queen Mother was extremely angry and she looked at Qin Feiling with gritted teeth.
"Emperor, you are controlling me..."
Qin Feiling's eyes were devoid of any warmth: "Then haven't you been controlling me these days?"
"Queen Mother, I have already been tolerant enough of you. Do you still remember... the things you said to me and did to me when I was little?"
The Queen Mother's face suddenly turned pale.
She staggered back a few steps: "You, you blame me?"
Qin Feiling's eyes were filled with desolation. "Everything Queen Mother did was to help me become a qualified future emperor. Everything you did was right. But... Queen Mother, have you ever treated me like your own son?"
"Have you ever thought that I am also a human being, that I have joys, sorrows, anger, and happiness, as well as love, hate, and disgust?"
"Before, I could be like a puppet, letting you manipulate me... But now, I am the master of this world. If I still allow you to control and manipulate me, then wouldn't my position as emperor be in vain?"
The Queen Mother's eyes suddenly turned red.
She looked at Qin Feiling in confusion, "Emperor, I...I love you."
"How could you misunderstand me like this?"
"All my life's efforts have been for you."
Born into a wealthy family, she had a life of ease and luck. Having just reached the age of 15, she was granted marriage and appointed Crown Princess. When the late emperor ascended the throne, she rightfully became the venerable mother of a nation.
Everyone envied her and said she was lucky and was born to be a queen.
But only she herself knew that she would never win the emperor's heart.
From the moment she stepped into the imperial city, she was destined to be lonely for the rest of her life, without any warmth or love.
She guarded her heart tightly and refused to let herself sink into love.
So she placed all her hopes and expectations on her son.
When the emperor was young, she managed him very strictly.
If I didn't finish memorizing the book, I wouldn't go to bed. If my handwriting wasn't good, I would stay up all night until she was satisfied.
Even if you catch a cold, you are not allowed to take leave and continue studying.
If anything was not done to her liking, she would take a ruler and hit Qin Feiling's palm hard.
The little hands were often beaten until they were red, swollen and bleeding.
The late emperor couldn't help but feel distressed when he saw this and advised her countless times, but she only said that this was to strictly discipline Qin Feiling so that he could become a qualified and outstanding crown prince and live up to the expectations of the people of the world.
Qin Feiling grew up little by little in this suffocating and harsh life.
The warmth he received from the Empress Dowager was not as much as what he received from the late Emperor.
She always scolded herself and never showed any tenderness to herself.
Even when he was sick and wanted to reach out for a hug, crying and calling her mother, she did not show any mercy, and still let him support his sick body and forced him to read and write.
Over the years, he had indeed become as outstanding as she had expected, and gradually became the most qualified crown prince in the world and a wise and powerful new emperor.
He handled memorials step by step and favored his concubines equally according to the rules.
He's like an emotionless machine.
But he is not happy.
These years, he felt like he was living like a walking corpse.
It seems that as an emperor, he doesn't like to be happy or cheerful.
He always lives under the eyes of others and under the expectations of the Queen Mother.
He had never even known what it felt like to fall in love with someone, nor had he ever tasted the sweetness and bitterness of love.
It was the appearance of Zhou Lingge that made him realize that his heart, which had been numb and without any waves, could actually beat.
It turns out that he is still a living person with all kinds of emotions.
He is only truly happy and at ease when he is with Zhou Lingge.