The Empress Arrives: Rebirth of Concubine Hua

Chapter 486: Mean and Ungrateful
On the night of July 14, Yinzhen brought his men to the Peony Pavilion where Empress Dowager De lived in the temporary palace.

Yinzhen looked at the plaque of the Peony Pavilion, with an indescribable thought churning in his mind.

He and Empress Dowager De were real mother and son, but Empress Dowager De treated him as if he were someone else's son.

For all the previous things, Yinzhen had persuaded himself again and again not to bother with Empress Dowager De, but Empress Dowager De always reached out to him again and again.

These days, Yinzhen was busy dealing with Longkodo's affairs and deliberately avoided Empress Dowager De. Now that Longkodo and his son have been brought to justice, Yinzhen can finally let out the anger that had been blocked in his heart since childhood.

Su Peisheng looked at Yinzhen, and seeing him nod, he spoke loudly.

"The Emperor has arrived~!"

The gate of the Peony Pavilion was immediately opened, and the palace servants stood on both sides. When Yinzhen stepped in, they all knelt down in unison.

"Greetings to His Majesty, may His Majesty be blessed~"

A eunuch had already run to the inner hall to inform Empress Dowager De that the Emperor had arrived.

The Empress Dowager De had a pale face at this time, and she stared at the ceiling of the bed in the bedroom with lifeless eyes. The ceiling of the golden nan bed was carved with various exotic flowers and plants, which flashed with fine golden light under the candlelight at night.

Seeing that Empress Dowager De did not say anything, Zhu Xi spoke to the eunuch who was delivering the message.

"You go down first."

An Muhe, the chief eunuch at Empress Dowager De's office, whispered in a shrill voice.

"Empress Dowager, the Emperor is here, you have to cheer up."

Empress Dowager De's eyes moved slightly and she sneered weakly.

"Where is my spirit now? I am just a fish on the chopping board, waiting to be slaughtered."

As soon as he finished speaking, Yinzhen strode over.

He ignored An Muhe who knelt down to pay his respects to him, and didn't care about Zhu Xi who bowed to him. Instead, he walked straight to the bedside of Empress Dowager De with a smile, knelt on one knee and paid his respects.

"Your son pays his respects to mother. I heard that your mother has been in poor health recently, so your son has come to visit her today."

Empress Dowager De did not look at Yinzhen, but just said.

"The emperor is here. I thought he was too busy with state affairs to see an old man like me."

Empress Dowager De spoke but did not ask Yinzhen to stand up, but Yinzhen ignored her and stood up on his own.

Su Peisheng had already moved a round stool and placed it two or three steps away from Empress Dowager De's bed. Yinzhen lifted his clothes and sat down.

"Mother, I am really terrified when you say that. Since ancient times, filial piety has always been the most important thing.
My son is indeed busy with state affairs these days, it's not that he has forgotten his mother.

You see, as soon as the state affairs were settled today, I came to pay my respects to my mother and apologize."

Yinzhen waved his hand, and Xiao Xiazi held a tray in both hands. On the tray was a Ru kiln porcelain cup and two small bowls.

Xiao Xia Zi knelt in front of Empress Dowager De's bed and raised the tray above her head. Empress Dowager De then turned her head to take a look, and suddenly a look of shock and anger appeared on her face.

"What does the emperor mean? You come to my place so late at night, but you want to poison me?

Don't forget, you are my biological son!"

Yinzhen smiled helplessly without saying a word. He just pointed at the tray that Xiao Xiazi was holding above his head. Su Peisheng immediately stepped forward, poured a small sip of soup from the porcelain cup, and handed it to Yinzhen with both hands.

Yinzhen took the small Ruyao bowl, drank the soup in one gulp, and handed the bowl to Su Peisheng, saying, "Mother, I am really disappointed that you think so of me. You see, I just asked someone to stew a bowl of ginseng soup.

I wanted to nourish my mother, but she thought that I was being unfilial. Is it possible that in my heart, I think my son is so unbearable?"

As he spoke, Yinzhen waved his hand and instructed Su Peisheng to fill another small bowl and hold it to Empress Dowager De with both hands.

"My son has already drunk it, so you can drink it now without worry.

This is the soup that my son asked Doctor Wen to carefully cook for two hours.

It only has the benefit of replenishing your energy and body, and there is no harm at all, so please rest assured, mother."

Zhu Xi noticed the look on Empress Dowager De's face and did not dare to take the bowl of ginseng soup without permission. Instead, Su Peisheng calmly held the bowl in his hands and waited by the side.

Queen Mother De snorted.

"I thank the emperor for his kindness, but I am not worthy of it. The emperor has dug out my heart.
And then they brought me this useless ginseng soup. My heart feels empty. How can ginseng soup replenish me?

The emperor might as well say it directly. You have been avoiding me these days. I have sent people to invite you many times.
The emperor said that he was busy with state affairs, and I, remembering the rule that the harem is not allowed to interfere in government affairs, decided not to invite the emperor over.

I didn’t expect the emperor to come today. It’s like the sun is rising from the west.”

Seeing that Empress Dowager De was determined not to use the ginseng soup, Yinzhen gave up and waved his hand. Su Peisheng stood up, lowered his head and took Xiao Xia Zi away.

Zhuxi had quietly stood up. Yinzhen didn't care about these details. Only Empress Dowager De's personal eunuch An Muhe was still kneeling on the ground.

Yinzhen said.

"Eunuch An has been kneeling for so long. I have neglected it. You are the one who serves the Queen Mother personally. Get up quickly."

An Muhe bowed his head, looking very humble.

"Thank you very much, Your Majesty, for your grace."

Empress Dowager De said.

"Your Majesty, just say what you want to say. Don't play dumb with me and show disrespect to the people around me."

Yinzhen sighed in his heart. He wondered how his own mother could have managed to get to the position of Defei with such a temperament.

It seems that the late emperor did not favor her uniquely. Compared with the seventeenth prince’s mother, Concubine Shu, Concubine De only had an empty title of concubine.

However, if she had had a wise counselor by her side in the past, it would explain how Empress Dowager De, with such a temperament, could come up with the idea of ​​sending her own son Yinzhen away to consolidate her favor.

"Mother is still as quick-witted and outspoken as when the late emperor was alive, but I came here tonight just to see her.

Mother blames her son for taking away her heart, but Hongli is also her son's heart, and she is also a mother.
How can I not understand my son's heart? But now that the matter has passed, my son doesn't want to say anything more. "

Yinzhen thought about what Empress Dowager De had just said, that he had dug out her heart. Wasn't she blaming him for sending Fourteenth Prince away?
Empress Dowager De suddenly opened her eyes wide and became agitated. Her pale face was covered with a layer of terrifying hideousness, and her voice became higher involuntarily.

"Does the emperor really regard human life as worthless, or does he regard his own brother as worthless?!

Yunzhi is your younger brother, your biological brother! He is your biological brother who was born from the same mother as you!
How could you have the heart to bury him?! Do you think I don't know the truth?

It's just that I still want to survive in your hands! I really want to tell everyone in the world,

What a heartless, mean and ungrateful king the emperor is!
You said, if the people knew you were such a cruel person, your kingdom would be in ruins.
Can you still hold on to the throne you have gained with so much effort?

Are you still willing to obey you and work for you? ! "