PDLP Chapter 231 A miserable childhood dream
Chapter 231 A miserable childhood dream
In her previous life, Concubine Hua always thought that she was the closest person to the emperor.
It was the prince's emperor who said it himself that she and her brother gave the emperor a home, and the queen was only the emperor's wife in name only.
It was just a forced move by the emperor to save his mother's face.
It's really ironic now.
The emperor wove himself a miserable childhood dream, which trapped him and himself.
How could Empress Xiaoyiren treat the Emperor coldly? How much the childless women in the palace would desire to have a child of their own.
What's more, he is a prince.
The emperor said that he was not loved by his mother and was sent to Empress Xiaoyiren, but it was just a bias due to his lack of judgment in his childhood.
The emperor said that he grew up watching Empress Xiaoyiren's eyes. Perhaps it was because the emperor himself had experienced the pain of separation from his mother and was afraid of being abandoned again, so he was so cautious.
Parents who love their children will plan for them in the long run. I guess Emperor Kangxi didn't know that his decision back then had fostered a selfish, sensitive and suspicious mentality in the emperor.
The emperor who ascended the throne was above millions of people and was the center of attention. However, he was on an isolated island. The throne magnified his suspicion and strengthened his selfishness. His infidelity was the protective color for his loveless and fragile nature.
Hua Fei was fanning herself with a round fan, her thoughts flying far away. Suddenly, a strong force rushed into her arms and brought her back to her senses.
"Madam Hua, it's hot." Linglong raised her little head from Concubine Hua's arms and asked Concubine Hua to wipe the sweat off her face.
Linglong ran and jumped for a short while, and her face was soon covered with sweat, which stuck to the few strands of hair on her forehead. Her little face was rosy, exuding the energy of a child.
Just now, Lanzhi wanted to wipe the princess' sweat off her face, but Linglong refused and rushed into the arms of the dazed Concubine Hua.
"After going to school, I feel that Linglong has grown taller." Hua Fei picked up her handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat off Linglong's face.
Linglong nestled in his arms, and he realized that Linglong might have grown a little taller.
"Really? I've finally grown taller. I want to be as tall as my third brother." Linglong jumped up happily.
Hua Fei: That’s not necessary.
"Linglong, tell your Empress Hua what you saw in the study yesterday." Xin Changzai said.
"Oh, by the way, Empress Hua, I think fourth brother has become stupid. He completes the homework assigned by the master every day so slowly. He doesn't even have time to play with Linglong." Linglong pouted when she said this.
"The study is a place for reading, and your fourth brother can't play with you every day." Hua Fei replied indifferently. It seemed that Xin Changzai had also put some thought into it.
"But the master has beaten fourth brother with a stick, but he can't recite the book, and what he recites is not as good as third brother's. Every time he needs third brother to teach him again before he can recite it." Linglong said dissatisfiedly. Because fourth brother learns slowly, she is so bored in the study room, and her two brothers can't play with her.
"The Third Prince and the Fourth Prince are truly a loving and respectful couple. It's worth it that Concubine Qi asked the Emperor for permission to bring the Fourth Prince back from the Old Summer Palace." Concubine Hua twisted the warm edge of the teacup in her hand, waiting for Concubine Xin to finish her words.
"My queen, if it weren't for your guidance, the Fourth Prince wouldn't have..." Concubine Xin was stopped by the look from Concubine Hua.
"What do you want to say?" Concubine Hua spoke frankly.
"Your Majesty, you like children so much, and the Fourth Prince is so smart... Why not..." Concubine Xin really didn't have any bad intentions. She felt that Concubine Hua was too lonely.
She also thought of what Linglong said, that the Fourth Prince was a man who knew how to hide his shortcomings and restrain his edge. Hua Fei would probably feel at ease having such a well-behaved child by her side.
"Never say such things again! If it gets out, I and the Yikun Palace will be in calamity, and you and Linglong will have a hard time in the future!"
Concubine Hua placed the teacup in her hand heavily on the table, and the soft lines suddenly became cold and hard.
Putting aside the question of whether the Fourth Prince is a well-behaved and incompetent man, or is he ambitious and cunning, there is no way that the Yikun Palace can have a child, let alone a prince.
Concubine Hua had long given up hope of having a child in her life.
Now that she treats Linglong kindly and Linglong can occasionally sit in her arms, and she gets to enjoy family life, Concubine Hua feels that it is a blessing that is hard to come by.
The emperor might not be unaware that he and Xin Changzai and her daughter were close, but he turned a blind eye to it because Linglong was a girl.
If she had raised the Fourth Prince, and if the Emperor became suspicious, I think he would not have needed to work with Zhen Huan in this life. The Emperor would have simply found a reason to deal with his brother.
What's more, she always felt that the relationship between the Fourth Prince and her mother was a little weak.
The child's eyes, like his father's, hide caution, prudence, sensitivity, timidity, and a stubborn stubbornness.
To take a step back, even if the emperor tolerated it, and she kept the Fourth Prince by her side and took good care of him, when the Fourth Prince grew up in the future, she would become the second Empress Xiaoyi Ren.
Raising a child in vain will ultimately mean that you won't be able to keep even the slightest bit of affection for him.
The current emperor has never thought about the Empress Xiaoyi Ren's kindness in raising him.
Xin Changzai was so frightened by Hua Fei's harsh words that she stood there in a daze. Hua Fei had never treated her like this before.
Hua Fei looked at Xin Changzai's innocent and aggrieved eyes, and she couldn't vent the boiling anger in her chest. In a flash, an idea came to Hua Fei's mind.
"When did you come up with this idea?" Hua Fei slowed down her voice, trying to make it sound warmer.
"Three days ago, it was Linglong's first day at school." Xin Changzai swallowed nervously.
Linglong has just started school, and Xin Changzai’s attention should be on Linglong, so why would Xin Changzai think of other children?
Hua Fei became suspicious.
Just when Xin Chang was thinking about talking to Concubine Hua about the adoption, Gui Zhi and Lan Zhi coaxed Ling Long to the small kitchen, and the wet nurse behind Ling Long also followed.
There are only Concubine Hua, Concubine Xin, Songzhi and Zhou Ninghai in this courtyard now.
"Humph, Linglong has just recovered from a serious illness, and you have the energy to worry about other children."
"Your Majesty, I was just soft-hearted for a moment. I also heard that the Fourth Prince was a very sensible and pitiful child. ~"