“Mother, when Prince Ren becomes the Emperor, do you think it's possible that I will become the Empress?” Du Kexin was in Zhong Meiqing's room, sitting on a chair happily, her face filled with yearning.
“Of course. You have to work hard to seize the opportunity so that he will make you the Empress.” Zhong Meiqing was lying on a royal chair, Xiao Cui behind her, massaging her shoulders.
“Mm, I will definitely hold Prince Ren's heart firmly in my hands.” Du Kexin said.
“Heart? No, not the heart. A man's heart is the most unreliable.” Zhong Meiqing said, ���You have to hold his other things firmly, such as...... power.”
“Power?” Du Kexin looked at Zhong Meiqing in disbelief and said, “Shouldn't it be the heart? If he has me in his heart, he would be willing to give me everything, right?”
“You… you are still young now, Mother was like you in the beginning and ended up in this situation today. If I hadn’t been young and impulsive at that time and wanted his heart, I wouldn't be like this.” Zhong Meiqing said, “This matter will come to an end tonight, and tomorrow will be the time for him to ascend the throne. You are now at the age of maturity, when your wedding date is finalized next year, you will be at least a noble consort once you go in.”
“Noble Consort!” Du Kexin's eyes lit up when she heard the titlenoble consort!
“Yes.” Zhong Meiqing said with certainty.
“Congratulations, Young Miss!” The maids in the room all gave their blessings to Du Kexin.
“Alright, go to bed early tonight, Mother will have to greet the guests later.” Zhong Meiqing urged Du Kexin to leave.
“It's so late now, who else is coming?” Du Kexin asked.
“Don't think too much about this. Just stay in your own courtyard.”
“But Mother ......”
“You’re still not going!” Zhong Meiqing said.
Du Kexin always felt that Zhong Meiqing was a little different from usual. Tonight, she looked a little bit like how the Empress Dowager usually appeared.
“Oh, then Daughter excuses herself, Mother should rest early.”
After saying that she curtsied and left Zhong Meiqing's room.
Zhong Meiqing watched Du Kexin leave and shouted at the door, “Someone come.”
“Someone come.”
Two guards walked in, clasped their hands and said, “Madam.”
“Send more people to the Young Master and Young Miss' courtyard for protection tonight.”
“Yes.”
The two guards retreated, and Zhong Meiqing waved her hand for Xiao Cui to stop massaging her and said, “Go meet my husband before meeting the guests. I don't know if he can live through tonight. If he really doesn't care about so many years of our conjugal love......”
Du Yunhan was calculating the time on his bed when he heard the sound of the lock being opened, followed by Zhong Meiqing walking in.
“Master still hasn't rested at this late hour? Is it because those people aren’t waiting on you properly?” Zhong Meiqing saw that Du Yunhan's eyes were still open and said with a smile on her face.
“If you were to lie in bed every day, you would not be able to sleep either.” Du Yunhan said indifferently.
“It seems that Master is sleeping too much during the day.” Zhong Meiqing said, paused, looked at Du Yunhan and asked, “Master, do you know what day is tonight?”
“What day?” Du Yunhan asked.
“Today, is the day that Han Mingze will step down; it is possibly his last day alive in this world.” Zhong Meiqing said coldly, and seeing Du Yunhan's expressionless face, she continued, “Tonight, is the final deadline the Empress Dowager has given Han Mingze, and regardless of whether he hands over the jade seal or not, tonight is the night of his death. As for you, you may also die with him– after all, you are even now defecting to him.”
“If you say I may alsodie, then it's possible that I may also not die.” Du Yunhan replied.
“Yes, I begged my sister for a way to keep you alive.” Zhong Meiqing said, “Seeing as we've been in love for so many years, I can't completely just give up on you either, can I? After all, you're the first man I ever had feelings for.”
“Conditions?” Du Yunhan didn't think Zhong Meiqing would plead for herself for nothing.
“Smart. Kill that b*tch's pair of children. The existence of the two of them is too much of an eyesore.” Zhong Meiqing stated the conditions and added, “This is also the Empress Dowager's desire!”
“Impossible.” Du Yunhan rebuffed her without thinking.
“Master, I'm really doing this for your own good. The Empress Dowager has said that she will spare your life if you kill them!” Zhong Meiqing sat on the stool, playing with her nails, looking nonchalant. It seems like she had also deadened her heart to Du Yunhan.
“Do you think you Miaojiang people can really succeed?” Du Yunhan changed the subject, and twisted his head to ask.
Zhong Meiqing paused when she heard ‘Miaojiang people,’ then smiled and said, “You do know.”
“Of course, the evidence of your dealings with the Miaojiang people was given to the Emperor by me. Your missions, your actions, your plans, I know them all.”
“Haha, I had guessed you knew, but what does it matter? You're lying here now, you can't do anything, the entire palace and army are controlled by our people, and Han Mingyi isn't here, so what else can you guys do?” Zhong Meiqing smiled and said, “Actually, the path I chose for you is the best, after killing those two little b*tches, you still have one son and one daughter, and you can still save your own life, what's wrong with that? They’re all your children, why do you care so much about those two b*tches, yet you don't care at all about the children who grew up beside you?”
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