The Empress Dowager said lightly, as if she and Shangguan Dongzhu were not mortal enemies, but strangers who did not know each other.
There was no hatred, but there was no familiarity.
After going through all the things in the world, there did not seem to be so many irreconcilable contradictions between the Empress Dowager and Shangguan Dongzhu.
Now, even if one of them was the most respected woman in the world, the other became a prisoner.
But in the end, all that was left was sadness.
After all, the two of them were just weapons used by that person.
"Yes, from the day I was conferred the title of Empress, I thought that this position would be mine. But in the end, it was all in vain. "
There was some regret in Shangguan Dongzhu's tone, but Lin Mengya felt that she was more like getting rid of a nightmare.
Perhaps the Shangguan family and the palace were just a dream for Shangguan Dongzhu and the Empress Dowager.
A dream that had been destined for them since they were born.
"You're Shuqing's child, right?"
Shangguan Dongzhu turned her head and looked at Lin Mengya.
She nodded gently, but felt that Shangguan Dongzhu was asking the obvious.
"Hahaha — a big dream! Just a big dream! "
Shangguan Dongzhu suddenly laughed very fiercely. She began to cough until her face turned red, and then she calmed down a little.
However, the light in his eyes became even more gloomy.
"You go out first. I have something to talk to this child alone."
The Empress Dowager was a little worried. After all, she knew clearly about the grudge between Shangguan Dongzhu and Lin Mengya.
But Lin Mengya's intuition told her that the former Empress must know a lot of secrets.
She gave the Empress Dowager a look to reassure her.
She asked Baisu to leave with the Empress Dowager and Aunt Jinyue. Soon, only she and Shangguan Dongzhu were left in the room.
In the dim light in the room, Shangguan Dongzhu's slightly flushed face looked a little sick.
Lin Mengya knew that the medicine Princess Tiancheng fed her had already hurt her foundation.
But why did Shangguan Dongzhu still look like a normal person now? Maybe it was the former Empress's own means.
"I envy your mother very much."
Shangguan Dongzhu's voice was very gentle. She seemed to have sunk into the memories of her youth.
"When she married your father, I had just given birth to Lin 'er. At that time, although I was in the middle palace, I was also very lonely. Those noblewomen only know how to curry favor with me. The concubines in the palace all have their eyes on my position. To protect my children, to hold my position, to defend my mother's race. I had to fight and snatch. It wasn't until I met your mother that I realized there was another way to live in this world. "
Lin Mengya once heard a saying that all the bad guys seemed to have their own reasons.
However, this was not a reason for them to do bad things.
Perhaps Shangguan Dongzhu was right. For the sake of glory, she had to abandon a woman's timidity, gentleness, and compassion.
But in the end, she only brought misfortune to others.
Therefore, she only had herself to blame for becoming like this.
"At first, I thought that she was an orchid in an empty valley. She was beautiful, but she lacked a noble background. But later, I found that those noble ladies who used to be proud of their appearance and manners were all overshadowed by her dazzling light. It wasn't until she confessed her identity to me that I realized how ridiculous I was. She was actually the princess of a country. No wonder she was so outstanding and made people feel ashamed of their inferiority. "
Shangguan Dongzhu seemed to want to pour out the words that she had been holding back for many years.
Lin Mengya could only listen quietly. Anyway, Shangguan Dongzhu was praising her mother. Although she felt a little bored, she couldn't help feeling a little proud.
"I really wanted to be on good terms with her. She was so beautiful, kind, and intelligent. It was as if she could see through all the falsehoods in the world. I regarded her as my only confidant and friend. You may not know that when your brother was born, I was happier than anyone else. But in the end, she died in my hands. "
Lin Mengya couldn't help feeling a little cold when she saw Shangguan Dongzhu laughing and crying at the same time.
No matter how nice Shangguan Dongzhu's words were, her mother died in her hands after all.
However, to his surprise, Shangguan Dongzhu suddenly burst into tears.
There was only deep sadness in her eyes when she looked at her.
"I really didn't want to hurt her, but your mother cried and begged me. She must die. Child, I didn't mean to hurt you. Before Ah Qing was married, I had warned her not to treat you and your sister badly. I even thought of bringing you all to the palace to raise. But I didn't expect that Ah Qing would be so cruel. Child, I'm sorry after all. "
Lin Mengya's eyes were already filled with bone-chilling coldness.
The corner of her mouth slightly curved up, revealing a cold smile.
"You didn't do us wrong. What you did wrong was that my mother treated you as her best friend. Even when Shangguan Qing was married, you still had some kindness to me and my sister. But under the torment of your ambition and that pair of children of yours, all of this has long since vanished into thin air, right? You took advantage of my father's absence to give me to Long Tianhao. We both know what your intention was. So now, you don't have to use these hypocritical words to excuse yourself. I just want to ask you one thing. What do you want to say to me? "
With tears in her eyes, Shangguan Dongzhu looked at the woman in front of her, looking a little strange.
Although they looked very similar, the woman in front of her was much colder than her mother.
She slowly wiped away the tears in the corner of her eyes. She was right. Her current attitude would only make people feel ridiculous.
She slowly put away the sadness on her face and revealed the indifference and elegance when she was the queen.
After all, it was a mask that had been maintained for decades, and now it could no longer be taken off.
"I hope you can let my children go. I know what they did is as unforgivable as what I did. But I also beg you to save their lives at the last moment. You can abolish their identities, you can even destroy their faces, but please, let them live well. "
Lin Mengya knew that the former queen would not tell her about the past grievances for no reason.
She slightly raised her eyebrows and looked at Shangguan Dongzhu with a little cruelty and mockery in her eyes.
"What are the conditions? I never want to let go of your children. If you want them to live, you have to at least give me the right conditions, right? "
Lin Mengya looked like she was doing business and was not affected by the so-called past at all.
Shangguan Dongzhu sighed and said faintly.
"You don't know who the leader of the Candle Dragon Cult is, do you?"
Lin Mengya raised her eyebrows and looked at her. Even though she knew that Shangguan Dongzhu had an affair with the Candle Dragon Cult, even Qinghu didn't know the secret of the leader. How could Shangguan Dongzhu, a woman who lived in the palace all year round, know?
Shangguan Dongzhu took an object from her neck and put it on the square table in front of her.
"You must also know that Ru 'er has given me a lot of medicine. If I were an ordinary person, I would have gone crazy because of the medicine. The reason why I haven't had it is because of this thing. "
Lin Mengya picked up the object with some suspicion and found that it was just a turquoise cylinder.
When she looked closer, a delicate fragrance rushed into her nose, and suddenly her mind became clear.
And a name automatically popped up in the Shen Nung system.
"Gods Nectar, no matter under any circumstances, can keep people awake."
She gently scratched the bead with her fingernail, and soon there was a scratch on it. But soon, it would automatically recover.
According to the music score for the green stringed instrument, the origin of this object was unknown, and only a very small amount of it had been handed down.
Although it was only the size of a fingernail, it could be used for hundreds of years without dissipating.
No wonder Shangguan Dongzhu could not be affected by the medicine at all.
"This is the heirloom of our Shangguan family. When it was handed down from our ancestors, it was a little bigger than this. Later, when I entered the palace, my family was afraid that someone would plot against me, so they secretly gave this thing to me. Perhaps it was because of this that the people of the Shangguan family went crazy. Back then, when that chief sought me out, it was for this item. "
Lin Mengya looked at the Gods Nectar in her hand in surprise. Why did the chief use this thing?
Afterwards, Shangguan Dongzhu hesitated a bit, and began to speak of her meeting with the Head of the Bandit Sect.
"When I just entered the palace, a little palace maid secretly told me that she had a way to help me keep His Majesty's favor for a long time. At that time, several imperial concubines wanted to replace me because they were favored by His Majesty. I was young at that time, so I agreed. Sure enough, after half a month, those women either went crazy or became so sick that they could no longer serve him. I found the little palace maid and asked her if she was the one who did it. But the result I got was that the little palace maid had passed away a few months ago. I thought I had met a ghost, so I didn't make it public. Until one night, the little palace maid appeared in front of me again, and this time, she brought a few people. "
At that time, Shangguan Dongzhu had not developed a heart of iron and blood.
When the person who was rumored to be dead appeared again, she was really scared.
But when the little palace maid explained that she was just using this identity to run errands, Shangguan Dongzhu's wildly beating heart was finally comforted a lot.
But later, when the little palace maid threatened and lured her to see the master behind the scenes, Shangguan Dongzhu could not help but be shocked, even though she was brave.
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