"Tuozan, what are you doing?"
As soon as Xue Pinggui entered the room, he saw this scene and instinctively scolded her.
Tuozan was full of grievances, but when she saw Xue Pinggui, her eyes lit up. She wanted to ask him for an explanation, but before she could ask, he came up to her and scolded her. Then, he hurriedly went to check on Siyang.
"Baochuan, are you okay?" Xue Pinggui had no idea what had happened between them, but when he saw Siyang fall, of course he had to help her up.
Siyang hugged her sore arm as she was helped up. Her face was still full of panic, and her eyelids seemed to be watery. She looked very pitiful.
"No, I'm fine. Your Majesty, why are you here?"
"I had nothing to do, so I came to see you," Xue Pinggui looked at Tuozan and asked, "What's going on between you two?"
In Xue Pinggui's impression, Tuozan and Wang Baochuan had always been very harmonious. This was the first time he had seen them go against each other like this.
Seeing that Xue Pinggui didn't even look at her and only paid attention to Siyang, Tuozan was furious. When she thought of what Siyang had said, she pointed at him with a trembling finger and said, "What's going on? Didn't you see? Xue Pinggui, do you want this woman to be your empress for the rest of your life? Do you want her to be above me forever?"
"How dare you! What nonsense are you talking about?" Xue Pinggui's expression immediately turned cold.
Aya was going crazy. She wanted to go up and cover Tuozan's mouth. This wasn't Xiliang. The princess was too capricious to point out names to His Majesty.
"Princess …"
"Go away." She waved Aya's hand away. Tuozan was still angry. She could tolerate everything else, but she was the Western Liang Princess. Her child naturally had to receive the best in the world, and his status should be incomparably noble.
Now, she was being told that her child could only be the son of a concubine. If Wang Baochuan gave birth to a child, the child would be ranked behind. Tuozan couldn't tolerate this.
"Xue Pinggui, you are indeed an ungrateful person. Back when you were injured at the borders, I was the one who saved you and made you the prince consort. Before my father passed away, he even passed the throne to you. He valued you so much, but he didn't raise you well …"
"Shut up."
The sudden shout interrupted Hawksbill Zan's accusation and also gave her a fright. Her head that had been dizzy from anger woke up. After thinking about what she had just said, she finally began to feel afraid. She gasped for breath, her face uneasy.
Xue Pinggui appeared to be a gentleman, loyal, and tactful in handling matters, but in reality, he was very sensitive.
Becoming the prince consort of Xiliang was the same as marrying into the family. Even though he eventually became the king, in reality, he was only the king on the surface. All of Xiliang's military power was in Tuozan's hands.
As a princess, her words were much more effective than his so-called monarch's.
It was only later, when they raised the banner of purging the emperor and executing rebellious ministers to attack the Central Plains, that Tuozan handed the commander's seal to Xue Pinggui. After handing it over, Xue Pinggui didn't plan on handing it back.
But now, he suddenly realized that Xiliang's commander's seal wasn't as easy as Tuozan's words to mobilize people.
Xue Pinggui had come at the right time. He had clearly heard the words that Xue Pinggui had shouted out. Thinking about the investigation that he had sent people to investigate over the past few days, Xue Pinggui's expression became even colder.
"What, did I say something wrong?" Tuozan bit her lip. She was still unwilling to give up.
Tuozan was scheming and had her methods. She dared to challenge Xue Pinggui now because she hadn't changed her identity. She wasn't in Xiliang, and Xue Pinggui wasn't the bald king.
If Siyang hadn't come, she would have understood this in the future. Now, she naturally wouldn't give her the chance.
What's more, it touched a sensitive nerve of Hawksbill's.
Not only would she be the empress, but even her child would be beneath her. How could she tolerate this?
"I think you're becoming more and more unruly. Baochuan is my legal wife. She's the empress, and you agreed to it. Why are you making a fuss now?"
Xue Pinggui didn't want to talk to Tuozan about Xiliang's past matters. He only directed the conversation to Siyang.
Tuozan laughed mockingly. Her eyes were fixed on Xue Pinggui. "Then you promised me that as long as you obtained the throne of the Central Plains, you would make Shu'er the Crown Prince. Why are you going back on your word now? Are you waiting for your good empress to give birth to a legitimate son for you?"
Xue Pinggui had kept the matter of making the Crown Prince a secret from Tuozan. He didn't expect her to bring it up. He felt guilty and alarmed. How could she know about the matters of the imperial court? Could it be …
Siyang had been watching quietly and didn't say a word.
She didn't need to fan the flames. The conflict had already arisen. Suspicion had been planted. Once the fire started, it would be difficult to extinguish it.
"Shu'er is still young and spoiled by you. How can he be the Crown Prince? If you have the time to make a fuss here, you'd better discipline him."
"You, you …" Tuozan was speechless. Her chest hurt, and her eyes were filled with sadness. She looked at Xue Pinggui as if she was seeing him for the first time.
Xue Pinggui was stared at like this. He couldn't help but feel embarrassed and angry.
"Come, send the Noble Consort back to the Western Palace."
"Go away." He shouted at the palace servant who came in and glanced at the two people standing side by side with disdain. His eyes were red, but in the end, he flicked his sleeves and left without a word.
She tried hard to hold her head high and her chest out to maintain her dignity as a princess.
"Baochuan, don't take it to heart. Tuozan is used to being willful."
After turning around, Xue Pinggui comforted her softly.
Siyang shook her head understandingly. "I understand."
"You've been wronged."
"I'm not wronged." Siyang faced Xue Pinggui. She touched his forehead and said with heartache, "But Your Majesty is worried about this again."
The person in front of him was beautiful and elegant. Although her face was not as beautiful as when she was a young girl, she looked even more charming now. After recovering from a serious illness, Siyang's body changed little by little. Xue Pinggui suddenly felt lucky that she was fine.
If something happened to Wang Baochuan, the position of Empress would definitely be taken by Xue Pinggui. He did not think so in the past, but it was different now. A dark glint flashed across his eyes. Xue Pinggui reached out and grabbed Siyang's waist.
"Although Tuozan said it in anger, Baochuan, it's a pity that we haven't had a child for so many years."
A child?
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