frightfiction Chapter 543 Children Are Like Chess Pieces
Chapter 543 Children Are Like Chess Pieces
When he arrived at the Cining Palace, Ji Yuntang discovered that the imperial teacher was also there. He and Empress Dowager Yuan both surrounded Yuan Chao and asked about his well-being.
But Yuan Chao said nothing.
When the Imperial Master saw that he didn't say anything, or even open his mouth, he became angry as he continued to ask questions.
"Are you dumb? You didn't tell me how you lost your hair. How are you going to convince the ministers if you don't even say anything?"
Yuan Chao's face was tense. Empress Dowager Yuan felt sorry for him and quickly hugged him in her arms. She said to the Imperial Master: "Well, he is still a child. Why are you so mean to him?"
As she spoke, she looked at Yuan Chao and said, "Chao'er, it was your mother who didn't take good care of you before. It's understandable that you're angry with your mother. When you move into the palace in the future, your mother will accompany you every day, okay?"
"Whatever you want, your mother can satisfy you."
Yuan Chao looked up at her with indifferent eyes, "I don't want to live here, I want to go home."
Although he rarely goes out, he is not stupid.
Before this, he always knew that he was the son of the two of them, and he would call them mother and father.
Occasionally when they had time, they would come to see him and bring some gifts and food.
Before, every time Empress Dowager Yuan and the Imperial Master came to the courtyard, they wore black cloaks and veils, covering their faces and bodies tightly.
But they basically don't stay in the yard overnight, they will leave when it gets dark.
Yuan Chao knew that the two of them might be very busy, but he couldn't understand why others could live with their parents but he couldn't, and he couldn't even go out.
He also asked Empress Dowager Yuan this question, but she told him that his health was not good and he needed to rest in the yard, and it would be dangerous to go out.
Yuan Chao always kept these words in mind.
But at this moment, he realized that his parents were actually the current empress dowager and imperial teacher.
The other party didn't let him go out and didn't want to live with him simply because he was not of the orthodox bloodline of the royal family of Western Shu.
If his mother was really Empress Dowager Yuan, then his father should be the late emperor, not the imperial teacher.
From this, we can infer that the relationship between his parents must be improper.
This improper relationship was difficult for Yuan Chao to accept for a while.
As much as he wanted to go out for a walk before, he wanted to go back now.
Yuan Chao looked at the Empress Dowager Yuan and the Imperial Preceptor and repeated it again.
"I want to go home, you guys take me back."
The Imperial Master was a little annoyed, "Go home, why do you want to go home, how can home be better than living in the palace?"
"With your current status, only the Imperial Palace is worthy of you. Do you know that you will soon become the supreme Son of Heaven? This is something that many people dream of but cannot obtain?"
Yuan Chao's face turned pale, and he looked at him stubbornly, "I don't want to be an emperor, I just want to go home."
He knew that the emperor had a heavy responsibility, and he also knew that he had no ability to sit firmly on the throne. He was not interested in power.
He had never thought that one day he would be pushed into this position by his parents.
Seeing that he was very resistant to the throne, Empress Dowager Yuan persuaded him: "Chao'er, there are many benefits to being an emperor. Not only will you have no worries about food and clothing, countless concubines, but you can also live the life you want as you please, and everything you like in this world can be in your pocket."
"Not only that, you will also have supreme power. Everyone will have to obey your orders. Their life and death, fate, and wealth are all controlled by you alone. Whoever you want to be an official will be an official, and whoever you want to die will die. Don't you like this feeling of being high and mighty?"
Empress Dowager Yuan herself longed for this kind of power and enjoyed the feeling of being submitted to by the people of the world.
But she is a woman.
It's not that she had never thought about founding her own dynasty and becoming the first empress of Western Shu, but her father did not agree, and neither did the people from the four major families.
They believe that women should take care of their husbands and children and manage the harem.
Family, country, and the world, governing the court, those are what men should do.
Furthermore, Empress Dowager Yuan was already old, and sometimes she had too many memorials to submit and handle state affairs every day, and she did not have the physical strength and energy to keep up.
Not to mention that she also has a headache, and when it gets serious she can't even walk steadily.
This is a patriarchal country. They strongly oppose women becoming emperors, let alone submitting to a woman.
Empress Dowager Yuan was not convinced, but she couldn't go against so many people.
Therefore, he had to settle for the second best and chose to appoint his own son as the crown prince.
Anyway, she was the one who sat on the throne of the Yuan Dynasty and ruled the country.
What’s the difference between this and being the queen yourself?
It was the first time that Yuan Chao saw the Queen Mother like this. He saw a thriving ambition on her face.
It was as if at this moment, the gentle and considerate mother suddenly showed her sharp fangs and became terrifying.
This kind of Empress Dowager Yuan made him feel unfamiliar.
He took two steps back and put some distance between himself and Empress Dowager Yuan.
"People's life and death should be decided by themselves, not by others."
"I don't ask for anything else. I just want to live a peaceful life. I don't want any supreme power."
"If you really want to do this for my own good, then let me go back. I don't like it here and I don't want to stay here."
Yuan Chao looked pale, coughed a few times, and his voice sounded a little weak.
Queen Mother Yuan simply ignored this point, her eyes were full of paranoia and madness.
"No, you want it, you just haven't realized it yet!"
"When you become emperor, you will find out how wonderful these things are."
"Chao'er, please believe me. I am doing this for your own good. I will not harm you."
Yuan Chao kept his mouth shut and said nothing.
He knew that Queen Dowager Yuan had made up her mind and she was determined to push him to that position no matter what.
His resistance had no effect on them.
"Cough cough." At this moment, a cough was heard. Empress Dowager Yuan and the Imperial Master turned their heads and saw that Nanny An had brought Ji Yuntang over at some point.
It was unknown how much of their conversation Ji Yuntang heard.
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Yuan decided to test Ji Yuntang. She said softly, "Doctor Yun is here."
She looked at Yuan Chao and said, "This is my nephew Yuan Chao. He was fine before, but for some reason all his hair fell out last night. Come and help him."
It was the first time that Ji Yuntang met Yuan Chao.
The young man had a handsome appearance and a clean and elegant temperament. He had a pale and sickly face, and his lips were almost bloodless. With his snow-white brocade clothes, he looked even more fragile.
If you get a little closer, you can still smell the Chinese herbal medicine on him, which is a bit bitter but not unpleasant.