The Three-Life Stone

It was a hot summer day. Bei Mingmo was sitting in the pavilion. The lake was sparkling and the wind was whistling past, blowing his clothes and hair. His strong face became more angular and it was obvious that he had lost some weight recently.

Xia Jin looked at the landscape painting from afar, feeling a little moved, and slowly walked forward.

"Your Highness, you must take care of your health now that you have beautiful women serving you." Xia Jin smiled and sat opposite him. Considering their years of familiarity and friendship, it would be understandable if no one else sat on the side, but she still sat opposite him. She was afraid that if she sat next to him and saw his appearance, she would not be able to help but grab his hand, or let his head lean on her shoulder.

Si Yu and Tao Hong might have seen through her thoughts a long time ago and were no longer surprised, but she couldn't let it be seen in public. Even if there was nothing between them, she didn't want to damage Bei Mingmo's reputation.

"You know, so stop teasing me." Bei Mingmo's hoarse voice sounded even deeper, and the stubble that had sprouted out made him look even more haggard. "Do you know anything else that you can tell me?"

Xia Jin looked at the empty space around her, where a few trees were dancing in the wind, and then looked at the quiet lake. She adjusted her mindset and said slowly, "The fight for the throne has always been cruel, with brothers fighting and killing each other. This is how I climbed to the top, but I ask my children to be brothers and live in harmony and peace forever. Don't you think it's ridiculous?"

"But I never thought of fighting. If it was the prince's plan, it would be fine. I never thought it would be..." Bei Mingmo shouted his confusion with a sad expression, and his voice gradually became smaller. "I was only eighteen when I first came to Jiangzhou. When did the poison start? He actually wanted to take my life when I was twenty-three, hahahahahaha."

"Before following Bei Mingchen, Concubine Hui followed the previous prince." Xia Jin said in a low voice.

"…There is such a thing?" Not only must all the concubines in the harem have a clean family background, but how could the emperor allow his woman to be with other men?

"Yes, she is just a concubine who has never been favored. The former crown prince and the crown princess are very affectionate and they want to be together for life. They can't get rid of the shackles of the world, but no one can stop him from favoring only one person. As for those concubines who want to experience their own value, they will not publicize it everywhere. The crown prince also acquiesces to their comparison, so this matter is settled."

Xia Jin seemed to have made up her mind and sat down beside Bei Ming Mo. Bei Ming Mo listened to Xia Jin's words without saying a word, trying to think about the purpose of Xia Jin's words. When Xia Jin came, Si Yu and Jiang Chen were already standing on either side of the room, watching for the wind.

"The situation changed half a year after the Crown Princess gave birth to a son. Not long after the Crown Princess gave birth, she died due to physical weakness. The Crown Prince also encountered a difficult situation at that time. Both the Crown Prince's Mansion and the court were extremely busy. He was also heartbroken because of the Crown Princess's departure and was almost deposed from the position of Crown Prince."

Xia Jin took a sip of tea to moisten her throat.

"At that time, the Crown Prince's thoughts also followed the Crown Princess. It was Concubine Hui who encouraged the Crown Prince to work hard to live and keep his position as Crown Prince for the sake of his grandson and his and the Crown Princess's children."

"My mother actually has such a brave side." Bei Ming Mo's complexion looked a little better, and the little bit of restored color almost made Xia Jin unable to speak.

"The prince cheered up and planned to make the then Consort Hui the Liang Di. Do you think she agreed?"

Bei Ming Mo thought for a moment and said, "Didn't she agree?"

"Concubine Hui said that she did not seek a position, but only wanted to quietly guard the Crown Prince and his child. The Crown Prince was moved, and Concubine Hui raised the child. Two years later, they met a villain, and Concubine Hui and the grandson disappeared without a trace. The Emperor and the Crown Prince both sent people to look for them. Half a year later, the Emperor said that he wanted to have many sons and grandsons, so he had to work harder to find them here, but the child was his only thought..."

Bei Ming Mo suddenly interrupted: "You said Concubine Hui took the emperor's grandson away and disappeared?"

Xia Jin looked over worriedly before answering slowly, "Yes."

"Then this king, this king... is that why they can't tolerate it? Hahaha." Bei Ming Mo laughed miserably and then his eyes turned cold, "But shouldn't they have killed me earlier? Why did they keep me until now and make me Bei Ming Chen's child?"

"The Crown Prince has not lost his power. In addition, Concubine Hui was in danger and disappeared with the child. Concubine Hui cannot be blamed. This child is her last trump card."

"If the crown prince had lost power earlier, he would have helped the couple, and I would have died earlier, right?" Bei Mingmo calmed down, his eyes red, and he stood quietly beside the pavilion looking at the peak across the lake. "It's a pity... There is no such old-fashioned plot that the emperor met a good girl when he was young and energetic and traveled around the world, and fell in love with her at first sight, but was trapped in the palace because of state affairs, and kept sending people to look for the mother and son."

"Dragon son is still dragon son, but it's a pity that the dragon is no longer that dragon." Xia Jin couldn't help but hug Bei Mingmo's waist and leaned quietly on his back. Bei Mingmo also held Xia Jin's hand in return. At this moment, the two seemed to be connected in their hearts.

Jiang Chen looked back, unable to resist his curiosity, and hurriedly looked around, seeing that there was no one around, he ran towards Si Yu.

"Look, they are not ordinary."

Si Yu looked in the direction of Jiang Chen's finger, then turned back calmly: "Madam Xia has always liked our prince, always."

"What, what about her husband?" Jiang Chen was about to ask but thought about it and continued to ask, "Does she have a husband?"

"Who comes out and uses the title of Madam without adding the name of her husband, and whose wife lives a simple life and is neither a widow nor has a husband?"

"And what does she mean?"

"how could I know?"

"If she doesn't have a husband, it would be nice for her to be a good match with our prince." Jiang Chen looked at her like a fangirl, "It's rare to see our prince finally get his confidante of so many years, otherwise I would have thought..."

Si Yu looked at Jiang Chen, whose face was red, and suddenly found it funny: "What did you think? Did you think the prince was gay?"

"Hey, you said it, please keep your voice down. I also heard it from others and thought about it casually." Jiang Chen covered Si Yu's mouth and explained.

"Well, our prince also has Miss Xia in his heart, but he just doesn't point it out or say it out loud." Si Yu answered calmly.

"When did this happen? Why didn't you tell me earlier?" Jiang Chen was so excited that he almost jumped up. How could he not know about such a big piece of news?

"You didn't ask me either." Si Yu smiled evilly.

"Then let me ask you this now. Leniency to those who confess, severity to those who resist." Jiang Chen said angrily with his eyes wide open.

"It's okay for others, but we have been following the prince all the time, and you can't see this and you blame me?"

"Hey, don't talk nonsense. They are just talking normally. What can you see from that?"

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