The villain who defeated the son of destiny was my father

At the palace, a crowd of people were waiting respectfully at the gate.

The leader was a beautiful and dignified woman with a pretty face and eyes as calm as dead water. She was wearing a dark red phoenix robe, a phoenix flying to the sky and agate hollow crown on her head, and only a crystal clear green bamboo hairpin was inserted in her bun.

"Where is the emperor?" the dignified and beautiful woman asked calmly, without a trace of emotion in her voice.

The eunuch at the side hurriedly replied: "Her Majesty, the Emperor's dragon chariot will arrive at the palace in one hour."

"Who are the people accompanying you?" It was that unhurried voice again.

The chief eunuch glanced cautiously at the Queen Mother, and seeing her dignified face and intimidating presence without even getting angry, he didn't know how to start the conversation.

The Empress glanced at him impatiently, and then the eunuch said hurriedly, "Your Majesty, the concubines accompanying us are the Imperial Concubine and the Shu Concubine, as well as the Prime Minister and other civil and military officials."

I don’t know whose name the Queen heard, but her expression froze and an inexplicable emotion emanated from her eyes.

Since the usually calm and composed Empress Dowager had lost her composure, everyone thought that it was the two concubines who had caused the trouble.

After all, the Queen is old-fashioned and conservative, and is not favored by the Emperor, while those two are his favorites.

A charming and seductive woman who captivated the emperor and made him obsessed with her. He obeyed her every word and could not stop.

One was gentle as water, considerate and sensible, helping the emperor relieve his worries, and gave birth to a pair of twins for the emperor - the third prince and the fourth princess.

In comparison, Empress Shu Renhui neither gave birth to a child for the Emperor, nor did she have the charm and affection of a noble concubine. Apart from being the master of the harem, she had no other support.

For a woman, the ultimate destination is her husband's love and offspring, but the Queen obviously does not have these.

But she acted as if she didn't care much. In the harem, she was like a puppet without any emotions. Apart from handling routine harem affairs, she stayed in the Buddhist temple and chanted scriptures.

He is not old, in his early thirties, but he has already become like a rotten wood.

The Queen Mother was very strict with the rules, and the princes and princesses standing behind her didn't dare to say a word.

How ironic it is that although she has no biological children, she has many descendants.

An hour later, everyone's legs were numb from standing, but the Queen, who was leading the group, was still standing there like a puppet, not moving at all except for the occasional blink of her eyes.

Following such a master, the eunuchs and maids in the Queen's palace have become accustomed to it, and the other unfavored concubines are also well-behaved, but the princes and princesses who seldom meet each other can't help it.

"Mother, I am so tired. Can I sit down and rest for a while?" A timid voice sounded from the back.

The Queen Mother did not move her head and said, "Sixteenth Princess, please be patient for a moment. The Emperor's dragon chariot will be here soon!"

The sixteenth princess was the youngest of all the princes and princesses, only eight years old, and was standing there with tears in her eyes, looking pitiful. Her mother was Mipin, a concubine in her forties, with a low-browed and docile appearance and average looks.

Hearing that her young daughter had been the first to speak out out of ignorance, she immediately reached out to cover her mouth, and then pulled the little princess to kneel down, "Queen, calm down. The Sixteenth Princess was just a child, and I hope you will forgive me."

"It's okay." The Queen Mother rarely punished her. Perhaps she felt sorry for this woman who entered the palace earlier than her and also lost her son.

Mipin had given birth to a son, the emperor's tenth prince, but he died young. Many years later, she was unexpectedly favored by the emperor and fortunately became pregnant, giving birth to the sixteenth princess.

Mipin devoted all her efforts to this little princess. She was her last hope in the palace.

But there are countless people in this harem who are more pitiful than her.

The Queen thought of the Seventh Prince who died shortly after birth. He was her first and only child, but he died in a fight in the harem.

Thinking about it now, she has become numb and no longer has that heart-wrenching feeling. Only a trace of regret remains.

If that child had grown up safely, he would have been a handsome young man by now.

Sadness flashed across his eyes, but immediately disappeared when he saw the slowly approaching dragon chariot.

"The Emperor has arrived!"

The sharp voice of a eunuch was heard, followed by the sound of everyone kneeling on the ground.

"I, my concubine, meet the Emperor!"

"Your Highness, your son is here to see you!"

"Your servant, I pay my respects to His Majesty!"

The sound of kneeling and bowing was deafening.

"Stand up!" The old emperor's tired and weak voice came from inside.

Everyone stood up.

The concubine, the third prince, the civil and military ministers who accompanied the emperor also knelt down and kowtowed.

"I, my concubine, meet the Queen!"

"My son, please see your mother!"

"Your humble servant greets Her Majesty the Queen and all the ladies, princes, and princesses."

The next step is the process of greeting each other.

Qu Qingyan followed Qu Honglin, stood in the front row, and secretly looked at the group of people opposite him.

When her gaze fell on the handsome man as handsome as the moon standing at the back, hatred and anger instantly gathered in her eyes.

Mo Li!

At this time, Mo Li was still the unpopular Sixth Prince.

His biological mother was a lowly palace maid who climbed onto the dragon bed when the emperor was drunk. After giving birth, she was named a noble lady.

Unfortunately, he was not blessed with the emperor's grace, and he fell into the water and died a few years after being conferred the title. Mo Li, the motherless prince, was left alone and was ostracized in the harem.

He was only five years old when his biological mother died.

But Qu Qingyan learned from the plot that his biological mother's death was not an accident, but was done intentionally.

He regarded his mother's lowly status as a disgrace and killed her. This was done by a five-year-old child, which shows how cruel he was.

But how good is she?

Didn’t her father’s reputation as a traitor also bring shame to her in her previous life?

The regret in Qu Qingyan's heart surged up again. She looked at the handsome man standing beside her, and felt so lucky to be reborn and back to her father's side.

As if he felt her gaze, the handsome man turned his head and saw his daughter looking at him with admiration, so he smiled at her.

The handsome man's smile is as elegant as bamboo and as refreshing as the breeze, but no one knows whose heart he has captured.

"Since the Emperor is here, I will order a banquet right away." The Empress's gaze swept across the handsome man, and an emotion flashed across her eyes.

On the dragon chariot, the extremely beautiful woman lay in the old emperor's arms, but her eyes were always fixed on the handsome figure.

The old emperor squinted his eyes and was about to fall asleep. When he heard the voice, he forced his eyelids open and said, "I am tired. Let the queen and the prime minister take care of today's banquet."

Just after he finished speaking, heavy snoring sounds were heard.

The queen leaned forward and said, "I obey your order!"

Qu Honglin also bowed and said, "I accept your order!"

The dragon chariot went to the palace, accompanied by beautiful women, and followed by a group of palace maids and eunuchs serving them.