She is different from the empress in the history books

Chapter 2 Xu Qing
Above the main hall, the young emperor, who was still smiling during the day and softly expressed his reluctance to his half-sister, was sitting gloomyly in a messy room, thinking about something What.

The people in the palace didn't know enough about this unfavored prince who was lucky enough to win the throne during the late emperor's time, even the valet who had been by his side for several months.

But fear is certain.

After all, this man executed several eunuchs and maids who had been with him for decades as soon as he gained power. His actions were decisive, merciless, and frightening.

Someone from the palace carefully knelt on the ground, wiping the wine and soup residue that had been poured on the ground, and picked up the broken porcelain pieces with their hands, but they did not dare to make a sound.

But she didn't know which action of hers annoyed the emperor sitting high above, or the docileness of the ants was also a kind of original sin, he walked down with a big stride, and stepped on the hand holding the broken porcelain.

It wasn't until the hands twitched and dripped bright red blood on the golden floor tiles, and the palace servants, whose rules had been deeply rooted in their bones, could no longer resist and instinctively let out a mournful wail, that he felt some enjoyment and soon waved his hands bored:
"It's too noisy, drag it on."

The hall quickly returned to silence, and another palace servant was shiveringly brought in. She was even more cautious, for fear of following in the former's footsteps.

It's so boring, these, these always submissive, humble beings, even if they resist, they just howl like dogs.

He hated this kind of wailing the most, it was incompetent, cowardly, and nothing could change it.

He paced out of the main hall, leaving a bright room behind, and stepped into the endless darkness of night, leaving only one sentence:
"I don't think the people in this palace have learned the rules well enough, but they are very suitable for my good sister. Go, pick a few and send them to Pei Peng, including the one just now."

Pei Peng had no idea that her imperial brother was about to give her a big gift. She just leaned on the cave and listened to her consort whispering about his grievances:

"Peng Niang, since it's a farewell banquet, then the farewell is for our family. It's wrong for me to drink without warning, but these cheap maids deliberately tried to prevaricate me. They really deserve to be killed with a stick. What's more, on such an occasion, I don't When we arrive, outsiders don’t know what to say, and our Xu family also..."

"Xu family, what do the Xu family have to say? Do you still think the funeral arrangements are not enough?"

Pei Peng asked lazily, as if what she was talking about was not the life and death of her husband's family, but just a certain dish at the banquet that was unappetizing.

Xu Qing became completely sober in an instant. If he had thought of getting some benefits for the family through drinking, now he just wanted to make his wife forget what he just said.

"How come, how come, I have you and Shu'er in my heart, but after all, it is the family that gave birth to me, I just, I just..."

Pei Peng stood up suddenly.

"You are just stupid. You became a son-in-law, you can enter and leave the palace at will, and make friends with the clan dignitaries. People hold you up and coax you, hoping to influence me through you, and then influence my father, and even Pei Wei, so as to make money for them. a birth.

You feel that this is your power and your talent.You begin to forget what you are, you forget what the Xu family regards you as, and you believe what they call 'everything about you comes from the Xu family'.

Heh, Xu Qing, what on earth are you, do you not know after a few years of good life?You don't know, I know!I'll tell you what you are—"

Xu Qing's face turned blue and red, annoyed and deeply humiliated, but he could only get up and pull Pei Peng's sleeve, trying to stop her from continuing.

"your Highness--"

Pei Peng just glanced at him indifferently, and the strength of pulling her sleeve loosened.

She touched the man's handsome nose, soft lips, and deep brows stained by alcohol, and smiled softly.

He is indeed an idiot, but at least he is timid and can barely be regarded as being knowledgeable about current affairs.

Pei Peng retracted his hand, wiped it slowly on his white undershirt, and continued:

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, if you explain clearly, you will understand, if you understand, if you learn well, you can still be a son-in-law who can do everything according to your heart, isn't that good?"

Pei Peng continued:
"You Xu family gave birth to a son with a good skin but an empty stomach. You were afraid that you would lose face and that you would not sell for a good price, so you came to me, thinking that I was a fool looking at face, and wanted to send them Rare goods to live in the son sold to me.

I don't care, the princesses next to me want valuable son-in-laws to help their brothers, but I just want useless son-in-laws. I never believe that the benefits brought by a son-in-law can reach my hands, let alone do it Add luster to the family.

So I chose you, not because you are good-looking, or, not only because you are good-looking, but also because you are a waste.

A waste, what a good choice?As long as you are obedient and well-behaved, I will let you enjoy the dignity for the rest of your life.

But are you obedient?Xu Qing, tell me.Will you be obedient? "

waste……

This is not the first time Xu Qing has heard similar comments, but most of them were before marriage, in the Xu family.

When he was enlightened at the same time as his second brother, but his performance was far inferior to that of his younger brother;
When he accidentally heard his grandfather say, "He can't afford the Xu family, he should stop his losses as soon as possible";
His second younger brother persuaded him with sympathy and pride, "Brother, the Xu family has raised you anyway, so you have to give something back."

An eldest son who was used to honor the princess was an existence that was given up by default.

Xu Qing didn't want to admit this, so he tried his best to prove his worth.

only……

He thought of his grandfather's phrase "stop losses in time".

The Xu family used the method of exiling him to stop the Xu family's losses in time, but what about him?

He should also stop the loss in time.

"What should I do to be obedient?"

Xu Qing asked with difficulty.

"Like a woman. Just like you asked your grandmother, your mother and sisters-in-law to marry into the Xu family, put me first and my interests first. Don't treat you as a member of the Xu family. You belong to my Pei family. people.

You see, it's not difficult, and it may even make your life easier. You don't need to seek the approval of a family that despises you and abandoned you. You just need my approval. "

"I am the eldest son, I am a man, how can I..."

Xu Shu sat quietly in front of the dim bronze mirror, and behind her was her maid A Wei, who was gently untangling her hair.

Awei was a maid brought from the palace by her mother as a dowry and watched her grow up.

In this huge princess mansion, if her princess mother is the mother who brought her all the confidence and a good life, then A Wei is more like the mother who worries about her big and small matters.

Even more nakedly, Pei Peng is like her father, and Awei is like her mother.

As for her father, Xu Shu smiled sarcastically, as if thinking of all the ridiculous things he had done in the past few years.

It was only then that Xu Shu realized clearly that no matter how hard the family of three tried to maintain the illusion of a happy ordinary family with a loving father, a filial son, and a harmonious husband and wife, it was impossible.

Imperial power...

Before she could get out of her memories, there was a noise outside the hospital.

(End of this chapter)