latelenovela Chapter 295: Palm
Chapter 295: Palm
"Mother, don't cling to the past anymore. Although the Emperor has allowed you to return, he won't allow you to set foot outside the Prince's Mansion. You will spend your remaining years in the Prince's Mansion. Don't worry about things that are completely beyond your control. Just think of it as living another life for yourself and for your son. Okay, Mother?"
Yongqi said this with all his heart, and there were tears in his eyes when he looked at Hailan.
Live for yourself once.
These words caused ripples in Hailan's heart.
Live for yourself?
She lowered her eyes and recalled the first half of her life.
To make a living, she entered the Prince Bao's mansion as an embroiderer. After being favored by the emperor while drunk, she became a concubine in the mansion. After that, she always followed her sister, putting her sister first in everything. She was kicked out of the palace for her sister...
It seemed that Yongqi was right. She had never lived for herself.
She thought about it for a long time before finally taking action.
She shook Yongqi's hand back, with a glimmer of hope in her eyes.
"Okay, I promise. I'll stay with you and live my life for you."
She said firmly.
Yongqi nodded, a relieved smile on his face.
"Thank you, Mother, for fulfilling my wish..."
"Silly child, it's your mother who owes you..."
The two chatted for a while in the hall. Seeing that Yongqi was a little sleepy, Hailan helped him go back to take a nap.
He fell asleep again under Hailan's care as he did when he was a child, and this time he slept more peacefully than any other time before.
He was so tired that he fell asleep soon.
Hai Lan looked at his sleeping face greedily, and finally walked out of the side hall reluctantly. She also ordered the servants guarding the door not to wake him up and let him sleep a little longer.
In the days that followed, Hai Lan lived in the ear room of the side hall.
That was originally a room for servants. Jiuzhou Qingyan Palace was the emperor's residence, and no one was allowed to stay there without the emperor's permission. Her room was not close to it, so in order to better look after Yongqi, she moved directly to the side room and took care of him as attentively as when he was young.
Yan Wan was also tactful and did not let others disturb the peace of the mother and son. Two months passed, and Yongqi's leg recovered better than originally expected.
Three months after the injury, he was able to walk without the help of crutches or attendants, though he limped slightly. But I thought that with a little more recovery, he would be able to ride and shoot arrows as before.
As November was approaching and everyone was about to move back to the capital from the Old Summer Palace, Yongqi went to Tiandi Yijiachun specially to visit his stepmother who took care of him as if he were her own son.
"Your son pays his respects to your Majesty."
Yongqi was about to kneel down when Yanwan stopped him.
"Forget the gift. Your leg injury hasn't healed yet, so you'd better be careful and cautious."
Yan Wan gave a wink, and Wang Chan, who was waiting on the side, immediately brought a chair over.
"This gift cannot be wasted. Your Majesty has helped me so much, so let me complete it!"
Yongqi rarely showed some emotion. After he finished speaking, he lifted up his clothes and was about to kneel down, but he was stopped by Wang Chan who was standing beside him.
"I said no, so I'll forgive you. Your leg isn't healed yet, and you dare to do this? What? You don't want your leg anymore? Sit down now. When your leg is healed, you can kneel as many times as you want, and for as long as you want. I won't stop you."
Yan Wan waved her fan and chuckled jokingly.
After hearing her say this, Yongqi had no choice but to give up and sat down with the help of Wang Chan.
"Thanks to your Majesty for giving me advice, I finally agreed to stay with you..."
That’s right, all of this was Yanwan’s idea to Yongqi.
Seeing Yongqi's unhappy mood and worry about Hailan, and wanting to control the success of this mother and son, Yanwan simply came up with this idea for Yongqi.
One played the good guy and the other played the bad guy, and they worked together to make Hai Lanzhi's life miserable.
First, Hai Lan's love for her child was aroused, and then Yong Qi made her understand her feelings and persuaded her with reason, which made Hai Lan completely give up the days of being a dog for Ruyi.
She just couldn't believe that Hai Lan, who had finally lived her own life, would be willing to become Ruyi's puppet again.
People who are used to living a hard life cannot taste sweetness, otherwise, after a long time, they will not be able to go back to the hard days.
He not only kept Hailan as a chess piece, but also accepted Yongqi's favor.
"I don't want to see you so troubled. Lady Hai is... an old acquaintance of mine. There aren't many elderly people left in this palace. Let's just wipe out all the grudges we've had over the years. Your mother is truly blessed. She's the only one of the Emperor's many concubines who entered the palace and is now able to live out her days in peace."
Countless women entered the palace one after another, but ended up dying inside. Only a few of them were able to leave.
This wealth and glory also comes at a price.
Hailan was already crazy enough in the past. I wonder if she falls into the mortal world one day and her dreams are shattered, how will she face the culprit of all this?