QT: TPE Chapter 13.2

Mrs. Xu suddenly looked up: “And then? Why did His Majesty just say he wanted you to enter the palace?”

“Mother, because your daughter chose to enter the palace.”

Xu Lingyi looked into Mrs. Xu’s eyes and said earnestly, “I think it would be better for me to enter the palace as a concubine. The palace is the most powerful place, and His Majesty is the most noble person in the world. I want to become a concubine.”

The first time Mrs. Xu made a move, she slapped Xu Lingyi across the face.

“You’re confused!”

Mrs. Xu was furious.

“What exactly are you doing? Do you think it’s so easy to survive in the palace? With your brains in there, what good will come of it? Besides, His Majesty…”

Mrs. Xu lowered her voice. Even though she knew that there was no one else around her courtyard, and even though she was in the inner room, she still spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.

“His Majesty is infertile. He is older than your father. If you enter the palace, you can only enjoy your glory for a few years. In the first few years, you are beautiful, and His Majesty will favor you, and your life will be easy. But what about after that? You will have no children and will never have your own children in this life. You will have no one to rely on.”

“The Emperor is older than you. What will you do after he dies? Will you grow old and die in the palace for the rest of your life, or spend your life in prison in that small place?”

“If you stay outside the palace and choose Xu Zheng, after the border is stable, he will return to the capital, and you can live in the capital.”

“You don’t even need to get married, you won’t have a mother-in-law relationship, and you won’t have to compete for favor with a group of women in the inner quarters. If you want to go to other places in the future, if you want to travel and have fun, Xu Zheng can accompany you. You can do whatever you want.”

“For a few years of glory and vanity, you’re going to throw away your whole life. What are you thinking?”

Mrs. Xu was very disappointed.

She looked at her as if she were meeting her daughter for the first time.

“Could it be that you have some hidden difficulties, or that you’ve been blinded by greed?”

Xu Lingyi shook her head. This was the first time Mrs. Xu had ever laid a hand on her since she was a child, but Xu Lingyi only felt guilty. She had made her mother worry about her.

“Mother, just think of me as being blinded by greed. I fell in love with Your Majesty the moment I saw him. I have never liked a warrior like Xu Zheng. I prefer a dignified man like Your Majesty.”

“The reason I told Mother was that I didn’t want you to be sad. I wanted you and Father to know that all of this was my own choice and that I did it willingly. I’ve thought about everything you’ve said. I know you might be right, but I just want to be with His Majesty.”

“Doesn’t His Majesty look like a warrior? Doesn’t His Majesty look more like one than Xu Zheng? If you like this type, why don’t you like Xu Zheng?”

Mrs. Xu couldn’t understand Xu Lingyi at all.

“In my heart, Xu Zheng has always been like an older brother. Mother, I am determined to enter the palace now. I am unfilial and only hope that you will not be angry with me.”

Mrs. Xu’s eyes were red. She didn’t want to look at her anymore.

She had initially forced herself to accept it, but when she learned that her daughter had a choice but didn’t choose it, she found it hard to calm down.

Xu Lingyi also regretted it.

But actually, this was better. Mrs. Xu was very angry now, but at least she had vented her anger, which was much better than being sad and resentful alone for a long time in the future.

At least in her parents’ eyes, she did it voluntarily, not under duress.

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