Dragon's Origin

Chapter 607: The Queen's Identity (Part 1)

Wang Sheng had already discussed this matter with Rose before leaving in the morning. The Empress was far too doting on Mei'er, making it impossible not to suspect the royal family was up to something.

Having Rose accompany Mei'er to meet the Empress was partly to elevate Rose's status, but also to have Rose keep a close eye on Mei'er. After all, sometimes this kind of familial care is the hardest type of sugar-coated bullet to resist.

Right now, Mei'er and Rose are still in the back hall meeting with the Empress. Wang Sheng doesn't know if anything else is happening, but the Emperor's initiative has piqued his curiosity.

"Have you heard the stories of the royal family?" The Emperor didn't answer directly, but instead asked a question: "Mainly about my story from twenty years ago."

"I have," Wang Sheng nodded, not finding it necessary to deny anything in front of the Emperor. If he were to say he hadn't, the Emperor would surely laugh, questioning if he even had the courage to admit it.

"Then you must know that my most beloved concubine was forced to death by the Queen and those members of the royal clan. Later, after I wiped out those royal clans, I deposed the Queen and exterminated her entire family," the Emperor slowly recounted a portion of his experiences.

"Yes, I know that part," Wang Sheng nodded again. If the Emperor wanted to confide in him, he'd cooperate. After all, to explain the Queen's unique affection for Mei'er, he needed to keep the Emperor in a good mood.

"Later, I found another woman with a naturally alluring charm from the common populace and brought her into the palace, making her a concubine," the Emperor continued, "And eventually, I made her the Queen, who is the current Queen. You know this, right?"

"I know this too," Wang Sheng nodded. Whether it was from folk legends or the records of the Old Lord Temple, this part was included, with only minor differences, but generally the same.

"Wouldn't you think that I'm indulging in the sensuality of a woman with a naturally alluring charm, unable to extricate myself?" The Emperor suddenly asked Wang Sheng with a bitter smile.

"If it were before, I would definitely think so," Wang Sheng nodded, raising his wine cup to toast the Emperor: "You're a muddle-headed ruler who indulges in women."

"What about now?" The Emperor wasn't annoyed by Wang Sheng calling him a muddle-headed ruler, but instead asked Wang Sheng with interest, "What do you feel now?"

"You actually still have the ambition to contend for the world, truly remarkable," Wang Sheng gave a thumbs up: "You're definitely a genius in the cultivation of the Mind-Calming Sutra. You're at least at the second stage now, right?"

Seeing Wang Sheng's thumbs up and hearing Wang Sheng's praise, the Emperor couldn't help but laugh. This was a truly happy laugh, after all, Wang Sheng was someone who knew his stuff and had also cultivated the Mind-Calming Sutra, knowing how difficult it was to cultivate.

However, if the Emperor knew that Ling Xu Old Dao had directly cultivated to the second stage of the Mind-Calming Sutra in just a few dozen minutes, he might not be able to laugh.

"Then why do you think I still insisted on finding a woman who also has a naturally alluring charm?" After laughing, the Emperor asked Wang Sheng with a hint of pride.

"Hmm, could it be that you want to reminisce about someone?" As soon as Wang Sheng said this, he immediately felt it was inappropriate: "No, the Empress isn't an object. Anyway, you just want to remember that deceased beloved concubine?"

"Many people think so," the Emperor laughed again, this time laughing out loud: "If it were you, would you find a woman with a naturally alluring charm to reminisce about Mei'er?"

This was not a pleasant thing to say. What do you mean by reminiscing about Mei'er? Isn't this cursing Mei'er to have an accident? However, the Emperor is Mei'er's biological father, so he definitely wouldn't have such thoughts, so there must be another reason.

A thought suddenly struck Wang Sheng. Recalling the Empress's somewhat excessive doting on Mei'er, he opened his mouth and asked, "Was the eunuch responsible for killing that beloved concubine back then a Shadow from Worry-Free City?"

A look of admiration instantly appeared in the Emperor's eyes: "You were able to think of this question instantly, remarkable." After praising him, he directly nodded in acknowledgement: "That's right, it was him."

Instantly, Wang Sheng understood everything. This Empress was actually the concubine who was said to have been killed back then. If Wang Sheng wasn't mistaken, the Shadow's cultivation was insufficient back then, so the concubine and Mei'er could only protect one. Out of necessity, he sent Mei'er away and independently protected that concubine as she fled for her life.

This was also why the Shadow was still able to gain the trust of the royal family and the Emperor even after losing Princess Mei'er. It turned out that he had risked his life to save the concubine from back then. Even the Old Lord Temple didn't know this secret, and the Emperor must have kept it hidden from everyone all along.

The so-called specially finding a woman with a naturally alluring charm from the common populace to reminisce about that concubine was simply a smokescreen to deceive people. The truth must be that the current Empress had disguised herself and reappeared by the Emperor's side. As for those in the palace who knew the truth, they must have already died.

"Biological mother?" Although Wang Sheng had thought of this, he still asked.

"Biological mother!" The Emperor knew what Wang Sheng was asking and nodded rapidly.

The Chief Steward Zhou next to him lowered his gaze and said nothing, nor did he have any surprised expression. Obviously, Chief Steward Zhou was also in the know.

No wonder the Empress doted on Mei'er so much that it was unbelievable. In Wang Sheng's opinion, even a biological mother might not be able to do that. Now Wang Sheng completely understood that it was the Empress's true feelings. After so many years of not being able to take care of Mei'er and letting Mei'er suffer so much, it was a mother's nature to want to give her daughter the best of everything.

Wang Sheng had thought that this was another royal conspiracy to win over Mei'er through family ties. It turned out that Wang Sheng had overthought it. How embarrassing!

No wonder the Empress sometimes looked at him with the feeling of a mother-in-law looking at her son-in-law. It turned out that she really was looking at her son-in-law!

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"Hey! You two are really unethical," after Wang Sheng understood, the first thing he did was complain to the Emperor: "You're actually trying to snatch half of your own precious daughter's business, that's too much!"

The Emperor originally wanted to enjoy the feeling of Wang Sheng being firmly suppressed by him and his wife, but instead, he was met with Wang Sheng's complaint, which almost made the Emperor vomit blood. He didn't vomit blood, but he directly spat out the cup of wine he had just drunk. The Emperor didn't even have time to wipe the wine stains still flowing down his chin, pointed at Wang Sheng, his fingers trembling, unable to say anything.

"Forget it, considering that you have indeed helped Mei'er solve a lot of problems, half is half!" Wang Sheng had an expression of tolerance and generosity, making the Emperor really want to give Wang Sheng a hard punch. But this punch was never thrown, because Wang Sheng asked a question.

"Are you not planning to tell Mei'er?"

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