Rebirth of the Merchant Woman's Revenge

As for Li Youyi, his ideas were more specific. He would definitely help her find someone who truly loved her. It didn't matter if the person was highly educated or had a powerful background, as long as he could simply be good to her.

Moreover, the Great Chu State is now prosperous and stable, and there is no need to rely on intermarriage to maintain diplomatic relations. His most beloved daughter will definitely be a happy woman in the future.

"Your Majesty, look at this..." Seeing that the emperor was reluctant to speak, Eunuch Chengping spoke up to remind the emperor whether to allow the envoys waiting behind to enter the hall.

The emperor quickly gathered his emotions and said to Eunuch Chengping, "Announce it."

"Yes." Eunuch Chengping agreed quickly and walked to the door of the hall to make arrangements.

Li Xingxian soon arrived at the Empress Dowager's palace. After the female official informed him, he quickly walked into the Empress Dowager's inner hall.

"Xian'er, Xian'er, you are finally here." Before Li Xingxian could salute her, the Queen Mother struggled to sit up from the bed and stretched out her hand to grab his arm.

So Li Xingxian didn't even bother to greet her. He took a few steps forward and grabbed the Queen Mother's arm, "Mother, I'm back to see you. I'm unfilial and can't take care of you while you're sick."

After he finished speaking, his eyes were red, and the Empress Dowager was already shedding tears.

"Xian'er, I don't blame you, I don't blame you, it's because your mother is too soft-hearted." The Queen Mother patted the back of his hand, but suddenly stopped talking, opened her eyes wide and looked at Li Xingxian and asked,

"Hey, who are you? Why did you suddenly come to my inner palace? Is someone trying to frame me? Someone, come quickly..."

Li Xingxian saw the Empress Dowager's look and felt extremely uncomfortable.

The Queen Mother’s memory returned to her youth, the days when she struggled with the concubines in the palace.

The palace maids in her palace seemed to be used to it. The Empress Dowager had been like this all these days.

He would wake up for a while from time to time, and then start talking about all sorts of things in the past.

Sometimes she would go back to the time when she was not married, and say shyly that she would like to stay with her parents for a few more years and did not want to get married too early.

Just like this.

Although Li Xingxian had just learned about it, he soon understood it and quickly grabbed his mother's hand and shook it gently.

"Mother, I am Xian'er. No one dares to frame you again. My brother and I will always protect you."

"Xian'er? My brother? Oh, yes, that's right. My Xian'er is the best, the smartest and the most obedient. I want to go to Yandi to find my Xian'er. I want to be with him. I don't want to be the queen mother anymore."

The Empress Dowager became very willful again at this time. Although she was sitting on the bed and unable to move, she pointed at the palace maid standing in front of the bed and gave orders.

Even if Li Xingxian usually hid his feelings deeply, he was still a little sad at this moment. It turned out that his mother had such deep love for him.

The Queen Mother would never say such words under normal circumstances, and only at this moment could he hear her true words.

Li Xingxian held his mother's slightly cold hand sadly, all kinds of thoughts churning in his mind. He had thought about such things before, but being in the royal family, there were too many things that were beyond his control.

You have the supreme status and honor, but you also have the responsibilities and obligations that match it.

Just like he is now, helping his royal brother to guard the border town and ensure the stability and development of the border. Just like his eldest sister Princess Ninghe, who married into the Kingdom of Shu and became the concubine of the King of Shu who was more than 20 years older than her.

In my mother's life, she raised three children, but only the emperor was able to be by her side every day, while she and my eldest sister were far away from her.

I can still come to see my mother twice a year, but I will never see my elder sister again in this life.

Even so, the Queen Mother was a lucky woman in this huge palace, because there were many more people who were unable to raise their children even if they had them, and some even lost their lives.

"Mother, I understand your thoughts, but Yandi is a hard place, cold all year round, and I am worried that your health will not be able to bear it."

He gently soothed the Empress Dowager, who then calmed down a little. She stared at Li Xingxian and said in surprise, "Xian'er? When...when did you come back? Aren't you not allowed to return to the capital without being summoned?"

Li Xingxian was very patient and explained to his mother again and again. The two of them talked for a while. When Li Xingxian saw that his mother was sleepy, he had to say goodbye and leave the palace.

Although he had left the palace, he was very worried about his mother's health. Seeing that her mental state was very bad, he felt even more guilty.

After his chief bodyguard Wei Hai helped the prince onto the carriage, he asked softly, "Prince, shall we go back to the palace directly?"

Although Li Xingxian was very tired now, he still shook his head and said, "Let's go to the Bachelor's Mansion."

"Yes." Wei Hai nodded, and after giving a few instructions to the coachman, he got on the horse and slowly followed the carriage.

Although Wang Zhuo has resigned from his official position and retired, his mansion is still called the Bachelor's Mansion. The entrance of the mansion, which used to be bustling with people, is now deserted.

When Li Xingxian arrived at the scholar's residence, the butler quickly came out to greet him. After greeting him with a smile, he said, "The master calculated that you should have entered the capital today, and he has been waiting for you since early morning."

Li Xingxian nodded to him. Since they were old acquaintances, he followed him to the place where Wang Zhuo was entertaining guests with ease.

Just as he was about to enter, a young man came out of the courtyard. Seeing Li Xingxian, he immediately bowed and saluted, "I am Sun Xingzhi, your humble servant, and I greet His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan."

Li Xingxian had been away from the capital for a long time, but he still knew some news in the capital. Naturally, he also knew that this Sun Xingzhi was the third place winner of the imperial examination.

He must be a key figure in Master Wang's efforts to win over power for Li Junze.

Thinking of this, he just nodded slightly to him, and then followed the butler into the reception room.

However, he did not notice that behind him, Sun Xingzhi, who had been as gentle as jade just now, was looking at his back with a hint of contempt in his eyes.

"Sir, are you feeling well?" As soon as Li Xingxian entered the reception room, he saw Wang Zhuo, who was about to stand up to greet him with the support of Wang Yucheng. He quickly stepped forward and told him not to be so polite.

Wang Zhuo was still the same as before, smiling and saying, "Very good, much better. Look, I am full of energy now, haha..."

Wang Yucheng frowned and bowed to Li Xingxian first, then said worriedly, "Father heard that you were back and insisted on coming out to greet you. In fact, he has been bedridden these days."