binnovel Chapter 536: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (287)
Chapter 536: The Imperial Concubine is Pure and Elegant (287)
Chapter 536: The Imperial Concubine Is Pure and Elegant (Two Hundred and Eighty-seven)
A palace maid suddenly appeared, startling Liang Heng and causing him to take a step back.
"You walked silently! You scared me."
The palace maid quickly apologized and said that she did not mean it.
Liang Heng didn't care.
"Your Highness, I haven't visited Mother's palace for a long time. I'll just take a stroll. You can go and do your work. I'm going to pay my respects to Mother now."
Liang Heng patted his sleeves and sent the palace servant away. The palace servant was a little puzzled, but still left.
Liang Heng stood there for a long time, and when he recovered, he looked back at the abandoned storehouse. Few people knew there was a secret passage leading directly to the main hall. He had discovered it by accident and had never told his mother about it. Yesterday, he saw his mother specifically treating the masked man, and he felt a little uneasy, afraid that his mother was hiding a secret from him, so he entered the secret passage for the second time...
It turns out he's not his father's child; the masked figure is the true Third Prince. His beloved sister, Liang Yu, has known his true identity all along, no wonder she's always been against him. He'd say, "How could siblings, born of the same mother, fight to the death like he and Liang Yu did?" After all, Liang Yu couldn't compete with him for the throne; logically, their interests should be shared.
In fact, Liang Heng did not have no premonition. The reason he sent people to kill Liang Yu was because when he persuaded Liang Yu to marry Prince Xuan of Northern Frontier, Liang Yu ridiculed him severely. So he made harsh words to force Liang Yu to surrender, but Liang Yu's words implied that she did not regard him as her brother. She wanted him to recognize his own identity and not force her to do things she did not like, otherwise she would tell his father about his life experience and have him demoted to a commoner.
Since then, Liang Heng became more and more anxious, worried that there was really something wrong with his identity, otherwise why would Liang Yu use his background to threaten him.
Now that he knew that he was his father's nephew and the son of Prince Huai, Liang Heng felt a little relieved. Liang Yu certainly didn't know that he was actually a member of the royal family. Even if something happened, he would not become a commoner. There was no heir to the Prince Huai's Mansion. Even if he returned to the Prince Huai's Mansion, he could get everything from the Prince Huai's Mansion.
Of course, the son of a concubine of the Prince of Huai is certainly not as noble as the prince. Liang Heng still wants to keep his prince status. If he can go one step further and become the emperor, that would be even better. Liang Heng thought the same as Wu Lan. He had decided to win over the Prince of Huai to help him become the emperor. After all, he did not have many people in his hands. These court officials were all shrewd people. They would not easily bet on the emperor when he was in his prime.
He took a deep breath, making sure his expression was normal, before heading towards the main hall of Caiwei Palace. Just then, a palace maid arrived to announce that Concubine Ji wanted to see him. Liang Heng had already guessed his mother's intentions. His mind was still a blur, but he forced himself to calm down. They had the same goal, and he couldn't alienate himself from his mother. He had to pretend to be an obedient son.
As for the real Third Prince, his name is "Ping An", right? Liang Heng sneered in his heart. If he wanted to live in peace, then he shouldn't have come to the palace. Now that he's here, don't blame him for being ruthless. He was living well outside the palace, but he chose to come to the palace to die.
Liang Heng felt no guilt towards the real Third Prince. It wasn't him who deliberately stole the Third Prince's identity; it was his mother who decided to swap the baby. Furthermore, his biological mother had likely been killed by his mother long ago. Liang Heng didn't think Ji Wei would spare his mother's life. He was already being magnanimous by not avenging his mother's murder.
Perhaps everyone born in the palace wears a mask. Liang Heng entered the palace to see Ji Wei. Ji Wei cried and made up a version of the story, beautifying the cruel truth. Liang Heng also began his performance, shock, panic, helplessness, gratitude, reluctance... all kinds of emotions slowly appeared. The mother and son hugged each other and cried bitterly, and then kissed each other again.
After crying, the mother and son began to plot against the dragon throne.
Three days later, the empress dowager returned to the palace and was imprisoned in the Cining Palace by them. Only then did the mother and son relax for a moment.
"My mission is complete. Now it all depends on the actions of Wu Lan and Prince Huai."