Old Wet Nurse continued trying to persuade her gently.
However, Gu Wanting could not hear a word of it anymore.
"Have me? Have me? If he truly had me in his heart, he wouldn't refuse to send me even a single word. If he still cared about me, he wouldn't let those lowly women attend him!"
"He wasn't like this before."
By the end, Gu Wanting had completely broken down. Covering her face, she squatted on the ground and began to sob.
"Your Highness, how can you think that way?"
Old Wet Nurse was somewhat surprised by her true thoughts.
"His Majesty is the ruler of the empire. Expanding the Imperial Family and continuing the imperial line is a matter of state. It's what he ought to do."
In Old Wet Nurse's view, the emperor had already treated her mistress well enough. Even an ordinary wealthy family could not possibly go this far for the woman they loved.
"But he promised me! He promised that he would love only me for the rest of his life. He promised that once I gave birth to a Prince, he would make him Crown Prince. What does this situation mean, then?"
"And that wretched Su Qiao—she conceived a month before me, her family background is better than mine, and even the Empress Dowager favors her. Once she gives birth to a Prince, she might even become Empress. By then, her son will be the legitimate son of the central palace. What hope will my son have?"
Gu Wanting had no idea that outside the door, two figures were standing there in silence.
Jin Moli could not listen any longer and turned to leave Minghe Palace.
He mocked himself. "Heh. I never knew she cared about these things so much."
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