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Inside Kunning Palace.

The crane placed on the long red sandalwood table next to the window absorbs water and the six-legged dripper makes a slow dripping sound.The Ru Kiln beauty cup next to it is filled with flowers.

The mountains and rivers are intertwined with Jinbo Mountain. Agarwood is burning in the furnace. The smoke is curling up and the fragrance is light.

A quiet and peaceful smell.

The person on the couch woke up faintly, unable to distinguish between reality and dream.This dream seemed to last too long.

"Empress, you're awake." Yuhe, the queen's personal maid, said in surprise, with a smile on her face.

The queen blinked her eyes repeatedly, her vision was still blurry, and she could only vaguely see a figure.Listening carefully, he realized that his mother was not there, so he quickly asked, "Where is Madam?"

Yuhe said cautiously, "Madam went to Taorui Palace early in the morning. She should be back soon."

Afraid that the Queen would faint if she mentioned the word "Jinxiu" again, she quickly said, "Empress, I will serve you to drink the medicine."

The queen thought of Jinxiu's tenderness, sweetness, innocence, and her utmost respect and admiration for her. At this time, her appearance had changed, and she felt a little melancholy unconsciously, and said "Okay" in a low voice.

Yuhe quickly helped the queen sit up and drink the medicine.During the whole process, the queen pretended to be normal and suppressed the fear and sadness in her heart.

She has not let anyone discover that she cannot see, including her mother.

The reason why she fainted yesterday was not because Jinxiu passed away and was posthumously made a concubine, but because she suddenly discovered that she could not see her eyesight. The shock was too great to accept, and she was physically weak.

At some point Mrs. Xie entered the room and stood at the door, staring at her daughter intently.

The sun shone on her bedside, and her skin was pale with some blood. She was only half a month old and her body was very thin.The originally plump cheeks were sunken, making the whole person look more angular.His eyes were confused and lifeless, completely different from the way they looked bright when he was in front of her when he was a child.

Mrs. Xie sighed and thought to herself that maybe the Emperor, like all the men in the world, doesn't like this kind of angular and somewhat masculine look, and prefers women with sweet, soft looks and gentle and carefree personalities.My daughter just doesn't have this kind of character.

The queen mother has passed away, and the concubine is sick all day long, and her character is weak and does not fight for anything. Now that the palace has no backer, there is no need to worry.

The Chen Mansion was ransacked by rebels last night, and the whole house was massacred. The whereabouts of Prime Minister Chen are still unknown. The emperor has issued a notice to search and rescue all efforts. Concubine Jing has just been found to be pregnant. She has a high position and is a big threat, but she has a bad temper and jealousy. The mind is strong and there is a lot of room for maneuver.

Xi Ronghua has always been in good health. She has been pregnant for more than four months, and has spent the first three months of pregnancy. If she gives birth to a son, he will be the eldest prince. Taifu Zhen is the teacher of the emperor and has the merit of following the dragon. Fortunately, Taifu Zhen He has passed away, and most of his relatives are from the Han Dynasty or have idle positions. Except for his younger brother, who is in Jinyiwei, his rank is not high.

Rui Jieyu was different from the previous two people. She was born a commoner, but now her whole family had been wiped out and she had no one to rely on.According to the information she found, Rui Jieyu happened to be in her first month a few days ago, and the number of times she slept with her was limited. And according to her experience, it was difficult to get pregnant after sex.

Nowadays, during the national mourning period, one is not allowed to have sex with concubines.Although Rui Jieyu is favored and has the highest status among the newlyweds, it may be difficult for her to conceive a dragon heir in the past two months.If you are still so favored in the future, it will be a matter of time before you get pregnant, unless...

As for the queen's health, she had already asked Doctor Jiang about it and heard that it was fundamentally damaged. If she became pregnant with a child, her lifespan would be compromised or even life-threatening.

After thinking about it for a while, Mrs. Xie came up with an idea and ordered: "Yu He, go down first. Give me the medicine. Be alert. If someone comes, stop him first."

Only then did Yu He realize that Mrs.

Mrs. Xie asked softly: "Yirou, how are you feeling today?"

The queen turned her head and saw a blurry shadow with a bright white top. She couldn't help but stretched out her hand and shouted in a trembling voice, "Mother?"

Mrs. Xie held her daughter's hand tightly with tears in her eyes, filled with joy, and responded with a smile, "Oh."

It’s great that my daughter is alive again.

The queen held her mother's hand tightly with both hands, tears fell down, and she choked out, "Mother."

Mrs. Xie had mixed feelings for a moment. She put the medicine bowl in her hand on the small table beside her, stretched out her arms to hold the queen in her arms, and let her lean on her shoulder, "My silly girl, you have suffered."

The queen held her mother's neck and cried for a long time before she stopped.Mrs. Xie has always been like her daughter before she left the cabinet, gently patting her back and accompanying her silently.After the Queen calmed down, she slowly broke away from her mother's arms. She was hesitating how to tell her mother about her eyes when she heard her mother say quietly, "The Queen Mother was seriously injured yesterday and passed away this morning."

"The queen mother," the queen said at a loss for words.

He looked at his mother in shock.

The Queen Mother who looked kind and gentle for so many years, but was actually majestic and domineering, actually passed away?
Mrs. Xie nodded silently, "Yes, the Queen Mother has passed away. All the concubines in the harem have gone to Cining Palace to mourn."

The queen thought that she was the master of the middle palace and said anxiously: "The Queen Mother's funeral is a big event. As the queen, I should go at this time."

"Yirou, you have just recovered from a serious illness and your body is so weak. How can you go now?" Mrs. Take good care of your health first."

The queen raised her head and "looked" at her mother, and asked hesitantly, "Then who is presiding now?"

Mrs. Xie thought for a while and replied, "It should be Rui Jieyu. If Concubine Jing goes, it will be Concubine Jing. According to etiquette, even if Concubine Jing is pregnant, she has to go during the national funeral of the Queen Mother."

The queen lowered her head and was silent for a moment, tears streaming down her face. After hesitating for a moment, she finally said, "Mother, I can't see my eyes."

Mrs. Xie trembled.Jiang Xian had told her in advance that the wound being too close to the head might affect a person's sanity. Now that she heard it with her own ears, she felt even more heartbroken.

She suppressed the pain in her heart and said calmly, "Yirou, raise your head and look at your mother. Maybe there are tears in your eyes, so you can't see clearly."

"No," the queen shook her head in pain, "I had confirmed it before mother came back. I could only see a blurry shadow, not clearly at all."

Unconsciously, he tightly grasped the quilt under his hands and twisted it into a ball.

Mrs. Xie pretended to smile casually and said, "Yirou, Imperial Physician Jiang said that the toxins will be slowly discharged. The blurred vision is temporary. After some time, it will get better."

The queen shook her head, lowered her eyes, shed tears again, and said painfully, "Mother, take me out of this palace. I don't want to stay here anymore. The emperor doesn't have me in his heart at all."

Mrs. Xie frowned and looked at her daughter's tears, and said sternly, "Daughter, you have to be stronger. You are already a queen, why are you always crying?"

He took the queen's hand again and said in a slower tone, "How can you say that the emperor doesn't have you. He used to come to see you every day, clean your body and talk to you. He has you in his heart."

"Really? Does the emperor really come to see me often?" the queen asked eagerly, full of joy, but her tears flowed even more.

Mrs. Xie felt distressed and anxious at the same time, "Don't you believe what your mother said? Why did your mother lie to you? If you really don't believe it, ask Yu He now. Stop crying. Crying too much will hurt your eyes even more."

I thought bitterly in my heart, what a stupid girl, you gave up your life for him, shouldn't it be right for him to come and see you?If he does a great job, my mother will shoot this unfaithful person to death with one arrow for you.

The queen couldn't imagine that the emperor, who had never stepped into Kunning Palace before, would come to see her every day.

She was originally determined to leave the palace completely by pretending to be dead this time, but now she started to feel a little shaken and entangled.
Their night came to mind, especially the emperor's subsequent rejection of the guests, and his face turned red unconsciously, showing a shy expression.

A glimmer of hope began to arise in her heart, maybe the emperor still cared about her, but when she thought of her own eyes, her heart fell into the ice cellar again, feeling very depressed.

Madam Xie stroked the Queen's back and said softly, "Yirou, don't worry. You still have your mother, your father, and your four brothers to support you. Tian Wujue" There is always a way for people to find their way.”

"The palace has the best doctors and the most precious and scarce medicinal materials. All you have to do is take a good rest, take good care of your eyes, and take good care of your body. You can't admit defeat yet, you are the queen. As long as you stay in this position for one day, They are all concubines, and their children must respectfully call you mother. If...if one day your eyes really get worse, you don't need to tell me, your father and I will fight for our lives and take you far away from this place of right and wrong. "

At this moment, Yu He hurried in and said a few words in Mrs. Xie's ear.

After hearing this, Mrs. Xie was slightly startled but then returned to normal. She smiled and said to the Queen, "You rest first. I'll go out and take a look. I'll be back in a while. Yuhe, go outside and call Yulan and Yuzhu to come in and serve the Queen to drink medicine."

(End of this chapter)