After taking off the forehead wiping, put on fresh clothes, took Qingzhu and a few serving palace servants, Zhihua went to see the queen.

But as soon as you enter Fengwu Palace, you can smell a strong smell of traditional Chinese medicine, which is very bitter and makes people frown.

Her heart trembled, and she walked towards the palace. The palace people on the road were walking in a hurry, and naturally they were no longer as leisurely as before. Instead, there was sadness on his face.

What happened to Fengwu Palace? Why hasn't any news been revealed for so long?

"Sister Queen!"

As soon as he entered the palace, Zhihua saw the queen lying on the bed. Her face looked rosy, but the fatigue in her eyes could not be concealed.

"What's going on? It's fine, why does the room smell like medicine?"

Even though the doors and windows were opened for ventilation, I could still smell it.

The Queen sighed softly, "I told you that if I catch the cold, please don't come here to avoid getting over the illness."

"What did the queen sister say? Now that I am out of confinement, how can I not come to visit you? You don't look like you are suffering from the cold at all. What happened?"

I had known before that the queen had a problem with vomiting blood, so she often drank a bowl of tonic from time to time. It's just that she usually has a nonchalant attitude towards everything, so she looks miserable, and no one can tell that she is actually terminally ill.

Zhihua was a little anxious. Although she had only treated the person as a supporter before, she had been with her for so long and the other person had sincerely protected her. How could she not have any feelings at all?

"You're interested." The queen pursed her lips and smiled. She didn't always hold her lips tightly like before, but it could be regarded as showing her pure emotion. Just the next second, she coughed again.

He was coughing violently, as if he was coughing out all his internal organs, which was scary to hear.

Regardless of the other party's rejection, Zhihua stepped forward and patted her on the back, his tone trembling a little, "Have the imperial doctors come to see her? Don't they have any solution? Why is this happening?"

The queen stretched out her hand to hold her and shook her head, "Well, this has been a problem for me for five or six years. I used to just live on the verge of death, but now... don't mention it."

"Why on earth? Why did it suddenly become like this? Where is the emperor? He just asked people to find a miracle doctor?"

"Don't!" The Queen stopped her, with a look of disapproval in her eyes, "I chose all this myself, and I can't blame anyone."

Zhihua's tears fell instantly. What's not clear about this situation?

In the early years, due to the imperial concubine's instigation of discord, coupled with the departure of her children, and the shock of being betrayed by her lover, the queen was breathless. She is a person who has high hopes from her family, but she is also a person who is oppressed by her family.

She envied her sister's free life. Even if she ended badly, she still had freedom.

But she was different. Those rules and regulations surrounded her, making it impossible for her to relax. Even a moment of respite is her reward.

After marrying the prince, they fell in love for a while, which was the most relaxing time for her. It was the subsequent betrayal that made her so heartbroken.

In fact, it's not a betrayal, it's just a choice that weighs the pros and cons, but how could she be willing to do it? For so many years, she has followed the will of her family, and everything has been a choice made for her by others.

This time, she just wanted to make her own choice.

"Zhihua, I want my father to consider you as my adopted daughter." The queen suddenly spoke.

Zhihua was very panicked. The other party's situation was very wrong, and she did not dare to speak easily.

"This is compensation for the fact that I robbed your child. Don't refuse me, okay?" A person who was usually arrogant looked at her with a fragile expression at this moment, with a bit of pleading.

Zhihua searched for a long time before finding his own voice, "...Okay."

The eldest son Chu Yixuan was recorded in the queen's name. From then on, he was the queen's son and Da Qi's orthodox heir.

However, given the queen's current situation, she cannot raise the child, so the child is still being raised in Chengqian Palace for the time being.

The queen's mother-in-law, the Prime Minister's Mansion, held a family banquet and told the world that Zhihua recognized Zhihua as her adopted daughter, and it was also included in the family tree. From then on, she was a member of the Prime Minister's Mansion and was no longer the unknown little palace maid she had been before. .

The Queen's condition could not be concealed. The Queen Mother and the Emperor took turns to express condolences, but the result was that there was no cure for her. The medicine could warm her body, but her soul was rotten, something that could not be cured by medicine.

The emperor's visits to Chengqian Palace have been less recently. After all, he came here with the young queen and his wife, so he still cares about it.

But Zhihua received a letter from Fengwu Palace, which was quietly sent by Caihe.

"Over the years, I have been looking for a reason to live, but in the end I found that every reason was not for myself. I began to think, is this kind of walking dead life what I want?

I have to live for the sake of my family, but it’s really painful for me like this.

You are really like my sister, but she is not as lucky as you. I am very happy to see that you can give birth to a child smoothly. You should live well and bring up your children so that nothing happens to them.

I still want my own child, and I can hear the cry of my child every time I dream about it in the middle of the night. I don’t want to take care of other people’s children. They are not my children and I don’t want them.

Zhihua, don’t worry, the Prime Minister’s Office will help you. I think it's time for me to pursue my own path. This is my own choice and has nothing to do with anyone else.

If there is a next life, I want to be born into an ordinary family and live an ordinary life. "

The whole letter is written very plainly, but there is a decisiveness in the plainness.

Acknowledging the adopted daughter was basically giving Zhihua her family as a backer. From then on, they were tied together and became a family. The Prime Minister's Office will protect her, but she must also ensure the honor of the Prime Minister's Office.

Zhihua's tears fell like a dam. In this other world, she was lucky to have such a close friend. But this only friend has no hope for life.

Maybe her choice was her relief, but for the living, it was too painful.

When Caihe came, his eyes were red, and he just said a few words and left after reading it.

Zhihua followed this instruction and burned the letter cleanly. It seemed that there was one less concern in the world.

I didn't sleep very peacefully at night. I felt like I was floating in the lake.

The melodious sound of bells wakes people up from their dreams.

Zhihua opened his eyes and looked at the bed curtain absentmindedly.

Qingzhu walked in from outside, hesitated for a moment, and finally spoke.

"Your Majesty, the Queen... has passed away."


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