Devil's Concubine

Chapter 219
Contrary to what Chu Yunshang had imagined, the Empress Dowager Chu had neither an overpowering appearance nor a majestic temperament. Perhaps due to her prolonged illness, her face was deeply sunken, showing a pair of The eyes are huge, and her hair is also extremely sparse, but it is neatly combed without any mess. It is obvious that the Empress Dowager Chu is a woman who pays attention to appearance.It's just that she is really too sick, no matter how hard she tries, there is still a trace of death on her face that cannot be concealed, and she will die soon!
Chu Yunshang looked at the Empress Dowager Chu, and it was hard to imagine that such a weak woman was already responsible for a country by herself.

This woman who was rumored outside and made people pay homage to her was nothing more than an ordinary woman.

But when Chu Yunshang saw the Empress Dowager Chu's eyes, she realized that even though she was about to die, the Empress Dowager Chu's eyes were still extremely bright and sharp, and there was a deep and wise light in her eyes.This is an extremely strong and intelligent woman. Her beauty lies not in her appearance, but in her heart!

Outside the palace gate, the sound of the eldest princess returning to the palace had already been heard by the Empress Dowager Chu. She waited anxiously and wanted to get up to have a look, but she couldn't get up anyway. Seeing Chu Yunshang's face clearly, his lips moved a few times, and he said weakly, "Hua Shao, I finally waited for you to come back."

"Empress Dowager, Empress Dowager, Hua Shao is late!" In a word, Chu Yunshang burst into tears.

"It's not too late, it's not too late, it's good to be here." The empress dowager Chu lightly patted Chu Yunshang's shoulder with her skinny hand to comfort her.

After just a few words, the Empress Dowager Chu coughed, coughed twice, and coughed up a cloud of blood, which was shocking in Chu Yunshang's eyes.

"Queen Mother, you..." Chu Yunshang said sadly.

"I'm fine." The Empress Dowager Chu smiled at her, sized her up a few times, and said, "Hua Shao, I've heard a lot about you from Chu Cong a long time ago, why haven't you revealed your true colors Come."

"Yes!"

Chu Yunshang responded respectfully, and gently tore off the human skin mask on his face.

This is a face that is all over the country and the city, beautiful to the extreme, without a trace of blemish, no one in the world will be amazed when they see it.

The Empress Dowager Chu stared at it with brilliance, and said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, the beauty of Huashao is unparalleled in the world, and this palace is also relieved."

Hearing that the Empress Dowager Chu had a tendency to confess her regrets, Chu Yunshang quickly took out a elixir from her bosom, stuffed it into the Empress Dowager Chu's mouth, and said, "Queen Mother, you will be fine. , and need you to preside over the overall situation.”

After taking the medicine, the Empress Dowager Chu felt that her breathing became easier. She took a few breaths and said with a smile, "Hua Shao, don't pay too much attention to these things. Birth, old age, sickness and death are common principles of human ethics. You can't force it. My body is my own. Clear. You are here, so I feel relieved."

"The queen mother just caught the cold by accident, but it's a trivial matter, so don't lose confidence like this." Chu Yunshang hurriedly comforted her, her heart ached beyond words.

On the way to the state of Chu, she originally thought that the journey would be extremely difficult, but she did not expect that when Fuyi met the Queen Mother of Chu, there was no need to speak too much. The Empress Dowager Chu and the State of Chu are tightly bound together, sharing weal and woe!

She cherishes and respects the Empress Dowager Chu.

"Hua Shao, you don't need to comfort me. I know in my heart that I am not sick, but dying. You don't need to say too much. Listen to me while you still have time. I'm afraid, there are some things. It will be too late to say." The queen mother of Chu, a generation of heroines, faced life and death extremely indifferently, and told the fact that her life had come to an end without any scruples.

"Queen Mother, you..." Chu Yunshang groaned in his heart, tears streaming down his face, but there was nothing he could do.

"It's okay, Hua Shao, listen to me. I thought I couldn't wait for you to come back. I have already drawn up the imperial decree and arranged the funeral. Since you are here, this imperial decree will be handed over to you." The Queen Mother Chu took it from under the pillow. The imperial decree was issued, handed to Chu Yunshang, and then said: "Hua Shao, you know the current situation of Chu State without telling me. I know in my heart that it is extremely unfair to you to put this burden on you, but The emperor is too young to take on important responsibilities, so I can only wrong you."

"From now on, the Kingdom of Chu will be handed over to you as the regent. Although I don't know much about you, I also know that you have the talent of a general and outstanding talent. You are a rare talent that is rare in a century. With you here, I have nothing to worry about." It’s over, let’s go, and rest in peace.”

The Empress Dowager Chu spoke earnestly, her words of love and love overflowed, and she said again: "Hua Shao, don't resent your father or me for what happened back then, these are things that can't be helped, but now, let you come back It's not fair to take on this important task, but you are the eldest princess of Chu State after all. The royal family of Chu State has withered blood and no one can use it. Chu State, I don't trust you to leave it to others. You must not let me down! "

Chu Yunshang nodded vigorously, her voice choked with sobs: "Hua Shao will not disappoint the Queen Mother!"

"Okay... okay... I knew that you are a sensible child..." The Empress Dowager Chu said a few words, then coughed up another mouthful of blood, her face became more and more gray and lifeless.

"Queen... Queen Mother... don't die, don't die... I'm afraid... don't die..." At this moment, a childish voice rang in Chu Yunshang's ear.

A thin figure in a bright yellow dragon robe rushed over and threw himself into the arms of the Empress Dowager Chu, tears streaming down his face.

"Bai'er, sister is here, don't be afraid, she will take care of you, you must obediently listen to her, you know?" Queen Mother Chu said in a persuasive manner.

"No, Empress Dowager, I only want you, you don't want to die..." the little emperor Chu Zhibai cried with tears streaming down his face, heartbroken.

When Chu Yunshang saw Chu Zhibai crying, the tears that had been forcibly suppressed fell down again.

From Molong country to Chu country, she rushed back, but the distance between life and death was irreversible no matter what.

Chu Yunshang rubbed the imperial decree in her hand, and felt the heavy weight in it. From now on, she took off her mask, and she was no longer Chu Yunshang, nor Princess Ning, but Chu Huashao, the eldest princess of the Chu Kingdom. .

(End of this chapter)