Chapter Twenty-Eight: The Queen Mother Collapses

King Jin politely said a few words in Shoukang Palace, and the Queen Mother gave an expulsion order under the pretext of being tired. The king of Jin didn't say much, and after bowing, he withdrew. Out of the palace gate, his bodyguard Tianyu saw that he was in a good mood, and he also smiled slightly, and whispered in his ear, "Your Highness, His Royal Highness King Heng sent someone to spread the word, saying that he would come over at night." ”

The moonlit night was deep, the king of Jin retreated left and right, standing alone under the window and looking up at the sky, his unruly eyes seemed to reveal some slow expectation, and some blood-red light.

Soon after, the door was pushed open, and the man who came in was still facing the wind, and tonight he was dressed in a calamus-colored embroidered bird-patterned robe, which set off his face as white as a crown of jade, but he still exuded a cold air.

"You're here." King Jin waved his sleeves and cut his hand, and retracted his eyes to look at King Heng who entered the house, "I entered the palace today." ”

King Heng's eyes stayed on his face for a moment, then he went into the room and poured two cups of tea, "Is the second brother sure?" ”

King Jin closed the window, looked at the closed door again, sat opposite him and took a sip of tea, and nodded slightly, "Imperial Doctor Li, that timid guy, took advantage of his absence a few days ago to sneak away with his family, I was still worried about whether it would be a few days less, but looking at the Queen Mother's like that, it will never be tomorrow night." ”

"You are ......" King Heng looked at King Jin with a calm face, only he knew how fast his heart should be beating at this moment.

King Jin showed a hint of helplessness on his face, and shook his head slightly as if he was a little regretful, "I want to make up for it again, but it's not necessary." ”

King Heng secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said: "That's really congratulations to the second brother, the queen mother has always liked King Rui, without the queen mother nagging in her father's ear, in the future, relying on the pillow wind of Concubine Shugui, the road of the second brother will be much brighter." ”

"That's all thanks to you." King Jin teased, "Feng Xiuyun's evil obstacle envoy has not returned, and the Queen Mother happens to be infected with the wind and cold, and when it is broken, it is broken, I can't imagine that the seventh brother who has always been Confucian and Taoist has such a ruthless hand." ”

When Heng Wangquan was complimenting, he took a sip of tea and said: "I just mentioned it, second brother, you are well-informed, and you have actually seen the rare poison of black unicorn ants in Yunling, if you are not proficient in this way, how many people can identify it?" ”

"Eh, it's a credit, that flower thief is a good hand in your house. But do you know that the girl Feng Xiuyun married actually recognized this Gu poison and knew how to resolve it. ”

King Heng showed a surprised expression, "Oh? The child of the Prime Minister's Mansion? ”

"Isn't it?" King Jin thought of Diexi's quiet little face, and two karmic fires gathered under his eyes, "That girl knows about this poison, even Yumulin and the dragon horn python also know, and I don't know how she bewitched her father, and the father actually sent a light guard to find the dragon horn python, what a slut!" ”

Hearing a snap, the cup in King Jin's hand was smashed by him, and the atmosphere in the room suddenly became tense.

After a while, King Heng was relieved: "The dragon horn python is not something anyone can get if you think about it, as long as you stay up for another day, the dragon chair will be one step closer to you." ”

"That's the best, are your subordinates reliable?" King Jin narrowed his eyes to reveal a dangerous fierce light.

King Heng was not timid at all, and he also showed a sneer, "The sword mountain and the sea of fire, loyalty can be learned." ”

After King Jin left, the Queen Mother was groggy and didn't eat much for dinner. At night, the emperor came to visit and had a secret conversation with her in the dormitory for a long time.

Diexi has been waiting outside the hall, the uneasiness and self-blame in her heart have been suppressed by her, she knows in her heart that even if Miao can come back, how can the antidote to the dragon horned python be made immediately.

I'm afraid the Queen Mother won't be able to keep it.

Diexi looked at the sky, and her eyes were full of sorrow. Why did I make up my mind, God is going to take away the people who are close to me, now I am the Queen Mother, will it be the Master, the Prime Minister's Mansion, the King of Rui, or myself......

The next day, the queen mother's cough suddenly intensified, and the whole person fell into a coma, and the imperial doctor also shook his head and sent someone to invite the emperor and the palace maidens. Diexi knelt beside the bed, holding her hand with tears in her heart.

She was already hopeless, but the Queen Mother slowly woke up again, looking at Diexi with gray eyes.

Seeing her lips move, Diexi immediately leaned over to listen, but the Queen Mother was calling Feng Xiuyun's name.

"Go and ask His Royal Highness King Rui to come over, quickly." Diexi couldn't help but say, and immediately gave an order to the people around him. This awakening may be the last dying goodbye.

The ladies of the palace knelt outside the hall, and when the emperor came up, Diexi also wanted to retreat, but was left by the emperor. She respectfully stepped aside, tears streaming from her eyes.

With a sad smile on his face, the emperor gently took the queen mother's hand, "Queen Mother, the light clothes guard is coming back soon, you hold on for a while." ”

"That's it." The Queen Mother shook her head slightly, seemed to endure the discomfort, and said to the emperor: "The mourning family has something to give to that child, and the emperor will not refuse my last wish of the old woman." ”

The emperor shook his head and turned to Diexi. Diexi was puzzled, so she could only kneel obediently by the bed first.

The Queen Mother raised her other hand with difficulty and said to Diexi: "Xiao Xi'er, take off the bracelet in the hand of the Queen Mother's grandmother." ”

Diexi glanced at the emperor and saw that he did not object, so he reached out and took it down. This is a beautiful bracelet made of Nanyang jade, fat like white clouds, emerald like jade, at a glance is forged from fine jade, the texture is dense and delicate, it seems that it has been raised for many years.

The queen mother's face struggled with a smile, and said weakly to Diexi: "This bracelet has only been passed on to the queen of the knotted hair for generations, not to the succession, after the death of the first queen, this bracelet returned to the hands of the mourning family, and now the mourning family will pass it on to you, you have to keep it alive, remember?" ”

Diexi seemed to have a bell ringing in her heart, and instinctively shook her head, "Grandma Queen Mother, this is too precious, and the concubines can't afford it." ”

The emperor on the side suddenly interrupted her, "Take it." ”

Diexi turned his head to look at the emperor in a daze, and accepted this bracelet, doesn't it mean ...... Impossible, how could the throne be set so early, and if it wasn't for the emperor, how could Concubine Xian be wronged back then, and how could Feng Xiuyun end up being bullied, what is going on?

Before the maids outside the door had time to spread the word, Feng Xiuyun had already rushed in in a hurry, and when he saw that the emperor was also there, he took a deep breath, knelt down and saluted: "The sons and daughters ask for peace for their father and the emperor, and for the queen mother." ”

"Come here...... Queen Mother's eyes have been slightly closed, leaving only a thin slit.

Diexi had already given up her seat, and Feng Xiuyun immediately knelt down to the side of the bed and took the Queen Mother's hand, and called softly, "The Queen Mother." ”

"Xiuyun ......" The Queen Mother's fingers moved slightly, and her nose moved slightly as if she was struggling to take a breath, and said to Feng Xiuyun: "You did too much on your wedding day, and the mourning family asked you, should you not count what you said when you asked for marriage?" ”

Feng Xiuyun shook her hand tightly and nodded yes, "Count." ”

"You say it again in front of her."

Feng Xiuyun felt that her hand seemed to be losing strength, knowing that the Queen Mother had reached the last step, he held back his tears and said word by word: "On that day, Xiuyun swore to the Queen Mother that as long as the Queen Mother should approve this marriage, Xiuyun will definitely protect her for the rest of her life and will be unswerving." ”

"Good ......" The Queen Mother let out a long breath, almost only her lips were trembling slightly, and she was almost dying: "The emperor ...... Yesterday...... What the mourners said...... Do you remember everything? ”

Feng Xiuyun stepped aside, and the emperor sat on the couch and nodded mournfully.

"Mourning the family...... I'm old, I can't accompany you anymore...... There is no mourning home...... Always nagging with you, you have to remember...... If you don't want to taste it, you can't stop it...... The mourning family went first...... Isn't it ...... to compensate the ancestors? Later...... Let the children stay with you......"

The Queen Mother seemed to have exhausted all her strength, slowly closed her eyes, and felt as if she had fallen asleep.

In this life, she has fought, fought, begged, complained, and finally completed the last journey safely in the highest position, accompanied by her children and grandchildren.