Yingchun raised her eyebrows at me proudly and said, "That's right. If I hadn't met a good master like the queen, I might have found a family to marry into long ago. With a master like the queen loving me, why would I still be depressed?"

I was silent for a long while, and finally said, "But I will be leaving in two years, and I don't want to leave with regrets. I want to see you get married, have children, and have children call me aunt."

When Yingchun heard this, her eyes immediately turned red. She held back her tears and quickly cleaned up the dishes. She bowed to me, turned around and left quickly.

Yingchun walked out of the house and sat down on the steps. She put the tray in her hands on the ground, covered her face with her hands and started crying.

At this time, Yang came back from the storeroom holding a small wooden box. Seeing Yingchun sitting on the steps crying, she couldn't help but feel nervous. She walked up to her quickly and asked nervously, "Did something happen to the queen?"

Yingchun shook her head.

Yang heaved a sigh of relief and said, "You scared me, little girl. Madam, you're fine. Why are you sitting here crying?"

Yingchun raised her head, her eyes red and her face full of tears. She looked heartbroken and said, "Sister Yang, the queen said that in the last two years, she wanted to see me get married and have children, and the children would call her aunt, but I don't want to get married, and I don't want the queen to leave. What do you think I should do?"

Yang's hands trembled when she heard this. Her heart felt like a hole was pierced by a needle. She twitched in pain and murmured, "Did the queen really tell you that?"

Yingchun nodded.

Yang sighed and said, "In that case, you should find someone you like and marry."

Yingchun paused, then couldn't help bursting into tears.

Yang sighed, holding the box, walked past Yingchun and walked into the house.

After eating the porridge, I felt better and was reading a book.

When Yang saw me reading, she quickly pushed the window open and said, "Madam, it's dark in the room. If you want to read, why don't you ask someone to light the lamp?"

Without looking up, I said, "It's okay. I can see it."

Yang handed the wooden box to me and said, "My Lady, these are all the things Prince Ming gave you. I have sorted them out."

I put the book down, took the wooden box, opened it and looked at the things inside in a daze.

There weren't many things in the box, but there were many varieties, including hairpins, jade pendants, and bracelets, and no one was repeated.

Yang asked curiously, "Madam, why did you ask me to sort these things out?"

I smiled and said, "What else can I do? Of course I give it back to him."

When Yang heard this, her face lit up with joy and she said, "Have you finally figured it out, Madam?"

I said, "Hmm," and then I figured it out.

I glanced outside the door and asked, "Where's Fuyao?"

Yang said, "That girl hasn't had breakfast yet, so I asked her to go eat."

I said, "Tell her to spread the word that I'm sick."

Yang looked at me with some confusion. Normally, I didn’t want anyone to know when I was sick, so why did you release the news so publicly this time?

I looked at Yang standing still and said, "Go quickly, if it's too late those people won't be able to enter the palace to see me."

Yang was full of doubts, but she was not a talkative person, so she turned around and hurried out.

Fuyao is very efficient. Before lunch, Zhao Zhenyuan was the first to arrive.

Zhao Zhenyuan hurried over from the military camp.

Originally, today was a day off and I didn't have to attend the morning court, but Zhao Zhenyuan couldn't sit still and went to the military camp early. When he received the news that I was sick, he rushed over immediately.

Zhao Zhenyuan was not summoned by me, so he was not allowed to come to the palace to see me, but who cares now? The emperor's favor towards me is obvious to all, who dares to offend the emperor?

Zhao Zhenyuan came into the room and saw me lying weakly on the bed. He was stunned for a moment and murmured, "It's only been two days since we last met. Why are you like this?"

I touched my face and said, "When people are sick, they tend to lose weight. It's no big deal. I'll be fine after some rest."

Zhao Zhenyuan frowned, obviously not believing me, and said, "You are getting thinner and thinner. What did the imperial physician say?"

Before I could say anything, Yingchun rushed in and said, "The imperial physician said that the queen is suffering from depression, and the depression is in her heart. If she continues like this, even a deity cannot save her."

It was very rude of Yingchun to rush to speak like this. In other palaces, she would probably be slapped in the face, but she knew that if she didn't say it, I would definitely not tell it.

But I didn't blame her, and Zhao Zhenyuan wouldn't blame her either.

Zhao Zhenyuan said puzzledly: "Depression? Ah Man, what are you unhappy about? As long as you tell me, your father can help you."

I shook my head and said, "Don't listen to Yingchun's nonsense. I don't have depression. I'm just a little weak and caught a cold. And I just sent my fourth sister to Mingyue Temple. I'm very happy. How could I be depressed?"

Zhao Zhenyuan was stunned again when he heard this. After a while, he said, "Didn't your father tell you that this matter would be handled by your father? Why did you take action first? How did you send her to Mingyue Temple?"

I recounted in detail how I found a reason to send Zhao Fangping to Yueming Temple.

After hearing this, Zhao Zhenyuan smiled bitterly and said, "I have always thought that you were the most stupid and kind-hearted among my children. I never thought that you could be so cruel and ruthless. If you were a general, I'm afraid you would kill everyone and leave no grass alive."

I said angrily, "Father, are you praising me or scolding me?"

Zhao Zhenyuan laughed and said, "The harem is not a safe place. I was afraid that you couldn't survive. Now it seems that I am too weak. I brought some high-quality nourishing herbs here today. You can ask the servants to make soup for you. Take good care of yourself. I will take care of everything. Don't be stubborn. Just teach that evil girl a lesson. After all, she is the future queen. Don't let her lose face. I will send someone to pick her up after the new year."

I shook my head and said, "No, two people with great luck cannot be together, otherwise they will devour each other's luck. I am the weaker one, so naturally I will be devoured by her. The two years that Master Hui Jing risked his life to buy for me would be worthless."

Zhao Zhenyuan looked at me in confusion and asked, "What do you mean two years?"

I said, "I should have left a long time ago, but I had unfulfilled wishes and didn't want to leave, so Master Hui Jing used his life to buy me two years."

The more I spoke, the lower my voice became. Whenever I thought of Hui Jing, the sadness in my heart would be magnified infinitely. The dense and stabbing pain spread throughout my body, and even breathing became difficult.

Yingchun noticed that my face looked strange, and her face changed as well. She rushed to me and shouted, "My queen, my queen, wake up."

Yingchun's loud shout brought me back to my senses. I felt a sweetness in my throat and a mouthful of blood spurted out.

Yingchun was so frightened that she screamed, "Call the imperial physician!"

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