Today is a warm sunny day, but the palace became busy at the beginning of the day. The road to Mount Tai is long, so they have to get up early and travel. Xiao Heng has already adapted to this time because of the early court, but Su Minglang and the Queen are not used to it.
The Queen was even worse. She had been coughing so much these days that she couldn't sleep all night. Even though she looked listless, she was just hanging on.
Su Minglang had been busy these days and had not met the Queen. When he saw her, he suddenly realized that her face was so ugly that he even put more strength into holding Xiaoye's hand.
However, time was running out and there was no time for small talk. Su Minglang turned around and got into the sedan chair, thinking only of asking after arriving in Tai'an.
However, she was not prepared this time and did not bring Qi Zhongyuan with her, fearing that if something really happened she would be powerless to do anything.
After seven whole days of traveling, fortunately there was no heavy snow and the road was frozen hard, making it easier to walk on. The palace at the foot of Mount Tai had already made preparations. On the first day, everyone was exhausted and went out to rest early.
Su Minglang wanted to go look for the queen, but he was afraid that she was tired from traveling and was resting, so he gave up.
The next day, before she had recovered from her fatigue, she saw Xiaozhu, the senior palace maid beside the queen. The girl who usually smiled in front of her walked up to her with a sad face and her eyes were red and swollen.
"What's wrong?" Su Minglang suddenly began to feel uneasy.
Xiaozhu bowed and said in a tearful voice: "Your Majesty, the Queen wants to see you."
Su Minglang saw that she suddenly started crying again. This was not good. They came here to pray for blessings, how could they tolerate a palace maid with a sad face? If someone saw it, there would inevitably be criticism.
She got up and covered Xiao Zhu with a face towel, then followed her to the queen's place.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw the queen lying on the bed. Hearing the voice, he raised his eyes slightly and saw that it was Su Minglang. He forced a smile and said, "Are you here?"
"Empress?" Su Minglang came to her bedside. The queen's face was even paler than before. She raised her hand but it fell down due to weakness. "Xiaozhu, have you called the imperial physician?"
"No hurry." The queen smiled and let Xiaozhu go out first. She took Su Minglang's hand and said, "I have been lonely in the palace all my life, but I met you at the end."
"Your Majesty! Please stop talking!" Su Minglang turned around and shouted, "Go find the imperial physician! Go quickly!"
Xiaozhu didn't hesitate any longer and ran out, covering her face.
The queen smiled reluctantly: "Perhaps this is because God saw that my life was too hard, and wanted to bring me some sweetness?"
The queen closed her eyes, trying hard to suppress the redness that had already appeared in her eyes.
"Your Highness, what nonsense are you talking about!" Su Minglang shook her hand vigorously. "I have found a good doctor. I will ask him to treat you when we return to the palace!"
Su Minglang had never hated the sudden advance of prayer so much. She was caught off guard and had no time to bring Qi Zhongyuan with her. She originally thought that it was just a missing link in the plan and there would be no big problem.
But now this happened.
"Okay, okay." The queen responded with a smile, "I put something under my pillow, can you help me get it out?"
"Okay." Su Minglang tried her best to keep her voice steady. The uneasiness spread quickly and soon occupied her mind.
Under the queen's pillow was a peace locket, which was clear and jade-like yet plain and unadorned. Su Minglang was about to put it in the queen's hand, but saw her push it towards her with force.
"Take it, take it, you, you will be useful." After saying this, as if she had used up the last bit of strength the queen had, she pushed Su Minglang and said, "Let's go, Xiaozhu will be here with the imperial physician soon, it would be bad if someone saw us."
Su Minglang paused, looked at her deeply, put the jade ring in his arms and left.
After a while, Xiaozhu came in with the imperial physician, who was the powerful imperial physician Zhao.
It was not until Su Minglang went back that he realized his eyes were red after Xiao Ye reminded him. Fortunately, no one passed by on the way.
The days that followed suddenly became busy, and Su Minglang didn't even have time to ask about the queen's health. He was only told that she was too weak to bear the burden, and all the burdens fell on Su Minglang at once.
The Imperial Observatory chose a good day. The auspicious time never waits for anyone. Su Minglang, wearing that heavy formal suit, stood beside Xiao Heng and prayed to God with him.
This should be the queen's position.
After the blessing ceremony, Su Minglang fell asleep for three whole days. No one knew how the queen managed to hold on.
On the last day, the ceremony was completed, and Su Minglang suddenly wanted to go up and take another look. The ministers had already dispersed, and Xiao Heng had also gone back, leaving only Xiao Ye to keep her company.
Su Minglang had not yet taken off her heavy dress. The bluestone steps were slippery, and Su Minglang suddenly fell when she was coming down. She held tightly to her opponent Xiaoye who came to help her, and her heart suddenly felt empty for a moment.
"The Queen, the Queen has passed away!"
The eunuch's shrill voice could be heard from far away. Su Minglang heard the bad news before he even stood up. He immediately pushed Xiao Ye away and stumbled towards the queen.
Li Zhao appeared at some point and stopped Su Minglang.
"You can't go!" The man's calm face appeared in front of her, "You can't show too much sadness, understand?"
Su Minglang didn't care about so many things at this moment. She wanted to push Li Zhao away but he poured a cup of cold tea on her head.
The cold tea slid down her cheeks, extinguishing the anger in her heart and leaving only overwhelming sorrow.
Su Minglang finally shed tears. The hot tears fell into the soil and were instantly blown away by the cold wind.
Li Zhao stood in front of her without saying a word. Xiao Ye pulled the person who fell to the ground and kept wiping away her tears with a handkerchief.
Su Minglang didn't cry for long. She quickly stood up, her blood-red eyes showing even more determination.
There is no time to grieve, she must persevere, she wants revenge, for herself, for the Queen, and for all those who died in vain because of Xiao Heng!
"I know someone who can help you." Li Zhao, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke. "Bring Nian'er with you and follow me."
"You don't have much time left. If you want to meet, you have to take advantage of this chaotic time."
Su Minglang understood, so she asked Xiaoye to find Nian'er while she went to change her heavy and inconvenient clothes. She rummaged around and finally found a relatively heavy piece of clothing in a box of wedding gowns and put it on.
Even if you can't express your sadness, the sorrow in your heart still needs a place to rest.
Prince Heng was slightly surprised when he saw the woman in front of him. He didn't expect that the person Li Zhao was talking about would be his nephew's concubine.
"Greetings, His Royal Highness Prince Heng." Su Minglang had calmed down and looked into Prince Heng's eyes without any fear.
Prince Heng couldn't help but admire the woman in front of him.
Su Minglang pushed Nian'er to the front. The little girl didn't know what was going on, but her cautiousness since childhood made her very dependent on Su Minglang.
Prince Heng glanced at her, feeling very excited but he did not step forward. He knew that Su Minglang had something to say.
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