The queen pondered for a moment, and she discovered in despair that she had been seriously ill for many years, and the loyal servants brought into the palace from the Song family either died to protect her or her son.

Now, Nanny Jiang is the only one left. After much thought, she decided that she could only ask the person she hated the most to help her protect her child!

In fact, the person she hated the most was the emperor, not Concubine Li. The emperor had promised her that he would protect her all her life.

But he broke his oath and betrayed her trust in him!

If she hadn't needed him to treat the emperor's son's illness in the past few years, she wouldn't have been pretending to be nice to him for so many years.

Since the day she learned that he had abandoned her son, she swore never to see him again in her life.

After years of fighting with Concubine Li, she was finally defeated!

She was defeated by the man's promiscuity!

This man kept saying that he loved her the most, but he always sided with Lin Yanran in everything.

He even told her that Lin Yanran was just a little girl, spoiled and willful, and said that she was dignified, virtuous, knowledgeable in poetry and books, and had the broad mind, so he asked her to give in to Lin Yanran!

How ridiculous!

If he hadn't doted on Lin Yanran too much, how could Lin Yanran have been so fearless and bullied and humiliated him to this extent!

"Your Majesty, you are finally willing to see the Emperor!"

Upon hearing this, Nanny Jiang was overjoyed. She quickly wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, stood up and walked out to invite the emperor over!

Just as Empress Xiao had expected, as soon as Nanny Jiang walked towards the Hall of Mental Cultivation, she was stopped and could not enter the Hall of Mental Cultivation at all.

After trying several times without success, Nanny Jiang had to leave angrily!

When Empress Xiao saw Nanny Jiang returning empty-handed, her expression was somewhat gloomy.

She knew that Madam Jiang could travel smoothly between her palace and the prince's palace with the tacit approval of that bitch Concubine Li.

Not to mention that she has been unwilling to see the emperor for so many years, even if she wanted to see the emperor, Lin Yanran would definitely obstruct her in every possible way!

Lin Yanran was willing to let Nanny Jiang go see the emperor, not because she felt sorry for her and loved her son, but because she wanted to use the emperor's illness to stimulate her and make her depressed and her condition worse.

Although she knew Lin Yanran's evil plan, she tried her best not to worry.

But is there any mother in this world who would not be anxious or worried when seeing her child’s health deteriorating?

Emperor Wende was reviewing memorials in the imperial study at this time, and for some reason he suddenly became upset.

I always felt a little uneasy. I tried to suppress it for a long time but still couldn't suppress the anxiety in my heart, so I put down the memorial and wanted to go out for a walk.

Emperor Wende had a habit of taking a walk in the Imperial Garden whenever he was in a bad mood. Seeing this, Jiang Debao hurriedly followed him with his cloak.

The emperor suddenly wants to go out in the middle of the night when the dew is heavy? It would be bad if he caught a cold!

"Huh? Who is so bold as to release a Kongming lantern in the palace?"

Jiang Debao came out of the Palace of Tranquil Longevity and caught up with the emperor. Just as he was about to put his cloak on him, his attention was attracted by the Kongming lanterns in the sky.

He was so angry that he was fuming. He was determined to get to the bottom of it! He wasn't afraid of burning down the palace!

Upon hearing this, Emperor Wende stared blankly at the Kongming lantern in the sky:

"Ning'er, if you can't find me, just release this Kongming lantern. No matter where I am, I will come to find you as soon as possible!"

The words spoken back then are still fresh in my mind. The young man’s promise and the girl’s blushing cheeks seem like they happened just yesterday.

Emperor Wende was stunned for a moment and then quickly walked towards Fengyi Palace!

He didn't know why his heart was beating so fast and he felt panic-stricken all over his body.

"Ning'er?!"

Emperor Wende rushed into Fengyi Palace and exclaimed when he saw Empress Xiao lying on the bed with her last breath!

He had been afraid to see her because he felt guilty about her, but he never expected that she would be so sick!

When Empress Xiao Wanging saw Emperor Wende coming, she breathed a sigh of relief. She stood up weakly and wanted to salute Emperor Wende, but was embraced by Emperor Wende.

"Brother Yu, you are here."

Xiao Wan Ning called him as she did when she was young, and her pale complexion added a kind of broken beauty to her beautiful face.

Emperor Wende was heartbroken when he saw this, and he suddenly realized that the woman in front of him was his favorite!

But he seemed to be about to lose the woman he loved most, and for a moment Emperor Wende was at a loss.

"Ning'er, it's my fault. I'll call the imperial physician for you right now. They... they will definitely heal you!"

In fact, he always knew that it was Yanran who poisoned her.

But that was because Yanran was young and impulsive, and cared too much about him that she made this big mistake.

Yanran has always been lively, cute, spoiled and willful. Over the years, whenever she thought of this, she would throw herself into his arms and cry uncontrollably.

He really couldn't bear to punish her again.

That's why he didn't dare to see Wan Ning in these years!

Every time he saw her, he felt guilty.

It was Wan Ning who accompanied him through the most difficult years of his life, and he should have made her rich and prosperous for the rest of her life.

But his heart gradually leaned towards Lin Yanran. He lost himself in Lin Yanran's tears and forgot the oath he made in his youth.

Emperor Wende suddenly felt a deep regret in his heart. After all, he had let her down!

"Brother Yu, it's useless. My body has been ruined by your new love and cannot be cured. Brother Yu, at this point, I don't want to fight anymore, and I don't want you to do justice for me."

"I'm no longer in your heart. I understand. Lin Yanran is lively and likes to be lively. She can make you happy, but I have become a burden to you."

Queen Xiao's face was filled with despair and sadness, as if the man in front of her no longer loved her, and it was a knot that she could not untie until her death.

"Now that I am no longer an eyesore, she will be happier, right? If she is happy, you will be happy too, right?"

"It's just that I don't understand, Brother Yu. We grew up together, and my heart has never changed. Why did yours change? Over the years, I have been wondering where I went wrong. But I still can't figure it out today."

Empress Xiao looked at Emperor Wende with tears in her eyes, as if she was waiting for his answer, or as if she was muttering to herself.

Seeing that the guilt on Emperor Wende's face was becoming more and more obvious, Empress Xiao slowly spoke:

"But it doesn't matter. I'm leaving anyway. I just hope that my Brother Yu will always be my Brother Yu in the next life."

After Empress Xiao finished speaking, she seemed to have used up all her strength and fell dying in the arms of Emperor Wende.

"No! I have always been Brother Yu to you and only you. No woman in this palace can call me Brother Yu, only you! Ning'er! Really, please believe me! I have only made Kongming lanterns for you!"

Emperor Wende hugged Empress Xiao tightly and made weak excuses.

But his words only earned a pale and sad smile from Queen Xiao.

Just as Emperor Wende was about to say something, Jiang Debao rushed in with a group of imperial doctors from the Imperial Medical Bureau.

"Quick! Check the Queen's pulse! If you can't cure her, I will make all nine clans of yours be buried with her!"

As soon as Emperor Wende saw the imperial doctors come in, he yelled at them.

The imperial doctors were so frightened that they were trembling all over. Everyone knew that even a god could not cure the Queen and the eldest prince!

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