As soon as she opened her eyes, she was forcibly carried back to the East Palace by the paranoid pri

He Yue did not rest. She sat in front of the desk with the miscellaneous notes that she had not finished reading spread out in front of her.

She was still wearing the dark blue dress she had worn this morning, with a plain hairpin on her head and her hair tied up in a bun. She sat upright with her back straight.

Xiao Taozi looked at the Queen whom she had not seen for a year. She no longer looked like she was on the verge of death, but her health still did not look good. Well, such a terrible effect of the medicine would naturally leave a root of illness.

Why did she abuse her body? And end up like this? Little Taozi would never understand.

In her impression, the Queen Mother was not a hot-tempered woman. At the beginning, she could act affectionate with His Majesty. Later, when she fell ill, her temper gradually cooled down.

The atmosphere was silent. He Yue raised her eyes and said, "Let me have a private conversation with this imperial physician and the aunt from the palace."

He was calm and steady, speaking in a slow tone, without a trace of panic.

"Yes." Duan Chuanhe led the others to step back, and the word "mother" turned around in his mouth but he still didn't say it out loud.

I'm afraid I won't have many chances to say it out loud in the future, so Duan Chuanhe's thousands of words turned into a sigh.

He had respect and some admiration for He Yue. She had taught him a lot during this period of time, even though he had always been more afraid of her.

Steward Ma was the last one to come along. When he turned around to close the door, he saw Doctor Lou and Aunt Tao kneeling down!

The door closed completely. He was terrified and left in a hurry. It seemed as if he had discovered a huge secret!

Inside the room, Imperial Doctor Lou really checked He Yue's pulse. He was also the Imperial Doctor who had treated He Yue before. "The fake death drug did leave a root of disease after all, but the queen has taken good care of her health over the past year. All we need to do is to take good care of her in the future."

"Thank you, Imperial Physician." He Yue said in a calm tone. Since it was discovered that she was not dead, the death-faking drug must have been discovered.

The scene was somewhat absurd, as if He Yue was still in the palace and Imperial Doctor Lou was just here to take He Yue's pulse as normal.

"Then I will take my leave." Doctor Lou stood up from the ground and walked away carrying the medicine box.

Xiao Taozi, who had been kneeling, finally spoke at this time, "Your Majesty, His Majesty asked you to wait for him at the Duan family. His Majesty will personally take you back to the palace!"

Her attitude was still very respectful, with her head lowered, and no one could find any fault with her. After all, she was not a fool, and she was still unsure how much affection His Majesty still had for the Queen.

Then Xiao Taozi's face was pulled up and she was facing He Yue's still pretty face.

"It's my blessing." He Yue lowered his eyes, looked at Xiao Taozi's slightly panicked eyes and said slowly.

Somehow, Xiao Taozi felt that even though the Empress had not been in the palace for a year, her aura became even more majestic, and her hanging hands began to sweat.

Then Xiao Taozi suddenly burst into tears, her face full of sorrow, "My Lady, I thought you really passed away. I wanted to follow you many times this year!"

They were all lies. This year was the most comfortable year for her. It was not an exaggeration to say that she was half the master of Biyuan.

"Your Majesty, please listen to my advice! Be gentle and beg for mercy from His Majesty. His Majesty still cares about you!" Xiao Taozi cried breathlessly, and she was so sincere. "After all, His Majesty is the emperor. If the emperor is angry, I am afraid that you will be punished!"

He Yue didn't want to play tricks anymore, and she didn't have any mood to pretend to comfort him. She was a prisoner on the execution platform, Ning Rushong was the executioner, and Xiao Taozi was the yamen runner. When the warrant fell, Xiao Taozi would be the fastest to pass the knife.

If she felt sorry for Xiao Taozi, she would be really shameless!

He Yue increased the strength of his hands and said impatiently, "Then why didn't you go with him? Are you afraid that His Majesty will punish me, or are you afraid of implicating yourself? We both know the answer."

“Your servant…your servant…” Taozi was choked up all of a sudden, and her tears stopped.

He Yue let go of her hand, and Xiao Taozi collapsed on the ground, not saying a word for a long time.

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Four days later, the main door of the Duan family opened. Four servants pushed the heavy door hard, making a dull knocking sound!

The main entrance is usually not opened easily, and people come and go through the side doors on both sides.

The group of elders who had been hiding in the inner house for many years stood respectfully on both sides. Duan Zan and Duan Chuanhe were among them, and even the governor of Xihe Road!

They had been waiting for nearly half an hour, and the servants were wondering in their hearts, who were they waiting for?

There was the sound of horse hooves, and two horses stopped steadily in front of the door one after another. The leading one dismounted, took a few steps into the Duan family, and the one behind followed closely.

The governor of Xihedao took a closer look at the leader, then immediately knelt down and said loudly, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you!"

Then, a huge crowd of people knelt down and said, "Your Majesty!"

"Lead the way!" Ning Rushong interrupted them suddenly. He rode his horse at full speed, unable to contain his inner eagerness.

His silent mind broke out of the ice after a year of silence, and surged chaotically. Yueyue was staying in the Duan family in front of him, in one of the houses. How could he not be anxious? !

In the inner three houses, Xiaobi has been in a bad mood recently, mainly because Aunt Tao who came from the palace suddenly took away all her jobs as a personal maid!

Moreover, the mistress actually allowed Aunt Tao to sleep at night and keep watch on the footstool under the bed! The mistress never allowed others to do that, and Huiqing was never allowed to do that either!

"Madam, you don't even let your maid stand guard at the foot of the tree at night." Xiaobi whispered to He Yue while Xiao Taozi went to the outer courtyard.

"Why are you doing such a painful job?" He Yue took an abacus and counted the old accounts accumulated by the Duan family.

The abacus was just a decoration. He Yue did most of her arithmetic in her mind. She was not allowed to leave the inner courtyard now. She didn't know what was happening outside every day. It would be good for her to find something to do so that she would feel sleepy when she was tired. Otherwise, she would not be able to sleep all night.

Recently, many new servants appeared in the inner three houses. The atmosphere in the inner three houses gradually became depressing and heavy. Only Xiaobi didn't notice anything.

Xiao Taozi's voice was heard outside the room again. Xiao Bin pouted and listened carefully.

"Your Majesty, the Queen is inside!"

Xiao Bi covered her ears, narrowed her eyes, and smiled at He Yue, "It seems that there is something wrong with my ears. What did you hear, Your Majesty, Your Majesty?"

Shouldn't Your Majesty and Your Majesty be staying in the palace? How could they be at the Duan family?

The day of execution finally arrived. Sad emotions surged out of He Yue. He put down the abacus and looked at the door.

With a creak, the door was pushed open and a tall figure stood at the door. The emperor was even more brutal and cruel than he was a year ago, and his majesty made people feel heavy.

Ning Rushong slowly approached, then bent down, and stroked He Yue's cheek with his cold white fingers. He looked at her seriously, as if he wanted to squeeze the person in front of him into the rest of his life.

"Yueyue, I found you."