Yixiu, who was afraid of ghosts coming to her house because she had done something wrong, asked someone to invite the emperor the next day to discuss holding a ritual in the palace.

Although Fat Ju thought she was being overly alarmist, he didn't refute her. The Empress Dowager and the Fourteenth Prince, Yinzhen, were deeply connected. After the Fourteenth Prince contracted the plague, the Empress Dowager had been agonizing day and night, becoming utterly haggard in just a few days. Unaware of any concerns about Fat Ju's behavior, she had already sent someone to the Imperial Court to inquire about Yinzhen's condition.

At this time, Pangju needed something to distract the Empress Dowager. For example, the Empress's pregnancy was unstable, and the three generations of glory of the Ulanara family would be in jeopardy again. Or, the Emperor valued the Empress's pregnancy so much that he specially summoned a high-ranking monk to the palace to dispel evil spirits and make offerings.

But before the ritual was carried out, the emperor's plan to hide the fact that Yinzhen was infected with the disease from the empress dowager was disrupted by an unexpected little person.

The palace maid Lingzhi bribed the eunuch who delivered food to the Queen Mother from the imperial kitchen, and used the book hidden in the belly of a fish to tip off the Queen Mother: "The Fourteenth Master is infected with the disease, and is in danger!"

The Queen Mother was already suspicious, and now seeing the note confirming it, she became even more uneasy. "Zhu Xi, tell me that Fourteenth, he's in trouble, right? Right?!"

"Queen Mother, this note came from an unknown source. Someone must have been deliberately causing trouble! You must not fall for it!"

"Zhuxi! I am old, but not senile! Why did Yixiu send you back? You and the Emperor kept it a secret from me. You have served me for most of my life. Do you want me to die with regrets?"

"Your Majesty, be careful with your words! Even if I die a thousand times, I would never dare to do that!"

"Then tell me, is what's written here true? Old Fourteen, he really..."

Zhuxi could no longer hide it and nodded with tears in his eyes.

"puff--"

"Ah! Queen Mother! Imperial Physician, quickly call the Imperial Physician!"

The Empress Dowager vomited blood and fell into a coma, and Yixiu was deeply disturbed.

"Buddha bless you, Queen Mother, please get through this disaster safely."

The prince she had been longing for had not yet been born, and she herself was running low on energy. If the empress dowager collapsed at this time, Yixiu really didn't dare to gamble on whether she and her child could give birth safely.

Therefore, regardless of her difficult pregnancy, she hurriedly sent someone to summon the ceremonial guard to rush to Shoukang Palace to attend to the patient.

The Hall of Cultivation——

"Who told the Queen Mother this?!" Fat Orange asked with a sullen face.

"The main messenger is said to be Lingzhi, a maid from Xinzheku."

"Who?" Fat Orange felt that the name was familiar, but he couldn't remember who it was.

"Your Majesty, this Lingzhi once served Imperial Noble Consort Dunsu."

"Se-ran?" How is this matter related to Se-ran again?

"Miss Lingzhi has committed suicide by taking poison. It is said that she left a message before she died, saying that it was revenge for revenge. She avenged the pain of losing her son on behalf of the Empress."

So, Old Fourteen’s death was not an accident?

In the grief of losing her son, Lingzhi learns the secret of Concubine Duan's pregnancy-preserving medicine. She is seeking revenge for Se-ran and the child she aborted.

Shilan loved him, so she couldn't bear to blame him. Lingzhi was loyal and couldn't bear to see her master embarrassed, so she chose the fourteenth brother to punish the emperor's mother. Yes, this must be the case, Pangju thought sadly and narcissistically.

Su Peisheng was puzzled: when Imperial Noble Consort Dunsu was in trouble, the Nian family was already a toothless tiger, so how could they have reached out to the Fourteenth Master? Moreover, how did Lingzhi know that the bowl of pregnancy-preserving medicine was given by the Empress Dowager?

Yueli sneezed on the way to Shoukang Palace.

After roughly understanding the whole story and strictly ordering the Ministry of Punishment to investigate the matter, Fat Ju also hurried to Shoukang Palace. When he entered, he found that most of the concubines in the palace had already arrived, but they were all standing in the courtyard and had not entered.

Shen Meizhuang was even more worried. It turned out that she rushed to Shoukang Palace as soon as she heard the news that the Queen Mother was in trouble, but was stopped by Zhu Xi and was not allowed to go in. Only then did she know that there was something wrong with the Queen Mother's lunch.

After the Empress Dowager asked her to assist in the management of the six palaces again, the management of the Imperial Kitchen was once again hers. But this matter was related to the kitchen, and the one who was in trouble was her most important supporter in the palace. How could Shen Meizhuang not be anxious?

This was one of the reasons why everyone except the Queen was waiting in the courtyard. Shen Meizhuang and the Queen arrived first, and the Queen went in, but Shen Meizhuang did not. When Zhen Huan arrived, she stood with her in the courtyard.

When Yueli arrived, she saw the two of them standing outside. Since she didn't want to go in and face the Queen, she said, "In that case, I'll wait outside as well, so as not to cause trouble for the Queen Mother."

Xinpin: "If the Imperial Concubine doesn't go in, then I won't go in either."

Concubine Jing: "Then, then I'll take one too?"

other people:……

Back to the story. In the inner room, Yixiu saw the emperor coming and hurriedly bowed and said, "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

"The Queen is pregnant, so there's no need for formalities. How is the Queen Mother?"

"The imperial physician said it was a case of anxiety and anger. I've just given her acupuncture, and I think she'll wake up soon. I hope Your Majesty doesn't worry too much. The Empress Dowager will be fine."

"Ah."

Fat Orange sat down beside the Queen Mother's bed, and seeing that her brows were still furrowed even in a coma, he felt an indescribable bitterness in his heart.

"If it was me who was in trouble, would the Empress Dowager still be so worried?"

As she was thinking this, the Queen Mother suddenly muttered: "...Four, my son~"

Fat Orange responded excitedly: "Empress Mother, I'm here!"

But the next second, the emperor's expression changed, "Fourteen, my Fourteen..."

Seeing the emperor's sullen face, Yixiu secretly annoyed that the empress dowager was too partial, but she had to comfort him, "Your Majesty, I heard that the empress dowager was in trouble because she heard that the fourteenth was critically ill. That's why she is more worried about him."

"Fourteen, fourteen..." The Queen Mother was still mumbling.

"No wonder the Queen Mother keeps nagging about Prince Fourteen." This was a reasonable statement, but Fat Orange's original worry and excitement were gone.

Later, the Queen Mother regained consciousness briefly, and the Emperor asked the Queen to leave and ordered Yueli and the others to return to the palace, leaving behind only the mother and son who were drifting apart and becoming increasingly heartless.

"Your Majesty, can you please let me see the Fourteenth Prince? Please let my mother see him one last time. After all, Yunli is your biological brother from the same mother!"

The Queen Mother begged desperately, but Fatty Orange remained unmoved. "I have long forgotten that I even had a brother."

The Empress Dowager begged, but the Emperor refused. Wu Ya Chengbi was also angry, "Emperor, are you really so cruel?"

"I don't understand what the Empress Dowager is saying."

The Queen Mother was angry and said harshly, "Okay, okay, the road to the underworld is too cold, and your brother has always been afraid of the dark. I will go to the underground and wait, and scout the way for Yunli."

But even so, Fat Ju remained indifferent, leaving only a sentence "I will use the whole world to support the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager will surely live a long life." Then he left with a flick of his sleeves.

Zhuxi sighed, "Empress Dowager, why are you doing this? The Emperor is not really cruel. The imperial physician and medicinal materials have been sent to Fourteenth Master early in the morning."

The Queen Mother turned a deaf ear to him, lost in her own emotions, and asked blankly, "Zhuxi, will I ever see Yunli again?"

Zhuxi didn't dare to say anything because the emperor had not really left and was standing outside the window!

"Sure enough, the Empress Dowager only has Fourteen in her heart." Upon hearing this, Fat Orange sighed in disappointment and left in dejection.

"Take good care of the Queen Mother. If anything goes wrong, you will be beheaded!"

"Yes!" The eunuch in charge of Shoukang Palace, standing by, responded respectfully, but inwardly he was secretly complaining: "It seems that my life is about to be in danger." Alas! Fourteenth Master, if you care about the Queen Mother, please live a little longer.

Unfortunately, his prayers were doomed to fail. Fourteenth Prince Yunli had passed away this morning. The Emperor had received the news, but, concerned about the Empress Dowager's illness, he had ordered the Imperial Clan Court to keep the news a secret.

Fat Ju didn't want the Queen Mother to see her youngest son. On the one hand, she was unwilling, but on the other hand, it was because they were separated by the Yin and Yang and could not see each other again.

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