Jinwei joins hands in rebirth: villains can also eat at the table

Upon hearing this, the emperor's face showed embarrassment, and he didn't dare to say why he came.

The Queen Mother was already so ill, how could he speak? If he angered the Queen Mother to the point of causing harm, wouldn't the people of the world poke at him and accuse him of being unfilial?

Seeing his troubled expression, the Queen Mother sighed secretly, and tears suddenly welled up in her eyes: "Emperor, how should you deal with the matter of Junggar? Heng'er is your sister..."

"Dawachi petitioned for Hengchu's sister, but the ministers all felt that the people had only lived and worked in peace for a few years and that it was not appropriate to waste money and manpower..."

Seeing that she brought it up on her own initiative, the emperor had to tell her his plan, but the words were very hotly tongued, and in the end, the emperor even found it difficult to speak.

It is too cruel to say this to a sick mother.

Seeing him hesitating, the Queen Mother was filled with disappointment. Why had she been so blind to choose such a person to be her son?

It's useless! It's totally useless!

The emperor ruled the world, but when other tribes were in civil strife, he did not think of taking back his sister who was also in the midst of the civil strife. Instead, he wanted to marry her to his enemy who had killed her husband!

It's really ridiculous! He was so tolerant that he tried to use a woman to exchange for the safety of the country. Little did he know that this would only tell the Dzungars that we, the Qing Dynasty, are afraid of trouble and can endure such humiliation in order to seek peace!

Those are uncivilized savages. If he keeps tolerating them, they might end up shitting on his emperor's head one day!

No matter how unhappy she was, she still had to go on with her performance.

The empress dowager slowly closed her eyes after hearing the emperor's words, and in the blink of an eye, two lines of tears fell.

When she opened her eyes again, the empress dowager's face was full of dejection. She held back her sadness and looked at the emperor.

"You are the emperor, so you can make the final decision! I know you are caught in the middle, and I understand you. Now that things have come to this... Hengzhuo, as a princess, shoulders responsibilities. If... if it can really bring peace to the country, it would be great. It's a pity that I only gave birth to two princesses and can't help you much. Emperor, please go back! Let me be quiet for a while."

Seeing that the Queen Mother readily agreed, the Emperor instinctively relaxed for a moment, but when he heard the second half, his heart was tightly gripped.

He thought he would have a fierce verbal battle with the Queen Mother, but he didn't expect that the Queen Mother would understand his difficulties and let him make the decision.

Seeing the Queen Mother endure the pain of separation from her family for him and the sake of the country, he really couldn't bear it.

Even if the goal is achieved, I still can't be happy.

"Thank you for your consideration, Madam Queen. I will come to visit you another day."

He also knew that the Queen Mother didn't want to see him now, so he could only stand up and say goodbye, leaving in disappointment.

The emperor felt mixed emotions. He was the Son of Heaven, but he had to endure such barbaric acts because he was afraid of war. He had to watch his adoptive mother who had raised him for many years being heartbroken. He had to watch his sister being in a foreign land and enduring great humiliation. Was this really right?

The emperor was the most arrogant person, he couldn't stand it, let alone tolerate it.

He had only taken a few steps out of the Empress Dowager's residence and was feeling angry about Junggar's brutal demands when a scream suddenly came from behind him.

"Oh no! Call the imperial physician! The Empress Dowager has fainted! Call the imperial physician..."

Hearing this, the string in the emperor's mind suddenly broke. He pushed away the palace servants who followed him and ran back.

Everyone in the hall was in a state of confusion. After the emperor entered, he only had a quick look at the bustling scene before the imperial physician was called in by someone from the empress dowager's palace. A screen separated the two.

"Your Majesty, the imperial physician is still treating the Empress. Please go to the side room to rest for a while." Fujia had the Empress Dowager settled, and then came out to persuade the Emperor.

"The Empress Dowager is seriously ill. How can I rest in peace? I will wait outside for the imperial physician to report."

That glance from before, the empress dowager's weakened, spent energy, the last gasp of her strength, was seared into his mind, lingering forever. The emperor's heart pounded like a drum, a fear he had never felt before. After decades of love and hate, he still felt a certain sincerity towards his adoptive mother.

Moreover, if he had just arrived and the Queen Mother had not been able to handle this, it would have been considered unfilial of him as a son.

In just a quarter of an hour, the imperial physician came out.

"How is the Queen Mother's condition?"

"In reply to Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager fainted due to excessive grief and anger. I have awakened her with acupuncture. As long as she takes good care of herself in the future, the Empress Dowager will be able to recover as usual. However, she can no longer withstand any stimulation, otherwise I am helpless." The imperial physician knelt down and replied tremblingly.

The emperor nodded and said, "You go down first and treat the Queen Mother well. I will go see how she is doing."

He was about to step into the inner hall when Fujia came out from behind the screen and knelt in front of him, stopping him abruptly.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me. The Empress Dowager has already retired. You are very busy with government affairs, so you should go back and rest early to save her from worrying. Please come back to visit her when she is feeling better."

Although Fujia was afraid, he stood firmly in front of the emperor and prevented him from seeing the empress dowager.

Seeing this, the emperor couldn't help but sigh. How could the Queen Mother rest? It was clear that she had a grudge against him and didn't want to see him.

"Then I will go back first. I hope the Empress Dowager takes care of herself. I will come back to see you."

The emperor had no choice but to follow the empress dowager's wishes. After saying this, he turned around and left the inner hall.

After the emperor walked away, the empress dowager's voice could be heard from inside: "Fujia, help me up. This is the good emperor and good son I chose..."

She spoke with full energy, and although there was a hint of sadness in her voice, she did not look like a frail old person at all.

"Your Majesty, why do you have to use your own body to set up a trap? Taking too much of this medicine is not good for you."

After helping the person up, Fujia quickly handed her a glass of water to moisten her throat.

In order to conceal the truth from the Emperor and the imperial physician, the Empress Dowager made full preparations.

"If you're going to put on a show, you have to do it the whole way. The Emperor has many eyes and ears, so I have to be on guard. Besides, if I simply obey, the Emperor's guilt won't help... Find a chance to inform Concubine Ling and tell her I've done everything I need to do. The rest is up to her. Please don't let me down."

The Queen Mother put the cup of water back into Fujia's hand, with a hint of cruelty in her eyes.

She'd better not be deceiving herself, otherwise she would have a hundred ways to make her pay the price.

This tactic of retreating to advance was very useful. For several days, the emperor was unable to sleep or eat, and was very dissatisfied with Junggar. He was hesitant about whether to take advantage of the civil strife and send troops to recapture Junggar.