The queen is crazy and spoiled, and the tyrant bows to her

Jiang Wantang's mind went blank, and she didn't even hear Ji Wuyuan calling her for a moment.

How could a perfectly good person suddenly say that he couldn't do it anymore?

Jiang Wantang clearly remembered that when he left the palace, Concubine Yu was still in good health, and she even smiled and talked to him many intimate words.

How come he suddenly only had one breath left?

How could this be?

I promised to take care of her until the end of her life, but before I could do anything, she was gone?

In this world, there are few people who truly treat Jiang Wantang well. She finally gets the love and care she longs for from her elders, but now she has to face separation from her loved ones?

Jiang Wantang found it difficult to accept such bad news for a while.

Suddenly, a warm big hand held her trembling little hand.

Jiang Wantang reacted and suddenly turned to look at Ji Wuyuan, tears welling in her eyes, and she looked sad and a little at a loss.

Ji Wuyuan disliked Concubine Yu and didn't know that she had secretly hidden Concubine Yu in the Cining Palace. What if he...

So, with red eyes, she called him: "A Yuan..."

As soon as the words came out of his mouth, tears started falling.

There is sadness in these tears, but also some deliberateness, seven parts true and three parts acting.

Ji Wuyuan felt extremely distressed when he saw this. He raised his hand and wiped away the tears from her eyes bit by bit, his movements extremely gentle.

He said, "Do you think I really don't know that you hid her in the Cining Palace?"

Jiang Wantang raised her eyes and looked at him blankly.

Ji Wuyuan's eyes were not false at all. He sighed and said calmly and gently, "Tang'er, go."

"I won't stop you."

"I have already ordered the Imperial Hospital staff to go over and wait."

Jiang Wantang did not delay any longer. She turned around, lifted her skirt, and ran quickly towards the Cining Palace.

When Jiang Wantang arrived at the Cining Palace, she was overwhelmed by the strong smell of medicine and the oppressive atmosphere.

When she arrived at the Dowager's bedroom, the strong smell of medicine and the oppressive silence hit her face...

Jiang Wantang's heart twitched.

Her nails dug into the delicate flesh of her palm, oozing blood red.

Jiang Wantang walked into Concubine Yu's bedroom trembling, and saw Concubine Yu lying quietly on the carved bed. Her former spirit seemed to have been drained away, leaving only a haggard body.

Concubine Yu's face was as pale and lifeless as the frost-bitten snow in winter...

She was skinny, with deeply sunken cheeks and prominent cheekbones, making the contours of her face look particularly rugged. Her body was so thin that it seemed as if a gust of wind could blow her away.

At just one glance, Jiang Wantang felt as if her heart was hit hard by a heavy hammer. Her eyes were red and tears fell uncontrollably.

The maids serving in the bedroom had already sobbed and were kneeling on the ground, covering their mouths and not daring to cry out loud, but only suppressing their sobs...

On the couch, Concubine Yu's eyes were half open and half closed, and the former brilliance in her eyes had become dim, as if covered by a layer of gray mist.

Until her personal maid Yun'er came to the bed and whispered in her ear: "Princess Dowager, the Imperial Concubine is back, she is here to see you..."

Concubine Yu's eyes moved slightly, and she slowly opened her eyes. Her lips trembled, and she called out: "Tang'er, Tang'er..."

Jiang Wantang wiped the tears from her face, walked to Concubine Yu's couch, knelt down, held her dry hand, and said in a hoarse voice, "Aunt Yue, I'm here."

"I'm back..."

Her voice was very soft, with a suppressed tremor.

When Concubine Yu's eyes fell on Jiang Wantang's face, her pupils trembled, and she called her as if she had just seen her for the first time: "Empress Dowager..."

Soon, the imperial doctors rushed over. After examining the patient, they all looked solemn, shook their heads and sighed.

"Her Majesty the Concubine has been suffering from a long-standing illness. There is no cure, and we, the ministers, are powerless to help."

"Please hurry up, Your Majesty..."

Jiang Wantang didn't say anything after hearing this. He raised his hand and waved away everyone in the bedroom.

In the huge bedroom, only she and Concubine Yu were left.

At this time, Concubine Yu seemed to have regained consciousness.

She looked at Jiang Wantang in front of her, her eyes instantly filled with kindness, with a complex emotion of helplessness and reluctance.

Concubine Yu tried to raise her bony hand, but she only raised it halfway before it dropped down weakly.

Seeing this, Jiang Wantang hurriedly held her hand, put it on her cheek, and smiled at her.

Concubine Yu's eyes trembled, and she opened her lips and said, "Good boy..."

"You finally...came back..."

Her voice was hoarse and dry, as if it was squeezed out from an old bellows, and each word had a long tail.

"Never mind, it's all God's will..."

Jiang Wantang's eyes were red as he held her hand tightly, saying in a trembling voice, "Aunt Yue, please don't go... okay?"

Upon hearing this, tears welled up in Concubine Yu's eyes. She smiled weakly, "Good boy, all good things must come to an end..."

"It was the same with her back then."

As she spoke, she looked at Jiang Wantang, her eyes filled with love and reluctance: "After I leave... you must take good care of yourself... don't grieve for me... for too long..."

Jiang Wantang's long-suppressed sadness suddenly burst out, and she burst into tears. She held Concubine Yu's hand tightly and pressed it against her cheek. Tears kept falling and dripped onto Concubine Yu's hand.

Concubine Yu couldn't bear to see her like this, so she turned her gaze to the towering sycamore tree outside the window, her eyes filled with deep attachment: "Good child, I know you are very curious about her..."

"I didn't tell you before because it involves a royal scandal. If you know too much, you might even get yourself killed."

"But now that things have come to this, I have no choice but to tell you what happened back then."

After she finished speaking, Concubine Yu's eyes began to become blurry, and her thoughts seemed to drift back to the past. The corners of her mouth curled up slightly, as if she was thinking of those beautiful memories...

After a long while, she said, "I was just ten years old when I entered the palace."

"At that time, the late Emperor Ji Huaijin was twelve years old. He ascended the throne as a young man, and Empress Dowager Nangong was in charge of government from behind the curtain."

"And the first time I met the Empress Dowager was on the second day after entering the palace."

"Before entering the palace, I heard many rumors about her, most of which were bad."

"Like some evil queen who brings disaster to the country, a vicious and poisonous woman..."