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"What do you mean? What do you mean?" Shang Qi pulled the doctor's arm vigorously.

Qi Ling grabbed him hard so as not to scare the doctor: "Shang Qi."

The doctor said truthfully: "Ms. Zhaoyi is poisoned. Several colorless, odorless and slow-onset poisons are mixed together to increase the toxicity. In addition, she has been taking it for several days. The poison has spread throughout the body and penetrated deep into the bone marrow, and the grass people are unable to recover. "

After finishing speaking, the people present seemed to have stopped breathing, and Shang Lan's big tears rolled down: "Mother Concubine."

Shang Qi did not give up: "Get Sui Songhan back, immediately."

However, when Sui Songhan and Shang You rushed back, they only saw Cao Zhaoyi for the last time. They came back immediately after receiving the news, and two horses ran to death on the way, but the poison came too fast.

Shang You knelt by the bed and cried so hard that she almost lost her anger: "Mother, concubine, my son is not filial, my son is not filial, if my son can stay, it won't be like this."

Cao Zhaoyi's face was pale, and she raised her hand to caress Shang You's face: "I don't blame you, you are all good children of the concubine mother."

She stretched out her hand, and Shang Lan and Shang Qi stepped forward to hold her hand: "Qi'er and You'er, I'm not worried, it's just you, my little eleven, ahem, you must find someone who is gentle and generous." When a woman is a princess, don't be reckless."

"Okay, okay, when my concubine gets better, I will marry a concubine who is satisfied with my concubine immediately, and have many children." Shang Lan held back his tears, and did not forget to say after finishing speaking: "Then hug the naughtiest concubine for me." Brother Seven."

She said to Shang Qi again: "Qi Ling is a good boy, I can tell that you are well, well, I am at ease."

"Yes, the son will definitely keep the words of the concubine mother in his heart." Shang Qi agreed.

Cao Zhaoyi smiled. In her life, she had someone who loved her deeply, and she was content with having so many children. Finally, she closed her eyes peacefully, as if she was asleep, with a smile on her face.

Shang You called softly: "Mother Concubine?" as if afraid of disturbing her sleep.

But no one answered, Shang Lan stretched out his hand to probe Cao Zhaoyi's breath: "Concubine mother, go."

Shang Qi bit his lower lip, but couldn't stop crying, so the crying of the three brothers and sisters came out of the house.

The bell knelt down towards the room with a "plop" and said, "Your Majesty!"

For a while, Qiwu Palace cried loudly, and Cao Zhaoyi's death spread throughout the capital on this day.

White damask hangs high in Qiwu Palace, and the people in the palace wear plain clothes, with sorrow and tears on their faces, Ling Dang and Xiaoya hold back their crying emotions to Cao Zhaoyi, oh no, it’s Concubine Nian changing clothes and putting on makeup .

Lord Shang decreed that she should be sent to the Imperial Mausoleum as a noble concubine, the place closest to Lord Shang after his death.

Bi Que knelt in front of the mourning hall with injuries, without saying a word, with tears all over her face.

Everyone was immersed in grief, but Shang Qi didn't, he didn't want to let Concubine Nian Gui's death be unclear.

After worshiping in front of the mourning hall and burning another stick of incense, Shang Qi took Shang Lan and Qi Ling to leave, but Xiaoya suddenly said, "Sister Bique, don't you feel guilty?"

Bique didn't understand, so: "What did you say?"

Xiaoya resented: "You hate the imperial concubine and your bamboo horse, so you should do it."

Bique suddenly stood up: "What nonsense are you talking about!"

Xiaoya looked at her: "Are you angry because you were exposed? A few days ago, after the Seventh Prince found you, you have to go to the kitchen every day. Why?"

"I, I'm just guilty. He did something that I'm sorry for my mother. I just want to do something." Bique said.

"Is it really like this?" Xiaoya disdainfully said, "Being poisoned by the person I trust the most, my mother will feed the dogs for your kindness."

Already overwhelmed with grief, being stimulated by Xiaoya, Bi Que fainted angrily, Shang Qi asked Bell to help Bi Que to rest, and he took care of the rest by himself.

After Shang Qi left, Xiaoya stopped Qi Ling: "Young Master Qi."

Xiaoya pulled him to a corner where no one was around: "Master Qi, have you offended someone recently?"

"How do you say that?" Qi Ling felt that what Xiaoya said next had something to do with the imperial concubine.

Sure enough: "The poison was put in the tonic you brought, but that tonic was made by me and no one has touched it."

Qi Ling frowned: "You wronged Bique?"

"No, I did this after I communicated with Sister Bique last night." Xiaoya didn't want to lie to Qi Ling.

Qi Ling asked, "What do you want to do?"

Xiaoya bowed her body: "You don't need to know about this son."

Shang Qi turned back and saw Qi Ling and Xiaoya in the corner without thinking much, and went to wait for Bi Que to wake up. Now that there are many people entering and exiting Qiwu Palace, he didn't want Bi Que to have an accident before he asked something .

After Bique woke up, she didn't say a word, and Shang Qi stayed with her until after Shang Qi finished the second pot of tea, Bique said: "When I first saw the empress, I thought she was a very blessed woman. People, servants don’t know how to read faces, but that’s how they feel.”

"En." Shang Qi listened patiently.

"At that time, she was still young, but she acted like an adult in dealing with others. She was also very gentle, making people want to treat her unconsciously. I have stayed by my mother's side until now." Bique took off the hairpin on her head: "The empress gave this to the servant girl. She said that she is very suitable for the servant girl. It makes people happy to see it."

"My lord, please go and beg the emperor to grant the slave to die, the slave wants to follow the empress." Bique said suddenly.

Shang Qi raised his eyes: "The poison?"

Bi Que: "It's the servant who gave it to me, because of my bamboo horse, it's the servant who is sorry for the empress."

"I don't believe it." Shang Qi never thought Bique would do such a thing.

Bi Que had already guessed that Shang Qi didn't believe it, so she named the mixed poison one after another, which made Shang Qi believe. .”

"Who ordered you to do this?" Shang Qi closed his eyes, these things one after another made him suspect that people's hearts in this world are made of stone.

Bique hesitated for a long time and said, "Patriarch Cao."

When Lord Shang was invited, Bi Que continued to say the same thing, and finally kowtowed at the feet of Lord Shang: "Please let the servants apologise, and go to Jiuquan and continue to serve the empress."

Since the death of Concubine Nian, Shang Jun has aged a lot, and he kicked Bi Que: "I have accepted your loyalty."

At night, the wind was strong and the trees outside were rustling. Inside the house, Bell and Xiaoya accompanied Bique, and on the table were white silk and poisoned wine given by Shang Jun.

Xiaoya was sad: "Sister Bique must be like this?"

Bique was very relieved at this time: "The person I love is dead, and my mother is gone. Although I know that the Cao family is responsible, I can't do anything. Since there is no one I care about in this world, then I will kill you with my life." It is worthwhile for the entire Cao family to be buried with the empress."

Bell hugged Bique: "Why are you so stupid, you still keep it from me."

Patting Bell on the back, Bique said: "If I say so, you will definitely not agree."

Ling Dang and Xiaoya left the room, leaving Bique to go quietly.

On the day of Concubine Nian's funeral, white silk was hung high in the Qiwu Palace, and the court ladies and eunuchs knelt in the courtyard. Xiaoya, who was raised under the care of Concubine Nian in the past, was already weeping.

Seeing Qi Ling, Xiaoya begged him: "Young Master Qi, go and persuade His Highness, they have knelt inside for a day and a night, neither eating nor drinking, what should I do?"

The nurse who brought up Qi Ling once said: It is best for a person to cry when he is sad, and if he cannot cry, he will get sick.

When he entered the door, he saw Shang Lan kneeling on one side, holding Concubine Nian Gui's hand and refusing to let go, her voice had long been hoarse, and she couldn't shed any tears, only her red and swollen eyes and tear stains on her face told everyone that he was sad.

But Shang Qi knelt beside Shang Lan without crying or fussing, Qi Ling felt distressed.

"Shang Qi, cry." Qi Ling said.

Will you cry?Of course not, Shang Qi is so proud and stubborn, but he doesn't speak, no one can guess what he thinks.

Shang Jun came to Qiwu Palace before he even had time to change his court clothes. Seeing the haggard child who was loved and raised by himself and Concubine Nian in the past, he couldn't even say what he planned to preach, but just stayed. The father-in-law next to him asked him to take good care of him.

Qi Ling accompanied Shang Qi to his knees, burning some paper money from time to time, so as not to let the fire go out.

"I just received my first letter from home in the past few years, and I learned something. After hearing it, I found it funny. What kind of person have I hated all these years?"

Shang Qi didn't respond, Qi Ling continued.

"When you get better, can I tell you in detail?"

"His Highness Zifu's knowledge today impresses the envoy, thanks to Lord Shang's teaching and Concubine Nian's care."

Speaking of Concubine Nian, Shang Qi had some reaction, but it was fleeting.

"She is beautiful and kind-hearted. I'm talking about her. If I could, I really want to call her mother. I..."

"Stop it." Finally, a line of tears rolled down Shang Qi's face: "Stop it."

Qi Ling took the handkerchief from the maid and gently wiped Shang Qi's tears: "Have something to eat after crying, Concubine Nian is not willing to let her precious sons go hungry."

"If I'm hungry, my concubine will come and scold me, won't she?" Shang Qi hoped so.

But Qi Ling didn't want to make up lies to deceive him, and Concubine Nian was lying in front of them: "Shang Qi, she has already left."

Gone, gone, then... "Qi Ling, you can't, you can't."

Shang Qi suddenly fell into a panic, and Qi Ling hugged him tightly: "I won't, I will always be here."

Concubine Nian Guifei mourned the whole country the next day, and the moment the tomb door closed, Shang Lan wanted to rush forward, but was hugged tightly by Shang Qi: "Brother, let me go, let me take another look at my concubine, okay?" .”

Shang Qi also wanted to watch it, but he knew in his heart that he always wanted to say goodbye: "Eleventh, let mother and concubine go with peace of mind."

That night, Shang Qi brought a lot of wine and went to the tallest pavilion in the north of Qiwu Palace. When he was young, Concubine Nian would bring her two children here to eat watermelon and look at the stars on summer nights.

Later, my son grew up and had more homework, so he seldom came here.

Shang Qi really wanted to come here tonight.

Qi Ling searched outside for a long time but couldn't find Shang Qi, it was Xiao Yunzi who brought it up here, but as soon as he went up, he saw Shang Qi who was completely drunk.

He wanted to carry him back to his room, but he didn't want Shang Qi to hug the pillar and not let go: "I won't go! I won't go."

Helpless, he could only sit here with him, Shang Qi leaned on Qi Ling, slurred and said: "Mother and Concubine said that after death, hiccup, people will become stars."

"Really? Thinking about it this way, the night is not so lonely." Qi Ling responded.

"So, I came here, thinking that I could be closer to my concubine." Shang Qi looked at the sky, as if Concubine Nian was really looking at him.

Qi Ling suddenly asked: "If possible, how do you want to deal with the Cao family?"

"Disposition?" Shang Qi thought for a long time: "After all, Hiccup is the concubine's natal family, so they will be rewarded with ten feet of white silk, and the fire will last for miles. I agree, and I agree with their willingness to follow the concubine."

Qi Ling's stalker finally persuaded Shang Qi to go out of the palace to relax, and when he saw Shang Qi coming to sue Shang Jun, he thought he was thinking about it, and wanted to go out to change his mood, so he was very happy.

"Look, you said I was good-looking, but I didn't even wear a mask because of you." He didn't shy away from the eyes of passers-by, and his tone was full of flattery.

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Today I have considered a question very seriously: this article is a tragedy, if the end is not so sad, will I be hammered.