Xiao Shunzi had to tell the truth. Maybe this news could save the emperor?
"No, the Empress Dowager, the imperial concubine is not dead. Now she has arrived in Kyoto, waiting to see the emperor..."
"ah?"
The Empress Dowager was frightened this time. Isn’t this a fabrication? How is it possible? Zhao Luer is dead. It is absolutely true, unless someone is pretending to be?
"The official reported that it is exactly the same as the portrait of the imperial concubine. The second class is not bad, but I don't know if it is fake?"
Xiao Shunzi also felt strange. He was already dead, so how could he suddenly be alive? He didn't object to someone pretending to be someone, but he looked the same... He didn't know how much the resemblance was, so he could only report it truthfully. It would be easy to lose his head if he concealed it at this time...
…
The Empress Dowager did not speak for a long time. She was thinking about a question. Zhao Luer died. That is a fact, but now there is an identical concubine. Even if it is fake, will it be harmful to Datong? No,
If the emperor met this woman, he might think of her as Lu'er, and he might not be cured of her illness?
"You damn slave, you didn't tell me earlier, you hesitated, you frightened the Ai family, bring this woman to the palace quickly, don't waste a moment, the officials will reward you heavily! No matter it's true or not, the Ai family
We have to make her become real..."
The old lady became energetic and asked the maids to change her clothes. She wanted to meet this woman who looked exactly like the imperial concubine.
Zhao Luer worked hard all the way to Kyoto. During the few days she rested at the station outside the palace, the baby in her belly kept pressing on her. She might be giving birth, so it was even more inconvenient to move around.
I have been waiting for a few days. I don’t know if Nan Ye is willing to see her. If he doesn’t see her, it will be troublesome.
"Has it been reported to the palace?" Zhao Luer asked the local magistrate.
"I've already reported it, are you waiting for a reply? Your Majesty..." The magistrate bowed respectfully, but he was worried about why there was no reply for so long. It's not that he thought this Empress was fake, but mainly because of her belly.
, even if the empress is pregnant with someone else’s child, she cannot return to the palace...
The local official was muttering secretly in his heart. The eunuch from the palace has arrived. In compliance with the Queen Mother's wishes, he summoned Zhao Luer to the palace to see him.
"It's done..."
The local official seemed to have seen the white money, and with a smile on his face, he respectfully sent the imperial concubine off.
When Zhao Luer walked into the Empress Dowager's palace, she was sweating profusely and panting. To be honest, although the road to Datong's palace was not long, it was very difficult for her to walk. She kept looking at it carefully.
Here, she found that she had no impression of the imperial palace, so she was still convinced that she was a fake imperial concubine and not real.
The Queen Mother was already impatient, her heart was on fire
"The imperial concubine Zhao Lu'er is here..." Xiao Shunzi entered the Empress Dowager's palace and reported in a low voice.
"Bring it in!" The Queen Mother sat upright, but she couldn't wait to see this woman in her heart.
The eunuch outside the door led the way, raised the bead curtain, and Zhao Luer walked in...
The Empress Dowager was full of expectations. When she saw the face of the woman who came in, her heart went up and down. This was really the imperial concubine. She was almost carved from the same mold. Although this woman was wearing Loulan civilian clothes, she still couldn't match her elegant charm.
but……
The Empress Dowager's eyes fell on Lu'er's belly. She was actually a pregnant woman with a big belly?
"Pregnant woman?" the Empress Dowager blurted out, very surprised. She only thought it was a woman who looked the same, so that she could cheer up the emperor. She didn't expect it to be a big belly, so she felt disappointed. Nan Ye saw a big belly, no matter how much she looked like her.
, I also know that this is another man’s woman.
"Yes, Luer is about to give birth." Zhao Luer couldn't bend his knees and could only stand on the spot.
"Give me a seat!" the Queen Mother ordered
The palace maid brought a chair, and Zhao Luer sat down with difficulty.
"You said you are the imperial concubine? What evidence is there?" The Queen Mother was a little unsure this time.
"I want to see Nan Ye... The child in my belly is proof. This child is his!" Zhao Luer was neither humble nor arrogant. She knew that the Queen Mother was doubting her. Even if it was false, he would not do anything good that Nan Ye did.
I don’t remember, but I count the days and I know that this child is his.
"The prince's child?"
The Empress Dowager's eyes wandered over Zhao Luer's body. She began to doubt this woman's purpose. She actually said that the fetus in her belly was the emperor's. It was simply ridiculous.
"Do you think the Ai family just believes you?"
Do you really want to take this kind of woman to see Nan Ye? What if it backfires and harms the emperor's son? Now the emperor's body can no longer withstand the torture.
"Zhao Lu'er doesn't need to lie about the baby in his belly. It's a lie. He doesn't dare to come to the palace to find the emperor. In Loulan, Lu'er was with the emperor... In short, this child is the emperor's. It's absolutely true."
Zhao Luer was a little anxious. Damn it, she did something bad and refused to admit it. She was simply a scoundrel. How could she, a woman, get pregnant without a man?
"I have to think about it now..."
When the Queen Mother was hesitating, Xiao Shunzi ran in and said loudly: "The Emperor is unconscious again!"
As soon as these words came out, Zhao Luer stood up nervously. She only thought that Nan Ye was sick, but she didn't expect that he was so ill. She was a little nervous for a moment. No, she wanted to see Nan Ye, no matter what Luer said.
No matter who, she wants to see this man
"Take me to see him..."
"Queen Mother..." Xiao Shunzi looked Zhao Luer up and down. When his eyes fell on her belly, he could only lower his head and dare not speak.
The Empress Dowager knew that there was no other way but to let this woman go to see the Emperor. Instead of losing hope no matter what, she might as well give it a try. If something gets better, it would be God's blessing.
"Take her to see the emperor!" The empress dowager waved helplessly, hoping that her decision was not wrong.
Xiao Shunzi led the way, and Zhao Luer followed behind. Soon, she arrived at the Yangxin Hall. She was not familiar with this place, and everything was strange.
"The Emperor is on the dragon couch inside, please..." Xiao Shunzi arrived at the door of Yangxin Hall and stood outside.
In the Yangxin Hall, the imperial doctor withdrew, and Zhao Luer stepped in and walked slowly to the large dragon bed. What she saw was no longer the mighty emperor brother, but a haggard man with double legs.
A man with closed eyes and a sallow face
His handsomeness is still there, with a resolute face and chiseled features. Although he is tortured by the disease, he is still handsome, but his hair has lost its luster and he looks like a patient who will soon be declared dead.
"Nanye..."
Zhao Luer held Nan Ye's hand. She couldn't describe the feeling in her heart. She couldn't even hate her. What filled her heart was endless love. She didn't want him to die. She hoped that he would be the same as before.
Same, working day and night, running wildly for a goal