Hongli was convinced and quickly asked Sixi to prepare. About half an hour later, Sixi rushed up and said: "Queen Mother, Your Majesty, everything is ready, you can go in."
Hongli looked at Ling Ruo, who had not spoken since just now, and said softly: "Empress, may I help you in?"
Ling Ruo didn't say anything, and just walked forward. In addition to Hongli, Shui Xiu and Yang Hai also followed closely behind. After entering the house, he saw the man standing next to Shui Yue.
A hole half a man's height had been cut into the wall, but because the glass could not be cut accurately to the size, it could not be inlaid, so two eunuchs held the glass against the wall, one on the left and the other on the right.
When Yang Guan entered the door, Ling Ruo had already hurried to the glass. When she saw Shui Yue lying on the bed, she could hardly believe her eyes. Shui Yue's face was covered with festering water.
She looked bloody and hideous, and was no longer the same as before. The brocade quilt covering her body could barely see any traces of its ups and downs.
If Ling Ruo could barely keep calm, then Shui Xiu was on the verge of collapse. She staggered back and murmured: "No, that's not Shui Yue. Shui Yue is not like this. It's not her. It must be a mistake.
"Oh, Queen Mother, this is not a water moon! No!" As she spoke, big drops of tears kept falling from her eyes, and soon they wet the skirt of her clothes.
Ling Ruo pursed her lips tightly. She was afraid that if she let go, she would lose her composure like Shui Yue. She was the Queen Mother and she couldn't do this. No matter how sad or painful she was, she had to maintain the manners a Queen Mother should have.
But this time, she really endured the pain. Apart from Hongli, Shuiyue and the others were her closest relatives. They were called masters and servants and were actually relatives. But now, she had to watch Shuiyue die with her own eyes, and
Still died in this extremely painful way.
Ling Ruo raised her trembling hand and touched the glass, choking and saying, "Shuiyue, the Ai family is here to see you. Open your eyes and look at the Ai family."
Following her words, Shui Yue actually slowly opened her eyelids. When she saw Ling Ruo, her dull eyes gradually gathered a glimmer of light. She tried her best to raise her hand and stretched it in Ling Ruo's direction.
Her lips moved slightly, Ling Ruo couldn't hear her voice, but she could tell from the shape of her mouth what she was saying, it was the word "Queen Mother".
Their eyes met, the sadness in Ling Ruo's heart became stronger, and she said in a trembling voice: "Shuiyue, it's the Ai family that is sorry for you. The Ai family shouldn't let you go to the queen's side, let alone knowing that the queen doesn't like you.
If you continue to stay, it’s the Aijia who has harmed you!"
With Yang Hai's support, Shui Xiu dragged her feeble legs to the glass and cried: "Shui Yue, don't give up, hold on, please, hold on, don't die, don't leave us.
"Yang Hai didn't speak, he just kept wiping away the transparent liquid floating in his eyes.
Shuiyue stared at them without blinking. For a long time, a faint smile appeared on the face that was extremely ferocious due to the smallpox. At the moment when the smile appeared, the hand that was staying in the air fell heavily on the bed.
, at the same time, his eyes quietly closed, and they did not open them again no matter how Ling Ruo and others called.
In fact, Shui Yue's life has long come to an end. It was only because she wanted to see Ling Ruo before she died that she has been holding on until now. Now that her wish is over, her thoughts have naturally collapsed and she can no longer maintain that trace of life.
Light.
For thirty years, she had been with Ling Ruo for thirty years, and she finally came to the end on this day, leaving the master she cared about most, leaving Shuixiu, who was as close to her as a sister, and leaving the Forbidden City where she had spent half her life.
…
After a moment of shock, Shuixiu clutched her chest and cried bitterly. When Shuiyue closed her eyes, she felt as if a sharp knife had cut her heart into two. The pain made her extremely painful.
.
Ling Ruo didn't shed tears, she just stood there motionless, staring at the breathless Shuiyue through the glass. Her appearance made Hongli even more worried, and he said softly: "Empress Huang, you..."
"Shut up, the Aijia don't want to hear what you say." Ever since Hongli became sensible, Ling Ruo had never spoken to him in this tone, not to mention that Hongli was now the emperor, but at this moment, she really couldn't bear it
live.
Hongli knew how much Shui Yue's death was a blow to Ling Ruo, so not only was he not unhappy at all, but he immediately knelt down and said in pain: "I know that I am guilty, please calm down the emperor's mother."
Ling Ruo's eyes were cold and she said: "The person who should say this is not you, but the Queen!"
Hongli said solemnly: "The queen didn't do it on purpose. After Shuiyue's accident, she also felt very guilty."
"It's not intentional..." Ling Ruo sneered: "If she really thought this way, she wouldn't have let Shui Yue wipe the smallpox on the embroidered picture. She simply wanted Shui Yue to die! Emperor, you really made a choice.
A good queen."
Hongli wanted to defend Mingyu, but didn't know what to say. At this time, Shuixiu suddenly raised her tear-stained face and said: "Your Majesty, when you were still the fourth elder brother, you once said something to your slaves,
You said you would treat your slaves as relatives, you know
I don’t know how happy Shuiyue was when she heard this. As a result, Shuiyue died in the hands of your queen, but the queen did not have to bear any responsibilities and could still be her queen safely. Ask yourself, are you worthy of Shuiyue?
?Are you worthy of her?"
Seeing that she was going too far, Yang Hai covered her mouth tightly and whispered: "Stop talking, Shui Xiu, don't say any more."
Shui Xiu pulled down his hand with force and said excitedly: "Even if I lose my life today, I will say that Your Majesty, Concubine Xian and Concubine Hui may have been sorry to the Queen, but Shui Yue has not done anything to disrespect the Queen.
Why did the Queen want her life? Why? Just because Shuiyue told the Queen Mother about the matter? But she and the Queen Mother were doing it for the Queen's good. It was the Queen who couldn't listen, so she was taken advantage of by Concubine Xian and Concubine Hui successively!
"
Hongli was speechless by her question, and after a long time he said painfully: "The queen didn't mean it, she already knew she was wrong."
"Are you aware of your mistake?" Ling Ruo shook her head and said, "She never knew where she was wrong, both before and now. It's because of her personality, and it's because Ai Jia and you have spoiled her." After a moment, she said again: "Emperor
, you refuse to punish the queen, sorry
The family is yours, but the Aijia will not forget this matter. From this moment on, the Aijia will no longer interfere with the queen's affairs. You let her take care of herself. In addition, the Aijia wants to live in Mount Wutai for a while, so you let the Ministry of Internal Affairs
Get ready to drive and set off the day after tomorrow."
Hongli knew that she didn't want to stay in the palace and see Mingyu, so he left in a hurry. After reluctantly agreeing, he said: "My son will help the emperor's mother back to the palace."