No, not E Niang, E Niang would not commit suicide, let alone abandon her. Those people must have made a mistake and mistook someone else for E Niang. This must be the case.
While praying in his heart, He Jia stretched out his trembling hands and slowly peeled off the white cloth covering his face. When the face clearly appeared in front of his eyes, He Jia's vision went dark and he almost fainted.
Liu Cheng quickly supported He Jia with quick eyesight and said, "My condolences, princess!"
He Jia didn't hear what he said at all. He just stared at that all-too-familiar face. How could this happen? It was really E Niang. E Niang was dead...
While supporting He Jia, Liu Cheng said to the palace attendants carrying the stretcher: "What are you still doing? Take him out and bury him!"
When He Jia heard this, she hurriedly broke away from Liu Cheng, hugged the stretcher tightly, and said urgently: "Don't leave, no one is allowed to take E Niang away!"
Liu Cheng walked to her side and sighed: "Princess, I know that you are feeling sad. Lady Xia is no longer here. It's better to let her be buried as soon as possible."
He Jia said excitedly: "You are talking nonsense. E Niang is not dead, she is just asleep." At this point, she nervously stroked Xia Qing's cold face and murmured: "Yes, E Niang is asleep.
She will wake up when she has had enough sleep. E Niang said that she loves He Jia the most and she will never abandon He Jia and leave alone."
"Princess..." Liu Chenggang said two words, and then He Jia shouted: "Get out, you all, get out of my way, no one is allowed to touch my mother, get out!"
Liu Cheng was afraid that forcibly pulling away would hurt He Jia, so he had to temporarily step aside. Then the two palace attendants responsible for carrying the stretcher were also rushed over by He Jia. One of them frowned and said: "Eunuch Liu, it's not okay to go on like this.
, the weather is so hot now, the body will rot in a short time, so we have to persuade the princess to let go."
Liu Cheng said with difficulty: "I know that too, but she is the princess's mother-in-law. I can't persuade her to let go in a short while. If I use force, if I hurt the princess, neither you nor I can afford to suffer."
The palace man thought about it and said helplessly: "Then we can only wait like this?"
Liu Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Let's do this. You just stay here and watch the princess. I'll go ask the queen for instructions and see what she wants."
The palace man's eyes lit up and he said happily: "Yes, the princess always listens to the queen's words. As long as the queen is willing to persuade her, the princess will definitely listen."
After Liu Cheng once again told them to take good care of He Jia, he quickly went to Kunning Palace and met Xianyue. Before he could speak, Xianyue said, "But are you here for He Jia?"
"Your Majesty is wise. After Princess Hejia learned about Xia's death, she couldn't control her grief. She kept holding Xia's body and refused to let it go. It's July now, and the weather is the hottest. If it's exposed to the sun all day, the body will stink.
And I heard that corpses are the most poisonous, so if you hold them like this, you will be in trouble if you get poisoned."
Zhichun shook his head and said: "Xia has done many evil things, and her death is not a pity. It's just that she pity Princess Hejia, and she has lost her biological mother since then. If Xia had even a hint of repentance during her lifetime, how could she have ended up like this?"
Xianyue sighed softly, stood up and said, "Let's go to the cold palace."
Zhichun said worriedly: "Master, you stayed up all night yesterday and are already very tired. Otherwise, why don't you go and let me persuade Princess Hejia for you?"
"It's useless." Xianyue shook her head and said: "I have watched He Jia grow up and know his temperament well. In this case, she can listen to what I and the emperor say." At this point,
, she looked at Liu Chengdao: "Did the emperor send someone to pass the news?"
Liu Cheng bowed and said: "To return to your Majesty, I went to the Yangxin Hall early in the morning. However, the Emperor was still asleep at that time, so I didn't dare to disturb him. I asked Mr. Xi to convey the message on my behalf."
Xianyue nodded, ordered Zhichun to prepare the shoulder carriage, and went to the cold palace with Liu Cheng. When they got there, Mr. Bai happened to be persuading Hejia. The latter saw Xiayue coming in, and hurriedly walked over and saluted, and said eagerly:
"Empress, please advise me quickly.
He Jia, I have said everything, but she just refused to let go. Xia is already dead, but..." Halfway through the words, He Jia suddenly turned around and said sharply: "E Niang is not dead, she is just asleep.
No, I won’t allow you to curse my mother!”
Bai said helplessly: "My dear, you have seen that Hejia has been unwilling to accept the fact that Xia is dead, and has refused to let go. It has been almost half an hour since just now."
"I understand." Saying this, Xianyue walked to Hejia, squatted down and said softly: "Hejia, I know you are sad, but people cannot be resurrected after death, so let go!"
Her words made Ling Hejia hold Xia Qing's body tighter, shook his head vigorously and said: "Eniang is not dead. She said she would see me get married. Now that I am not married, how could Eniang die? She must be
I fell asleep because I was too tired, and I would wake up naturally when I had enough sleep.
"As she spoke, she leaned against Xia Qing's cheek and murmured: "I remember one time before, because I was too overworked, I slept for two days and two nights before I woke up. I believe it will be the same this time, yes.
Aniang will wake up in two days, just like she always does."
Xianyue sighed and said: "If Mrs. Xia is just sleeping, then she should be breathing. Go and try to see if she is still breathing."
He Jia looked excited and said: "Eniang is still alive. Of course she has breathing and heartbeat. Why try?"
"Is there no need to try, or do you not dare to try at all?" Xianyue stroked He Jia's thin back and said as softly as possible: "Although Xia is no longer here, you still have the emperor, and I, and I.
I will definitely take good care of you and choose a husband-in-law with both talents and virtues for you in the future." Seeing that Hejia didn't speak, she forced Hejia to look at her, "No matter how you try to escape, you can't change the reality. I believe your mother-in-law is here.
God has spirit, and his greatest wish is for you to be safe and happy."
He Jia stared at her blankly. The words Xia Qingfei said to her before entering the cold palace flashed through his mind one by one. It was the person in front of him who used E Niang's trust in Zhi Chun to frame E Niang for using witch puppets, causing E Niang to fall from the top.
The fourth concubine became a sinner in the cold palace, and the mother-in-law...
... E Niang must have hanged herself because she couldn't bear the hardship and despair of the cold palace; E Niang... was basically forced to death by her own hand, but now she is still pretending to talk about taking care of herself, about peace and joy, how could she
So hypocritical!
Her greatest joy is that her mother-in-law is healthy and happy, but now... this wish can never be realized. Why, why does the queen she has called for more than ten years force their mother and daughter to this point?!
He Jia lowered his head, looked at Xia Qing who had lost all his vitality, and murmured: "Mom, can you please open your eyes and see me again? I can't let you go. I really can't let you go. Just take a look. Please
, please!" Tears, like broken pearls, kept falling on Xia Qing's face along with these desperate calls...