Over at the palace, ever since the queen got permission from the emperor to go to the Zongren Mansion to see Chu Yuan, the queen made careful preparations, chose a day, reported to the emperor, and went to the Zongren Mansion with her cronies.
After the queen arrived at the Zongren Mansion, the guards there led the queen to Guan Chuyuan's courtyard. As the door opened, the queen saw the empty courtyard inside. The courtyard was quiet and looked dilapidated.
The queen thought of how Chu Yuan had been raised with fine clothes and food before, and how she had never suffered such hardship. She felt extremely sad. Then she thought about how Chu Yuan had been staying in this courtyard for three years, but she was unable to save him.
, I suddenly hated myself a little.
The queen asked: "Where are the eldest princes usually?"
"In the room over there." The guard replied softly, pointing to a room in the middle.
The queen glanced at the room, took out a piece of gold from her arms and handed it to the guard: "I and the eldest prince haven't seen each other for a long time. If you want to have a good chat, you can just wait outside. There is no need to wait close to you."
The guard knew that the emperor had specially invited the queen to come today, so naturally he did not dare to say anything more. He immediately responded and said: "The eldest prince has been here for several years and his temperament has changed. The queen must be more careful."
The queen felt a little distressed when she heard this, but asked: "There is a change in temperament? What do you mean?"
"The Queen will know it when she sees the eldest prince." The guard said softly, then gave a salute and slowly retreated.
The queen's heart skipped a beat when she heard the guard's words, and a bad premonition arose in her heart. She had heard earlier that Chu Yuan had gone crazy by staying here, but she didn't believe this fact no matter what.
In the queen's heart, even if Chu Yuan is not good in all kinds of ways, he is still her son and the best.
The Queen gritted her teeth gently, with tears in her eyes. She immediately stepped forward and quickly walked to the room. She stretched out her hand and pushed the door open, and immediately smelled an extremely disgusting smell.
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The smell was like urine and feces, mixed with a lot of musty smell.
The Queen was the legitimate daughter of the Lan Mansion and had a distinguished status. She had been pampering herself since she became the Queen. She had never seen such a scene before, and she suddenly felt extremely sick in her heart.
She walked in slowly and called softly: "Yuan'er!"
The house was empty, and there was not a soul in sight. She was a little worried, but she also hoped that Chu Yuan would not live in such a house.
She was wearing a queen's formal attire today, with a tail of about three feet behind. Seeing that the ground was too dirty, she had no choice but to reach out and pick up the tail.
"Yuan'er, are you in there?" the queen shouted again.
Still no one in the room answered her, and her eyes became more worried. When she walked to the center of the room, she suddenly heard a loud noise from behind. She was startled and turned her head.
Looking, she saw a man with extremely ragged clothes standing behind her.
The man's hair was like a chicken coop, and he smelled extremely disgusting. His hair half covered his face, and his face was covered with mud, making it almost impossible to see his true face.
But the queen recognized the man as Chu Yuan with just one glance. Her tears immediately flowed out and she said softly: "Yuan'er, is that you?"