"What?" Ye Li was extremely shocked. "Queen?"

Qi Yuning asked, "Didn't Chi'er tell you?"

Ye Li shook his head and said, "No."

Qi Yuning said, "You should take good care of yourself. Your health is the most important thing."

Ye Li responded: "Yeah."

After Qi Yuning left, Chu Che approached Ye Li's room.

Chu Che sat beside Ye Li's bed and said with his head down, "Mom, I finally saw my father. It turns out I have a father too..."

Ye Li looked at Chu Che with heartache. She was the one who treated Che'er the worst. Chu Chi had a happy life at least before he was nine years old. Qing'er had parents who loved him until he was six years old. Even when the third daughter was born, she was held in her parents' arms.

Only Chu Che has no father and no mother.

Ye Li said: "Che'er..."

Chu Che whispered, "But I don't like having a father. It's fine without one. Mom, let me feed you the medicine."

Ye Li held Chu Che in her arms and said, "Che'er, mother's Che'er."

Chu Che held back his tears and watched Ye Li finish the medicine before crying in a corner of the yard.

"Why are you crying?" Lu Yiling walked up to Chu Che and said, "Our parents discovered our revenge today. We'll do it secretly next time. We'll succeed eventually. Don't cry!"

Chu Che raised his eyes and looked at Lu Yiling.

Lu Yiling gave her handkerchief to Chu Che to wipe his tears and said, "Don't cry. You are my little guard. You must listen to me. If I tell you not to cry, then don't cry."

Chu Che wiped away his tears.

Lu Yiling said: "Smile!"

Chu Che forced a smile that was uglier than crying. Lu Yiling smiled and said, "That's right, Chu Che. You must listen to me for the rest of your life."

Chu Che nodded and said, "Yeah."

…

Ye Li's illness was extremely serious. Chu Chi was so worried that he asked the imperial physician to take Ye Li's pulse and prescribed many medicines, but there was no improvement.

Chu Chi has not returned to the palace these days. She is very worried about Ye Li. She is afraid that Ye Li will not be able to survive the New Year.

Lu Yiling has become much more obedient these days, and stays with Ye Li every day, "Nanny, you have to take your medicine obediently, and your illness will be cured if you take the medicine obediently. Sister Chi is going to get married with my uncle in the spring, you have to get better soon, and we will prepare a dowry for Sister Chi together.

Ye Li looked at Lu Yiling with relief and said, "Lingling, I'm afraid I won't be able to survive this. Please help me take good care of Che'er in the future, okay?"

Chu Chi said, "Mom, don't say such depressing words!"

Lu Yiling nodded and said, "That's right, you will live a long life."

"Uncle." Lu Yiling saw Zhao Jie coming in and stood up and said, "Uncle, why are you here?"

Chu Chilian stood up and looked at Zhao Jie. Zhao Jie walked to Ye Li, who was about to stand up and salute, and said, "Aunt, there is no need to be so polite."