Chapter 651: The Son Wants to Support His Parents, but They Are No Longer There

Although in this era, Lu's mother is almost a grandmother, but according to modern age standards, she is still very young at forty.

But in just one short year, her face, which still had its beauty, had so many wrinkles that no one would believe she was 50 years old.

After a long while, she finally caught her breath and stared blankly at the top of the bed tent: "I'm so tired..."

I don't know if it was the physical torture that made her mentally exhausted, or if she was lamenting that her life was too hard and tiring.

Lu Yunjue's eyes were red, and he choked up and said, "Mother, don't sleep. The medicine will be delivered soon."

A dreamy smile appeared on Mother Lu's face. She looked at Lu Yunjue and said softly, "Whose child are you? Why are you peeking at me from under my window?"

"Oh, so it's the Cloud Technique..."

Her expression turned ferocious: "Mr. Lu, if you have the guts, just kill me and let the whole world see how the dignified Prime Minister Lu is a beast in human form!"

Then, a trace of sadness appeared on her face: "Yaoyao, Dad... Mom... I miss you so much, please come and save me."

"No, no! How could the Jiang family be wiped out?!"

"Dad! Mom! I am an unfilial daughter. I am ashamed of my ancestors—"

I heard that before a person dies, all the experiences in his life will replay in his mind.

Mother Lu, as if confused with reality and memories at the moment of death, fell into frenzy again.

As she spoke those heart-wrenching words, everyone seemed to be fast-forwarding her entire life.

"Mom, wake up! That's all in the past." Mu Qing, who had been silent the entire time, spoke, tears welling up in her voice. "It's all because of your son's incompetence and uselessness that you've suffered so much."

"It's my fault. If I hadn't been so popular and provoked the prince, this wouldn't be the case today!" Lu Yunjue could no longer restrain himself and tears kept falling.

He hated himself for knowing that the prince was behaving badly but still not knowing how to keep a low profile.

If he had known that it would implicate his family, he would never have done such a thing.

Although everyone was trying hard to communicate with Lu's mother, her eyes gradually became dim and cloudy.

Yin Li was right. Even if it was a thousand-year-old ginseng, it couldn't keep a person alive forever.

As Hu Xiner thought about this, she felt as if her heart was being tightly grasped by someone.

"Is there really no other way?" She couldn't help crying and asked Yin Li again, "Is there any way to keep my mother alive? Can we wait until she is alive before looking for Yiyedan? The Taoist priest is from the Dao Sect, he must have a way!"

Yin Li looked at her tearful eyes, and she couldn't bear it, but she could only turn her head away silently: "I'm sorry, I really can't help it."

"Sister-in-law, mother is calling your name!" Lu Yunjue said in a crying voice.

Hu Xiner hurried to Lu's mother's bedside and subconsciously wanted to smile at her, but the corners of her mouth couldn't stop pulling down along with the tears.

"Xin'er, Xin'er..." After Mother Lu regained consciousness, her first reaction was to look for Hu Xin'er.

Her frail hand, covered with wrinkles of time, tightly grasped Hu Xin'er: "It's all because of you that Mom has been a burden. Now, I can finally go."

"Mom! What nonsense are you talking about?" Hu Xin'er couldn't bear to hear such words. Her eyes were red and she choked with sobs, "You are the best mother and the best mother-in-law in the world."

Mother Lu wanted to reach out and touch her face, but she was afraid that the blood on her hands would stain her.

In the end, Mother Lu just cast her hopeful gaze towards her bulging belly and murmured, "Xin'er, you are a good child. It is our Lu family that has dragged you down."

She took a few quick breaths and looked at Mu Qing again: "Mu'er, you and your wife must always be well."

The moment he learned that Lu's mother was about to die, Mu Qing felt as if he was in a nightmare. His soul seemed to be outside of his body and did not return to its place until this moment.

"You won't die, mother." He held Mother Lu's hand tightly and repeated stubbornly, "Don't rush to leave your last words. Rest for a while. I'll go find you some medicine right away."

He stood up and staggered out, looking very calm, but his words and actions clearly revealed one fact - Mu Qing could not accept the blow of reality and was on the verge of collapse.

Lu Yunjue stopped him.

"Brother." Lu Yunjue said with red eyes, "Mother wants to talk to you, please stay."

"No, I need to go find medicine for my mother." Mu Qing pushed him away in a daze, "Yun Jue, take good care of my mother and sister-in-law. I'm going to find medicine..."

"Brother!" Lu Yunjue grabbed his sleeve directly, his eyes full of sadness.

Mu Qing slowly turned his head, his eyes revealing the helplessness and confusion that only a child could have.

For him, watching his mother Lu dying was a hundred times more painful than suffering from a terminal illness himself.

His lips began to tremble, but he didn't say a word. Instead, he closed his eyes in pain and tears rolled down.

He didn't understand why he had to face such an ending after finally reuniting with his family.

In fact, compared to his younger brother, he was not as comfortable and close in front of Lu's mother. This was because he had been away from his mother for more than ten years and had not received any intimacy education from Jiang Yao.

He was not a child who grew up immersed in love, and he was not very familiar with Lu's mother. In fact, when Lu's mother was with Hu Xin'er, she seemed happier than when she was with him.

But he once thought that these shallow barriers would eventually be eliminated by the power of blood and time, and after living in seclusion in the mountain village, he would have plenty of time to serve his mother.

Now, he suddenly began to feel strong regret, regretting why he did not talk to his mother more and make her happy more in the past.

He regretted leaving the capital. Perhaps under the emperor's protection, Mother Lu could have lived longer.

The tree wants to be still but the wind does not stop, the son wants to support his parents but they are no longer there. This is the most painful thing in the world!

The two brothers squatted in front of Lu's mother. They had already taken off the masks on their faces, and their expressions were full of sadness.

Mother Lu looked at her sons' faces, and a strange light suddenly flashed in her eyes: "Seeing that you are all safe and sound, I am relieved."

But everyone present understood that if the price of peace of mind was that Mother Lu could die without any worries, then they would rather let Mother Lu worry for the rest of her life.

Perhaps because she was at the end of her life, Mother Lu's breathing became smoother and her eyes had the usual clear light.

She looked at Lu Yunjue and suddenly smiled: "Jue'er, I also have something to say to you."