Before Consort Jing died, she had a dream.

At that time, her health was already very poor. After the Fifth Prince's life was saved, she completely lost all her pride and ambition.

She thought back then that when Consort Chenhui was in the Meng family, she had heard that she had gone through something similar and her health had deteriorated.

How did you manage to get through it?

People are ultimately different.

She couldn't make it through.

She knew perfectly well that she wouldn't last more than a few days.

In her dream, she saw herself as she was, and His Majesty was only the Fifth Prince, not the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince is the eldest son of the Emperor, Shu Changfeng.

The Ye family remained powerful, and the Fifth Prince no longer had to endure the hardships of being the Crown Prince.

During the imperial concubine selection, Ye Ziyue, the eldest daughter of the Ye family, was chosen to enter the Fifth Prince's residence as his principal wife.

A year after entering the household, she gave birth to her eldest son.

Another year passed, and she gave birth to her eldest daughter.

For the next several decades, the Prince's mansion had no concubines, only the two of them.

But when Consort Jing opened her eyes, she gave a bitter smile. It was all so fake.

Throughout the entire dream, it was all based on her own perception. Her cousin didn't say a single word.

She seemed happy in the dream, but her happiness was also cautious.

She felt a warm, wet sensation below her, and she had gotten used to it over the past few days, as it happened every day.

I can barely move; any movement will cause this to happen.

She had never been as lucid as she was now; she didn't have many days left to live.

Ye Lingyi has been settled, and as for the Empress Dowager, she has no desire to say anything now.

Although she was foolish, she wasn't a complete idiot.

I know what I need to know, but I just don't want to talk about it anymore.

She arranged for Granny Lu to leave the palace and return home to take care of her mother. Granny Lu was a good woman, and she was no longer young; she didn't need to waste her time in the palace.

Over the years, Liu Ying has always been different from before, and she still let her go back.

Since the Fifth Prince has lost his qualification to be the Crown Prince, there is no need to keep so many people around.

The fourth princess was a girl, but she remained calm. She had already instructed Ye Lingyi to take good care of her.

That's all she could do. She won't be able to see what happens after she closes her eyes.

Looking back on the past ten years, it all seems like a dream.

From initially wanting to become the Crown Princess and then the Empress, to now accepting her fate, it seems unsurprising.

However, if I hadn't been so foolish back then, perhaps I could have saved my first child.

What's the use of regretting? Regret is the most useless thing.

She lacked the intelligence of Consort Chenhui and Consort Xiangxian, and the forbearance of Consort Wen and Consort Rongcong.

There's nothing more to say about ending up in this situation.

But in the end, she was unwilling to die.

But life and death are never in our control.

Finally, she called her two children over.

The fifth prince was still not well and was being held by his wet nurse, feeling weak all over.

Although the fourth princess was also immature, she looked at her with great pity.

Consort Jing's tears fell in a downpour.

She touched the two children's faces: "From now on, you must be obedient and remember your mother. Listen to your wet nurse and nanny. Hmm?"

The fourth princess nodded.

"My good children, I'm so sorry," Consort Ye said, weeping.

I wanted to give them some more instructions, but the children were so young, it would be useless to say anything. I could only hold them one by one and then have someone take them out.

Granny Lu was crying her eyes out.

Now, Consort Jing's wet nurse understands everything, but it's too late.

"Granny, don't cry. All these years, you have worked so hard for me, but I am a disappointment and can't help you."

“It’s them who made them so cruel! It was them…” Granny Lu cried.

"Granny, forget about it. After I left, I was worried about my mother. There's no need to bring these things up again. Forget about it." That's the Empress Dowager; what if she makes things difficult for her mother?

Granny Lu's heart ached terribly. The girl, who had always been so ignorant, had now come to understand these things.

How heartbreaking!

"I only ask that you comfort my mother more in the future." Consort Jing said, "Your daughter is unfilial and will take her leave first. Mother still has other children and will eventually have someone to rely on. But from now on, you must not have anything to do with the palace anymore. It is not a good place."

Granny Lu nodded naturally. She had wanted to make her understand these things before, but now it only made her more heartbroken.

As a child, Consort Jing was lively, adorable, and innocent—what a happy child she was! Now, look how she's been tormented.

But it didn't come from someone else's betrayal, but from betrayal by one's own family. How ridiculous!

That night, Consort Jing thought a lot, but to no avail.

She couldn't go on the second day.

On her deathbed, her cousin understood everything she wanted to say.

At this point, what is there left to ask for?

She spent her whole life trying to win her cousin's affection, but she never succeeded. However, her cousin treated her very well.

All we can do is pray for the safety of our two children.

What she feared most was being disliked in her cousin's eyes. But no, her cousin said no.

My cousin understands my true feelings for him.

Actually, even my cousin had things he didn't understand.

That is, if she could do it all over again, she would still want to marry her cousin, and she would definitely not be so immature again.

Unfortunately, it can't be done again.

Her cousin is so wonderful; she's liked him terribly since she was little.

Everyone in the family says that my eldest cousin is humble and kind, a person who makes people feel like they are bathed in a spring breeze.

He is an excellent person.

But she never took it seriously. She simply loved her fifth cousin.

He is both handsome and extremely intelligent.

Yes, she was actually aware that her fifth cousin was ruthless and cold-hearted.

But so what? She just likes it.

But her cousin didn't like her. He liked the Su family, the Xia family, and the Yan family, but he just didn't like her.

She also wondered, were Su's hypocrisy, Xia's cowardice, and Yan's arrogance really that good?

But I can't think of anything.

She was just feeling wronged, wronged that her sincerity wasn't valued, that her affection wasn't appreciated.

But not every instance of love in this world has a happy ending...

Her feelings for her cousin were ultimately unrequited.

Perhaps she also thought about marrying an ordinary person; with the Ye family around, she could live a good life.

No one dared to bully her.

She had thought about it countless times.

But I never expected it to end like this.

If the person I marry isn't my cousin, then even the most comfortable and peaceful days will be tasteless.

Now that I'm leaving first, I'm afraid I won't meet my cousin again in the next life.

I just can't hate him. Even though I'm about to die, I still hope my cousin is doing well.

It doesn't matter who he likes, I hope he can be happy.

In her final moments, all she wanted to say was, "Cousin, please don't forget me. Even though I'm worthless, I still hope you'll remember me."

I remember there was someone like me who loved you with all my heart.

Although I never won your heart, I still have two children, two children with both of our bloodlines.

In the end, I haven't lived this life in vain.

She regrets becoming an emperor's concubine, but she doesn't regret marrying Shu Chengfeng.

Cousin, I'm coming right now. I only wish you a long and worry-free life, and a lifetime of peace and health.