The little princess died in Wei Shuyi's arms.
Until the very last moment, she was still suffering from the pain. She clenched Wei Shuyi's fingers tightly, without crying or breathing rapidly. Instead, she slowly loosened her little hand and fell into complete silence.
Wen Yu was the first to see this scene. Just as he was about to say something, he saw Wei Shuyi's legs go weak and he fell directly to the ground!
"My lady!" "Lady Yi!"
Zhaohua was still held in her arms and well protected.
When Yu Pei walked up to him and sniffed his breath, he looked back at Xie Yanci hesitantly: "Your Majesty, the princess has already..."
"What happened already?!" "I'm gone."
The Queen Mother was stopped at the door by Aunt Zijin. When she heard the two short words, her vision went dark and she was about to fall down while holding onto the wall!
"Empress Dowager! Someone, send her back to Shoukang Palace!"
There was chaos in Sangyuxuan.
Some were busy removing the little princess's body from her hands, others were busy transferring her to the bed. Only the emperor stood there in a daze, his eyes filled with pain and loneliness.
The little princess he loved the most and had the highest hopes for left him just like that, before she even had the chance to learn to call him "Father".
"Zhaohua..."
He was the king of a country and could not show weakness at such a critical moment. Apart from calling that familiar name over and over again, he didn't know what to do, nor did he know how to face the sleeping woman next.
In the summer of the sixth year of Emperor Yunwu's reign, Princess Zhaohua died.
The Empress Dowager was overwhelmed with grief, and the meal had not yet been served. The Emperor had been in plain clothes for a long time, and the people were terrified and uneasy.
Because of this funeral, the Lama Temple was cast under a shadow. Everyone was cautious in what they said and did, fearing that they would be found guilty by the emperor and be severely punished.
Wei Shuyi locked himself in the inner room and refused to meet anyone who came to visit him.
Until the day of the burial, the queen led all the concubines to mourn the deceased, her eyes red and swollen from crying.
The other concubines, remembering that the princess was poisoned at a young age and also fearing the emperor, all cried hard, fearing that they would fall behind and be criticized in public.
"Miss, what's wrong?" Wen Yu was the closest. When she noticed Wei Shuyi kneeling on the futon with a cold face, she couldn't help but ask in surprise, "Miss, do you still remember who I am? Please don't scare me!"
She had heard before that some people became fools overnight due to excessive grief, and they could not remember anything and lived the rest of their lives in a mad state.
"I'm fine."
Fortunately, Wei Shuyi's tone of voice was the same as usual, except that his voice was hoarse, perhaps because he had not had time to drink water for days.
"Miss, if you want to cry, just cry! Don't hold it in, I'm worried..."
"Does being so hypocritical like them mean you truly care about Zhaohua?" Wei Shuyi smiled foolishly and pointed at Concubine Jin in front of him. "It's my fault. Until my daughter left, I couldn't find any clues and arrest the murderer and put him in the Heavenly Prison!"
"Girl! Calm down, this is not Sang Yuxuan..."
"Your Highness, you are not welcome here. Please return to the palace."
She became reckless, stood up from the crowd and walked in front of Concubine Jin.
In the eyes of others, it looked like the imperial concubine was kneeling down to her.
"Noble Lady Yi, what are you talking about?" Concubine Jin was stunned as she helped the maid to her feet, the tassels on her hair rustling. "I came here specifically to mourn the princess, why are you returning to the palace?"
"I don't know if others are sincere or not. But I know you definitely don't want Zhaohua to live! Imperial Concubine, aren't you afraid when you wake up in the middle of the night?! Aren't you afraid of retribution for harming such a young child?!"
Wei Shuyi's questioning gradually became hoarse.
If Wen Yu hadn't come to stop her, she would have said more.
Concubine Jin was humiliated in front of everyone and frowned unhappily. "Noble Lady Yi, I see that you've become hysterical from excessive grief. Why do I dislike the little princess? The Empress Dowager knows this. When I was punished to copy scriptures in the Buddhist temple, I would always visit the princess and cheer her up in my spare time. Is there any evidence to prove that I was the one who poisoned her?"
"You're always like this. You do all kinds of evil things and then lightly push the blame onto others! You can't have children yourself, but you're thinking about others', hoping that both mother and child will suffer, just to suit your wishes! Yes, I haven't found clear evidence, so I can't do anything to you! But I want to ask you one thing now, are you really completely innocent and unaware of Mu Tao's crime?"
"Alright, my lady! Stop talking!" Wen Yu noticed the surprised looks from the surrounding concubines and quickly whispered, "My lady, this is a mourning hall, not a place for quarreling. Please don't disturb the peace of the deceased!"
When Zhao Hua was mentioned, Wei Shuyi regained some of his senses and forced himself to suppress his anger.
However, she had already hit Concubine Jin's sore spot!
The other person's face turned pale, and he patted his chest lightly: "You... you are so bold! Not to mention that you slandered me, I am a magnanimous person and can understand you! But you actually dared to ridicule me..."
“Bang!”
She hates this hypocritical face the most!
Now that Xie Yanci is not around, who is this for?!
The Queen had been watching the show for a long time. When she saw Wei Shuyi hitting someone, she finally reacted: "Quickly drag Concubine Yi away! Why did they start fighting for no reason?"
Concubine Jin covered her face in disbelief. She spotted a figure at the main entrance out of the corner of her eye, quickly closed her eyes, and collapsed to the ground weakly!
"Yao'er!"
Xie Yanci walked over quickly and helped Concubine Jin up. Seeing that her face was swollen with several finger marks, he looked at Wei Shuyi again.
"Lady Yi, today is the day we send Zhaohua to the afterlife. Do you really have to cause such a scene?!"
"It's not that I want to make trouble, but the person who did the wrong thing has no intention of repenting! He even put on a hypocritical mask and ran in front of Zhaohua, deliberately disgusting her! I can't swallow this breath and asked the concubine to leave, but..."
"Noble Lady Yi, please be aware of your status!" Xie Yanci put his arm around Noble Lady Jin's slightly trembling shoulders and spoke sternly, "I am also grieved by Zhaohua's passing, and I understand your feelings as well. I can turn a blind eye to your inappropriate behavior! However, this does not mean you can assault others at will! Besides, she is a Noble Lady of a much higher rank than you!"
"So what? Just because I'm a minor noble, a mere sixth rank. So my daughter was murdered, and I can't seek justice?"
"How many times have I told you this! To prove someone guilty, you need clear evidence, and you can't even produce it! Why are you so obsessed with this?"
Wei Shuyi broke free from Wen Yu's restraints, walked up to them, and asked in a low voice: "Your Majesty, aren't you curious about something? The Imperial Concubine has been favored the longest, so why is she unable to have children? Could it be that God has opened his eyes and found her to have done many evil things, so he has sent down a punishment from heaven, causing her to..."
"Ridiculous!" He actually laid hands on her.
For another woman, the woman he truly holds dear to his heart.
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