Chonglou pushed her in front of Helian Lan. Zhu Jin took Helian Lan's cold hand and rubbed it gently, "I'm here, Mom."

She seldom saw Helian Lan, and seldom got close to her, because she felt guilty and afraid. She was not Helian Nan, and she was always afraid that Helian Lan would notice.

She didn't know whether Helian Lan had any doubts in the end, but she knew that no one knows a daughter better than her mother. Because of her alienation, Helian Lan always kept a distance from her, a distance that she thought was safe.

In her previous life, her mother had passed away by the time she could remember. In her memory, her mother's shadow was very faint. Her whole world only had her father. She didn't know what her mother was like, and she didn't know what it felt like to have a mother. Helian Lan was her mother in this life, but because of her fear and guilt, she had never been able to get close to her.

She had always known how good Helian Lan was to her and how he protected her, but she had never taken any action. She always thought it was still too early and there would be plenty of time in the future. She could wait until Helian Lan really got used to her now and then slowly get closer to her.

With this thought in mind, she and Helian Lan maintained a distance between them. Later, because of Su Mu's matter, they both chose to keep their distance until she was released from prison again.

The distance between them had only taken a small step, and after finally taking this step, they were stuck at that step forever.

Zhu Jin felt that this must be a joke from God.

They had clearly just contacted each other and agreed to meet, and she also said she would prepare her favorite snacks, but when she came, there were no snacks and no smile on her face, only fear and tears.

There was no smiling face, no warm hands, she just lay there quietly, no one looked at her or paid any attention to her.

She ignored her, so Zhu Jin went over to her, looked at her, pulled her, and called her.

Zhu Jin thought, maybe if she just called out, she would come back no matter where she went. It was not that easy for her to just leave when she said she would.

It's not that easy.

"Mom, I'm here."

"You said you would make the snacks I like..."

"Mother…"

Zhu Jin said, paused, and waited for Helian Lan's reaction.

"Mom, I'm late, but I'm here..."

"Mom, I will definitely correct myself in the future. I will not deliberately not contact you or distance myself from you. I will come to see you more often and bother you..."

"Really, Mom, I'm wrong. I apologize, okay?"

"I know that even though you didn't say it, you didn't want me to be sad, so you must agree..."

Zhu Jin said several words, but she didn't respond.

Chonglou's hands, which were gripping the wheelchair handle, were covered with blue veins. He finally spoke, "Zhu Jin, the queen is gone."

"I heard dad say it before, but I haven't come yet, so where could she go? She said she would wait for me, and she keeps her word. You know she can come back after she goes." Like her, there are also people who can come back from the dead, so maybe she will come back if she talks more.

"Zhu Jin." Chonglou closed his eyes. Don't do this...

"Nannan, your mother has been waiting for you. She has not forgotten." Su Mu burst into tears, "She has not forgotten..."

"Oh." Zhu Jin nodded. "Mom, weren't you waiting for me? Here I come."

Su Mu looked at Zhu Jin and burst into tears.

"Why are you crying? Why are you crying?" Zhu Jin suddenly got angry. "If you want to cry, go outside and cry. Don't bother your mother!"

"Zhu Jin, your mother is dead, dead!" Chonglou suddenly said, "Take a good look, she is dead! If you want to cry, just cry, don't be like this, okay? Zhu Jin, you torture yourself and torture others..."

"He's not dead. His hands are not stiff yet." Zhu Jin looked back at Chonglou, then calmed down again, still holding Helian Lan's hand.

"She was so young and she didn't even say goodbye to me properly. How could she die? She didn't say anything left. How could she die like this?" Zhu Jin bent down and covered Helian Lan with a quilt.

"She had a noble status in her life, rising from a princess to a queen. She had a happy family, a harmonious relationship with her husband and daughters, and she was never a pitiful person. How could she die unpeacefully? How could she die with her eyes open?" Zhu Jin looked at Helian Lan's face. She couldn't accept that Helian Lan was gone because she couldn't accept her face.

Every inch of Helian Lan's face was telling Zhu Jin how painful it was when she died, and explaining to her how she died with her eyes open.

"She died in such pain and with her eyes wide open because she didn't want to die and because I was a bad son or daughter. Tell me, what right do I have to cry?" Zhu Jin's eyes were dry without a single tear. She turned her head and looked at Su Mu. "She died in such pain and with her eyes wide open because she didn't want to die and because you were a bad husband. What right do you have to cry? What right do you have to howl in front of her?"

Su Mu looked at Zhu Jin, the light in his eyes dimmed little by little, and the tears that he had been unable to control before suddenly disappeared without a trace.

Yeah, what qualifications does he have?

He is the person in the world who has the least right to cry.

No matter how Zhu Jin rubbed it or whether she covered herself with a quilt, the hand in her hand grew colder and stiffer little by little.

When Chonglou tried to stop Zhu Jin's hand again and asked her to let go, she obediently let go.

"The queen was diagnosed with the disease before, but she hasn't had time to undergo surgery yet. It was originally agreed that the surgery would be performed in the next few days." Chonglou squatted in front of Zhu Jin and explained to her, "My father and I have been arranging this matter. The queen asked us not to tell anyone, including you, the prince, and Lian Zhen."

"I originally planned to tell you before the operation. After all, the operation is risky. I even thought that maybe when you saw the Queen today, you would know that she was sick..."

"I know this matter best. I was the one who diagnosed the disease, and I was the one who arranged the treatment plan, surgery and other procedures. I asked Chonglou to keep it a secret and not tell you about your condition." Chong Haiyang, who had been standing solemnly aside, suddenly spoke up and explained to Zhu Jin.

"As you said, the queen passed away in great pain. She suddenly fell ill and because no one was around, she was unable to take medicine or see a doctor in time, and missed the rescue time. When I arrived, she had already died, and the rescue was ineffective."

The one who was most unable to get over Helian Lan's departure was Chong Haiyang. He had been Helian Lan's doctor for more than 20 years, and he thought he would be Helian Lan's doctor for his entire life, until he got too old to see her anymore.

He thought that if he was too old to see the patient, the next doctor would have to explain everything clearly. He even sorted out Helian Lan's medical records slowly when he had time to avoid confusion during the handover.

Who would have thought that Helian Lan was gone just as the sorting had begun.

Helian Lan's life came to an abrupt end when he was caught off guard. Such a death left him with only the inability to let go.

"Yeah." After Zhong Haiyang finished explaining, Zhu Jin responded again.

She heard it and knew it.