Chapter 887 Death
The smile on Tang Ning's face froze instantly.
Madam Qin whispered, "There have been a series of incidents in the palace before, and there's been a lot of confusion about His Majesty's side. The Empress Dowager is clinging to life entirely on her own obsession. Your Majesty should know how she's doing. It's amazing that she's managed to hold on until today..."
Before Xiao Yan seized power, the Empress Dowager was already at the end of her strength.
After years of insanity and imprisonment in the palace, although Cao Dejiang, Feng Lai and others secretly helped him, his foundation was still damaged a few years ago. In addition, the Empress Dowager was already old, and at that time she was just an empty shell and had already died. It was because of this that Xiao Yan hurriedly held the coronation ceremony and the wedding of the emperor and empress.
After the ceremony, Xiao Yan took advantage of the suspension of court to lead his troops south. At that time, the Empress Dowager was already in poor health and fell into a coma a few days after the New Year. Even Lady Qin thought she might have died in those days. But who would have thought that when Prince Ji and his men forced the palace, the Empress Dowager actually woke up.
After that, the news of Xiao Yan's departure from the capital spread, and Tang Ning had a hard time in the court alone. Later, the noble families forced Xiao Yan to be trapped, and King Hui rebelled. One thing after another happened one after another. The Empress Dowager didn't know whether it was because she was worried that Tang Ning would be unable to handle the affairs alone after she left, but she just endured it day by day.
But Lady Qin took the Empress Dowager's pulse every day and knew very well that her pulse appeared and disappeared from time to time, indicating that she was about to die.
Madam Qin sighed softly and said to Tang Ning, "Originally, I shouldn't have told the Grand Empress Dowager about what happened yesterday. She might have been able to endure for a few more days because of her obsession, but, Your Majesty, the Grand Empress Dowager is having a very hard time."
"Her organs are failing, her pulses are withering, and her body is rotting, yet she's hanging on by a thread. She often wakes up at night coughing up blood, and the pain in her internal organs is like someone ripping her bones and tearing her flesh apart. The Empress Dowager won't let anyone at Shoukang Palace tell you, and she's relying on medication to endure the excruciating pain. But now, even herbal remedies and acupuncture can barely contain the backlash."
Madam Qin is a doctor. She will never give up anyone's life even if there is a slight possibility. She will try her best to save her life. However, the Empress Dowager is now suffering from torture, and she is just hanging on to her last breath in torture to delay her death.
She paused, and even though she knew it was disrespectful, she still spoke.
"Your Majesty, if the Grand Empress Dowager continues like this, she will only be able to live a few more days, but the pain she will endure will increase day by day. The death veins in her body have not changed. If one day she can no longer bear it, she will die in great pain."
Tang Ning listened to what Madam Qin said and knew what she meant. She meant that instead of letting the Empress Dowager suffer so much, it would be better to let her go in peace.
She pinched her fingertips, thinking of how the Empress Dowager looked particularly energetic today, and how she smiled gently at her with a pale face just now, comforting her with her kindness to let go and do it.
She felt a little uncomfortable with a blockage in her heart, and her eyes were very sore.
Tang Ning took a deep breath and said, "I understand. You take care of the Empress Dowager first. I'll come over later."
Madam Qin leaned forward and said, "Okay."
Madam Qin turned around and returned to Shoukang Palace, while Tang Ning took Wang Yuzhen away.
Wang Yuzhen had just heard so many things in Shoukang Palace, and she also learned that the Empress Dowager was dying. Her face became even paler, and she followed behind Tang Ning without daring to say a word.
After returning to the imperial study, Tang Ning finally spoke: "Do you think I should force the Empress Dowager to stay?"
Wang Yuzhen's body trembled, and she knelt on the ground with a plop: "Empress..."
Tang Ning walked over and sat on the dragon throne, then looked at the young woman kneeling on the ground.
"The Empress Dowager has been in poor health for a long time. Even if Your Majesty and I try our best to find miraculous medicines and famous doctors, it will be difficult to prolong her life. You have heard what Madam Qin said. Young Lady Wang, do you think I should do as Madam Qin suggested and let the Empress Dowager pass away peacefully, or should I keep her alive and pray for a miracle?"
Wang Yuzhen's face turned pale: "I dare not speak nonsense."
"I allow you to speak nonsense."
Seeing that the Queen insisted on her giving an answer, Wang Yuzhen's mind raced. If she said not to keep the Empress Dowager, she would let her die. If she said to keep her, she would have to endure pain worse than death. No matter what she answered, it would be wrong. She made her choice in almost an instant.
"I may be stupid, but matters of life and death are beyond human control..."
However, she froze halfway through her words, then looked up at Tang Ning with a cold gaze.
"Since we know it's beyond human power, why would we trust others so credulously just for a vague life-saving technique?"
Wang Yuzhen's face turned pale instantly. She opened her mouth, but in the end, she said nothing. She just kowtowed to the ground suddenly, and with a "dong" sound, it seemed as if she was going to knock through the ground.
Without any quibbling or explanation, she just said it in an obscure tone.
"My daughter deserves death."
Tang Ning looked at the man lying on the ground for a long moment before speaking, "Wang Huailu colluded with Xie Zhuo to commit treason, and his daughter was involved with the Beiling spies. These crimes are unforgivable. However, since you warned me in time to stop and stop, I will give you and your father a cup of poisoned wine."
"Wang Yuzhen, are you dissatisfied with my sentence to you and your daughter?"
Wang Yuzhen knew that she would have a hard time surviving, and tears rolled down her face.
She regretted her momentary confusion and allowed others to plot against her, and hated her father for ruining his reputation and ending up in a miserable state because of her.
Wang Yuzhen's tears dripped down her cheeks to the ground, but she did not utter a word of rebuttal. She just knelt on the ground respectfully to express her gratitude.
"I dare not. I made a mistake and nearly caused a disaster. I have failed the Queen."
"I thank the Queen for leaving my father and me with our bodies intact."
Yue Jian came in with a tray with a wine pot and wine glasses on it. Yue Jian walked to Wang Yuzhen and poured the wine in the pot into the wine glasses.
Tang Ning said, "The poison of the blood-storing venom won't be too painful. After you finish drinking it, the rest will be sent to your father."
Wang Yuzhen reached out and took the wine, then whispered to the person at the top, "Empress, I was so grateful to have met you and to have been chosen by you to enter Rongsheng Academy. You have great ambitions, and I thought I would be able to repay you with what I've learned, but I never imagined it would end like this."
"Please, Madam, apologize to A-ru on my behalf. I won't be able to see the future of the women's academy with her. I'll only have the chance to repay her in my next life for the wine I owe her. I also hope she won't resent me for almost hurting her beloved sister."
Tang Ning said: "Okay."
"Thank you, Queen."
Wang Yuzhen chuckled, said thank you, and drank the poisoned wine without hesitation.
The alcohol was highly toxic and within a moment, Wang Yuzhen collapsed to the ground, vomiting blood and losing her breath.
Tang Ning said to Yue Jian, "Take her out. After Wang Huailu is executed, bury the bodies of the father and daughter together."
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