Chapter 546, Grandmother's Last Words
The old woman's skinny palm slowly moved over his face. When she touched a patch of moisture, her cloudy eyes were filled with pity.
She had been holding back her thoughts about her daughter for many years, but at this moment, they completely broke out! Her brows were furrowed, her facial muscles were trembling, and her lips were quivering.
Resemblance!
Too much resemblance!
Although she could not see, she often stroked her little daughter's face like this. Her every frown and smile, the appearance of her facial features, she could outline her daughter's image in her mind just by stroking.
She thought, if she could see, she would definitely be able to witness her daughter's peerless grace.
At this moment, her eyes revealed endless regret and longing, and her dim eyes seemed to travel through time and space, trying to see the daughter in her memory.
"Yue'er, Yue'er!" The queen mother called out her little daughter's name, crying bitterly.
Her body was shaking violently, and her thin body leaned back, as if she would collapse to the ground at any time.
"Grandmother!" Xia Siheng was panicked, tears welling up in his eyes.
"Queen Mother!" The people around her also looked worried.
"Your Highness, I'm afraid that Queen Mother Dong's health is not good." After the military doctor finished the examination, he sighed heavily and shook his head helplessly, "Make plans early!"
The glow on her face seemed like a last ray of light.
She will not live for more than two days. ＷＷw.lＩｎＧㄚùＴχτ.nétBut
as the queen mother of Donglin Kingdom, how could she not love this land and its people? Her
originally weak body was now straight, with firmness and determination on her face, and her eyes revealed her deep affection for this land. She
was reluctant to leave with Xia Siheng!
"It's a pity that my eyes have never seen it. I couldn't see your mother more than 20 years ago, and now I can't see you either. Heng'er, grandma has no other wish in this life, but only hopes that you are well." The
queen mother's voice was weak but full of affection. She stretched out her hand to grab Xia Siheng, but it fell down powerlessly.
"Grandmother is all alone now, and I have no regrets even if she dies like this. It is only the longing and love for your mother that keeps me alive until now, just to meet you." The
Queen Mother's face was full of tears, and her eyes were full of memories of the past and attachment to her relatives.
"Heng'er, your mother must not have cried out in pain when she left." The Queen Mother's eyes became dazed, as if she had returned to the past.
When Yue'er was young, she would cry and call her mother if she had a slight bump. She was a princess who was loved and spoiled by her father and mother.
Whenever this happened, her mother would coax her with candy. After eating it, Yue'er smiled sweetly and said, "As long as my mother is here, I will never cry out in pain again."
Yes, as long as her mother is still here, no matter what kind of injury she suffered, no matter how painful it was, she would never cry out in pain.
When she died in the cold palace of the Great Xia, she must have known that her mother was still alive, so she never cried out in pain.
The Queen Mother's tears fell like pearls from a broken string, hitting Xia Siheng's palm.
Xia Siheng's hands trembled constantly, and his lips trembled as he said, "Yes, my mother didn't cry out in pain."
The only thing she was worried about before she died was her mother and the young him.
When she died, she touched her face and said with a smile, "Don't cry, your mother doesn't feel any pain!"
So that's the case!!!
"Heng'er, this time your grandmother came to see you for her only son. I know that you have no way out after fighting until now, and I won't persuade you to give up the war and withdraw your troops. Grandmother only asks you one thing, don't kill him with your own hands." The Queen Mother
tightly grasped Xia Siheng's hand, her eyes firm and anxious.
"He is your uncle, and grandma doesn't want your hands to be stained with the blood of murdering a relative." The queen mother panted, her eyes full of pleading.
Because the King of Donglin killed his relatives for the throne, he came to this point. Heng'er can't repeat the same mistakes.
"Whether it is the person grandma loves or the person who loves grandma, they are all gone, and grandma will not go back with you, because the people of Donglin respect and love me, and I also hope they are well!" The queen mother's voice became weaker and weaker, but still with unquestionable determination.
"So this time, you should agree to grandma." After the queen mother finished speaking, as if she had used up her last bit of strength, she slowly closed her eyes.
Xia Siheng was already sobbing, his shoulders kept twitching, and his eyes were full of pain and reluctance.
He knew that it was useless to say more at this point. What
my grandmother told me was her last words!
——The
Xia army has withdrawn!
When this news came back, the court of Donglin was filled with joy.
Everyone praised the king for his wisdom. The king returned to the study with a smile on his face.
He sat on the chair with a swagger and said triumphantly: "Next, as long as I succeed in winning back the hearts of the people, my kingdom can be saved."
Donglin did not suffer any loss in this negotiation.
Even Duke Yan was released safely.
"Yes, my king, thanks to the Queen Mother's knowledge of current affairs. By the way, Duke Yan also said that he wants to see you tomorrow to ask for a reward." Eunuch Mo smiled with wrinkles all over his face, bent his waist, and looked flattering.
The king hesitated for a moment, frowned slightly, and a trace of doubt flashed in his eyes,
"I still don't trust him. It's feasible to give him an official position and power, but you have to arrange someone to control his daughter."
Duke Yan returned from the Great Xia military camp unharmed, which made him more suspicious.
"Everyone in this palace is your Majesty's man. The remaining warriors that were raised in Daxia before also had their power taken away by Ci Mang. Now no one listens to him. Your Majesty does not need to be so alert. I will send people to monitor in secret."
Eunuch Mo bent his waist and gave advice in a flattering way, with an increasingly flattering smile on his face.
"Okay, then I will arrange for my mother to go and win back the hearts of the people tomorrow. This time I will send Grand Tutor Peng to accompany her. If anything goes wrong, Grand Tutor Peng can still protect me from disaster."
The King of Donglin made a decision immediately. He was smiling, but suddenly his eyes turned.
Seeing a moldy gold box on his desk, a flash of disgust flashed in his eyes, and he said impatiently:
"How can you put such a dirty thing in my study? Take it out and throw it away."
"Reporting to the king, this is the Queen Mother's thing. She ordered you to open it and check it. After you read it, you will know the opportunity she gave you."
After saying this, Eunuch Mo glanced at the brocade box again and lowered his eyelids again.
"Order me? Humph, she has never treated me sincerely. On what basis does she order me to throw this dirty thing into the corner of the wall and don't dirty my eyes."
The originally good mood of the King of Donglin was disrupted by this dirty thing. He was so angry that his face turned blue and he waved his hands in annoyance.
Eunuch Mo personally threw the brocade box into the corner of the wall.
An opportunity was once again covered by dust.