Pretending to be strong, after Fu Jieyu left, Zong Zheng Xiaoting leaned weakly against the edge of the bed.

Looking at her daughter's appearance, Concubine Rou frowned, with some doubts growing in her heart.

"Princess, you need to rest for your injuries." Doctor Chen hurriedly instructed after treating Qingqing's injuries.

"I am well aware of my condition, and Imperial Physician Chen also understands the cause of my illness. I just want to ask you, has my current injury exceeded your expectations?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting forced a smile and looked at Imperial Physician Chen's anxious expression, with some vague guesses in his heart.

"Yes!" Doctor Chen bowed his head, "Given the princess's condition, I'm afraid that if everything goes well, she will only have three years to live."

"What did you say!" Concubine Rou Gui was so excited that she widened her eyes and looked at Zong Zheng Xiaoting in disbelief.

"Mother, don't get excited." Zong Zheng Xiaoting soothed her, and then turned to the imperial physician and Qingqing and said, "I will discuss this palace's affairs after I have rested enough. Imperial physician Chen and Qingqing are also tired, so go down and rest first."

"yes!"

"yes!"

Two voices were heard, and they bowed to each other before leaving the inner room of the east wing hall, leaving Zong Zheng Xiaoting and Concubine Rou Gui facing each other.

The room was filled with silence, and Concubine Rougui's eyes were gradually filled with tears.

"Mother." Zong Zheng Xiaoting was the first to break the silence. His whisper made Concubine Rougui's tears flow uncontrollably.

"Ting'er, isn't this all a self-written and self-directed play? What's wrong with your injury? Even if it is just this wound, it shouldn't be serious enough to warrant the explanation given by Imperial Physician Chen! Don't scare your mother." Concubine Rou asked several questions nervously, with expectation on her face, hoping that Zong Zheng Xiaoting could smile and say that what he heard was not true.

But..

Zong Zheng Xiaoting looked at Concubine Rou Guifei's expression, bit his lower lip lightly, and considered what words could slightly comfort Concubine Rou Guifei's heart.

Tonight is long and eventful.

Concubine Rougui, the Empress, and even Qingqing all acted according to circumstances, but none of them were sure how much of what they saw and heard was true or false.

Even the despair that Concubine Rou Gui expressed in front of the emperor was half true and half false, just like the flower in the mirror and the moon in the water; neither of them had the confidence.

That is why people naturally thought that Doctor Chen's statement that he would not live more than three years was a false statement.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting sighed deeply, and covered Concubine Rou Gui's hand with his palm, and said carefully: "Mother, some things in today's events are true, but they are very rare, and they are mixed with truth."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting covered Concubine Rou Gui's hand and clearly felt that after he said this, Concubine Rou Gui's hand became much stiffer.

Although I can't bear it, I already feel that a short pain is worse than a long one. Some things are easier to reveal at the right time.

At this moment, the queen also returned to the inner room.

The door opened, and under the bright yellow palace dress, the queen looked tired.

"Sister, why are you here?" Concubine Rougui was also very surprised to see the empress.

"The Emperor is a little confused after all this trouble. What's more, your words 'a gesture of gratitude is like walking on thin ice' have made him distracted. How can he continue to judge? Everything tonight is a temporary response. Without mutual communication, it is difficult for me to make a decision. So, I will put the person I want to kill under house arrest and make the decision after he rests tomorrow." The Queen rubbed her brows and sighed helplessly.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting looked at the two of them and made his own decision in his heart.

The tightly pursed lips gradually relaxed.

"Mother, mother, there are two things I must tell you, but before that, I would like to ask you to help me solve a puzzle."

The Queen and Concubine Rou Gui looked at each other, then said in unison, "You say."

"Your son wants to know about your aunt's affairs." Zong Zheng Xiaoting opened his lips.

Speaking of their elder sister, the Empress and Concubine Rougui's eyes couldn't help but well up. Although they couldn't understand why Zong Zheng Xiaoting mentioned this, they didn't hide it.

"Your aunt, as mother said before, is missing." Concubine Rougui sighed. Over the years, no matter how hard her father looked for her, he could not get any news about her elder sister.

"In fact, regarding the inexplicable disappearance of the eldest sister, this palace and your mother would rather believe that the eldest sister hid her identity and wandered around the world for love."

Zong Zheng Xiaoting looked at the two of them and said quietly, "Aunt, although you have a lively personality, you have a hobby that is completely different from your personality. You prefer landscape painting?"

"How do you know?" Two voices asked Zong Zheng Xiaoting in surprise at the same time.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting did not answer directly, but took out a page of origami from the sachet on his waist and handed it to the empress and Concubine Rou Gui, "Is this what my aunt looks like?"

When he had nothing to do, Zong Zheng Xiaoting painted a portrait of his mother, which gave the Empress and Concubine Rou Gui a great shock.

The person in the painting is dressed strangely, but looks exactly like the missing elder sister, except that her face seems to have lost its childishness and is now more charming.

"Ting'er, how did you get this painting?" the Queen exclaimed.

"Mother, have you and my mother always been puzzled by the disappearance of our aunt? Do you believe that she has actually gone to a place we cannot reach and is happily enjoying the love that she will have with her partner for the rest of her life?" Zong Zheng Xiaoting asked cautiously and uncertainly.

However, based on her understanding of her own mother and the extent to which the dead old man doted on his wife, she believed that when her mother was taken away, she must have obtained her mother's consent.

Over the past few days, the Empress and Concubine Rougui have been very close sisters, and have not been affected by the intrigues in the harem. Zong Zheng Xiaoting guessed in his heart that if his mother really knew that he had left with his father, she would definitely reveal some clues to comfort his sister.

Sure enough, Zong Zheng Xiaoting confirmed his guess by seeing the expressions of disbelief on the faces of the Empress and Concubine Rougui.

Their expressions were ones of surprise.

Be surprised at how you could say such a thing, rather than being amazed at your own words.

Zong Zheng Xiaoting had the answer in his heart.

If this is true, then it would be easy for me to arrange to leave the palace later.

"I have two very important things to tell you honestly, but I need you to be mentally prepared, mother and concubine. I also need you to promise me that no matter what, you must listen to me before making a decision!" Zong Zheng Xiaoting was a little worried about what he was going to say next, especially because this matter might be a devastating blow to Concubine Rougui.

Seeing Zong Zheng Xiaoting's serious face, the Empress and Concubine Rou Gui felt a vague sense of uneasiness growing in their hearts.

After a long silence, the two of them nodded one after another.

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