Chapter 15: I have a "brother-sister relationship" with her
Jiang Xue successfully got the medicine sent by He Yuan.
He Yuan followed her instructions and prepared a chronic poison that could penetrate the skin and wounds and enter the heart.
After he delivered the medicine to Jiang Xue's palace, he submitted his resignation to the emperor the next day and returned to Jiaodong with the He family.
Jiang Xue secretly left the palace to see him off. He Yuan was wearing a blue cloth robe that day, with gray hair and beard, and looked like an ordinary old man among the people.
Jiang Xue begged him in tears not to leave, and He Yuanyang asked her to return to the palace.
Jiang Xue asked: "Is it because of me... that you want to leave the capital?"
He Yuan still looked at her lovingly as always and said to her:
"I am old. I have been dreaming about my hometown recently. I really want to go back and see the scenery of Jiaodong."
When Jiang Xue was about to turn around and return to the palace, He Yuan said:
"Your Highness, you are not only the eldest prince's sister, but also the daughter of the Holy Mother, and the princess of the world."
"Listen to Grandpa He, and stop hurting yourself, destroying yourself, and torturing yourself. You have your own responsibilities, so please take good care of yourself."
"Your Highness, from now on, you must look forward to the past."
A month later, Jiang Xue received the news of Xiao Qi's death as she wished.
Half a year later, news came that He Yuan had passed away.
When Jiang Xue first heard it, she felt a piercing pain.
She was stunned for a long while, and just asked Xiaochun again and again: "Grandpa He, did he really die of illness?"
Xiaochun replied, "Your Highness, yes. The old director's colleagues received the obituary from the He family, and it is true that he died of illness."
"Is it really just a death from illness?" she asked again.
Xiaochun saw that something was wrong with her and said, "Your Highness, I will send someone to Jiaodong to find out something for you."
Half a month later, the people who had inquired returned to the palace and reported that He Yuan had died of a sudden illness. The day before his death, his diet and spirit were still good.
Xiaochun originally thought that Jiang Xue was just too caring, so she said to comfort him:
"Your Highness, the messenger said that He Yuanzheng passed away quickly and peacefully, and was not suffering from any illness. You should not be too sad."
Jiang Xue just said softly:
"You guys go down, I want to rest for a while."
After the man left, she buried herself in the quilt and cried bitterly.
She never thought that Grandpa He would be so upright.
With Grandpa He's medical skills, how could he be killed by a childhood illness?
With Grandpa He's medical skills, it wouldn't be difficult for him to create the illusion that he had died of illness.
After all, the medicine he gave himself at that time could poison the heart without people knowing, causing sudden death from illness.
He told Jiang Xue not to dwell on the past, but he could never forgive himself for betraying his original intention as a doctor.
He chose to bear all the consequences and all the sins.
Sixteen-year-old Jiang Xue knew that because of her hatred, she forced Grandpa He, the best person to her besides her parents and brothers, to death.
Jiang Xue understood that He Yuan had devoted his life to practicing medicine to save people, and if she hadn't repeatedly urged him, he would not have done such a harmful thing.
She raised her eyes firmly and looked at He Zhilin, raised her hands to her forehead, slowly bowed down and kowtowed to him.
This bow is to congratulate Mr. Yuan He.
She stood up and bowed again.
This bow was to express her guilt towards the He family and He Zhilin.
Hot tears fell from her eyes as she said slowly, "If I hadn't been so willful back then, Mr. He wouldn't have had to do something against his will. His death was caused by me."
He Zhilin's eyes were blank and his mind was in a mess.
He couldn't tell whether his grandfather died of old age, died of excessive guilt and depression, or really committed suicide by taking poison to atone for his sins.
He didn't know how to face Jiang Xue for a moment.
Jiang Yu was standing aside, trying to help Jiang Xue up.
Jiang Xue remained motionless. She looked at He Zhilin and said:
"Brother He, I have owed the He family so much that I am too embarrassed to face you."
"Because I am able to see you again today, I have the opportunity to confess my guilt."
"I don't ask you to forgive me, I just want to tell you about this so that you can know." She smiled bitterly, "Also, I can have a chance to atone for my sins."
"Your Highness," He Zhilin sighed and said, "Please get up first."
He looked outside the door with a complicated expression.
"I don't know exactly what happened back then, but I think I know my grandfather well."
"He has a strong character. If he doesn't want to, he won't bow his head even if there are thousands of troops."
"Your Highness, when I was little, I often heard my grandfather talk about you to me."
"Whenever I was naughty and made mistakes, he would always say," he looked at Jiang Xue with a complicated expression, "He said that the little princess was three years younger than me, but she was so polite and obedient."
"To be honest, I think my grandfather really likes you, Your Highness. He treats you like his own granddaughter."
"If he gives me something fun, he will definitely leave one for you. If there is only one, it will definitely be for you."
Jiang Xue's Changle Palace is also filled with many toys that He Yuan gave her when she was a child.
Whenever she was sick and had a tantrum, refused to see a doctor or take medicine, He Yuan would always conjure up a toy like a magic trick to coax her.
Her heart ached, and she said, "I know I am deeply indebted to Grandpa He."
"No," He Zhilin said self-deprecatingly, "Grandfather always said that you are the king and we are the subjects, and it has always been the subjects who are ungrateful to the king. Your thunder, lightning, rain and dew are all grace."
"I'm not saying this to make Your Highness blame yourself," he said, "I just want to tell Your Highness that my grandfather's choice was never to betray his heart."
"It's just that there are thousands of hearts. At that time, he chose to follow the heart that sympathized with His Highness."
"Your Highness, please stand up. I don't want to talk about this matter anymore at this time," he said.
"I'm here now because of the matter of that mother and son."
Jiang Xue interrupted, "Brother He, I chose to be honest with you today because I want to tell you."
She stood up and said, "I have already let down Mr. He a lot. I can no longer use his grandson to do things for me."
"Your Highness, do you think you are just using me?" He Zhilin smiled bitterly.
"I am helping His Highness. Do you think it is profitable?"
"No..." Jiang Xue started to speak, but was interrupted.
"Can't it be because I have feelings for Your Highness?" He Zhilin said:
"Is there a brother-sister relationship?"
Brother-sister friendship, when he uttered these four words, even he himself was mocking himself in his heart.
He Zhilin looked at Jiang Xue's stunned expression and said with a wry smile:
"I am the one who has overstepped my bounds and presumed to regard myself as your Highness's elder brother."
"No," Jiang Xue said hurriedly, "When Mr. He was in the palace, I called him Grandpa He, so you are naturally my brother."
"It's just the Gu Mansion's matter. I'm worried that there are other things involved. I don't want to drag you into this mess."
"If He Zhilin's identity deters Your Highness," he forced a smile, "then continue to think of me as the itinerant doctor Yan Zhe."
"Your Highness is worthy of Yan Zhe, and you have never met Yan Zhe before," he said, "so there is no need to have so many concerns."
Jiang Yu suddenly spoke up and said:
"Xue'er, you said before that only Zhilin has some clues about what you want to investigate."
"In this case, you should think about the priorities of the Gu Mansion's affairs before replying to Zhilin."
Jiang Xue hesitated.
Now the emperor, father, does not know Gu Lintan’s true character and intends to promote him.
Not only did he give Gu Lintan the position of editor in the Hanlin Academy, he also intended to introduce him to my grandfather and let him get involved in the affairs of the Shangshu Tai.
I’m afraid it’s only a matter of time before Gu Lintan holds an important position in the court.
She said, "Brother He, Grandpa He has been kind to me, and I feel guilty towards the He family. I cannot treat you as a stranger I just met by chance."
"I feel guilty for the help you have given me today. In the future, I will do my best to atone for my sins."
Jiang Yu said: "In this case, Zhilin, tell me why you came here."
He Zhilin said:
"Gu Lintan came to me after checking His Highness' pulse this morning."
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