When the empress dowager fainted, she was still thinking that she seemed to have forgotten to tell Chen'er not to vent her anger on the imperial physician.
When the Empress Dowager fainted, the Emperor and the other two were in a panic and called for the imperial physician at once.
The emperor even threatened to kill all nine clans of the imperial doctors if they failed to protect the empress dowager.
Zhou Qiongyue immediately reached out nervously to check the empress dowager's breath.
Zhou Qiongyue's hands stopped shaking only when she saw that the empress dowager was still breathing.
However, the imperial doctors had been waiting outside the door and immediately ran in carrying medicine boxes.
After that, the imperial doctors began to insert needles as if they were facing a great enemy. The imperial doctors present were extremely frightened, not knowing whether they could survive this ordeal.
After a round of rescue, Doctor Dong, who had been in charge of the Empress Dowager's health, knelt in front of the Emperor.
Doctor Dong felt that he would not survive this ordeal, "Your Majesty deserves death!"
When the emperor and the other two heard what Doctor Dong said, they couldn't help but sway.
The emperor picked up the vase next to him and was about to smash it, but Prince Rong quickly stopped him. Finally, Prince Rong said, "Don't disturb your mother," and finally persuaded the angry emperor to stop.
But the Emperor still looked at Doctor Dong angrily, "How long will it take, Your Majesty?"
Doctor Dong lay prone on the ground, not daring to raise his head. "Your Majesty, tonight!"
If it weren't for the fact that his cousin was still here and the emperor was afraid of scaring her, he would have killed these bastards immediately.
If they hadn't delayed the Queen Mother's illness, how could she have been killed by just a minor cold?
The emperor used all his strength to suppress the urge to kill on the spot, "Get out!"
Doctor Dong and his companions immediately left with their boxes, fearing they would be unable to leave if they were even a second late. However, even after leaving, they didn't dare to move and knelt outside.
When the emperor knew that his mother could not stay any longer, he sent someone to announce the imperial decree outside, ordering all the concubines and princes and princesses in the palace to kneel outside the hall.
Zhou Qiongyue and Prince Rong didn't care about all this anymore. They just knelt down in front of the empress dowager's bed and cried sadly.
After the emperor gave a series of instructions, he knelt beside Zhou Qiongyue and Prince Rong.
At this moment, all the concubines and princes and princesses in the harem have arrived. No matter how sad the emperor is, he cannot be as disregarding his image as Zhou Qiongyue and Prince Rong.
The emperor had a cold face throughout the whole process, as if he wanted to keep strangers away.
But after Queen Duan Jianing arrived, she knelt next to the emperor.
When everyone knelt until midnight, the Queen Mother passed away smiling in her dream.
Of all the people kneeling here, only Zhou Qiongyue and Prince Rong could not accept this fact. Although the emperor was sad, it was not to the extent that he could not accept it.
By the time Yuan Bohua and others received the news and entered the palace, Zhou Qiongyue had cried so hard that her voice was hoarse.
Perhaps the emperor was afraid that his cousin and fifth brother would cry themselves to death, so he forced someone to knock them unconscious and help them go down to rest. However, the two of them stayed with the empress dowager and refused to leave.
When Zhou Qiongyue woke up, the empress dowager's body had been changed into clothes and made up and was lying in the coffin.
Yuan Bohua watched the princess kneel before the Queen Mother's spirit just after she woke up. He felt so distressed that he could only kneel beside Zhou Qiongyue silently.
Compared with the genuine sadness of Zhou Qiongyue and Prince Rong, the emperor felt that the other people kneeling seemed fake no matter how he looked at them.
If the emperor didn't want the empress dowager to die in peace, many people would probably have been punished by the emperor.
The Empress Dowager's funeral was as grand as that of the late Emperor. After her body had rested in the palace, it was sent to the imperial mausoleum and buried together with the late Emperor.
As soon as the Empress Dowager was buried, the Emperor ordered the death of Imperial Physician Dong and several other imperial physicians who had examined her pulse. They were ordered to go down and apologize to the Empress Dowager.
Fortunately, Prince Rong finally persuaded them and the families of the imperial doctors were not affected.
Zhou Qiongyue and Prince Rong stayed until the Empress Dowager was buried, but both fell ill.
When Zhou Qiongyue fell ill, Yuan Bohua, who was already in poor health, had to endure the mourning for the Empress Dowager's death and take care of Zhou Qiongyue.
So a few days after Zhou Qiongyue fell ill, Yuan Bohua also fell ill.
This frightened Yuan Chaochang and Yuan Chaokang. Every day they took turns guarding Zhou Qiongyue and Yuan Bohua, and they refused to leave no matter how hard they tried.
Especially Yuan Chaochang, who had to go to the yamen to work during the day, but insisted on coming to guard Zhou Qiongyue and her husband at night, and could not be driven away no matter what.
Whoever has a son will feel sorry for him. Zhou Qiongyue and his wife, who were originally ill, recovered in just ten days.
A month after Zhou Qiongyue recovered from her illness, the emperor ordered people to bring all of the empress dowager's jewelry to Zhou Qiongyue.
There were more than ten boxes packed in total, and Zhou Qiongyue was very surprised when she saw them.
She knew that her aunt had a lot of jewelry, but she never imagined there were so many. Zhou Qiongyue touched these jewelry and tears fell uncontrollably.
Every time she sees a familiar piece of jewelry, Zhou Qiongyue can recall the time when her aunt wore it.
When Zhou Qiongyue cried, Yuan Bohua felt as if he was facing a great enemy, fearing that the princess would get sick again if she cried too much. Yuan Bohua quickly advised: "If my aunt were still alive, she would be so worried when she saw you like this!"
Zhou Qiongyue was heartbroken, but she had no intention of torturing those around her. She just couldn't help herself when she suddenly saw the jewelry. "I know, Your Highness, don't worry. I will take care of myself."
"Well, you still have me! And Chang'er and Kang'er. A few days ago, we were both sick, and they wanted to sleep on our footstools.
Your parents-in-law are also worried about you."
When Yuan Bohua mentioned his father-in-law and mother-in-law, he became even more worried. The princess was so sad when the queen mother passed away. When her father-in-law and mother-in-law passed away, the princess would cry like crazy.
When Yuan Bohua mentioned the people Zhou Qiongyue cared about, she stopped crying instantly. She really didn't want to cause trouble for her sons and make them worry about her no matter what they did.
What Zhou Qiongyue didn't know was that when these jewels came into her hands, many people coveted them in the palace.
Several princesses in the harem, as well as several concubines who thought they were favored, all asked the emperor for permission in a tactful way.
On one side was Zhou Qiongyue, who was heartbroken and even sick after the death of the empress dowager; on the other side were the lively and energetic people in the harem. The emperor had disliked these people for a long time.
These people dared to jump out and steal things. It was lucky that the emperor didn't kill them. Of course, those who should be demoted should be demoted, and those who should be imprisoned should be imprisoned.
Especially since Zhou Qiongyue, the person involved, had never gone to the palace to ask for anything even after she recovered from her illness, the emperor would not allow anyone else to intervene. Isn't this a slap in his face?
After Zhou Qiongyue recovered from her illness, she went to Cheng'en Marquis Mansion more frequently. Everyone understood that Zhou Qiongyue was afraid.
People like Marquis Cheng'en, who cared about face, took the initiative to propose bringing Jin to live in the palace for half a year.
It can be seen that the death of the Queen Mother not only frightened Zhou Qiongyue, but also frightened Marquis Cheng'en and Jin.
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