Just as he was about to step into Xianfu Palace, he suddenly heard crying coming from inside. His outstretched foot froze in mid-air.
After hesitating for a moment, he withdrew his foot.
With a sigh, Xu Lejin murmured, "In the end, it was too late. I couldn't see the Imperial Concubine one last time."
"Qin Huai, Ru Hua, help me back to Yikun Palace!"
Qin Huai lowered his head, lost in thought.
Ru Hua exclaimed in shock, "Your Majesty, despite having just given birth, you came to see the Imperial Concubine one last time, and now you're leaving like this?"
He shook his head.
Xu Lejin spoke softly, "The Imperial Concubine has passed away. I was too late. Given the current situation, it would be better to return to Yikun Palace than to go in."
Ru Hua opened her mouth as if to say something, but Qin Huai, who was standing to the side, shook his head almost imperceptibly at Ru Hua.
Qin Huai and Ru Hua, supporting Xu Lejin, turned and left Xianfu Palace. Beneath the silent palace walls, the night stretched the shadows of the master and servants long.
On the west side of Xianfu Palace, along the long street, the Empress Dowager and the Empress Dowager looked solemnly at Xu Lejin's back.
The Empress Dowager sighed and said in a deep voice, "Consort Yu was a good person, it's just a pity that she wasn't born into our Khorchin. If Consort Yu had been born into Khorchin, why would I have gone to such lengths to maintain the relationship between the Qing Dynasty and Khorchin?"
"Consort Yu was perhaps the only one in the palace who truly cared for the Noble Consort. It's just a pity that Consort Yu and the Noble Consort were destined not to be good sisters."
The Empress Dowager lowered her head in deep thought.
Behind the Empress Dowager, Su Ma La Gu's slightly lowered eyes flashed with a glint of light, so fast it seemed like an illusion.
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