The feeling of regret reached its peak at this moment.
Is this karma?
Because of his doting on Princess Minghua, she became lawless, extreme and tyrannical, which eventually backfired on his children and the Queen Mother.
It was as if he himself had been stabbed deeply, directly into the heart, and the wound was difficult to heal.
"Emperor." The Queen Mother was dying.
"The Empress Dowager has woken up!" said Manager Zhang.
"Physician, come quickly!" the emperor said, leaning over and grabbing the empress dowager's outstretched hand.
"Mother, how are you feeling now?" The emperor has been concerned about the empress dowager's health for many years.
"How's the Queen doing? How's the child?"
The Empress Dowager was only concerned about Xu Lingyi's situation. Today, the palace servants only said that Xu Lingyi fell into the water, and did not dare to tell the Empress Dowager the specific situation of the child.
But the Queen Mother was no fool, and she already had some guesses in her mind.
Then he vomited blood.
But the Empress Dowager, like the Emperor, was unwilling to believe and accept it.
"Mother, fortunately, the Queen was accompanied by many palace servants, and they quickly rescued her. Although she has caught a cold, the imperial physician said the child is fine, so don't worry."
But how could the emperor's red eyes and forced indifference deceive the empress dowager?
"My grandson is gone, right?" The empress dowager tightly grasped the emperor's hand.
When Xu Lingyi was pregnant with this child, she deliberately showed that she loved sour food very much.
She also deliberately guided the maids around her, subtly making everyone think that she was pregnant with a prince.
In addition, the emperor and the empress dowager were also particularly looking forward to having a prince, so even if the imperial doctors could not see the result, they did not want to dampen the interest of their masters.
The pulse diagnosis also showed that it was very likely that of a prince.
The Queen Mother then determined that Xu Lingyi was still pregnant with a prince.
"Yes, your mother gave birth to you after giving birth to your three brothers. I remember that your grandmother also had six sons and only one daughter, your mother."
Xu Lingyi nodded.
The Queen Mother laughed heartily. She held Xu Lingyi's hand affectionately and said, "It seems that most women in your family give birth to boys. This baby must be my second grandson."
Now that the child is gone, the Queen Mother finds it hard to accept.
Her precious grandson will be born in a few months.
The Empress Dowager guessed it, so the Emperor no longer concealed it and just spoke to comfort her.
"The Queen was indeed rescued very quickly, my son..."
In front of his mother, the mother and son had relied on each other for decades, and the emperor could not help but lose his composure.
His voice choked with sobs, tears streaming down his face. "Although the prince is gone, the imperial physician said the queen just caught a cold, and it won't affect her fertility in the future. You must take good care of yourself. The queen and I will have another child soon. You also have Xi'er, your eldest grandson, who has grown much stronger recently. For Xi'er's sake and for my sake, Queen Mother shouldn't be so grief-stricken and neglect her own health."
When the empress dowager heard the name of the eldest prince, her heart was touched and her eyes turned red.
It's a pity that she couldn't personally take care of Xier and watch him grow up and get married and have children.
The Queen Mother was about to speak but she couldn't help coughing, so the nanny quickly brought her a handkerchief.
The emperor saw the bright red bloodstains on the handkerchief.
His heart sank to the bottom and he could only pat the Queen Mother's back gently.
"I... cough cough... I'm fine." The Queen Mother forced herself to cheer up.
The Queen Mother knew her own body very well and could feel that she might not live long.
"Emperor, how do you plan to deal with Minghua?" the Queen Mother asked directly.
The emperor remained silent. He had some thoughts in his mind, but...
"Then I will handle this matter. Emperor, please sentence Minghua to death."
The empress dowager hardened her heart. She knew that the emperor had only this one daughter and had doted on her for more than ten years. So why not her too?
But she was more afraid of keeping Minghua. If the queen became pregnant again in the future, would she let such a tragedy happen again?
The Queen Mother would no longer allow anyone to harm her grandson, let alone threaten the Emperor's imperial power.
Last time, she and the emperor had shown leniency, letting Minghua go and giving her a chance to mend her ways.
"Give her death, so that I can die in peace."
The Queen Mother had to get rid of this trouble, even though she felt heartbroken at the moment, she had to be ruthless.
"I consider myself to have acted decisively and resolutely throughout my life, but I haven't been ruthless enough with my younger generations. This is why I've caused such a disaster. I've made the same mistake once and twice, but I won't make it a third time."
The Queen Mother spoke in a firm tone.
She was given warm water and her cough subsided a lot.
The emperor finally nodded, as he cared most about his offspring.
But today, he has to lose two children in succession.
Even though he was extremely disappointed with Princess Minghua, she was still his own blood.
He was his only offspring for more than ten years after he ascended the throne.
To this day, she is his only daughter who has grown up safely.
Killing her would not only hurt Minghua, but also him and the Queen Mother.
But he really couldn't keep her any longer.
Whether it was for the Queen Mother or the unborn prince.
After this matter was agreed upon, the Queen Mother spoke.
"Emperor, grant me death now."
The emperor was stunned.
The Empress Dowager knew that the Emperor was suppressing his emotions at this moment. He had endured too much today. He had lost the prince in the Empress's womb, and now he was going to order the death of another child he had been with for more than ten years.
But they couldn't wait any longer. The Queen Mother knew very well that if they waited a few more days, they might not be able to be cruel enough.
It’s better to solve it now.
"Manager Zhang, you...you go and give the princess a cup of poisoned wine." The emperor's voice was obscure and hoarse.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading!
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com