Chapter 433 Burial
When the Emperor of Northern Qi saw a purple gown in the bundle, he was stunned.
The maidservant was so frightened that she said in horror, "Your Majesty, the Queen has told me to take this shirt out of the box and burn it."
At that time, the Queen said that if the Emperor of Northern Qi came to Changle Palace, she should bring out this shirt and let the Emperor of Northern Qi see it.
She did as she was told, but couldn't control the fear welling up in her heart.
The Emperor of Northern Qi had no time to care about the palace maids. His eyes were fixed on the long gown, and those long-forgotten memories gradually became clear.
He seemed to see himself still living in the East Palace, saying to the equally young and naive Queen, "Other brides would make clothes for their husbands themselves, but the Crown Princess, on the other hand, had the clothes made by the embroiderer in the palace."
The queen at that time covered her mouth with a handkerchief and coughed a few times, but did not respond to him.
He looked at the open box at the queen's feet, which contained the dowry cloth, and pointed to a piece of purple brocade: "Use this cloth to make a dress for me."
The queen calmed down her cough, looked up at him, and pursed her lips slightly: "I have been in poor health since I was young. I mostly stayed in bed to recuperate. I have never learned needlework."
He stared at the queen's calm eyes, suddenly felt bored, and left in anger.
Later, he heard that the queen had learned needlework and would sew clothes for the King of Qi every year, but she had never made a set of clothes for him, and he had forgotten this casual mention.
Who would have thought that after a long time, he would actually see the clothes made of cloud brocade.
The Emperor of Northern Qi felt mixed emotions and couldn't describe how he felt.
Because he knew that the queen did not love him, she never bowed her head in front of him and was an extremely noble person.
She had made the dress, but had not sent anyone to deliver it to him. She had kept it in a box, maintaining her pride and waiting for him to ask about it.
Now that she has asked to leave the palace to guard the imperial mausoleum, this piece of clothing will probably never be given away, so she had it destroyed by the palace maid.
The Emperor of Northern Qi inexplicably felt that there was another meaning: in the Queen's heart, their love as husband and wife had come to an end.
He raised his hand to take the clothes, but when he was about to touch them, he clenched his fist, slowly withdrew his hand, and ordered the eunuch beside him to wrap them up and send them to the Yangxin Palace.
The eunuch quickly wrapped the bundle and looked at the palace maid kneeling on the ground.
The Emperor of Northern Qi followed his gaze and did not punish her. He walked out of Changle Palace and returned to Qinzheng Palace.
It wasn't until nightfall that Eunuch Liu returned from the Imperial Mausoleum with news: "Your Majesty, the Queen said there's no impenetrable wall. The Prince of Qi has committed grave sins. If she continues to reign as the Empress, it will likely cause unrest at court. To avoid embarrassing Your Majesty, she will spend the rest of her life atoning for her sins in the Imperial Mausoleum."
After a pause, he glanced at the Northern Qi Emperor and said hesitantly, "What else..."
The Northern Qi Emperor looked at Eunuch Liu, who was trembling with fear and hesitant to speak, and said in a low voice, "What else did you say?"
Eunuch Liu said in a trembling voice, "Her Majesty said that if she interferes with government affairs, you can depose her as empress and appoint another one to stabilize the government."
The Northern Qi Emperor curled up his fingers. The Queen, who was in the imperial mausoleum, was still thinking about the overall situation.
He looked at Ai Hu at his waist and vaguely felt that he had done something wrong and should not have let the queen examine his body.
At this time, the eunuch's voice came from the door: "Your Majesty, the Concubine Shu is in the cold palace and wants to see you."
The Northern Qi Emperor's eyes suddenly turned cold. Compared to the Empress, Concubine Shu seemed to be driven by profit and devoid of sincerity. Everything she did was driven by a strong purpose, always seeking rewards from him.
The Emperor of Northern Qi rubbed his aching head, personally issued a secret decree, and then handed it to Eunuch Liu for safekeeping.
Eunuch Liu glanced at the secret decree and caught the word "buried alive with the dead".
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