Chapter 499 Revenge for the murder of her mother

An Yunxi was stunned, looking at the Empress Dowager with a look of disbelief.

This was too

She had never thought that the reason why the Empress Dowager replaced the corpse of the first emperor was actually like this.

The Empress Dowager sighed, knowing what An Yunxi was worried about, and she did not hide it, and told her the whole story.

"I have known my grandfather since childhood, and we had a relationship when we were young. Unfortunately, after he became emperor, he gradually forgot about me, a yellow-faced woman. There were constant beauties entering the palace, and there were endless disputes in the harem. Countless women were jealous and framed each other. Speaking of it, I felt that period was dark and gloomy. The longer it lasted, the more resentful I felt. Until I couldn't bear it anymore, I went to Liangshan Temple to burn While burning incense and worshipping Buddha, he complained to the Buddha statue, and the abbot happened to hear it.”

An Yunxi’s eyes flashed: “Abbot? But who came later?”

The Empress Dowager nodded slightly: “Well, he had just taken the position of abbot not long ago, and he was still very young. It was he who suggested to me what to do after the emperor passed away.”

An Yunxi glanced at the Empress Dowager and saw that she lowered her eyes. There were many dark colors hidden in her cloudy and old eyes.

It seemed that she was still hiding something.

However, it was meaningless to pursue the past now. An Yunxi comforted her: “So that’s the case, Empress Dowager, you were also used by the old monk. His purpose at that time was to harm the destiny of Beiling Kingdom, so he deceived you into replacing the bones of our ancestor emperor.”

The Empress Dowager nodded, her expression full of regret.

"The Ai family was wrong. They didn't know people well at the time, so they were fooled like this."

An Yunxi didn't say anything more.

No matter what, the Empress Dowager is Ling Fengjin's adoptive mother. If Ling Fengjin didn't have the help of the Empress Dowager when he was young, he might not have survived.

She felt that there was no need for the Empress Dowager to tell lies. If she really knew the old monk's true purpose, she would definitely not cooperate with him, because she was also from Beiling, and her son was the next emperor of the Beiling Kingdom. How could anyone do anything detrimental to her?

The Queen Mother sat casually for a while, then said she felt unwell and left.

An equally old nun supported the body of the Empress Dowager, with a look of respect on her face.

Suddenly, the Empress Dowager's somewhat dry voice came.

"I was really wrong."

The nanny was stunned, and seeing that no one was around, she smiled and said, "What is the Empress Dowager talking about? How could you be wrong?"

The Empress Dowager shook her head, and her face was full of guilt and remorse.

"I heard what the princess said. I almost ruined the fortune of the entire Beiling Kingdom for hundreds of years, and almost destroyed the Beiling Kingdom."

"The princess said it too seriously, don't put such a big accusation on yourself."

The Empress Dowager lowered her eyes, closed her eyes, and her whole body shook.

The guilt in her heart swept over like a tide, crushing her whole body.

"Grand Empress Dowager, Grand Empress Dowager!"

The Grand Empress Dowager fell ill

. The news came very suddenly, and she had not eaten or drunk anything for three days.

The Empress Dowager personally took care of her by her bedside, and she felt very uncomfortable when she saw that the Grand Empress Dowager had lost a lot of weight in just a few days.

The concubines in the palace also took turns to visit the Grand Empress Dowager.

The Grand Empress Dowager's illness reduced her vitality a lot. Her eye sockets were sunken and her face was sallow. Occasionally, she would fall into deep thought, staring at one place with her eyes closed, and would not move her eyes for a long time.

After Ling Fengxun learned the news, he and An Yunxi came to visit her every day. The imperial doctors in the palace took turns to be on duty, fearing that something might happen to her.

An Yunxi even took out the life-saving pill and had someone feed it to the Grand Empress Dowager. The effect was very good, and the Grand Empress Dowager's complexion improved. However, this could only delay the time, and it was only a temporary solution.

After Doctor Gu recovered, he personally came to treat the Grand Empress Dowager. He walked out of the palace with a solemn face and said to Ling Fengxun and An Yunxi who were guarding the door: "The Grand Empress Dowager is suffering from a mental illness. She may have suffered some shock, so she suddenly became like this. If you want her to get better, I'm afraid she needs to want to live herself." As soon as

the voice fell, a nanny suddenly trotted out of the hall.

The nanny's eyes were a little red, and she said to Ling Fengxun: "My lord, the Grand Empress Dowager wants you to go in alone."

Ling Fengxun was stunned when he heard this, and nodded slightly.

He glanced at An Yunxi and asked her to sit on the chair beside him.

"Xier, you are pregnant, you can't work too hard."

An Yunxi nodded and urged, "Prince, please go in quickly."

Ling Fengxun strode into the hall.

The room was filled with a strong smell of medicine, but he ignored it and strode to the bedside, looking at the pale-faced Empress Dowager lying on the bed.

The Empress Dowager's eyes fell on Ling Fengxun and a smile appeared on her face.

This smile was full of kindness, especially in her eyes, which were filled with loving eyes.

"Xian'er, please sit down."

Ling Fengxun sat on a chair beside the bed.

The Empress Dowager trembled as she stretched out her hand. The back of her hand, which was already somewhat withered, was full of wrinkles, and the blue veins on it could be clearly seen.

She grabbed Ling Fengxun's hand, but her palm was cold.

"Xun'er, there are some things that I have kept in my heart all these years and have never told you. Your father's death was also related to me. I exchanged a kind of elixir recipe from the abbot, and sent people to put it in your father's food every day, but it ended up harming your mother."

The Empress Dowager said the words hidden in her heart in one breath, and her anger was reduced a little.

Her expression relaxed, as if she had put down a heavy burden.

Ling Fengxun was slightly startled, and a look of shock and astonishment flashed across his eyes.

His eyes narrowed, his fingers clenched into fists, and there seemed to be countless waves of fear roaring and rolling in his eyes.

The Empress Dowager was still speaking.

"At that time, the first emperor doted on your mother very much, even to the point of living and eating with her. When I first knew about this, I thought about stopping, but some things, once people do them, they can't stop. Although I didn't mean to harm your mother, she died because of me, so I feel very guilty for you who lost your mother when you were just born."

The women in the harem all attach great importance to their interests.

Why not her?

Adopting the son of a helpless concubine did not benefit her at all, but she did it anyway.

Just to make up for Ling Fengxun.

Ling Fengxun closed his eyes.

His heart was full of complexity.

There was anger and sadness.

"Why didn't you keep this a secret from me for the rest of my life?"