Chapter 665 No Regrets
The 'tonic' is a bowl of brown medicine soup.
Laba held it carefully and said, "I have just made the medicine. Drink it while it is hot, Xiuyi."
Mei Xiuyi looked at the medicine and asked, "How many days do I need to drink this tonic?"
"Oh, then it will take at least half a month." Laba said.
Mei Xiuyi smiled and said, "Half a month is good. Half a month is great."
So she took the bowl of medicine and drank it.
She didn't notice anything when she drank it, it was just like any other medicine. It was even at a moderate temperature, which she hadn't seen for a long time.
After drinking, Laba was not in a hurry to leave and waited for a quarter of an hour.
Mei Xiuyi didn't chase him away, but went to comb her hair, not even covering the wound.
In fact, if you don't care, she is still beautiful.
However, there was an ominous gloom in his pale face.
She did not go to see the Seventh Princess and the Thirteenth Prince because she knew she could not see them.
Forget it, it’s okay if we don’t see each other.
She just stood up and wanted to go out for a walk. However, there were people guarding outside Jinhuaxuan and they did not allow her to leave.
Her own people will not come back. Those who have not committed crimes punishable by death have been transferred elsewhere, and those who deserve to die cannot escape.
She sat on the steps.
It was still cold in the first month of the year and the steps were icy.
So she stood up again, went back to get a cushion, and sat down in front of the steps. She leaned against the pillar and slowly looked up at the sky.
The weather is very good, with blue sky and white clouds.
She had a lot of thoughts in her mind, including how high-spirited she was when she first entered the palace, and how difficult it was every step of the way.
It's only been eight years.
She had only been in the palace for eight years.
She is only twenty-four this year.
But in this deep palace, one year seemed like ten years. Eight years seemed like eighty years.
I am only twenty-four, but I feel like I am very old.
Even wrinkles appeared at the corners of his eyes.
She didn't have too much joy or sorrow. Now that things had come to this, joy and sorrow were unnecessary.
She was just a little confused.
What did she want in her life? After entering the palace, she wanted to be favored, and after being favored, she wanted to give birth to a prince.
What happens after giving birth to a prince?
Oh, the dream was shattered after the prince was born.
However, these did not seem to be what she really wanted. She remembered that when she was eight years old, she talked to her mother and said that after she got married, she would definitely teach her husband to be obedient.
Then they lived a happy and harmonious life.
What did the mother say at that time?
My mother probably agrees.
But later, she wanted to join the royal family.
She was going to enter the palace.
She actually didn't regret it, she just felt unwilling to accept it. How could she lose?
However, if you lose, you lose. There is no point in being unwilling.
She was just glad that she didn't touch Concubine Jing, otherwise how could she die so peacefully? She couldn't be sentenced to death. She didn't regret it, but she couldn't implicate the Suo family or her children.
She was not a good daughter, nor a good mother. I hope her children can live a good life after she is gone.
Everything will be fine. If the Thirteenth Prince is lucky and has the Empress Dowager's protection, he will be able to survive and grow up.
The seventh princess is a girl, and the emperor will always treat her well.
Mei Xiuyi thought about it and slowly closed her eyes. She felt a little tired and didn’t want to move. She might as well take a nap here.
The tonic was delivered for thirteen days in a row. The family members outside asked to see her three times, but each time Mei Xiuyi said that she was not feeling well and disappeared.
By the fourteenth day, Mei Xiuyi could no longer hold on.
She begged to die quickly and refused to eat. She only drank water and took medicine every day.
Now she is so skinny that her bones are visible. It is hard to tell that she was a beauty ten days ago.
Before her death, she did not leave a single word, but just lay quietly on the still gorgeous couch waiting for death to come.
She passed away on the afternoon of the last day of the first lunar month.
The emperor just said to follow the rules.
According to the rules, there is no need to seal it.
The Suo family also knew clearly in their minds that it was a fact that Mei Xiuyi had fallen out of favor over the past year or so, and she must have done something.
It’s actually good enough that it’s gone like this.
Naturally, he was not qualified to hold a mourning hall in the palace, so he was quickly sent away.
From then on, there was no longer any person named Mei Xiuyi in the harem.
No one dared to investigate further into the people she pointed out before.
Everyone had the same idea: the harem couldn't stand such chaos.
Even Shen Chuliu only conducted the investigation secretly and did not investigate clearly.
In February, the weather is much warmer, but there are cold waves every few days.
It's just unstable anyway.
Shen Chuliu felt that he was in much better shape recently. Perhaps he had finally made up for all the fatigue from the New Year, so he felt refreshed.
Naturally, they decided to go out for a walk, so they called Yi Chongyuan and the two of them walked towards the Imperial Garden.
In the Imperial Garden, the magnolias are in full bloom, with the trees full of pure white flowers wrapped in pink and purple.
Shen Chuliu picked a well-blooming flower and put it on her head.
This flower is delicate. If it is away from the tree, it will turn yellow and look ugly in a short while.
The cherry blossoms are in bloom, but there are only a few cherry trees in the palace.
However, the magnolia and peach blossoms are about to bloom, and the crabapple has also formed buds.
Winter jasmine is everywhere, in delicate yellow and pink colors.
Shen Chuliu felt happy when looking at these flowers and buds.
She was wearing a pink and yellow skirt today, with a simple fluffy bun, decorated with rose crystals, and a white magnolia in her hair, which made her look very cute.
Empress Dowager Li came over with the Thirteenth Prince and saw this scene.
Concubine Jing was picking flowers. Her maid was holding a large, wide-mouthed vase, and she put the flowers she picked into the vase.
Empress Dowager Li saw that Concubine Jing wanted a skirt that reached her waist today, which made her waist look slender. The pink and yellow skirt, with a pure black belt embroidered with silver patterns, made her waist look even thinner and longer.
The pattern on the jacket is inconspicuous but delicate, and it looks like it is very expensive.
The Empress Dowager naturally recognized it. It was Snow Brocade. The Emperor gave a lot of Snow Brocade to Concubine Jing every year.
"Your Highness, I hope you are well. I didn't see it at the moment. Please forgive me." Shen Chuliu really didn't see it.
It was Yao Chongyuan who reminded me of this.
"It's okay." The Queen Mother waved her hand.
"Thirteenth Prince, you must bow." The nurse reminded in a low voice.
"No need for that, no need for that. The prince is so precious. If you want to pay your respects, I have to do the same." Imperial Concubine Jing smiled.
"I guess Little Thirteen doesn't know you. He seldom comes out. Remember, this is Concubine Jing's mother." said Empress Dowager Li.
The Thirteenth Prince said softly, "Hello, Mother Jing."
"Well, that's Concubine Yao." Empress Dowager Li taught again.
The Thirteenth Prince also calls Mother Concubine Yao hello.
Yao Chongyuan was quite nervous, as she didn't dare to ask the empress dowager to honor her like that.
"This poor child is now being raised by me," said the Queen Mother.
"With the Empress Dowager's care, the Thirteenth Prince will surely thrive." Shen Chuliu smiled and reached out to touch the Thirteenth Prince's head a few times.
The Thirteenth Prince is very handsome, but too thin.
Compared to Qi Yan when he was a child, when he was over two years old, he was as big as these two.
(End of this chapter)
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