Looking at her little Xi'er in her arms, she couldn't bear to shed tears.
"Mother thought she could spend more time with you, but she never expected this day to come so soon."
Little Xi'er probably understood, and tears welled up in her eyes again. She probably didn't burst into tears because her mother had just said she wanted to see her smile.
"Your Majesty..., I...cough...have never...begged...Your Majesty for anything, but...this time...I wish to ask for a favor on behalf of Xi'er."
"you say"
"Your Majesty... I'm almost... cough... I can't go on. If I leave... cough cough... there will be no one to take care of Xiao Xi'er. I... cough cough... cough... I want Your Majesty to disregard what Xiao Xi'er has done wrong. I beg Your Majesty... cough... spare Xiao Xi'er's life. If Your Majesty wants to find a new mother for Xiao Xi'er... cough cough... could you let Li Yun be Xiao Xi'er's mother?"
"If this girl ever commits any heinous crime punishable by death, I will spare her life and send her to live in the countryside. As for making Consort Li her mother, I will consider it."
"Your Majesty, I thank you."
"I would like to speak with His Majesty alone for a while."
Xiao Liyun led her people out.
After a while, Qin Jue came out of the house and gestured for Xiao Liyun to go inside.
After receiving the signal, Xiao Liyun strode inside. Xiao Liyan, hearing the footsteps, knew who had arrived.
"Liyun is here"
"Ayan, I'm here."
Hearing this, Qin Jue consciously went out.
"What exactly happened?" Qin Jue asked Feng Tidian (the highest-ranking imperial physician in the Imperial Medical Academy, a second-rank official).
"Your Majesty, I have discovered the same poison in Her Majesty the Empress's bird's nest soup and goat's milk. This poison is called 'vine.' Children under the age of seven who ingest this poison will die within 15 minutes, and those over the age of seven will die within half an hour."
"Her Majesty the Empress should have been able to detoxify, but due to her weakness after childbirth and the fact that she was already poisoned, there is no cure."
Upon hearing this, Qin Jue's anger level soared even higher.
"Yu Ying, I'm entrusting this matter to you to investigate." As the words fell, a dark figure descended.
"Yes, I'll go right away," and disappeared again.
At this moment, the tightly closed door opened, and Consort Li, with red eyes...
The little one in my arms cried even louder, and my heart skipped a beat.
Looking into the room, I saw a lifeless person lying on the bed. I felt an unprecedented emptiness in my heart, as if my own heart had stopped.
Consort Li didn't say a word, yet it was as if she had spoken a thousand words.
As Chunhe and Xiaju knelt down, weeping and kowtowing, the remaining palace servants also knelt down.
"Your Majesty the Empress—the Jar—Heaven"
"May Her Majesty the Empress have a safe journey."
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