"Your Majesty..." Shen Qingqiu put her head close to Gu Yanwei's chest. She wanted to come out, but every time she closed her eyes, she thought of that unborn child. Tears flowed like a spring. She finally couldn't control herself and cried loudly in Gu Yanwei's arms.
Gu Yanwei's eyes gradually turned red, and Wen's eyes gradually turned red.
On the other side, in Fengwu Palace, ever since Gu Yanwei had put Li Wanting under house arrest, Li Wanting herself had not come out again until someone came from the General's Mansion.
"My lady, the general's mansion has sent someone over."
Li Wanting on the bed slowly opened her eyes and said, "Let me in!"
When Chun'er brought in the man in general's uniform, Li Wanting was still lying on the bed bored, until the maid fell to her knees with a plop, and tears fell one by one like beads from a broken string.
Seeing her like this, Li Wanting suddenly sat up from the bed and walked barefoot to the maid, "Bing'er, what happened in the mansion?"
The maid wiped her tears and choked up, "My lady, the master is dying. He keeps repeating your name. Madam asked me to come to the palace to inform you to go see the master for the last time."
"What?" Li Wanting shook her head, not daring to believe what Bing'er said. "No, no." She suddenly grabbed Bing'er's collar like crazy and said, "You lied to me, you must be lying to me, right? Father was fine a few months ago, right here, and he advised me to cheer up. How is it possible, how is it possible that he is no longer able to do that? You must be lying to me, you must be!"
"Madam," the maid said with tears in her eyes, "The master has been fighting on the battlefield for many years and has developed a chronic illness. Since he handed over his military power a few months ago, he has been overthinking, which has caused too much damage to his body and he is now bedridden."
"Impossible, impossible." Li Wanting knelt down weakly, crying her face pale.
Several people left the palace overnight, and when they arrived at the general's mansion, it was already dawn.
Li Wanting got down from the sedan chair and saw that the gate of the general's mansion was already hung with white lanterns.
"Father." Li Wanting's legs went weak and she fell to her knees. At this moment, Mrs. Li just walked out the door.
"Wanting." Seeing Li Wanting, Mrs. Li walked up to her with tears in her eyes and hugged her tightly in her arms, "Wanting, you came too late. Your father has been waiting for you all night, and he..." As she spoke, she burst into tears.
"Mother, I'm sorry. It's all my daughter's fault. If it weren't for me, daddy wouldn't have handed over the military power, and he wouldn't have died of depression because of it. It's all because of me. It was my daughter who killed daddy."
"No, it's not your fault, my dear daughter. As a parent, who doesn't want the best for their daughter? Your father and I are willing to give our all for you. I believe your father has never regretted it. Wanting, go see your father for the last time."
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In the Golden City Palace.
"Your Majesty, General Li fell seriously ill last night and has passed away."
"What?" Upon hearing the bad news, the court officials expressed regret, "The court has lost a great general!"
General Li has always been unruly, but over the years, he has been loyal to the court, fighting for the court and being invincible. This stubbornness is indeed a loss to the court. Although Gu Yanwei is dissatisfied with General Li's temperament, he is also very sad about it.
"Pass on my order. General Li is loyal and brave, and has served his country and his people. General Zhuifeng will be buried with honor!"
When Li Wanting returned from the general's mansion, it was already autumn.
"My queen, it's getting cold. Don't always sit by the window like this, or you'll catch a cold." Chun'er gently put a cloak on Li Wanting.
Ever since returning from the General's Mansion, Li Wanting always sits like this for hours at a time. She has lost a lot of weight during this period of time. If she continues like this, no one can bear it.
"My lady, let me help you to rest for a while."
After helping Li Wanting to sleep, Chun'er thought for a long time and finally walked out of Fengwu Palace.
The afterglow of the setting sun sprinkled on the door of the imperial study, so I lingered there for a long time, not daring to go in, until Eunuch Li came out with a teacup.
"Chun'er, why are you here?"
"Eunuch, is the emperor still in there?"
Eunuch Li nodded, "This year there was a disaster, the people are crying out in pain, the memorials on the emperor's desk have piled up like a mountain." Eunuch Li sighed and said, "By the way, you came to see the emperor, but what's the matter with the queen?"
She nodded, with a look of sadness between her brows. "To be honest, sir, since the general passed away, the queen has been locking herself up in Fengwu Palace. She doesn't eat much every day, and doesn't take medicine when she catches a cold. She has lost a lot of weight these days. I'm afraid that if this continues, the queen's body won't be able to bear it!"
Hearing this, Eunuch Li sighed again and said, "General Li's death was sudden, and Your Majesty must have been overly worried."
"Eunuch, can you please help me ask the Emperor to see the Empress? The Emperor can persuade the Empress."
Eunuch Li hesitated for a while, but finally nodded, "Okay, you wait here first, I'll go try!"
Chun Er was overjoyed and quickly bowed to her father-in-law and said, "Thank you so much, father-in-law."
When Eunuch Li opened the door again, Gu Yanwei was still dealing with the previous memorials. Hearing the voice, he looked up and said, "Eunuch Li, most of these memorials ask me to ask for help from Yan State, but Yan State never does business at a loss. If I ask the King of Yan for help, he will definitely cede territory in exchange. But if not, how many people will suffer from famine this year? Eunuch, what do you think I should do?"
Eunuch Li replaced the cold tea next to the emperor, and put the freshly brewed hot tea next to him and said, "Your Majesty, how can I know the solution that the ministers can't think of? But Your Majesty has always been resourceful, and there must be a way to solve this matter."
Gu Yanwei raised his head, looked at Eunuch Li, and said with a forced smile: "You are good at comforting me."
"I dare not. What I say is the truth."
"Alright, I still have a lot of memorials to review. If you don't have anything else to do, please leave first!"
But Eunuch Li hesitated and did not leave. Seeing this, Gu Yanwei raised his head and looked at him again and asked, "But is there anything else?"
"Your Majesty, just as I was leaving the room, I saw Chun'er, the Empress's personal maid."
"Chun'er, what is she doing here?"
"Chun'er told me that since the death of the mighty general, the queen has been ill and has not taken any medicine. Her health is not as good as before. If this continues, I'm afraid the queen will..."
Hearing this, Gu Yanwei frowned and sighed, "Why is she doing this? As the queen of a country, she is so unbecoming."
"Your Majesty, I think the Queen misses the mighty general too much. After all, she is the Queen. If she continues like this, I'm afraid it won't work. Why don't you go to Danfeng Palace to take a look?"
Thinking of the child Shen Qingqiu had lost, Gu Yanwei didn't want to see her, but Li Wanting was still the queen after all. If anything happened because of this, the ministers would make a fuss again.
After thinking for a long time, Gu Yanwei closed the memorial and said, "Let's go, He Zhen, let's go and see what our queen wants to do."
At this moment, Chun'er had been standing outside Fengwu Palace, looking forward to it, until the moment she saw the emperor, she finally breathed a sigh of relief.
She ran to the emperor from a distance and said, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Gu Yanwei looked at her coldly and asked, "Where's the Queen?"
"In reply to the emperor, the queen is resting in the palace."
The emperor nodded and said, "Has the queen been refusing to eat these past few days?"
Chun'er nodded, tears welling up in an instant, and she choked up, "Ever since the day Your Majesty came back from the General's Mansion, she has caught a cold, but she has refused to take medicine. Her illness has become more serious in the past few days. I'm afraid that if this continues, Your Majesty will, will..." As she spoke, Chun'er was already sobbing.
Gu Yanwei frowned, looked up at Fengwu Palace, and then walked in.
When they arrived outside the bedroom, Chun'er ran in immediately. At this time, Li Wanting was lying on the bed resting.
Chong'er patted her back gently, and Li Wanting moved and slowly opened her eyes.
"Your Highness, please wake up. The Emperor is here to see you."
When Li Wanting finished washing up and came out from the inner room, Gu Yanwei had already finished a pot of tea.
Only a few meters away, Li Wanting just quietly observed the man in front of her, as if he had only smiled at her when they first met. Ever since she entered the palace as queen, she had never seen him smile at her again. It seemed that there was only one expression on his face towards her, and that was coldness.
Li Wanting lowered her head and took a few steps slowly, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
Hearing the voice, Gu Yanwei put down his teacup, raised his head, and looked her up and down. After not seeing her for a few months, she was indeed much thinner than before.
"Empress, I heard that you caught a cold after returning from the General's Mansion and have been refusing to take medicine?"
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. I am fine!"
"Don't forget that you are the queen. How can you behave like this? It is a pity that General Li died, but the dead cannot be resurrected. The living should live well. How can you, as his daughter, be worthy of him?"
Li Wanting lowered her head and remained silent.
"I order you to take the medicine obediently from today on, otherwise you will be disobeying my order!" After saying that, he turned around and left.
Li Wanting turned around and looked at Gu Yanwei's departing back, smiling coldly, "To this day, you have never really cared about me. If that's the case, why should I be so infatuated with you?"
"Your Highness, since the Emperor has come to see you, it means that you are in his heart. From today on, you must take your medicine well, so that the Master in heaven will not be sad when he sees you."
Li Wanting turned around, looked at Chun'er firmly and said, "Don't worry, Chun'er, from today on, I will take my medicine well. As long as I am still the queen, I will make those who have hurt me and my father pay the price!"
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Summer had arrived in the blink of an eye. The cicadas in Chengchun Palace kept chirping. Suo Xin complained impatiently, "The cicadas are chirping non-stop. It's so annoying."
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