Chapter 264 I was wrong
"Isn't it?"
Emperor Rongcheng shouted this sentence in despair, as if he wanted to pour out all the jealousy and pain that he had suppressed over the years.
"If not, why are you still lost in thought over this jade pendant?"
His eyes were sharp and he pressed forward step by step.
"You think I don't remember?"
"This jade pendant was given to you by Li Wenci!"
"Back then, I handed it to you personally!"
Jiang Xianhao was stunned for a moment, then laughed at himself:
"Yeah... So you still remember. Wasn't it you who gave me this jade pendant personally back then?"
The mockery in the laughter hurt Emperor Rongcheng's eardrums. He frowned and asked, "You admit it?"
Jiang Xianhao, however, felt exhausted.
She lowered her head, her eyes sweeping across the debris on the ground, and then fell on the wound on her palm that was cut by one of the fragments and was oozing blood. A huge feeling of powerlessness instantly gripped her.
"Whatever you say."
Her voice was low and hoarse. "Over the years, I have explained everything that needs to be explained countless times."
She raised her head abruptly, her voice rising sharply with pent-up resentment:
"Back then! Because of your unfounded suspicion, I had to tremble in fear and tread on thin ice!"
"You keep saying I'm looking at Hechuan, but I'm actually using him to look at someone else!"
"You took my child away and won't let me see him!"
"In order not to arouse your suspicion, I even had to suppress my longing and deliberately distance myself from Hechuan, not even daring to look at him more than once!"
"Even if he ran to me, I wouldn't dare reach out and hug him!"
Tears silently slid down her cheeks, and she choked and said:
"So many years have passed... I thought everything was settled... but you... you still want to find fault with me for this!
Shen Wanshan! Tell me! What do you want from me?
Emperor Rongcheng looked at the tears and grievances on Jiang Xianhao's face, and his heart suddenly tightened.
Even though the rage in his heart had not subsided, even though many years had passed, her tears and accusations still pierced his heart like a sharp knife, bringing unbearable pain.
He wanted to continue questioning loudly, but his throat tightened and he couldn't utter a word.
The thorn that hurt them back then was deeply embedded in the hearts of both of them.
Instead of wearing it away, the years made it penetrate deeper, causing the surrounding flesh to fester and become inflamed, and the pain was far worse than before.
Jiang Xianhao raised his head and fiercely wiped away his tears. He suddenly took a step forward, approaching Emperor Rongcheng, and spoke each word clearly and decisively:
“Shen Wanshan, I’ll tell you one last time!”
"Li Wenci and I are just friends!"
"Before the wedding, I had nothing to do with him!"
"Chen Hechuan is not his child!"
"You've wronged me for so many years, causing Hechuan to lose the love of his parents for so many years! If you still have such groundless suspicions..."
A determination flashed in her eyes: "Why not just kill me! Use my death to prove my innocence!"
These resounding words were like thunder, causing Emperor Rongcheng's pupils to shrink suddenly!
He grabbed Jiang Xianhao's shoulders in disbelief, his voice distorted by panic:
"Oh, well! It's my fault! It's all my fault.
Ah Hao! You must not do anything stupid! "
He hugged her tightly in his arms and began to confess incoherently:
"I was wrong! Ah Hao, I shouldn't have doubted you!"
"I've already said it before, I don't care about those things! I really don't care, I only care about you... I just... care about you too much!"
"I just want you to see only me..."
Being held tightly in his arms and listening to this belated confession, Jiang Xianhao suddenly felt a strong surge of nausea in his chest.
She could no longer bear it, and pushed Emperor Rongcheng away, immediately bending over and retching violently.
Emperor Rongcheng was terrified:
"It's all right, what happened? Did you eat something bad?"
He immediately shouted loudly outside the hall: "Someone! Send for the imperial physician!"
Half an hour later.
The imperial physician knelt tremblingly in the hall and reported:
"Your Majesty, the Queen is fine. Just now... perhaps it was due to excessive emotion that she vomited. Once the Queen calms down, she will feel better."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Rongcheng's tense nerves finally relaxed a little.
He waved his hand to dismiss the imperial physician, returned to sit beside the bed, and looked at the pale Jiang Xianhao lying on the bed, guilt surging like a tide.
He gently held her cold hand and whispered softly, "Ah Hao..."
Jiang Xianhao closed his eyes and did not speak.
Emperor Rongcheng was silent for a long time, and finally made up his mind. He slowly said, "Ah, good... In the past, it was all my fault."
"I swear to you, from now on, I will never mention the past again, nor will I doubt you in the slightest. From now on... let's live a peaceful life, okay?"
Jiang Xianhao's eyes trembled slightly, and he nodded very lightly, and a word escaped from his lips: "...Okay."
Another half hour later, Emperor Rongcheng left Jingyu Palace.
The imperial physician, who had originally retired, returned.
"Your Majesty," the imperial physician said worriedly.
"Your health... is deteriorating. If you don't take good care of yourself, I'm afraid... I'm afraid your lifespan will be shortened!"
Jiang Xianhao smiled softly when he heard this:
"This life of mine...living too long may not necessarily be a blessing."
She saw the concern in the eyes of the imperial physician and told the palace servants to inspect and appreciate it.
The imperial physician hurriedly waved his hands in refusal, "Your Majesty! I have returned to advise you out of genuine concern for your health, not for these material possessions!"
Jiang Xianhao nodded slightly, his voice so soft it sounded like a sigh: "All these years, thanks to you for taking care of this broken body of mine."
"This little gift is just a token of my gratitude."
She paused, her smile full of bitterness and self-mockery:
"It's ridiculous, I've been Queen for twenty years, and in the end, I have nothing left except these yellow and white things... Fortunately, the silver and money are still useful. Please take it. When you go on duty next time, buy a glass of wine to warm yourself up."
The imperial physician understood the deep meaning in her words, and his heart ached. He suddenly looked up, tears welling in his eyes: "Your Majesty! You are still young! As long as you take good care of yourself, your body will surely..."
Jiang Xianhao slowly shook his head and interrupted him, his eyes filled with a loneliness that saw through everything:
"No need. I know my body."
"Since the heart is already dead, what's the point of repairing this body?"
When the imperial physician heard this, he felt a burning sensation in front of his eyes.
The imperial physician had been in the palace for many years. When he was still an ordinary young imperial physician, he offended the then-powerful Concubine Hui because he could not speak, and was almost executed.
It was Jiang Xianhao's words that saved her at that time.
Since then, he has always remembered this kindness.
Even when Jiang Xianhao seemed to be banished to the cold palace and no one else was willing to come and check his pulse, he would come once a month without fail.
Because of this, he knew clearly that Jiang Xianhao was depressed and his health was getting worse.
Later, he heard that Jiang Xianhao had reconciled with His Majesty.
He thought her health would get better, but unexpectedly, it got worse and worse.
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