Chapter 155 Zhao Da, you have worked hard over the years
Emperor Jingyuan felt dizzy and leaned against the stone table, Zhao Mingzhu's words echoing in his mind.
He also recalled that when he rushed there, only the skeleton of Empress Yuanzhen was left.
Yuan Zhen...
The beautiful woman's voice and appearance reappeared before his eyes, but the next moment she turned into a skeleton with remaining flesh.
"Father, I know His Highness has never told you this. And Gu Yu's infertility, as far as I know, was also Gu Xun's doing. Do you still want to favor him now?"
Emperor Jingyuan sat down slowly, lowered his head, and didn't know what he was thinking.
"Prince Jing's mother begged me to treat these two children well before she died. I also pity them for losing their mother at a young age."
Zhao Mingzhu sighed after hearing this: "But your Highness's mother may not want to ask your father to do so, but she just doesn't have the opportunity."
Emperor Jingyuan was silent for a moment, and when he looked at Zhao Mingzhu again, his expression was grim:
"Mingzhu, aren't you afraid that I will be angry with what you said?"
Zhao Mingzhu thought for a moment and said softly, "Father came to see me specially, I guess he didn't come to hear lies."
The Duke of Zhenguo paced back and forth outside the wall: "Why are you still talking? I don't know if that child Mingzhu will anger His Majesty."
After hearing this, the old housekeeper consoled her, "Young Miss shouldn't be like this. It shouldn't be like this."
"You said so too. No, you should give me that pot of tea later. I can't bear to see my daughter come out with missing limbs."
When Zhenguo Gong was about to go in, Emperor Jingyuan came out to meet him.
"His Majesty."
Emperor Jingyuan patted him on the shoulder when he saw him and said, "Zhao Da, you have worked hard over the years."
After he finished speaking, he left. The Duke of Zhenguo quickly said, "Your Majesty, this old minister respectfully bids you farewell."
At this time, Zhao Mingzhu also came out. She looked relaxed: "Dad, I didn't offend..."
"Take the sole of my shoe!" The Duke of Zhenguo took off his shoe and raised it up to hit him.
Zhao Mingzhu covered her head and ran away: "Why are you hitting me? I clearly didn't do anything wrong!"
The Duke of Zhenguo chased after him, angrily saying, "You're still right, Your Majesty, what did you say about my hard work these years? Do you know when I've had the hardest time these years? It's when you've been messing with cats and dogs all day and I've had to clean up your mess!"
If she hadn't made another mistake, it would have been strange for Emperor Jingyuan to suddenly be so considerate of him. It would have been like he could empathize with her.
As soon as the Duke of Zhenguo thought about it, he knew that Zhao Mingzhu must have done something wrong again!
Rebellious girl!
After hearing this, Zhao Mingzhu didn't dare to stop, and wondered in his heart why Emperor Jingyuan was still complaining?
Because the Duke of Zhenguo was chasing him closely, Zhao Mingzhu ran out of the mansion and bumped into someone as soon as he walked out of the door.
"Princess!"
"Jinzhu, why are you here?"
Because Shuangyun was getting married, Zhao Mingzhu gave several maids a holiday. Today she should stay in the bridal chamber to make a fuss before coming back.
Jinzhu was sweating profusely and panting heavily, saying, "Oh no... Shuangyun, Shuangyun is vomiting blood!"
…
When Zhao Mingzhu rushed over, she heard faint cries coming from the bridal chamber. She said to the court doctor behind her:
"Go and have a look."
The court doctor nodded after hearing this and hurried in with the medicine box, followed by Zhao Mingzhu.
Besides the wedding characters and big red silk flowers all over the room, the most eye-catching thing was the blood all over the floor beside the bed.
Changshu was holding Shuangyun in his arms, and Shuangyun in his arms had her eyes closed, her face pale and bloodless.
"Shuangyun...wake up, don't close your eyes and don't sleep."
Changshu is good at martial arts and is good at detecting people's breath, but he was shocked to find that Shuangyun's breath was almost gone.
The court doctor hurriedly took Shuangyun's pulse, then took out silver needles from the box and inserted them into his philtrum and several acupuncture points.
After a while, Shuangyun opened her eyes, she was dying.
"You...what's wrong with me?"
Changshu forced a smile and said, "It's okay, I just fainted from exhaustion."
Shuangyun said "oh", sat up and said jokingly: "Then Bu Er will get married in the future."
Everyone was relieved to see her wake up, but suddenly Shuangyun screamed and vomited blood, then fainted again.
"Shuangyun..." Qiao'er covered her mouth and asked the court doctor, "What happened to Shuangyun?"
The court doctor put away the silver needle, raised the black tip of the needle, and said solemnly:
"Looking at her symptoms, Miss Shuangyun has already been poisoned to the bone marrow. I'm afraid... I'll go get some medicine to keep her alive. If Miss can invite a master of detoxification to come and see if there's a glimmer of hope, there might be."
The detoxification expert in the martial arts world, Bo Ling instantly popped up in Zhao Mingzhu's mind, and she turned and left.
Just as they walked out of the door, the cries of Qiao'er and others resounded through the sky.
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In Shoukang Palace.
Gu Yan teased the parrot while listening to her subordinates' reports.
"So, Zhao Mingzhu's maid finally died. I didn't expect that useless Su Lu would be of some use."
"I thought she was bragging to me, but I didn't expect the poisoning to be successful."
Gu Yan whistled and stroked the parrot: "It's a pity that she didn't give it to Gu Qingheng or Zhao Mingzhu, otherwise it would save me a lot of trouble."
The person behind her remained silent. Gu Yan turned around and smiled sweetly:
"Why are you so unhappy after hearing about Zhao Mingzhu? Ah Yu, Zhao Mingzhu gave you this name, right? Yu means precious, and she thinks highly of you."
This old name made the man in black's eyes move. He was silent for a moment and said:
"No."
"That's good. Don't forget who your real master is." Gu Yan turned her head and said:
"You failed in your mission. I'm already being lenient by not pursuing responsibility. If you fail again, it's up to you whether your brother survives or not."
"I dare not."
A Yu lowered her head. Gu Yan had sent many people to try their luck. The order given was to make Zhao Mingzhu fall in love with them, to get information about the Eastern Palace, and to use Zhao Mingzhu as a lure to kill Gu Qingheng if necessary.
Ayu failed.
"Okay, don't just stand there. Is there any new development regarding Gu Qingheng's treatment?"
Ah Yu: "The Empress Dowager has been to the Imperial Study several times. I'm afraid deposing the Crown Prince won't be that easy."
When mentioning this, a cruel look flashed across Gu Yan's face. Damn old woman, since you insist on ruining her good deeds, don't blame me for being heartless!
Looking at Ah Yu's back as she left, Gu Yan looked at herself in the bronze mirror and put on some lip balm.
Red lipstick should be used on festive occasions.
After walking out of Gu Yan's sight, A Yu turned back and looked at the clear sky. Suddenly, she remembered that Zhao Mingzhu went to the beach to look for seafood early in the morning.
It is weather like this that makes people feel happy.
Happiness? Ah Yu was stunned. He actually had moments of happiness.
That's why he really wanted to take Zhao Mingzhu away and selfishly abandon everything.
For this reason, he secretly reminded her of Gu Qingheng's strangeness.
A Yu took a deep breath. Fortunately, Zhao Mingzhu did not agree to go with him.
Now that she has left the Eastern Palace, she is living a good life.
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Zhao Mingzhu looked at Shuangyun lying on the bed. Just an hour ago, she was still smiling sweetly.
At this moment, he turned into a corpse.
Zhao Mingzhu covered her head with her hands while crying. Suddenly, she felt a sharp pain and her body swayed.
Seeing this, An Yun quickly stepped forward to support her and sniffed:
"Mingzhu, what's wrong with you? Don't scare me... wuwuwu..."
An Yun sobbed softly. She couldn't accept it. A beautiful bride died of poison in the blink of an eye.
Zhao Mingzhu's mind was in a mess, and she suddenly remembered Su Lu's smile before her death.
"An Yun...she said she was waiting to see me cry." Zhao Mingzhu said slowly.
An Yun didn't understand what was going on, but seeing Zhao Mingzhu's expression, she asked anxiously, "Who said that?"
"Su Lu."
Zhao Mingzhu felt exhausted all over. When Su Lu was in the East Palace, she did not send him away in time.
If we send him away or kill him, this incident will not happen.
She was also responsible for Shuangyun's death.
"You said Su Lu poisoned me?"
An Yun knew that Su Lu had gone to the East Palace in a disguised appearance, and she looked at Zhao Mingzhu.
"This rotten person! She is really bad from beginning to end!"
An Yun was absolutely furious.
"I remember you said that Shuangyun didn't like her at first, but later felt that she was narrow-minded and accepted her and helped her adapt to life in the Eastern Palace. How could she repay kindness with hatred!"
Even though he was dead, he was still so vicious.
At this time, someone from the Zhenguo Mansion delivered a letter: "The housekeeper said that this is a beggar who has been sent here, and he must be given to the young lady by name."
After hearing this, Zhao Mingzhu took it, opened it and looked at it, but closed it immediately when An Yun came over to take a look.
"Who gave it to you?" An Yun asked.
"I helped him, and he wrote a limerick to thank me." Zhao Mingzhu said and then tore it up.
"Anzi, stay here and watch them. I have something I want to take care of."
Zhao Mingzhu forced a smile and said, "If Changshu needs anything, give it to him as much as you can."
An Yun wanted to ask why she suddenly wanted to leave at this time, but she saw Zhao Mingzhu's face as pale as paper.
"Don't worry, go ahead."
Zhao Mingzhu nodded and walked out slowly, walking faster and faster.
There were only four short words on the letter: Gu Yu is critically ill.
The originally sunny sky suddenly became cloudy without anyone noticing. Zhao Mingzhu jumped on his horse and said, "Gee!"
An Yun looked at the sky and said worriedly, "Mingzhu didn't bring an umbrella when she left. I wonder if she'll get caught in the rain."
In Changle Palace, a young palace maid stopped Zhao Mingzhu and said, "Crown Princess, are you here to see my princess? She's not here."
Zhao Mingzhu insisted on going inside. After entering, she found that there was no one from Gu Yu inside, and then she searched Changle Palace thoroughly.
After making sure that Gu Yu was not hiding, she hurried away again.
Seeing this, the young palace maid was anxious: "Crown Princess, what are you doing?"
Before leaving, the princess specifically instructed not to let Zhao Mingzhu notice anything unusual.
She held Zhao Mingzhu and said, "Crown Princess, our princess will not see anyone to pray for the late queen's birthday."
But this statement made things even more obvious. Zhao Mingzhu stopped and asked her, "Is Gu Yu really in Guoqing Temple?"
The little palace maid nodded and shook her head, but Zhao Mingzhu didn't give her any chance and left.
Oh no! The little palace maid quickly ordered someone to go to Guoqing Temple to report the news.
The sky was gloomy for a while, and then it started to rain. The rain became heavier as we walked out of the palace.
Zhao Mingzhu walked for a long time on the road to Guoqing Temple. The rain turned into a downpour, and she looked up from the foot of the mountain.
His vision blurred, Zhao Mingzhu dropped the reins and trotted up.
But the rain not only wet her, but also made the road muddy and slippery.
Zhao Mingzhu tripped over a stone under her feet. She didn't have time to look, so she got up and continued walking.
Feicui closed the window. When the rain came, the princesses felt cold.
Just as she saw the door was closed, she heard a knock on it. Feicui went to open the door and saw the little monk outside and said with a smile:
"Are you here to deliver food today?"
The young monk said, "Yes, my lady."
Feicui brought in the food and thanked the little monk. The little monk bowed his head and clasped his hands together.
The master said that the time for the people inside is coming to an end, Amitabha.
Feicui closed the door, then picked up the porridge and listened to the faint coughing sounds from inside.
Looking at the porridge in her hand that was so thin that no rice grains could be seen, Feicui wanted to cry again. The princess had not even drunk the porridge in the past two days.
I had just taken two steps when the door rang again.
Strange, are there other dishes?
"Did you forget something...Crown Princess?!" Feicui looked at the person who came in astonishment. Why did the Crown Princess come at this time?
Zhao Mingzhu was in a state of extreme disgrace. Her lips were pale, her hairpins and rings were scattered, her whole body was wet, and her skirt was covered in mud, and her original color could not be seen.
There was even mud on her face and hair, which showed that she had fallen many times along the way.
"Where is Gu Yu?" Zhao Mingzhu asked softly.
Jade said nothing, knowing she could no longer hide it, so she stepped aside.
"The princess is still sleeping, you...she is afraid that you will be sad."
Zhao Mingzhu hurried inside, and the sight of Gu Yu almost made her cry.
She had thought about what Gu Yu would look like when she came here, but she didn't expect it to be so bad.
The person in front of him could no longer be identified as Gu Yu.
His face was thin and sunken, his head was full of white hair that stung his eyes, and his weak breathing was like a candle in the wind that could be extinguished at any time.
The whole body was filled with the strong smell of medicine and death.
Zhao Mingzhu's vision gradually became blurred. She wanted to speak, but also wanted to touch Gu Yu.
But he could only stand by the bed, at a loss as to what to do.
How could this happen? Not only is Gu Yu infertile, why is she now in such a terminal state?
While Zhao Mingzhu was in a daze, Gu Yu's eyes moved.
"Is it raining again? Emerald."
It must be raining. Although she couldn't hear anything, the chill in her bones would only appear when it rained.
Feicui walked over and whispered, "Yes, Princess, I will go and light the charcoal fire."
Gu Yu nodded, opened his eyes with difficulty, and saw only a blurry figure in front of him.
But Feicui's footsteps indicated that she had just left, and Gu Yu thought to himself: "...Zhao Mingzhu?"
When she called out to her, Zhao Mingzhu burst into tears, her face full of tears.
"Gu Yu."
She walked over and squatted in front of her, holding the dry hand: "I'm here, Gu Yu."
Gu Yu listened to the faint sound of crying. Even though she didn't hear what the other party said clearly, she instinctively knew that the other party was:
"You finally found me."
Her tone was light, giving people the illusion that nothing had actually happened to her.
Zhao Mingzhu: "Yes, Gu Yu, are you sick? Let's go back and find the judge, okay?"
But Gu Yu did not respond to her, and said to herself: "Don't cry, and don't wipe your snot on me, thank you."
Gu Yu thought that he didn't want to see Zhao Mingzhu before he died because he didn't want to see her expression of pity and grief.
But perhaps it was because it was the end of life that Gu Yu felt that it was a very happy and warm thing to have Zhao Mingzhu accompany him before he died.
She continued, "You should congratulate me. I thought I wouldn't live to see eighteen, but I didn't expect to live another year."
"Mingzhu, stop crying. We finally meet again, why are you crying all the time?"
Gu Yu fumbled around and tried to wipe away Zhao Mingzhu's tears with his hands.
But when she felt the water all over her body, she said dissatisfiedly: "You didn't know that you ran all the way here in the rain, did you? You will behave yourself when you get a fever later..."
Only then did Zhao Mingzhu realize that she could neither see nor hear what she was saying.
Zhao Mingzhu hugged her and sobbed, "Gu Yu, you bastard."
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