As the pain gradually intensified, Gu Qingfeng slumped in his wheelchair in an extremely contorted position, and the scene before his eyes began to blur.
It is said that when a person dies, it is like a lamp going out. After he dies, will his sins also drift away with the wind?
He doesn't know if he'll ever have a chance to drink the Meng Po soup. His mother is doing very well now, so he wants to be selfish for once and forget all of this.
But... does that mean he will have no further connection with his mother?
At this moment, the wheelchair could no longer support Gu Qingfeng, and Gu Qingfeng slid to the ground. The heavy sound attracted the attention of the palace servants outside the hall.
When the palace servants came in, they saw Gu Qingfeng lying on the ground and immediately called for the imperial physician.
After an incense stick had burned, Gu Qingyan arrived.
Mei Chu shook his head at Gu Qingyan. This poison was extremely potent; even a strong man as robust as an ox couldn't withstand it, let alone Gu Qingfeng, who had just been cured of the poison.
Seeing this, Gu Qingyan pursed his lips and walked into the house.
Why do you want to die?
Perhaps it was because Mei Chu had given Gu Qingfeng acupuncture, or perhaps it was a final burst of energy before death, but Gu Qingfeng was able to hear what Gu Qingyan was saying.
"I've just reached the point where I should leave." Gu Qingfeng forced a smile. "It's just a pity that I couldn't find the poison that my mother took back then."
"Gu Qingfeng, one cannot live a life if one always dwells on the past."
Gu Qingyan's heart was filled with complex emotions. Facing Gu Qingling, he felt nothing but anger and hatred, but when facing Gu Qingfeng, he always felt a little more... regret.
It's a pity.
"So I won't survive."
Gu Qingfeng tried to raise her hand, but found that she couldn't muster any strength. Seeing this, Gu Qingyan took the initiative to hold Gu Qingfeng's hand, and Gu Qingfeng's smile deepened.
"Don't tell... tell Mother..."
He didn't want his mother's postpartum period to be affected by him.
"After I die, bury me and Ayao together." Gu Qingfeng's thoughts were starting to wander. "Also, tell Pei Jian that I, Gu Qingfeng, am not... not a pawn."
As Gu Qingfeng rambled on about his last words, Gu Qingyan's expression remained blank; he was unsure how to react.
Gu Qingyan said a lot, and finally looked at Gu Qingyan.
"Ayan, it's a wonderful thing that you now have a true half-brother." Gu Qingfeng suddenly remembered when he first saw Gu Qingyan in Zhaoning Palace, he was so thin and small, as if he couldn't be raised.
"Young emperor, you may seem to stand atop a high mountain, but don't forget to rest more. If I could be reincarnated, I would definitely be a soldier to protect the Great Yu land for you."
"Take good care of Mother."
After saying this, Gu Qingfeng stopped breathing completely, and his hand slipped from Gu Qingyan's hand.
Only his eyes remained open, as if he still had some regrets.
Gu Qingyan was stunned for a long time before reaching out to close Gu Qingfeng's eyes. "Don't worry, I will take good care of Mother."
“Take him back to Qingcheng and bury him with Gu Qingyao.”
......
Zhaoning Palace.
For some reason, Jiang Yu felt uneasy, as if something major had happened.
Meanwhile, Gu Qingchen in the side hall suddenly started crying. Jiang Yu quickly instructed the wet nurse to carry Gu Qingchen into the room and place her next to her.
"Achen, don't cry, your crying is breaking your mother's heart."
“The little prince has been very well-behaved since birth. He never cries unless he is hungry or needs to be changed. I don’t know why he has been crying for so long today.” The wet nurse spoke tremblingly. Jiang Yu’s eyes darkened upon hearing this.
Has anything strange happened these past two days?
“Strange thing…” The wet nurse seemed to have thought of something. “Yesterday, the Second Prince came to the side hall and said he wanted to see the young prince. He stayed in the side hall for about half an hour. I was there the whole time, and the Second Prince just stared at the young prince.”
"Gu Qingfeng?"
When Jiang Yu mentioned the name Gu Qingfeng, her unease intensified. "Wanji, go and bring Gu Qingfeng to see me."
As Jiang Yu spoke, she gently patted Gu Qingchen. She needed to ask Gu Qingfeng why he had suddenly come to see Gu Qingchen.
"Mother, he can't come."
Gu Qingyan walked into the room, his hands still trembling slightly. Gu Qingfeng told him not to tell his mother, but how could he hide such a big thing from her?
"What's the meaning?"
"He committed suicide by poisoning himself." Gu Qingyan walked to the bedside, leaned closer to look at Gu Qingchen, whose little face was red from crying, and said, "Little Achen, he still owes you some kindness, so it's only right that you cry for him."
After saying that, Gu Qingyan affectionately touched Gu Qingchen's little face.
If Gu Qingfeng hadn't gotten involved, they wouldn't have discovered the poison so quickly, nor would they have been able to deceive Pei Jian so easily.
Now that Gu Qingfeng is dead, Achen's tears can be seen as a way of sending Gu Qingfeng on his way.
"How could he have committed suicide by poisoning himself?"
Jiang Yu seemed a little confused. "Did you call Mei Chu? And Pei Zhi? Pei Zhi is an expert in detoxification; she can cure most poisons..."
"Mother."
Gu Qingyan shook his head at Jiang Yu, "His body was already weak, and he chose a deadly poison. He was prepared to die."
"Isn't this a kind of liberation for him now?"
Jiang Yu slowly lowered her head. "That's right. Did he say anything?"
“He said he hoped to be buried with Gu Qingyao so that his son could take good care of you.” Gu Qingyan twitched the corner of his mouth. “Mother, he wanted to be a brave soldier fighting on the battlefield, not the Second Prince sitting in a wheelchair.”
"Perhaps, the real Gu Qingfeng was already dead when he was shot in the leg."
"Let it be as he wishes."
Jiang Yu sighed almost imperceptibly. Gu Lin, Liu Rong, Gu Qingling, Gu Qingfeng, and Gu Qingyao were all dead.
Those she had reborn with bitterness and vowed to avenge were no longer in this world; it seemed her past life had truly passed.
From then on, she was truly Jiang Yu, reborn into a new life.
"Mother, please don't worry about this. Now is the most important time for you to take care of your health. Please don't let it affect your health." Gu Qingyan's words made Jiang Yu relax a little. "In a few days, Pei Jian will be brought to the capital. We'll need your advice then."
"I'm fine, Ayan, don't worry."
Gu Qingchen had stopped crying, but her little body was still trembling, and she looked extremely aggrieved.
“He never came to see me at Zhaoning Palace in the end, so he must have let go of the past.” Jiang Yu hugged Gu Qingchen tightly. “If that’s the case, then let the past go with the wind.”
He hasn't let go yet.
Gu Qingyan silently spoke in his heart, and then talked with Jiang Yu for a while before leaving Zhaoning Palace.
After leaving Zhaoning Palace, Jiang Yu's smile immediately vanished.
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