Chapter 451: Lord Zhao passes away
Lord Zhao knew his daughter was worried about him, so he explained, "I need to have a private conversation with your mother. What's the point of you standing here?"
In the end, Zhao Lingmeng failed to persuade her father, so she could only walk out, looking back every few steps. Before leaving, she worriedly reminded him, "Dad, remember to call me if you need anything. I'll be cleaning up in the yard next door."
Old Marquis Zhao waved his hand casually, signaling them to leave quickly.
Zhao Lingmeng and Zhao Anping could only retreat in a daze. Seeing this, the other servants in the room also retreated with tact.
After Zhao Lingmeng and Zhao Anping turned around, Old Marquis Zhao looked up and stared at their backs for a long time until they could no longer see each other.
Lord Zhao then looked back at his wife sleeping in the bed. "Look, our children have all grown up. They're all filial, especially Meng'er. Knowing you were gone, she came out without combing her hair. I haven't seen Meng'er with her hair disheveled in years."
After Lord Zhao finished speaking, he saw that the person on the bed did not react, so he continued: "I know you are happy, don't be afraid..."
After Zhao Lingmeng and Zhao Anping went out, they both stood at the door tacitly until they heard voices talking from inside, and then they breathed a sigh of relief.
The two of them went their separate ways to do their own things. They wanted to pack up early and come look after their father.
My mother has passed away, and my father may have had another accident.
Zhao Lingmeng quickly got dressed and had her hair combed. In less than an hour, she was back. She also wanted to spend more time with her mother.
Zhao Ling dreamed of being in the courtyard of his mother, Old Madam Wei, and saw Zhao Houjing and the others still kneeling in the courtyard. "You two should get up first!"
Zhao Lingmeng didn't care whether they listened or not, she just pushed the door open and walked in.
As soon as she entered, she saw her father lying on the bed beside her mother. Her heart sank, and the breakfast she was holding for her father fell to the ground.
"Father, what's wrong with you? Father?" Zhao Lingmeng shouted as he approached quickly.
Zhao Lingmeng saw that her father did not respond, so she immediately shouted outside, "House doctor, call the house doctor quickly." She immediately went over and helped old Marquis Zhao sit on the chair. She didn't know what to do for a moment.
The court doctor was waiting in the next room. When he heard Zhao Lingmeng's voice, he immediately came in with his medicine box.
Zhao Houming and Zhao Zhimo also rushed in following the court doctor. The other younger ones were unable to outrun them for a while, but they also followed in behind.
The court doctor quickly took Lord Zhao's pulse, then touched his neck and sniffed his throat, then checked his pupils. Then, he knelt on the ground and said, "Your Highness, Lord Zhao is gone too."
Zhao Lingmeng looked at this scene in disbelief, glaring at the court doctor with gritted teeth, "What did you say?"
"The old marquis is gone too. Your Highness, please accept my condolences." The court doctor was trembling in his heart, fearing that the eldest princess would go crazy. He would have to confess everything today. He lowered his head even lower and fell directly to the ground.
Zhao Lingmeng immediately stepped forward, grabbed the doctor's clothes, and dragged him to where the old Marquis Zhao was sitting. "You must have seen it wrong, look again, look again."
"mother"
"aunt"
The two half-grown boys, Zhao Houming and Zhao Zhimo, quickly stepped forward and hugged Zhao Lingmeng, fearing that she would do something impulsive.
Zhao Lingmeng had only one thought: to have the court doctor examine her father again. Zhao Houming and Zhao Zhimo, fearing they might injure their mother and aunt, were unable to restrain Zhao Lingmeng.
Fortunately, Fan Yong arrived at this time. Yesterday, Lord Zhao saw that his wife was not in a good condition, so he sent someone to inform Fan Yong in advance. Fan Yong had arranged the affairs of the camp outside the capital and rode back overnight.
He hadn't even returned to the Princess's Mansion, but had come straight here. Seeing this scene, Fan Yong immediately stepped forward and gave Zhao Lingmeng a clean, sharp blow on the back of the neck.
Zhao Lingmeng fainted instantly.
"mother"
"aunt"
All the children present exclaimed in surprise.
"It's okay, I just made Your Highness faint." Fan Yong explained as he carefully placed Zhao Lingmeng on the soft couch next to him and quickly took off his cloak to cover Zhao Lingmeng.
After Fan Yong made arrangements for Zhao Lingmeng, he looked at the court physician and asked, "What caused Father to pass away?"
"Replying to Prince Consort Fan, I don't know." The court doctor just wanted to shout for help at this time. Although Prince Consort Fan did not get angry, why did he feel that the aura on Prince Consort Fan was even more terrifying than that on His Highness just now!
Fan Yong didn't bother him any more and immediately ordered someone to call the imperial physician. No matter what, the cause had to be clarified.
As soon as Fan Yong finished giving his orders, Wu'an Hou Zhao Anping rushed in with his men.
"What's wrong with father? What's wrong?" Zhao Anping rushed towards the old Marquis Zhao.
Fan Yong took a deep breath and said, "Brother, calm down. I've already asked someone to call the imperial physician."
Fan Yong didn't know what else to say. It would be useless to say anything about this matter.
"Father, how could you be so cruel? How could you abandon us and go with mother?" Zhao Anping was now certain that his father had committed suicide. Otherwise, why would he send the two siblings away and say that he wanted to have some private conversation with their mother?
Fan Yong frowned in disapproval, "Brother, the imperial physician hasn't arrived yet, so nothing is certain."
Mainly, in Fan Yong's opinion, although the relationship between Lord Zhao and Madam Wei was good, it was not so close. Lord Zhao also had concubines, more than one, so he didn't seem like a romantic man at all.
Fan Yong looked at his brother-in-law who had said this, and immediately suspected him. However, since he had no evidence, he didn't say anything else. He had to wait until His Highness woke up before he could say anything.
If Zhao Anping knew what Fan Yong was thinking at this moment, he would probably cry even more miserably than he is now.
Zhao Anping cried for a while, then wiped his tears and stood up. He then asked Fan Yong, "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, brother-in-law. Where's my younger sister?"
He asked this because the informant had said, "The princess had washed up and gone in, and then the old Marquis Zhao was gone." Now that he didn't see anyone, of course he had to ask.
Fan Yong pointed to the soft couch behind him and said, "Her Highness was so excited that I knocked her unconscious."
Zhao Anping touched his neck upon hearing this and looked at Fan Yong with an indescribable expression. He thought that this brother-in-law was also very reckless.
Zhao Anping was still reliable. He thought that since the little sister had fainted, he couldn't help much, so he kindly said, "Please carry the little sister down to rest! I'll be fine here."
Fan Yong was suspicious of Zhao Anping at this moment, so how could he leave? He said sincerely, "It's okay. His Highness has fallen asleep on the couch. Let's wait here for the imperial physician to come! I guess His Highness also wants to know how his father died."
As Fan Yong spoke, he did not forget to look at Zhao Anping and the expressions of the people in the room calmly.
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