Chapter 453 Zhao Lingmeng wakes up
When Zhao Lingmeng woke up again, it was almost afternoon. She woke up in the bed in the courtyard of the Wu'an Marquis Mansion where she had lived before her wedding.
As soon as she opened her eyes, Fan Yong, who had been staying by her bedside, saw it.
"Your Highness, are you awake?" Fan Yong asked this nonsense as he helped Zhao Lingmeng up and leaned her against the headboard. He also told the people outside to start serving lunch.
"When did you come back?" Zhao Lingmeng's throat felt a little hoarse when she spoke.
Fan Yong immediately poured a glass of warm water and fed Zhao Lingmeng some.
"When I came back, His Highness was very excited! I was the one who knocked him unconscious! Does His Highness want to hold someone accountable?" Fan Yong said this to cheer Zhao Lingmeng up.
Zhao Lingmeng is still eager to hear news from his father: "Father..."
When Fan Yong heard Zhao Lingmeng's question, he prepared his tone for a moment, "Father passed away with Mother. We asked Imperial Physician Feng to see him. He died of a stroke of poison, most likely suicide. Father also left a letter. My eldest brother said we'd wait until my second brother comes back to see him together."
Zhao Lingmeng bit her cheek after hearing this and said harshly, "Father is so cool. I hope Mother will give him a good beating when the time comes, and hit him hard."
Although Zhao Lingmeng said this, tears still fell unconsciously.
Seeing His Highness like this, Fan Yong wiped Zhao Lingmeng's tears with a handkerchief and smiled helplessly. These two people are really siblings:
"My eldest brother complained to Mother right away and scolded Father for a long time in front of Doctor Feng. If Mother hadn't left yet, he would have definitely given Father a beating."
Zhao Ling dreamed of the scene that Fan Yong described, and tears couldn't help but flow.
"Your Highness, would you like to have lunch?" Although Fan Yong asked this, if His Highness said no, he would still persuade Him to eat.
But Zhao Lingmeng didn't want him to persuade her. She had thought things through much more clearly. She threw back the quilt and was about to get out of bed. "Let's go, have something to eat, and then we can go to mother's coffin to complain."
Fan Yong immediately helped Zhao Lingmeng put on her clothes himself. He originally wanted to help her go out to eat, but Zhao Lingmeng didn't let him help.
"Don't worry! I'm fine. This is my father's choice, and I will respect it. But I still have to file a lawsuit."
Zhao Ling dreamed about her own example, and thought that while they were crying their hearts out here, maybe her father and mother were living a carefree life in another world!
"Your Highness is right!" Fan Yong would agree with whatever His Highness said at this moment.
Zhao Lingmeng was already sitting at the dinner table when she realized that she hadn't seen the three children since she woke up. "Where are the three children?"
"The three of them saw that you were fine, so they knelt inside the mourning hall. His Highness hasn't woken up yet, and if the three of them were still there, it would be bad for His Highness's reputation, so the three of them took the initiative to go to the mourning hall." Fan Yong explained as he put a small bowl of bird's nest in Zhao Lingmeng's hand.
In Fan Yong's opinion, His Highness's three children are truly filial. Even Zhao Houjing, who is usually very competitive, has performed admirably at this critical moment.
"Then let's finish eating quickly and go take a look." Zhao Lingmeng was worried that the three children would get hurt from kneeling, so she didn't have time to be sad and ate very quickly.
After Fan Yong finished lunch with Zhao Lingmeng, they went directly to the mourning hall in the front yard.
At this time, most of the matters were handled by Zhao Lingmeng's second sister-in-law, while Zhao Anping personally stood at the door of Wu'an Hou to welcome those who came to worship.
Those who came so anxiously were basically relatives and close friends who wanted to see each other for the last time. That was why Wu'an Marquis Zhao Anping would personally stand at the door to greet them.
Because the coffin has not been closed today, if you come tomorrow, you will not be able to see him for the last time. Therefore, those who want to see him for the last time will come on the first day.
When Zhao Lingmeng and Fan Yong arrived, Zhao Zhimo, Zhao Houjing, and the others were already kneeling outside the mourning hall. Even Zhao Lingmeng's three half-brothers and their families were there. Zhao Lingmeng frowned, "Why are you kneeling outside when it's so hot?"
When the children heard the sound, they turned around and saw Zhao Lingmeng. Zhao Houjing and his two brothers were really happy. Zhao Houyang couldn't wait to ask, "Mom, are you okay?"
"It's okay. Mom just didn't think it through this morning." After saying this, Zhao Lingmeng touched the heads of the children one by one.
Zhao Lingmeng was even more concerned about this issue. It was scorching hot outside. "Why are you all kneeling here?"
Seeing that his aunt was worried about them, Zhao Zhimo quickly explained, "Don't worry, aunt, we didn't kneel here for long. It was because the emperor was talking to grandfather inside that we knelt outside.
Aunt, please don't go in. My father is at the door welcoming guests. You and your uncle should go to the door as well!"
After Zhao Zhimo finished speaking, he blinked at Zhao Lingmeng.
Zhao Lingmeng didn't quite understand what his nephew meant, but Fan Yong, who was standing next to Zhao Lingmeng, did. He took Zhao Lingmeng's hand and said, "Then let's go check on Big Brother."
Zhao Houjing and the others also nodded quickly, hoping that their mother would go to the door and stand with their uncle.
Zhao Lingmeng had originally wanted to have them kneel in the nearby corridor, where they couldn't get any sun. But seeing their fearful expressions, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue and obediently followed Fan Yong.
But on the way to the gate of Wu'an Marquis Mansion, Zhao Lingmeng whispered to Fan Yong, "What do they mean?"
Fan Yong looked around and saw that everyone was far away from them. Then he explained quietly, "The Emperor has arrived. I guess he's not in a good mood. They're afraid that Your Highness will be angered if he goes in."
At this moment, Zhao Lingmeng felt warm in her heart, and her steps felt lighter, but she still said stubbornly, "You little bastard!"
At this time, only the retired emperor was present in the mourning hall, not counting the old Marquis Zhao and his wife lying in the coffin. Outside the door were guards and experts!
The emperor looked at Zhao Changyou and Madam Wei lying side by side in the coffin. He said domineeringly, "Madam Wei, if you are also around here, please go somewhere else first! I want to talk to Changyou."
The emperor waited for a while after he finished speaking, then he brought a chair over and sat next to the coffin. He then spoke slowly, "I really didn't realize in all these years that you, Zhao Changyou, are still a romantic. No wonder you didn't want the beauty I offered you back then!"
If you had told me earlier that you were a romantic, I probably wouldn't have been afraid that you would rebel.
If you leave, I'll be completely alone. Who has the guts to do that? My treasury depends entirely on winning my money.
Tell me the truth now, did you secretly buy a gift for your wife with the money you won? You are really amazing, using my money to please your wife.
As for your choice this time, I forgive you!
I don’t think you did anything wrong. If you don’t love this powerful world, living alone is indeed quite lonely.”
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