"What on earth is going on? Isn't the Queen in good health? How could she become seriously ill?"
Mu Sili's concerned voice came from outside the door, making the queen shed tears unconsciously.
She didn't expect that the person who came to care about her in the end would be her. She thought that Kangxi would come to see her off because she was the queen, but she didn't expect that she was overthinking.
"My Lady, the Empress's illness came on suddenly, and by the time I discovered it, it was already too late.
The servants also advised Her Majesty to have a good rest, but Her Majesty was worried that the harem would be in chaos after she rested, so she kept dealing with the mistakes in the harem while she was sick.
It's all my fault. If I had insisted on letting Your Majesty rest, Your Majesty wouldn't have fallen so seriously ill. I am guilty."
"Where's the imperial physician? What did he say? If it's an illness, it can be cured. Ziyuan, go get the imperial physician!"
"No need. My health is already failing. Please don't trouble the imperial physician."
If she could still be saved, why would she be waiting here to die?
"Noble Concubine Chen, I want to ask you for a favor. I beg you to agree to it."
"Please tell me, Madam. If I can do it, I will definitely help you fulfill your wish."
"Thank you. I have a younger sister who is still young. I am worried that the clan will send her to the palace, so please stop her from entering.
The palace is not a place for a little girl like her to stay. She is simple-minded. I hope she can choose a good official to spend the rest of her life with, instead of wasting her life in the palace.
I know this request will be difficult for you, but please help me because I have never done anything bad to you.
I am just a concubine's daughter and cannot escape the family's arrangements, but my sister can, and I don't want her to repeat the same mistakes."
The queen said these words to Mu Sili with all her might. If she hadn't wanted to plan for her sister, she really wanted to compete with Tian.
Since she is destined to die, let her do something for her sister. She is the one she is most worried about in her life. She hopes that she can be safe and happy in the future.
"Okay, I agree. Your Majesty, don't worry. I will choose a suitable husband for her when she reaches the age of 15."
"In this case, I will die without regrets."
"No, you are the queen. How dare you die without the emperor's permission? Ziyuan, where is the emperor? Has the emperor arrived?"
"No need. I am already exhausted. I can only hold on to say those words to you. The emperor is busy with government affairs. Please don't disturb him."
Looking up at the sky again, she knew she had reached her limit. She vomited a mouthful of blood and died unwillingly.
Kangxi didn't get to see her for the last time. Although he felt a little regretful, he couldn't say anything since things had come to this point.
"Your Majesty, before the Empress passed away, she asked me to do something for her. I have considered that it would be most appropriate for you to issue an order. Why don't you go ahead and tell me?"
Kangxi looked at her in confusion. Why did the Queen ask him to complete the task she had assigned him? If she asked him to do it, wouldn't she be breaking her promise?
"Are you sure you want me to do this? Isn't this something the Queen asked you to do? Are you sure you want to leave it to me?"
"Your Majesty, didn't you say that you and I are of one mind? Although the Queen entrusted this matter to me, she didn't say that I can't ask for your help!"
Kangxi was speechless for a moment. Why should he argue with her for no reason? He could not win the fight at all!
"Forget it, tell me what it is first and then I'll decide whether to help or not."
"I knew the emperor wouldn't sit idly by."
"Stop flattering me. I don't know you. Tell me."
"The Queen said she has a sister who is from the same mother as her. She is worried that Nianhulu will send her into the palace, so she wants me to help her find a marriage for her sister."
"I see. I understand. I will choose a suitable marriage for her."
"Since you have said so, why not issue an order to the Niuhulu clan to prevent them from making mistakes."
Kangxi rolled his eyes speechlessly. If he remembered correctly, the girl was only ten years old. Why was she in such a hurry?
"Your Majesty, please don't look at me like that. Isn't this just in case? If Niuhulu had sent her directly to the palace, would you have accepted her or not?"
It made so much sense that he couldn't refute it.
"The Queen has just passed away. Let's wait until her funeral is over before discussing this matter. I don't want people to think that I have feelings for her concubine's sister."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. I will take good care of the Queen's funeral. Don't worry, it will definitely be more grand than Concubine Tong's."
As Mu Sili said, she did handle the Queen's funeral in a very grand manner, so grand that even Tong Guowei was envious.
His daughter died not long ago. Although her funeral was handled according to the rites for a royal concubine, it was too simple and difficult to remember.
But the Queen's was different. It was very grand, so grand that he couldn't find any fault with it.
"Your Majesty, when the Empress was alive, she devoted herself to managing the harem for you. She was a rare talent. Now that she is gone, I want her to go with honor."
"I'll do as you say. I have no objection. Let's do whatever you say."
Just as Mu Sili said, when the queen was alive, he had no worries. Now that she is gone, he naturally has to do something for her.
As expected, the people of the Niohuru clan brought the queen's concubine sister into the palace. They called her concubine sister because after she became the queen, she was registered under the name of her legitimate mother. Although they didn't want to admit it, she was indeed a legitimate daughter.
Mu Sili looked at her thoughtfully. If this girl was a few years older, Kangxi would probably take her into the harem because she was beautiful enough.
"Third Lady Niuhulu, right? I am Ziyuan, the head maid of the Imperial Concubine Chen of the Yikun Palace. Her Majesty invites you, Third Lady, to accompany me."
Although she didn't know why Mu Sili was looking for her, it didn't affect her belief that she was a good person, so she left the people of the Niuhulu clan and followed Zi Yuan.
"This humble servant pays respects to the Imperial Concubine."
"Get up, you're a beauty! No wonder the Queen is afraid of you entering the palace. She's afraid you'll be killed by those ruthless people. Do you know why I called you here?"
"I don't know."
"Before the Queen passed away, she came to me and asked me to stop you from entering the palace and find you a suitable husband. Do you have a suitable candidate?"
"Your Majesty, is what you said true? My sister was still thinking about making plans for me on her deathbed?"
"I never lie."
The third Princess Niuhulu's tears flowed down her face. She never knew that her sister cared about her so much.
Thinking of what the clan leader said to her before she entered the palace, she suddenly felt it was so ironic that the only person who really cared about her was her sister who was born to the same mother.
Even though she was recorded under the name of her biological mother, she still put her first and wanted her to enter the palace to seek benefits for the family in the future, but she refused!
"I am still young and don't care about these things. Please, Your Majesty, please take care of me. I will be grateful to you."
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