Chapter 616: Reborn Girl vs. Book-Traveling Girl 37
She didn't dare direct this hatred towards the royal family. Just as her daughter said, she was not alone and she couldn't drag all her relatives into this.
But I have to find an outlet to vent, and Zheng Yuejin became the primary target.
A cold light flashed in the Marquis's wife's eyes. Zheng Yuejin must die. Even if it costs everything, she cannot let her go.
At the same time, she gently comforted Zheng Xingyao while wondering whether she could save her daughter's life in the hands of the emperor.
She tried to keep her expression calm so as not to let her daughter feel the tension.
"My dear Yao'er has become like this now, so don't think too much or you will get upset. I know what's going on.
Don’t be afraid, Yao’er. Mother will definitely cure you.
This time, my mother brought some elixirs for practitioners. These were collected secretly by my mother two years ago, and no one in the family knew about it.
This medicine is just for your symptoms.
Mother must rescue you, and we can talk about the future later."
Zheng Xingyao opened her mouth to say, "Don't let my mother waste such a precious thing on me," but before she could say anything, she was stopped by the Marquis's wife.
Madam Hou gently stroked Zheng Xingyao's hair and said, "Yao'er, don't say that. Mother knows everything, but she doesn't want to hear it now.
No matter who wants your life, the only thing I have to do is to save you.
Your Majesty is the king, and we are your subjects.
He wants to hurt you, and that's his right; but I want to save you, and that's my instinct as a mother.
No matter how many times, even if there is only a glimmer of hope, no matter what the cost, mother will save you.
As long as you are alive, as long as I can hear your voice, I would be willing to exchange my life for yours.
All mothers in the world are like this; there is no mother who doesn’t love her children.”
In this short period of time, the Marquis's wife had already analyzed the current situation.
Since the emperor wants Zheng Xingyao's life, he will definitely send people to keep an eye on the movements here. Maybe there is someone hiding nearby at this moment.
What she just said was from the bottom of her heart and was also said intentionally for the emperor to hear.
She was gambling, gambling on the emperor's heart, whether Zheng Xingyao must die.
When the emperor was young, he was once forced to drink a bowl of sweet soup in the palace of the empress dowager.
The bowl of sweet soup looked ordinary, but it actually contained a murderous intent. It contained milk that could cause the emperor to have an allergic reaction and go into shock.
However, the Queen Mother and the Empress insisted that this was nutritious human milk.
The emperor's mother was also allergic to cow's milk, and the emperor inherited the allergy from her.
Seeing her son being forced to drink the bowl of sweet soup, the mother was anxious and helpless.
In desperation, she made up her mind, picked up the bowl of sweet soup and drank it all in one gulp.
It wasn't long before allergic symptoms began to appear on my mother's body.
She began to have difficulty breathing, her face gradually turned purple, and her body shook uncontrollably.
However, the Queen Mother and the Empress deliberately delayed and did not call the imperial physician to treat the patient.
In the painful torture, the mother's consciousness gradually became blurred, but even so, what she cared about most was still her son.
The emperor half-knelt beside her, watching all this happen, unable to do anything.
He will never forget the moment when his mother closed her eyes. Even though her face was blue and purple and she was unconscious, she still tried to keep her face relaxed, forced a smile, and looked in his direction gently.
This became an indelible pain in his heart.
The emperor's experience was no secret, and many people had heard of it.
Just when the Marquis's wife was extremely anxious, a light bulb went off in her head and she suddenly remembered this past event.
At this moment, her heart was full of expectations. She only hoped that the emperor would see her as a mother who was willing to give up everything for her child, and that the emperor would remember the past and feel a little touched.
Even if he softened just a little, it would be good to give her daughter a chance to breathe.
As long as my daughter can live a little longer, maybe there will be a glimmer of hope.
The Marquis's wife's guess was correct. The emperor had indeed secretly arranged people to keep a close eye on the movements here.
Every word that the Marquis' wife spoke with Zheng Xingyao reached the emperor's ears without missing a word.
The emperor naturally knew the intention behind the Marquis's actions.
The emperor is indeed still upset about this matter.
In addition to the guilt he felt for his mother who voluntarily died to protect him, what made him feel even more guilty and resentful to this day was his own weakness and powerlessness at that time.
However, in front of outsiders, he always showed deep guilt and longing for his mother.
Zheng Xingyao and Zheng Yuejin's actions constituted a serious crime of disrespect. The emperor believed that if these two were not removed, the dignity of the royal family would be difficult to maintain.
However, the emperor also had other thoughts in his mind. He wanted to see how far the so-called motherly love in this world could go.
If only one of the child and the mother can survive, the mother will most likely give the hope of life to the child. The emperor never doubted this.
But if the child's life is safe, but he suffers from illness for many years, becomes a burden to the family, is no longer useful, and even drags down the entire family, then what will the mother's heart become?
I have to say that this emperor really has some bad tastes. He likes to watch others struggle in pain.
After thinking for a while, the emperor said coldly: "Secretly tell the Marquis's wife that the Crown Princess must die, and there will no longer be Zheng Xingyao, the second daughter of the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion.
But considering her motherly love, after the Crown Princess's funeral, an orphan girl from the common people can appear in Kyoto."
The emperor's willingness to let Zheng Xingyao go is self-evident, but from now on she will lose her status as the second lady of the Xuanping Marquis's Mansion and the Crown Princess.
At that time, Madam Hou was feeding Zheng Xingyao medicine.
It is indeed a magical medicine. What the emperor gave Zheng Xingyao were just ordinary herbs. It was only because of his skillful use of the medicine that the disease could not be stopped.
But after drinking the elixir, the blood from Zheng Xingyao's lower body stopped flowing.
But this does not prove that Zheng Xingyao's life has been saved. Whether she can survive or not still depends on the emperor's will.
Suddenly, there was a slight noise from the rear window, and then a figure wrapped in a gray robe with only a pair of eyes exposed appeared in the room.
Before the Marquis's wife could ask who the visitor was, the man quickly relayed the emperor's order and then disappeared from the room like a ghost.
From appearance to disappearance, the whole process took less than thirty seconds, so fast that Madam Hou and Zheng Xingyao felt like they were dreaming.
But the porcelain vase on the table reminded them that someone had indeed been there just now.
Zheng Xingyao came back to her senses and called out softly, "Mom."
The Marquis's wife stood up and walked to the table. She picked up the porcelain bottle and found a piece of paper underneath with detailed instructions for using the medicine.
After seeing this, the Marquis’ wife finally felt relieved.
Her mind relaxed and she almost lost her balance. She reached out to hold on to the table, closed her eyes, and it took her a while to come back to her senses.
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