"No, I really don't know," Tian Yu said, her face full of sadness.
“Look at me and say it again.”
Tian Yu looked at the Crown Prince firmly and said, "Your Highness, I don't have the ability to control other people's life and death. Besides, Qiu Xue and I get along very well. Why would I want to harm her? I would be very sad if she were gone."
"Wasn't the rash she had last time caused by the medicine you gave her?!"
"I was just helping her out, and I've used that medicine myself. Why are you doubting others? Isn't it because of you?"
"What do you mean?"
"You know Qiu Xue's feelings for the Crown Prince better than anyone else. Even after all this, you still won't let her go. You should be the one who drove her to her death."
"Nonsense! I only crippled her, I didn't make things difficult for her."
"Qiuxue doesn't want to see the Crown Prince, but he insists on keeping her by his side. If it were me, I would have done the same."
"You! Good! Very good."
“Rong’er and Qiu Xue were not in good health, but it shouldn’t have happened so suddenly. What happened?” Tian Yu asked, looking at Rong’er kneeling on the ground.
Rong'er cried and said, "Reporting to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess, the former Crown Princess heard that the Empress had passed away. She remembered that the Empress was the only one in the palace who cared about her. She couldn't think straight and refused to take her medicine, which is why her condition worsened and she passed away."
"The Crown Prince heard it, but it has nothing to do with me." After saying that, Tian Yu walked to the bedside and looked at Qiu Xue, who was lying quietly on the bed, and said, "Qiu Xue, we have known each other for a while, how can you just leave like this?"
"Go and summon the imperial physician!" the crown prince shouted outside.
When the imperial physician arrived, the crown prince said, "Go and see if the former crown princess is really dead?"
The imperial physician nodded and hurriedly stepped forward to examine her. After examining her, he returned to the Crown Prince's side and said, "Your Highness, the former Crown Princess has indeed lost her heartbeat and pulse."
"Did you see clearly?!"
"I see clearly, the former Crown Princess is dead."
The Crown Prince snorted coldly, flicked his sleeves, and strode away. Tian Yu sat by Qiu Xue's bedside for a long time, only leaving after the eunuchs came to clean up the body.
The Emperor heard that Qiu Xue had died of grief because of the Empress's son, and that her dying wish was to stay by the Empress's side forever. He granted her permission to be buried with the Empress. Thus, Qiu Xue's coffin and the Empress's coffin were sent to the Imperial Mausoleum together. Everything seemed to go smoothly without any abnormalities. The Crown Prince, still uneasy, came to check on Qiu Xue before she was placed in the coffin, only leaving after confirming everything was alright. To avoid suspicion, Tian Yu didn't go to Qiu Xue's place again. Qiu Xue's last words to her were: "Beware of Consort Li!"
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