C197 (2/2)

The empress forced herself to leave the palace with the support of the two palace maids on her right and left. Along the way, the empress kept thinking, no wonder Prime Minister Qin was never worried about the crown prince being crippled.

It was no wonder that Prime Minister Qin had only come to the palace to visit her. Was he trying to convince her to sacrifice herself for him?

No wonder when the Concubine Chen wanted to eat the pastries that the Consort De sent over, Little Lian gave her a meaningful look. That Concubine Chen only understood that she saw through life and death.

It was no wonder that Little Lian had quietly advised Prince Zhang to eat the pastries … Xiao Lian is the trump card Prime Minister Qin buried by Consort De's side? A trump card that can turn the situation around...

Han-Er, this pitiful child is going to become a stepping stone for her to pave the way for the Crown Prince?

The empress couldn't bear it anymore. She felt guilty, but after seeing her sister's painful expression, her tears fell like rain. ”Little sister, I've let you down. I've let you down. I've let you and Han'er down …”

”Empress, there is no need to do this. I entered the palace to help you out. Now that I have succeeded, I can be considered to have retreated.” The Concubine Chen had used up all of her vitality as she softly spoke. Her eyes were indeed a bit empty and her face was deathly pale. Only the blood at the corner of her mouth was a bit eye-catching.

The empress couldn't bear to watch Concubine Chen. It had only been a few years, but things had changed. How could she forget how Consort Chen had been sent to the palace and how she had not feared the power of Consort De in this stormy harem?

But the empress suspected that Consort De also had his eyes on her seat, and the crown prince's, so she kept her distance from Concubine Chen. Right, it had all been planned for her sudden visit today.

The empress didn't know what to say, so all she could do was cry, apologizing as she cried.

The smile on Chenfei's face was very faint. It was like a slight ripple on a calm lake. Some were beautiful, some were faint, and there were even some that could not be grasped.

Every day I spent in the palace was painful for me. I only hoped to find some news of him, but a while ago, news came from the border, I was extremely happy, but I didn't expect that it would be the confirmation of his death.

”I'm tired from living for one more day, and it hurts to breathe once more. Empress, don't feel sad for me, and don't blame yourself for it. I'm just relieved.”

”Han-Er, I personally want to take him away. I don't want him to live in this complicated imperial household and lose the freedom to live. What's the meaning of living, so I'll give him his freedom.”

The empress didn't know what to say, or perhaps she was feeling too guilty that she kept bowing her head and crying.

”Elder sister, count it as my last wish.” She had said a lot of things. Now that she had mastered the art of speaking, every word was going to be difficult.

”Quick, quickly tell me. What wish do you have?” The empress stopped crying at once, holding on to the empress's hand tightly, looking at the empress's anxious voice.

”I... After I die... The one who buried me in my hometown... Back Mountain... Back Hill... That's us... ”The place where we first met.”

”Good, good, good.” The empress saw that it took all of her strength to say every single word, so she quickly helped to comfort her.

Unexpectedly, when she heard the word 'good' from the empress, she immediately smiled with satisfaction and slowly closed her eyes …

The empress's hand that was holding onto the empress dowager sank as well. She cried out in pain, ”Sis! Sis!”

That night, news spread from the imperial harem that Consort De and the First Prince had hanged themselves in humiliation.

The empress guarded beside the little Prince Zhan's bed. Since Chenfei was already dead, the Prince Zhan must be saved.

Chen Fei, the man Chen Fei loved, Little Lian, had all died because of her. What did she count as? It was just to keep the position of empress, and to keep the position of crown prince.

She owed Concubine Chen too much. In order to make up for the regrets in her heart, she had owed everything she owed Concubine Chen to Qin Ruxue all these years, but she didn't know what she was thinking. Guilt would accumulate in her heart for a long time, so she needed to say something.