C156 (2/2)

”Your Majesty, the empress was forced to death by you. How big of a joke is this for the people of the world to hear? The Emperor of Great Qing forced his own Queen to her death! ” The more she thought about it, the more sorrowful the empress dowager became. Her eyes actually reddened as tears welled up in them.

”Royal Grandmother, your grandson was wrong. Your grandson is too conceited. I'm sorry to the Newcome family.” He really didn't expect it to be like this.

”Someone, come!” The empress dowager shook her head helplessly at her grandson and called out to the door, ”This servant is here.” Cao Zhong walked in.

”Send word that the empress has caught smallpox!” No one in the palace is allowed to go near Kun Ning Palace. ” The empress dowager ordered softly.

”Grandmother?” Xuan Ye looked at his Royal Grandmother in confusion.

The empress dowager gave a pained snort. ”Don't tell me those who died of illness hanged themselves, did they? We, the empress of the Great Qing Dynasty, hanged ourselves. Are you trying to make the world laugh at you? Are you a tyrant? ”

He lowered his head and stopped talking. It wasn't that he didn't know how to deal with this, it was just that his heart hurt too much, he wasn't a heartless person. He had been in the palace for twelve years, and although he didn't like her very much, he didn't want her to leave him in this way.

His grandson had already become the mighty emperor in recent years, and he had his own way of thinking regarding matters of the emperor. Seeing that the south was about to be pacified and the will of the king was about to be fulfilled, such a thing should be a huge blow to him. She felt sorry for her grandson and softly said, ”Your majesty, in three days, announce the death of the empress.

Xuan Ye's eyes were also red as he choked and asked: ”Royal Grandmother, this grandson really doesn't understand. All these years, Dongzhu's Imperial Concubine's performance was indeed not bad. Why did she become so willful after being sealed?”

The empress dowager frowned slightly. After a long while, she smiled bitterly and said, ”Perhaps the higher one reaches, the more one will think about it. Alright, your majesty, that's all. Let's talk after the empress funeral is over.” As she spoke, Aunt Su supported the empress dowager out of the palace.

Xuan Ye also sat up, feeling a little dizzy. He almost fell back into his seat; the consultant hurried forward to support him, and Xuan Ye slowly walked into the East Warming Pavilion. The empress's corpse lay on the bed, and Xuan Ye saw the tears rolling down Dong Zhu's face.