C246 (1/2)

Rong'er thought to himself: Her Majesty's body is already very weak. Although I don't want to think about it, I know that one day, she might suddenly leave us like Rulan. Thinking about the past, Her Majesty's acceptance of me and her support for my relationship with the Emperor makes my heart ache.

This Yi Kun Palace had left too many memories of Ruo Lan, and every time they thought of her, they would be heartbroken. Ling Xiu-Er would often come visit her, and the sisters would reminisce, thinking about the maids and maids that had entered the palace at the same time. Most of them were already out of their prime, and Jingzhi was dead, while Ruo Lan was dead.

Two days later, the empress dowager was severely ill. On this day, she sent someone to call Rong'er and the Imperial Concubine Hui over to Kun Ning Palace. The empress dowager coughed heavily. In the past year, the empress dowager had asked the empress dowager to pay her respects less often in order to keep herself quiet, and every time she came, a group of people came to pay their respects as well. Today, when they looked at the empress dowager again, her hair was white like snow, and her face was sallow and sallow.

Rong'er and the others greeted them, and the empress dowager gestured for the two of them to sit. The empress dowager leaned against the warm brick bed and smiled gently. ”I've brought all of you over. There's nothing special. It's just that I suddenly feel that I'm missing you.”

”Chenqie should come often to visit the Old Ancestor. It is unfilial of chenqie to ask the Old Ancestor to summon us.” Rong'er's eyes couldn't help but turn red when he saw the empress dowager's reaction.

The empress dowager laughed softly. ”Ah, Rong'er, Wai Jie, This Dowager has often been reminiscing about the past recently, thinking about the noble empress and the noble empress, but they left before This Dowager did. In this harem, the two of you are now the oldest people. True... Now it's true... ”Only the two of you are left …” The Empress Dowager stopped coughing.

Rong'er felt a trace of unease in his heart when he heard the Empress Dowager's words, just like how Ruo Lan had spoken to her before her death. He couldn't help but worry for her.

”This empress dowager is old, there will be a day when she leaves the emperor, and I'm afraid it'll be very soon. As the first imperial concubine, you must take on more responsibilities, even though Yi Fei is Imperial Noble Concubine, she is still much younger than you, and her body is weak. She rarely cares about the matters of the palace, so I still need you two to take care of her more.”

”Old Ancestor, don't say such a thing. You must live forever, and will always be by the side of the emperor.” Rong'er hurriedly said. Listening to the empress dowager's words made her feel very uncomfortable.

”Yes, Old Ancestor, you will definitely be healthy and safe.” Imperial Concubine Hui also said softly. Imperial Concubine Hui looked somewhat haggard, but she followed Rong'er's light reply.

The empress dowager shook her head and smiled bitterly. ”You don't have to comfort This Dowager. This Dowager knows, there are many cases of illness these days, and every illness is rare and precious. A person can't be unsatisfied with old people, but a person can't be afraid of death even if he wants to.” Rong'er felt that the empress dowager's tone was heavy as she spoke.

”Old Ancestor, are you sick again and have your concubine take care of you?” Rong'er raised his head and said, ”Chenqie has been idling around everyday and has already grown up. When chenqie was taking care of Ruo Lan a few days ago, she took care of Yin You, so chenqie has time to take care of you.”