Emperor Hui gestured to Gu Shaoyu to be more specific.

"I heard that the Queen Mother has always been very caring towards the younger generation. Since she suffered a stroke, she has rarely appeared in public. I think Your Majesty should go and talk to her about family matters when you have time, which will be beneficial to her recovery."

His Majesty was the first to understand Gu Shaoyu's proposal, and his anxious heart calmed down.

Daqian attaches great importance to filial piety. As long as the empress dowager is alive, even if she is a paralytic, she can give orders to His Majesty, and not listening is considered unfilial.

Being unfilial will be criticized by the people and historians.

When she died, the mountain that was hanging over Emperor Hui's head was gone.

No wonder he likes Jingchen so much. Look at this idea!

Kill her and destroy her heart, talk her to death!

It feels so good!

Xie Anfeng also understood immediately and said seriously: "The Empress Dowager had a stroke nearly a year ago. I haven't seen her for a long time. I wonder if she is still in good health now?"

"The Queen Mother is fine except that she can't move or speak." Emperor Hui said lightly with some sarcasm on his face.

Queen Mother Wei was ten years older than him and was not his biological mother.

He worked so hard in the court that he vomited blood many times. The empress dowager was lucky. Despite having a stroke, her complexion was still rosy.

In that case, he would have no problem living for a few more decades, and maybe he and the prince would die first.

Immortal!

The king and his ministers discussed the matter all night. At dawn, all officials went to court. Gu Shaoyu, Xie Anfeng and others quietly walked out of the side hall.

After bathing and washing up, he entered through the palace gate and took up his duties with all the officials.

Today's morning court was suspended. Everyone heard about the assassination of Prince Qi and asked about it quietly. They heard that Prince Qi and Princess Qi were still in a coma and in danger, so everyone dispersed and went back to their duties.

After Emperor Hui got dressed, he went to the rear sleeping area accompanied by Beggar Sheng and headed towards the Cining Palace.

The snow on the palace road had been cleared, and Emperor Hui was thinking about what he wanted to say to the Queen Mother as he walked.

When Zhang Kexin, the eunuch in charge of the Cining Palace, saw His Majesty coming, he immediately knelt down to pay his respects.

The head nanny Huang Jingui also hurriedly paid her respects, opened the curtain and asked Emperor Hui to come in.

Emperor Hui had not been to the Cining Palace for a long time.

The Queen controls the harem, so whether he comes or not does not prevent the Queen Mother from being well taken care of.

He walked to a place not far from the empress dowager's bed. Zhang Kexin had already brought a cushioned chair to Emperor Hui.

Emperor Hui said to Nanny Jingui, "You go out, I will talk to my mother for a while."

The Empress Dowager was lying there unable to move, so Nanny Jingui placed a thick quilt behind her.

The Queen Mother hadn't seen Emperor Hui for a long time. She tried hard to greet him, but she couldn't. She could only twist her mouth and squint her eyes and say, "Guagua (Emperor)..."

Emperor Hui smiled faintly and said, "Your Majesty, are you thinking about the Crown Prince? I am thinking about him too."

The Queen Mother's eyes widened. What do you mean? Are you worried about him too? Doesn't he attend court every day? Is there something wrong?

"Alas, mother, the prince also wants to come and see you, but he has had a brain problem since a year ago. He has been shouting and screaming in the court, and he has incontinence, as if he has epilepsy..."

The Queen Mother was so anxious that her mouth twisted even more: "Ka, ka, ka (he)..."

"Him? He's dying! My mother is worried, and so am I! We've consulted the imperial physicians, and Duke Cheng'en has also found miracle doctors from all over the place, but it's no use."

Emperor Hui chose the most provocative words and said sadly, "Mother, you haven't seen him for a long time, right? He is as thin as a ghost and falls down when the wind blows. Do you think he is punished by heaven? The imperial physician said that he will not live long. Alas, he is useless now, so we have to choose another capable person as the crown prince!"

Appoint another crown prince? How could this be possible? The Queen Mother was so anxious that she uttered a string of characters: "Quack, quack, quack..."

Emperor Hui asked tentatively, "Does your mother mean to choose Prince Qi? Oh, he is good, capable and responsible, and will definitely be able to take good care of my brothers in the future."

"Quack", no, no, we can't choose King Qi!

The Queen Mother twisted her mouth and rolled her eyes upwards in anxiety. She tried to deny it but couldn't. She wanted to move but couldn't.

He quacked for a long time, drooling, and his well-maintained face looked anxious and pale.

Emperor Hui felt very happy.

He couldn't kill the Queen Mother, but he could have a "friendly" chat with her.

Let's just keep talking about the prince these days, anyway, the prince is in a really bad condition. He didn't lie, he just told the truth.

Mother, it feels so good to be a filial son who never lies.

Emperor Hui and the Queen Mother chatted for quite some time, almost half an hour.

After he left, Nanny Jingui came in. The empress dowager was so excited that she had completely lost control of her bowels and urine and had defecated all over the bed.

Nanny Jingui quickly cleaned up the place. The Queen Mother was now unable to struggle and was lying on the bed crying.

For the first time that day, the Empress Dowager did not eat. When Nanny Jingui tried to feed her, she clucked and refused.

Nanny Jingui thought about it and went to report to the Queen.

The Queen was shocked to see the Queen Mother's face was pale, and asked, "What did your Majesty do?"

Huang Jingui shook her head: "This servant and Zhang Kexin were both outside the bedroom and didn't hear anything."

The Queen Mother couldn't eat, but His Majesty had a good appetite today. He kept Gu Shaoyu in the palace and had dinner with him.

While eating, he told him: "Today I went to see the Queen Mother and told her about the prince's situation. She seemed very excited and didn't even eat lunch."

"I heard from Madam that if you eat too much cotton candy from Xiandou, you can become fat even without any meals."

"Then let the Queen Mother try it."

The next day, His Majesty sent a large bucket of cotton sugar to the imperial kitchen and instructed the kitchen to add excessive amounts of cotton sugar to all of the Empress Dowager's meals.

"This is the finest cotton candy from Xiandou. Let the Queen Mother eat it. We must not treat the Queen Mother badly."

The imperial kitchen received an imperial decree to add plenty of cotton sugar to all of the empress dowager's food.

Today, His Majesty took some time out to visit the Empress Dowager's Cining Palace.

The Dragon Guards were ordered to keep an eye on the scene, so Nanny Jingui and Zhang Kexin couldn't get close enough to eavesdrop.

"Mother, I feel very sad today. I can't find anyone else to talk to, so I'm telling you.

The Crown Prince is in poor health, and I originally wanted to make his son the Crown Prince.

But Rang'er and Fen'er both died of smallpox, and the Crown Prince's concubine, Xiao Wei, finally gave birth to a grandson, but guess what?"

The Queen Mother looked at him anxiously: "Gua (what)?"

"When the child was born, everything was fine. He was three months old and plump. But one day he accidentally got hit on the head and broke it. The wound wasn't big, but the blood kept flowing and couldn't be stopped no matter what we did."

"Quack quack..."

"The imperial physician has gone to check, and Lord Cheng'en has also invited a miracle doctor from outside. After checking, it was found that it was a blood disease. The wound will never heal. If you want to stop the bleeding, you must use a branding iron..."

The Queen Mother uttered a "quack" and her eyes rolled up again.

Seeing her mouth twitching, Emperor Hui said sadly, "Mother, the miracle doctor said that if she gets this disease, the child will basically not be saved. Tell me, if this is not a punishment from heaven, what else can it be?"

Heaven's punishment? Why didn't Heaven punish King Qi or King Jin? Why did Heaven punish the crown prince?

"But mother, don't feel too bad. I still have ten sons and grandsons, and I can make them emperors. Our Daqian dynasty will definitely be passed down. Besides, I am still strong, so I can rule the country for another thirty years without any problem."

His Majesty held the Buddhist beads in his hand and spoke with a firm tone.

The Queen Mother of Wei made a "quack" sound, breathing in less and out more.

Prince Qi was in a coma for seven days and suffered great brain damage. After waking up, he not only did not recognize anyone, but also spoke like a three-year-old child.

On the tenth day of the twelfth lunar month, the cloud board in the capital was struck. Everyone hurried to ask and found out that Princess Qi was assassinated and seriously injured. She died after ten days.

On the twenty-ninth day of the twelfth lunar month, the sound of funeral bells was heard again in the palace.

Lord Cheng'en was so frightened that he didn't even put on his shoes. He ran to the yard, counted the cloud boards, and sat down in a snow pit.

The Queen Mother is dead!

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