After Huanbi was reborn, she became the prince's favorite

The emperor knew everything in his mind. He hoped to hear some impartial words from the empress dowager, but he didn't expect that the empress dowager still cared so much about Longkodo. Even if these words were spoken, it might alienate the mother and son.

"My son is upright and honest, so why should I be afraid of what others say? Is the Empress Dowager saying this for her son's sake, or is she reluctant to let go of Longkodo?"

"Emperor, do you know what you are saying?" The Queen Mother was obviously furious.

The emperor shook his head. "If the Empress Dowager is willing to say something fair today, I might think that my mother loves me. But Empress Dowager, you can't let my father down and make my son suffer at the same time!"

The queen mother's eyelashes and lips trembled. She wanted to sit up, but she didn't have much strength. "You...what do you mean by that?"

"When I was a child, I saw the Empress Dowager and Longkodo hugging each other. The Empress Dowager thought that I was young and had forgotten everything. But that was a betrayal to the Emperor and me. I will never forget it in my life!"

The Queen Mother suddenly lost her confidence and slammed her hands heavily on the bed.

Veins popped up on the emperor's forehead, but his eyes became very gentle, "Madam, please take good care of yourself. I still have something to ask for your help."

It was a hot summer day and the empress dowager's health had finally improved a little. Zhang Tingyu and Zhen Yuandao had already ordered people to surround Longkodo's mansion.

On this day, the emperor ordered Longkodo to enter the palace.

Zhuxi walked in, "Queen Mother, everything is ready, Lord Longkodo has arrived."

The Queen Mother slowly stood up, feeling a violent churning in her body, with an indescribable bitterness and helplessness in her heart, "Let's go!"

"Queen, you really want to..."

The Queen Mother held her hand and shook her head as they walked, "If I don't do it, the Emperor will send someone else."

Longkodo had already expected that today might be the day of his death, but he never expected that the emperor would let the empress dowager come to see him off in person. The moment the door opened, their eyes met in silence.

"Why, I haven't seen you for a long time, don't you recognize me?" The Queen Mother walked around to the table and sat down, pouring him a glass of wine, "This is your favorite Bamboo Leaf Green. I made a few of your favorite dishes, have a try!"

Longkodo stared at the glass of wine, tears welling up in his eyes. "I never thought I would be able to see the Queen Mother again today, and eat the food you cooked and the wine you poured."

"Yes, I didn't expect that. I heard from the emperor that the people in the Dali Temple have verified all the evidence of your crimes over the years. Have you confessed everything you should?"

Longkodo picked up a mouthful of food and put it into his mouth, swallowing it without chewing it for a few times. "Your Majesty is so smart, how can I not recruit him?"

The Queen Mother pushed the wine glass forward and said, "Don't just eat the food, have a drink!"

Longkodo raised the wine glass and looked at it for a while, then suddenly laughed, "Queen Mother, I have never been able to let you down in this life!" After saying that, he tilted his head back and poured the wine into his stomach.

After a while, the poison took effect. Longkodo struggled twice, his eyes widened, and finally fell on the table.

The Queen Mother reached out to feel his breath, but found that he had completely stopped breathing. She closed her eyes and a tear as big as a bean fell down her cheeks.

She slowly stood up, stretched out her hands to close Longkodo's eyes, and said lightly: "You are sorry for me. You deliberately let me wear the lake blue clothes that the late emperor liked the most to participate in the selection in order to help your sister, Empress Xiaoyiren. I have hated you for most of my life.

I personally sent you away today. I had no choice. First of all, I am the Empress Dowager of the Qing Dynasty, the biological mother of the Emperor, and also your childhood sweetheart. Today, you drank the wine I personally brought to you, and we are even. In the afterlife, neither you nor I should blame each other anymore!"

From that day on, the empress dowager fell ill and could not get up. No matter who came to visit her, they would not pay any attention to her. The imperial physician prescribed many medicines, but she took them one after another, but her illness did not get better. Only the emperor knew that the empress dowager was suffering from a mental illness, and the empress dowager's behavior showed that she was angry with him.

The emperor went to Shoukang Palace several times and said everything he needed to say, but the empress dowager remained the same.

The weather was getting hotter and hotter. In previous years, people would go to the Old Summer Palace to escape the heat at this time of year. However, this year, the Emperor, citing the ill health of the Empress Dowager, no longer took the concubines to escape the heat. He just added two more basins of ice cubes to each palace every day.

That day, Zhen Huan came to the Palace of Tranquil Longevity and chatted with the Emperor from time to time.

"Oh, Huanhuan, when we were in Penglai Island, I said I would arrange a marriage between Old Seventeen and your maid Huanbi. Now that Longkodo's matter has been resolved, it's time to reveal Huanbi's identity."

Zhen Huan felt a little scared. She looked at Huanbi in confusion, then at the Emperor. Could it be that the Emperor already knew that Huanbi was his father's daughter?

She bowed, touched her earrings, and asked with a casual smile, "What is Huanbi's identity? Your Majesty's words... I don't understand."

"Why, didn't you tell your young mistress?" The emperor's eyes were a little sharp.

Huanbi knelt on the ground and replied, "Your Majesty, when I was young, my mother told me my true identity, but I had no evidence and didn't know if the situation could be resolved, so I kept it to myself and didn't dare to tell anyone.

My young mistress has always loved me very much. I wanted to tell her a few times, but I was afraid that she would worry and hurt me, so I never told her."

Zhen Huan looked confused, opened her eyes wide and asked her: "Huanbi, what's going on?"

The emperor came over and smiled, holding her hand, and pressed her down on the seat and said, "It's no wonder that you care about the people around you. Huanbi is really a loyal servant. Speaking of this matter, it is related to Longkodo. It was only after Longkodo got down to work that I found out. Please sit down and listen to me slowly."

Zhen Huan took a deep breath, thinking that Huanbi always had her own ideas, and she didn't tell her because she was afraid that she would worry, and she couldn't have any other thoughts.

The emperor explained in a few words how Longkodo had murdered the Bi family. Zhen Huan was shocked, "Huanbi, why have you never told me about such a big thing?"

"Look at you now, what else can you be but worried? In my opinion, Huanbi is right in not wanting to tell you."

Zhen Huan pretended to be angry and turned away, ignoring the emperor, muttering softly, "The emperor actually hid this from me, humph!"

The emperor had no choice but to walk around to her, his hand gently touching her soft cheek, "Now Huanbi's identity is clear. She is no longer just your maid, nor is she the descendant of a criminal. She is the granddaughter of the Bi clan of the Baiyi people. In this way, her marriage with Yunli will be a match."

Zhen Huan stood up and took Huanbi's hand, then bowed to the emperor and said, "Your Majesty has considered the marriage of the Seventeenth Master so carefully. As a member of her family, I should also consider Huanbi."

The emperor flipped through the things in his hand, said "hmm" casually, and asked her to continue.