That was Lu Wushuang! Ye Zhen would not mistake her. Even if this woman turned into ashes, she would still recognize her.
Mo Rongyi did not dare to look at Ye Zhen's eyes and whispered, "When I went to the palace, she was with my mother. I didn't let her follow me, but my mother … she didn't agree."
Ye Zhen's face darkened. The Empress Dowager used to hate Lu Wushuang. How could she let her stay with her?
"Also, sister-in-law, she doesn't seem to remember anything. She's like a fool." Mo Rongyi looked at Ye Zhen eagerly, as if he wanted to ask for forgiveness. "Everyone in the palace calls her a silly girl."
Fool? Has Lu Wushuang become a fool?
Ye Zhen frowned and looked at the woman on the stone steps. Lu Wushuang looked a lot older after being locked up in the Yuan Kingdom's palace for many years. However, the usual arrogance on her face had disappeared. She stood in the corner of the steps in a daze and timid manner, not even daring to look at them.
Based on her understanding of Lu Wushuang, even if she was in dire straits, she would not show such a timid look in front of her.
"Where is the Empress Dowager?" Ye Zhen looked at Lu Wushuang and put her matter aside for the time being. It was more important to see the Empress Dowager first.
"Inside." Mo Rongyi pointed to the room.
Ye Zhen looked back at Murong Ke.
Murong Ke nodded gently and walked into the room with Ye Zhen.
In Ye Zhen's impression, the Empress Dowager was dignified and elegant. Even in her old age, there was an air of nobility in her behavior. Her skin was still fair. However, the one lying on the bed now was an old woman with pale hair, sallow complexion, and wrinkles. If it weren't for the brocade dress she wore, Ye Zhen could hardly recognize this person as the Empress Dowager.
She had changed too much!
"The Empress Dowager …" Ye Zhen looked at Mo Rongyi in surprise.
"When I saw my mother, she was like this." Mo Rongyi's eyes flashed with a touch of guilt. If they had not ignored the Empress Dowager all these years, she might not have become so ill.
Ye Zhen took a few steps forward and saw the Empress Dowager's appearance more clearly.
Not only had the Empress Dowager aged a lot, but even the corners of her mouth were crooked to one side. She looked like she was suffering from dementia.
"You …" When the Empress Dowager heard the footsteps, her eyes snapped open and she saw Ye Zhen standing beside the bed. After a while, she finally recognized who it was. Her expression suddenly became excited. She crooked her mouth and babbled, "Lu … Lu Yaoyao …"
"Empress Dowager, what do you think?" Ye Zhen asked in a low voice. Seeing that the Empress Dowager had become what she was today, she suddenly felt that all the previous grievances were no longer necessary.
"Ah, go … ah …" The Empress Dowager stuttered as if she didn't want to see Ye Zhen.
Mo Rongyi hurriedly walked over and held the Empress Dowager's hand, "Imperial Mother, Sister-in-law's medical skills are very good, don't you know that? Maybe she can cure your illness. "
It was unknown whether it was because of Mo Rongyi or his words, but the Empress Dowager was indeed not as agitated as before.
"Shuang … Shuang 'er!" The Empress Dowager looked out the door. She was looking for Lu Wushuang.
Lu Wushuang, who had been waiting outside, ran in with her head down. "Empress Dowager, are you looking for me?"
The Empress Dowager took Lu Wushuang's hand and stared at Ye Zhen. No one knew what she was saying.
Others couldn't understand the Empress Dowager's words, but Ye Zhen did. Her eyes darkened slightly. How did the Empress Dowager think of her as Ye Zhen? She couldn't possibly know.
"Imperial Mother, what are you trying to say?" Mo Rongyi asked gently.
"She is Ye Zhen, not Lu Yaoyao! She is a ghost!" The Empress Dowager called out, but the corners of her mouth were crooked so much that she couldn't even pronounce her words clearly. Her words were basically indistinct.
Mo Rongyi could not hear a word clearly. "Imperial Mother, please take a rest first. Don't get excited."
Ye Zhen frowned. She was sure that the Empress Dowager's illness was not an act, but how did the Empress Dowager know that she was Ye Zhen? Did someone gossip in front of her before?
The Empress Dowager did not listen to Mo Rongyi's words at all. She pointed at Ye Zhen and kept shouting.
"Yi, what is the Empress Dowager saying?" Zhao Ning stepped forward and asked Mo Rongyi in a low voice.
"I don't know." Mo Rongyi shook his head. The Empress Dowager's words were vague, and he did not hear what she was saying at all.
Ye Zhen looked up at Lu Wushuang, then turned to look at Murong Ke.
Murong Ke's face was gloomy and silent. Like Ye Zhen, he understood what the Empress Dowager was saying.
"Yi, since the Empress Dowager refuses to let me approach, I will go out first." Ye Zhen whispered to Mo Rongyi.
"Sister-in-law, then Imperial Mother's illness …" Mo Rongyi looked at the Empress Dowager worriedly.
"When the Empress Dowager falls asleep, I will come again."
Mo Rongyi nodded gently and personally sent Ye Zhen out of the room. "Sister-in-law, where is my brother?"
"He went out for a few days and hasn't come back yet." Ye Zhen said, "You can rest assured that when he comes back, I will explain to him. Don't forget, the Empress Dowager is also your brother's mother."
"Good." Mo Rongyi breathed a sigh of relief. In fact, as long as his sister-in-law didn't mind, his brother would certainly not be angry.
Ye Zhen glanced at him. "You go back and take care of the Empress Dowager first. Come to me when she falls asleep. Also, you have to keep an eye on Lu Wushuang before you find out what happened to her."
Mo Rongyi looked solemn. "Even if sister-in-law didn't tell me, I will do it."
"Go." Ye Zhen patted Mo Rongyi on the shoulder.
Murong Ke waited for Mo Rongyi to leave before looking back at Lei Bingfu.
Lei Bingfu tactfully walked away with Ford.
"Yao Yao, did you hear what the Empress Dowager said clearly?" Murong Ke asked in a low voice.
"I heard it." Ye Zhen nodded gently. "The Empress Dowager is now suffering from dementia, and she had seen … Ye Zhen in her early years. It is normal for her to mistake me for someone else."
Murong Ke was afraid that the Empress Dowager was not just mistaken. "Can you cure the Empress Dowager's illness?"
"It's hard to say. Dementia is not difficult to cure, but it is possible to improve." Ye Zhen said.
"The woman standing next to the Empress Dowager, have you seen her before?" Murong Ke asked.
"She is Lu Wushuang." Ye Zhen's expression sank slightly. "I locked her in the palace of Yuan Kingdom before. I don't know when she was released."
Murong Ke said coldly, "Why do you keep this person? Why don't you kill her?"
"Killing her is letting her off lightly." Ye Zhen said. Killing Lu Wushuang would dirty her hands. "Forget it. Let's find out why she went to the palace first."
"It is not a good thing for her to stay with the Empress Dowager."
Ye Zhen shook her head. "Look at her. It doesn't look like she is pretending. If she is really a fool, I want to know who made her a fool."
Murong Ke asked in a deep voice, "Do you want me to take the Empress Dowager back to the palace?"
"Forget it. Let the Empress Dowager stay here. With Yi here, her illness may recover faster." Ye Zhen said.
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