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As the day of the emperor's wedding approached, the empress dowager's mood became worse and worse. She could not eat or sleep well, and suddenly fell ill.
"Empress dowager, you have to think about your health. Don't worry too much." Yao Ye fed the empress dowager medicine and comforted her in a low voice. No one wanted the empress dowager to live a long life more than Yao Ye. Only when the empress dowager was alive could she have someone to rely on in the palace.
"There's no point in me living anymore. His Majesty hasn't married Lu Yaoyao into the palace yet, but he's already devoted to her. When she enters the palace in the future, I won't even have a place to stand." The empress dowager couldn't remember the past when she and Ye Zhen were like mother and daughter. She only felt that she would have no status in the palace in the future.
Yao Ye persuaded softly, "How can that be? You are the emperor's mother. His Majesty is the most filial person. How can he let others bully you?"
The empress dowager sighed and gently pushed Yao Ye's hand away. "Does he still remember that I am his mother? I think he's only thinking about that Lu Yaoyao now. "
"It's not easy for you to protect the emperor and the little prince to grow up. The emperor will certainly remember it. Empress dowager, don't think too much. Take good care of your illness first, or it will be someone else in the future." Yao Ye said in a low voice.
"You are right. I can't fall ill. Otherwise, no one in the palace will be able to suppress Lu Yaoyao in the future. If she wants to avenge the Ye family and hurt the emperor, no one can find out." The empress dowager's expression froze. She took the medicine in Yao Ye's hand and drank it in one gulp.
A smile flashed in Yao Ye's eyes. "Empress dowager is wise."
The Empress Dowager snorted coldly. "I heard that even Ye Chunnan has returned. I really regret it. If I had known that they would be so useful in Dongqing after I saved them, I wouldn't have saved them no matter what. Sigh."
"You didn't know that Ye Yiqing had a daughter raised in the Lu family at that time, and you didn't expect the emperor to …" Yao Ye stopped talking.
"I have always wondered. The emperor hated Ye Zhen to the bone. Why does he like Lu Yaoyao so much now? Although he posthumously conferred Ye Zhen the title of empress, I know that the knot between him and Ye Zhen is inextricable. "The Empress Dowager was puzzled.
Shao Ye asked curiously, "Did the Emperor really hate the late Empress that much?"
"On the day of the wedding, the emperor refused to sleep with Ye Zhen and left the capital the next day." The empress dowager snorted coldly.
"But His Majesty treats Lu Yaoyao extremely well. In the past, this servant thought that His Majesty liked Lu Yaoyao because of the late Empress." "This servant also heard that before Lu Yaoyao returned to the capital, His Majesty doted on Imperial Consort Lu the most …"
The Empress Dowager frowned, "Speaking of this matter, aijia also feels that there is something fishy about it. At the start, the Emperor didn't like Lu Yaoyao. If it wasn't for aijia's protection, how could she have been conferred the title of Princess? At that time, aijia also asked her if she was willing to enter the palace. She even swore that she only liked life outside the palace. Hmph, looks like she lied to aijia. At that time, she said that she didn't want to enter the palace, but that was because she hadn't moved the Emperor's heart.
"Empress Dowager, no matter what, that is a thing of the past. This servant only hopes that you can be healthy and live a long life. Don't come to you for other troubles." Yao Ye said with a smile.
"You are such a good child!" The Empress Dowager looked at Yao Ye lovingly. "If the emperor wasn't bewitched, he would surely know how good you are."
Yao Ye bowed her head shyly. "This servant has now been reborn. I don't want to think about the past anymore. As long as I can serve the Empress Dowager, that is the greatest satisfaction in my life."
The Empress Dowager shook her head and sighed. "Ai Jia knows how good you are. In the future, the emperor will also know."
"This servant doesn't dare to think about anything else now. Empress Dowager, you saved this servant and let this servant serve you. This servant is already satisfied," Yao Ye said in a low voice.
"Ai …" The Empress Dowager sighed again and held her hand in her own. "Ai Jia understands your pain."
At this time, a palace maid reported from outside, "Empress Dowager, the old wang fei of the Junwang Fu has sent a sign and requests an audience."
The Empress Dowager frowned. For a moment, she didn't remember who the wang fei of the Junwang Fu was. After thinking for a long time, she remembered. "She's from the Junwang Family of Chu Yang, the second wang fei? Why did she enter the palace to see Ai Jia? "
Yao Ye said, "It seems that she wants to show her sincerity in front of you. If you don't want to see her, this servant will send her away."
"It's rare that someone still remembers Ai Jia. Let her come in," the Empress Dowager said lightly.
The palace maid went to lead the second wang fei, He shi, into the Palace of Compassionate and Peaceful.
The second wang fei came from a small family. Even though she had married into the wang fu, with Zhao Yang suppressing her, she hadn't seen much of the world. Furthermore, she didn't have any children. As a widow, she rarely went to the palace to pay her respects.
She walked in trembling and knelt in front of the Empress Dowager. "This subject greets the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager be blessed."
"You may rise." The Empress Dowager leaned back on the large pillow and glanced at the second wang fei. "What did you come to the palace for today?"
"Empress Dowager, this subject has come to ask the Empress Dowager to make a decision." The second wang fei didn't get up and cried with a face full of grievance.
The Empress Dowager was slightly surprised by this. "What grievance did you suffer that requires Ai Jia to make a decision for you?"
The second wang fei wiped her tears and said, "Your Highness, this subject has been abiding by the ways of a woman all these years. I don't think there's anything to be ashamed of. These few days, Zhao Yang came back. This subject wanted to bring her back to the junwang fu, but she said that she had cut off all ties with the junwang fu a long time ago. This subject felt that as a widow, it wasn't appropriate for her to live outside.
"Zhao Yang came back?" The Empress Dowager asked in surprise. She didn't know about this. "What did you just say? Zhao Yang was widowed?"
The second wang fei was stunned. "Empress Dowager doesn't know?"
Displeasure flashed across the Empress Dowager's face. "Didn't Zhao Yang go to the Beiming Kingdom to reconcile? Since she came back as a widow, she should be in the Beiming Kingdom. Why did she come back? Even if she came back, she shouldn't be living outside. What's going on? "
"This subject didn't know what happened before. I only found out later that she … actually came back with Lord Ye." The second wang fei looked embarrassed to speak.
"Which Lord Ye are you talking about?" The Empress Dowager asked in surprise.
"It's Ye Yiqing! The Prime Minister of Dongqing, "the second wang fei said through gritted teeth. She felt relieved after saying it.
The Empress Dowager sat up straight in shock. "What? Why is Zhao Yang with Ye Yiqing? "
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