funbook-pk Chapter 318 Death Request
Chapter 318 Death Request
"Your Majesty, you are weak, and I do not want to argue with you."
"It's getting late. I'll return to the Yangxin Palace to handle government affairs."
The emperor said this and stood up to leave.
Before he even stepped out of the palace, he heard a cry of surprise coming from behind him.
"Master, what's wrong with you?"
When the emperor turned around, he saw dark red blood flowing from the empress dowager's mouth.
He strode forward and carried the empress dowager to the bedroom, not forgetting to give instructions.
"Su Peisheng, quickly get Zhang Wuwei over here."
Blood was coming out of the Empress Dowager's mouth, and the Emperor thought that he was vomiting blood because of his anger.
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager's health has been fluctuating. She started coughing up blood a few days ago. She was afraid you would worry, so she didn't let me go and call the imperial physician."
Sun Zhuxi explained with red eyes.
The Empress was in particularly bad condition today, so in order to meet the Emperor, she was specially asked to help her wash and dress.
"Zhuxi, I'm fine, you can go down first."
The Queen Mother weakly ordered.
"Your Majesty, my health has long been declining. When I was chanting for Little Fourteen, I suddenly saw myself competing with him for incense."
"It's not a good sign to compete with the deceased for incense."
"I had a premonition the moment I woke up this morning. I'm afraid I won't make it through this."
She clutched the emperor's clothes tightly with her skinny hands and explained with a wry smile.
"I just want to have a good meal with you."
"The most terrible thing in my life... cough cough cough..."
The emperor's eyes became hot. He paused and covered the empress dowager with a brocade quilt.
"Empress Dowager, please don't say unlucky words. Zhang Wuwei is a skilled doctor and will definitely be able to cure your illness."
"My body has long been at the end of its strength. You don't need to comfort me."
"It's just that I have a wish that has not been fulfilled, and I hope that the emperor can agree to it."
The emperor took a deep breath and calmed down the turmoil in his heart.
The Queen Mother turned out to be the same person he knew, and she actually used her own phoenix body to plot against him.
"You speak, I listen."
The emperor, sitting beside the bed, looked as if he was listening attentively.
"Your Majesty, if I don't make it, please bury Little Fourteen beside me."
As long as the dynasty does not fall, she will be worshipped by future generations forever, and Little Fourteen who follows her will also benefit.
"Empress Dowager, according to ancestral rules, you will be buried in Jingling Mausoleum after a hundred years to accompany the late emperor. How can a commoner like the Fourteenth Prince be qualified to be buried in the imperial mausoleum?"
The emperor refused without a second thought.
What the Queen Mother said is simply absurd.
There is indeed a precedent in history books of being buried next to one's parents, but the death of the fourteenth prince was really absurd, and such a person was not worthy of entering the imperial mausoleum.
"Empress Dowager, you are fully aware of the cause of the Fourteenth Prince's death. Aren't you afraid that the late Emperor, who can tolerate no grain of sand in his eyes, will come to trouble you?"
"Old Fourteen can enter your dream, but the late emperor may not be able to..."
Before the emperor could finish his words, the empress dowager vomited another large mouthful of blood.
"I know this request is indeed a bit unreasonable, so Your Majesty, can you agree to let me place your brother closer to me?"
Seeing that the empress dowager was about to vomit blood again, the emperor nodded helplessly.
"And Zhuxi has taken care of me for many years. I can't bear to see her suffer in her old age. You..."
"Empress Dowager, I understand what you mean. I will make arrangements for Aunt Zhuxi."
The emperor gently wiped the blood that the empress dowager vomited with a handkerchief, and he silently put the bloody handkerchief away.
"Empress Dowager, I once heard the imperial physician say that talking consumes your yang energy. You should take a good rest."
"Aunt Zhuxi, please take good care of the Queen Mother. I'm going to go out and see why Zhang Wuwei hasn't arrived yet."
The emperor was afraid that the empress dowager would say something unacceptable again, so he hurried out of the bedroom.
As soon as he walked out of the bedroom, the emperor's footsteps seemed particularly heavy.
The biting cold wind blew past, but he was unaware of it.
The Queen Mother vomited blood several times in succession, and this time she really couldn't hold on.
But at this time, she was still thinking about the burial place of the fourteenth prince, and it was really difficult for the emperor to swallow the anger in his heart.
At this time, Su Peisheng came out holding a cloak.
"Your Majesty, it's cold outside. Why don't you wait in the main hall?"
The emperor waved his hand and asked anxiously.
"Su Peisheng, why hasn't Zhang Wuwei come yet?"
"Your Majesty, Imperial Doctor Zhang should be on his way."
Su Peisheng answered cautiously, as he was well aware of the emperor's complicated mood at the moment.
The Empress Dowager hurt the Emperor deeply, but she also gave birth to him.
Su Peisheng grew up with the emperor, and he knows better than anyone how difficult it has been for his master along the way.
His biological mother disliked him, and his younger brother opposed him in every way, even supporting the Eighth Prince who was competing with the Emperor for the throne.
Su Peisheng, who felt sorry for his master, for a moment hoped that the Queen Mother would follow the Fourteenth Prince, so that she wouldn't have to poke his master's heart from time to time.
"Go and urge him to come here as soon as possible."
After the emperor gave his orders, he stared at the empress dowager's bedroom without saying a word.
Not long after, the sound of hurried footsteps interrupted the emperor's thoughts.
"Your Majesty..."
"Doctor Zhang, please excuse your formalities. Come with me and see the Empress Dowager."
As the emperor spoke, he threw a crumpled handkerchief into Zhang Wuwei's hand.
"This is the handkerchief that the Queen Mother vomited blood in. Please check it later."
The Queen Mother showed signs of a stroke, but the vomiting of blood was indeed too sudden.
Zhang Wuwei carefully put away the handkerchief, he understood what the emperor meant.
When he saw the empress dowager's face turn pale, he had a bad feeling in his heart.
Zhang Wuwei's nostrils twitched slightly, as if there was something mixed in with the strong smell of blood.
However, the most important thing right now is to take the Queen Mother's pulse, and other matters can be dealt with later.
He placed his hand on the Queen Mother's pulse and felt it carefully.
The Queen Mother's pulse showed that she...
Sun Zhuxi, who was always keeping an eye on Zhang Wuwei, did not miss the solemn look on his face.
She asked hurriedly, regardless of the emperor's presence.
"Doctor Zhang, how is the Empress Dowager?"
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother's condition..."
Zhang Wuwei hesitated to speak, as he didn't dare to say that unlucky word easily.
"Aunt Zhuxi, you stay and take care of the Queen Mother. Zhang Wuwei, please come out and talk."
The emperor had already understood something from Zhang Wuwei's expression.
"Your Majesty, I am incompetent. The Empress Dowager's pulse indicates that her internal organs have been severely damaged. Even a god cannot save her."
The emperor opened his mouth and spoke with difficulty.
"How much time does the Queen Mother have left?"
"Your Majesty, it will take no more than three days."
"I smelled something different in the Queen Mother's blood. Please allow me to investigate and try to alleviate the pain..."
"Go and get busy."
The emperor walked into the bedroom again with heavy steps. He gestured behind him, and Su Peisheng respectfully asked Sun Zhuxi to leave.
As the night deepened, the empress dowager who had fainted regained her consciousness. She gently poked the emperor who was lying on the edge of the bed, staring blankly into space.
"Fourth Brother, your fourteenth brother is here to pick me up..."