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"Imperial Concubine in heaven, this commoner will kowtow to you.

This commoner heard the rumors and was convinced that the Imperial Concubine was the fiendish Demon Concubine. However, upon learning that the Empress had gone to the river to rescue the calamity regardless of her own safety, this commoner was momentarily in a state of chaos and did not know which one of the two was the real Empress.

If one were to say that in order to fight for the throne, the Empress took too many risks. This commoner had considered several times whether to hand over the Tiger Tally or not, but it was difficult to make up his mind. Today, upon seeing her beauty, she was suddenly enlightened. The Empress would definitely not be a person of importance in the future. She could only hope that the Empress would put the people first and not do anything that would bring disaster to the nation.

This humble one will always remember this bow of the Empress when she condescends on your behalf. In the future, this humble one will not hesitate if there is a place where this humble one can use this humble one. "

With just a few short sentences, Leng Qiyue felt upset. Although she didn't go to Lijiang to save the disaster, there was still something to be said. He definitely wouldn't do something that would bring disaster upon a nation. However, he couldn't just ignore the attacks of others!

Looking at the last paragraph of the letter, he said that if he needed his words, he would die for sure. However, he did not say that he was loyal to the Emperor. But a general returning to his homeland, what else could he use? Forget it, I can't figure it out, and I don't want to think about it too much.

The former empress's residence was rather far, only four hours away from the imperial compound. It was dark when they arrived at the mountain resort, with its closed gates and guards on either side.

Han Liu stepped forward. "The Imperial Concubine requests an audience with the former Empress Dowager."

The guard hesitated for a moment before deciding to report in.

A moment later, the guard came out and knelt. "Reporting to esteemed imperial concubine, master has already fallen asleep. It's not convenient to see guests."

She said, "I have a letter that the late emperor wrote to her. I have come here today to deliver the letter, and since your master does not wish to see it, then I will return."

"Imperial Concubine, please hold on. When my master heard that the imperial concubine had arrived, he immediately stood up. "Imperial Concubine, please follow this servant inside." A woman around the age of thirty walked out quickly and greeted him.

Leng Qiyue did not believe her words. This woman must have come out with that guard, and only showed her face after hearing that she had the late emperor's letter in her hands. Presumably, the former empress wasn't a good person to deal with, so she had to be careful.

When the woman passed by the guard, she scolded him, "You only reported that the Empress was sleeping soundly and didn't hear anything. Thankfully, I summoned the Empress. Otherwise, how are you to punish the Imperial Concubine for neglecting her?"

Leng Qiyue coldly swept a glance. She had heard too many noble words, so she could do whatever she wanted. There was no benefit in pointing them out.

The mountain resort had many corridors, and lanterns hung from the beams to keep the road clear.

The three of them walked around until they arrived at a place called Tranquil Heart Garden.

After entering the room, he saw a dignified and graceful woman sitting on top. Leng Qiyue took a few steps forward and knelt down to pay her respects. "Chenqie, Leng Qiyue greets the Empress." Actually, Leng Qiyue didn't know how to address the former empress. She could call her the empress dowager, but she didn't have the qualifications. She couldn't even call her 'grand imperial concubine', so she could only call her 'empress'.

The woman gave a gentle smile. "Enough. I'm not some empress or empress dowager. Actually, they're all empty names. Just call me Elder Sister Qing."

Leng Qiyue did not stand on ceremony as she greeted him sweetly, "Sister Qing."

The former Queen nodded and said, "Sister, take a seat. Rui Er and I live in seclusion, so we don't want to cause trouble. "Rui'er is the late emperor's only blood and bone. I don't hope for him to have any future, I only hope that he can grow up safe and sound."

The moment she opened her mouth, she immediately expressed her thoughts. It seemed like she was afraid that Dongfang Haotian would go back on his word and kill them.

Leng Qiyue smiled and said, "Elder sister, don't worry. The emperor has great respect for his elder sister. He won't go back on his promise. My sister came today unintentionally to receive Emperor Xian's letter, so she hurried over to give it to elder sister. " With that, she took out the letter she had been keeping hidden in her clothes and handed it to the former Empress.

Although the former empress had a smile on her face and looked calm, her hands were trembling, revealing the excitement in her heart.

She checked that the paint was undamaged and nodded in satisfaction at Leng Qiyue. Then, she tore open the envelope and took out a piece of paper to read.

Leng Qiyue lowered her head to drink her tea, not investigating the contents of that letter. If she wanted to show it to him, she would definitely show it to him.

After reading the letter, the former empress's tears fell like rain. She tried her best to control her emotions, and after calming down a little, she said, "I know he loves me. I know he always wanted to be a good emperor …" She placed the letter on the table and pushed it towards Leng Qiyue.

With approval, Leng Qiyue picked up the letter...

"Qing Er, I have always been guilty towards you. You actually took poison to protect my life and killed yourself. Fortunately, you are still alive, and so are the children. If you die that day, I will go with you.

Although Rui'er is blind, he is me and your child. I really want to hug him and kiss him, but I can't. All I can do is drink and spend time together, because that is the only way to save your lives.

I have moved away the treasury's silver and left it for you two to live with. I wonder how the new emperor will treat you two and your son. Take the silver and run for your lives.

Qing'er, do you remember the first time we met? The silver was there.

Qing'er, if there is an afterlife, would you still be willing to marry me?

Qing'er, I'll be waiting for you in the next life.

Qing'er, take care of yourself.

"Qing'er, Qing'er, Qing'er …"

Leng Qiyue was moved by the late emperor's camaraderie. She wiped away her tears and said, "The late Emperor really does have a deep affection for my sister."

The former empress smiled wryly. "I always knew that he had his difficulties. These were all caused by the empress dowager's transformation. "Her Majesty used to be gentle and kind to us all, but one day she suddenly changed. No one knows what happened to make her change her temperament."

Leng Qiyue thought for a moment and tentatively asked, "Has the empress dowager suddenly changed? She doesn't look like the same person from before at all?"

The ex-empress nodded. "That's right. Forget it, let's not talk about this anymore. Things have changed already, there's no point talking about it now."

Leng Qiyue was probing the former empress, and the former empress was probing Leng Qiyue as well. The two of them had their own thoughts, but didn't say anything about it.

Leng Qiyue decided to take a gamble. She was betting that the previous empress had more hatred for the empress dowager than she did for her family.

"Elder sister, there is a rumor in the palace. I wonder if elder sister has heard of it?"

The former empress smiled faintly, "Although I haven't returned to the palace for a long time, every time a loyal servant sends a gift, he would tell me some interesting stories about the palace. I wonder which one sister is talking about?"

Leng Qiyue stared into the eyes of the previous Empress and slowly said, "It's rumored in the palace that the empress dowager is not Jinyue, but rather her older sister, Jinzhu!"