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The queen's illness collapsed to the world, and the phoenix soul returned to the west harem to grieve;

The cause of death was unknown, and the history of the court was buried.

Rong'er would never forget that day, or it could be said that the Emperor and even the entire imperial harem would never forget that day. This surprised everyone, but it was enough to make everyone panic.

The winter had yet to pass, and a cold wind was still blowing through the window into the house. The fire in the stove in the house was still burning, giving off traces of warmth. Rong'er looked at Xiaoqing, but didn't say anything for a long time.

"Xiaoqing, don't let anyone know about this." There was a look of bitterness and fear on her face. She didn't know why this was happening, she really didn't know.

"Mistress, Xiaoqing understands. You can't tell anyone, or we'll all lose our heads." Xiaoqing also said with a face full of fear.

Rong'er nodded with a heavy expression and said thoughtfully, "If this information is accurate, the empress is already dead? But why is there no sound from this palace at all? "

"Mistress, the news should be true. It was sent by the advisor, and it couldn't be fake. Right now, the empress is forbidden from entering and seeing others. Ordinary people can't enter the palace, but I don't know how they died, it was too sudden." Xiaoqing said softly, her voice trembling as her face paled.

Rong'er's face was also pale. Just what was going on?

Within the imperial palace, the empress dowager was sternly reprimanding the empress's attendant. "Is this how you serve your master?" A few court maids and eunuchs knelt on the ground, not daring to utter a single word. The empress dowager angrily shouted, "All of you, scram!"

The empress dowager's heart was filled with grief. Actually, she already felt that something was amiss, but … How could Dongzhu have such a fierce temper? How could she and the emperor take care of themselves? Thinking of this, the empress dowager could not help but scold Xuan Ye who sat at the side without saying a word. She said sorrowfully and sternly, "I knew that something would happen to him! Your love of Rong'er, your neglect of the empress, will inevitably get into trouble! "

"Royal Grandmother …" When the advisory board had told her that the empress had hanged herself in the morning, he had been too shocked. He hadn't thought that what she had said was the truth. He had thought that she was just making a ruckus. He had never thought of crippling her, nor had he ever thought of forcing her to her death. He had never thought of forcing her to her death.

"Your Majesty, the empress was forced to death by you. How big of a joke is this for the people of the world to hear? The Emperor of Great Qing forced his own Queen to her death! " The more she thought about it, the more sorrowful the empress dowager became. Her eyes actually reddened as tears welled up in them.

"Royal Grandmother, your grandson was wrong. Your grandson is too conceited. I'm sorry to the Newcome family." He really didn't expect it to be like this.

"Someone, come!" The empress dowager shook her head helplessly at her grandson and called out to the door, "This servant is here." Cao Zhong walked in.

"Send word that the empress has caught smallpox!" No one in the palace is allowed to go near Kun Ning Palace. " The empress dowager ordered softly.

"Grandmother?" Xuan Ye looked at his Royal Grandmother in confusion.

The empress dowager gave a pained snort. "Don't tell me those who died of illness hanged themselves, did they? We, the empress of the Great Qing Dynasty, hanged ourselves. Are you trying to make the world laugh at you? Are you a tyrant? "

He lowered his head and stopped talking. It wasn't that he didn't know how to deal with this, it was just that his heart hurt too much, he wasn't a heartless person. He had been in the palace for twelve years, and although he didn't like her very much, he didn't want her to leave him in this way.

His grandson had already become the mighty emperor in recent years, and he had his own way of thinking regarding matters of the emperor. Seeing that the south was about to be pacified and the will of the king was about to be fulfilled, such a thing should be a huge blow to him. She felt sorry for her grandson and softly said, "Your majesty, in three days, announce the death of the empress.

Xuan Ye's eyes were also red as he choked and asked: "Royal Grandmother, this grandson really doesn't understand. All these years, Dongzhu's Imperial Concubine's performance was indeed not bad. Why did she become so willful after being sealed?"

The empress dowager frowned slightly. After a long while, she smiled bitterly and said, "Perhaps the higher one reaches, the more one will think about it. Alright, your majesty, that's all. Let's talk after the empress funeral is over." As she spoke, Aunt Su supported the empress dowager out of the palace.

Xuan Ye also sat up, feeling a little dizzy. He almost fell back into his seat; the consultant hurried forward to support him, and Xuan Ye slowly walked into the East Warming Pavilion. The empress's corpse lay on the bed, and Xuan Ye saw the tears rolling down Dong Zhu's face.