Pampering the outside room alone? I entered the East Palace to pass on the sick and weak prince

Chapter 318 Great Mourning

There were chaotic footsteps outside.

Then a bright yellow figure walked in. Emperor Renjing's hair was slightly wet, and water was still dripping from his shoulders.

He didn't care at all and walked forward quickly.

"Mother!"

The Queen Mother lay on the bed and didn't respond at all.

Emperor Renjing said eagerly: "Where is the imperial doctor? Why don't you go and see the Queen Mother!"

Several imperial doctors behind him hurried forward with medicine boxes.

But a cold voice was heard.

"No need."

Murong Heng put Queen Mother Jing'an's hand back into the quilt and tucked it gently, then slowly stood up and looked towards Emperor Renjing.

"The royal grandmother has gone."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Renjing's expression froze, and then he swayed and took a few empty steps back.

Wang Defu immediately supported him.

"Your Majesty...please express your condolences."

Emperor Renjing shook off his hand, ran to Queen Mother Jing'an's bed in a few steps, stretched out his trembling hand and probed behind her breath.

Then he let out a cry.

"Queen Mother...Queen Mother!"

Everyone in the hall knelt down one after another, not daring to express their anger.

In the entire hall, there was only the sad cry of Emperor Renjing.

After a while, a deep voice came from beside him.

"People cannot be resurrected after death, my father expresses my condolences."

Emperor Renjing raised his head and saw Murong Heng standing beside him. His face, which was always calm and clear, showed no excessive expression, but his eyes were slightly red, and he was obviously holding back his sadness.

"Heng'er..."

Emperor Renjing grabbed the hand of Queen Mother Jing'an, raised her mouth and said.

"How will you be here?"

He heard that the Queen Mother invited many concubines from the harem this afternoon. He thought that the Queen Mother Jing'an's health had improved, and after approving the memorial, he wanted to come over and visit.

As a result, on the way, I saw people from Jingkang Palace hurriedly looking for the imperial doctor, and then I found out that the Queen Mother's health suddenly took a turn for the worse at night.

Murong Heng said: "It was the Imperial Grandmother who called me over."

Emperor Renjing turned around and said, "What do I want from you?"

Although he looked sad, there was a glimmer of scrutiny deep in his eyes.

Murong Heng said.

"Before her death, the imperial grandmother missed her son. She felt regretful that she never found a true love in her life. She sincerely hoped that he and Ruoxi could grow old together in the future."

Upon hearing this, the sadness in Emperor Renjing's eyes instantly filled the air.

He stretched out his hand to caress Queen Mother Jing'an's face and sighed.

"The Queen Mother still can't let go of the late Emperor... She's already confused, why can't she let go?"

The late emperor never loved her and may not even remember her appearance.

But she kept that man in her heart for the rest of her life.

Murong Heng spoke slowly and continued.

"It is indeed a pity that the imperial grandmother never found true love in her life, but she said that she has a good son."

Hearing this, Emperor Renjing looked startled, and then his eyes became even redder.

As his biological mother, the Queen Mother Jing'an had a low status. He had been raised under the knees of Concubine Qi since he was seven years old.

After suffering all kinds of cold looks, she made all kinds of plans, and finally sat on the throne with trepidation. Only on the day she ascended the throne did she dare to defy all opinions and truly call her "Queen Mother".

Along the way, mother and son supported each other, which was quite difficult.

After so many years, only in front of the Queen Mother Jing'an could he truly let down his guard and be an ordinary son.

She was one of the few people in the world who truly loved him with all her heart.

Now it's gone.

And before she died, the person she missed most was not him.

Emperor Renjing closed his eyes slightly and was silent for a few seconds. When he opened them again, the sadness in his eyes was suppressed and they became much clearer.

he whispered.

"You all should go out, I want to be alone with the Queen Mother for a while."

Everyone left in response.

Murong Heng also turned and left.

Behind him, Emperor Renjing looked at Queen Mother Jing'an who was silent on the bed, his eyes filled with deep exhaustion and sorrow.

He reached out and gently held the hand of Queen Mother Jing'an. For a moment, he seemed to have aged much.

After a while, he murmured lowly.

"Mother, what do you want to say when you call him here alone..."

Murong Heng returned to the East Palace.

It was raining heavily outside. When he came back, there were still drops of water dripping from the picturesque eyebrows. Shen Ruoxi stepped forward and took a handkerchief to wipe the rain off his body.

"You are just sick and can't catch cold."

Then he told the palace people: "Go and get hot water for the prince to take a bath."

"Yes."

When the palace attendants left, Shen Ruoxi reached out to take off his clothes.

She asked as she took off her clothes.

"How is the Queen Mother? Isn't it bad enough to let you go now? I..."

Her wrist was suddenly grabbed by him, tightly.

Shen Ruoxi raised her eyes and met a pair of eyes with surging undercurrents.

Murong Heng pressed her hand tightly to his chest, as if he wanted to use her warmth to suppress the chill in his heart.

"Her Majesty said something to me tonight."

"What?"

Shen Ruoxi was keenly aware that something was wrong with his mood.

Murong Heng had always been a person who kept his emotions to himself, but now his eyes were dark, and he must have learned some news that shocked him.

Murong Heng was about to speak when he heard the dull sound of bells coming from the distance.

Three sounds.

It's the death knell.

Shen Ruoxi's heart tightened: "The Queen Mother is dead?"

Murong Heng nodded slightly.

At this time, the palace attendants came in, and Murong Heng ordered someone to put the barrel into the curtain of the inner hall, then took off his clothes and sat in.

As the warm water spread over his chest, a warmth surged through his body, and the chill that penetrated his heart and lungs gradually dissipated.

Shen Ruoxi walked over and whispered.

"What happened?"

Half of Murong Heng's delicate and extraordinary face was buried in the darkness, and his voice was low.

"The Queen Mother told me something intermittently. What she meant...the death of my mother was related to my father."

Hearing this, Shen Ruoxi's eyes flashed with shock, and then gradually calmed down.

"Could it be...that she is confused?"

"I will investigate this matter myself, but she should have been conscious at the time."

The hall was quiet for a moment, and the candlelight flickered, pulling the shadows of the two people.

Shen Ruoxi said softly.

"If this is true, what are you going to do?"

Murong Heng frowned, with a rare hint of fatigue in his eyes.

The last words of Queen Mother Jing'an before she died are still echoing in her ears - forgive your father, this was not his intention.

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The Queen Mother was mourned, and the entire royal family had to keep vigil for three days.

The concubines in the harem, headed by the queen, knelt down.

On the side were Murong Heng and Shen Ruoxi, as well as a group of princesses.

Emperor Renjing frowned: "Prince Rui hasn't come back yet?"

Wang Defu bowed.

"The news has arrived. Prince Rui should be on the way now. He should be hurrying back now."

Murong Yao went to the Jokhang Temple two days ago and said he wanted to pray for blessings. As a result, the Queen Mother suddenly died of illness, and Emperor Renjing immediately sent a message asking him to come back.

However, the Jokhang Temple is a long way away, so time will inevitably be lost.

Emperor Renjing looked a little cold.

"It's such a shame to go to the Jokhang Temple at this time, and now he's the only one missing!"

Su Liuer raised her head.

"Your Majesty, calm down. Prince Rui went to the Jokhang Temple to pray for the Queen Mother and the Emperor. His sincerity is rare. If nothing else happens, he will be back tomorrow, so it is not considered a delay."

"Ah."

Emperor Renjing responded lightly and stopped talking.