The queen of the last days became a maid and just wanted to lie down

In the palace, Liu Moyan entered the inner hall carrying the medicine.

The room was filled with the strong smell of medicinal herbs and the incense burning in the incense burner was quite choking.

Liu Moyan paused, then walked forward slowly. The hairpin on her head swayed slightly, but did not affect her dignified and elegant posture at all.

When she arrived in front of the dragon bed, Liu Moyan picked up the medicine in her hand.

In the white jade bowl, the black medicine exudes a strong bitter taste.

Liu Moyan called softly, "Your Majesty, it's time to take your medicine."

The emperor closed his eyes and ignored her. Seeing that her chest did not move, Liu Moyan's heart paused slightly. She stretched out a hand, gently put it close to his nose, and tried to feel his breathing.

Unexpectedly, as soon as her hand touched his nose, it was grabbed by the emperor.

Zhou Qi opened his eyes, his pair of red eyes staring at Liu Moyan.

Liu Moyan was not in a hurry and smiled charmingly at him, "Your Majesty has woken up and is feeling better. I will feed you the medicine."

Zhou Qi looked at Liu Moyan and rolled his eyes, as if the dragon carved on the dragon throne had unfocused eyes. After a while, those eyes seemed to finally be able to see things clearly. When he saw Moyan, he coughed twice. Liu Moyan put down the medicine bowl, helped him up, and put a pillow behind him.

The emperor looked directly at Liu Moyan, who let him look openly and said with a sweet smile, "What are you looking at, Your Majesty? But what's wrong with me?"

Zhou Qi raised his hand to touch her cheek. Liu Moyan's skin was white and smooth, and the faint smell of powder on her body formed a sharp contrast with the smell of elixir in the palace.

Her neck was white and there was a faint scar on her beautiful collarbone, which was left when Zhou Qi favored her.

The scar made Zhou Qi's throat roll slightly, giving rise to many desires. Suddenly, he pushed Liu Moyan onto the bed and tore off her clothes.

Liu Moyan was still smiling, responding to his actions and letting him indulge himself on her.

The eunuch who was serving heard the noise in the room and immediately stopped, drove everyone out and closed the door.

The attendant wrote in the notes the year, month, and day, and the place where the emperor favored the empress.

About an hour later, a sound was heard from the room. The emperor had fallen asleep. The queen asked the eunuchs to boil the medicine again and make sure that His Majesty drank it himself.

Then, with the help of palace maids, she got on the phoenix chariot and returned to her own Wutong Palace.

After returning to the palace, she ordered the palace maid to boil water so that she could take a bath and change her clothes.

Sitting in the huge bathtub, Liu Moyan scrubbed her body over and over again.

The maid beside her was cautious and hesitated to speak, "Madam, if you wash any more, it will hurt your skin."

Liu Moyan only glanced at her and said, "A Luo, have you arranged everything for leaving the palace tomorrow?"

Ah Luo nodded, "Everything has been arranged according to your wishes. You can leave the palace tomorrow."

She hesitated to speak, as if she had something to say, and Liu Moyan asked her to speak directly.

Ah Luo then said, "I am worried. Your Majesty, I don't know how long your health can last. Now that Your Majesty has no children, what will happen if things continue like this?"

She was worried about the Queen, wondering who would inherit the Great Zhou after Her Majesty's death.

If that day really comes, we must adopt a son from the side branch of the clan.

When that time comes, the queen must make plans early and choose a child she can control.

In recent years, as the emperor's health has been failing, ministers have been discussing this matter.

There were also some brave ones who begged the empress dowager for help, or even brought their children with them to please her, hoping that the empress dowager would like the child and adopt her. Then they would be able to make a big leap forward and soar to the sky.

But this obviously angered the emperor. After the emperor learned the news, several children who came to visit the empress dowager fell ill inexplicably, and two of them died soon after.

Those who were ready to make a move did not dare to mention the matter. Empress Dowager Wu also suddenly fell ill and stayed in the palace to recuperate, not coming out.

Only then did everyone realize that although the emperor was ill, he would never allow anyone to challenge his authority.

The situation in the palace is complicated, and the ministers are at a loss as to what to do. Is His Majesty capable or not?

So there are rumors in the court that even though the Queen is behind the government, she is actually just a puppet of His Majesty, and His Majesty has the final say on court affairs.

Liu Moyan smiled and said nothing, only asking her to make arrangements for her to leave the palace the next day.

On the second day, the queen went out in a simple carriage, and there was no queen's phoenix sedan chair on display.

She set out for Tai'an Temple with seven or eight servants and a dozen guards.

Tai'an Temple is not welcoming guests today.

Everyone was gathered at the foot of the mountain until Liu Moyan's carriage entered the Taoist temple.

The door of the Taoist temple was closed and guards were standing outside the door, so no one was allowed to enter.

Madam Liu was reciting sutras when Nanny Qin came and said that the Queen had arrived. Madam Liu then opened her eyes, stood up, and walked outside to greet her daughter.

When Liu Moyan saw her mother, she was slightly excited and hurried forward to support Madam Liu. "Why did you come out in person, mother? It's windy outside, don't catch a cold."

Madam Liu glanced at the person behind her, nodded lightly, and wanted to kneel down to salute, but was stopped by Liu Moyan.

She dismissed her attendants and followed her mother into the main hall. Inside the hall, the Taoist priests were already preparing to chant sutras and perform rituals for Liu Qingwan.

Liu Moyan followed her mother throughout the whole process, knelt in front of Liu Qingwan's spirit tablet, kowtowed to her three times, and then lit a stick of incense for Liu Qingwan.

For two whole hours, she knelt like this, chanting with the Taoists.

After the ritual was completed, Liu Moyan's knees were numb from kneeling. A Luo, who was serving her, hurried over and helped her up.

"Mother, are you okay?"

Liu Moyan shook her head and went to see Madam Liu, "Is mother okay?"

Nanny Qin supported Madam Liu, and the mother and daughter sat down in the side room. Servants immediately brought tea and cakes over.

After all this was done, the servants left, leaving only the mother and daughter in the room. Liu Moyan looked at her mother and said, "I haven't seen you for a few months. Mother seems to be looking better."

Madam Liu raised her eyes to look at her little daughter: "How is your Majesty's health?"

Liu Moyan smiled and said, "Why do you ask this, mother? Your Majesty is in excellent health."

Madam Liu looked up at her and snorted, "What lies are you telling me? Isn't your handiwork behind his current appearance?"

Liu Moyan glanced at her and took a sip of tea. "Mother, be careful what you say. That's His Majesty."

"I can't control others, but I can always persuade you. Your sister is dead, and I don't want you to... I don't want to see another old person send off a young person."

Liu Moyan smiled when she heard this and said, "What nonsense are you talking about, mother? Isn't my daughter fine now?"

"Well? You really don't know what kind of lunatic he is. If he's alive, you still have a chance to survive. If he's dead, he'll definitely take you with him to be buried with him."