The Queen Doesn't Want to Die
Chapters 261. The Emperor's Heart
The news of the Queen Mother's death has spread throughout the Palace. Queen Zhu and the concubines had also come dressed in all-white clothes and without using the usual thick makeup. Tears seemed to flow from their eyes. Whether it's just pretending or they're really sad, no one knows. Clearly, when they came to the temoat palace of Suri's mother exhaling her last breath, their appearance looked sad. I want to be a good daughter-in-law.
Concubine Qiao was still there even though she had been taken out and forced to kneel in front of the Chamber. His messy appearance as well as his very clear voice became the center of attention of everyone who came. When someone came, Consort Qiao would say a few sentences to provoke the person. But until now, no one will respond. They considered Consort Qiao like a madman whose words were not worth listening to.
"Hei Consort Su! Why are you crying so sad here huh? Go there and ask to be comforted by His Majesty. Aren't you His Majesty's mistress. Come there and Your Majesty will gladly comfort you. I'm...." Concubine Qiao said as she looked at concubine Su who came with a flushed face and her puffy eyes.
But not yet finished what Consort Qiao said, a powerful slap sound rang out.
Plaac!
"Shut up!" A senior servant aunt slapped Concubine Qiao hard. Actually this slap was not the first time the concubine had received a slap from the servant's aunt. Every time he spewed out his nonsense, the servant aunt would immediately silence him with a slap and force him to kneel again in front of the room, yet Consort Qiao would still repeat it over and over again.
"Quick kneel!" The senior servant's aunt pressed down on concubine Qiao's body violently forcing her to kneel. Concubine Qiao had no other choice but to be forced to accept it.
Consort Su did not respond like some of the other concubines who had already come. He just glanced at her. But his glance was clearly very different from the other concubines. The Queen Mother was the aunt of concubine Su who had naturally been close to her since she was young. Especially since he entered the palace and became the concubine of the Emperor, he was getting closer to his mother-in-law and aunt. In the Harem, only he was directly closest to the Queen Mother. Seeing the killer from a loved one, naturally made Consort Su very angry. But in honor of Suri's mother, he just kept quiet and restrained himself.
Concubine Su passed. Queen Zhu came shortly. Even the Queen did not escape from Consort Qiao's words. Concubine Qiao again spat out her scathing words to provoke everyone she saw.
"Why let him be noisy in here huh?" Queen Zhu was very upset to hear concubine Qiao's nonsense. For many years, even though these concubines would gossip at the back, they would still lick him wherever he went. So when anyone speaks right to his heart wound above his weakness. He was very angry and could barely contain himself. He shouted at the servant aunt who was on the right and left side of Consort Qiao.
"I'm sorry, Your Majesty. This was the order of His Majesty the Emperor to let Consort Qiao... Eh sorry, I mean lady servant Qiao to kneel here until the day of mourning is over." Answer the servant aunt with respect. After the Emperor came, he had removed the title of concubine to Consort Qiao.
"Huh! Then keep him quiet. Don't let her spit out her dirty words here or she won't let the Queen Mother calm down." Said Queen Zhu before she passed and went inside the Queen Mother's room. Leaving behind the servant aunt who was at a loss how to silence Consort Qiao. After all the woman had been their mistress for so many years and little had caused them to subconsciously develop respect and disdain.
"What's confusing, grab those unused socks and use them to silence that smelly mouth." A beautiful girl in all-white mourning clothes heard Queen Zhu's anger and the confusion of the servants and couldn't help but give good advice.
The servant's aunt heard the clear voice and immediately recognized who was speaking to them. "Eighth Princess's greeting." Say both at the same time.
"That's it. Do your job well. I'm gonna go in and see my grandma." Pei Shi Liang waved his hand and passed. The two servant aunts turned to each other before nodding their heads.
Realizing what these lowly servants might do to her, Consort Qiao couldn't help but panic. They were unlikely to do what Pei Shi Liang had said casually before right? No way! He won't accept it anyhow!
"Hey! Oi! You won't hear Pei Shi Liang's words, will you?" Concubine Qiao asked suspiciously as the two servant aunts whispered.
"LTIN...!" One word of rejection from Consort Qiao did not even finish being spoken when the mouth that had been unwilling to stop spitting out those bad words was finally forcefully silenced with a sock.
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Inside the room, Suri's lifeless mother's body was laid on the bed comfortably. Under her body, a beautiful and delicate tapestry was still sprinkled with thousands of rose petals. If the one on it were not a corpse but a newlywed, everyone would be very happy. But unfortunately, even though the body on the bed was wearing luxurious wedding clothes, the body was no longer lifeless. And everyone who was in the same room, no one had a smile on their face. Tears flowed from their eyes.
The emperor solemnly led his wives and children to pay his respects to his mother. Each of them brought offering incense. After the Emperor presented his incense into the incense cauldron, starting with Queen Zhu did the same. During the process of walking, there was not a word to be heard other than the singing of the monks who sang praises to send the spirits into the underworld.
After the Emperor and the others finished paying their respects, everyone left one by one. On an ordinary day, these women would fight each other for the Emperor's attention whenever they had the chance to be in the same event as the Emperor at one time. But today, none of them did. Of course, they would be considered stupid and disrespectful if they did so. After all the birth mother who was much loved by the Emperor died that day, the Emperor would not have such a good atmosphere that they would not be foolish enough to provoke him.
"Your Majesty, I've calmed down up there. Please do not be too long in sorrow." Queen Zhu was the last to live with Emperor Pei An Long.
"Md. I-i know. I was just wondering if mom would forgive me for the decision I made this time." Emperor Pei An Long spoke without turning his head to Queen Zhu who was behind him. He breathed heavily.
"Your Majesty decided something definitely with careful consideration. I'm sure you won't mind." Queen Zhu stared at the back of the Emperor's back which this time looked extremely fragile.
"I hope so too." Emperor Pei An Long did not intend to continue the conversation and Queen Zhu was also not a nosy person to the Emperor who would force the Emperor to say things he did not even want to say. Queen Zhu understood her position that even though they shared a husband and wife relationship, she knew that her position was only limited to status.
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