My sister became the empress, but I'm still growing vegetables and raising chickens

Chapter 258 I Can’t Hold On Anymore

This preparation is to inform my younger sister about my younger brother's affairs. Since they are in the palace together, perhaps they can take care of me a little.

My younger sister quickly received the news, but she clenched her fists and asked Ginkgo, "The emperor really doesn't know that the Third Prince is so despicable?"

Ginkgo didn't understand what was going on, so she just asked blankly, "Girl, what should I do now?"

"The Emperor certainly knows, but he's just someone else's son, so he doesn't feel bad for him." My younger sister said with a gloomy face, "Otherwise, they wouldn't have hurt the Third Prince at all, yet they want to bury him without even investigating."

The emperor usually looks very amiable, and even in matters like this, others would only think that the emperor does so because he loves his youngest son.

But what about the reality? The law states that we must focus on the facts and determine the sentence based on the specific circumstances.

Everyone says that the emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people, but in reality, the emperor always has greater power.

The younger sister whispered, "I'm still too slow, but...how can I get a chance to take the next step?"

After entering the palace, I could indeed see the emperor from time to time. However, the emperor's visit to Shoukang Palace was short each time, and he brought many people with him.

There were so many people around that she couldn't take any action.

If she doesn't get her rights, she won't be able to protect her family and her brother.

Ginkgo thought for a moment and asked, "Miss, I see that the Imperial Concubine likes you very much. Why don't you go to her for help?"

"No." My younger sister refused without hesitation. "The source of this matter is the emperor, and how could the imperial concubine like me? She also has something to gain. If I go after her, I may not be able to help me, and I'm afraid I'll get myself into trouble."

Being overly concerned will lead to confusion, which is a big taboo. She must calm down and think carefully about countermeasures.

The maid came over and said, "County Lady, the Queen Mother has woken up and said she wants to see Her Royal Highness the Princess."

The younger sister raised her head and said, "The Queen Mother woke up early today."

The maid smiled and said, "Yes, the Queen has woken up, and this time she is in good spirits."

The younger sister's heart sank. She was not as naive as the palace maids. For an old man who had been ill for a long time and suddenly felt better, it might be a last breath.

As she went to pick up her mother, she said, "Have you summoned the imperial physician? Please send the imperial physician over to take a look immediately."

Fortunately, the imperial physician checked and confirmed that it was not a terminal illness, but that the weather was good and the Empress Dowager would recover better.

The maids and the palace maids all tried to find ways to make the Queen Mother happy.

The Queen Mother simply waved her hand and said, "You don't have to do this. You know my health condition very well. I don't have much time left."

The younger sister was heartbroken and hurried to serve the medicine, saying coquettishly, "Grandma, you can't say that. Grandma is a thousand years old. As long as Grandma is here, mother and Wan'er will always be children."

The Queen Mother smiled, looked at her younger sister, and then looked lovingly at Shao Qin who was playing with silk thread beside her.

"If I'm gone, who will protect your mother? But it's better this way. Your mother won't remember me, and she won't be heartbroken."

"Great aunt..."

"What I am most worried about now is your mother." The Queen Mother said, and asked the palace maid to take Shao Qin out to play, and asked the younger sister to sit next to her, raising her hand to stroke the younger sister's cheek.

"Did the imperial concubine come to see you yesterday?"

The younger sister replied, "The Imperial Concubine did not come, but she sent two pearl flowers."

The Queen Mother coughed and said, "When I was young, I also had two biological children. Unfortunately, the turmoil in the imperial court was always cruel, and none of my children survived."

"This harem is a place where people are eaten alive. Even the best people will change once they enter. No one can control their own fate and no one can do anything about it."

Hearing the Queen Mother say this, my younger sister felt a little uneasy. Did the Queen Mother know about her actions behind her back?

The Queen Mother continued, "You must understand what Concubine Cui is thinking. She is not someone who will give up easily. If you refuse to be her daughter, she will find a way to make you her daughter-in-law."

The little sister's eyelids jumped: "Huh?"

Daughter-in-law? The Second Prince...

The Queen Mother said, "You are smart and will know how to choose. Wan'er, I can't hold on for much longer, and I can't continue to protect the Si family. You... cough cough cough..."

She was about to say something else when Shao Qin suddenly rushed in, looked at the person on the bed with a look of panic, tears streaming down her face.

"Aunt, aunt..."

Shao Qin had been in the palace for so long, and it wasn't the first time she had called her aunt, but it was always because her younger sister had tried her best to coax and persuade her to do so. She didn't even have much feeling towards the word aunt.

But this time, her feelings were sincere. She remembered that the person in front of her was the Queen Mother, the aunt who loved her and raised her.

Shao Qin rushed forward, hugged the Queen Mother, and burst into tears: "Aunt, I am Qin'er, Aunt..."

The Queen Mother's eyes turned red, and she stretched out her hand tremblingly: "Qin'er, Ai's Qin'er."

Shao Qin was not conscious for long. After crying for a while, she returned to normal and still did not remember the empress dowager.

The Queen Mother sent for a nanny to come over. "Starting tomorrow, the doors of Shoukang Palace will be tightly shut. I do not wish to see anyone. Go and tell the Emperor that if I pass away, you will report it to him."

The nanny hurriedly said, "My Lady..."

The Queen Mother raised her hand and said, "You have been with me for many years, and you know me well. I said I would not see you, and that is what I meant. It is enough for you to see my Qin'er again while you are still alive, and to hear her call me aunt."

The nanny held back her tears and asked, "Your Majesty, the princess and the county lady..."

"Let them leave the palace and go back tomorrow."

When the emperor heard the news, he smashed all the pen holders in the imperial study.

"I am her son, and she won't even see me?"

The eunuchs and palace maids knelt on the ground, and no one dared to make a sound.

The emperor sat dejectedly in his chair, his eyes red.

"I am her son. I have been with her since I was ten years old... She has no son and regards me as her own. But she no longer regards me as her son. She hates me so much. She has hated me since I insisted on dealing with the Shao family... cough cough cough..."

The emperor was so excited that he vomited blood.

Eunuch Wu was so frightened that he quickly knelt up and said with a sob, "Your Majesty, please take care of your health."

"Take care of yourself?" The emperor smiled bitterly. "Before, if I coughed, she would get very nervous. She said that in such a huge palace, we were the only ones left to depend on each other, mother and son. It's just... it's just..."

But they can never go back to the way they were before. They had long since fallen out with each other, and it was not easy to maintain the superficial relationship they had maintained for so many years.

The emperor closed his eyes. His mother was much more heartless than he thought.

At night, the emperor did not allow anyone to follow him and went towards the North Palace alone.

Eunuch Wu had no choice but to ask the eunuchs to wait outside the palace for the emperor to return.

Eunuch Chong's eyes turned and he quickly went to Shoukang Palace.