binnovel Chapter 172: Collapse
Chapter 172: Collapse
"Your Majesty, I want to report to Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager, Miss Xinyun came to report that the Empress Dowager has passed away."
Zhang Deli had a sad face and spoke in a low voice.
Xinyun frowned, walked out from behind Zhang Deli, and reported:
"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager's body is still in Chongde Hall. Everyone else in Chongde Hall is immersed in the joy that Concubine Zhen gave birth to the Sixth Prince safely, and they probably don't know the news of the Empress Dowager's death.
I was the first to discover the Empress Dowager's death. I did not make it public but came to report to Your Majesty immediately.
There was no one in charge of Chongde Hall, so I didn't have time to think about it, so I cut the Gordian knot and asked the eunuchs who were originally guarding Chongde Hall to block all news about Chongde Hall. "
The Chongde Hall was originally a place of imprisonment, but the restrictions were slightly relaxed because Concubine Zhen gave birth to the sixth prince.
Even Concubine Yi and Concubine Hui, who had been given the power to assist in the management of palace affairs and had hurried over when they heard the news that Concubine Zhen was going to give birth, were driven back.
The Chongde Hall was urgently blocked again by Xinyun, and no one would notice anything unusual in the short term.
The empress returned to the Pepper Palace, and the empress dowager in charge passed away in the Chongde Palace. Xinyun was the head aunt in the empress dowager Ci'an Palace, so she was able to easily seal off the Chongde Palace and then rush to the Changchun Palace to report to Qin Zhi.
Chongde Hall an hour ago.
Concubine Zhen, Lu Xinyin, gave birth to the sixth prince safely in the delivery room. The baby's cry in the delivery room was deafening, and everyone was filled with joy.
Outside, after the Queen Mother fell down, Xinyun helped her sit on a chair to rest.
When Xinyun was about to instruct the palace maid to call the imperial physician, the empress dowager woke up for a moment and said that she wanted to lie down and rest for a while. She would then ask the imperial physician to come and see her after she woke up.
Unexpectedly, more than half an hour later, when Xinyun went to see the empress dowager again, she found that she had passed away silently.
When Qin Zhi heard the news of the Queen Mother's sudden death, he was stunned for a moment.
He unconsciously clenched his fists, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and ordered:
"Xinyun immediately went to Chongde Hall and moved the empress dowager's body back to Ci'an Palace. The palace maids bathed the empress dowager's face, cut her hair, changed her shroud, and placed offerings in front of her body.
Zhang Deli went to summon all the ministers to the palace to discuss the funeral rites for the Empress Dowager.
I will first go to Ci'an Palace to see my mother's body, and then return to Zhaozheng Palace to meet with the ministers."
"Yes, Your Majesty." Xinyun and Zhang Deli took immediate action after hearing the imperial edict.
"Come here, tell the Queen to rush to Ci'an Palace to take charge of all affairs immediately. All the concubines in the palace should go to Ci'an Palace and follow the Queen's instructions."
"Yes, Your Majesty." The eunuch in Zhaozheng Hall received the order and immediately ran out.
"Go to Ci'an Palace."
Instructions were issued and executed quickly and in an orderly manner.
The news of the Empress Dowager's death spread quickly throughout the palace and outside the palace, and the whole country was in mourning.
When Lu Xinyin woke up, the entire Chongde Hall was silent. There was a lonely palace lantern, and the flame was flickering in the darkness. Night fell, and the moon was at its highest point in the sky.
When she opened her eyes, she saw Gao Yun standing by her side in plain clothes, and her heart trembled.
"Your Majesty, you're finally awake." Gao Yun's voice sounded with tears in it, and Lu Xinyin couldn't help but shiver.
"Where is the Sixth Prince? Where is my Sixth Prince? Where is my Sixth Prince?" Lu Xinyin's heart was in a knot, fearing that Gao Yun would tell her the sad news that the Sixth Prince, the fruit of her love with His Majesty and her hope of returning to His Majesty's side, had passed away.
"Your Majesty, don't worry. The Sixth Prince is fine. He is here." Gao Yun hurriedly wiped the tears from his face and pointed at the cradle.
Lu Xinyin's voice seemed a little sharp because of fear, and the Sixth Prince, who was sleeping soundly in the cradle, was awakened and started crying loudly.
Only then did Lu Xinyin discover the Sixth Prince in the newly made exquisite bed.
"I'm glad that my Sixth Prince is fine, I'm glad that he is fine." Lu Xinyin finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Bring the Sixth Prince here, I will coax him myself." When Lu Xinyin took the Sixth Prince from Gao Yun's arms, she noticed that Gao Yun's eyes were red and tears were falling. She was a little puzzled.
"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother passed away today, outside the Chongde Palace."