Concubine Dong could hardly believe her ears.
She had been favored for more than ten years, and there had never been a time when the emperor came to her palace and left. But today, the emperor didn't even come in.
Of course, Concubine Dong would not believe the eunuch's words that the emperor could not enter Qingliang Palace. But the fact was that even if Murong Zheng insisted on entering Qingliang Palace, the eunuch guarding the gate would come out with the late emperor to block him.
Murong Zheng may hate the Empress Dowager, but he cannot ignore his father's will.
"You, go and call the emperor back and tell him that I am sick, very sick." Concubine Dong shouted anxiously to the eunuch outside. At this time, she no longer had her previous arrogance.
Although Concubine Dong is not smart, she is not stupid either. She knows very well that everything she does is based on Murong Zheng's feelings for her. If Murong Zheng does not come back, her situation will not change.
But even though she lowered her attitude, the eunuch guarding the gate did not move at all. She stayed in the drizzle for a long time, but did not get any reply from the eunuch. She could only return to the bedroom in embarrassment and barely spend the night on the bed covered with cobwebs.
Concubine Dong thought that such days would soon end, but she didn't expect that such days would continue.
Murong Zheng never came to Qingliang Palace since he left that day. He even became indifferent to the affairs of the court, and looked depressed when dealing with state affairs.
The court officials thought it was because of Concubine Dong, but in fact, it was because of the Queen.
When Murong Zheng returned that rainy night, the queen fell into a coma again, but the imperial physician did not recommend using acupuncture to force her to wake up. So the queen remained in a coma with a high fever, but no one could find the cause.
No matter how angry Murong Zheng was, the imperial physician's words "heart disease needs to be treated with heart medicine" blocked all his ways.
He really couldn't figure out what was bothering the queen. He had said everything he needed to say, but the queen still didn't want to wake up.
As for what the Queen asked for that day, Murong Zheng deceived himself and forgot about it. He was unwilling to speak and unwilling to really let her go of his life.
He couldn't figure out his feelings for the queen, but he was stubborn and didn't want to depose her or help her.
Murong Zheng found countless excuses for himself, saying that deposed empresses have never had a good ending since ancient times, and that their eldest prince will become the crown prince and then the emperor in the future, and he cannot have a deposed mother. In fact, after all, it was his selfishness that made him reluctant.
He had become accustomed to having the queen by his side and couldn't stand her letting go suddenly.
While waiting for the Queen to get better, Murong Zheng was in agony. The famous doctors who offered a reward were helpless. This torment made Murong Zheng feel that the Queen was determined to leave him.
These days, not only Murong Zheng but also Concubine Dong was suffering.
Concubine Dong learned that the Queen was seriously ill the day after the Emperor left. Every day after that, the news she received from her former confidants was that the Queen was seriously ill and that the Emperor was always by her side.
The emperor had never paid so much attention to the queen. He was so nervous. Could it be that the queen was going to die? If the queen was really going to die, she had to go out. Only by going out would she be qualified to sit on the queen's throne.
But the emperor's heart is not with her now, what should she do
Concubine Dong pondered for several days and finally decided to do the same as the queen and fell ill.
She believed that her position in the emperor's heart was much higher than that of the queen. As long as she was sick, the emperor would definitely come to her. At that time, as long as she did her best, she would surely be forgiven by the emperor.
When she was lying in bed pretending to be sick, Concubine Dong was extremely proud in her heart. She could imagine the days when she would be able to move freely in the harem after she got out.
However, Concubine Dong did not expect that even when she was sick, she could not get Murong Zheng's mercy. Even when the young eunuch stopped Murong Zheng and wanted to tell him about her condition, Murong Zheng kicked the young eunuch away.
(End of this chapter)