Song Dynasty female artist

Chapter 1068 The Queen Mother is seriously ill
At this time, Ram was in Lu Sihui's backyard.

It was Ningwu Yuanjun who brought her here. During this special period, all the practitioners were staying in the palace, and no one would know that she was going to Prince An's Mansion at this time.

Lu Sihui was not welcome to Ram's sudden appearance.

Ram said: "Before, you were troubled by Princess An, and it was me who helped you out. The concubine obviously forgot about it."

"Princess Shun came here at this time, isn't that just to talk about this?"

"of course not."

Ram: "I came here to discuss cooperation with you."

Lu Sihui's alert level instantly reached the maximum.

At the beginning, it was Princess Sage of the Liao Dynasty who only said that he would cooperate with her, but in the end, she was also included in the plot. She went from being the most likely candidate to become the queen to only being the concubine of Prince An.

Even after so many years, when she thought of this incident, she still gnashed her teeth in hatred. She wished she could dig out Sagezhi's corpse and grind it into ashes!
"Why do you look at me like this, concubine?"

"Go away, I'll pretend you've never been here."

Ram sighed: "Since the concubine is so resistant, forget it!"

"But I thought that the concubine had great ambitions and did not dare to be confined to the backyard of Prince An's Mansion. She was also unwilling to let her child be just a bastard of Prince An's Mansion and not even be able to get the title of Prince An's Crown Prince."

Ram touched Lu Sihui's sore spot.

Lu Sihui looked at Ram gloomily: "What on earth are you going to do?"

"I said at the beginning that I came here to seek your cooperation. As long as you agree, not to mention the position of Prince An, even the position you want is not impossible."

Lu Sihui's eyes flickered: "I don't know what you are talking about. You'd better not talk nonsense. This is the emperor's feet, and you, a princess of a foreign race, cannot be so presumptuous."

Ram said: "I am the princess of my clan, but I am also the wife of Prince Shun. I am sure Concubine Lu has seen how Prince Shun has treated me over the years. My words are still very effective!"

"Plus, my brother is now the king of Tubo. Whatever I want to do, he will fully support me."

How could Lu Sihui not be moved by this?
Sure enough, Lu Sihui's eyes towards Ram were not as hostile as before.

She had long known that Ram's third brother was of the same mother as her, but she had not yet received the news that Pingcuo had become the king of Tubo.

I don't know whether it's true or not.

"Your Majesty will receive a letter from Tubo after the new year. How could I say such nonsense?"

Lu Sihui sat down opposite Ram and asked tentatively: "You said you want to cooperate, how do you cooperate?"

"I am only here to ask for your opinion in person. As for how to cooperate, we still need to slowly discuss the details. It is getting late. If Concubine Lu has this intention, then go to this place to meet me."

Ram put down the note and signaled Ningwu Yuanjun to take her away.

Lu Sihui looked at the address on the note and felt confused. She didn't dare to believe Ram, but what Ram said really made her heart move.

She didn't want to stay in the backyard of Prince An's mansion.

She also didn't want her son to be just a bastard of Prince An's Mansion until his death. The most likely possibility was that he would hold an insignificant position and live out his life there.

It shouldn't be like this.

Her life wasn't supposed to be like this.

She should be the Queen of the Song Dynasty, and her son should be the Crown Prince of the Song Dynasty.

All of this was taken away by that woman Gu Yanxiao.

She wants to take back everything that belongs to her.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, she took her confidant, Mother Liu, to the address given by Ram.

It is an inconspicuous courtyard in Beijing.

She pushed the door open and saw Ram waiting there. From the look on her face, she was sure that Lu Sihui would show up.

Sure enough, the first thing Ram said when he saw Lu Sihui was: "I knew you would come."

Looking at Ram who was so high up, Lu Sihui felt very uncomfortable for a moment. She felt that she was not cooperating with Ram, but was her subordinate. "Princess Shun, we agreed that we are partners. I don't like others telling me what to do."

Ram smiled and said, "I understand that. From now on, everything will be based on your own wishes. If you don't want to do it, I won't force you."

Lu Sihui still had some doubts in her heart, but she did not show them.

Lu Sihui stayed for more than half an hour before leaving.

After she left, Ram took Cizhen away. They did not go back to Shunwang Mansion directly, but walked on the street for a while before returning home.

On the tenth day of the first lunar month, before the court session began, news came from the palace that the Queen Mother was seriously ill.

As a son, Zhao Rui had to go out of the palace to visit in person.

"I'll go as well."

"You are still pregnant, and the journey is exhausting..."

Gu Yanxiao said, "Your Majesty, have you forgotten that I am a cultivator? The Queen Mother's visit to the temporary palace has already caused controversy in the court. If I do not express my opinion at this time, do you believe that the memorials impeaching me will pile up like a mountain when the court opens?"

What Gu Yanxiao said was the truth.

Without even having to hold court, he had already received more than ten memorials impeaching the Queen, upon hearing that the Queen Mother was seriously ill.

"Okay, let's go together then."

Zhao Rui took Gu Yanxiao with him to the palace.

Lord Pan and Commander Zeng were by his side, and Commander Fang was there to provide secret protection.

A quarter of an hour later, they arrived at the palace.

The palace maids came in and out, and as soon as they arrived at Zhaoyang Palace where the Queen Mother lived, they smelled a strong smell of medicine.

"The Emperor and Empress are here."

A maid saw His Majesty and quickly informed the people inside, then she knelt down and saluted: "Greetings, Your Majesty, Queen."

Mother Rong heard the noise and whispered to Empress Dowager Cao who was lying on the bed, "Empress Dowager, His Majesty and the Queen are here to see you."

Empress Dowager Cao opened her eyes with difficulty, and Zhao Rui and Gu Yanxiao walked in one after another.

"Mother, don't move."

Zhao Rui looked at the empress dowager, whom he had not seen for half a month. He felt sad as he saw that she looked much older all of a sudden.

"Mother, you have suffered!"

Gu Yanxiao stood behind Zhao Rui. Since the Queen Mother didn't say anything, she didn't speak either.

She was still doubting whether the Queen Mother was really ill or just pretending. It was no wonder that she thought so. After all, they had just had an unpleasant argument not long ago, and the Queen Mother suddenly took the initiative to leave the palace. They had tried to persuade her, but she had made up her mind, so they could only agree to let her come to the palace.

I just didn’t expect that I would get sick just after the Chinese New Year.

Judging from her complexion, she was indeed not in good condition, and the medicine sent to her was not just a tonic.

The palace maid brought in the prepared medicine, and along with her came the imperial physician Liu who had been serving the empress dowager.

Zhao Rui: "How is the Queen Mother's condition?"

Doctor Liu: "Your Majesty, the Queen Mother's illness initially seemed to be caused by a cold, but in fact it was poisoning."

Zhao Rui looked at Doctor Liu with a gloomy expression: "Have you found out what the poison is?"

"I am incompetent and cannot make a conclusion yet."

Zhao Rui said to Pan Gongdao: "Go to Kyoto and bring Doctor Wang over."

Doctor Wang arrived in less than two quarters of an hour.

"Your Majesty, the Queen Mother was indeed poisoned, but it was not an ordinary poison, but a Gu poison."