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Chapter 202: Meeting
Her elder sister would often say to her, “Sister, you need to recover soon. That way, I can hand over the throne to you, and you can spend your days with the Empress. If I am ‘infertile,’ what will I do if the ministers pressure me to take concubines?”
Day by day, her health improved, and once she became pregnant, the two of them completely switched roles. However, she couldn’t endure exhaustion, so her sister helped manage the memorials to the throne.
In the eyes of the people of Xiliang, she and her sister were considered as one person. Except for a few trusted confidants, no one knew they were twins. Before her sister regained her memories of the past, she didn’t know how to tell her about the matter concerning the Regent and Su Wan.
Her elder sister had married someone else in Great Zhou and even had another man’s child. If the Regent harbored resentment and had already lost affection for her sister, hastily inviting her over might lead to unpredictable consequences, so she had dismissed the idea. But now the situation was dire, and she couldn’t afford to hesitate any longer.
The Regent had not taken a wife to this day—perhaps he still had feelings for her sister?
Yet, after what she saw today, she couldn’t help but waver.
One was her sister’s lover, the other was her sister’s child. If something were to happen between them… wouldn’t it be a devastating blow to her sister?
But upon seeing her sister in this current state, the Empress’s worries faded.
“It’s an old acquaintance from Great Zhou,” the Empress said, her throat tightening with emotion. “Do you remember that Mother once lost you? But she didn’t really lose you. It was Father in Great Zhou —Mother gave you to him. You lived in Great Zhou for sixteen or seventeen years, and there were two people who were very important to you.”
“Is that so?” Qi Min’s head throbbed, her whole body ached, and her stomach churned. She felt muddled and had no energy to think.
The Great Zhou that the Empress spoke of was utterly foreign to her. If her health had been better, she might have asked about her father and these old acquaintances. But now, each day felt like her last, with endless suffering and torment, rendering the past insignificant. “Gone… all gone…”
She struggled to raise her hand and touched her own face.
“Ugly.”
The Empress’s tears rolled down, overwhelming her with guilt that nearly drowned her.
She deeply regretted everything.
If… if she had planned earlier to invite the Regent to Xiliang, would the situation have turned out completely different?
“But I’ve already invited them. They entered the palace today. Since you’re not feeling well today, let’s not meet them now. Tomorrow, we’ll dress you properly and meet them, alright?”
The Empress hugged Qi Min, acting coquettishly as usual. “They’ve traveled thousands of miles just to see you.”
Qi Min tugged at the corner of her lips, as if in helplessness, and reluctantly agreed, “If I feel better, I’ll meet them.”
The Empress nodded and didn’t lift her head for a long time.
It wasn’t until Qi Min drifted into a deep sleep that the Empress finally raised her head, her eyes bloodshot. She instructed the palace attendant, “Go and keep the Regent of Great Zhou and Young Lady Su here. Arrange for them to stay in the palace.”
The attendant immediately went to carry out the order.
The imperial doctor, looking concerned, asked, “Your Majesty, should we give her Master Mingjue’s medicine?”
“I’ll think about it again,” the Empress said cautiously, not daring to take any risks. The medicine was extremely potent—if Qi Min could endure it, she would live, but if not, it would kill her instantly. The Empress asked, “Is there really no other way?”
The imperial doctor sighed. “We’ve tried every possible method. If you’re worried she won’t be able to endure it, I can think of other ways to nurse her back to better health and strengthen her foundation before administering the medicine.”
After a brief pause, she hesitated and added, “I’ve heard that the Regent’s health isn’t good, and the Young Lady Su by his side is known as a divine doctor in Great Zhou. Why not let her try?”
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