Chapter 917 - imperial decree
“It wasn’t until the moment I killed the new emperor that I realized why I killed him. It was because I didn’t want him to hurt you again. For so many years, my love for you is no less than my love for the previous emperor. The only difference is that I gave birth to him, and you are not. Many times, I also hate him, hate that he is narrow-minded and can not tolerate you, but when faced with the choice between him and you, I can only choose him, I have no choice. ”
“You’ll understand my heart when you have your own child in the future. ”
The Empress Dowager sobbed. She knew that Jiu Yuan was innocent, but she couldn’t just sacrifice her son.
After all, she was the one who gave birth to him.
When he was stubborn and asked her to choose between him and her in Jiuyuan, she could only choose her own son.
After hearing the Empress Dowager’s words, Xiao Jiuyuan said in a deep voice,””Mother, your son has made things difficult for you.”
“No, you didn’t do anything wrong. Your only mistake is that you are not my child. If you were my child, perhaps I would have abandoned your brother and pushed you to the throne because you are the Emperor most suitable for Dongli. However, you are not my biological child. I can only choose him.”
In the palace, the Empress Dowager said with a pained heart.
Xiao Jiuyuan looked at her. She looked so old and weak, as if a gust of wind could blow her away.
He felt extremely uncomfortable in his heart.
“Mother, don’t think about it. Take care of your body.”
The Empress Dowager chuckled weakly. Her chuckling was extremely faint.
She slowly said,”actually, I should have left when I killed the new emperor. But I held on so hard just to see you. I still have one thing to do. I want to do one last thing for you before I die.”
After hearing the Empress Dowager’s words, Xiao Jiuyuan finally couldn’t hold back his tears.
“Mother.”
The Grand Empress Dowager’s aura was getting weaker and weaker.
“I know that you’ve always wanted to marry Princess Ling Yi. If I die, you, as my son, will have to mourn for a year, so I’m holding on so that you can get married early.”
The Empress Dowager panted again.”You … You and Princess Ling Yi are going to propose marriage. Get married in three days. I can only hold on for this long.”
Xiao Jiuyuan could not help but cry out loud,””Mother, don’t be like this. You won’t die.”
When the Empress Dowager heard Xiao Jiuyuan’s cry, she chuckled,””Yuan ‘er, if there’s a next life, you can be my biological son.”
“Your son will.”
The Empress Dowager chuckled. She groped hard and found a decree. She handed it to Xiao Jiuyuan and said,”
“This is the decree to appoint the new emperor. You will decide the candidate for the new emperor. It doesn’t matter if you are the Emperor yourself or you choose another Emperor.”
After she finished speaking, she finally couldn’t say anything and fell onto the bed.
Xiao Jiuyuan couldn’t help but rush over and hug her,””Mother, mother, don’t be like this, you’ll get better.”
“Yu ‘er, Yu’ er, quickly come in.”
Yun Qianyu, Xiao Yechen, and the others rushed into the hall.
As soon as the two of them came in, they saw Xiao Jiuyuan holding the Empress Dowager, and the Empress Dowager was so fragile that she seemed to be blown away by the wind.
Yun Qianyu quickly rushed to the bed to take the Empress Dowager’s pulse. In the end, she found out that the Empress Dowager’s body was extremely weak. Logically, she shouldn’t be able to hold on any longer. It was already a miracle that she had been able to hold on until now.
Yun Qianyu quickly took out a silver needle and inserted it into the Empress Dowager’s acupoint. The Empress Dowager’s expression finally eased a little, but she still did not wake up.
Looking at Yun Qianyu, Xiao Jiuyuan asked,”how is my mother?”
Yun Qianyu shook her head and said,”it’s just a few days. Her body is completely withered. There’s no other way.”