The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

Chapter 374 The Person He Cares About

"Mammy, I know your loyalty."

The emperor's calm words made Tohka feel a little relieved.

"Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace."

She kowtowed again, shouted "Long live the emperor", and then took her leave according to etiquette.

But when he was about to walk out of the palace, he was stopped by the emperor.

Look back.

The emperor's hesitant expression puzzled her. Was there anything the emperor couldn't ask at this moment? He had already triumphed over the empress dowager.

"Mommy..."

The emperor was silent for a moment, as if hesitating.

But finally he said it.

"I want to know, was Huanying in pain when she left?"

Tohka was stunned for a moment.

I didn't even remember who the emperor was talking about.

When I met the emperor's gaze and noticed the nostalgic and melancholy feeling in his eyes, I became even more confused.

Is that the woman your majesty is thinking about? Who is she? Do you need to ask her?

"In the 26th year of the Chunxi reign, the late emperor fell ill, and the empress dowager beat a palace maid to death with a stick."

The emperor reminded.

Tohka thought back for a moment and suddenly remembered that this was the case.

One year, the late emperor fell seriously ill. When he was almost recovered, the empress dowager, who was still the queen at the time, ordered people to prepare a tonic soup and send it to the emperor.

As a result, the little palace maid who served the soup caught the late emperor's eye. He then said that he wanted to make her a concubine, but she kowtowed and politely declined.

The plan didn't work out, and the late emperor forgot about it after he found a new wife. But later, the news reached the empress dowager, who was already angry about the late emperor's conferring a title on the new wife and his excessive favor on Lady Chenxiang.

Looking for a fault, he beat the young palace maid to death.

Huanying, yes, that’s her name.

Tohka sighed secretly.

Over the years, so many people have died at the hands of the Queen Mother, so when one of them was suddenly mentioned, she didn't remember him for a moment.

"I remember that Huanying was thin, pretty, sensible and obedient. She seemed to have some of the qualities of Ying Ronghua today, except that Ying Ronghua had a worse temper than her..."

At this point, Tohka suddenly understood.

The source of Ying Ronghua's title is probably...

Did it originate from that palace maid?

If that poor innocent girl knew in the afterlife that the current emperor still cared about her, would she feel a little comforted?

Forget it, poor soul, she's already dead, what kind of consolation is that? If the late emperor hadn't missed her, her death wouldn't have been in vain. Shixiang suppressed her absurd thoughts and bowed to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, please be at ease. I watched Huanying through the window a few times while she was being tortured. She passed out after the first few blows, so she probably didn't even know about the beatings she received later. She died while unconscious, which saved her suffering. I couldn't persuade the Empress Dowager at the time, so afterward, I gave some change to the eunuch who brought Huanying out of the palace, so she could buy a pair of thin wooden boards to at least bury her in a desolate mountain instead of throwing her into a mass grave. But I wasn't well off at the time, so I couldn't buy good wood. Thinking about it now, it's a pity."

The emperor listened attentively and was somewhat moved.

Yan said, "Mammy is thoughtful. I wonder which mountain she is buried in?"

Shixiang said, "It should be Wumei Mountain in the south of the city. All the palace maids who died suddenly and were not thrown into the mass grave were basically buried there. As for where Huanying is exactly, I'm sorry to say I don't know. Can I ask the eunuch who arrested her back then and then report back to Your Majesty?"

The emperor nodded.

Shixiang bowed again and said, "Although I don't know why Your Majesty cared about that maid, but since she has Your Majesty's regard for her, she will surely rest in peace in the afterlife."

What you think in your heart is one thing, but you still have to say words to compliment your master.

Tohka has been with the Empress Dowager for many years and is well aware of this.

When she took her leave again, she could clearly feel that the emperor's eyes looked much calmer when he looked at her.

This life has been saved, right?

She breathed a sigh of relief as she stepped out of the palace.

……

Fei Wan in the inner hall closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep, and heard the entire conversation between the emperor and Tohka.

I really didn't expect that the emperor would do such a thing.

Doesn’t he know what’s going on outside? Why is he missing his deceased friends now?

As an emperor, can you please do something serious?

However, knowing the origin of Zhishu's title, and understanding why the emperor had a special liking for the word "Ying" and almost gave her the title... Fei Wan also gained a little.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Hui sent someone to deliver something."

Outside the hall, Cao Bin's report interrupted the emperor's thoughts and also cheered up Fei Wan in the inner hall.

Concubine Hui!

Is she okay? Is she seriously injured?

Ever since entering the city and hearing about the Li family army's flag, Fei Wan has always wanted to fly to Concubine Hui, but unfortunately he was held up by other things and has not seen her until now.

After the palace servant sent by Concubine Hui entered the palace, he began to speak:

"Your Majesty, all of Concubine Hui's injuries have been treated. She slept until just now after returning to the palace. She immediately sent this servant to report to Your Majesty that she is fine and asked Your Majesty to rest assured. When Your Majesty heard that Concubine Zhao had also returned, she ordered this servant to bring her a Ruyi to calm her nerves. She said that as soon as she was able to walk, she would come to greet Your Majesty and visit Concubine Zhao."

Fei Wan was very worried after hearing this.

Concubine Hui is covered in wounds and has been unconscious for a long time. Can't she get up?

It’s a pity that the first person Concubine Hui thought of after she woke up!

As for Concubine Hui's words to reassure His Majesty, Fei Wan understood that it was all superficial.

After experiencing the war inside and outside the city, who would really care about the emperor?

With Concubine Hui's temper, she might want to kill the emperor just like her.

Fei Wan fell asleep gradually, still thinking about Concubine Hui and many other people in the palace.

I really can't hold it any longer.

After two days and one night of running around and escaping death, she slept very soundly.

When I woke up again, the emperor's face was right in front of me.

"Wanwan, you slept for a whole day and night."

He reached out and caressed her cheek tenderly.

what? !

One day and one night?!

Fei Wan was shocked.

Sit up straight.

But his eyes went dark and he fell down heavily again.