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Jiang Ming Although she only choked on a little water and it's not a big deal, she caught a cold after all. With a weak constitution, she hasn't improved for a long time.
She usually has a sweet tooth and doesn't like to take medicine, so Gao Heze often personally brings her the medicine bowl and even hands her a piece of preserved fruit to get rid of the bitter taste in her mouth.
Jiang Ming is gradually becoming addicted to this kind of stability. She has never believed that the royal family could be sincere, but over the years, Gao Heze's kindness to her has gradually shaken this belief.
But occasionally, she wakes up in the middle of the night, and it seems as if the words "You must avenge the Lin family" are still echoing in her ears.
She thought she couldn't drag on any longer, it was time to put an end to it.
That evening, Jiang Ming specially prepared some light wine and invited Gao Heze to drink together.
His eyes were somewhat complicated as he held her hand and asked, "You're not feeling well, can you drink?"
"It's okay, I just have some cold in my body. This wine can dispel the cold, so there's nothing to fear," she said, pouring two glasses of wine effortlessly.
Gao Heze took the wine glass and played with it in his hand. Before he even started, he seemed to have a bit of a drunken look. Looking into Jiang Ming's eyes, there was an indescribable tenderness and love. He raised his head and drank it all in one gulp.
" Mingming, we finally reached this point," he smiled, his voice gentle and calm. "The Queen's family and the The Yue Family have fallen one after another. I thought it should be me, but I didn't expect this day to come so soon."
Originally, I wanted to ask for a few more days, even if it's just an illusion. But now it seems that it's probably not possible. The second young lady of the Lin family has finally decided to kill him.
Back then, the Lin family held power in the court and held heavy military forces. Many decisions were made under the influence of the Lin family.
He was only fifteen at the time, and for this matter, he couldn't sleep well night after night.
Taking advantage of the situation, planning in secret, he finally eradicated all the power of the Lin family when he was eighteen.
Imagine the vast Lin family, how could there not be his densely distributed informants?
Therefore, he knows that there is also a second young lady in the Lin family.
He once went to take a look, and at that time she was playing by the river, wearing wildflowers on her head, soaking her feet in the stream, humming a song he couldn't understand, looking innocent and carefree.
So he couldn't bear to send someone to kill her again.
He thought, she's only eleven years old and has been raised outside since childhood. What could she possibly know?
His Grand Tutor told him, "If you don't pull up the roots when you cut the grass, trouble will remain."
Several times, people were sent to assassinate her in secret, but he had no choice but to send shadow guards to protect her. Later, the shadow guards reported that she had inquired about his upcoming journey to Runan City, and he knew then what she intended to do.
However, knowing that this would inevitably cause a storm and even put his own life at risk, he still took her into the government, pretending not to know her true identity, and lived as her husband for five years.
He thought, in the end, it was his debt to her family's lives. So going back wouldn't change anything. It's just that he's the emperor and she's the daughter of the Lin family.
Gao Heze was already a bit dazed. He struggled to lift his head and could see Lin Jiangming's shocked expression, as well as the tears that kept falling.
In the end, she still feels a little reluctant.
" Mingming, I knew early on that there would be such a day, so I have already made a testament, naming Boyu as the crown prince and asking him to honor you as the queen mother. He is still so young, you must live well and take good care of him." Gao Heze's voice became lighter and lighter, until it was barely audible, finally sinking into deep darkness.
And Jiang Ming still maintained that posture, sitting motionless, letting the tears flow. It turns out, he had known her identity early in the morning. But why did he still tolerate her seeking revenge? If not for the sudden remorse that day, she would have almost killed his other child again.
Even though he knew he would die tonight, he still arranged her future path.
What a fool.
She thought so, slowly stood up, lightly kissed his cheek, and then sat back down, gently turning the nested pots, pouring herself another glass of wine.
Looking back on her life, the first eleven years were as the unnamed second miss of the Lin family, followed by six years of wandering as a woman without a home, until she met Gao Heze. Only then did she experience peaceful days, as he doted on her, loved her, and indulged her, making up for all the love she had missed in her youth.
But in the end, she destroyed everything with her own hands.
There was a faint white light flickering in front of her, and she seemed to see her parents and her long-lost sister. They were still the same as they were back then, and her sister was no different from when she was eleven, but she herself had grown up.
Over the years, only she has grown up, carrying the hatred of the entire family, but has never lived a day in ease and happiness. Now, this long life can finally come to an end.
Gao Heze woke up, it was late at night.
Jiang Ming was lying on the table, with a peaceful expression on his face, but there were traces of blood seeping from the corners of his mouth. The hand that was resting on top of his hand had already lost its warmth.
For a moment, he felt as if he were dreaming. He turned his hand back and softly called out, " Mingming, wake up." But he never received a response.
He found the letter she left for him in a box. The familiar, elegant handwriting contained only a brief message: "Your servant, Lin Jiangming, wishes Your Majesty good health and everlasting peace."
She used the name Lin Jiangming and referred to herself as "your servant," acknowledging her role as his empress. However, she drank the poison that was originally intended for him.
Or, one could say, it was originally prepared for her own consumption - poisoned wine.
The so-called "nested pots," one side containing deadly poison, while the other only holds a sleeping draught, causing one to be unconscious for a few hours.
She was moved after all, reluctant to harm him, so she only gave him the cup with the sedative.
Anyway, she had wanted to die a long time ago. When she was rescued by Boyu, she thought she might as well drown, but she was still saved.
Before drinking the real poisoned wine, she thought, she had never done anything for Gao Heze. Now, in the court, everyone said she was the Traitorous empress, who had bewitched Gao Heze. But if she died, and followed the will of the people, would that also count as doing something for Gao Heze?
He should be a wise and martial emperor, a respected ruler, admired by all. She had burdened him for so long, she couldn't burden him any longer.
Gao Heze Holding the floral stationery, he slowly squatted down, feeling a sharp pain in his chest. In this pain, he vaguely remembered the first encounter at the age of eighteen, the reunion at twenty-three, and now, at twenty-eight, losing her forever. It had been exactly ten years.
He knew that she had finally felt tired, exhausted to the point of burning out, and upon learning that he had long known her true identity, she selfishly chose to end her own life.
But how could she not have thought that, even if there are beautiful mountains and rivers as far as the eye can see, without her, what would be the point?
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