novelraw Chapter 1630 - Capítulo 1630: 1637 The Death of Empress Dowager Mo (4)
Chapter 1630 - Capítulo 1630: 1637 The Death of Empress Dowager Mo (4)
Capítulo 1630: Chapter 1637 The Death of Empress Dowager Mo (4)
Hearing Chun Liu’s tearful voice, Cai Wei stopped, lifted her hand to tidy Chun Liu’s disheveled hair, and forced a smile, saying, “Look at you, I was just speaking casually, and you actually believed it. Rest assured, The Emperor won’t depose me.”
On this point, Cai Wei was certain; she knew Nangong Yi’s feelings for her. No matter how much he blamed or resented her, he couldn’t bring himself to abandon her. However, the knot in his heart, who knows when it will untangle…
At dusk, the mourning orders for the Empress Dowager were announced. Half a Shi Chen later, all the civil and military ministers, princes, and imperial grandchildren, hurriedly entered the palace, wearing heavy mourning attire, knelt outside the Jade Palace, and wailed in grief. Inside the palace, mourning cloths and spirit banners hung everywhere. The palace maids and eunuchs donned mourning clothes, each, whether genuinely or feignedly, displayed a heartbroken demeanor.
Cai Wei stayed in the Royal Study, staring eagerly out the window, listening to the commotion outside but unable to go out and participate. Nangong Yi had said she was not to attend Empress Dowager Mo’s funeral, because the Empress Dowager would be angered upon seeing her!
So, while everyone else in the entire palace was busy, she alone was idle.
However, it wasn’t exactly idle. Cai Wei brought out three steamed buns, placing them into the walker she had designed.
The three little ones, with their short fat legs, curiously walked back and forth in the sleeping chamber, occasionally bumping into the furniture, sometimes colliding with each other.
This cheerful scene, if it were on a usual day, Cai Wei would surely call Nangong Yi to see. The two would sit side by side, happily watching the children run around on the floor…
The little ones were unaware of their mother’s bitterness, running riotously around the room. As they passed by Cai Wei, they would lift their round little faces, sweetly calling out, “Liang—”
They couldn’t really talk yet, only managing to pop out one word at a time, often making cute jokes due to their imprecise pronunciation. However, even though they were not adept at expressing themselves with words, those innocent, lovely little faces clearly conveyed their feelings.
Watching the cheerful children, the shadow in Cai Wei’s heart faded a lot. In any case, for the sake of the children, she had to pull herself together and strive for the man’s forgiveness as soon as possible!
That night, Nangong Yi did not return. According to those sent out to inquire, they reported back saying the Emperor was keeping vigil for the Empress Dowager.
Hearing this, Cai Wei went into the Space and prepared a thick bowl of Purple Rice Porridge, along with two appetite-enhancing small dishes, and sent them to Nangong Yi. The man had grown accustomed to the food from her Space, hardly eating anything from outside anymore, so if she didn’t send him food, he would go hungry.
In the end, the Purple Rice Porridge was returned untouched.
The man was telling her with his actions that he was still resenting her, refusing to forgive her, nor would he eat her food.
Cai Wei shook her head helplessly, sighed, and had the porridge shared among the palace maids.
The next day, Cai Wei got up early, personally wrapped a drawer of vegetarian dumplings, boiled a pot of wild buffalo milk, made a plate of cold lettuce, and fried wolfberry sprouts with oil and salt, all being cooling vegetarian dishes, and sent Chun Liu to deliver them to Nangong Yi.
As she expected, the items were returned untouched again.
Furthermore, upon returning, Chun Liu’s expression was noticeably uneasy. After Cai Wei repeatedly pressed her, Chun Liu hesitantly said, “Your Ladyship, when I went to the Ancestral Hall, I saw several ministers impeaching Your Ladyship in front of the Emperor, accusing you of being pampered and spoiled, not observing familial piety, being disrespectful to the Empress Dowager, and unfit to hold the position of the nation’s mother…”
Listening to this, Cai Wei’s expression turned gloomier. Although she had anticipated being impeached, when it actually happened, it still made her very sad.