Reborn to be without his father but with his son, the prince shouted, "I'm not dead!"

Chapter 156 Time is running out
"Mom, just drink it~" Ji Yunchu said coquettishly, but she seemed to be holding the medicine and not putting it down unless Cao Lingru drank it.

She took great pains to get this thing from the imperial concubine, and it also cost her a lot of money that she had secretly hidden away.

"Mom, I'm worried about you too. Since Dad passed away, you've been moving around a lot, and you just vomited blood. I... I'm worried that you won't be able to hold on until the day I get married. I want you to see me get married."

Seeing that Ji Yunchu refused to give in, Cao Lingru had no choice but to drink the medicine. She caressed Ji Yunchu's hair lovingly.

"Even if I have only one breath left, I will hold on until the day you get married."

Ji Yunchu handed the medicine bowl to Yuan Niang with satisfaction, "Daughter is waiting for you to come back at the Duke's Mansion." She did not see Cao Lingru off, but found an excuse to embroider her wedding dress and went back to her room first.

Yuan Niang felt that the eldest daughter had changed, but she couldn't tell what had changed, so she had to put her doubts aside for the time being and helped the Duke's wife out.

The carriage was closed on all sides, but Cao Lingru could feel the wind everywhere and was so cold that she had to lean on Yuan Niang.

Madam Mei was counting the betrothal gifts when suddenly a palace maid ran up to her and whispered, "The Duke's wife wants to see the Queen."

"No, send the Duke's wife back."

The maid looked embarrassed and said, "Madam Mei, why don't you go and see the Duke's wife in person? I think the Duke's wife seems to be seriously ill. I heard that she doesn't have much time left."

Aunt Mei's face suddenly changed when she heard this. "Who told you this?"

"The woman next to the Duke's wife said it in front of the Duke's wife, and the Duke's wife didn't stop her, so it must be true."

Nanny Mei immediately went to report to the Queen.

Kong Wanhan frowned. Was he trying to trick her into meeting him?

"Please ask the imperial physician to see her."

Nanny Mei understood the Queen's suspicions and immediately took orders, bringing an experienced old doctor to check Cao Lingru's pulse.

Seeing this, Cao Lingru put on a wry smile and generously extended his hand to the imperial physician.

The imperial physician took the patient's pulse carefully, his expression becoming increasingly solemn, and nodded solemnly to Nanny Mei.

Aunt Mei felt a chill in her heart. It was actually true. She felt pity for Cao Lingru. Things in the world are unpredictable. Cao Lingru was younger than her, but she passed away earlier than her.

She brought Cao Lingru to the queen and poured her a cup of hot tea.

Kong Wanhan didn't expect that Cao Lingru was serious this time. Cao Lingru had used illness as an excuse to meet her before. She glanced at Cao Lingru's pale face.

"Tell me, what do you want to see me about?"

"Empress, I beg you to help me one last time. Yunchu and the Crown Prince have called off their engagement, and I am dying. I want to see Yunchu get married before I die. I have asked someone to sever Yunchu's relationship with the Duke's Mansion. She is no longer the Duke's daughter, and she does not have to observe mourning for him."

Cao Lingru saw Kong Wanhan was stunned, and then said, "The Duke is not here, the Duke's Mansion is already declining, and now Yunchu is no longer the Duke's legitimate daughter. I think it will be difficult to find a young man with a better family background for her, so I want to ask the Queen to help hold a banquet and act as a matchmaker for Yunchu."

Kong Wanhan lowered her eyes and stared at the tea in the cup without saying a word. After a moment, she looked up and looked directly at Cao Lingru.

"I'm sorry for my words, but I'll help you one last time. But I have to say this first. The Duke's Mansion is not as powerful as it used to be. Don't set your sights too high. There are many new nobles in the court recently. If Ji Yunchu marries into a family like theirs, she will have no worries about food and drink for the rest of her life."

Cao Lingru was very grateful, but she didn't dare to ask for too much now.

"Thank you, Queen."

"When would you like to have the banquet?"

"Of course the sooner the better. I'm worried that my body won't be able to take it anymore."

Kong Wanhan was stunned again, and looked at Cao Lingru with complicated eyes. "How about two days later?"

"Okay, thank you, Your Majesty." Cao Lingru smiled gratefully.

When Ji Yunchu heard that the Queen agreed to hold a banquet to help her become a matchmaker, she was so excited that she smiled sinisterly. She looked down on the upstarts. She was born in a duke's mansion, so wouldn't the noble ladies laugh at her if she married an upstart?
At this time, Ji Yunchu already knew what the prince had ordered to release. It turned out that the prince had always regarded Princess Zhaohui as his sister. The rumors that the prince liked Princess Zhaohui were all other people's random speculations about the prince's intentions and a misunderstanding.

Ji Yunchu was so angry that she smashed the porcelain vase in the room.

Since Shen Yuxian treated her like a monkey, don't blame her for being ruthless.

……

Han Yan told Ji Anyu the news she had obtained from the Duke's Mansion.

Ji Anyu has already learned from Shen Jing that the Queen intends to help Ji Yunchu find a match.

"I didn't expect that Ji Yunchu would give up her status as the legitimate daughter of the Duke's Mansion in order to get married. She is really anxious." Ji Anyu supported her chin and bit an apple, looking at Shen Jing who was writing opposite her.

Han Yan handed the invitation to Ji Anyu, "Princess, the Queen wants to save face by inviting you to the palace to attend."

"Cao Lingru is really capable. Even after she broke off the engagement and turned hostile, she was still able to ask the Queen for help."

Ji Anyu flipped through the invitation and followed Shen Jing's eyes.

"Husband, please accompany me to the palace in two days."

Shen Jing nodded without even looking up, "Yeah."

Han Yan looked at the prince, then at Ji Anyu and said, "Prince's Consort, the Duke's wife is very ill. Do you want to go back to the Duke's Mansion to see her? Or go back to the Duke's Mansion to accompany the Duke's wife to spend her last moments."

Ji Anyu saw Cao Lingru's disgusted expression and she took a bite of the apple expressionlessly.

"She hates not to see me and keeps saying that I'm a wicked daughter. If I appear in front of her and she dies of anger, won't it be my fault?" Because of all the things that happened in their past lives, their mother-daughter relationship has been severed and can never be continued.

Two days later, Shen Jing and Ji Anyu entered the palace together. Ji Anyu looked at the palace wall uneasily, as what happened to her last time with the imperial concubine was still vivid in her mind.

She seriously injured Wei Songlin, who is now recovering from his injuries. In addition, she was in Prince Zhong's Mansion, so the Wei family did not cause trouble for her. But now that she has entered the palace and there is a royal concubine in the palace, she is undoubtedly walking into a tiger's mouth.

Shen Jing noticed that Ji Anyu was uneasy and hugged Ji Anyu in his arms.

"I have nothing to do today, I'll accompany you."

As soon as the words fell, Ji Anyu's uneasy heart calmed down, but when she walked into the banquet, she suddenly felt a strong murderous intent.

Ji Anyu looked over and saw Wei Luoyan, whom she hadn't seen for a long time, sitting at the banquet. She raised the corners of her lips provocatively.

It seems that the poison in Wei Luoyan has deepened, which is really a cause for celebration! Unfortunately, Wei Luoyan has not discovered it until today, and foolishly thought that he was suffering from lovesickness.

Wei Luoyan's eyes were gloomy. He didn't know what Ji Anyu was laughing at him for. Anyway, he was sober now, and the death of the adulterous couple was approaching. Seeing the adulterous couple sticking together all the time, Wei Luoyan felt it was irritating and moved his gaze to the crowd.

When Ji Yunchu appeared, Wei Luoyan's gloomy face suddenly softened, as if the person with a fierce look just now was not him.

Ji Yunchu is exceptionally beautiful today. One can tell at a glance that she has been dressing up for a long time. In addition, Ji Yunchu was raised with a lot of wealth and expensive headgear and clothing, and she looks dazzling.

Wei Luoyan was stunned for a moment.

(End of this chapter)