NFBE Chapter 141 The Next Life…
Chapter 141 The Next Life…
Jiang Qingyan shook her head frantically, "No! There must be a way... Green Medicine, your medical skills are so amazing... You can definitely make Old Wang recover completely, right..."
Green Medicine just bit her lower lip, lowered her head, and remained silent...
She desperately wanted to save Eunuch Wang, but his injuries... even if Hua Tuo were reborn, he couldn't fully recover...
Seeing Jiang Qingyan so heartbroken, Eunuch Wang groaned anxiously, but the sharp pain in his tongue prevented him from speaking...
Jiang Qingyan immediately knelt down and grasped Eunuch Wang's hand, sobbing uncontrollably, "Old Wang... don't die... I won't allow you to die..."
Eunuch Wang looked at Jiang Qingyan with drooping eyelids, his eyes full of affection, his thoughts swirling...
I remember that day when the emperor suddenly changed his temperament. He stopped beating and scolding the servants and palace maids and even called him "Old King" affectionately.
Not only did they frequently praise him for his efficient work, but they also rewarded him with gifts from time to time…
Thinking of this, his hand twitched slightly, as if he were holding something inside.
Jiang Qingyan followed his hand and looked over, only to find that Eunuch Wang was holding a handful of melon seeds.
She picked up a melon seed and choked out, "These are... the melon seeds I gave you before?"
Eunuch Wang smiled and nodded. In the past, the emperor would only reward him with gold and silver jewelry, which was a master's reward to his servant.
But even sunflower seeds, something only royalty could eat, were given to him by the emperor…
For him, these melon seeds were not just food, but also a symbol of the Emperor's trust and favor...
So he kept the melon seeds in his pocket that day and carried them with him every day, but he never ate a single one.
Until the day an upheaval occurred in the palace, he was arrested by the Empress Dowager. No matter how he was tortured, he refused to betray the Emperor…
Fortunately, the Empress Dowager thought he was tough and that simple torture instruments wouldn't be enough to delay him, so she didn't use simple needles to prick his nails, but instead tortured him with the most vicious methods.
At that time, he was holding the handful of melon seeds tightly in his hand. The Empress Dowager thought that he was clenching his fist in pain because the punishment was too severe, so she did not pry his hand open...
Jiang Qingyan's heart ached even more. She regretted more and more that she hadn't treated Eunuch Wang better in the past, and that she hadn't gotten rid of the Empress Dowager sooner, which gave her the opportunity to harm those around her...
She picked up a melon seed with trembling hands, carefully peeled it open, and then slowly put the kernel into Eunuch Wang's mouth.
Wang Gonggong's eyes were full of surprise, but he still obediently opened his mouth and chewed the melon seeds carefully. Although he had lost his sense of taste, he still looked satisfied.
How fortunate he was, a eunuch who had been deprived of his manhood since childhood, to be able to eat melon seeds personally peeled by the emperor…
To be able to serve such a wise ruler, I can say that my life is complete...
Looking out the window, the last leaf hanging on the ginkgo tree in the yard was gently blown to the ground by the breeze.
Just like his life, which is now teetering on the brink of collapse…
After Jiang Qingyan fed the last melon seed to Eunuch Wang, he finally breathed his last…
Jiang Qingyan knelt on the ground, staring blankly at the sunflower seed shells in her palm. She wanted to burst into tears, but no sound came out.
Her throat and heart felt blocked, a dull, suffocating feeling making it hard for her to breathe…
Suddenly, his mind went blank, the world spun, a strong, metallic taste rose in his throat, and he coughed up a mouthful of blood…
Startled, Lvyao rushed over to support Jiang Qingyan, took her pulse, and then stuffed a snow silkworm egg into her mouth.
With a sob in her voice, she said, "Your Majesty... please don't frighten me..."
At this moment, Mo Ting and the others also arrived. Seeing Lü Yao kneeling on the ground, holding Jiang Qingyan and weeping bitterly, they knew that Eunuch Wang had completely passed away…
Upon entering the room and seeing the bloodstains all over the floor, the group panicked and rushed over to check.
Mo Ting gently pulled Jiang Qingyan into his arms and asked anxiously, "Green Medicine, what's wrong with my husband?"
Green Medicine choked back tears, saying, "His Majesty is suffering from a sudden surge of anger... she's developed a heart ailment..."
Jiang Qingyan seemed oblivious to the arrival of Mo Ting and the others, staring blankly at the sunflower seed shells in her palm.
She began to wonder why fate had brought her here.
If it were just palace intrigue, that would be fine, but why did she have to encounter so many people who genuinely cared for her?
If she hadn't traveled through time, would Ning Ruyu and Eunuch Wang's fates have been different?
As if reading her mind, Shen Yuan crouched down slightly, took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, and carefully wiped away the bloodstains on Jiang Qingyan's lips.
After cleaning her up, she slowly said, "Husband, actually Miss Ning and Eunuch Wang have just gone to the next life ahead of time. They haven't disappeared from this world. Don't blame yourself for this. In the next life, they will have no connection with the palace. They will live a free and happy life."
Jiang Qingyan slightly raised her eyes to look at Shen Yuan, as if she had grasped a lifeline, and asked with her eyes full of expectation, "Shen Yuan, do you really know witchcraft?"
Shen Yuan gently stroked Jiang Qingyan's face and said softly, "Does my husband still remember the two conditions you owe me? Today I want to fulfill one of them."
Jiang Qingyan pursed her lips and remained silent.
Shen Yuan continued, "Please believe what I just said, my husband. Don't torment yourself anymore because of the deaths of Miss Ning and Eunuch Wang. If they knew that the Emperor they cared about most had become like this, they would not be able to go to the next life in peace."
Seeing the seriousness and determination in Shen Yuan's eyes, Jiang Qingyan gradually began to believe in the idea of a next life.
It's at least more convincing than her time-traveling story.
She nodded gently, exhaled slowly, and stood up with Mo Ting's help.
Jiang Qingyan remembered that once when she was reviewing memorials in the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Eunuch Wang was standing outside the door in a daze. She called him three or four times before she brought him back to his senses.
That day, Eunuch Wang had tears in his eyes and said he missed home. Unfortunately, once he became a eunuch and entered the palace, it meant he would never have a home for the rest of his life…
Those who entered the palace to become eunuchs were always looked down upon by their hometown neighbors, so even if they died of old age in the palace, no one was willing to claim their bodies, and they could only be thrown into a mass grave by other eunuchs to be fed to wild wolves.
Jiang Qingyan drafted an imperial edict, posthumously conferring upon him the title of prince or duke, an unprecedented honor. She also ordered guards to escort his body back to his hometown, where he was given a grand burial in his ancestral cemetery.
This was the only thing she could do for Eunuch Wang; she wished that in his next life he could be a complete man, surrounded by children and grandchildren, and live a happy life…
After Wang Gonggong's funeral arrangements are completed, it's time to deal with Ning Ruyu's...
Jiang Qingyan suddenly fainted that day, so the bodies of Lord Ning and Ning Ruyu were transported back to the Ning residence by the soldiers.
Meanwhile, the Ning residence was completely surrounded by soldiers, and not even a fly was allowed to get out. Everyone in the residence quietly awaited Jiang Qingyan's decision.