The imperial doctor diagnosed that the queen was seriously ill and had run out of oil. She was afraid that she would die soon.Princess Jingse was heartbroken and accused the imperial doctor of not being good at medical skills and talking nonsense.The Queen Mother came forward to comfort her, pointing out that the Queen was seriously ill, and only veterans like Doctor Qi, who had been in the palace for many years, could speak out.The Queen Mother took charge of the overall situation and asked Concubine Chun and Ruyi to help take care of the Queen, while bringing Jingse beside her to comfort her.
At this time, the palace was in chaos. Concubine Chun found that the pearl flower on her head was missing, but it was difficult to find it due to the chaos.Hailan came to see Concubine Chun. Concubine Chun mentioned that the queen was still talking about tit for tat while she was in a coma, and was worried that the queen heard her conversation with Mei Gui and Hailan, or fell into the water because of it.Concubine Chun was afraid that she would be resented by the queen and would cause trouble for herself when she woke up.Hailan comforted her, saying that none of the concubines heard the cry for help, and it was impossible to know that it was the queen, so Concubine Chun felt relieved.
After the queen regained consciousness, the emperor came to visit her bedside.The queen was grateful for the emperor's company and asked the emperor not to let Jingse observe mourning for three years due to her death, so as not to affect her future.The emperor promised to consider Jingse at every turn.Subsequently, the queen strongly recommended Concubine Chun to the emperor as his successor, but the emperor said that the matter needed to be considered by himself.The queen made it clear that Ruyi could not be the successor because Ruyi was born in the Ulanala clan and the late emperor's queen was very vicious. The descendants of such a person could not be the queen.The emperor ignored it and asked the queen to have a good rest.
The queen confided her unwillingness and fear to the emperor on the sickbed, and admitted that she had never had a complete husband. As the mother of a country, she could only be a good wife, but as a woman, she also hoped to be loved and loved by her husband.The emperor comforted her that she was in the middle palace and had children, so she should be content and happy.The queen admitted that she had tampered with the bracelets of the concubine and Ruyi, and did not want them to get pregnant in front of her. She also admitted that she resented Ruyi, but she denied that there was a snake in the cold palace and Ruyi was poisoned.The emperor said that he already knew what the queen had done, but he did not reveal it because he was thinking about the royal family's face.The queen lamented the emperor's cold-heartedness and predicted that no matter who succeeded him, he would end up no better than herself.Soon after, news of the queen's death came.
Concubine Jia's maid told Su Lian that there was something fishy about Queen Su Lian falling into the water, and took out a pearl flower as evidence.Su Lian was suddenly pushed into the water, and his life or death was uncertain.The emperor told Queen Ruyi that there were still many things that she refused to acknowledge until her death, and there might be hidden secrets in them.Ruyi suggested interrogating Su Lian and Lian Xin, but Li Yu claimed that Su Lian had hit a pillar and died.Ruyi said that martyrdom is an honest matter and there is no need to be secretive.The emperor ordered Yu Hu to investigate the matter in detail and asked Lian Xin if he knew what the queen had done.Lian Xin said that she did not know anything about it and believed that the queen had not done these things, because although the queen was resentful of Ruyi, she did some things that would implicate herself and her clan members.Yu Hu found the pearl flower in Su Lian's hand and thought it looked very familiar.
Concubine Chun was busy arranging the funeral ceremony of the queen, and Concubine Jia reminded her that whoever does many things well may become the successor.Concubine Chun was grateful to Concubine Jia for her guidance.Hailan saw that Concubine Chun was interested in succeeding her, and reminded Ruyi to try her best to stay alive in the palace, otherwise she would be harmed by others.Lian Xin told the emperor that some things might have been done by Su Lian, but the queen did not know about it, and hinted that someone else might have pointed it out.The emperor was grateful for Lian Xin's frankness and allowed her to leave the palace.Lian Xin decided to go underground to apologize to the queen, and then jumped into the water.The whole court fell into mourning and confusion.