Zhao Xi remained silent.
Fanghua suddenly felt a pang of sympathy for the child, "I know you're in a difficult position, after all, she is your biological mother, but..."
"I can't bear to watch Mother die," Zhao Xi's heart was twisted with pain, "Why does she have to die?"
Fanghua had no answer to such a question.
Back in the Emperor's bedroom, she had also asked Emperor Guangxi why the Empress had to die. Emperor Guangxi said Zhao Xi was too sentimental; he held on to the death of an inner court lady, and in the future, he would surely make concessions for his biological mother. A ruler is destined to stand lonely atop the peak, and if too emotional, showing weakness before others could spell doom for his kingdom. He also said Empress Qi could not compare to Empress Su; she would not help the Crown Prince but drag him down. It was better she entered the coffin early to fulfill her son's needs.
