At night, Shangguan Yun came from Pu City and first went to the Military Camp.
She only learned that the royal Changsun was here after entering the city. Considering her understanding of her two sons, one was likely looking for a wife, and the other for a brother; most probably, both were in the Military Camp.
Sure enough, she found Gu Jiao and the two brothers in Xuanping Marquis’s barracks.
Shangguan Qing had already fallen asleep, and Gu Jiao was giving him an infusion.
He hadn’t had much of an appetite recently, so Gu Jiao occasionally gave him some nutritional fluids.
But tonight, the atmosphere in the barracks felt particularly heavy.
Shangguan Yun’s face changed: "What happened? Is anything wrong? Is Qingqing not doing well?"
Shangguan Qing’s condition had never been good, relying on the medicine from the National Master Hall to suppress the poison, making him appear normal, but in reality, his body was already at its end.
Ye Qing said he wouldn’t suffer much, he would just become increasingly sleepy and might one day fall asleep and never wake up.
Xiao Hen shared Shangguan Qing’s thoughts with Shangguan Yun.
Shangguan Yun sat dazedly in the chair: "He really decided to do this?"
Going to Zhan Country.
This meant he completely abandoned the antidote.
The journey to Zhan Country was long, and no one could guarantee he wouldn’t die from the poison along the way.
If the poison acted up, wouldn’t that make the journey in vain?
The thought of her son dying alone on the way back to Zhan Country made Shangguan Yun’s heart ache!
She didn’t want to miss seeing her son one last time!
"Ahen... I can’t bear it..."
At this moment, she wasn’t the iron-willed Crown Princess; she was just an ordinary mother.
Yet she understood she had no right to stop Shangguan Qing from seeing Princess Xinyang.
"The Marquis and Chang Jing, Ye Qing are headed north. If I inquire, Dark Night Island is in that direction. If the road were easy, they would have taken Shangguan Qing. Not taking him shows this journey is one of nine deaths and one life."
The extreme northern regions have harsh weather, blizzards ravage the ice plains, and once the cruel winter arrives, even masters cannot traverse it.
Shangguan Qing realized this and decided to give up waiting for the cure.
He wanted to use the remaining time in his life to return to his country, to see his home.
To see his mother.
Shangguan Yun choked up: "Back then, I took him away without asking his permission..."
Now he has grown up.
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