The Divine Doctor And A Common Farmer-Chapter 1784 - 1871: A Heart of Betrayal

The Great Commander always thought she was careful enough and thorough enough in her considerations, never imagining such a lapse would occur. She could not shirk responsibility for this matter, and her inner feelings of guilt and remorse were understandable; she had let down Her Majesty the Empress’s trust in her.

Her Majesty the Empress knew the Great Commander’s character very well; she had long anticipated that the Great Commander would blame herself for this matter. But no one could be blamed, nor could anyone be rebuked, because even the empress herself had not expected, nor discovered before, that Jiang Feng harbored thoughts of betrayal.

"You cannot be blamed for this."

Yet, the Great Commander still wore a look of utter shame, unable to lift her head.

Her Majesty the Queen sighed silently once more. She knew this matter would definitely become a mental burden for the Great Commander; but since it had already happened, guilt and remorse were of no use. Instead, it would be better to think about how to fill this gap. And besides, it truly wasn’t the Great Commander’s fault.

She comfortingly patted the back of the Great Commander’s hand. "I have been very safe these years, thanks to your great efforts."

The Great Commander felt undeserving of such praise.

The Empress pondered, "I am concerned about one question now. Why did Jiang Feng choose not to act earlier or later, but precisely when Baowei was about to remove the Gu Insect for me? It seems someone is very unwilling to let me awaken."

However, there is another possibility: Jiang Feng has likely been lying dormant by Her Majesty the Empress’s side for a long time. Could it be years, decades, or tens of years? And during this time, what Jiang Feng has done is probably not just this one affair. But because he acted so secretively, everyone, including the Empress and the Great Commander, was deceived by him prior to this.

The Great Commander glanced at the Empress, and a sudden speculation arose in her heart... She then grabbed the Empress’s hand and quickly wrote: "Your Majesty, is it possible that the incident back then, when you were afflicted by the Gu, is related to the people behind Jiang Feng?"

The Empress smiled: "After I encountered the incident, you secretly investigated the relationship between Lao Ba and Miao Qing, but the intelligence you found was incorrect. If I am not mistaken, the reason why Miao Qing helped Lao Ba against me and Jiujiu may not be coincidence but was arranged with intent. The one secretly inciting everything is the true source of calamity."

The Great Commander was taken aback, not because of anything specific, but because... something felt off!

Your Majesty, Your Majesty... wasn’t Your Majesty just awakened from a coma? How, how...

The Great Commander was surprised. 𝓯𝙧𝓮𝓮𝒘𝓮𝙗𝙣𝒐𝒗𝒆𝓵.𝓬𝓸𝒎

Why does Your Majesty give her the feeling as if there is no barrier brought by these years of coma at all? Why is it as though, even though Your Majesty appeared to be in a coma, she knew everything about what transpired in the court during these years?

Moreover, isn’t Your Majesty too calm?

Shouldn’t a normal person who wakes from a long coma ask, where is this place, why are they here?

But why is Your Majesty different, naturally accepting all this, without even needing a period of adjustment?

Furthermore, it was Marshal Baowei who healed Your Majesty, but when the incident occurred back then, the Marshal had just made a Departure from the Capital—didn’t Your Majesty find this strange?

The Great Commander’s unusually silent demeanor seemed to be noticed by Her Majesty the Empress. Consequently, the Empress smiled faintly and wrote in the palm of the Great Commander’s hand: "Even though my eyes were closed, it does not mean I truly knew nothing about external matters."