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The Eternal Longevity Palace has been changed to my palace.
All the Court Officials and palace servants inside can only move around the outer hall.
The Inner Hall, including the entire courtyard belonging to the Inner Hall, is off-limits without my command; even a fly would be cut in half if it entered.
The gate is guarded by the Chief of the Imperial Guards.
So A Xian has long been released from the dark room, with food, drink, and entertainment.
She also mentioned wanting to release He Yu.
But I hadn't figured out what arrangements to make for him yet, and I was afraid someone might see him, so I didn't agree immediately.
As soon as I opened the door to the rear hall, A Xian jumped over.
"Sister, you're back."
"Yes, did you like the roasted lamb I had sent over today?"
"I liked it; it has a taste of the frontier. I finished it all."
I smiled and ruffled her hair.
She obediently leaned against me: "Sister, when will you let my Second Brother out?"
"Today."
She immediately jumped up, her mouth forming a wide grin: "Really?"
"Of course it's true. Come on, let's go see him now."
As we walked inside, I asked A Xian: "If I let your Second Brother out, where do you plan to take him? To the frontier as well?"
A Xian was momentarily stunned: "Sister, can't he stay in the palace?"
I was also taken aback: "Stay in the palace? Why?"
"Because my Second Brother likes you, sister!"
"Huh?"
I never knew He Yu liked me.
When we were young, we interacted because he was A Xian's brother, and I treated him with respect.
Later, when I entered the palace, he came to see me.
I was also trying to gather news about A Xian.
At that time, she was at the border, and communication with her was difficult. To avoid raising Gao Huan's suspicions, I could only learn about her through others.
Could this lead He Yu to think I had feelings for him?
I thought back carefully.
Over the years, I had neither given him gifts nor shared any private conversations typical of girls.
The most I ever talked to him about was always A Xian.
Moreover, when he was imprisoned by Gao Huan, I was already sixteen and had just given birth to two children.
Could he still have feelings for me?
I sent He Yu out of the palace.
Disguised as a guard, he was escorted out of the city by a designated person.
A Xian was worried and followed him out, saying she would settle him before coming back to see me.
I shook my head and urged them to leave quickly.
Afterward, I returned to the dark room.
After many days apart, Gao Huan no longer resembled an emperor, but his tone remained unchanged.
He even smiled when he saw me.
His voice was already hoarse: "Yu Qing, you finally came to see me."
Seeing that I didn't respond, he continued, "How is the emperor of Chang'er doing?"
"Very well, better than you."
"That's because you're there, hahaha."
He could still laugh?!
Yet, having once been an emperor, his insight had not diminished.
"Yu Qing, did you come this time to handle my funeral affairs?"
I looked at him and remained silent.
Suddenly, he broke down.
He fell from his chair and knelt before me: "Can I not die?"
"As long as I can live, you can do whatever you want."
"I can be your Court Official, take care of you, serve you; as long as I can stay by your side, anything is fine."
I couldn't help but laugh at his words: "Do you think everyone in the palace is blind?"
Gao Huan's gaze turned fierce in an instant: "I can ruin this face so they won't know who I am."
But I couldn't take that risk.
Moreover, he did not live to see that time.
Even if he begged me for forgiveness for his past like a dog.
He told me that he hurt me because he liked me.
I still cannot let him go.
He will not have an imperial funeral either.
After death, he can only be placed in an ordinary coffin and buried in the ground like an ordinary person.
This is still due to him being the biological father of Chang'er.
Gao Huan's Side Story
In my youthful years, I encountered a Radiant Woman in the outskirts.
She wore a Buttercup Dress and had a sparkling Butterfly Flower in her hair.
Like a fairy, she walked among the peach trees.
With a charming glance, she captivated my heart.
I urgently needed to know who she was, so I sent someone to inquire.
The result revealed that her family was discussing marriage with the the He Family.
She is mine.
No one can take her away.
But as a prince, already bound by a marriage contract, I cannot go and snatch the daughter of the Prime Minister.
I racked my brains and sought various ways.
Finally, I learned a legend about her.
I know that marrying her would attract gossip from others.
Especially from my royal brothers.
But I would rather be guarded against and opposed by them than miss out on Yu Qing.
At last, after three years of effort, I married her as I wished.
However, on our wedding night, the moment I lifted her veil,
I knew she did not love me.
Her gaze was cold.
Although she was very obedient for the sake of the Yu Family, I still clearly felt her indifference.
I tried every means possible, sending her gifts and taking her out to have fun.
After entering the palace, I even allowed that fool from the the He Family to visit her.
I even considered bringing her best friend into the palace to keep her company.
Yet she remained cold towards me.
In desperation, I could only capture He Yu and keep him in a dark room.
I used him as leverage, hoping that Yu Qing would look at me one more time.
To make her jealous, I also married He Youxian.
But once again, I ended in failure.
That day, I lay on the cold ground, the earthy smell stinging my nose, but I didn't care.
I could only beg her desperately to let me live.
I didn't want to turn the tables.
I didn't care who became the emperor.
I just wanted to stay by her side for a moment longer.
But she remained as reserved as before, not saying much to me and not forgiving me.
After she left, my abdomen began to twist in pain.
I knew the time had come.
I had been consuming a poison all along.
At first, it was given to me by Yu Qing, and later it was replaced by He Youxian.
He Youxian inherited the the He Family bloodline, both foolish and naive.
I didn't want to see her at all, nor would I take her as a concubine.
I only recognized Yu Qing, even acknowledging the poison she provided.
If I couldn't stay by her side, drinking the poison she fed me didn't seem so bad after all.
At least, she still had something left for me.
And it would always accompany me.
Until death.
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