Chapter 151 Previous Life (Part 3)

He Yanchen's temper has never been very good. Before he ascended to a high position, he had to pretend to be a gentle and kind gentleman who was willing to accept advice in order to win over the support of the various families behind him.

Later, he realized that he had been poisoned. If he could not find an antidote, the poison would probably spread to his lungs in a few years and he would be unable to recover.

He Yanchen knew very well that the only people who could poison him were the deposed crown prince, the virtuous king and other people who competed with him for the throne, all of whom were his defeated enemies.

His confidants searched all over the place for miracle doctors to help him get rid of the poison, but after many years, no one could diagnose what kind of poison it was.

He Yanchen also became more and more violent from his initial indifference. He even felt annoyed when he saw the crowds of ministers in the Golden Palace and the pile of memorials on the imperial desk.

He governs the country so diligently, but in the end, no one knows who will benefit.

Since it will belong to someone else sooner or later, why should he care?

He Yanchen has never been a good person. He is very dark and jealous inside, and he can't stand others doing well.

Therefore, he deliberately promoted Yuan Zhang, who had close ties with the Xian Wang faction, and allowed him to form a clique in the court and disrupt the atmosphere.

However, everything Yuan Zhang did was under his control. If one day he could remove the poison, he would eradicate Yuan Zhang and his gang. If he couldn't...

Then what the country becomes has nothing to do with him.

He began to neglect state affairs, and at this time, Yueli came to his side.

Every day he spent with her, he could relieve the depression that had accumulated in the court.

Yueli is also very clingy to him. She is very good at vying for his favor and has all kinds of tricks. Even a pot of wine and a plate of fruit can be made into something special for her.

During the first two months after he brought her back to the palace, He Yanchen was too lazy to even attend the morning court. The Empress Dowager, the Queen, and many ministers frequently came to the Linde Palace to ask for an audience, and all they kept saying was to urge him to be diligent in state affairs.

But a person who doesn't know when he will die really has no interest in anything.

No one knew the trouble in his heart.

He never wants to show his vulnerability in front of others.

Only Yueli is not like others who preach all day long. She is very good at observing people's words and expressions. If she sees that he is unhappy, she will find ways to make him happy. She will cooperate with whatever he wants to do.

Her only shortcoming is that she really cries a lot.

I cry when I’m tired, I cry when I’m in pain, and I cry even when I can’t see myself when I wake up in the morning.

That day she fell in love with the jade headpiece worn by Concubine Jin, but it was not something she could use given her position, and the Shanggong Bureau politely declined her request, so she came to him crying again.

He Yanchen was so annoyed by her crying that he waved his hand and gave her all the jadeite in the warehouse.

She was very happy, and within a few days she had made the jewelry and wore it for him to see.

It is true that people are more beautiful than flowers.

He Yanchen liked the way she dressed up carefully for him, so he promoted her and allowed her to directly instruct Shanggongju to do whatever she liked.

Yue Li is not a reserved person, and you can hear her making a fuss outside every now and then.

Yesterday he scolded Concubine Li, today he beat Concubine Zheng, and tomorrow he will offend the Queen during the morning meeting.

But He Yanchen didn't care, after all, Yue Li was very well-behaved in front of him.

He is like a little tiger outside, but like an obedient kitten when he is close to me.

And no matter how aggressive and bullying she was, it was because she liked him.

He Yanchen thought her appearance was very interesting, so he deliberately summoned a concubine whose name he could not remember. Sure enough, the next day he heard the secret guard report that Yue Li had deliberately found fault and punished that person.

Even when he was questioning her, she could still say with a clear conscience: "Who asked her to seduce Your Majesty? I just hate her!"

He Yanchen not only did not feel disgusted, but instead felt an indescribable joy surging in his heart.

After that, he would use this method to provoke Yue Li from time to time, watching her go from ordinary scolding and punishment to beating, making her kneel, and even poisoning her.

He was even happier.

He liked the way she used such extreme behavior to prove her love for him.

He felt the possession and love from Yueli that he had never received in his entire life.

He Yanchen thought he could keep the kitten like this forever, until Chu Yi found a doctor who traveled around the world and said he was poisoned by a Gu.

And on the jade seal placed in the Linde Hall, there were still traces of the poisonous insect crawling.

At this point, He Yanchen understood everything.

He was ignored by everyone in the palace since he was a child. His father loved the virtuous prince, while his mother loved his eighth brother. Even though he got the throne, his mother did not save him because of his eighth brother, and his father put a curse on him because of the virtuous prince.

The poisonous insect had been in his body for many years, crawling into his heart and lung meridians. When he died in a few years, the wise king could use the 50,000 elite soldiers left to him by the late emperor, and unite with his old party in the capital to ascend the throne legitimately.

Oh.

Why?

He Yanchen would rather destroy the country than let the father and son get what they wanted.

He went mad and dug out the former emperor's corpse from the imperial mausoleum, whipped the body, burned it, and ground the bones into ashes.

He had another attack, and this time he could no longer control the violence in his heart. He still remembered the fear in the eyes of the people around him, but he didn't care.

You'll die sooner or later anyway.

He Yanchen locked himself in the Linde Hall for quite a few days, but when he woke up one morning, he found Yueli lying on the edge of the bed, and he didn't know how she got in.

As soon as he moved, he woke the woman up.

"Your Majesty?" Yue Li opened her eyes drowsily, and her eyes lit up the moment she saw him clearly.

She said aggrievedly, "Your Majesty hasn't summoned me for a long time. I miss you."

He Yanchen didn't say anything. He listened to Yue Li chattering about how much she missed him. Although there might not be many truths in her words, her words were more credible when coupled with her affectionate almond eyes.

"How much do you miss me?" The man's voice was a little hoarse, and he raised his hand to stroke her cheek.

After receiving the response, Yue Li spoke even more excitedly: "I miss you so much. Just now, outside, Commander Chu wouldn't let me in, and the knife was on my neck, but I missed Your Majesty so much that I ran in anyway."

"Your Majesty, why don't you see me?" Yue Li is sometimes very considerate, but sometimes very tactless.

For example, at this moment, she took off her embroidered shoes and climbed onto the bed, and snuggled into his arms, regardless of his unpleasant expression.

He Yanchen frowned and was about to pull his arm back when he felt Yueli hugging him tighter.

He looked down at the woman. She relied on him wholeheartedly and was terrified of being driven out by him.

Also, she has no family, no children, and no friends.

She only has him.

He Yanchen thought that if he really died, he would let Yueli accompany him.