Mu Beichen's gaze swept quickly across the flickering candlelight, and without even glancing at her, he sneered, "Ha, wishful thinking! My empress will always be Yu Qianqian, Su Ruan, I advise you to stop daydreaming!"

"Fine, so it seems you don't intend to let her live." Su Ruan smiled at him immediately. "Anyway, someone will die with me. Even if I die at your hands today, I will have no regrets."

He hadn't been in the dungeon for long, but listening to Su Ruan's sarcastic remarks, Mu Beichen felt as if his internal organs were being pierced a thousand times. At this moment, he no longer wanted to hear anything about Yu Qianqian from her.

"Guards, release Su Ruan immediately!" Mu Beichen turned his back to her, closed his eyes in sorrow, and raised his voice to the eunuch beside him, saying, "By imperial decree, when Lady Yu has fully recovered, a new coronation ceremony will be held!"

After saying that, he didn't turn his head even once, and strode away from the dark prison.

Strolling along the long pavilion road, his flowing black hair and gorgeous clothes fluttered in the wind, highlighting his tall and elegant figure, making him appear like a celestial being, otherworldly and uniquely beautiful.

Looking back at the delicate flowers by the green pond nearby, her gaze shifted with every step, her eyes filled with complex emotions. In her heart, she murmured: "Qianqian, I'm sorry, I love you, I love you so much that I can't live without you. So even if you are unwilling, you must stay by my side. From now on, whether in pain or joy, I will always be with you. If that happens, we will never suffer in loneliness again."

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The next day at noon, Yu Qianqian woke up from her daze. After sleeping all day, she suddenly realized that she felt much more relaxed, inside and out, and hadn't felt this comfortable in a long time.

She stretched and yawned while lying on the bed, then slowly got up. Suddenly, her eyes lit up. There was a bunch of peach blossoms by the window, which had been empty before. The flowers were arranged in a very special way, clearly in the shape of a heart. Even the white jade vase used to hold the flowers was very beautiful and looked like a very valuable item.

Yu Qianqian walked straight over, held the vase in both hands and examined it carefully. Unconsciously, all her thoughts flew to the ends of the earth.

She remembered yesterday very clearly. She had never seen this thing before coming here, and there hadn't been a single person here since. Moreover, she was usually quite vigilant when she slept, and even the slightest sound around her wouldn't escape her two extremely sensitive ears. So, logically speaking, even if someone had come in last night, she couldn't have been completely unaware.

The bottle is exquisitely crafted and has a beautiful color, clearly not an ordinary item from the common people. This suggests that the owner of the house must be a high-ranking official of at least the first rank.

Just as she thought of this, Yu Qianqian suddenly looked up and saw that the sky outside the window had suddenly changed. A strong wind was blowing wildly from the nearby forest, swirling around the bamboo pavilion and soon turning the world into a gray haze.

What followed was a torrential downpour and a fierce, sweeping wind that swept across everything, like a raging flood, rushing towards us with destructive power.

Yu Qianqian stood upright in front of the window, looking through the windowpane at the dark clouds covering the sky layer by layer, and the rain curtain sweeping down like a beaded curtain, blurring her vision in no time.

Her expression was filled with melancholy as she thought of the vibrant life that had recently left her body, the bloody scenes still vivid in her mind.