Chapter 79 Confession

After the news of Chen Dingyao's assassination and coma spread, the government and the public were immediately shocked.

The Crown Prince is young and the Prince of Jin is powerful. Many people speculate that the Prince of Jin will take this opportunity to strive for the throne. However, the Prince of Jin, who has always been ambitious, has not made any move.

"With His Majesty unconscious, this is the perfect opportunity for Your Highness to seize the throne." A ruthless look crossed the faces of the Jin Prince's staff. "Without His Majesty's protection, the Queen and the Crown Prince are completely vulnerable. It would be better..."

"Not as good as what?" Before he finished speaking, he saw His Highness turn his head and nodded slightly to him, as if encouraging him to continue.

He made a motion like a knife slashing his neck, "Prince Yu has been deposed. If the Crown Prince dies, Your Highness will be the most legitimate successor."

After saying this, he looked forward to seeing His Highness's reaction. Sure enough, His Highness gave him an approving smile. However, the next moment he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and the expectant expression froze on his face.

Yun Yi slowly pulled out the sword and threw it to the ground, spilling blood all over the ground.

"Why?" the staff asked him in disbelief, and fell down holding his abdomen.

"No one can touch the prince." Yun Yi looked down at him, her eyes as if she were looking at a dead person. "If the prince is gone, she can't live either."

Only after the person closed his eyes and was completely lifeless did Yun Yi order someone to drag the body away and deal with it.

"Has there been any movement in the palace recently?" The smell of blood still lingered, and Yun Yi frowned in disgust.

The act of killing the chicken to scare the monkey just now made everyone who was ready to make a move pause for a while, fearing that they would be the next one to die with regrets.

One person said, "I heard that the Empress has been serving the Emperor without taking off her clothes these past few days, yet His Majesty still has a high fever. I think the chances of him waking up are very slim."

Yun Yi's expression suddenly turned ugly: "She has been serving in front of the emperor all this time?"

The man knew who this "she" was referring to, but he remained silent and did not reply.

"Why?" Yun Yi's face twisted, as if someone had suddenly stuffed a sour date into his mouth. The indignation he felt was about to burst out of his head. "Why did my father deserve to be treated like this by her?"

Didn't she hate him and didn't want to see him again?

Yun Yi paced back and forth, and he could no longer hold back when he thought of her applying medicine to his father gently without taking off her clothes.

He did all this not to help his father.

Seeing how anxious he was, everyone looked at each other, but no one dared to disturb him.

Finally, Yun Yi stopped, his face cast in shadow in the night, and only the sound of his teeth gnashing could be heard.

"I will go to the palace tomorrow."

However, Yun Yi did not expect that he would be stopped at the palace gate the next day.

"Your Highness, Prince of Jin," Song Ge said with a polite smile, but he firmly blocked the palace gate with his body. "I am here on guard duty under the orders of the Empress. No one is allowed to enter the palace without a summons."

Yun Yi's eyes turned cold. "Could it be that I can't even enter the palace to visit you?"

Song Ge bowed to him without giving in: "Your Highness, please cooperate."

Yun Yi looked at the row of elite Xuanwu soldiers holding swords and halberds behind him. If he tried to force his way in, he would definitely be stabbed through first.

My father is really good at this. He worked hard to promote Song Ge just to guard against him. He even sent out the Xuanwu Army, and he was not afraid that Song Ge would become powerful.

And Chan Zhen, was she also on guard against him? Was she worried that he might harm Yuan Zhao?

"The Empress will be willing to see me," Yun Yi said calmly, standing with his hands behind his back. "Please tell General Song to pass on the message for me."

Song Ge looked at his confident look and his face turned cold. After a long time, he waved to a guard behind him, indicating that he should take his place and stand here, while he turned and walked towards the Zichen Palace.

Inside the Purple Palace, Chan Zhen had just finished changing the medicine for His Majesty when he heard Song Ge asking for a meeting. After learning his purpose, he remained silent for a long time.

Song Ge didn't know what kind of entanglement she had with Yun Yi, so he just advised: "Prince Jin is very ambitious, and he must not be allowed into the palace."

Zen Zhen saw the worry in his eyes, "Don't worry, brother, I know what's going on. Just let him in alone."

There were some things she still wanted to ask King Jin.

"Your Majesty, you can't do that." Song Ge wanted to dissuade her again.

Chan Zhen shook his head at him: "If he had any intention of forcing me to abdicate, he wouldn't have come here alone to see me today. Besides, I have some things I want to settle with him."

Seeing her firm attitude, Song Ge finally gave up trying to persuade her.

Outside the palace gate, Yun Yi saw him returning with a gloomy face, and knew that the result was as he expected.

Seeing the smug look in his eyes, Song Ge pursed his lips even tighter: "Your Highness Prince Jin, please cooperate with my routine inspection and ensure that you are not carrying any weapons before entering the palace."

Yun Yi curled his lips and smiled, untied the sword from his waist, threw it to the ground neatly, and then opened his arms to him.

His eyes were open and unconcealed, and the accessories on his body were clearly visible. However, Song Ge was still worried and checked it carefully. After confirming that everything was correct, he stepped aside and let go of the entrance.

Yun Yi was about to walk away when he noticed he had followed. Glancing at him, he asked, "What's the matter? General Song, you've checked it once, but you're still not convinced?"

"It is my duty, and I dare not disobey." Song Ge followed him, closely watching his every move, until he stopped in front of the Zichen Palace.

Imperial doctors were still rushing in and out of the door.

"Who told you that planned this assassination?" Yun Yi asked casually, looking nonchalant.

Song Ge said coldly: "No matter who it is, I will bring this person to justice."

Yun Yi smiled slightly: "Then I will wait for good news."

Song Ge looked up and saw that his face was calm, as if this matter had nothing to do with him at all, and there was no trace of worry about his biological father in his eyes.

"Your Highness, please." Song Ge became even more wary of him and personally led him into the hall.

Chan Zhen waited in the front hall for a long time before finally seeing Yun Yi come in. After not seeing him for several months, he looked more mature than at Zhao Er's full moon banquet, and his eyes were even more dangerous and unpredictable.

Yun Yi stopped a few steps away from her, looked straight at her, and no longer pretended to salute her.

Some things are not convenient to discuss in front of outsiders. Chan Zhen nodded to Song Ge, signaling him to go out and avoid it first.

Song Ge understood, glanced towards the door, and then quietly retreated, leaving the space for the two of them.

The huge palace was completely silent, with only the faint sound of breathing being audible.

She felt a little overwhelmed by the burning gaze of King Jin. Chan Zhen avoided his gaze, but finally spoke first and asked the most pressing question in her mind.

"Your Highness, is the assassination of His Majesty related to you?"

Yun Yi was originally happy that she spoke to him first, but the light in his eyes disappeared in an instant.

"Zhenzhen, you agreed to see me just to ask me this?" He felt aggrieved. "You doubt me."

The resentment in his eyes was too obvious. Zen Zhen bit his lip and felt a little guilty. However, when he remembered that His Majesty was still lying unconscious on the bed, he looked back at him with more determination on his face.

"Your Highness, just answer me, yes or no?"

The air fell into a deathly silence. After a long while, Yun Yi's voice was heard: "So what?"

Yun Yi no longer concealed it and looked at her with a smile: "Don't you hate him the most? Don't you want to see him again from now on?"

Zen's eyes widened in disbelief, "He's your biological father!"

How dare he commit the crime of patricide and regicide?

Thinking of the once majestic man who was now lying on the bed with a weak breath, Chan Zhen couldn't help but burst into tears.

"How could you lay hands on him?"

"Why not?" Yun Yi asked her with a smile, "Does he treat me as his own son?"

Thinking of how he had used his power in his previous life to snatch his beloved away from his arms, he couldn't control the hatred that welled up in him.

"He was the one who was unkind first, disregarding ethics and forcibly seizing my son. Now I am just seeking revenge."

"But he never took your life," Zenzhen argued.

"Do you think he doesn't want to?" Yun Yi interrupted her, "Chen Zhen, he's just putting on a sheep's clothing in front of you."

Zen Zhen stared at him blankly, speechless for a moment.

"Why wouldn't he want to kill me?" Yun Yi thought back to his past life. He'd done his best to feign dejection, yet his father still suppressed him. Especially after Yuan Zhao's birth, he'd sensed murderous intent in his father's gaze several times. If he hadn't had some hidden tricks up his sleeve, his fate would have been no better than Prince Yu's.

"Chanzhen, you think you know him well," Yun Yi looked at her bewildered expression, feeling both heartache and a certain vindictive satisfaction. "He's stubborn and suspicious by nature. He won't let anyone touch anything he likes. You and I once had feelings for each other, how could he possibly let it go and pretend it never happened?"

Chan Zhen felt as if her head had been hit by a heavy hammer. Yun Yi's criticism of him and his gentle words to her kept ringing in her ears, giving her a splitting headache.

"But..." Zen finally found his voice amidst the chaos, "But I love him."

Zenzhen couldn't help crying: "I hate him, but... I also love him."

What should she do?

She knew that he was not a good man. She knew that he was domineering and unreasonable, stubborn and self-willed. She knew that he disregarded ethics and was cruel and ruthless. She had experienced all his bad sides, and no one knew them better than her.

But he is also the person who loves her the most in the world.

Her mother didn't love her but only loved her father. Her father didn't love her but only loved power. Even Prince Jin said he loved her but still gave her up for Concubine Shu. The only complete love she had received in these two lives came from him.

Only Your Majesty will love her wholeheartedly regardless of everything!

Zenzhen covered her chest with tears in her eyes. She could no longer deceive herself. There was no way she could lose His Majesty's love.

She ignored him and spoke coldly to him, but it was only because she relied on his love for her that she was fearless, because she knew that no matter what she did, he would tolerate her and would never stop loving her.

She wanted to be pampered and loved all the time, to be held in his arms like before, and he would gently agree to whatever she said.

"You love her?" Yun Yi stepped forward, holding her hand, staring at her face with red eyes, "What about me?"

"It was obviously me who came first and met you first."

Chan Zhen had no choice but to raise her head, but tears blurred her vision and she could not see Yun Yi's expression clearly.

"Your Highness, our past life has already ended."