By the time the news reached the main hall, the two were already beyond dead. Upon hearing the news, the cloud of worry weighing on Yunfeng's heart instantly dissipated. These two were, after all, his brothers; he couldn't kill them, but keeping them alive was too unpleasant. Now, Yunqi had killed them, ending it all.

Yun Qi was arrested on charges of harming the royal family and brought to the main hall. The guards dared not tie Yun Qi up, after all, he was still a prince, and Yun Qi was particularly cooperative, not resisting at all, so the guards led him directly to the main hall.

Yunqi knelt down, presented her military tally, and without any attempt to deny it, directly admitted her guilt.

Yunfeng was well-versed in the art of rulership and understood the fickle nature of human hearts, yet even he couldn't comprehend what Yunqi was up to. Yunfeng stepped down from the dragon throne and looked at Yunqi: "Qi'er, why did you kill your two elder brothers?"

Yun Qi looked up, somewhat puzzled as to why Yun Feng had asked such a question. After thinking for a moment, she replied, "Blood should not be involved in my brother's enthronement ceremony, so I kept them for two more days. Otherwise, would they still be alive?"

The ministers were in an uproar: "..."

"Qi'er, you..." Yunfeng was about to say something when suddenly, the guard holding Yunqi swung his sword at Yunfeng. Yunqi was faster, rushing forward and pushing Yunfeng away. The sword pierced her flesh, going straight through her chest, but Yunqi endured the pain and slapped the guard hard across the chest.

"Protect the Emperor! Seize the assassin!" The crowd reacted immediately, surrounding the guard. Seeing he had nowhere to escape, the guard immediately drew his sword and committed suicide. A thorough investigation revealed he was a member of the First Prince's faction, and Yunfeng seized the opportunity to carry out a major purge.

Fortunately, Yunfeng only suffered minor scrapes when Yunqi pushed him away, while Yunqi was seriously injured and had to be carried to Yunfeng's palace for treatment. At this time, Yunfeng finally discovered that Yunqi was a woman.

No wonder… Yunqi had never bathed with anyone since she was little, not even her closest friend. No wonder… she had always thought Yunqi was too thin and too pretty. Especially lately, she seemed to have a gentle, almost feminine appearance…

Now that everyone knew Yunqi was a woman, and due to the strict separation of men and women, the imperial physicians had even more reservations and dared not treat her.

"Your Majesty... Princess Yunqi... is a woman. We dare not administer acupuncture rashly..."

Yunfeng roared in fury: "Useless!!"

"Your Majesty, Yunqi...Your Highness, you are originally a woman, but you have maintained your male identity by taking forbidden drugs for many years. You are already weak, and now your old wounds have not healed and new ones have been added. This sword has now pierced your lungs and internal organs. I'm afraid...I'm afraid..."

"What are you afraid of?!"

"I'm afraid... there's no way to reverse it..."

"Bang!" Yunfeng slammed his hand on the table, his anger barely contained. "Go!! Go find Miao Ziqiao!! He definitely has a way! Go now!!!"

Yunqi's face was pale, but her expression was gentle. She smiled at Yunfeng and said, "Brother, I have been studying medicine since I was a child. I won't get better this time, so don't waste your energy."

Looking at the pale-faced woman on the bed, Yunfeng felt extremely heavy-hearted: "Qi'er, don't be afraid! You will get better soon! Your brother has already sent someone to invite Miao Ziqiao over."

Yun Qi tried to get up, but Yun Feng quickly pressed him down, saying, "Don't move! Don't move! You don't need to get up, just lie down."

"Brother, Qi'er is dying. I beg you to treat Qi'er's subordinates kindly. They are all loyal to you and have done a lot for you over the years... Brother, please don't make things difficult for them... If... if... you don't like them... just send them away..."

"Qi'er, rest assured, I will treat them well!..."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Yunqi smiled with relief, then looked somewhat dejected. "Your Majesty, do I look ugly now? Neither male nor female... If I could, I would rather Your Majesty never know that I am a woman..."

"..." Yunfeng didn't know how to answer at this moment. He still couldn't believe that Yunqi was actually a woman.

"I truly miss the days when you, my brother, protected me when I was little. Back then, I thought... that one day, I would protect you like that. But as we grew up, you began to distance yourself from me, to be wary of me..." Yunqi felt as if she were experiencing a final burst of energy, more so than ever before, and the words she had held back for so long poured out, "Brother, Yunqi is a woman, and I don't yearn for that throne. Yunqi only wanted to help you... Now, you are the Emperor, it's so good... so good..."

"Brother, Qi'er is probably going to die... Qi'er can't stay with you anymore..."

"Qi'er, no!...Qi'er...please pull yourself together! I...I will have the imperial physician heal you!" Yunfeng didn't know why, but tears kept flowing. "Imperial physician! Imperial physician!"

Yunqi struggled to raise her hand to wipe away Yunfeng's tears: "Brother... don't cry..." Then, Yunqi's hand fell limply to the ground...

The imperial physician stepped forward to take Yunqi's pulse and check her breathing; she was no longer breathing. Everyone knelt down…

Xiaoqi: "Three days after Yunqi died, Yunfeng held Yunqi's body without eating or drinking, and refused to see anyone. In the end, he collapsed from exhaustion."

Yunqi nodded: "It seems that my death was a big blow to him back then..."

Xiao Qi: "Yes, when Yunfeng woke up, he posthumously honored you as 'Princess Anguo,' and then, against all odds, made Miao Qi'er Empress. You know the rest of the story..."

Yunqi: "Xiaoqi, can you check on my teacher Miao Ziqiao and see how he is doing now?"

Xiaoqi: "Wait a minute, let me check... I found out, he's been traveling. In the past five years, he's been to quite a few places..."

"That's good..." I never expected that the wish I casually mentioned back then wouldn't come true, but the teacher actually did it...

Xiaoqi: "Qiqi, I finally managed to snag this mission. If you have any regrets in this world, let's finish them together before we leave."

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