"Your Majesty may not know, but the Pavilion Master has already been condemned by Heaven for your sake. He helped you start over, helped you change your fate, and shielded you from calamities. The Pavilion Master suffers torment every day."
"Your Majesty could have woken up much earlier, but the Pavilion Master couldn't bear to part with you, so he wanted to stay with you a little longer. He knew that when Your Majesty woke up, it would be the time for him to return to dust forever. You've woken up, but he won't be able to see you again..."
"The Pavilion Master said not to let the Empress know about this matter, and he specifically instructed that she not to see him in such an ugly state, because he wants to leave the best image of him in your heart forever."
"He said there's no need to mention him in front of you anymore, because he can no longer be there for you when you need him. He said if you ask, just say he's gone traveling, that he went to Jiangcheng, to his hometown, which is also... the place where he first met you. He doesn't know where he belongs, but you gave him a new life there, so Jiangcheng became his birthplace, his permanent hometown..."
“I did not follow the Pavilion Master’s orders… I told you because I did not want all the things the Pavilion Master did for you to be permanently buried in the dust, to be permanently buried. Your Majesty the Empress Dowager… Before the Pavilion Master left, he asked a question. He asked, ‘If you have time, could you go to Jiangcheng to see him?’” He looked at Nan Yin, whose eyes were slightly red at this moment. She walked up to Gu Yin.
She reached out and touched Gu Yin's face. She hadn't touched him in her dream, but now she finally did...
"Gu Yin..." she called his name, tears welling up in her eyes and falling onto the back of her hand...
“I’m awake… I see you… Gu Yin, can you look at me too? I heard you calling me, did you hear me calling you?” Nan Yin slowly bent down and knelt in front of Gu Yin.
It's just a pity that Gu Yin will never wake up again, and no one will ever call her Yin'er again. Never again.
A day later, the Miao Yinge Pavilion was overjoyed, as it was said that the Pavilion Master of the Miao Yinge Pavilion was marrying a lady. However... some people said that they only saw the Pavilion Master's wife, but not the Pavilion Master himself.
Why did the marriage of the Pavilion Master of Miaoyin Pavilion alarm the current Emperor? On that day, His Majesty and the Empress personally came to Miaoyin Pavilion to offer their congratulations.
Miao Yinge
Nan Yin was dressed in a red wedding gown, looking absolutely stunning. The person in front of her was Yu Jingchen.
"I was going to tell you this before, but now I really feel it's unnecessary. His Majesty probably already knows." Nan Yin looked at Yu Jingchen, her tone calm.
“I remember,” Yu Jingchen said. This “remembering” naturally refers to the memories of his second life.
"So Your Majesty thinks I also made a mistake?" Nan Yin asked Yu Jingchen.
Yu Jingchen did not answer directly, but thought for a few seconds before speaking: "I was wrong."
"Of course you're wrong, but I'm wrong too." Nan Yin's tone was flat; today was her big day, and she wanted to be happy.
“I had the secret chamber in Yunpeng Palace built by my people, and I also assisted the Wen family in kidnapping Yun’er. If I hadn’t done that, His Majesty probably wouldn’t have been able to feel your feelings for Yun’er. Have I gone too far?” Nan Yin asked Yu Jingchen.
"Are all the injuries she sustained real?" Yu Jingchen asked only this one question.
Nan Yin smiled after hearing this: "Since you asked this question first, I'm relieved. Those injuries... aren't real. They're just some medications that can control the pain along with the injuries, so they're not real injuries. But... the fear is real, and her fear of you is real too."
“I also replaced the incense in Yun’er’s palace. That incense would trigger people’s inner fears and trap them in a dream, just like a nightmare,” Nan Yin continued.
"Is it just to make me feel guilty?" Yu Jingchen didn't show any emotion.
“Where does love come from without guilt? Besides, how can you be open with Yun’er when she's filled with fear of you? I didn’t have much time left at that time, so I resorted to these radical methods.” Nan Yin continued.
"So you orchestrated that assassination attempt because you were testing how much I cared about her, right?" Yu Jingchen looked at Nan Yin. (The assassination attempt they encountered on the ship during their first trip outside the palace)
“Yes, I have tested you, approached you, and pushed you forward repeatedly. Yun’er is naive, and the harem is treacherous. If you don’t take good care of her and don’t value her enough, she might be devoured alive if she stays. A’su and I can’t protect her for life, but you can. Moreover, only if you completely side with Yun’er can she be truly safe,” Nan Yin continued.
"But you still cleared the way for her." Yu Jingchen lowered his eyes, then continued, "You orchestrated Consort De's death, didn't you? You knew they were plotting to get rid of Consort De, so you went along with it and helped them. Later, you deliberately guided Yan Qing to support Yun'er, making her a tool in Yun'er's hands to clear obstacles in the harem." Yu Jingchen asked, having investigated later himself. Yang Baolin did indeed have this idea, but... the one who instigated it was the Empress Dowager.
"Consort De may have been implicated, but she is far from innocent. Your Majesty is overestimating the women in the harem. Do you think it was just a coincidence that Second Princess Yuwan'er met Yun'er?" the Empress Dowager retorted.
Yu Jingchen frowned, and the Empress Dowager continued, "Your Majesty, the people in the harem are not simple, Consort De is no exception, and Bai Yusheng and Yu Yan are no pushovers either. How could Yun'er possibly defeat them?" The Empress Dowager spoke earnestly.
"At the Lantern Festival banquet before entering the palace, after Yu Yan's performance, you deliberately praised Bai Yusheng to intensify the conflict between the two, because you knew about Bai Yusheng's exploitation of Yun'er in her previous life, and you also knew about Yu Yan's humiliation of Yun'er." Yu Jingchen only realized these things later.
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