The Eastern Palace.
Nie Ming sat in a wheelchair, his youthful face revealing a pair of cloudy eyes, his eyeballs covered with terrifying red blood vessels.
After being tortured unconscious by Nie Yuhuang, he had a long nightmare.
At this time in the dream, his father passed away, and he ascended the throne as the new emperor of Dayu, but he was just a puppet sitting on the dragon throne.
Because the imperial power was in the hands of his beloved elder sister, Princess Nie Yuhuang, who was in charge of protecting the country.
Even though Nie Yuhuang suffered a miscarriage due to poisoning and became a cripple with both legs, he was still afraid of her.
Not long after he ascended the throne, Nie Yuhuang killed off a third of his court officials, and after that, no one dared to outwardly obey her but inwardly defy her.
Nie Ming was terrified. Many people had told him that Nie Yuhuang would kill him sooner or later and become empress herself.
He was convinced of it.
After all, his father often scolded him as a good-for-nothing when he was alive, saying that if Nie Yuhuang were a prince, the throne of Dayu would never be his for eight lifetimes.
He hated Nie Yuhuang, but he had no choice but to depend on her.
So he served as a dutiful puppet for seven years, showing utmost respect and obedience to Nie Yuhuang.
All for the sake of one day regaining power and becoming a true emperor with the power of life and death.
Fortunately, Nie Yuhuang's husband, Xu Shize, was an ambitious man, and she discovered that Xu Shize was actually having affairs behind Nie Yuhuang's back.
He understood Xu Shize very well, and even felt sorry for him.
A top scholar in the imperial examinations, yet unable to enter the court to realize his ambitions, he could only revolve around a woman every day.
This woman was not only disabled and unable to have children, but she also held a high position of power and was prone to murder.
You can only fawn over her and coax her; whoever becomes her man is doomed.
Just as he was about to come of age, war broke out again on the border. Nie Yuhuang said that he would be allowed to assume personal rule after the war subsided.
Excuse!
He didn't believe a word of it. Nie Yuhuang just didn't want to relinquish power. Who would be willing to give up that supreme imperial power?
He couldn't wait any longer. He refused to believe that Nie Yuhuang, a crippled princess, could be that important to Da Yu.
It's just war, right? Nie Yuhuang can do it, so why can't he?
He was the emperor; all he had to do was give orders, and the soldiers would take care of the fighting.
Under his coercion and enticement, Xu Shize finally betrayed Nie Yuhuang and joined forces with him to send Nie Yuhuang to prison.
He wanted to see Nie Yuhuang weep and beg for mercy on her knees, but she remained calm and indifferent, not taking his victory seriously at all.
He was furious and used the truth about Nie Yuhuang's poisoning years ago, as well as the secret edict left to her by her father, to defeat her.
Seeing Nie Yuhuang's breakdown, he was finally satisfied.
From now on, Nie Ming will be the sole master of this Great Yu, and no one will be able to suppress him anymore.
But he never expected that without Nie Yuhuang, he would be unable to do anything.
He was unable to handle those complex political affairs, could not understand the witty remarks in the court, and could not stop the invasion of Wumeng.
He didn't enjoy himself for more than a few days before becoming extremely nervous.
He was terrified day and night that the Wumeng army would storm the capital, that the vassal kings would rebel, and that he would be assassinated; he dared not even sleep.
He recalled the seven years that Nie Yuhuang served as regent, during which he could sleep soundly every night without worrying about any trouble.
Father is right, he's a good-for-nothing.
Seeing that the enemy army was about to reach the capital, he finally couldn't resist and wanted to release Nie Yuhuang to continue overseeing the country.
He thought being a puppet emperor was pretty good.
But it was all too late.
It wasn't until Xu Shize held a knife to his neck that he realized Xu Shize was actually a prince of an enemy country.
What's even more ridiculous is that his empress was Xu Shize's woman, and his eldest son was also Xu Shize's child.
Is there any man more pathetic and greener on the head than him?
He reigned as emperor for less than a month before the Great Yu Dynasty collapsed.
It was too late for regrets. He wanted to be tough and die for his country, but he couldn't bring himself to do it; he was afraid of pain and even more afraid of death.
He wanted to live, so he put on a dragon robe, knelt down, and surrendered.
But little did he know, even living in humiliation was a luxury for him.
When he fell on the streets of the imperial city after being shot through the throat by an arrow, he saw Nie Yuhuang again.
As expected of Nie Yuhuang, she was still able to kill him and Xu Shize at a time like this.
Before he closed his eyes, he thought, "I hope I never meet Nie Yuhuang again in my next life."
At this moment, Nie Ming looked at his crippled legs and the indescribable, intense pain.
He knew that it wasn't a dream, it was all real.
Moreover, it wasn't just him who remembered; Nie Yuhuang remembered as well.
Nie Ming finally understood why the usually upright and virtuous princess had suddenly become a different person, and why she wanted to kill him and his mother.
Because she came back for revenge.
In his past life, his father poisoned Nie Yuhuang for his sake.
They killed her child, crippled her legs, and rendered her infertile.
Therefore, Nie Yuhuang killed his mother, crippled his manhood, and broke his legs.
It was returned to him intact.
He was so hungry that Nie Ming could only pick up the spoiled food that the guard brought in and eat it, vomiting it out repeatedly.
Even if he had to do it all over again, he would still be afraid of dying. Even though his legs were crippled and his body was useless, he would still want to live.
He not only wanted to live, but he also wanted to be emperor, even if he was just a puppet emperor, he didn't care.
Nie Yuhuang was a woman and could not inherit the throne, so he used this method to pass the throne to her.
If he behaves obediently and acts as a good puppet, Nie Yuhuang probably won't kill him.
When he sees Nie Yuhuang again, he will beg her to spare his life.
Just then, the voices of the guards outside the door came in.
"Greetings, Your Majesty."
emperor?
It's Father Emperor!
Just a moment ago, Nie Ming was ready to be Nie Yuhuang's dog, but in a fit of rage, he threw down his bowl and roared at the door with all his might:
"Father, Father, save me! Nie Yuhuang is trying to kill me! She's rebelling! Father, please have her killed!"
Outside the palace, all was silent. The guards, hearing Nie Ming's suicidal roar, looked at the smiling Empress with fear on their faces.
I really want to sew that idiot's mouth shut!!!
It doesn't matter that he's dead, they still want to live.
"Your Majesty, I will go and bring him down..."
Qi An waved his hand to interrupt: "It's alright."
Nie Ming stared intently at the palace gate, thinking about how to convince the old emperor of his past life.
We must let Father Emperor know that Nie Yuhuang hates them to the core and will definitely take revenge on them.
With a creak, the main hall door was pushed open, and a noble and dignified figure walked in.
"Father... Father..."
Nie Ming's voice stopped abruptly as he stared in horror at the face that had just appeared in his nightmare.
This was the last face he saw before he died.
Realizing what he had just shouted, Nie Ming was so frightened that he frantically pushed his wheelchair away, trying to get as far away from that demon as possible.
Qi An strolled in leisurely: "Your Highness is awake. Do you still know how to use the wheelchair? If not, I'll teach you. I've been using this thing for seven years, so I'm very skilled at it."
Nie Ming trembled with fear; she had indeed remembered everything.
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