Chapter 732 If You Don’t Want to Live, Then Die
Since the palace coup that day, Xie Tianyong has been imprisoned in the cold palace. After he ascended the throne, he has been clamoring to see him more than once or twice.
From the initial pleading and repenting to the later shouting and cursing at the top of one's voice, there was no peace in the cold palace every day.
Xiao Yan knew exactly why Xie Tianyong wanted to see him, and Xie Tianyong's so-called "threatening with a knife" seemed particularly ridiculous in his eyes.
He kept Xie Tianyong alive only because he was busy with court affairs and had no time to deal with him, and also because he knew that for a man like Xie Tianyong, it would be far more painful for him to be alive than to be killed by a knife.
Let him watch with his own eyes everything that once belonged to him return to others, and watch everything he had worked so hard to gain disappear. The once high and mighty ruler of the world suddenly became a prisoner, unable to live, and afraid to die.
But this doesn't mean that Xiao Yan is afraid of him threatening to commit suicide.
Xiao Yan's expression was indifferent: "There is no need to report back on the matter of the cold palace. If Xie Tianyong wants to live, then he can live. If not, then let him die."
Jinyun hesitated: "Then he doesn't need to call a doctor for his injury?"
Xiao Yan glanced at him and asked, "Are the people in the Imperial Medical Bureau idle?"
Countless people were frostbitten in the heavy snow outside the city, and there were many seriously injured people on the battlefield in the south. Who is not more important than that waste Xie Tianyong?
Half of the people in the Imperial Medical Bureau went to the southern army to take over the treatment of the rebels who surrendered from the Pingshan Palace. Now even General Yin’s accompanying military doctors are still lacking. Who has the time to care about Xie Tianyong seeking death?
"If he wants to die, let him go. Don't pay any attention to him."
Jinyun nodded and didn't mention the matter again, instead talking about Fu Laiqing.
"The girl sent someone to tell me that the Fu family and the Qian family might be getting married soon."
Xiao Yan looked up in surprise: "That kid from the Fu family is finally willing to speak?"
Jinyun forced a smile and said, "I did speak, but I used some tricks..."
He whispered to Xiao Yan the words that Fu Laiqing had used to fool Qian Qiyue, and then told her how Qian Qiyue had foolishly "walked into the trap" and acted as if she had gotten a good deal.
"When Master Fu was trying to fool Miss Qian, his words were sincere and heartfelt, but Miss Qian was simple-minded and believed them. The Qian family loves Miss Qian very much. If Master Qian and the others knew what Master Fu did, he would probably suffer in the future."
A smile appeared on Xiao Yan's originally cold face. "The Qian family has been arranging a marriage for Qian Qiyue. If he doesn't speak up, he'll be the one who regrets it. Besides, if he can marry the person he loves, then all the hardships the Qian family has endured will be like honey to him."
Fu Laiqing is sincere to Qian Qiyue and has risked his life for her several times. As for Qian Qiyue, although her personality is simple and straightforward, she has clear likes and dislikes. Even if she has the slightest dislike in her heart, she will never take the initiative to ask Fu Laiqing to marry her.
Although she hadn't figured it out yet, she subconsciously felt close to Fu Laiqing.
This marriage may not be something that Fu Laiqing alone wants.
Jinyun said beside him: "The girl said the same thing. She said that Miss Qian has some feelings for Master Xiao Fu but doesn't realize it."
Xiao Yan's eyes were soft and smiling. He knew Tang Ning cared about Qian Qiyue, and he felt a little grateful for the girl who had always stood firmly by Tang Ning's side. He turned sideways and said to Jinyun, "After the marriage between the Qian and Fu families is finalized, prepare a generous gift for me..."
Pause,
"never mind."
Zhou Yuchang's issue has not been resolved yet, and Qian Qiyue probably won't choose to get engaged at this time. Moreover, the coronation ceremony and the crowning of queen are imminent, and Tang Ning will have returned to the palace by then. She will definitely be happier if she prepares it herself.
Xiao Yan said, "Don't get involved in this matter. Just let Tang Ning handle it on his own. Instead, send someone from the He family to keep an eye on things and make sure nothing happens."
Jin Yun knew what the "trouble" Xiao Yan was referring to. He nodded and said, "Your Majesty, don't worry. The lady has already been told. Patriarch Gu has sent someone to ensure that no one will tarnish Miss Zhou's reputation."
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In the cold palace, Xie Tianyong had a layer of white cloth tied around his neck and was leaning back on a shabby wooden bed.
He looked haggard, and looked up at the large black mark on the roof left by the fire with a blank expression.
When Empress Lu was imprisoned in the cold palace, a fire burned down this place. Although the palace later issued an order to "renovate" it, it never paid much attention to this palace that held disabled people.
Although the house was repaired, most of the materials used were discarded scraps.
The dilapidated wooden frame, the leaky roof, and the mud walls on all sides eroded by wind and snow made the entire hall colder than the ice cellar in the palace.
Xie Tianyong wrapped his clothes tightly around him. His neck was in great pain and his face was so thin that it looked unrecognizable. The fingers touching his neck were barely covered with skin, and the knuckles were twisted and scarred, looking scary.
There was a cold wind outside the house, and Xie Tianyong's voice was hoarse and creepy: "I'm hungry."
The two eunuchs standing by looked at each other in bewilderment. They were both responsible for the deposed emperor's daily meals. Everyone in the palace knew that the deposed emperor and the new emperor had a blood feud, and that the new emperor quickly pacified the court after ascending the throne, so there was no chance that the deposed emperor would make a comeback.
People in the palace have always been flattering the powerful and bullying the weak, not to mention that the deposed emperor was not a benevolent ruler when he was in power, so naturally no one would take care of him after he fell into trouble. After the deposed emperor was sent to the cold palace, he was tortured, and these two eunuchs even took pleasure in torturing the former emperor.
But no one expected that the deposed emperor would actually "commit suicide", and the few imperial guards who had been particularly indifferent before were all panicked. They were told to guard the deposed emperor and hurriedly left to report the news to His Majesty.
Both eunuchs were a little scared.
One of them whispered, "It's not time for dinner yet..."
"I said, I'm hungry!"
Xie Tianyong looked at the man who spoke coldly: "Xiao Yan is cold and vicious, and has always been cruel, but after he captured me, he never attacked me or tried to kill me. Do you know why? Because he still needs my help."
"Tell me, if I die here, will he let you be buried with me?"
The two eunuchs turned pale instantly. The man who had spoken earlier lowered his head and said in a trembling voice, "It is my fault. I will go get the food right away."
The eunuch hurried out, and Xie Tianyong said to another person, "It's too cold in this hall."
The other man quickly said, "I have some charcoal here, I'll get it for you right away."
After the charcoal basin was lit in the cold palace, it instantly became much warmer. However, how could the lowest-ranking palace maid find any good charcoal? When the charcoal fire burned, the whole room was filled with thick smoke, which made people cry.
Xie Tianyong hissed in dissatisfaction: "What is this thing? Do you want to suffocate me to death?"
Seeing the watery meal he had just brought back, without even a speck of meat, he immediately reached out and overturned it: "Is this food for dogs? You've tortured me like this, do you believe I'll get hurt and be buried with you..."
Bang--
A cold light shot in, and Xie Tianyong, who had a gloomy face just now, suddenly covered his mouth and screamed. When he let go of his hand, blood was dripping from his hand.
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