Dark clouds shrouded the sky above the Jade Kingdom, with lightning flashing and thunder roaring all around. Yu Chuyi stood on a high building, looking down at the majestic palace battered by wind and rain, his face expressionless.
Rong Ying saw the current situation in Yu Kingdom and was anxious, as he truly did not understand it.
"Chu Yi, you are fully capable of managing the Yu Kingdom. What have you been doing all these years? You've finally recovered your health, but you're neglecting it. Your reputation is now in tatters. Are you trying to ruin yourself?"
Lightning flashed incessantly in the sky, like a huge, ferocious beast that could destroy the Jade Kingdom at any moment. Rong Ying pointed to the pitch-black sky outside, heartbroken and distressed.
“Now there are rebels against you everywhere in the Jade Kingdom, and the people in the court are restless. If you really can’t stand up one day, they will definitely tear you apart alive.”
His emotions fluctuated greatly, but Yu Chuyi remained calm throughout. Rong Ying thought of something ridiculous and even laughed out loud in anger.
"Yu Chuyi, if you hadn't spent a few years with me in Jing Kingdom, I would have truly believed that Yu Chuxuan was impersonating you. Did he take you with him when he died?"
"Do you know that you are more pitiful than him now? He was able to get what he wanted before he died, but when you die, only traitors will whip your corpse and desecrate your grave. Listen to me, write a letter asking for help, affix the Jade Seal of the Jade Kingdom, and I will give it to His Highness for you. He will definitely send troops to help the Jade Kingdom out of its predicament."
"Brother, don't try to persuade me anymore," Yu Chuyi said weakly after a long while, a smile tugging at the corner of his mouth, his mind made up.
“My life has come to an end, and the life of the Jade Kingdom is also coming to an end. How can I ask the Jing Kingdom for help? I only hope that the Jing Kingdom will treat the people of the Jade Kingdom well after my death, and I will be eternally grateful.”
"In the end, we'll all just turn to dust. There's nothing to be afraid of. Guards, show the guests out!"
After Yu Chuyi finished speaking, he stopped looking at Rong Ying, and the eunuchs standing in the hall began to respectfully see Rong Ying off.
Rong Ying had tried to persuade Yu Chuyi more than once, but he was always the same. He had lost all will to live, and even if Rong Ying had extraordinary abilities, she could not save him.
He was like a walking corpse, and Rong Ying was heartbroken to see him like this. Yu Chuyi must also be experiencing torment every day.
Rong Ying continued to persuade him, as if making him wish he were dead, and he finally gave up.
"Alright, I'm leaving. You'd better take care of yourself. But as the elder brother, I can't stand by and watch others humiliate my younger brother. I will come back to see him off on his final journey."
After the two brothers said their final goodbyes, Rong Ying stopped trying to persuade them and left very quickly.
It wasn't until Yu Chuyi looked down from the high building and saw Rong Ying's back blurred by the rain and mist that a genuine smile appeared in his eyes, and he lowered his lips and said.
"Thank you, brother!"
The rain intensified, and Yu Chuyi coughed twice. Looking at the desolate palace around him, he wondered what he had been doing for the past five years.
After Chu Xuan's death, he would dream of the days when Chu Xuan lived with him in the Eastern Palace every midnight.
Chu Xuan had just come out of the Cold Palace and knew nothing, so he silently followed behind me to learn.
He was extremely diligent; if he couldn't learn something, he would study it until he understood it, even if it meant going without food or drink. Yu Chuyi thought he cherished everything he had, and felt sorry for him.
After all, they were twins. He had everything, while Chu Xuan didn't even have basic food and clothing.
The Emperor told Yu Chuyi a lie, saying that he and his brother were born with short lifespans, and that he was able to stay healthy and safe entirely because Chuxuan shielded him from illness and disaster.
As expected, these words effectively manipulated Yu Chuyi, who had been disciplined for many years, making him feel deeply guilty towards Chu Xuan.
As Chu Xuan spent more time in the Eastern Palace, Yu Chuyi gradually discovered that Chu Xuan harbored hostility towards his father, often hesitated to speak to him, and would occasionally sneer at his respectful behavior towards his father.
Yu Chuyi thought that Chuxuan resented his father for treating him poorly.
Until Chu Xuan schemed against him, took his place, and even let him see with his own eyes that his father knew everything clearly, not only watching coldly but also admiringly patting Chu Xuan's shoulder, calling his own name with high expectations for him.
Yu Chuyi's world collapsed instantly, plunging into ruins.
He had suffered, been confused, and felt resentful that his father's character was so despicable.
Rong Ying's elder brother and Chu Xuan were both willing to kill him without hesitation, to avenge their mother and themselves.
Only Yu Chuyi was like a puppet on a string, with countless long strings pulling and instructing him from within, unable to find his direction in life and having no idea what to do.
Finally, at the moment Chu Xuan died, the long threads inside his body snapped, tearing his flesh into pieces that scattered all over the ground.
For the past five years, Yu Chuyi has not considered himself as himself; he despises the self that has been disciplined and trained.
So he went to learn from Chu Xuan, from the palace servants of all kinds, from the officials of the court, and from everything that allowed him to break free from his self-discipline.
Over the past five years, Yu Chuyi has learned a strange and incomparable thing, stirring up the hearts of the people of Yu Kingdom. Some love and praise him, while others wish they could tear him to pieces.
He still hadn't found his favorite way, but he did manage to bring down the Jade Kingdom.
He, Yu Chuyi, who was once the pride of all the officials of the Yu Kingdom and the man whose despicable father had devoted himself to training him to be a wise ruler, personally brought down the Yu Kingdom.
Finally, the end was reached, and Yu Chuyi was exhausted. He didn't care which version of himself he was anymore; he didn't need to struggle with it any further.
After three hours of torrential rain, the rain finally cleared up, and Yu Chuyi saw a faint, colorful rainbow emerging from the dispersed dark clouds.
He smiled faintly, as if meeting an old friend.
"Chu Xuan, I dreamt of you again recently. This time you seemed happy and less obsessive and eccentric. It seems you still act like a younger brother, but you respect and love this older brother more than you do me. Perhaps it's because although you are related to him by blood, you don't look alike."
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