Chapter 251 She is the only flesh and blood
Cold sweat soaked through his shirt, but the emperor slowly calmed down: "It's no wonder you were able to leave the prison."
"Yes, isn't Your Majesty hoping that I will escape from prison? Then you don't need any evidence, and you can just kill me on the spot." Fu Yi continued.
"But how did you get into the palace?" The emperor's old hand grasped the pearl chain on the curtain. "Fu Ruiming? No, it shouldn't be him. I dismissed him from his post when you were imprisoned."
Fu Yi didn't respond.
The emperor was silent for a while, then asked, "Which prince is it?"
"Which prince do you want to support to ascend to the throne?"
Fu Yi smiled.
The emperor's grip on the pearl necklace tightened. "Among my princes, eleven still reside in the palace. After the crown prince's death, seven of them took over government affairs. Their mothers' families were not very powerful. Who did you choose?"
"Who among them helped you?"
Who is it?
Who is it!
The emperor was gasping for breath and no longer trusted anyone.
Only King Liang, only King Liang can be trusted!
Fu Yi pointed at the vague figure kneeling in the dim hall and asked, "Your Majesty, do you know why he is kneeling there?"
The emperor suppressed his turbulent emotions and said, "I can't see clearly."
As soon as he finished speaking, the lights in the hall were lit.
The emperor closed his eyes uncomfortably, then opened them again and looked in the direction Fu Yi pointed.
"From the Palace Front Department?"
"Your Majesty doesn't remember him?"
The emperor sat up straight, his face turning pale: "I remember."
"Yes. His Majesty was leading the Palace Guards on an incognito tour a while ago, and he was one of them. When His Majesty was assassinated, he was unable to block the arrow in time, so I was the one who did it in the end."
The emperor thought it absurd: "So he is grateful to you? He recognizes you as his master? At that time, I clearly..."
"Don't worry, Your Majesty."
"He failed to provide adequate protection and was guilty of dereliction of duty. According to the rules, he deserved death. However, Your Majesty is a Buddhist and always compassionate, so he was generous and forgave his sins, only removing him from his position as the Chief of the Palace Guard. He should be grateful to Your Majesty."
The emperor had a gloomy face and said nothing.
"But this is the wonder of human nature. He spent countless days and nights wondering why His Majesty didn't just sentence him to death. Instead, he let him fall from his high position, leading to a life worse than death."
"Because of his past negligence, others were afraid to associate with him. He was often ostracized while on duty, and even his wife and daughter were looked down upon by women."
"He then hated your Majesty's hypocrisy."
"There are many others who hate Your Majesty as much as he does."
The emperor was so angry that he suddenly withdrew his hand, covered his chest and cursed: "Absurd! Ridiculous! If I had known he had such evil intentions, I would have killed his entire clan!"
"It's a pity that Your Majesty didn't execute his entire clan."
The emperor turned his head, his yellow eyes were cold.
Fu Yi ignored him and continued, "If Your Majesty can become an emperor who can exterminate all nine clans in a moment of wrath, then others will fear you."
"If Your Majesty can be a virtuous and benevolent gentleman, there will be scholars and officials willing to sacrifice their lives for you."
"You want to kill people, yet you want to leave a reputation for being kind and merciful, and you are fickle, just like today. So, they are neither afraid of you nor willing to give up their lives for you."
"How can Your Majesty always want this?"
"Fu Yi!!!"
"Didn't I just ask Your Majesty why that man was kneeling there?"
The emperor's tone was cold: "Why?"
"Because he thought that since he was a subject, if he knelt before His Majesty and atones for his sins, he could then commit the crime without any guilt."
"Ridiculous! Absurd..."
"Isn't that ridiculous? Doesn't Your Majesty always treat others this way?"
"I am the emperor! Who is he? Who are you?" The emperor suddenly exerted force and pulled all the beads to the ground.
"Do you think you can force the palace this way? Who is the prince you want to support? It's time for him to show himself." The emperor stared at the palace door. "Are you not going to take the imperial edict from me?"
Fu Yi stood up and walked out: "What do you need that thing for? Most of them are dead, and when there is only one left to inherit the throne, there will be nothing left."
The emperor's expression almost cracked. "Madman, you are absolutely crazy... I shouldn't have brought you from the Hanging Temple to the palace and granted you authority."
"stop!"
"I told you to stop!"
Fu Yi paused and turned around.
The emperor stood up from the couch, sword in hand.
"Your Majesty is old." Fu Yi glanced at his unsteady hand holding the sword.
"I kill you? No, I won't do it. You're right, I shouldn't be so greedy for the reputation of being kind."
The emperor laughed, "Cheng Nianying should have been waiting for you in the underworld. It's a pity that you will die on this side today, and she will die on the other side. I wonder if you can see each other in the underworld..."
Before the emperor finished speaking, he took a step forward.
Someone slowly walked out from the place shrouded in shadows behind him.
"His name is Wanren."
"His name is Zhaodan."
After the emperor finished speaking, he covered his chest and started coughing violently again because he was too excited.
Blood spurted all over the floor.
"You know who they are, don't you?" the emperor murmured.
"There are still too many restrictions when selecting the Imperial Guards. They have families and siblings. You're right, they're unwilling to sacrifice their lives for me, and they even have their own agendas. I... can't trust them. I can't trust them."
"But there are people who are willing to do so."
The emperor coughed and laughed as he spoke.
"Fu Yi, the chess game hasn't even reached its final stage yet. Whoever wins or loses..."
"Your Majesty has lost." Fu Yi interrupted.
The emperor grinned: "Impossible."
"Prince Ding's forces are insufficient and can only hold you back for a short while. Prince Liang will eventually arrive and calm the situation. He will then execute you. His hatred for you has been there for a long time..."
"But does Your Majesty know who Cheng Nianying is?"
"A killer from Shaoqu Tower, what? Yes, Jiang Shenyuan told me she was very powerful. I thought about it, maybe her power lies in her charm. It's not easy to make you, Fu Yi, be infatuated. ...Yes, Prince Liang also has a lot of feelings for her, but as long as she dies, death is like the extinguishing of a light, and all feelings will no longer exist."
"Prince Liang always considers the overall situation," the emperor said in a deep voice. "Regarding the matter of Prince Ding's mansion, I told him that I was in trouble, and he also considered the overall situation."
"Can you take care of some things? ... For example, you killed his only flesh and blood in this world."
"What?"
The emperor was confused and thought he didn't hear clearly because of his serious illness.
"I would like to inform your majesty that Cheng Nianying is the daughter of the King of Liang, his only child."
"……What did you say?"
"I've been waiting to see your Majesty's expression at this moment." Fu Yi smiled, "It's exactly as I expected."
Jiang Shenyuan crouched on the roof, his eyelids trembling slightly. After suppressing the surprise in his eyes for a while, he smiled and said, "Fu Yi is really a terrible lunatic, isn't he? Why does he need you to save him? If you ask me, you should choose between him and King Liang."
He raised his hand to touch Cheng Nianying's hair, but was slapped away.
Jiang Shenyuan felt a pain in his palm.
The coffin nail was nailed into his hand again.
Jiang Shenyuan's expression twisted: "I am in the same group with you today, why are you using this thing to nail me?"
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