The eunuch was sobbing beside him.
Only he knew that His Majesty's health had been poor ever since the death of Princess Shun'an, and the busy political affairs and the hard work day and night had further depleted his health.
He was only in his thirties, but he looked withered and old.
His Majesty's vast harem has no concubines. In all the years since he ascended the throne, he has never agreed to a selection of concubines or allowed any woman to approach him.
The current crown prince was adopted by His Majesty from the Xiao family.
"Wei Ansheng, do you know what I regret most in my life?"
Behind the bright yellow curtains, faint sounds came from the dragon bed. The man who was the mastermind behind it all lay on the bed, only his tall figure vaguely visible.
Throughout the entire movie, this major villain never reveals his true face.
When he appeared, the audience could only hear his voice but not see him, and they were already very curious about him.
The eunuch stammered, "This servant...doesn't know. Your Majesty, let me draw the curtain for you so you can get some fresh air."
"Can."
The eunuch quickly wiped away his tears, walked very lightly, and carefully moved forward to the dragon bed, where he slowly drew back the curtains.
A gasp of astonishment filled the theater, followed by excited screams: "Xi Chenzhou! It's Xi Chenzhou! So it was him in a cameo role!"
The man had his eyes closed, his profile was sculpted with sharp angles, yet he exuded elegance and nobility. His long hair was unbound, and his incomparably handsome face was tinged with weariness. He was on the verge of death, yet he refused to show the slightest weakness.
Xiao Lingchen slowly opened his eyes, gave a bleak smile, and said nothing.
He was only thirty years old, but in his deep, dark eyes, there was a sense of vicissitude that seemed to have seen through the fleeting nature of life and witnessed all the regrets and sorrows of his past and present lives.
My only regret in this life is that I didn't hold your hand tightly and let you leave me.
The young emperor lay in bed, with ministers waiting outside the door for his final decrees. There were so many things to do in the world, but unusually, he didn't want to concern himself with them.
In my last conscious moment, I vaguely saw a young girl, in the prime of her youth, walking towards me with a lunchbox in her arms, smiling and chatting.
"Brother, it's time to eat. I'm cooking today myself."
...
Bai Li and her relatives and friends cried like dogs, but their cries were not particularly noticeable amidst the chorus of sobs throughout the entire movie theater.
"Why didn't the deposed emperor die?! Xiao Lingchen sent so many people to hunt him down to avenge his sister, and that bastard even disguised himself as a pig farmer to hide—and what's most hateful is that after his restoration, he wiped out the entire Xiao clan..."
"That's right, he just benefited from the prosperous era left behind by Xiao Lingchen. Xiao Lingchen was the good emperor!"
"Waaaaah, if Bai Shu hadn't entered the palace, would she have been with Xiao Lingchen? She thought he loved the world, so she sacrificed herself to enter the palace; but he thought she loved the deposed emperor, and heartbroken, he sent her to the palace... They missed each other so badly, it's too heartbreaking!"
"Waaaaah..."
"Alright, let's think about something happy... Xiao Lingchen missed out on Ji Baishu in the movie, but Xi Chenzhou didn't! Do you remember last month, he proposed to Xi Tongsu live on a global broadcast!"
Upon hearing this, the people around him burst into laughter through their tears, clasped their hands tightly to their chests, their eyes sparkling with excitement, and exclaimed in deep voices, "Yes! I watched the live broadcast, it was a film awards ceremony!"
"The play 'Chao Tian Zi' won a series of awards, and everyone went on stage for interviews. Who would have thought that Xi Chenzhou would pull out a ring and kneel down to propose in front of everyone? I saw Xi Tongsu was stunned for a long time before she realized she had accepted! Wow, it was so romantic!"
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