Her voice was gentle, like a warm, flowing stream.
The emperor painfully threw down his longsword, clutched his head, and let out heavy breathing.
"Ugh... Consort Yun, Consort Yun..."
Gu Jiangli could clearly see the veins on the emperor's forehead throbbing rhythmically.
His suffering is real.
He once said that every time he killed someone, it felt like a million needles were pricking his head. Today's attack was exceptionally fierce, and the pain must have been even more intense than before.
Gu Jiangli felt a pang of sadness and hugged the emperor tightly. "Your Majesty, I'm here. It's alright, it's alright..."
She gently patted the emperor's back to comfort him, as if that would ease his pain.
Perhaps her attention was entirely focused on the emperor, and she didn't even notice that there was another living person in the room.
A figure in white emerged from behind a pillar and picked up a longsword from the ground.
Gu Jiangli felt her eyes were dazzled for a moment, and when she turned around, she saw that it was Prince An standing in front of them.
Prince An held his long sword, slowly wiping away the bloodstains. A wicked smile played on his lips, making him look unsettling.
"Wow, that's amazing! So Consort Yun really does have the ability to calm Father Emperor down. That's incredible. How did you do it? Tell me, please?"
"What the hell are you talking about?!"
Gu Jiangli was furious the moment she saw him.
The fact that he can stand here so casually proves that he was indeed the one who did all of this today.
How dare you ask her such an irrelevant question?
She's still angry!
Prince An was stunned for a moment when he heard her so angry, but he quickly burst into laughter: "Hahaha, Consort Yun is indeed not as good-natured as she seems. It turns out you can lose your temper too."
"Are you crazy? Even a rabbit will bite when cornered. What exactly do you want?"
"What are we doing? Of course, we're plotting to usurp the throne."
As soon as he finished speaking, Prince An's eyes narrowed, and with a forceful throw, the long sword in his hand flew towards them like an arrow.
"Hmm..."
The long sword plunged straight into the emperor's chest, and blood instantly dripped down the wound.
"His Majesty!"
Gu Jiangli shouted, but the person beside her became heavier and heavier until she could no longer support him and had to fall to the ground with him.
The emperor's head rested against his chest, his eyes closed, his face pale, as if he had completely lost his life.
For a moment, Gu Jiangli felt as if her heart had stopped beating.
But when she heard Prince An laughing wildly in front of her, resentment rose from the bottom of her heart.
"Prince An! How dare you commit regicide!!!"
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