Gao Rong saw him again at a palace banquet, and only then did she realize that the one who had helped her in her youth was actually the Crown Prince.
She began to inquire about everything concerning Wan Qiyan and learned that he loved another woman, Yan Zhen, the legitimate daughter of the General's Mansion.
The next day.
News of Lady Gao's sudden death spread from the palace, and a three-day national mourning period was declared, during which weddings, funerals, and theatrical performances were prohibited...
"What did you say?"
"Zhen'er gave birth to my child?" Wan Qiyan looked at Sun Qi kneeling before him in disbelief.
He finally learned that Yan Zhen had not been captured by bandits, but had gone to live alone in another place and had given birth to his child.
Overjoyed, he wept, and said urgently, "Bring them back immediately!"
Sun Qi's expression was grave, as if a fishbone was stuck in his throat. He slowly spoke, "Your Majesty, I have discovered that Empress Xianzhen has fallen off a cliff and died while protecting the young prince."
"The young prince is also currently missing..."
The nascent hope was shattered in an instant, and Wan Qiyan felt as if a knife was tearing at his heart.
Pain was like a bottomless abyss, swallowing everything he had.
He tried to find a way out, but the pain was like a thick fog in the night, making it impossible for him to break free, and his heart was breaking.
He slumped weakly onto the soft couch, closed his eyes, and said painfully, "At all costs, we must find my child."
"yes."
...
Wan Qiyan looked at He You with a pale face. His body could no longer bear the burden of life and was about to be released.
He stretched out his hand with all his might, trying to grab He You, but found that he had no strength left.
His voice trembled as he spoke, "It is I who have wronged you, and I have also wronged your mother..."
Cough cough cough~
"If I could do it all over again, I would rather I wasn't the Crown Prince..."
"I will spend my whole life with Zhen'er."
"From now on, I'm entrusting the Southern Kingdom to you, You'er, I..." The voice stopped for a second, and Wan Qiyan reluctantly closed his eyes, his hand that he wanted to raise ultimately falling down.
"emperor……"
*
In the 356th year of the Southern Kingdom, Emperor Nan Gao passed away. Soon after, his long-lost son, Wan Qiji, ascended the throne.
They implemented a series of political measures that had a tremendous impact on later generations of the Southern Kingdom in terms of politics, economy, and culture.
One of the regulations explicitly stipulated that women could also work outside the home, and that monogamy would be implemented...
Sun Qi knelt in the Shenqing Hall, his face contorted with pain, and pleaded, "Your Majesty, please reconsider!"
"If you leave, what will happen to the Southern Kingdom? What will happen to its people? Your Majesty..."
"Your Majesty, please reconsider!!!"
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