"Yes, I obey your command," Zhao Ruhai was puzzled. Zhong Zhiheng had just ordered Zhen Yongtang to be imprisoned, but how could he change his mind in the blink of an eye? He said worriedly. "Your Majesty, how about I ask Dean Qin to come over?"
"You go down. I want to be alone for a while." Zhong Zhiheng said.
"Yes. I'll take my leave." Zhao Ruhai didn't dare to say anything else and bowed and left.
Zhong Zhiheng sat dejectedly on the couch, his head was buzzing. His ears were also buzzing, as if Zhen Yongtang, Jiang Bairen, and Concubine Zhao were chattering non-stop.
"The nine stars are flashing abnormally. This is a very bad omen. It indicates that the central palace will be unlucky, the ruler and his subjects will be at odds, and the world will be in chaos. Floods will occur."
"At first, the Cui family arranged for Lu Guinian to work in the Imperial Hospital. It was probably for the future when Concubine Shu would get pregnant. They would feel at ease knowing that someone from their family was working in the Imperial Hospital. But after the death of Empress Zhenxian, Lu Guinian must have been traumatized. He couldn't stand staying there any longer, so he resigned and returned home..."
"The Empress was in so much pain that she just kept crying. She didn't say anything. The Queen Mother was so anxious that she wanted to go in and talk to the Empress to comfort her, but she was stopped by a group of palace servants, who were afraid that the blood would hit the Queen Mother, which would be a bad omen. Later, I volunteered to go in. I stayed by the Empress' side and kept comforting her, but she didn't listen to a word she said. Instead, she cried even harder..."
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Zhong Zhiheng was shaking violently all over. He had never felt so cold before. The room was so warm and there was a stove in front of him, but he just felt cold. He was so cold that he was a little unconscious. He rubbed his face hard to wake himself up, but when he looked up, he saw Xu Siyao standing in front of him.
"Siyao, Siyao!" He stumbled towards Xu Siyao, but every time he took a step forward, Xu Siyao took a step back, until Xu Siyao retreated to the corner and had nowhere to retreat. Zhong Zhiheng didn't dare to chase her anymore, for fear that if he took another step forward, Xu Siyao would disappear. He looked at Xu Siyao with tears in his eyes, not daring to blink. It was really Xu Siyao, not a stand-in, nor a cold painting, but the living Xu Siyao, standing in front of him. Zhong Zhiheng covered his mouth, trying not to lose his composure, but the sound that came out of his mouth was so hoarse that it was unbearable to hear, "Siyao, I... I'm sorry for you, sorry for Mingwei! I... I always thought..."
I always thought that Mingwei was the seventh brother's son.
"I listened to Lu Guinian's slander at that time and thought that you gave birth to a full-term fetus. I never thought that there would be a bitch in the harem who would sow discord between you and me, and make you drift apart. I... I always thought that you were sorry for me, and I'm afraid that you are also... becoming more and more disappointed and desperate with me, right? Siyao, although I was furious and sad at that time, I also knew that it was not your fault, so I thought that I could treat Mingwei as my own child, as long as..." At this point, Zhong Zhiheng supported himself on the chair, squatted down little by little, and finally collapsed on the ground. He covered his face with his eyes and cried suppressedly. "As long as you are willing to stay by my side, I can let bygones be bygones, but you...are determined to die. Siyao, do you know how much I hate you and miss you over the years? Do you know how tormented I am every time I see Mingwei's eyes and eyebrows that are exactly the same as yours? Why is such a good child not my own?! Why would you rather die than stay with me! How much can you not let go of Old Seven, that after giving birth to the child, you don't even want to stay by my side for a moment?! Siyao, I really hate you, I hate you so much that I grit my teeth, and I wish Mingwei would die too!"
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