Tang Chen explained to him righteously, "This isn't fatness, it's edema. It's fetal toxins, okay? It has nothing to do with how much I eat, okay? Besides, I'm eating for two, okay?"
Li Xinzhai nodded lovingly and said, "Okay, okay, okay. Whatever you say is right. I'll go right away. Okay?"
Tang Chen added: "Little Leo, go early and come back early. Later, ask me if the bath water is ready."
"twitter!"
"good."
... Emperor Gan Zhao had been dreaming of the woman who had refused to forgive him almost every night these past few days. Every time she appeared, she was always dressed in red, standing under a peach tree, picking off a blossom to play with, then holding it up, waving and smiling at him. Those memories, long locked away, seemed to have happened only yesterday.
Watching himself getting thinner day by day, Emperor Gan Zhao knew that his life was coming to an end. There were some things that he was just too lazy to explain before, but if he didn't say them now, he would regret it for the rest of his life.
At noon, just when Emperor Gan Zhao was taking a nap, a figure flashed by the window and quietly slipped into the bedroom. Although Lin Zirong had arranged many eunuchs near Emperor Gan Zhao's bedroom, they were only people with some simple martial arts skills. It was no surprise that Shu Yang successfully sneaked in again.
"Your son pays homage to His Majesty the Father."
Emperor Gan Zhao covered his chest and coughed a few times before saying, "Get up. No one noticed you coming here, right?"
Shu Yang also knew that Lin Zirong was wary of her, so she was very careful when she left her bedroom. Liu Ying was also attracting everyone's attention in the Imperial Garden: "No, Shu Yang wandered around the palace for a long time before coming here."
After Emperor Gan Zhao took the pills Shu Yang brought him, his cough improved a lot. He took this opportunity to tell Shu Yang why he took the risk of calling him here today: "That's good. I called you here today because I have something I want to tell you."
Shu Yang also knew that Emperor Gan Zhao was dying. After hearing what he said, although he was reluctant, he still bowed his head and said, "Shu Yang will do his best to complete it!"
Emperor Gan Zhao gently took her hand and said softly, "It's not a big deal. If... ahem, if the war is over in the future and you have time to leave the palace, please help me quietly look after a child named Mo Yu."
Shu Yang was slightly stunned. How come the people here never seemed to have heard him mention this before? But the name Mo Yu seemed familiar to him, as if he had seen it somewhere before. "Is this Mo Yu an old friend of my father?"
Emperor Gan Zhao took Shu Yang by the hand and strolled slowly around the bedroom. The father and daughter supported each other and walked to the small storehouse that Emperor Gan Zhao had privately set up in the bedroom.
This small storehouse was considered a forbidden area in the palace. This was the first time Shu Yang had truly stepped into it since he was a child. The last time was when he had come to see Emperor Gan Zhao and was nearly discovered by Lin Zirong.
This small storehouse was filled with treasures collected by Emperor Gan Zhao from all corners of the world. Emperor Gan Zhao always loved antiques, calligraphy and paintings, but on the four walls of this storehouse, there was only one painting. The painting was written by a woman with gentle features, and the signature was the two words "Mo Yu".
Emperor Gan Zhao's eyesight was already blurry, but the woman in the painting seemed to be standing vividly before him. "He, actually, you should call him Royal Brother. As I recall, he should be younger than Yao Chen, but slightly older than your other brothers. I left him and his mother before he was born. At that time, I didn't even see him when he was born. I waited for over twenty years."
Listening to Emperor Gan Zhao muttering to himself about another person who was now enjoying himself, Shu Yang felt a surge of anger for no reason: "Father, it's already this late, why don't you think about yourself!"
Looking at his daughter, who cared for him, blamed him, and even acted coquettishly with him, Emperor Gan Zhao smiled softly and said, "As for your father, I have gotten everything I deserved in this life, and even what I didn't deserve, I also took it. Even if I ascended the throne by stepping on countless bones, I still don't fear karma. For me, my life can probably be considered perfect and without regrets, but I am only sorry for them, mother and son, and..."
Shu Yang saw the cold sweat on Emperor Gan Zhao's forehead, and his heart suddenly twitched: "Father, please take a break. Shu Yang understands everything. If there is a chance, Shu Yang will definitely bring him to see you."
Emperor Gan Zhao shook his head and said, "There's no need to meet him. I don't think he would want to see me."
Shu Yang didn't know what to say for a moment, so he could only wait quietly for Emperor Gan Zhao to speak. Perhaps at this time, he needed to be a listener more.
Emperor Gan Zhao rambled on nonsensically, telling Shu Yang a lot of things she had never heard before. He suddenly sighed, "Father is old now, and this is his last bit of life. Poor Shu Yang, you haven't been able to get married yet, and you haven't found someone reliable to take care of you. It's all your fault. I've delayed you."
Upon hearing this, Shu Yang's already red eyes filled with tears: "Father, as long as you are well, Shu Yang will not marry anyone else. Shu Yang doesn't want anyone else!"
"Shu Yang, don't cry. I know my own body well. There are some things I can only tell you while I'm still conscious. Otherwise, when I'm done for, I don't know how many people will cause trouble."
As he spoke, Emperor Gan Zhao gently wiped the tears from Shu Yang's face, and handed her the black dragon jade pendant he carried with him and a secret letter stamped with the imperial seal.
"This is……"
Emperor Gan Zhao warned, "Remember, wait until the day my father passes away before you bring this item out. Otherwise, you are absolutely forbidden to read the contents of the secret letter without permission, and you are certainly not allowed to find out the origins of this jade pendant. If you are around the court at that time, you must remember to ensure that Lin Zirong and Xiahou Qing are buried with me."
After Shu Yang placed the things close to his body, he knelt on the ground and kowtowed to Emperor Gan Zhao: "Shu Yang, I understand."
Emperor Gan Zhao finally rubbed Shu Yang's little head, just like when she teased him when she was a child: "Go. Maybe in a few days, some old friends will come to see me. The secret guards you left nearby, withdraw, be careful and take care of yourself. The most important thing is."
When Shu Yang heard that Emperor Gan Zhao was going to withdraw the secret guards, the bad premonition in his heart became stronger: "Father!"
"Go, go..."
After making sure Shu Yang had left safely, Emperor Gan Zhao rested on the bed for a while, then shouted with all his might, "Someone come!"
When the guards outside the palace heard the summons from Emperor Gan Zhao, they first sent someone to notify Lin Zirong to come, then they slowly walked in and said, "Your Majesty."
"Change clothes."
The eunuch was slightly stunned, and then asked as if he didn't understand what he was saying: "Your Majesty, is there somewhere you want to go?"
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