Yunxiao nodded through his tears: "It is absolutely true, Your Majesty, I do not wish to contend."
"Bring me my imperial edict; it's in the white jade box."
"Lian'er, I'll ask you one more time: can you truly shoulder the responsibilities of the Crown Princess? Even if it means taking on the entire Ancient Moon Dynasty, can you do it?"
Yun Lian wiped away her tears, her gaze resolute: "Father, I also want to be like you, bringing blessings to the people."
"Ahem, ahem, Your Highness Crown Princess Yun Lian, receive the decree, ahem, ahem, I now pass the throne to you, may you from this day forward..."
Yun Lian accepted the imperial edict and looked at the emperor's face, which showed an even more obvious deathly aura.
"Father, are you truly going to pass the throne to me?"
At the same time, Yun Lian desperately asked in her mind, "Xiao San, are you sure there really isn't a elixir to save him?"
"Host, he is poisoned by a rare toxin. Until the poison takes effect, it will never be detectable. In addition, he has heart failure. Coupled with extreme joy and sorrow, it is a miracle that he has survived until now."
Moreover, in the original story, when the beauty was sent from Java, Yunzhu rebelled and, with the beauty's help from within, he should have died then.
The host has already saved him once; he cannot defy fate again.
The emperor looked at Yun Lian's weeping face with a loving expression, a hint of reminiscence flashing in his eyes.
“A king’s word is his bond. Your mother also liked to receive affirmative answers. You are indeed very much like your mother.”
Ye Lanyuan is right.
The phoenix, soaring through the nine heavens, can rise from the ashes no matter what difficulties and obstacles it encounters.
He really should let go.
Suddenly, the palace was brightly lit, and the sounds of fighting echoed in every corner.
The door was kicked open, and Yunzhu, who had never seen sunlight, looked eerily pale.
"Royal sister, royal brother, it's been so long..."
Yun Lian stood up, stood in front of Yun Xiao, and pulled out a soft whip from her body.
"Brother, protect Father."
Yunzhu let out a sickly laugh: "Royal sister, what are you saying? We are both children of the Emperor, would I harm him?"
Yunzhu, carrying her sword, walked step by step to the emperor, her eyes filled with boundless hatred.
“Father, I used to think you had your reasons. My maternal grandfather said that there are no parents in the world who do not love their children, let alone you, who are the supreme ruler, and cannot easily show your likes and dislikes.”
Haha... I believe it...
My maternal grandfather said you love me, but you are introverted and taciturn by nature.
But my father, how come your taciturn nature is broken when it comes to Yun Lian?
Crown Princess... Hahaha... As the eldest son born to the Empress, I can't even get the title of Crown Prince. Father, you shouldn't have touched the Grand Tutor.
That was the last light in my life!
From a young age, while other princes were held and coaxed to sleep by their mothers, I could only curl up against the wall, hugging my back. You would smile at all the princes, but you would always have a cold face towards me.
You could even set aside court affairs and rush to visit the palace where the mothers of other imperial heirs reside when they fall ill.
But you turn a blind eye to the fact that I have my charcoal cut off in winter and my food cut off at other times.
Father, is it true that only crying children get candy?
Why is it that every time you accidentally see your son's tears, you always hear the assessment that he's scheming?
Yunzhu wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, dragging her sword as she approached step by step, the tip of the sword sparking as it scraped against the ground.
“Father, issue the decree to abdicate in favor of your son. I am more qualified to be a monarch than you are,” he said, giving Yun Lian a cold look.
"At least I won't be as foolish as you, causing any trouble for the Crown Princess."
Yun Lian looked at the emperor and said, "Father, you saw it too. It was Yun Zhu who had the heart of a wolf. You must not be angry with whatever I do to him from now on."
The emperor was so angry with Yunzhu that he couldn't speak, only gasping for breath. Knowing that Yunlian was going to teach him a lesson, he could only wave his hand.
He was out of favor not only because the Empress framed Consort Ye, but also because he had been spoiled by the Empress since childhood, and only had eyes for the highest position, with no affection or blood ties between him.
A crown prince who lacks empathy and reverence is not qualified to inherit the throne.
Even though they had imprisoned him, they had never tortured him. This time, the coup had truly disappointed him.
Yun Lian carried the axe, the giant axe contrasting sharply with her slender body, making one worry that the weight of the axe would crush her to the ground at any moment.
Yunzhu held nothing back, her murderous intent rising, each move aimed at vital points.
During their fight, Yun Lian gradually forced him back outside the palace, and even managed to set off a signal flare.
Yunzhu swung her sword at Yunlian's neck, but Yunlian used her axe to forcefully knock her back two steps.
"Brother, why are you so impatient? This is a cardinal sin in warfare."
Yunzhu looked at Yunlian as if she were a dead person: "Royal sister, now that you have switched sides with me, when I inherit the throne, you will be the most noble princess of the Ancient Moon Dynasty."
Isn't supporting me a better option than supporting that good-for-nothing Yunxiao? Everything he can give you, I can give you too.
Yun Lian was amused by his words and laughed so hard she was shaking: "Brother, how can you still be so naive?"
When Yunna discovered my true identity, you should have killed me outright instead of sparing my life.
Even now, how can you still not see reality? Do you think Father Emperor went to such great lengths and solemnly announced that I would be made Crown Princess?
Haha, of course he wants to pass the throne to me! A mere princess is far inferior to the Empress.
"Impossible! If I lose to Yunxiao, fine, but why should I lose to you, this bastard who came halfway through?"
When Yun Lian heard him call her a bastard, her eyelids turned cold, and she swiftly chopped off his sword-wielding hand with an axe.
"Ah... I'm sorry, it's my first time using an axe, I didn't know my own strength, I'm really sorry, Your Majesty, tell your men to stop now, maybe I can spare your life."
It was only at this moment that Yunzhu realized that she was completely powerless to fight back under her all-out offensive.
Within ten moves, a chilling axe was already at his neck.
Yun Zhu's pupils dilated in shock as she stared intently at Yun Lian: "You must not be Yun Lian! Who are you?"
With a flick of her toe, Yun Lian brought the longsword that had fallen to the ground into her hand.
Yun Lian gave him a gentle and warm smile, but the tip of her sword pierced him through.
"Brother, go ask the King of Hell about your problem; perhaps... he can give you the answer."
Yunzhu coughed up blood foam, staring at the wound on her chest that was constantly bleeding, and a single tear rolled down her cheek.
At the moment his heart stopped beating, he seemed to see his mother gently squatting under the ginkgo tree, waving to him, her smile exactly as he had imagined.
She held a candied hawthorn in her hand, and her voice was filled with a doting affection he had never heard before.
She said, "Little Bamboo, run faster... or your mother will eat all the candied hawthorns!"
He stumbled and ran, but he could never reach the finish line. He fell down and finally burst into tears, because he knew someone would comfort him.
"Mother, Little Bamboo doesn't want candied hawthorns, Little Bamboo only wants Mother..."
At the moment he breathed his last, Yun Lian only heard him weakly call out, "Mother... Little Bamboo..."
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