"Of course I will always believe you, my elder sister. After you go to the princess's residence, no matter what happens, please don't be too sad, okay?"
Yun Lian's smile froze.
The worst outcome is that they all abandon her and leave; it's not a big deal.
"Don't worry, don't worry, your royal sister isn't so easily defeated. I can accept whatever happens to her."
She has already met the abbot.
I had already made up my mind.
Love and affection are utterly insignificant compared to the greater good of the nation and its people.
Looking at her spirited face, Yunxi couldn't bring herself to say the words that had been weighing on her mind for so long.
Yunxi was very worried.
"How about I accompany you to the princess's residence? Royal sister, please don't refuse me."
When that incident happened, the entire Yun Kingdom tolled its death knell for three days straight.
Even ordinary people would find it heartbreaking and hard to accept if they knew.
If my elder sister knew, I can't even imagine how heartbroken she would be.
Yun Lian extended a fingertip and touched Yun Xi's nose.
"Besides the matter of the Princess's residence, is there anything else you're hiding from me? Yunxi, confess and you'll be treated leniently, resist and you'll be punished severely."
Before Yunxi could speak, tears streamed down her face, her expression even more unsightly than if she were crying.
"Royal sister, please take me with you! Lan Han... he's gone!"
"I'm sorry, it's my fault for not protecting him for you!"
But if it happened again, she still wouldn't stop Lan Han, and even secretly hoped that Lan Han would make a move sooner.
If she didn't have the responsibility to the Yun Kingdom, she would rather do all that for Lan Han, becoming someone who would forever leave a deep mark on Yun Lian, no matter how much time and space pass.
Yun Lian still maintained a smile on her face, but tears had already flowed uncontrollably from her eyes.
"What do you mean Lan Han is gone? Yun Xi, how many things are you hiding from me?"
Yun Xi wept uncontrollably.
"Weren't you curious the other day about why there were so many people on Wanfo Temple Road who kept bowing and prostrating themselves with every step, even with injuries to their limbs, yet still worshipping Buddha?"
"The first person in Yun Kingdom to do this was Lan Han. He kowtowed very hard each time, and when he reached the top of the mountain, his palms, knees, and forehead were covered in blood and flesh."
His original appearance was almost unrecognizable. If the abbot hadn't intervened, he probably would have been gone by the time he reached the summit.
But no one expected that no matter how hard they tried, Lan Han would secretly try one forbidden technique after another.
As he leaped into the sea of fire, it seemed as if Yun Lian's body was separated by a barrier.
Drive away all the demons and monsters that have been taking over her body.
Yun Lian, like a sleeping beauty, finally fell into a deep sleep.
Even if a new soul suddenly moves in from time to time, it won't be long before it's expelled.
It was as if a hole in a body had been suddenly filled in.
For the first time, Yun Lian felt a sharp yet subtle pain in her heart.
"I want to go to the princess's residence."
Yun Lian wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes and ran out of there almost at breakneck speed.
The moment Qingzhu heard the Empress mention the prince consort's name, she burst into tears.
As the Crown Princess's personal maid, no one knew better than her everything the Prince Consort had gone through.
Even as she spoke those words, her tongue felt a stinging pain.
I can't even imagine how devastated the Crown Princess would be if she knew all that the Prince Consort had sacrificed behind the scenes.
She could no longer bear the pain of losing the Crown Princess.
She's a coward.
All we can do is try our best to make the Crown Princess use it to her liking whenever she needs it.
Qingzhu quickly drove the carriage and caught up with Yunlian.
"Your Highness, please come up here. I promise I can take you back to the Princess's residence soon."
Yun Lian was too lazy to wait for the carriage, so she quickly unloaded the horse separately.
"Qingzhu, I can't wait for the carriage, I'll go first."
Qingzhu watched the Crown Princess galloping on horseback and almost instantly spurred a fast horse to follow behind Yun Lian.
When Yun Lian arrived at the princess's residence, the usually bustling place was now closed, and there was hardly a sound coming from inside.
Qingzhu caught up and called out to the gatekeeper.
The entire princess's residence erupted in excitement the moment Yun Lian appeared.
But after the brief joy came immense sorrow.
Yun Lian had sharp eyes and could tell in the blink of an eye that all the troops in the princess's mansion were concentrated in one place.
Yun Lian had a premonition.
Lan Han is very likely there.
As expected.
Inside the enormous, crystal-clear ice coffin, Lan Han lay quietly, lifeless.
The skin peeking through the clothes was covered with countless stitches.
It's like a piece of cloth torn into many pieces and forcibly pieced back together.
It was bizarre and ugly.
Ke Yunlian thought he wasn't ugly at all.
Upon seeing Yun Lian's figure appear, the other three imperial consorts almost immediately turned red in the eyes.
They all knelt down beside Yun Lian.
"Your Highness, we are guilty."
Yun Lian reached into the ice coffin and touched his icy body.
"From now on, I want you to tell me everything that Lan Han did, exactly as it was."
"If anyone dares to conceal even the slightest secret, they will be kicked out of the Princess's residence and never allowed to return."
The three of them were in tears, but none of them dared to speak first.
Lan Han's departure was something none of them had expected.
Upon seeing Yun Lian's figure appear, the other three imperial consorts almost immediately turned red in the eyes.
They all knelt down beside Yun Lian.
"Your Highness, we are guilty."
Yun Lian reached into the ice coffin and touched his icy body.
"From now on, I want you to tell me everything that Lan Han did, exactly as it was."
"If anyone dares to conceal even the slightest secret, they will be kicked out of the Princess's residence and never allowed to return."
The three of them were in tears, but none of them dared to speak first.
Lan Han's departure was something none of them wanted to see Yun Lian appear, and the other three imperial consorts almost immediately turned red in the eyes.
They all knelt down beside Yun Lian.
"Your Highness, we are guilty."
Yun Lian reached into the ice coffin and touched his icy body.
"From now on, I want you to tell me everything that Lan Han did, exactly as it was."
"If anyone dares to conceal even the slightest secret, they will be kicked out of the Princess's residence and never allowed to return."
The three of them were in tears, but none of them dared to speak first.
Lan Han's departure was something none of them wanted to see Yun Lian appear, and the other three imperial consorts almost immediately turned red in the eyes.
They all knelt down beside Yun Lian.
"Your Highness, we are guilty."
Yun Lian reached into the ice coffin and touched his icy body.
"From now on, I want you to tell me everything that Lan Han did, exactly as it was."
"If anyone dares to conceal even the slightest secret, they will be kicked out of the Princess's residence and never allowed to return."
The three of them were in tears, but none of them dared to speak first.
Lan Han's departure was something none of them wanted to see Yun Lian appear, and the other three imperial consorts almost immediately turned red in the eyes.
They all knelt down beside Yun Lian.
"Your Highness, we are guilty."
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