When Emperor Yong heard these heartfelt words, he looked at the figure of Duke Yan kneeling on the ground and his graying hair, his face was extremely moved.

Before the late emperor passed away, he, as the crown prince, was guarding his bedside.

The late emperor specially called Duke Yan in, held his hand and recalled the past with a smile on his face.

On his deathbed, the late emperor summoned him again and gave him many instructions intermittently. Finally, he looked at the Duke of Yan and said:

"Sheng'er, those old ministers who followed me in the wars are the heroes of the Yong Dynasty. Don't... don't let them down. Remember to be a good king who works hard and loves the people..."

Thinking of this, Emperor Yong hurriedly stood up, walked around the jade table in front of him, and personally helped Duke Yan up.

"Lord Zuo, why have you come to this? Hurry up and get up. I will definitely give you an explanation!"

Upon hearing this, Duke Yan looked up with a look of "shock". Seeing the serious look on Emperor Yong's face, his eyes became even redder.

"Your Majesty, I...I don't want to embarrass Your Majesty!"

Emperor Yong said in a gentle tone, "If you keep kneeling, it will really embarrass me."

Seeing this, Qiao Zhongguo stepped forward and tried to smooth things over.

"My dear father-in-law, His Majesty always keeps his word. Please get up quickly and don't make things difficult for His Majesty."

Upon hearing this, Duke Yan relied on the strength of Qiao Zhongguo's hand and stood up "with difficulty".

Seeing Emperor Yong looking at his shaking legs, Duke Yan smiled bitterly:

"Your Majesty, I am old now. I have many old injuries from the battlefield. I am even less useful now. I am sorry to make you laugh."

When Emperor Yong heard this, he felt that the smile on Duke Yan's face was particularly sad, and a sense of guilt grew in his heart.

When Concubine Wan saw this, she knew that the matter was completely bad.

The Duke of Yan's disturbance simply pushed Xian'er to her death!

Sure enough, seeing Duke Yan sitting down beside him, Emperor Yong immediately looked at the eldest princess with an extremely cold expression.

"The eldest princess has evil intentions. She schemed against court officials and framed the ministers. She has disregarded the dignity of the royal family. She deserves death. I—"

"Your Majesty!"

Concubine Wan suddenly cried out miserably, interrupting Emperor Yong's words.

"Your Majesty, no matter what you are going to say next, please think twice! Do you remember what this is?"

As Concubine Wan spoke, she took something out from her sleeve and placed it on her palm.

Qiao Zhongguo looked up and saw a smooth jade inlaid with gold.

He squinted his eyes and took a closer look, vaguely seeing four words engraved on the beautiful jade.

When Emperor Yong saw this thing, his face changed drastically!

Concubine Wan said with tears in her eyes, "Your Majesty, she loved Xian'er so much in the past, treating her like her own daughter, and even gave her the longevity locket that she had worn since she was a child."

"Have you forgotten? When she put the longevity lock on Xian'er, she said that she hoped Xian'er would live forever and be safe and happy."

"Your Majesty, just for her sake, please spare Xian'er this time. Xian'er will never dare to do it again!"

Tears were streaming down Concubine Wan's face, but she was so nervous inside that her heart was trembling.

This is her last trump card!

The reason why His Majesty has been visiting her Jinhua Palace from time to time over the years is just to remember Yu Liu with her, right?

Back then, she saw the emperor's obsession with Yu Liu, so she took the initiative to approach Yu Liu and show her kindness to Yu Liu, and only then did she step by step reach her current position!

However, she never dared to do anything with the help of Yu Liu's kindness, because she knew in her heart that kindness would become less and less as time went by, so it had to be used wisely!

Today, in order to protect Xian'er, she can only resort to this last resort!

Emperor Yong looked at this unique longevity lock, his heart was filled with emotions and his expression changed several times.

Concubine Wan saw a glimmer of hope and immediately held on tightly, not daring to let go.

"Your Majesty, Xian'er made a mistake and should be punished, but can you give her a chance to correct her mistakes? This child has a good heart!"

Upon hearing this, the eldest princess kowtowed hurriedly and said, "Father, I know I was wrong. Please forgive me this time!"

Upon hearing this, Duke Yan and others looked at Emperor Yong at the same time, and no one interrupted.

Obviously, any smart person knows that Empress Yu Liu is the absolute Achilles' heel of Emperor Yong.

If you use this trick well, it can change your destiny. If you use it poorly, you will die faster!

Emperor Yong's breathing became a little rapid, and after a while he spoke in a rough voice, "You also know that she loved Xian'er very much back then..."

"Wan Fei, you remember the first half of what she said, but do you still remember what the second half was?"

"May Xian'er be kind to others, and have a virtuous heart, like a chrysanthemum or an orchid."

"Look at her now. She has become so lawless! She is plotting against me and the people around me!"

Emperor Yong almost growled out the last sentence!

Concubine Wan shuddered violently, and suddenly felt the chill of the floor tiles surging up from under her body. At this moment, even the joints between her bones felt cold.

Her face was pale and her heart was filled with despair. She could hardly hold the small longevity lock in her hand.

Finished......

Even the last trick doesn't work...

Emperor Yong resisted the dizziness and said in a cold voice: "Since Xian'er dislikes the prince consort I chose for her so much and is so reluctant to leave my side, she might as well stay in the palace forever!"

"Huang Pei, clean up the side halls of the palace temple. From today on, the eldest princess will be a vegetarian and worship Buddha for the rest of her life, and she will never marry!"

Huang Pei looked up in surprise when he heard this.

The princess has lived in the palace for a long time and never married. This is against the rules in the royal family. How can this be explained to the world?

Emperor Yong had obviously thought it through.

"You draft an edict for me, saying that the eldest princess cares about the people of the world and has decided to spend her life praying for the people of the world. I have tried to persuade her several times, but the eldest princess has made up her mind!"

When the eldest princess heard this, she felt dizzy and the next moment she fell backwards!

Concubine Wan's heart was broken, and she hurriedly reached out to help the eldest princess. However, she was so frightened that she had no strength left, and both mother and daughter fell to the ground.

The eldest princess couldn't stop crying.

How could my father be so cruel!

She will worship Buddha and eat vegetarian food for the rest of her life. Her remaining life is so long, how can she endure the loneliness and hardship!

Moreover, the emperor even wanted to issue an edict to the world, which would cut off her escape route forever!

"Huang Pei, you must have someone guard her day and night. No one is allowed to visit the princess, and the princess is not allowed to have any contact with anyone!"

Emperor Yong was really determined to punish the eldest princess. He said it was for worshiping Buddha, but it was almost the same as life imprisonment!

This is the price of angering the emperor.

If you don’t take action, it’s fine. But if you take action, your life will be ruined!

When Concubine Wan heard this, she couldn't help but burst into tears.

It would be better to strip her of her princess status or even demote her to a commoner.

At least in this way, she can still find ways to ensure that Xian'er lives happily and comfortably outside the palace, without worries about food and clothing.

If you meet someone you like, maybe you can spend the rest of your life together.

Now she is locked in the palace and no one is allowed to visit her. This is more painful than death!

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! You can't be so cruel to Xian'er! She is still so young, how are you going to let her live in the future?"

Emperor Yong looked at Concubine Wan with tears streaming down her face, and he was filled with anger.

Concubine Wan actually tried to use Yu Liu's longevity lock to control him. Isn't this just another plot!

"Empress Wan, you are a bad parent. From today on, you will be stripped of your title of 'Wan' and demoted to Zhaoyi. You will be confined to Jinhua Palace and you are not allowed to leave without my permission!"

Emperor Yong spoke in a cold voice, ruthless and unwilling to show any mercy!

Concubine Wan forced herself to get to this point. She never expected that in the end, not only would she fail to save Xian'er, but she would also lose her life.

She was so frightened and desperate that she fell on top of the eldest princess and fainted.