Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Emperor Yong lay on the couch, looking upwards with empty eyes, and did not utter a word for half a day.

Huang Pei was very worried about Emperor Yong. He had been staying by his side for the past few days, whispering a few words to him from time to time.

Although Emperor Yong had no intention of responding, Huang Pei still enjoyed it. He just hoped to make Emperor Yong happy.

When Huang Peizheng mentioned the prince's wedding a few days ago, Emperor Yong suddenly spoke in a very hoarse voice.

"Did the Queen come to see me when I was asleep?"

Huang Pei choked slightly when he heard this, but nodded in an instant.

"Your Majesty, the Queen has been here! But the Majesty was sleeping soundly at the time, and the Queen asked me not to wake him up."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yong suddenly turned his head. Although his face was pale, his eyes were sharp and he still had the demeanor of an emperor.

"Huang Pei, now even you are telling lies to me?"

Huang Pei trembled all over and quickly knelt beside the couch, shouting that he dared not.

Emperor Yong saw Huang Pei kowtow several times and suddenly felt bored.

Huang Pei is the only one around him. If he is driven away, who will come to accompany him?

"Huang Pei, if I change places, will the Queen come if I am not in the Yangxin Palace?"

Huang Pei's eyes suddenly felt sore when he heard this.

His Majesty still remembers the Queen's resolute words, but this is no longer a problem of the Yangxin Palace. It is the Queen who has completely lost her heart to His Majesty...

"Your Majesty, would you like your servant, Empress Xuan, to come and see us?"

Emperor Yong showed a hint of hesitation, but he still shook his head. "Forget it. If she doesn't want to come, there's no need to force her."

After saying these few words, Emperor Yong felt tired and could hardly hold on any longer.

At this time, a young eunuch came in and reported in a low voice: "Your Majesty, the fourth prince wants to see you outside the palace."

Huang Pei's eyes lit up immediately when he heard this, "Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince is here to see you, please meet him."

Emperor Yong thought about it and nodded.

He tilted his head to look outside and saw a small figure walking in steadily and soon standing in front of the bed.

"Your son pays respect to His Majesty, Father."

Every move was impeccable.

"Get up."

Emperor Yong said calmly, and when the Fourth Prince stood up, he took a serious look at his youngest son for the first time.

Zhan'er's eyes and eyebrows look more like his, while Xiao Si looks more like his mother.

His round, bright eyes were almost exactly like his mother's.

Why hadn't he noticed it before?

"Father, how are you feeling? I hope I didn't disturb your rest."

The Fourth Prince asked respectfully, it didn't sound like a greeting between father and son at all, but more like that between a ruler and his subjects.

Emperor Yong couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. After all, it was because of the sins he had done in the past that his children were not close to him.

Thinking of this, he suddenly lost interest, felt tired and drowsy.

Emperor Yong originally wanted to let the Fourth Prince leave first, but the Fourth Prince said that he wanted to stay here for a while and leave after Emperor Yong fell asleep.

Huang Pei, upon seeing this, tactfully retreated to the outer room.

His Majesty is extremely fragile now, it would be good to let the Fourth Prince accompany Him.

Emperor Yong closed his eyes and fell asleep after just a few breaths. Seeing this, the Fourth Prince knelt in front of the couch and slowly took Emperor Yong's hand.

There was no one around, so the Fourth Prince took out a white talisman from his sleeve and placed it in Emperor Yong's palm.

He slowly closed Emperor Yong's palm, and a golden light quickly emanated from it, and then disappeared into thin air.

After the Fourth Prince finished doing all this, he looked at Emperor Yong with a complicated expression, and then tiptoed out.

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Emperor Yong had a very long dream, so long that it seemed as if he had experienced another life.

He saw that he had received Yu Liu's letter of surrender and portrait, but he still insisted on accepting the letter and ordered Qiao Zhongguo to withdraw his troops.

All subsequent events were the same as in this life, including the use of the red thread reincarnation method, forcing the queen, and giving birth to the fourth child.

The bifurcation point occurred on Xiaosi’s fourth birthday.

He clearly remembered that Xiao Si returned alive from Chunhua Garden, but in his dream, Xiao Si was dead.

When he got the news and hurried to the edge of Yuhua Lake, he saw the Queen and the Crown Prince kneeling there, hugging Xiao Si's already pale body and crying heart-wrenchingly.

He was in great pain, but in his dream he was standing aside, with a sad look on his face, but actually he was extremely indifferent.

He saw that he had coldly ordered a thorough investigation, and later found the suspicious Yu Zhaoyi, and followed the clues to discover that the second brother seemed to be involved.

After weighing the pros and cons, he pulled out Concubine Yu to take the blame and let the matter go unsolved.

After all, the second brother is his and Yu Liu's son, and he had promised Yu Liu that he would protect the second brother no matter what.

Later, he became increasingly suspicious of Qiao Zhongguo, but he could not find any fault with Qiao Zhongguo. Until one day, someone secretly reported that Qiao Zhongguo was collaborating with the enemy and was suspected of rebellion!

He immediately ordered the Qiao family's house to be raided. At that time, Mrs. Qiao had just passed away, and the Qiao family's house was filled with mourning banners and white scarves.

Finally, his men found evidence of treason and treason in Qiao Zhongguo's study. He lost his temper in the Golden Palace and sentenced Qiao Zhongguo to immediate execution!

At that time, more than half of the officials in the hall knelt down and pleaded with Qiao Zhongguo, which made him even more wary of Qiao Zhongguo's prestige.

Afterwards, Qiao Tianjing and Qiao Diyi beat the drum several times and ran around to appeal for justice, but they were suppressed every time.

On the day when Qiao Zhongguo was beheaded, according to informants, the people lined the streets to see him off, shedding tears on the spot.

He was very proud of himself. It seemed that he had made the right decision to kill Qiao Zhongguo. Otherwise, wouldn't he have been too successful and would have frightened the emperor?

Later, the fight between the crown prince and the second son became public. The crown prince was not at fault, but in his heart he preferred the second son who looked very similar to him.

So he deliberately let the two fight, and also wanted to see what their respective methods were.

As a result, a flood occurred in Yuzhou at this time, causing heavy casualties among the people. Both of them were at fault!

In a rage, he punished both of them severely.

I thought I could finally have some peace and quiet for a while, but then a palace servant came to report secretly that a portrait of Yu Liu was found in the East Palace, and it was extremely filthy!

When the dream reached this point, he felt an uncontrollable fear in his heart, because he already knew that the prince was slandered regarding the portrait!

However, in his dream, he not only did not know, but also did not try to find out the truth. Instead, in a rage, he directly summoned the prince and started questioning him.

However, at this time, the prince asked him about Xiao Si's death, which left him speechless.

"Father, that's Xiao Si, your own flesh and blood! Your son and I love him to our core, and you're taking half of our lives!"

"He was so young, and he died alone in the lake. Father, how scared Xiao Si must have been at that time. When he was struggling, he must have shouted for us to save him!"

The prince knelt before him and cried bitterly, clutching his chest with one hand, his face twisted in pain.

In the dream, he was looking down at everyone with such indifference and numbness on his face that even he himself shuddered!

"Prince, Xiao Si should not have been born. If it weren't for Yu Liu, he wouldn't even have had the chance to be born."

"I originally hoped that he was Yu Liu's reincarnation, but now it seems that the evil magic of the people is not to be trusted. His soul must return to heaven and earth, and this is his fate."

After uttering these cold words, the prince suddenly raised his head, and when he looked at him, his eyes were filled with strangeness, fear, and despair...