"emperor......"
Qin Wei's voice became unusually strained as he glanced around, then suddenly grinned as if he had realized something.
"Dr. Mei! Dr. Mei!"
Gu Qingyan's expression suddenly changed drastically, and he shouted loudly in the direction of Mei Chu, "Quickly come and stop his bleeding!"
Seeing Gu Qingyan's flustered appearance, Qin Wei's smile widened even further.
He was content to see his young master care for him so much before he died.
It wasn't until just now that he realized that those people must have been arranged by his young master beforehand.
But before that, he was completely focused on his young master. The moment he realized there were assassins, all he could think about was how to prevent his young master from getting hurt. He had no time to think about whether these were real assassins or not.
The best medicine was used on Qin Wei's wounds, but Qin Wei's face grew paler and paler.
Why did you save me?
Gu Qingyan slowly squatted down, his eyes full of confusion.
Was Qin Wei the mole? No, it is highly likely that Qin Wei was not the mole.
If Qin Wei really was the mole, why would someone risk their life to protect him?
No matter how suspicious Qin Wei was, deep down Gu Qingyan was unwilling to believe that Qin Wei was the traitor who indirectly caused his mother's fall off the cliff.
"Because the emperor is the servant's fate."
After saying this, Qin Wei fell into a coma.
Gu Qingyan quickly looked at Mei Chu, who sighed almost imperceptibly, "Your Majesty, Qin Wei's knife wound has damaged his heart meridian. Even with the best medicine, he can only tough it out."
"In my opinion, we should find a place for Qin Wei to lie down first."
Mei Chu hadn't finished speaking yet; he couldn't let anyone die here.
"Go to the Prince of Xiang's residence."
Mei Chu was somewhat surprised by Gu Qingyan's words. She had thought that Gu Qingyan would have someone take Qin Wei back to the palace, but she did not expect that Gu Qingyan wanted to take Qin Wei to the Prince of Xiang's residence.
Prince Xiang's Mansion...
Mei Chu silently recited these three words in her heart. This was the place where the young master and Qin Wei had lived together for ten years.
......
The Prince of Xiang's Mansion.
Qin Wei lay quietly on the bed, while Gu Qingyan sat beside him, watching him with a complicated expression in his eyes.
Judging from Qin Wei's reaction just now, he must have realized that he was the one who planned the assassination. However, Qin Wei did not show any surprise or confusion. He just kept smiling.
Gu Qingyan felt a sense of panic as the truth he least wanted to believe became increasingly clear.
Is Qin Wei really the mole?
But why would you take the knife for him?
These two opposing thoughts kept intertwining in Gu Qingyan's mind. After a few breaths, Gu Qingyan couldn't help but hug his head with both hands, and a bursting pain came over him.
"Young Master..."
Qin Wei's weak voice rang out, and Gu Qingyan paused in his act of holding his head, his eyes staring blankly at Gu Qingyan.
"Is this the residence of the Marquis of Dingyuan?"
Qin Wei glanced around and said, "I'm very... very fortunate to have died in the Marquis of Dingyuan's mansion."
"Who exactly are you?" Gu Qingyan's face turned cold almost instantly. He desperately wanted to know if Qin Wei was the mole. He had to hear Qin Wei say it himself.
But only Gu Qingyan himself knew how much he wished Qin Wei was innocent.
“Young master, the mole you’ve been looking for is me.”
With just one sentence, Gu Qingyan's eyes immediately reddened, and his hands clenched into fists beneath his sleeves. "Why?"
Qin Wei's straightforward admission made Gu Qingyan's voice sound somewhat tearful.
"According to seniority, you should call me uncle." Qin Wei laughed self-deprecatingly. "In order to avenge my mother, I want to make your imperial grandfather, who is also my father, childless."
"Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt its debtor. Why did you harm my mother?" Gu Qingyan found it laughable. "So you're staying by my side to kill me?"
Why can't you trust me! Trust me and I can give you justice.
They didn't trust him and wanted to kill him...
Gu Qingyan's heart clenched suddenly. "I once considered you my closest person, Qin Wei... you..."
He had the courage to seek justice for his father from back then, but Qin Wei didn't believe him.
"I am deeply sinful. It was I who allowed Pei Lan to cooperate with the rebel king." Qin Wei clearly felt his life slipping away, and his eyes were full of complex emotions as he looked at Gu Qingyan.
"It was also me who revealed the details of my past life to Perrin, which led to the lady falling off the cliff."
The veins on Gu Qingyan's forehead were starting to bulge, and the hatred in his heart completely extinguished the light in Qin Wei's eyes.
"Also, I dreamt about my past life, Ayan. In my past life, I harmed you..."
Before Qin Wei could finish speaking, Gu Qingyan's sword pierced Qin Wei's chest once again.
"Qin Wei, you deserve to die! You are not worthy to call me that!"
As the sword was pulled out, Qin Wei coughed up another mouthful of blood, his eyes fixed on Gu Qingyan as he watched Gu Qingyan leave the house without hesitation.
As Gu Qingyan's figure disappeared from Qin Wei's sight, Qin Wei breathed his last.
He had secretly called out "Ayan" countless times in his dreams, and finally uttered it aloud before his death.
But he doesn't deserve it.
......
Mei Chu slowly walked in, looked at the bed stained with blood, and sighed softly.
This is the young master's room, and this bed is also the young master's bed.
"Qin Wei, you have let down your young master."
"His Majesty has always suspected you, and it was always the young master who vouched for you. Although His Majesty doesn't say it, we can all see that His Majesty feels guilty towards the young master. You were the one who protected the young master back in the Prince of Xiang's residence."
It is said that the last thing a person loses after death is their hearing, so Mei Chu sat by the bed and talked on and on.
"Perhaps you've already turned back, but what's done is done."
"Qin Wei, don't make things difficult for yourself in your next life. Live only for yourself." Mei Chu watched as a tear slid down Qin Wei's cheek; even the dead wept.
"Now that the young master has ended your life with a single stroke, it can be considered that he has given you some dignity."
You should know that traitors in Lingxiao Pavilion are to be slowly tortured to death.
On the other side, Gu Qingyan walked out in a daze, and happened to run into the Pei family father and daughter who were returning.
"The Emperor of Daqing".
"The capital has been quite turbulent lately, so I urge you both to refrain from any activities in troubled areas." Gu Qingyan smirked. "I have other official business to attend to, so I will take my leave."
The words implied a desire to get rid of them.
Seeing this, the head of the Pei family and Pei Zhi didn't say much and tactfully made way for Gu Qingyan.
"I think Marquis Dingyuan is almost fully recovered. Ah Zhi and I are preparing to set off the day after tomorrow."
"Very well, I will personally escort you then."
Without any attempt to stop him, Gu Qingyan left the Dingyuan Marquis's residence without hesitation.
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