Rather, it's because—she is not actually the daughter of Empress Yuan, Yin Yuyao, but the daughter of the current Empress, Yin Yujie.
Although the empress had just killed her own son, her own brother, in front of her, she was certain that the empress would not kill her.
Because when she entered the palace to see the seriously ill emperor, she had a brief chat with the empress.
At the time, rumors circulated that the Empress was angry with her and wanted to arrest and kill her, but because she had an imperial pardon granted by the Emperor, they were unable to do anything to her.
But that's not actually the case. The emperor never liked her. Although he fantasized about having children to dote on him in his old age, reality dealt him a heavy blow. He was so angry with her that he fainted. How could he possibly be so merciful as to give her a pardon?
That pardon was given to her by the Empress.
Just as Mu Yang had suspected, the Empress did not intend to kill her. She simply placed the dagger in Mu Yang's hand and gently held her clean hand near Mu Yang's face for a long time before finally not striking her.
"Do it." As soon as the Empress finished speaking, Mu Yang did not hesitate and plunged the dagger straight into the Empress. Blood immediately seeped through the luxurious fabric, instantly staining the bright yellow dress red.
The Empress remained calm, her lips pale, and she still forced herself to stand up straight. She looked at Mu Yang for a while before looking away, without leaving him a single word. Instead, she explained one last thing: "I never intended to kill Wu You."
Mu Yang already knew that Ning Qianyun was not killed by the Crown Prince on her orders, but rather that the Crown Prince had been overshadowed by Ning Qianyun's brilliance for many years and had come to hate her to the core.
After his father finally died, the world became his domain. He became arrogant and thought he no longer needed to listen to others, so he couldn't wait to kill the person he hated the most.
The Empress did everything in her power to help the Crown Prince ascend the throne. She had spent decades in the palace and her hands were stained with blood. She could not be called a good person, but she never thought of harming innocent people.
The Crown Prince was inherently dull-witted and inherited none of his parents' intelligence; further training would be futile. As he grew older, he became increasingly disobedient to the Empress, taking matters into his own hands and committing many foolish acts, including creating the heinous Thousand Illusion Realm, which was entirely outside the Empress's plans.
The Thousand Illusions Mirror had caused immense harm, truly crossing her bottom line. That's why, upon learning of it, she killed her son without hesitation. In fact, she still gave the Crown Prince some dignity; if he had fallen into the hands of her or the Second Princess, he would have met a gruesome end.
Mu Yang reached out and supported the dying empress, sighing as she stated her opinion: "With your abilities, you could have chosen to become emperor yourself instead of wholeheartedly nurturing your offspring to be emperor. Also, thank you for telling me about my mother's predicament."
Only then did some emotion appear in the Empress's eyes. "...So that's how it is..." After saying that, she collapsed into Mu Yang's arms and fell completely silent.
Mu Yang gently closed the Empress's unclosed eyes, said something, and then flames rose up, engulfing the entire palace. The two figures gradually disappeared into the smoke.
Until the very end, Mu Yang never called Yin Yujie "Mother".
The video ends with a sky ablaze with fire, marking the end of the three-person conversation.
Chen Xiao watched the whole thing and realized that Princess Muyang was Yin Yujie's daughter. No wonder she always felt that the two of them got along strangely, with an indescribable sense of sadness.
Upon seeing this, Xi Xi told her host about the love and hate entanglements that Yin Yuyao had before she arrived in Rongchao.
In the twenty-first year of the Rong Dynasty's Pingquan era, the emperor fell seriously ill. Because he had only one empress in his life and few children, with only his eldest son as his descendant, he made the eldest son the crown prince. Yin Yuyao had already reached marriageable age and married the crown prince, becoming his principal wife.
The Emperor and Empress were childhood sweethearts, deeply in love throughout their lives. The Crown Prince and the Princess of Shouguang were also childhood sweethearts, inseparable since they were little. Being in high positions, true love was rare, and thus their love story circulated among the common people.
But in reality, the Emperor and Empress were truly in love, while the Crown Prince and Yin Yuyao were merely respectful to each other.
When Yin Yuyao was five years old, she had a younger brother, Yin Yulin, and a younger sister, Yin Yujie.
Yin Yulin and Yin Yujie were twins, a dragon and a phoenix. Yin Yujie was born first. However, Yin Yulin liked to be the older brother when he was young. He believed that this way he could be protected by his older sister, and his younger sister would be protected by him. Naturally, the Prince of Pingyang and his wife did not say anything about this childish mentality and let them be.
Yin Yulin says he wants to be protected by his older sister, but in reality, he is always the one protecting his older and younger sisters.
He and Yin Yujie were five years younger than Yin Yuyao. He only heard his parents mention his sister's marriage when he was ten years old, and he also learned who his future brother-in-law was.
Everyone says that the eldest prince is of noble birth and has a clean and virtuous character, making him a perfect match. Moreover, he occupies the position of the eldest son of the legitimate wife, and if there are no unexpected events, he will definitely be the crown prince and the future emperor.
The parents were naturally very pleased with the eldest prince. They often went along with the emperor's wishes and frequently brought their eldest daughter back to the capital to spend time with the prince and cultivate their relationship from a young age.
After he learned about this, his future brother-in-law was about to become his current brother-in-law.
They returned to the capital with their family. At the grand wedding of the Crown Prince's principal wife, he saw the Crown Prince's face and, for no reason, disliked this brother-in-law. Yin Yujie, on the other hand, felt that the Crown Prince and her sister did not seem to like each other.
Although the two ten-year-old children disliked the Crown Prince, they still addressed him respectfully as brother-in-law. When Yin Yuyao saw her younger siblings, she finally showed her first genuine smile of the day and told them to be good and listen to their parents.
After that, Yin Yuyao never returned to the Pingyang Prince's Mansion.
For more than three years since the Crown Prince and Yin Yuyao got married, the Prince of Pingyang and his wife have been frowning with worry. They guard the frontier and occasionally return to the capital, but Yin Yuyao never comes back to visit them. They want to see her, but it is inconvenient for them to see her.
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