Only now did Sun Xiaoxiao dare to breathe loudly: "A dream of Nanke, so the emperor dreamed of the past?"
Sun Xiaoxiao's mother sniffled, having already used up half a pack of tissues: "Maybe."
Dad was also filled with emotion: "A young couple... how could we bear to part? Just like your mother and I."
Sun Xiaoxiao was young and preoccupied with Ye Chu, making it difficult for her to empathize like her parents. She even found it a bit strange—was the tragic tone of this episode out of place with the overall style of the show?
Of course, Ye Chu helped write this episode, so it might indeed have a touch of girlish sentimentality. If this is Ye Chu's intention, she'll still indulge her a bit...
As he was thinking this, on the screen, Qin Tianye rubbed his neck and asked the old eunuch beside him, "What time is it now?"
"Your Majesty, it is midnight. Today is the Ghost Festival."
"The Ghost Festival?" The emperor frowned slightly. "You may all leave. I wish to have some peace and quiet."
The old eunuch and the palace attendants left as ordered. The vast palace was now left with only the emperor alone.
The emperor rubbed his sore neck, stood up, and stretched his muscles.
Just then, a light, airy footstep sounded. A flicker of wariness crossed the emperor's eyes, but when he looked up, he froze completely in place!
In the dim candlelight, a slender figure in green robes gracefully approached.
The bright lights gilded her face, and closer and closer, the face that the emperor had longed for appeared before him.
The late empress stood before the aging emperor and slowly took a step forward. Her fair and delicate face was only an arm's length away from the emperor's.
The emperor's eyes were no longer moving; his entire body had become a sculpture.
The Empress reached out and gently stroked the Emperor's cheek, speaking in a tone that was utterly gentle, dreamlike, sorrowful, and bewildered:
"Husband, why have you suddenly aged so much?"
Tick-tock.
A very slight sound.
Sun Xiaoxiao then realized that she was already in tears.
Mom and Dad were also crying their eyes out, and the trash can was almost full of tissues.
Is this Xiao Chu's talent? This is just too...too touching!
My tears are worthless!
Sun Xiaoxiao was both touched and proud, and wished she could announce to the world: My baby Ye Chu is just that awesome!
Because she had been busy finishing her homework and hadn't had time to check Weibo, Sun Xiaoxiao was unaware that the relationship between the emperor and empress had begun to be heavily criticized on Weibo.
Sun Xiaoxiao wiped away her teary eyes and stared intently at the screen. Who would have thought that the next moment would bring such a sudden and unexpected turn of events!
The gentle and affectionate empress suddenly pulled a small dagger from her sleeve and stabbed it fiercely into the emperor's chest!
Sun Xiaoxiao, her father, and her mother: !!!
Just as the dagger's tip whistled as it tore through the dragon robe's fabric, a clang rang out—the sound of metal striking stone. It turned out that the dagger had actually pierced a suit of soft armor!
Beneath the emperor's dragon robe, he was also wearing a soft armor!
Seeing this, a hint of despair flashed in the "Empress's" eyes, and she drew her dagger to stab herself in the neck!
In the blink of an eye, the emperor grabbed the "empress's" arm, and with a clear "crack," the "empress's" arm went limp and fell to her side.
Not satisfied, the emperor then twisted and broke the empress's other arm, and then kicked her hard, knocking her to the ground!
A series of fluid and graceful moves left Sun Xiaoxiao and her family in awe, watching from the screen.
The emperor roughly grabbed the "empress" and threw her onto the table, shouting, "Guards!"
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