Liu Qinghe comforted her: "Okay, I'll admit I was being nosy, but we haven't been alone together like this in a long time. Back then, I was the one who helped you come up with ideas. I've always been there for you. I'm ready to help you whenever you need me. My life is yours. Aren't you grateful to me?"
Empress Shen did not speak again.
However, when Liu Qinghe's kiss landed on her neck, she finally stopped refusing, simply placing her hands on his shoulders, feigning reluctance while welcoming his kiss.
The spacious room seemed to instantly become hot.
The situation briefly spiraled out of control.
Ye Qingxue and Yun Zhuo's cheeks gradually flushed. They were both unmarried young people and couldn't handle the situation. They were already preparing to retreat.
Then Empress Shen spoke again: "After you kill the deposed crown prince this time, you should immediately prepare a medicine so that the emperor can appoint Prince Ding as the crown prince as soon as possible."
Are they... about to attack the emperor?
How dare you be so audacious?
Ye Qingxue and Yun Zhuo wanted to listen more, but after waiting for a while, they found that the two below had stopped communicating and were only making sounds that made people blush.
There's no point in listening any further.
Yun Zhuo grabbed Ye Qingxue's hand and disappeared from the rooftop.
Avoiding the watchful eyes of the guards, the two, along with Gray and White, arrived at a safe area, where they slowly stopped, leaned against the wall, and breathed heavily.
It wasn't because escaping was particularly difficult, but rather because the news they had just heard was so overwhelming that they could barely breathe.
The night was cool and still, the atmosphere heavy and somber.
After an unknown amount of time, Ye Qingxue gritted her teeth and said, "It seems we absolutely must find the little palace maid who escaped from Consort Li's palace! We must find her even if it means facing nine deaths!"
Yun Zhuo's body stiffened slightly. She had just said that this was a trap to lure him to his death.
But now she's agreed?
Using the light from afar, he turned and looked up at Ye Qingxue. Ye Qingxue was also looking at him with a heart full of anger and hatred, wanting him to see her determination!
But the next moment, both of them froze, staring blankly at a certain spot—their hands.
They were still holding each other tightly at that moment.
How far have they traveled from the roof of the Liu family's backyard to now?
They actually ran like that, holding hands, without noticing anything amiss the whole time.
Anger and hatred instantly transformed into silent shyness.
His hands, which were originally slightly cool, seemed to transform into an invisible raging fire, threatening to burn her.
Ye Qingxue gently moved her palm, and Yun Zhuo released it accordingly. He turned to the side, coughed lightly, and asked somewhat awkwardly, "What did you just say?"
Ah, she already made herself very clear. Making her repeat herself would just make him look stupid.
So Yun Zhuo tried to smooth things over: "What I mean is, why did you suddenly change your mind?"
Ye Qingxue said, "As you can see, I didn't know before that there was more to my father's death than meets the eye. I thought I had avenged my father in the past few days, but now I realize that I haven't!"
"But you also know that I don't have much time left to live. I'm not willing to die like this!"
"Before I die, I must help you stand in the sunlight again and put Empress Shen to death! In this way, you will avenge your mother's death and also avenge my father's death!"
"In other words, helping you is helping me! On the day you kill Empress Shen, if you give her an extra blow, consider it as a blow on my behalf! When you succeed, write a letter and burn it at my grave!"
Her eyes were filled with resentment, and her tone was full of hatred, as if she wished she could personally kill her enemy.
But she couldn't; she didn't have time. She could only rely on Yun Zhuo's hands to help her take revenge!
Yun Zhuo looked at her, remained silent for a long time, and then suddenly said, "Can't the acacia seeds prolong your life?"
His voice grew increasingly strained: "Could we... give it a try? Perhaps given enough time, an antidote can be developed from the acacia seeds?"
Ye Qingxue shook her head: "Once the toxin invades the internal organs, there is no way to save them. Even if they barely survive, their minds will not be clear, and I cannot guarantee what they will be able to do."
The image of her past life, lying on Yun Zhuo's body, flashed through her mind again. Ye Qingxue felt both pain and anger, and she actually spat out a mouthful of blood.
Yun Zhuo quickly helped her up.
She gripped Yun Zhuo's wrist tightly, blood still glistening between her lips and teeth: "I want to leave this world cleanly."
She looked up at him, a wan smile on her face, yet made all the more poignant and broken by the blood at the corner of her mouth.
"Let's do one last thing, then I'll leave the rest to you, and let me die cleanly."
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