Ye Yabing is dead.
After her body suddenly tensed up, she stopped breathing instantly.
No one knows what she saw before she died that caused her to be so shocked and terrified.
It shouldn't be the fear of facing death.
Because from the moment Yun Chi's knife was inserted into her abdomen, it was already destined that she would die; she shouldn't have waited until the very last moment to feel fear.
So, what exactly did she see?
No one could guess it, not even Yun Chi.
But the moment Yun Chi saw Ye Yabing die completely, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Someone has to take the blame for tonight's events, no matter what. Since he, as a prince, cannot die, the only option is to send Ye Yabing to her death.
Moreover, considering that Ye Yabing had deceived him time and time again, and even tried to threaten him, Yun Chi felt no pity for her death, but instead thought she deserved to die.
"Father, I deserve to die! I never knew Ye Yabing was so heartless and cruel, committing such a heinous act of taking lives. If I had known earlier, I would never have allowed her to treat human life so lightly! Please punish me, Father!" Yun Chi knelt down.
The emperor recovered from his shock and sighed: "You were completely unaware of what the Princess Consort of Ding had done. You were deceived by her, which is why you married her. This is not your fault!"
"But the commotion you caused tonight, which almost led to Miss Ye's execution, was truly unacceptable. I hereby punish you by confining you to your quarters to reflect on your actions! You may leave now!"
Ye Yabing's eyes remained wide open, her pupils completely dilated, her gaze unfocused; she died with her eyes wide open, unable to rest in peace.
Yun Chi bowed and withdrew. Before leaving, he gave Ye Qingxue a deep look, his lips barely moving as he said, "Wait."
Ye Qingxue frowned. She could see that Yun Chi killed Ye Yabing as a pawn to save the king. Could the emperor not see that?
They just let Yunchi go like that?
Is the emperor intentionally protecting Yunchi?
Thinking about it this way, it's not surprising. After all, Yun Chi is the emperor's biological son, and Empress Shen is the emperor's most beloved woman.
When a beloved son makes a mistake and someone else takes the blame, the emperor will naturally favor and protect him.
It remains to be seen whether the emperor will spare his beloved son, whom he has cherished for so many years, once he learns that Yun Chi has cast the "tethering spell" on him.
Turning her gaze away, Ye Qingxue looked at the dead Ye Yabing without any psychological burden.
She felt only relief; they should all pay for their past lives with their lives!
Others don't know what Ye Yabing saw before she died, but Ye Qingxue guessed that Ye Yabing must have seen the sins she committed in her previous life, which is why she was so shocked and so terrified at the last moment.
Ye Yabing should know that she was killed out of revenge, and that she deserved to die!
Ye Qingxue placed her body on the ground, but did not close her eyes. Instead, she turned and knelt before the emperor.
"Your Majesty, it has now been confirmed that this torrential rain was not caused by me, nor was it Prince Jing's alarmist talk. Now the rain is pouring down, and the river channels have not been dredged or the dikes reinforced. I beg Your Majesty to send people to assist Prince Jing and quickly evacuate the people downstream!"
"Otherwise, if the river swells and the dikes are breached, the consequences will be unimaginable! We beg Your Majesty!"
Ye Qingxue never forgot that her purpose in entering the palace today was not only to find out the poison that had been inflicted on the emperor, but also to clear obstacles for Yun Zhuo to evacuate the villagers and to seek the emperor's support.
With the emperor's support, no one will dare to stop Yun Zhuo! The villagers downstream will all be saved!
However, after Ye Qingxue finished speaking, she felt the emperor's gaze fall heavily on her, as if he was very dissatisfied with her request.
Perhaps it was because she embarrassed his son, Yun Chi?
Perhaps it was because of her rebuttal that Yun Chi had no choice but to kill Ye Yabing himself?
So the emperor was dissatisfied with her?
He didn't want to pay attention to her requests either?
Seeing that the emperor did not respond, Prince Yu, General Lan, and Pan Yuanzhou knelt forward again.
"Your Majesty, I second that proposal!"
"Your Majesty, I/this humble general second that request!"
The people also cried out in unison, "We beg Your Majesty to grant Miss Ye's request!"
The emperor pursed his lips, then pursed them again.
Although he held a high position, he couldn't do everything as he pleased. Many things he didn't want to do were eventually forced upon him!
Like right now!
He looked intently at Ye Qingxue, his gaze full of meaning, but in the end he still said, "Cui Shao, send a thousand guards to support Prince Jing and help him quickly evacuate the villagers downstream!"
Cui Shao immediately stepped forward to accept the order.
Ye Qingxue and the others immediately said, "Your Majesty is wise, thank you Your Majesty!"
The torrential rain outside had been pouring down for half the night, showing no signs of stopping. At this rate, the river might really swell.
It is unknown whether the Emperor's reinforcements will be sufficient to evacuate the villagers. Although it is already late at night, everyone is still waiting in the Zichen Palace for Cui Shao's men to bring back the latest news.
Seeing that the emperor wanted to go down to rest, Ye Qingxue quickly spoke up:
"Your Majesty, Lord Mo Yuan previously said that there would be floods in June, but unfortunately, Prince Ding sent him to prison for spreading alarmist rumors. Now it has been proven that what he said was true. Can we release Lord Mo Yuan?"
The emperor seemed preoccupied. He only snapped out of his reverie after hearing Ye Qingxue's words. He stared at Ye Qingxue for a long while before ordering someone to release Mo Yuan.
Ye Qingxue wondered if it was because the Emperor's internal affliction had not been completely eradicated, and although he had temporarily regained his clarity of mind, he was still biased towards Yun Chi. Yun Chi was unhappy with her, so the Emperor was also unhappy with her.
"Huaifu, inform me when you receive any news from Cui Shao. I am going to rest now. As for Prince Yu, you will all wait here for news." With these words, the emperor went to rest.
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