He went to the side hall.
Upon entering, he saw Yun Chi kneeling on the ground, waiting for his arrival.
After the emperor sat down, the palace maids busied themselves serving tea. Yun Chi told everyone to go out and keep watch, and then he got up and walked to the emperor's side.
“Father, tonight is my wedding night. However, Ye Qingxue has long planned to deal with me and Ye Yabing tonight, forcing me to kill the Princess Consort in public.”
“This is very bad for my reputation. I think we can find a reason to kill Ye Qingxue.”
When Yun Chi spoke, there was no murderous intent in his eyes; it was as if he were simply conveying a message to the emperor.
After he had administered the poison "Tethering Silk," he wanted to test whether the emperor would truly obey. He simply said that the palace maid couldn't even serve tea properly, and the emperor immediately ordered the maid to be dragged out and killed.
Therefore, Yun Chi believed that all he needed to do was say that the emperor would find a way to kill Ye Qingxue.
However, after he finished speaking, the emperor paused for a moment, then slowly turned to look at him.
She just watched him quietly.
One breath, two breaths, three, four, five, six breaths passed, and the emperor still did not speak, while Yun Chi's back was covered in sweat.
Yun Chi knelt down with a "plop".
"Father, it is my fault. I failed to discover Ye Yabing's ruthlessness in time, which led to this disaster. This matter has nothing to do with Ye Qingxue. Please punish me, Father!"
The emperor remained silent for a long time, then suddenly patted his head: "You are the son of me and the empress. I have always valued you and hope you will not disappoint me. I will still be counting on you for the future of this Great Zhou Dynasty."
Yun Chi was drenched in sweat: "Yes! Your subject will do your utmost and not disappoint Father! Father is in the prime of his life, and the Great Zhou Dynasty cannot do without you!"
Although he said that, Yun Chi was frantically asking himself, "Why did the binding thread fail? Why?!"
All that answered him was the roar of a raging storm!
Ye Qingxue borrowed two umbrellas from Eunuch Huaifu and went with Dongbai to pick up Mo Yuan from prison.
Although Mo Yuan had spent most of the day in prison, he seemed to be in good spirits. Ye Qingxue said, "Lord Mo has suffered."
Mo Yuan took the umbrella from her hand: "It's alright, just consider it a rest. I was bored in prison, and I remembered that Miss Ye has been searching for a child, so I did a divination for you in prison. Would you like to hear it?"
Ye Qingxue was slightly taken aback; he was referring to Xiaobao.
She had been too busy these past few days and had temporarily forgotten about finding Xiaobao. Now, when she thought of Xiaobao, her heart ached.
Thinking back, she realized that she hadn't really treated Xiaobao well during the few days she spent with him; she only took him out to play on the last day.
That's really all, but Xiao Bao gave his life for her. How could she bear such a heavy love?
"I'd like to hear the details!" Ye Qingxue's eyes welled up with tears.
Xiao Bao came suddenly and left strangely. Why didn't she think of consulting a fortune teller beforehand?
However, she had only uttered those words when the wind and rain suddenly swept over her, taking away all the air and making it difficult for her to breathe. She lost her balance and staggered backward.
Not only her, but also Mo Yuan and Dong Bai were blown away by the wind, and even Dong Bai's martial arts skills couldn't control them.
The lightning and thunder illuminated their faces, turning them deathly pale!
"It seems that my actions have revealed a secret!" Mo Yuan said, raindrops sticking his hair to his pale face.
Ye Qingxue stood in the pouring rain, letting the wind and rain beat down on her. She looked up at the sky and said, "What do you mean by revealing heavenly secrets? Xiao Bao gave his life for me, and I can't even know how he came and how he left?"
A thunderbolt struck, and the trees beside her crashed down, but Ye Qingxue remained fearless.
She continued to face the heavens, her voice filled with anguish: "You want to punish me? Fine! Today, I, Ye Qingxue, in my mortal body, ask you, you wicked heavens—is the so-called Heavenly Way simply to let children lose their lives and innocent people die?"
Thunder rumbled, another tree crashed down, and lightning illuminated the world in a ghastly white light.
Ye Qingxue stood still in the wind and rain, completely soaked!
"If revealing heavenly secrets means paying with your life—then why do all the demons and monsters in this world live so freely? You are unjust! You are unworthy to be called Heaven!"
After the roar, Ye Qingxue suddenly knelt down, her face covered in water, it was hard to tell whether it was rain or tears:
"Please return Xiaobao to the world. It doesn't matter if we never see each other again. Just let me know that he is alive, that he is alive in some corner of the world."
She is pleading.
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