C37 (1/2)

Xingyun Pavilion was silent. Qiong Ying's eyes were still swollen, so Qin Ni was not much better off.

The two stood in front of the bonfire and watched. After a while, Qin Ni took a deep breath and glanced at Qiong Ying. Her voice was hoarse, and her throat was swollen.

”Has the order from Master been completed?”

Qiong Ying nodded as her eyes became watery again. ”I have asked for the wooden clothes and His Majesty has agreed. He will be a servant of the Flowing Cloud Pavilion from now on!”

”That's good!”

Another day had passed. The snow had finally stopped falling. The sky had cleared up for a rare occasion. The sun had come down, and this month of haze was about to pass.

Yun Duan lay on the couch, her face pale.

Qin Ni stirred the soup in her bowl, walked up to Yun Duan, put a spoonful of it to her lips, and sighed: ”Master, no matter how sad you are, you have to drink a mouthful. There's still a long road ahead of you, if you fall down just like that, what will happen to you?”

Yun Duan blinked and drank the soup from Qin Ni's spoon. It was very bitter, like the tea of those people in the upper part of the Cloud Valley. It was so bitter that it was hard to swallow.

After drinking half of the bowl, Yun Duan pushed it open and spoke with a hoarse voice. Every word seemed to have been squeezed out of his throat. ”How is Emperor Chen?”

Seeing that Yun Duan was finally concerned about other matters, Qin Ni heaved a sigh of relief. ”Your Majesty has been continuously sick these past few days. In the morning, you have to face the various stimuli from the ministers, and I've heard that Your Majesty's mood is very unstable!”

All sorts of excitement?

She knew that she didn't have much time to relax. Three hundred years ago, she already had all the happy days, but now, all that was left was a lot of hard work.

”The Sixth Prince has gone. Some of the people from the previous dynasty should be ready to make a move!”

”His Majesty has intentionally sent word to the Lord, but the previous dynasty's reaction seems to have been rather bad!”

Yun Duan laughed coldly, ”The new Emperor will have to suffer for a period of time. It's nothing!”

Furthermore, she didn't believe it. Didn't the previous dynasty not support her? It shouldn't be possible. Even if Emperor Chen didn't destroy all of the people who knew that she had a bad bloodline, there shouldn't be many left.

Since she was now the most beloved daughter of Emperor Chen, the princes had all left. No matter what, she was still the daughter of the Emperor Chen, so even if she succeeded the throne, it would still be a waste for her to remain as an outsider.

It was their business as to how the previous dynasty would compete, but it was his business as to how Emperor Chen would do it.

In the afternoon, after lunch, Qin Ni had the guards bring over a deck chair and place it in the courtyard. The winter sun wasn't very hot, and it was very warm and comfortable to the touch.

Qiong Ying stealthily brought a fox fur blanket and covered the clouds, while she and Qin Ni guarded the sides of the clouds.

After a few days, Yun Duan's body gradually recovered. This morning, she had just eaten breakfast when she left the palace with a faint smile on her face.

”Your Majesty has invited the three kings!”

Yun Duan took a sip of tea. After some thought, she stood up and walked out of the Flowing Cloud Pavilion onto the Jade Carriage. Her gaze swept across the clear sky. She hoped that the journey would be more carefree in another life.

Immersed Di Yi sat on the couch, wearing a simple white undergarment.

After seeing her off, Yun Duan took a glance at Emperor Chen. She hadn't seen him for a month, but he seemed to have aged once again.

She thought for a moment, then poured herself a cup of tea. She felt that she had nothing to say to the Sunset Emperor, so if she had to say something about revenge, it would be good to see him disappear just like that.

However, since she promised to tread on the road, it wouldn't be a child's play, but these words had to be said by Emperor Chen. She wasn't even qualified to say anything since she was of an unorthodox bloodline.

”Tomorrow, you will follow me to court!” Chen Emperor's voice was very low and heavy. It sounded like he was struggling, but also seemed to be helpless.

Yun Duan laughed softly. She took a sip of the tea and said with some ridicule, ”Why, do you not wish to persevere? Or are you unable to hold on? ”

Emperor Chen didn't show any emotion on his face. He originally had an extremely good appearance. Even though he was old now, his heroic spirit was still overpowering. Especially when he was apathetic and didn't say anything, he appeared to have an extraordinary temperament.

Yun Duan sometimes thought, ”Imperial Concubine Chaoyu was also very favored back then. Why did she have to have an affair with someone else?” Or could it be that Emperor Chen forced her to do something?

At that time, she had felt that this father was the best father in the world. He loved her, he loved her mother, and he was also good-looking.

However, beautiful dreams were always easy to break.

”If you want this world, then take it!”

Hearing this, Yun Duan laughed. Her black eyes looked at Emperor Chen with extreme mockery. ”Did I say I wanted it? If it were not for the fact that you are too ill to do anything about it, how would you let me return to the palace, and why would you place this world in my hands! ”

Emperor Chen's face was somewhat pale. However, his usual coldness didn't seem inappropriate at all.

”You should have never thought that in the end, you would have to rely on this vile spawn whose bloodline is not right. You plotted your entire life, but in the end, your son was already completely plotted, and you have nothing!”

Yun Duan wanted to sulk her anger, but seeing that he wasn't feeling well, she felt happy in her heart.