Zi Chen Palace
A man in his early twenties, clad in a bright yellow python robe, possessed a cold gaze and thin, sharp lips.
"Greetings, Crown Prince," Xing Lai said, his white hair and aged demeanor testifying to his twilight years.
"Where is Father Emperor?" the man inquired.
"His Majesty has not yet awakened. The time he spends awake has been decreasing these past few days, and the imperial physicians' medicine is no longer very effective," Xing Lai replied with a worried expression, fearing that His Majesty might not pull through.
"I shall go in and see Father Emperor," the man stated, lifting his foot to enter.
The palace attendants within, upon seeing the Crown Prince's arrival, bowed in unison: "We pay our respects to the Crown Prince."
"Rise," the Crown Prince waved his hand dismissively.
"Has His Majesty taken today's medicine?" the Crown Prince asked.
"Not yet, His Majesty has not awakened today," a palace attendant responded.
Hearing this, the Crown Prince grew concerned. He walked towards the bed and lifted the curtain. The scene inside left him momentarily stunned.
"Father Emperor?" the Crown Prince called out.
Lying on the bed was Yu Jingchen. However, Yu Jingchen was now completely silver-haired, his eyes wide open, staring blankly at the canopy above.
Xing Lai and the others, hearing the Crown Prince address someone as "Father Emperor," rushed over. They saw that Yu Jingchen had indeed woken up.
"Your Majesty, you are finally awake," Xing Lai exclaimed with relief.
Yu Jingchen remained silent.
"Your Majesty?" Xing Lai prompted.
"Father Emperor?" the Crown Prince voiced his concern.
"I dreamt of your Imperial Mother..." Yu Jingchen finally spoke.
Imperial Mother? Both Xing Lai and the Crown Prince were taken aback.
"Isn't Imperial Mother in the palace? If Father Emperor wishes to see Imperial Mother, this son will have her sent here," the Crown Prince replied.
"Your Imperial Mother... is no more. She... she no longer exists after taking that sword for Me... she vanished over forty years ago," Yu Jingchen struggled to sit up.
The Crown Prince quickly moved to support him, but Yu Jingchen's words only confused him further. Xing Lai, on the other hand, his expression shifted.
"What is Father Emperor saying?" the Crown Prince asked, uncomprehending.
"Your Imperial Mother... Little Yun'er... she is gone. Over forty years ago, I lost her..." Yu Jingchen continued.
Little Yun'er?
"Your Majesty must be thinking of Imperial Consort..." Xing Lai said.
Imperial Consort? Ah... the one who bravely saved the Emperor, the daughter of the former God of War, General Nan, Nan Zhiyun?
"Xing Lai... I just had a dream, a very long dream... In the dream, I was reborn, reborn to before Little Yun'er died. I... loved her..." Yu Jingchen said, tears streaming down his face.
"Those events felt so real, as if I had experienced them myself... I think I lost her... Xing Lai... I lost her, what should I do? Will she blame me..." Yu Jingchen stood up.
"Your Majesty, it was just a dream. Imperial Consort is no longer with us," Xing Lai did not understand why Yu Jingchen was suddenly so preoccupied with Imperial Consort.
"I lost her..." Yu Jingchen muttered, unable to hear anything else, and walked outside.
In a daze, Yu Jingchen seemed to see Nan Zhiyun. She stood before him, smiling.
"Your Majesty, I want a hug..." Nan Zhiyun opened her arms to him.
"Your Majesty, it hurts so much..." Nan Zhiyun sat on the ground, pouting and acting spoiled.
"Your Majesty..."
Yu Jingchen saw her calling him, she needed him... he had to find her...
"Your Majesty, why don't you like me?"
"Your Majesty, have you abandoned me?"
"Your Majesty, this concubine regrets..."
"Your Majesty... if there is a next life, this concubine wishes never to see you again in this and all lifetimes..."
Nan Zhiyun looked at him with tears and disappointment.
"No... I didn't... Yun'er, I am here, I was wrong, I did not abandon you, I am sorry, I lost you, may I come to find you? You are right there... I am coming to find you, Yun'er..." Yu Jingchen tried to explain, but Nan Zhiyun's gaze at him seemed filled with disappointment.
Yun'er! Yu Jingchen reached out to grasp her, but he couldn't. Nan Zhiyun completely vanished, and Yu Jingchen collapsed onto the ground.
"Your Majesty!"
"Father Emperor!"
Two voices rang out simultaneously, but Yu Jingchen's mind was filled with Nan Zhiyun. Nan Zhiyun no longer wanted him, his Little Yun'er had completely given up on him, Little Yun'er hated him... resented him...
In the forty-eighth year of Tian Sheng, a national mourning was declared. The empire was draped in white. The son of Consort Shu... oh, it should be the son of Imperial Consort Nan, ascended the throne. Imperial Consort was posthumously ennobled as Empress, and Emperor and Empress were buried together...
Ending Two Complete.
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