A Shocking Dream

Emperor Qin Ronghuan spoke, and he quietly entered the palace and stood aside to listen to their words. When he heard Qin Rongchen asking the Queen Mother to depose him, he really hoped that the Queen Mother would agree. However, the Queen Mother refused to depose him again and again, so he had to persuade her.

"See the Emperor."

"See Father."

Everyone saluted in unison.

"You all stand down."

"Yes." The palace maids and guards dispersed.

"Mother, please sit down." Qin Ronghuan said, helping the Queen Mother to sit down. Qin Rongchen wanted to stand up, but Qin Ronghuan held his shoulder and patted him, signaling him to sit down.

The mother and her two children sat down facing each other. Qin Rongchen looked at the inner hall from time to time, feeling extremely anxious.

"Rong Chen, I have already sent Prime Minister Su to investigate the assassination of the Saint. You can trust Prime Minister Su's work. If word gets out that the Saint was assassinated in the palace, it will be disgraceful for our Great Qi. I have also sent people to suppress the news to prevent the envoys from the Yun Kingdom from knowing about it, as I'm afraid the Yun Kingdom will blame us. Let's put aside the matter of the Yun Kingdom Saint for now. You have had a misunderstanding with your mother for so many years. Why not talk about it today and resolve the misunderstanding?"

"Your Majesty, I have said what I need to say. As for the Holy Maiden of the Yun Nation, I will marry no one but her."

"Qin Rongchen, are you really going to make me angry to death? You still don't know that it was that witch who bewitched you." The Queen Mother got angry when she disagreed with something.

"Mother, calm down. What's wrong with Rong Chen wanting to marry the woman he loves? And mother, please stop calling her a witch. It's beneath your dignity. Rong Chen, you've only met the Holy Maiden of Yun Country a few times, yet you insist on marrying her. From what I've known about you over the years, you're not the type to be easily tempted by new things. If you say she seduced you, I don't believe it. After all, the Holy Maiden of Yun Country has flaws in her appearance. Even if she's a peerless beauty, you don't care about beauty, so how could she possibly seduce you? Besides, the Holy Maiden of Yun Country never marries, so how could you possibly marry her?"

The Empress Dowager was very pleased with Qin Ronghuan's words. Even Qin Ruoyu, standing beside him, knew that the Emperor's uncle was not interested in beauty. Otherwise, how could the Emperor's uncle be so infatuated with Lin Bingshuang, who was so ugly before? Could it be that the Emperor's uncle was attracted to such a woman with such a flawed appearance? This was absolutely impossible. How could the Emperor's uncle, who was so handsome,...

"Your Majesty, do you think that I have a vested interest in the Holy Maiden of Yun Country?" Qin Rongchen heard something else and spoke frankly.

"Don't say anything careless. My intention is that you should no longer have any relationship with the Holy Maiden of Yun Country. After all, if your affair with the Holy Maiden gets out, even if I don't think so, others will think too much. The Holy Maiden of Yun Country never married, and everyone knows it. You might as well stay by your mother's side. Of course, you can still stay in Hanmei Villa and ignore worldly affairs, just like before. On the other hand, the world also knows that you are deeply in love with Lin Bingshuang, and never marrying is also in line with your mother's wishes. Accompany her and live a lonely life." Although Qin Ronghuan said this on the surface, in his heart he hoped that Qin Rongchen would stay away from the capital and never set foot in the capital in this life. Unfortunately, things don't go as planned.

"Before I met Yunshuang, I might have done as the Emperor instructed. But now that I've met her, I can no longer obey." Qin Rongchen had indeed thought so before he met Lin Bingshuang. But when he knew Yunshuang was Lin Bingshuang, he would never give up on her.

Qin Ronghuan was speechless for a moment. From his years of understanding Qin Rongchen, he knew he would never change his mind. Could it be that he really had some hidden deal with the Holy Maiden of the Yun Nation?

"Uncle, what are you doing to Lin Bingshuang? If she knew what you did, how could you possibly face her?" Qin Ruoyu nearly let it slip, but luckily he caught himself in time and reminded Qin Rongchen that Lin Bingshuang wasn't dead. The man who had rushed to Qiuluo Mountain the moment he heard Lin Bingshuang was still alive couldn't possibly be so capricious. There must be some connection between him and Yunshuang for him to act this way.

"Then wait until I am in the underworld. You are all trying to persuade me, why don't you persuade the Queen Mother? I just want to be with the woman I love for the rest of my life. Is this my fault? It's the Queen Mother who won't let me go." At this time, the imperial physician walked out of the inner hall, knelt down and said, "Your Majesty, I am incompetent. The saint is too weak. Although the bleeding has stopped, I have tried various methods, but she is still unconscious..." The door of the inner hall was closed, and no one present reacted. Qin Rongchen walked into the inner hall like a gust of wind and closed the door.

"You can step back." Qin Ronghuan said.

"Yes, Wei Chen is resigning."

"If something really happens to the Saint in my dynasty, I'm afraid it will be difficult to explain to the King of Yun. Mother, as for Rongchen, if he really... I'm afraid I can't be partial and corrupt." Qin Ronghuan said while observing the Queen Mother's reaction.

The Queen Mother rubbed her forehead and closed her eyes to rest. Her mind was blank and she didn't want to talk.

"Father, please give me a few days. I will not let my uncle have any connection with Yunshuang. I have something else to do, so I'll take my leave first." Qin Ruoyu left quickly. Only by going to Qiuluo Mountain to find Lin Bingshuang, the uncle would not be used by the Holy Maiden of Yun Country.

"Shuang'er, Shuang'er." Lin Bingshuang lay quietly on the bed with her eyes tightly closed. Qin Rongchen held her cold hand tightly and kept calling her softly.

"Shuang'er, your martial arts skills are so strong, I don't believe you will just fall into a coma. Wake up quickly, or I will kiss you." Qin Rongchen said, pretending to pull off her veil.

"You've seen through all of this. Are you really not worried about me at all?" Lin Bingshuang said weakly, slowly opening her eyes.

"I'm worried, can you feel it?" Qin Rongchen gently placed her hand on his face, and Lin Qiu Shuang felt the wet tears on his face.

"You fool, why are you crying? Am I such an easy person to die?" Lin Bingshuang said, gently wiping away his tears with her jade fingers, and then said, "I heard everything you said outside just now. Take me to Jinyuyuan first and tell me that the envoys from Yun Kingdom can treat me. Besides, your nephew rode his Ferghana horse to Qiuluo Mountain to find me for you. I must get there before him. Rongchen, there are some things I will explain to you later. This stabbing was purely accidental."

"Okay, I'll wait for your explanation."

"Fool." Lin Bingshuang said, her jade fingers gently stroking his lips, and then she closed her eyes after putting her hand down. Qin Rongchen took off his coat, wrapped Lin Bingshuang in his arms, and walked out of the house.

Qin Ronghuan and the Queen Mother were both shocked when they saw Qin Rongchen bringing Lin Bingshuang out.

"Rongchen, what do you mean? Where are you taking her?" Qin Ronghuan stopped him.

"Jinyuyuan. Since our imperial physicians can't save her, let Yunguo save her. If she stays here, she won't survive even if she doesn't die."

"Qin Rongchen, what do you mean? Could it be that I will harm her?" The Queen Mother understood the meaning of his words.

"Your Majesty, the more you try to stop me, the more danger the Saint will face. If you leave the Saint here for days, won't the Yun Kingdom envoys become suspicious? There's no such thing as an impenetrable wall. If the Saint were to die in the palace, do you think the King of Yun Kingdom would let it go?"