Oops, the princess is surrounded by the male protagonists

"You told me to live well in the new dynasty, and told me that if I dared to commit suicide, I would never see you again even in the underworld..."

As Ah Zhu spoke, she knelt down to Yun Qingjie's boots. Her eyes were as pious as a pilgrim, but her face was full of pain, and every word she said was heartbreaking.

"Your Majesty, Ah Zhu is truly in pain. Every day without you is like being in hell. So, please let Ah Zhu follow you. I really can't stand this world without you!"

"Master, are you sure about the late emperor..."

Before Zheng Junwu could finish his words, he was interrupted by the other party in horror.

"No, no, how can someone as dirty and ugly as me be worthy of His Majesty's love? Only a beautiful and gentle woman like Concubine Mu is worthy of being by His Majesty's side."

"Master, what's dirty about you? What's ugly about you? If you hadn't stepped forward and protected Concubine Mu, how could you have ended up like this today?"

Seeing the other party's painful and inferior look, Zheng Junwu couldn't help but want to step forward to support him, but when Yun Ruiyuan heard the three words "Mu Guifei", his heart tightened and he hurriedly asked.

"Marquis Zheng, what exactly happened back then? What did you mean by 'protecting my mother'?"

"Back then, the Queen plotted to harm the pregnant Concubine Mu. Unfortunately, Master fell into the hands of thieves in an attempt to save her. He suffered humiliation and his appearance was disfigured..."

When he said this, he was already sobbing.

"Your Highness Prince Kang, please grant me death! I am the one who killed Prince Duan. Kill me now!"

Azhu suddenly kowtowed frantically to Yun Ruiyuan and others. The Yun family, who originally hated her to the core, found it difficult to make a decision because of this sudden truth.

"Your Majesty, it seems Yunyan was born after she was humiliated that year, and everything she went through was to protect your mother and Ruiqing..."

Yun Shaotian felt that everything before him was like a complicated nightmare. This woman was both their enemy and their benefactor.

"Qing Chen, Qing Jie, Qing Chi, I'll leave this matter to you.

"After a brief thought, Yun Ruiyuan decided to hand this hot potato over to Yun Qingchen and the others.

"...Although she has committed serious sins, she is also Qing Chi's only relative in this world..."

"Why not imprison her somewhere and take good care of her? This will be both a punishment for her and a reward for her kindness..."

"I...I don't know. I'll just follow the arrangements of my two brothers!"

"Well, let's do as Qing Jie said. This will punish her and repay her kindness..."

"No! I don't need your reward! If you don't kill me, don't even think about taking me away! I want to stay here, by His Majesty's side, and I won't go anywhere!"

Ah Zhu interrupted Yun Qingchen hysterically and was about to escape, but Yun Shaotian flashed and held her firmly.

"My royal brother has been dead for many years. What are you still doing here? Do you think his spirit in heaven would like to see you in this state, half-human, half-ghost?"

"No! I don't want to leave! Junwu, please kill me! Don't you always listen to your master? Please, help me, kill me!"

Ah Zhu pleaded with Zheng Junwu with tears in her eyes, but the other party was so scared that he knelt on the ground, kowtowing and crying.

"Master, please stop torturing yourself! The late emperor certainly wouldn't want to see you like this!"

"Why! Why won't you help me? I just want to die, why is it so difficult? Your Majesty, are you punishing me? Because I killed your son, you want me to live and suffer endless torture?!"

Ah Zhu's scream of pain echoed in the underground palace, while Bai Yue walked up to her expressionlessly and asked coldly.

"What is your wish after death?"

"You witch! You..."

"Let me ask you, what is your wish after you die?"

She interrupted the other person's cursing and repeated the question.

"...I...I want to be buried at His Majesty's feet. You don't need a coffin, just place my ashes at the feet of his coffin..."

Her voice trembled, filled with endless sorrow and longing.

"Okay, I promise you!"

Bai Yue suddenly reached out to hold Azhu's neck and quickly injected a needle of poison into his blood. Then, she gently closed Azhu's eyes, and her voice was as soft as a spring breeze.

"Okay, it's all over, you can rest now!"

"Thank you!"

A tear rolled down Ah Zhu's eye, a quiet smile formed on her lips, and the fire of life gradually died out.

"master!"

Zheng Junwu hugged the other's limp body and cried loudly, and Yun Ruiyuan was shocked when he saw this situation.

"Xiaoyue, what did you do to her? She..."

"She's dead!"

Bai Yue turned around and looked at everyone with a firm gaze.

"Rather than imprisoning her, perhaps freeing her would be the greatest mercy!"

"...Alas, since she is gone, let's find a good place to bury her."

Seeing that things had come to this point, Yun Ruiyuan couldn't help but give instructions to the people around him.

"Father, no need. I promised her that I would place her ashes next to the late emperor's coffin!"

"Xiao Yue, this is absolutely not allowed! In the late emperor's mausoleum, only the empress and concubines are qualified to be buried with him. She is just a servant, she does not have this qualification!"

When Yun Ruiyuan heard this, he quickly shook his head and refused.

"Father, although Ah Zhu is not Grandpa's concubine, she is a loyal subordinate. Please make an exception and let her be buried here!"

Yun Qingchen, Yun Qingjie, and Yun Qingchi all knelt in front of Yun Ruiyuan and begged.

"Yes, Father, she saved the Imperial Grandmother after all. She has repaid the debt she owed with her life. Shouldn't we fulfill her request to repay her kindness?"

"Your Majesty, please fulfill her last wish!"

Faced with the pleas of several people, Yun Ruiyuan began to waver, but Zheng Junwu gently put Azhu on the ground and took out a slightly old brocade bag from his arms.

"Your Highnesses, please stop arguing. I have the late Emperor's written order here. He has already chosen a burial place for Master."

He carefully opened the brocade bag and handed a yellowed silk cloth inside to Yun Ruiyuan.

"This was bestowed upon me by the late Emperor a few days before his death. He instructed me to take good care of my Master and to bury her according to the instructions in this handwritten decree after she passes away..."

"Father's decree? Bring it to me now!"

Yun Ruiyuan eagerly took the silk and studied it carefully.

"Your Highness Princess Cheng, thank you for fulfilling Master's wish, but we are His Majesty's subjects after all. Even if it means death, we must follow his will..."

"No! Since I promised her wish, I will never let anyone stop me from fulfilling my promise!"

Bai Yue flashed and jumped to Azhu's side, like a guardian angel, not letting anyone get close.

"...Xiaoyue, my father's coffin isn't nailed shut. You can place her remains next to him..."

"Yes!"

Although Bai Yue didn't understand what was happening, she still picked up Azhu's body and ran towards the interior of the imperial mausoleum. Zheng Junwu seemed to understand something and asked in astonishment.

"Your Majesty, what do you mean?"

"Alas, you have protected this imperial edict for many years, so just take a look at its contents!"

Yun Ruiyuan handed the silk to him, and he couldn't help but shed tears when he saw the first sentence of the imperial edict.

"My dear Zheng, Ah Zhu is the love of my life, but I have committed too many murderous deeds for the sake of this country. I am no longer worthy of being with her. I only wish that she can live freely in the peaceful and prosperous world I will create... But when she passes away, please be sure to bury her beside me. Although we cannot be together in life, at least we can be buried together in death!"

When Bai Yue pushed open the heavy coffin, a pungent smell of spices hit her face. After the smell dissipated, she slowly approached with Azhu's body in her arms. Staring at the rotten corpse in the coffin, she couldn't help but sigh softly.

"Grandpa, if you knew that all the evil things grandma did were out of love for you, how would you feel?"

As soon as she finished speaking, a picture suddenly emerged in her mind: a tall gardenia tree, and a pretty girl was humming a melodious ballad.

Not far away, a man who looked very similar to Yun Qingjie was looking at the girl in the tree with deep affection. However, the moment the girl noticed him, his eyes instantly became cold and distant...