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Jiang Yan's last breath was exhaled along with his last mouthful of blood, and the last bit of life in his body dissipated like smoke.

His eyes slowly closed, and the hand that was tightly holding his mother suddenly loosened.

Then Mrs. Jiang held her hand tightly against her face, and tears flowed out like a flood.

Her cry was shrill and desperate, as if the whole world was collapsing at this moment.

Hearing is the last thing to go after death.

So, he heard his mother's heart-wrenching cry, which was like a sharp sword, piercing his heart straight through.

He wanted to comfort his mother and tell her not to be sad, but his lips were unable to move and he couldn't even utter a word.

The tears in the corners of his eyes finally couldn't help but slide down his cheeks. They were his guilt and reluctance to leave his mother.

He knew how much pain his departure would bring to his mother, but he was powerless to do anything.

……sorry.

Daughter.

This was the last sentence Jiang Yan said silently to his mother in his heart, and then his world fell into darkness.

Jun Linyuan, who was standing aside, stood there in a daze as if he had been cast under a spell, and had no idea what was happening.

He stared straight at Jiang Yan, his face showing an extremely confused expression, as if he couldn't believe what was happening before his eyes.

Is Jiang Yan...dead?

This thought kept circling in Jun Linyuan's mind, and his heart was filled with shock and disbelief.

...How is that possible?

How could he die?

He just couldn't understand it. Jiang Yan was obviously fine before. He just hadn't seen him for a few days. How come he suddenly died after he finally found him?

He hadn't had time to teach Jiang Yan what love was.

He hadn't even waited for Jiang Yan to say those three words to him in person.

However, fate was so cruel that it took all of this away.

****

The white flags hanging high in the general's mansion rustled in the wind, as if telling of endless sorrow.

The entire mansion was shrouded in a heavy haze, filled with dead silence and depression.

General Jiang and his wife, Mrs. Jiang, lost their beloved son in middle age, and it was the youngest son who was loved by the whole family.

In just two days, they seemed to have experienced a nightmare. Their faces became haggard and their originally black hair turned gray overnight.

Jiang Ziyi, the iron-blooded general who had gone through countless life-and-death tests on the battlefield, was a serious person.

Now, witnessing his own brother's tragic death in front of him, his mood became extremely heavy. His originally stern face looked as if it had been stained with ink, so gloomy that people dared not look directly at it.

As for Jun Linyuan, as the crown prince, he naturally ascended the throne surrounded by his ministers and changed the country's name to "Yan", which means continuation and prosperity.

As for whether there is any selfish motive?

Who else knows?

General Jiang was completely chilled by all this. He was well aware of the cruelty and ruthlessness of court struggles. He didn't think much of it before, thinking that it would not bother them. But now that he had lost his child, he suddenly realized it.

So, he submitted his resignation to Jun Linyuan without hesitation, determined to quit his post, stay away from the vortex of power, and stay by his beloved wife who was seriously ill due to the pain of losing their son.

It seems like nothing has changed, yet it seems like everything has changed.

To the common people, the capital simply lost a dandy young man who was always chased home from brothels by his brother.

……

Twenty years after Yan's death, the emperor died.

According to records, Emperor Yan never married in his life and was diligent and hardworking. During his reign, the people lived in peace and prosperity.

After training the prince, he resolutely drank a cup of poisoned wine and hanged himself in front of the tomb of General Jiang, the youngest son of the Jiang family.