After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

It's insurmountable, it's insurmountable.

The people he had mistakenly killed and the wrongdoings he had committed now flooded back like a tidal wave, engulfing all of Emperor Xie Lin's memories.

His mind is now almost entirely filled with memories of the prince from back then, the happy times he shared with his grandmother, and the days when he was taught by court officials.

But now, those faces all look unfamiliar, as if I haven't seen them for many years.

If you put it that way...

Thinking of this, Xie Lin remembered that the reason these people's faces were not so clear was because he had killed them all!

"I don't care about you guys!"

“What are you all doing, making a scene around me? Xie Shuheng.”

“They all deserve to die. They taught me, tried to tame me, wanted me to become a puppet emperor. So I rebelled. How great I was! Later, I had almost all the power in my hands, even the Empress Dowager went out to work.”

"Look how good I am."

As Xie Lin said this, he looked at the people around him, grabbed Lan Xi behind him, and desperately needed approval: "Lan Xi, you're all I have left. I'm just asking you, do you think I did something wrong?"

"Xie Lin, don't ask such questions. It only makes me think you're brainless. You're wrong. I even want to kill you."

“Look at you, you’ve gone mad and don’t even know if you’re right or wrong anymore. What have you learned in this palace? You’ve learned to kill innocent people indiscriminately and to get rid of all the ministers. You’ve let down those who were good to you, including me; you’ve also let down the loyal court officials, because you don’t deserve it, you’ve only ruined their future. You’ve also let down the soldiers, Lord Xie and my brother who protected our country, but they never received a word of praise from you, you only had people relentlessly suppressing them.”

"If you don't perish, who will?"

"Do you really have rivals? Is there really anyone who wants to use you as a puppet? No!"

At this point, Lan Xi was almost delirious, "It's because our court officials are all gentlemen, they all believe in orthodoxy, everyone wants the Emperor to make the right decision, it's because the Prince wanted to be too good to you, that's why this happened..."

Lanxi found these words laughable: "Someone like you has experienced so much love, so many people have been good to you, but you pretended not to see it all, and told yourself how miserable you are. Xie Lin, we are all more miserable than you."

"We're struggling to survive, we don't have time to think about your nonsense."

As Xie Lin said this, his eyelids were lowered, his eyes filled with confusion, as well as uncertainty and distrust about the future.

How did things get to this point? I don't know, but the only thing I'm sure of is that we've been walking down this path for a very, very long time now...

Xie Lin was easy to kill, at least easier than the countless assassination plans devised by Xie Shuheng and Jiang Zhiyun.

Because life is always full of surprises, the most common thing is the unpredictability of life.

Xie Lin was lying on the ground, clutching Xie Shuheng's clothes: "Xie...Xie Shuheng."

"Let me die, let me die..."

"Don't stab me like this, especially since it was done by the girl I feel most sorry for."

"Xie Shuheng, let me die..."

However, he now has no strength in his limbs and even feels strange sensations all over his body.

Xie Shuheng said, "The dagger was coated with an anesthetic. You won't die, and you shouldn't die either."

"Didn't Your Majesty remind me?"

"If I exist, I am a treacherous minister, so Your Majesty cannot die. Your death would be unworthy of our efforts. You must watch us change, you must watch what your self-proclaimed good empire will become. You must also watch..."

As he spoke, Xie Shuheng's eyes were filled with indifference: "Look how badly you've done."

"Even if this position is held by a puppet, he'll still do a better job than you."

"..."

Xie Lin clenched his fists; he was terrified. Terrified beyond belief.

All my beliefs have collapsed, all my desire to climb higher has vanished, and now all I feel is death.

"I only want to die. I don't want to see anything. It's best for someone like me to die."

But Xie Lin overestimated himself; he couldn't even hold Lan Xi's hairpin: "Lan Xi, your hairpin is so beautiful."

"If there is a next life, I want to be good to you. I want to be a powerful and wealthy couple with you."

Even if I don't become emperor, I want to be with you.

"Where is that Imperial Concubine Qing?"

"...Haha!" The Emperor laughed maniacally: "Just a substitute. The one I'm looking for is you, and it can only be you. Those other people can't compare to you. I don't care about those kinds of people."

"They harmed you, and I have personally avenged you."

Lanxi was too weak to speak, and she didn't even glance at the Emperor. At this moment, her attitude was more normal than anything else.

But the more Xie Lin acted this way, the more he spoke:

"I'll give you whatever you want. How about we die together today? If you die with me, my life will be complete."

"I want to be with you for a long, long time."

"Although you didn't live with me, and you weren't with me in the palace, I can be with you after death, okay? I can take care of you from now on."

"You are guilty too. Because you saved me, everyone was slaughtered. Lanxi, you deserve to die too. You deserve to be killed too."

When these words were spoken, it was either Lan Xi or Xie Lin.

I'm a bit confused and bewildered right now.

This is the same emotion he shows to everyone.

At this moment, Jiang Zhiyun grabbed Lan Xi's bewitched hand, her eyes filled with determination: "Why are you dying?"

"If you believe a scoundrel like that, I think you're insane!"

"Lanxi, let's be ourselves. When do we need to rely on a man who does bad things in the name of love to save our lives?"

"If it were me, I'd slap him to death!"

"..."

At this moment, Lanxi looked at the dagger she was holding and gasped for breath: "I just... I don't know what happened to me, I just felt so desperate, I wanted to die."

"Because Xie Lin is skilled at bewitching people. He hypnotizes you."

This is what Deng Chan told Yun Niang. She said that this was how it was back then, and Deng Chan almost committed suicide to make room for Gu Wanqing.

He was later rescued by the Empress Dowager and realized that his life had been quite ridiculous and even meaningless.

Jiang Zhiyun, holding Lanxi's hairpin, slashed it towards the Emperor's neck.

The emperor immediately dodged: "Oh, so you're afraid of dying?"

"I thought you weren't afraid of death. If you're so afraid of death, why should others die with you? You haven't had a single good day, and now you want them to die with you?"

"Xie Lin, you deserve to be lonely for the rest of your life."