Chapter 342
Chapter 342
He was standing beside him, and Yongyan could smell his scent with just a slight movement of his nose.
A faint cool fragrance, with the scent of the forest after the rain, lingers faintly, mixed with a hint of sweetness.
The faint smell made Yongyan even more depressed. He had smelled this smell on him more than once, but he had never doubted it.
The faint scent of jasmine is very similar to the scent of my mother, or perhaps it is exactly the scent of my mother.
"The Emperor wants me to kill you. Are you responsible for all the things that happened over the years?"
Thinking of the woman who always smiled gently, Yongyan turned his head to look at Jinzhong behind him, and his heart suddenly sank.
My mother has poor taste in choosing men, so how come he is a eunuch?
But, if he wasn't a eunuch, he might not be of royal blood.
"What does the emperor want to know? As long as you want, I will tell you."
Jinzhong just stared at the rainy scene, with a faint smile on his lips.
Seeing him so frank, Yongyan became discouraged.
He didn't dare to ask.
He was afraid to know this.
Seeing that he suddenly fell silent, Jinzhong suddenly opened up.
"The Empress was initially just a little palace maid, and I was just a little eunuch serving in front of the Yangxin Palace. That year, she finally managed to serve the eldest prince, and just as her life started to improve, she was sent to the Flower Room..."
"Because the other masters disliked her, her life in the greenhouse was very difficult. Later, because of a pot of Yaohuang peonies, and because she looked like the Empress Dowager who was then in the emperor's favor, she offended the Empress Dowager and Consort Jia. Consort Jia wanted her to go, and she was bullied and humiliated in Qixiang Palace for five years..."
"Those five years were the most difficult of her life. Later, I encountered her in the Yangxin Palace. I coveted the Empress's beauty and tried to coax her into a gamble. If I won, she would become the Emperor's concubine and serve as a ladder for me to climb up the social ladder. If I lost, she would follow me..."
"Your Highness is truly remarkable. She has successfully become the Emperor's concubine. She has achieved her current position step by step, relying on her own strength and planning. This servant has always followed your Highness..."
The hardships we have endured over the years cannot be described in just a few words.
After recounting his experiences over the years, Jinzhong paused slightly and said with a wry smile.
"It hasn't been easy for Her Majesty to come this far. She fought her way up from a little palace maid to your position with her bare hands. This matter is all my fault. Please don't be angry with Her Majesty and hurt her feelings..."
Hearing about Yan Wan's early experiences, Yongyan was stunned.
How could his mother's early years have been so difficult? Why had he never heard of this?
When he was born, Yan Wan was already a noble concubine and a favored figure in the palace. In addition, most of the people who had been killed back then had been dealt with, so naturally no one would dare to gossip about her in front of him.
"The Emperor's sudden illness, is it related to you? The Emperor... also knows about you..."
Know your relationship.
Yongyan wanted to say something but couldn't.
Jinzhong shook his head and then nodded.
When mentioning this, Jinzhong had a gentle smile on his face.
"It was said by the Empress herself..."
As soon as these words were spoken, Yongyan felt as if the sky had fallen.
The kind and gentle mother in my impression could never be matched with the reckless woman described by Jinzhong.
So my mother has this unknown side?
"This is all just wishful thinking on the part of this servant. Your Majesty, if you want to kill me or chop me up, I will have no complaints. However, please be nicer to the Empress from now on. It hasn't been easy for her to have come this far..."
"Ridiculous! This is absolutely ridiculous, Mother, how could you do this? Are you lying to me?"
Yongyan interrupted Jinzhong.
He looked at Jinzhong angrily, but saw only calmness in his eyes, and his heart sank immediately.
"Every word I say is true. If Your Majesty doesn't believe me, you can just kill me to vent your anger and think I am slandering Your Majesty."
He came here this time just to seek death.
No one knows better than Jinzhong that he is a stain on the now successful Yan Wan.
The gap in status between the two people means that they can only share hardships but not happiness.
Countless times in the past, he had worried that he would implicate Ling Zhuer. Now that Ling Zhuer has everything, and he has gotten what he wanted, it is time to put an end to it.
"Do you really think I dare not kill you?"
Yongyan was enraged by him and grabbed his collar.
Jinzhong looked at him angry and spoke calmly.
"What this slave wants is death. Her Majesty no longer needs me, so I naturally cannot become a burden to her. Your Majesty, please kill me. Then Her Majesty will be truly free..."
Yongyan didn't expect him to say that. He suddenly let go of his hand and looked at him with a heavy heart.
Crazy, crazy, everyone is crazy.
"It's easy to say, but if you die, Mother will definitely hate me as her son. Now that the Emperor knows about this, I will let you leave the palace. From now on, you are never allowed to appear in front of Mother again!"
Seeing that he was thinking about Yan Wan, the murderous intent in Yongyan's heart was diluted, and what followed was a feeling of compassion.
"This slave deserves to die. If this slave doesn't die, Your Majesty's life in the palace will be uneasy. It's just that I went down earlier to wait. This slave is very good at waiting..."
Besides, I can't live without her.
Jinzhong spoke in a deep voice, with an unintentional gentleness in his words.
"Your Majesty, I beg for death. I will make it clear before I die that I will never implicate Your Majesty."
He would leave quickly and without making things difficult for her.
"In that case, I will give you a pot of wine tomorrow night."
Yongyan couldn't continue talking to him, so he turned around and rushed out of the pavilion.
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your grace. I hope you will keep your promise and be filial to your Majesty..."
Jinzhong smiled and said to Yongyan.
He had knelt too many times. This time, he ignored the distinction between master and servant that had been maintained for many years, and despised the imperial power that had been oppressing him all his life. He stood upright and laughed wantonly.
"What a lunatic..."
Yongyan had a dark face and rushed into the rain regardless of anything.
The Old Summer Palace on a rainy day was damp and dark. Except for the places where power could shine, everything else was dark and filled with the most primitive killing.
Every day, there are conflicts that are not fair to the public.
It's really ridiculous that a place like this can produce a true lover.
Yongyan almost laughed out of anger.
If this person was not someone close to his mother, he would really admire him a little.
But unfortunately, he was the person he wanted to kill as soon as possible.
After Yongyan left, Jinzhong stayed for a while. When he returned to Qinghuatai, he had a bunch of flowers in full bloom in his hand.
He picked almost all the flowers in the garden, and only stopped when he was holding a large bunch in his hand and almost couldn't hold it anymore.
Seeing him come back, Yan Wan went up to him regardless of her dignity.
"What did Yongyan say to you? Don't pay attention to him. I will find a way. Don't..."
Don’t be self-indulgent and do stupid things without thinking.
Yanwan knew Jinzhong's temperament well.
He was the kind of person who could give to her without considering the consequences.
Even if it means his life, he will give it up immediately.
She was most afraid of him doing this.
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