Chapter 77 Half a Year's Life
The main hall was completely silent.
There was no riot as Cui Yue had anticipated.
No one stood up for justice.
Those civil and military officials who usually spouted righteousness and morality were now like old monks in deep meditation.
Some people looked up and stared at the dragon-patterned caisson ceiling above the main hall, as if trying to bring the wooden dragon to life.
Some looked down at their toes, seemingly counting the creases on their boots.
Some people even took out their sleeves and started wiping their glasses lenses as if no one else was around.
No one even glanced at her.
Cui Yue felt a rush of blood to her head.
I was so angry I almost spat it out on the spot.
Are these people deaf?
She's saying the Empress Dowager secretly poisoned them!
Such explosive news and such cruel methods should make any normal person feel apprehensive, right?
Why are all these people acting as if they didn't hear anything?
Is that old witch sitting on the phoenix throne really that frightening?
They don't even dare to raise a single question?
Cui Yue was in despair.
She turned her head sharply, her bloodshot eyes glaring fiercely at Yu Jingchuan beside her.
Upon seeing this, he became even angrier.
Yu Jingchuan was curled up in a ball, trembling like a leaf.
His legs were so weak he could barely stand, yet he was slowly inching his way toward the entrance of the main hall.
They looked worse than stray dogs.
"You useless piece of trash!"
At this point, Cui Yue no longer cared about her image and cursed in a shrill voice.
"At a time like this, all you're thinking about is running away?"
"You were once the eldest prince of the Great Yu Dynasty, and His Majesty's elder brother!"
"How did you end up in this state?"
"If you had even a shred of courage, we wouldn't be in this mess today!"
Upon hearing this cursing,
Yu Jingchuan was also provoked.
Already in a state of extreme fear, it now erupted completely.
He abruptly stopped, turned around, and roared back with a ferocious expression.
"Blame me?"
"How dare you blame me?"
"Is my identity issue my fault?"
"How could I have known that my damned mother would be so audacious as to have an affair in the palace!"
"Is this my fault?"
Yu Jingchuan became more and more excited as he spoke, his finger almost poking Cui Yue's nose.
It's all because of you!
"You're the one who said we can't stay in Dayu!"
"It was you who insisted on making me go to the State of Yan!"
"And then what happened?"
"Those people from Yan don't even consider us human!"
"Then it was you again, who urged me to go to the barbarian country, saying that I could use the barbarian country's military strength to fight back."
"Those barbarians turned out to be even more unreliable!"
"If I had stayed in Dayu back then, I would have knelt before my grandmother, kowtowed, admitted my mistakes, and begged for her forgiveness."
Even if I'm reduced to a commoner, at least I'll still be alive!
"Maybe this matter is already over!"
"It's all your fault, you jinx!"
The two were like two wild beasts trapped in a cage, and they began to tear each other apart.
Cui Yue was so angry that she laughed instead.
That smile looked particularly bleak.
"ha!"
"funny!"
"That's hilarious!"
"Yu Jingchuan, is your brain filled with mush?"
"If it weren't for my planning and help to cover for you."
"The day your identity is exposed, you will be dead!"
"How could you have survived until now?"
"You're still dreaming?"
"You are not of the bloodline of the Great Yu royal family; you are a bastard."
"They've been wasting the royal family's resources here for so many years, acting like tyrants and bullies."
"You expect them to take pity on you and let you go?"
"You think too highly of yourself!"
The two of them were in this magnificent hall, in front of the Empress of the Great Yu and all the civil and military officials.
It was as if the noise was deafening in the middle of the street.
Various foul and obscene language emerged one after another.
The group of civil and military officials around them looked at each other in bewilderment.
This scene.
It's absolutely outrageous!
Yu Zhaoning sat on the dragon throne, her two short legs swinging back and forth.
His big eyes were full of anticipation for a good show.
[Tsk tsk tsk!]
[Are these the male and female leads from the original novel?]
[Is this the kind of love that moves heaven and earth, that lasts until death?]
[This is hilarious!]
[It's one thing for everyone to flee when disaster strikes, but they're already fighting like dogs before they're even dead?]
[Tongzi, quickly record this!]
[From now on, whenever I'm in a bad mood, I'll just take this out and look at it as a joke!]
The system is also someone who loves to watch the drama unfold.
[Don't worry, host!]
[It was already recorded!]
[This is precious, high-definition, uncensored video footage!]
[I've already thought of the title: Former lovers turn against each other, revealing each other's dirty secrets in the imperial palace!]
Lin Qingyan, the Prime Minister, stood below.
Hearing this thought, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
He politely straightened his sleeves.
He forced a smile.
My little emperor always has such peculiar interests.
but.
These two are indeed a joke.
Just then.
Empress Dowager Yuan Hua, who had been observing the situation with a cold eye, seemed to have lost her last bit of patience.
She frowned slightly.
"It's so noisy."
"My ears are about to fall off."
Yuan Hua did not hesitate at all.
He simply waved his hand.
His voice was as cold and sharp as a knife.
"Someone come here!"
"Give me poisoned wine!"
They weren't even willing to say another word in their trial.
With this command given.
Several tall, sturdy old women with fierce faces who had been waiting nearby came up with trays.
On that tray.
There were two exquisite wine jugs on the table.
However, what's inside is a deadly poison.
"No!"
"I don't want to die!"
"I am innocent!"
Seeing the poisoned wine approaching, Cui Yue and Yu Jingchuan finally stopped arguing.
Instead, it began to struggle desperately.
However.
Those old women were ruthless characters who had been in the palace for decades.
He has incredible strength.
Two old women, one on each side, held down Cui Yue's shoulders like iron clamps.
Another old woman reached out her rough, large hand and grabbed her chin.
"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!"
Cui Yue's eyes widened, her eyeballs almost bulging out.
Just then.
In her mind, the strategy system that had been pretending to be dead suddenly sounded a piercing alarm.
[Alarm! Alarm!]
[Host detected to be facing a life-or-death crisis!]
[Vital signs are rapidly declining!]
[Please complete the strategy tasks as soon as possible to earn points!]
[Earn points as quickly as possible to exchange for other bodies and escape danger!]
I heard that sound.
Cui Yue was so angry that she wanted to scream in her mind.
"We still need to complete the strategy missions?"
Are you blind?
"Didn't you see that group of people all ran away?"
"Nalaya and her men have been captured, and that good-for-nothing Yu Jingchuan is going to die!"
"What's the point of me even trying to conquer this place?!"
"So be it!"
"Hurry up and let me travel back in time!"
"I've had enough of this awful place!"
"We have nothing, and we still have to face this perverted old hag!"
"Take me away right now!"
However.
The system in my mind went silent for a moment.
Then, her illusions were ruthlessly shattered.
[Sorry, host.]
[Without sufficient points, the time-space portal cannot be opened.]
Your current points are negative.
[Once you die in this world, that's true death!]
[The soul will completely dissipate!]
Cui Yue was completely dumbfounded.
Even the struggling movements froze.
"I can't go back?"
Why didn't you say so sooner?!
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have taken such a risk!"
"I'll wait a while longer, go and win over a few more princes, accumulate enough points, and then come back!"
The system's mechanical voice remained cold and devoid of any emotion.
[The system had already alerted the host three days ago.]
[The host believes this plan is a sure thing and insists on doing it this way.]
[Remind the host.]
[The poisoned wine has been swallowed.]
[Your life expectancy is estimated at 1 second.]
[Ten, nine, eight, seven...]
despair.
Boundless despair instantly overwhelmed Cui Yue.
Since we can't survive.
Then let's all die together!
Even if it means death, I want to disgust you all!
The poisoned wine poured down his throat and into his stomach, and a burning pain instantly spread throughout his body.
With her last ounce of strength, Cui Yue shoved the old woman beside her away.
Her hair was disheveled, her mouth was full of blood, and she looked like a vengeful ghost.
Pointing at Yuan Hua on the high platform, he let out a final, mournful roar.
"You old hag!"
"You're so smug now!"
"We're all from another time, we're all the same!"
Why can't you just let me off the hook?
"We are clearly bound by the same fate, so why are you relentlessly pursuing me?"
I curse you!
I curse you to die a violent death right now!
"Hahaha!"
"I've read the original book!"
I know how you will end up!
"Your days are numbered!"
"Your body is riddled with hidden ailments that are incurable!"
"In a few days, you'll be coming down to be with me..."
He hadn't finished speaking.
Cui Yue then suddenly vomited a mouthful of black blood.
He fell straight backward.
It crashed heavily onto the golden bricks of the main hall.
It twitched twice, then fell silent.
Those eyes remained fixed on the ceiling, filled with resentment.
And behind her is Yu Jingchuan.
He was terrified the moment he drank the poisoned wine, and now he too vomited black blood and collapsed to the side, dead.
Inside the main hall.
The atmosphere instantly became oppressive.
Cui Yue's last words, though insane.
But the words "my life is nearing its end" sent a jolt through the hearts of all the civil and military officials.
Everyone's gaze unconsciously drifted toward the Empress Dowager on the high platform.
Although I dare not look openly.
But everyone was secretly calculating their own gains.
The Empress Dowager's recent health...
It does seem like things aren't going well.
Last month, he was exempted from attending the morning court sessions several times.
And his complexion was always somewhat pale.
Could it be...?
Does he really have some incurable disease?
What should we do?
Although the Great Yu Dynasty now has a young empress, she is only four years old.
It was all thanks to the Empress Dowager's role as a pillar of stability that the situation was stabilized.
If this needle falls over...
The sky over the Great Yu Kingdom is likely to collapse in half!
Sitting on the dragon throne, Yu Zhaoning was completely stunned.
The color drained from her face instantly.
It turned deathly pale.
She was too preoccupied to even eat melon seeds.
He hurriedly and anxiously called upon the system in his mind.
[System!]
[System, come out now!]
[Is what that bad guy said true?]
What exactly happened to the Empress Dowager?
Is she really sick?
The system's data flow is running at a rapid pace.
A response was given very quickly.
[Host...]
[Although that wicked woman was cursing.]
[However, based on the current scan data...]
[Your imperial grandmother personally led troops into battle to quell the rebellion, suffering numerous injuries in the process.]
[The hidden ailments within my body have accumulated to their limit.]
[It definitely has a serious impact on lifespan.]
[If no intervention is taken... he probably has less than six months to live!]
I heard the words "less than half a year".
Yu Zhaoning felt a lump in her throat.
Tears welled up in my eyes instantly.
It was spinning around inside.
She turned her head and looked at the old lady beside her, who was still sitting upright with a dignified expression.
This is her beloved grandmother!
Although I'm usually a bit strict.
But whenever there's something good, she's the first person I think of.
They sheltered her from the wind and rain, and taught her the principles of being an emperor.
How could it only be half a year?
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Chapter 77 Half a Year's Life
The main hall was completely silent.
There was no riot as Cui Yue had anticipated.
No one stood up for justice.
Those civil and military officials who usually spouted righteousness and morality were now like old monks in deep meditation.
Some people looked up and stared at the dragon-patterned caisson ceiling above the main hall, as if trying to bring the wooden dragon to life.
Some looked down at their toes, seemingly counting the creases on their boots.
Some people even took out their sleeves and started wiping their glasses lenses as if no one else was around.
No one even glanced at her.
Cui Yue felt a rush of blood to her head.
I was so angry I almost spat it out on the spot.
Are these people deaf?
She's saying the Empress Dowager secretly poisoned them!
Such explosive news and such cruel methods should make any normal person feel apprehensive, right?
Why are all these people acting as if they didn't hear anything?
Is that old witch sitting on the phoenix throne really that frightening?
They don't even dare to raise a single question?
Cui Yue was in despair.
She turned her head sharply, her bloodshot eyes glaring fiercely at Yu Jingchuan beside her.
Upon seeing this, he became even angrier.
Yu Jingchuan was curled up in a ball, trembling like a leaf.
His legs were so weak he could barely stand, yet he was slowly inching his way toward the entrance of the main hall.
They looked worse than stray dogs.
"You useless piece of trash!"
At this point, Cui Yue no longer cared about her image and cursed in a shrill voice.
"At a time like this, all you're thinking about is running away?"
"You were once the eldest prince of the Great Yu Dynasty, and His Majesty's elder brother!"
"How did you end up in this state?"
"If you had even a shred of courage, we wouldn't be in this mess today!"
Upon hearing this cursing,
Yu Jingchuan was also provoked.
Already in a state of extreme fear, it now erupted completely.
He abruptly stopped, turned around, and roared back with a ferocious expression.
"Blame me?"
"How dare you blame me?"
"Is my identity issue my fault?"
"How could I have known that my damned mother would be so audacious as to have an affair in the palace!"
"Is this my fault?"
Yu Jingchuan became more and more excited as he spoke, his finger almost poking Cui Yue's nose.
It's all because of you!
"You're the one who said we can't stay in Dayu!"
"It was you who insisted on making me go to the State of Yan!"
"And then what happened?"
"Those people from Yan don't even consider us human!"
"Then it was you again, who urged me to go to the barbarian country, saying that I could use the barbarian country's military strength to fight back."
"Those barbarians turned out to be even more unreliable!"
"If I had stayed in Dayu back then, I would have knelt before my grandmother, kowtowed, admitted my mistakes, and begged for her forgiveness."
Even if I'm reduced to a commoner, at least I'll still be alive!
"Maybe this matter is already over!"
"It's all your fault, you jinx!"
The two were like two wild beasts trapped in a cage, and they began to tear each other apart.
Cui Yue was so angry that she laughed instead.
That smile looked particularly bleak.
"ha!"
"funny!"
"That's hilarious!"
"Yu Jingchuan, is your brain filled with mush?"
"If it weren't for my planning and help to cover for you."
"The day your identity is exposed, you will be dead!"
"How could you have survived until now?"
"You're still dreaming?"
"You are not of the bloodline of the Great Yu royal family; you are a bastard."
"They've been wasting the royal family's resources here for so many years, acting like tyrants and bullies."
"You expect them to take pity on you and let you go?"
"You think too highly of yourself!"
The two of them were in this magnificent hall, in front of the Empress of the Great Yu and all the civil and military officials.
It was as if the noise was deafening in the middle of the street.
Various foul and obscene language emerged one after another.
The group of civil and military officials around them looked at each other in bewilderment.
This scene.
It's absolutely outrageous!
Yu Zhaoning sat on the dragon throne, her two short legs swinging back and forth.
His big eyes were full of anticipation for a good show.
[Tsk tsk tsk!]
[Are these the male and female leads from the original novel?]
[Is this the kind of love that moves heaven and earth, that lasts until death?]
[This is hilarious!]
[It's one thing for everyone to flee when disaster strikes, but they're already fighting like dogs before they're even dead?]
[Tongzi, quickly record this!]
[From now on, whenever I'm in a bad mood, I'll just take this out and look at it as a joke!]
The system is also someone who loves to watch the drama unfold.
[Don't worry, host!]
[It was already recorded!]
[This is precious, high-definition, uncensored video footage!]
[I've already thought of the title: Former lovers turn against each other, revealing each other's dirty secrets in the imperial palace!]
Lin Qingyan, the Prime Minister, stood below.
Hearing this thought, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
He politely straightened his sleeves.
He forced a smile.
My little emperor always has such peculiar interests.
but.
These two are indeed a joke.
Just then.
Empress Dowager Yuan Hua, who had been observing the situation with a cold eye, seemed to have lost her last bit of patience.
She frowned slightly.
"It's so noisy."
"My ears are about to fall off."
Yuan Hua did not hesitate at all.
He simply waved his hand.
His voice was as cold and sharp as a knife.
"Someone come here!"
"Give me poisoned wine!"
They weren't even willing to say another word in their trial.
With this command given.
Several tall, sturdy old women with fierce faces who had been waiting nearby came up with trays.
On that tray.
There were two exquisite wine jugs on the table.
However, what's inside is a deadly poison.
"No!"
"I don't want to die!"
"I am innocent!"
Seeing the poisoned wine approaching, Cui Yue and Yu Jingchuan finally stopped arguing.
Instead, it began to struggle desperately.
However.
Those old women were ruthless characters who had been in the palace for decades.
He has incredible strength.
Two old women, one on each side, held down Cui Yue's shoulders like iron clamps.
Another old woman reached out her rough, large hand and grabbed her chin.
"Ugh! Ugh! Ugh!"
Cui Yue's eyes widened, her eyeballs almost bulging out.
Just then.
In her mind, the strategy system that had been pretending to be dead suddenly sounded a piercing alarm.
[Alarm! Alarm!]
[Host detected to be facing a life-or-death crisis!]
[Vital signs are rapidly declining!]
[Please complete the strategy tasks as soon as possible to earn points!]
[Earn points as quickly as possible to exchange for other bodies and escape danger!]
I heard that sound.
Cui Yue was so angry that she wanted to scream in her mind.
"We still need to complete the strategy missions?"
Are you blind?
"Didn't you see that group of people all ran away?"
"Nalaya and her men have been captured, and that good-for-nothing Yu Jingchuan is going to die!"
"What's the point of me even trying to conquer this place?!"
"So be it!"
"Hurry up and let me travel back in time!"
"I've had enough of this awful place!"
"We have nothing, and we still have to face this perverted old hag!"
"Take me away right now!"
However.
The system in my mind went silent for a moment.
Then, her illusions were ruthlessly shattered.
[Sorry, host.]
[Without sufficient points, the time-space portal cannot be opened.]
Your current points are negative.
[Once you die in this world, that's true death!]
[The soul will completely dissipate!]
Cui Yue was completely dumbfounded.
Even the struggling movements froze.
"I can't go back?"
Why didn't you say so sooner?!
"If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have taken such a risk!"
"I'll wait a while longer, go and win over a few more princes, accumulate enough points, and then come back!"
The system's mechanical voice remained cold and devoid of any emotion.
[The system had already alerted the host three days ago.]
[The host believes this plan is a sure thing and insists on doing it this way.]
[Remind the host.]
[The poisoned wine has been swallowed.]
[Your life expectancy is estimated at 1 second.]
[Ten, nine, eight, seven...]
despair.
Boundless despair instantly overwhelmed Cui Yue.
Since we can't survive.
Then let's all die together!
Even if it means death, I want to disgust you all!
The poisoned wine poured down his throat and into his stomach, and a burning pain instantly spread throughout his body.
With her last ounce of strength, Cui Yue shoved the old woman beside her away.
Her hair was disheveled, her mouth was full of blood, and she looked like a vengeful ghost.
Pointing at Yuan Hua on the high platform, he let out a final, mournful roar.
"You old hag!"
"You're so smug now!"
"We're all from another time, we're all the same!"
Why can't you just let me off the hook?
"We are clearly bound by the same fate, so why are you relentlessly pursuing me?"
I curse you!
I curse you to die a violent death right now!
"Hahaha!"
"I've read the original book!"
I know how you will end up!
"Your days are numbered!"
"Your body is riddled with hidden ailments that are incurable!"
"In a few days, you'll be coming down to be with me..."
He hadn't finished speaking.
Cui Yue then suddenly vomited a mouthful of black blood.
He fell straight backward.
It crashed heavily onto the golden bricks of the main hall.
It twitched twice, then fell silent.
Those eyes remained fixed on the ceiling, filled with resentment.
And behind her is Yu Jingchuan.
He was terrified the moment he drank the poisoned wine, and now he too vomited black blood and collapsed to the side, dead.
Inside the main hall.
The atmosphere instantly became oppressive.
Cui Yue's last words, though insane.
But the words "my life is nearing its end" sent a jolt through the hearts of all the civil and military officials.
Everyone's gaze unconsciously drifted toward the Empress Dowager on the high platform.
Although I dare not look openly.
But everyone was secretly calculating their own gains.
The Empress Dowager's recent health...
It does seem like things aren't going well.
Last month, he was exempted from attending the morning court sessions several times.
And his complexion was always somewhat pale.
Could it be...?
Does he really have some incurable disease?
What should we do?
Although the Great Yu Dynasty now has a young empress, she is only four years old.
It was all thanks to the Empress Dowager's role as a pillar of stability that the situation was stabilized.
If this needle falls over...
The sky over the Great Yu Kingdom is likely to collapse in half!
Sitting on the dragon throne, Yu Zhaoning was completely stunned.
The color drained from her face instantly.
It turned deathly pale.
She was too preoccupied to even eat melon seeds.
He hurriedly and anxiously called upon the system in his mind.
[System!]
[System, come out now!]
[Is what that bad guy said true?]
What exactly happened to the Empress Dowager?
Is she really sick?
The system's data flow is running at a rapid pace.
A response was given very quickly.
[Host...]
[Although that wicked woman was cursing.]
[However, based on the current scan data...]
[Your imperial grandmother personally led troops into battle to quell the rebellion, suffering numerous injuries in the process.]
[The hidden ailments within my body have accumulated to their limit.]
[It definitely has a serious impact on lifespan.]
[If no intervention is taken... he probably has less than six months to live!]
I heard the words "less than half a year".
Yu Zhaoning felt a lump in her throat.
Tears welled up in my eyes instantly.
It was spinning around inside.
She turned her head and looked at the old lady beside her, who was still sitting upright with a dignified expression.
This is her beloved grandmother!
Although I'm usually a bit strict.
But whenever there's something good, she's the first person I think of.
They sheltered her from the wind and rain, and taught her the principles of being an emperor.
How could it only be half a year?