At midnight, the palace gates closed, and four lines spread across the fields, flowing like a river!

A eunuch, the grand supervisor in his sixties with white hair on his temples, clutched his whisk and rushed frantically onto the Qingdian.

"Your Majesty! "

As soon as one foot crossed the threshold, the chief eunuch was tripped and fell to the ground with a thud. He then scrambled forward quickly.

"Your Majesty, it's not good, Crown Prince can't hold on any longer."

He was a man who had not yet reached thirty-five or six, and he once possessed a face of unparalleled beauty.

Now, his right cheek bears large patches of burn scars, and a black spot remains on his left cheek from when he was poisoned. His once handsome face is gone.

Even the mighty Ju, who was once so powerful, is now terminally ill.

"Bang." The palace gates were suddenly kicked open with a heavy thud.

When Emperor Huichong turned his head, a beautiful woman in white walked in from outside.

Dingjing is the first in Beijing, and Zhou Qiguo is the mother of a country.

His empress, Qin Man.

"Your Majesty, how are you still in the palace? You must leave quickly! The Imperial Prince's army has been defeated, and King Yan will likely attack the palace very soon." Li Fu'an was panicked and urged her anxiously.

Emperor Huizong had a violent cough.

Li Fu'an rushed back to the border and knelt before the dragon throne. Emperor Huichong spoke...

Qin Manyan's eyes swept over Emperor Huichong, then, she took the medicinal water from Gong Fu Xi's hands and slowly came to Emperor Huichong's side, sitting on the couch.

He picked up a spoon and gently scooped a spoonful. His face was impassive: "We've been husband and wife for ten years, it's fate. I'll send you off this time. May your journey be smooth, and in our next life, may we never meet again."

Li Fu'an's face changed drastically: "Your Majesty, what are you going to do?"

"Drag him out." Qin Man commanded coldly.

A group of palace maids stepped forward to block Li Fu'an, forcibly dragging him out of the hall.

Emperor Huichong seized the opportunity to sit up, raising his hand to swat away the medicine in Qin Man's hand. His face contorted in fury as he roared, "Qin Man, where have I wronged you? Why do you bear such resentment towards me?"

Anyone can give him this bowl of poison, but not alone.

He treasures it above all else, how could it become a dagger piercing his heart?

He gripped her shoulders, shaking them with force: "I disbanded the harem for you, giving you the life of a devoted couple for all eternity. I plucked the Hell's Lotus that you desired from the depths, placing it at your disposal. The entire harem is yours to arrange as you please. Yet, why are you still dissatisfied? Tell me, what must I do before you even glance back at me?"

Qin Man pushed him away with all her might, stood up, and cried out in anguish: "You die, only you die, can I live a happier life, can I release the hatred in my heart."

"You ruined my life. You plotted against me a thousand times, and I let it slide, but you even went after my loved ones. All that you did to me was just to amuse yourself, like playing with a golden sparrow. Do you think I care?"

Then, from the shelf, Emperor Huichong's sword was taken and returned to him. The sharp blade pointed directly at him.

"I endured for ten years, all for this day. Now that you're dead, I no longer have to be your queen. This crown upon my head is merely a reminder of my wrath."

He raised the other hand and with a mighty pull tore off the crown from atop his head, slamming it down onto his withered and ugly face.

The adornment on his head added another scratch to his already scarred right cheek, a fresh one that ran along the contours of his face and ended below.

Chu Yao lowered his head, looking at the crown in his arms, and the blood from his jaw dripped onto Huangyan's eyes.

The hands, full of scars, like an old man nearing the end of his days, grasped it with all his might.

(Editor in charge：dune novel)