I turned the cold palace into a paradise

Chapter 256 Xiao Yinchen's Death

In the magnificent, beautiful but extremely empty palace, every corner seemed to be filled with a faint sense of sadness. The light coming in from the window could not cover up the loneliness and desolation that penetrated deep into the bone marrow.

A cry echoed in the silent hall, as harsh as the wail of a night owl. It was also like a sharp dagger, ruthlessly piercing through the seemingly gorgeous appearance, completely exposing the corruption hidden within.

Xiao Yinchen, who had just woken up, curled up in a corner, hugged his head tightly, and cried bitterly. His body kept shaking, and tears poured out like a flood, soaking his clothes. At this moment, his heart was filled with endless pain and despair, as if the whole world had collapsed.

Wrong, all wrong...

He remembered.

It wasn't the late queen who killed my mother. It was all my mother's own fault!

Thinking back to when I was young, I was always weak and sickly, and it was all caused by my mother. At that time, in order to attract my father to visit me, she was so cruel that she killed me.

Sometimes she deliberately dressed him too little, letting the cold wind attack his weak body; sometimes she didn't cover him with a blanket, leaving him shivering in the cold night. The most outrageous thing was that once, she was so crazy that she soaked herself in the freezing water...

He remembered that time when he truly felt the fear of death approaching. The extreme cold and helplessness made him feel scared, and he was filled with fear for his mother.

So, despite having a high fever and being unconscious, his instinct for survival drove him to sneak out and try his best to find his father.

On the road leading to his father's palace, he stumbled forward like a lost lamb. Perhaps it was God's mercy that allowed him to meet the kind and gentle late queen on the way. At that time, he could no longer care about anything else. He hugged the late queen's legs tightly and shouted at the top of his lungs, "Mother, help me." Before he finished speaking, his eyes went black, and then he completely lost consciousness...

After waking up, he could no longer remember what happened before. He didn't know if it was his father's work, or if the high fever had damaged his brain, or if he was afraid to face the truth that his biological mother didn't love him. So he chose to forget... and only remembered the good side of his mother.

After that, his father handed him over to the late queen and executed his mother.

But his father told him that it was the late queen who had harmed his loving mother.

……

and so……

The only one who was truly kind to him was... the mother whom he had killed with his own hands...

With a "puff" sound, Xiao Yinchen's heart was shocked and a large amount of blood gushed out suddenly, like a sad and beautiful blood flower blooming in the air, and then he fell heavily on the cold and hard ground.

He endured the severe pain in his body and moved his body with difficulty, crawling towards the crumpled letter paper in the corner little by little. Every inch he moved forward seemed to exhaust all his strength, but his eyes were always fixed on that corner, without the slightest deviation.

Finally, he crawled to the letter, slowly stretched out his trembling hands, and gently picked it up as if he was holding the most precious treasure in the world. Then, he unfolded the letter very carefully, fearing that he would damage it accidentally.

The unfolded letter was already a little tattered, but Xiao Yinchen still gently stroked the paper with his palm, trying to smooth out the wrinkles one by one. His movements were so gentle, as if what he held in his hand was not an ordinary letter paper, but a heart that had long been broken.

After all the creases on the letter were smoothed out, Xiao Yinchen carefully pressed it tightly against his chest, feeling the warmth and love from his mother.

The piece of letter paper was in the porcelain jar he dug out from under the peach tree, and he finally couldn't help but take it out.

The mother's note on the letter read: "May my Mo'er and Chen'er be happy forever. Grow up healthy and happy. Chen'er, although you did not crawl out of my belly, in my heart, you and Mo'er are my most beloved children. No matter when and where, I will always love and protect you. I hope that you two brothers can be brothers and respect each other, and support each other and move forward hand in hand on the long road of life in the future."

Mother...but I didn't do it...

Xiao Yinchen felt the regret in his heart like a thousand needles piercing his heart, and the pain in his chest was about to drown him. Another mouthful of blood gushed out.

It was not known how long had passed, but Xiao Yinchen seemed to see the gentle and beautiful late queen walking towards him in a trance.

"Mother...mother..."

"sorry Sorry……"

Xiao Yinchen burst into tears, just like the first time he was brought to Lin Yu'an.

"Chen'er... come here." Lin Yu'an waved his hand gently.

Xiao Yinchen shook his head: "Mother, I was wrong... I was wrong... I am too ashamed to see you. I'm sorry, I'm sorry... I'm sorry for you, I'm sorry for my elder brother... I killed you, and I killed my elder brother, and I also stole his throne..."

"It's okay. No mother would blame her child..."

"But...but...am I...am I still your child? I am a bastard, a beast..."

Lin Yu'an walked forward slowly, his voice still gentle: "Of course. You are my child at all times. You are still as silly as you were back then. Look, you are such a grown-up, but you are still crying like a kitten."

Lin Yu'an gently stroked his face and wiped his tears with a handkerchief.

Xiao Yinchen's tears welled up even more, and he hugged Lin Yu'an tightly, telling her about the wrong things he had done and how much of a jerk he was.

But Lin Yu'an did not show any resentment from beginning to end.

"Mom...are you here to pick me up?"

"Yes. Are you scared?"

"Not afraid."

Xiao Yinchen held Lin Yu'an's hand tightly like he did when he was a child.

He took a step and suddenly asked, "Mom, what about my eldest brother?"

"Your eldest brother has his own family. Let's go first and wait for him."

"Okay... Mom, wait a moment!"

……

"Your Majesty! Your Majesty, wake up! Call the imperial physician! Find the Crown Prince!" Eunuch Zhang, who was imprisoned together, shouted loudly.

Xiao Yinchen slowly opened his eyes, his voice more relaxed than ever before: "Zhang Sanquan, help me tell my elder brother that I'm sorry... him, he... he is a good monarch... tell him... not to take a concubine! Live happily as a family... I... I'll go first... I'm going to take care of my mother..."

Then he looked at the door with tenderness in his eyes.

"Mom... I'm here..."

After Xiao Yinchen said the last sentence, he closed his eyes with a smile on his face.

"The Emperor...The Emperor has passed away..."