The Fourth Princess's Gossip System

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News of the decree from the late Emperor quickly spread throughout the capital, igniting an uproar and talk in every corner of the city. For days, no other topic dominated the conversation other than the decree. This news seems to be the hottest gossip material that continues to roll among the people, from the palace to the wandering merchants.

This conversation is not only limited to the capital, even to various other cities, especially thanks to the middlemen of long-distance traders who transport the news on each trip.

In every conversation, speculation about the reasons behind the late Emperor's decision took center stage. "Maybe the love between them is so strong, that the Emperor wants to be with the Queen even in the afterlife" said one speaker with a astonished face.

"But in ancient Tradition it does have such weight as the royal view. Maybe the Emperor wants to revive the forgotten values" said another person with his eyes closed, as if contemplating something.

Meanwhile, these talks and speculations were also interspersed with some tickling conversations. "You know, someone said the Queen would sulk and fight with the Emperor in the afterlife" said one woman with a low laugh. "Ah, don't be so serious. This may just be the late Emperor's attempt to remain romantic, even after his death," one man continued with a dismissive smile.

No one commented on the poor Queen. He called his remaining birth family for help .but because his father the minister also died in the Third Prince's rebellion.

It means that the family is still in mourning and they are weakened in terms of strength.

the Queen's beloved older brother even expressed his opinion if this was the Queen's time to make sacrifices.

"So, you really have the heart to see me die?"he had already been struck by the Emperor's close but was even more devastated when his elder brother refused to help.

One time he was under 40 years old, in the modern era he was still quite young. But we in Dayun are now said to be aging. Even so the Queen still wants to live another 100 years she has not wanted to die in her present age.

"Queen, if you refuse to do so then our families may be discriminated against without exception in the future.it is not impossible that all political capabilities are useless and we must get out of the capital. but if you do then our family still has the dignity to look up at the sky"

"Sister, I've done a lot for our family but until my turn I was left like this? Hahaha you said I had to sacrifice? why am I sacrificing again, what for ?if I'm just gonna go die!"

"Queen, if I can I want to replace you as a brother but there are hundreds of lives behind me if one life can be sacrificed for those hundreds of lives then....

"Hahaha in the end all my sacrifices to the family are futile hahaha"

The queen cried that day for not getting help from her closest relatives.This still pushed her into the abyss but she still had hope for life.

It's just that fate says something else. Less than 2 hours later a shadow guard in wounded condition came secretly in his palace.

His arrival this time was to announce the death of the second prince who was poisoned by the Yan state party.

"What's? are you lying to me? are you tricking me into dying with that dog emperor?" his cry that does not believe.

The shadow guard also understood what the queen meant he had also heard this news before he entered the capital. but it was his job to preach the news and the task was done when the news was delivered.

Because of that the shadow guard disappeared in less than 10 seconds the third he delivered the news. Therefore, the queen who was sad was again hit by inevitable suffering.

"more what should I defend?whahuh? my son..huhuhu why? why??"

In the silence of her room, the Queen pondered in her deep sadness. Suddenly, like a strand of sunlight suddenly piercing through a gray cloud, a memory of the past suddenly approached him. He had two sons by his side, the first son and the second son. In that memory, they grew happy and laughed together, filling the palace room with joy. The Queen recalled how much she lovingly raised them from the time they were babies to becoming a manly adult.

Inevitably, that memory also brought him a time of love between him and the Emperor. At first, love was so beautiful, full of hope, and shared ideals. However, as time went on, that sense of love began to erode by the jealousy and selfishness that wrapped around their hearts. The darkness deepened with the impetus of the family and the tireless demands of the political world.

The Queen also could not forget the dark times in which she was involved in the act of killing concubines who were thought to be blocking her sons' way to the royal throne. His difficult and battle-filled decision, which was ultimately unavoidable, had left a deep mark on his heart.

But now, it's all gone. His first son had long since left with hopes and dreams with him. He placed his hopes on his second son, but also had to be willing to let go when reality was not as beautiful as hope. His second son had also left, leaving behind an infinite sense of emptiness and loneliness. The queen had to face such a deep loss and under these circumstances, what was left for her?

In that solitude, the Queen felt how her many years of sacrifice seemed to be in vain. He felt neglected and abandoned by a cruel destiny.

Amidst the rumbling of his broken heart, even the help of his brother was unreliable. His presence seemed insignificant anymore, as if his long devotion was ignored by the heavens and time.

Suddenly he began to speak, his voice soft as if speaking to an invisible person.

"Emperor, why would you make such an edict? Why did you choose not to part from me in this world? Is there no love left for me in your heart until you hate me, your own Queen?" muttered the Queen, her voice filled with confusion.

"Before, were you ever happy with me? Have we ever felt true happiness in the midst of all this chaos?" ask her with a face full of grief.

he thought the state palace was a paradise where everyone would have fun eating drinks and dressing beautifully.

But as soon as he got into it he realized it was actually hell that had a beautiful cover. before the audience realized He was already the one who fell into the mud puddle that he could not rise again.

But it all started because the Emperor was greedy with women.the emperor did not really love his queen and he made a child with so many women.

As a woman how could the queen survive.If not for the Emperor she had to endure for her own son.

His voice was filled with bitter and bereft nuances, "Today, you have left, leaving me in this world filled with solitude. The first prince and the second prince have also left me. Did you meet them there, aren't you ashamed of meeting your sons this way?"

Suddenly the Queen's eyes changed. A bitter laughter broke from his lips, describing the bitter and irony in his heart. "Hahaha Ah, forgive me, emperor. Why am I talking as if you're here? It seems that my sadness has possessed my senses. I'm actually talking to a ghost, aren't I?"

In a deep frown, the Queen looked blankly ahead. His voice humbled again, this time filled with unspoken sadness. "I know that one day I'll catch up with you. Now death is the only thing left. Wait for me, Emperor. I'll catch up with you soon and we'll be together again, by then you'll have to answer all my questions and I have thousands of years to wait for your answer, so Emperor, wait for me to come."

who says being a queen is delicious, there are so many things to think about.she is also a mother who has to put her own children forward. since birth, children have even been taught how to fight with their own brothers.

If you don't want to kill, you will be killed.

But strangely everyone who knows this still thinks they want to enter the palace. In comparison, a farmer can still be happy with his grandson compared to the Emperor.

On the other hand, the third Prince heard this news from the guards.

Previously, the Third Prince was lying weak. His mouth had still been gagged with a piece of cloth since his entrance into the prison and his gaze was blank forward.

Until now he still does not believe if the plan of rebellion is so mature, actually failed without resistance at all.

the way back to counterattack will never again be possible. Now the third Prince is desperate and he has no intention of living any longer.

A prison guard came 3 times a day to send him a bowl of food. If these were other prisoners, they might have to be satisfied with the rice that was given water.

But as someone who is ordered to continue living, the prison guards must feed him regularly.

But it's a pity.

Any attempt to make him eat was futile, as the Third Prince refused to eat hard. His desire to end his life continued to overshadow his thoughts, yet he felt trapped with no way out.

His hands and feet tied with his mouth also swore with a cloth, He had no movement to commit suicide.

It really makes him hate.

Right at that moment, a prison guard entered carefully. He tried to convince the Third Prince to eat, despite having to feed food into the Prince's mouth.

The guard pulled the cloth covering the third prince's mouth.

"Let's eat the prince, if you die in a hungry stomach you will become a hungry ghost. It definitely won't please you with your identity as a prince"

With great care, the guard explained, "Prince, it's up to you to eat or not. But there is news I have to tell you. On the day the Emperor died, an edict was issued ordering the Queen to enter the Emperor's tomb. I don't know if this is good or bad news."

Despite still refusing to eat, the Third Prince suddenly showed signs of concern upon hearing the news.

"What's? The Emperor wants the Queen to follow him into the grave?" ask the third prince seriously.

"Well, hahaha, said the Emperor so loved the Queen that he did that, but who was sorry of course the Queen he still had time to have fun but had to accompany the Emperor to the afterlife, pity"

While talking the guard did not forget to feed the third Prince. He thought the third Prince would refuse as usual but who knew the Prince did not refuse to even swallow the food and chew it casually.

"definitely the father of the Emperor wants to avenge me with the Queen.Hehehe, the father of the Emperor later we will meet at that time I will apologize and serve as a son to you in the afterlife "he thought in his heart.

If the Queen's problem that makes her have no offspring is forgotten just like that with the presence of the decree.

But as someone who had already been sacrificed, the third Prince would never forget this incident at all.

His eyes were round and without hesitation he swallowed the rice given by the guard.

"Hahaha vengeance, this is hahaha vengeance"

His laughter echoed in the room, although in his laughter filled with irony there was actually deep sadness.

"Ah, I must stay alive until the day of the Emperor's funeral. I want to see that rotten woman go into the tomb with the Emperor, hahaha," he said in a light tone, while covering up the pain in his heart.

In the silence that followed his laughter, tears quietly flowed from his eyes. She did not know what she was crying over, but in the depths of her heart, there was still a hint of blazing happiness left when she heard that the Queen would not survive this situation either.

After eating the third Prince was gagged again with the same cloth. In his dark cell of prisoners, memories of the past soon infiltrate his mind.

He recalled the time when he was a favorite among his brothers, earning praise and attention from the Emperor's own teachers and fathers. soon he was blinded by the false fact that the Emperor's father did not care for him, as when he was young.

Where did he know in fact it was also exhaled by the Queen when it dawned on him that it was all too late.

It's too late.

"I'm too ambitious. I was wasting my sincere love. Father Emperor, forgive me."

He mused about the affection he had once ignored, about how he felt forgotten. Inwardly, he whispered, "Emperor, I broke off our relationship, underestimating your affection. I regret it."

As his thoughts revolved around his betrayal of the Emperor's father, poisoning the person who sincerely loved him for life. He felt a great burden in his mind. "Emperor's father, you still love me even if I poison you. I've ruined your trust. I'm sorry, father emperor"

In the darkness of the prison, the Third Prince spoke in silence, "Emperor's father, I'm sorry. The chance to fix it won't come again. I'm sorry." Voices of regret and repentance filled his heart as he immersed himself in indelible regret.

"Emperor's father, I will come to beg you for forgiveness directly to the Emperor's father, the emperor's father, please wait for me to come"

Once human, they only appreciate something that is no longer in sight.

When everything is lost then realize if the thing that is lost is something valuable.

But a regret is a regret and there will never be a cure for it.