Chapter 72

“What!?”

Emperor Yong suddenly stood up, his expression extremely terrifying.

Huang Pei lowered his head slightly, trembling slightly.

He had been serving the Emperor for more than thirty years. Although the Emperor had a fiery temper, he rarely showed erratic emotions, except when it came to Princess Yuliu, he often lost his rationality.

“Huang Pei, did you hear clearly?”

Huang Pei nodded nervously, “Your servant was afraid of hearing wrong, so I stood in front of Di Zaiying for a while.”

Some secrets were unknown to others, but Huang Pei was aware of them.

Yuliu was the title given to the Princess in the Northern Kingdom. After she came to Great Yong for marriage alliance, she continued to use it.

In fact, the royal family of the Northern Kingdom was of the Jin surname, and Princess Yuliu’s maiden name was Jin Liuling!

When he passed by the cell where Di Zaiying was confined, he saw that his body was already rotten, and he couldn’t help but think he deserved it.

But before he took a few steps, he suddenly heard Di Zaiying shouting loudly, “Liuling, I’ll take you away!”

This scared him so much that he almost fell down!

Who could have expected that this man from the Northern Kingdom, who sneaked into the palace with the intention of assassinating the Western Prince, turned out to be an acquaintance of Princess Yuliu!

And judging by the familiar and intimate address, it seemed that Di Zaiying had a deep friendship with Princess Yuliu!

Thinking of this, he dared not delay any longer and hurriedly came to report to the Emperor.

“Let’s go to the prison!”

Emperor Yong couldn’t stand still anymore. He lifted his robe and walked out.

Huang Pei followed him in a hurry, and ordered the guards beside him to quickly take Di Zaiying to the interrogation room first.

The Emperor couldn’t let others overhear what he was going to ask!

The prison was dark and gloomy, with no foul smell, only a mixture of the scent of iron chains and blood.

Emperor Yong stepped into the interrogation room and saw Di Zaiying bound to a rack, his eyes showing disgust.

The poison on Di Zaiying’s needles had no idea what strange poison it was, and now his whole body was rotten beyond recognition.

Huang Pei dismissed everyone present, picked up a bucket of water, and poured it over Di Zaiying.

Di Zaiying suddenly shivered, raised his head in a daze, but couldn’t see the person in front of him clearly anymore.

“Do you know Liuling?”

Emperor Yong’s brows furrowed deeply, his face turning extremely ugly.

When he heard the words “Liuling,” Di Zaiying shuddered all over, and suddenly shouted loudly:

“Liuling! Ling’er, don’t leave me!”

“It’s my fault, I couldn’t protect you, and let you marry that dog Emperor!”

“Come with me! I’ll take you far away!”

Emperor Yong’s face darkened instantly upon hearing this.

“Huang Pei, you go out.”

Huang Pei trembled, but didn’t hesitate to retreat.

He didn’t dare to be curious about what the Emperor was going to say, even he couldn’t listen.

Some secrets were better left unknown!

Huang Pei slowly closed the door of the interrogation room, but Emperor Yong couldn’t wait a moment longer. He lowered his voice and asked in the most vicious and venomous tone:

“Did Liuling’s chastity belong to you?”

Huang Pei trembled all over, and by the time the door was tightly closed, his face had turned pale, and his legs had gone weak!

He… he heard it…

When Princess Yuliu came for the marriage alliance, she was no longer a virgin!

Even so, was the Emperor still so infatuated with Princess Yuliu?

You should know, losing chastity before marriage, especially as a princess for a marriage alliance, completely lacks sincerity for the alliance!

Back when General Qiao hadn’t withdrawn his troops from the Northern border, if His Majesty had given the order, General Qiao would have spared no effort to conquer the Northern Kingdom again!

Huang Pei leaned against the cold wall beside him, his mind completely in chaos.

What is His Majesty really seeking…

From time to time, the sound of Emperor Yong’s furious roar could be heard from the interrogation room, and Huang Pei even caught the name of the Second Prince.

His thoughts drifted back to the past. Huang Pei remembered that during the time when the Empress was pregnant with the Second Prince, it was a rare moment of harmony between His Majesty and the Empress.

At that time, the Empress finally had a hint of a smile on her face, looking stunningly beautiful, truly the most beautiful woman in the world.

At that time, His Majesty said to him, “Huang Pei, Yuliu is finally happy. As long as she is willing to stay by my side, I am willing to give her anything.”

Bang!

The door of the interrogation room suddenly burst open rudely, scaring Huang Pei almost to the ground.

He quickly went up to meet them, only to see that Emperor Yong’s expression had calmed down.

“Deal with him, chop him into pieces, and feed him to the dogs,” Emperor Yong said in a calm tone.

Huang Pei hurriedly nodded in agreement, and then heard Emperor Yong add, “Huang Pei, you go and personally take care of him, don’t let others hear what they shouldn’t.”

“Your Majesty, rest assured,” Huang Pei promised.

Emperor Yong nodded and walked away.

Huang Pei watched Emperor Yong leave, then nervously entered the interrogation room. When he looked up, he was suddenly shocked.

Di Zaiying was hanging on the interrogation rack, his body covered in rotting flesh, looking like a dead man.

A whip stained with blood lay on the ground, with traces of flesh and blood on it, looking extremely terrifying.

Huang Pei took a deep breath. After so many years of sneaking around the palace, he had lost count of how many times he had done things for Emperor Yong, ensuring clean and neat executions!

He silently approached Di Zaiying, his footsteps making no sound. Just as he was about to raise the dagger in his hand, he suddenly heard a low laughter coming from Di Zaiying’s throat.

“Hehe… Hahaha…”

Di Zaiying had just heard Emperor Yong’s footsteps leaving, thinking that there was no one left in the West Palace.

He knew he was doomed, but in this rare moment of clarity, despite the intense pain all over his body, he felt inexplicably relieved and couldn’t help but laugh.

Earlier, the Emperor asked him if he had seen Yuliu after she entered the palace for the marriage alliance.

He shook his head, denying it. He knew what the Emperor was suspecting.

If the Emperor hadn’t asked today, he wouldn’t even dare to think about it!

Laughing, Di Zaiying started to cry again.

He couldn’t shed tears anymore, but the sobbing sound surged in his mouth.

Liuling, oh Liuling, you fooled the dog Emperor, and you fooled me too.

We clearly met, on that incredibly soft bed, we melted into each other, releasing our longing for each other.

But for the Northern Kingdom, you refused to go with me and imprisoned yourself by the side of the dog Emperor.

Why didn’t you tell me?

Otherwise, I would have found a way to see him even at the cost of my life.

Too late, too late…

But it’s okay, as long as he is alive, that idiot Emperor will take good care of him…

“Bai… Er…”

Di Zaiying murmured these two words, crushing them repeatedly, swirling them around his lips.

Huang Pei, upon hearing this, widened his eyes instantly, his facial expression slightly distorted, as if he had guessed some huge secret.

The next moment, he didn’t dare to hesitate anymore. He raised the dagger and stabbed it into Di Zaiying’s heart fiercely, quick and urgent, not even a drop of blood splattered out.