Chapter 148
Empress Mother had pa . s . sed away, and Father Emperor had pa . s . sed away as well . War erupted had in Nanzhao, and unrest spread both in and outside the palace compounds . I remember that Imperial Elder Sister's brows were always knitted together .
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In the end, Imperial Elder Sister single-handedly demoted several officials . She then headed for the battlefield with Yun Ruofeng to plan for battles . Back then, I had always waited for Imperial Elder Sister in the imperial palace; but when I began to miss her too much, I would disregard everything, and go visit her at the military camp .
Whenever Imperial Elder Sister saw him, she would reprimand him with eyes full of happiness . She didn't allow him to be there, saying that he was the future ー the hope of Nanzhao .
The future and hope is still here, but Imperial Elder Sister, where have you gone? How can you leave Lianchen all alone? Nanzhao was no longer in a state of unrest, but without his Imperial Elder Sister, everything meant nothing to him .
His only emotional attachment was gone . Completely gone . Ning Lianchen felt a surge of sadness welling in his heart . As he looked at the pavilion in the distance, tears were unknowingly br . i . m . m . i . n . g in his eyes, threatening to trickle down his face .
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Ning Lianchen lifted his head up and looked at the blue sky, his tears immediately falling back into his eyes . Even as an Emperor, the most cherished yet simple desire in his empty heart was to see the most important person in his life again . But she's no longer here .
He so loathed accepting her death that even now, he was still in denial . Imperial Elder Sister loves me so much, how could she forsake me? Imperial Elder Sister is so powerful, there's no way she's dead . She wouldn't . . .
Sensing the miserable aura surrounding his master, the little eunuch standing in the distance couldn't help but furrow his eyebrows . He had waited upon the Emperor ever since the Eldest Imperial Princess was still around .
He knew of the deep sibling love between the previous Eldest Imperial Princess and the Emperor . His Majesty isn't able to accept the fact that his sister was gone, and would even cry out for her in the middle of the night .
Every time he stood guard outside the chambers his heart would ache . His Majesty is so pitiful . When the previous Eldest Imperial Princess died, His Majesty was trapped in his repose palace and guarded by the Imperial Guard Army . There was no way for him to get out at all .
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His Majesty handed over the imperial seal, thinking that Prince Yun would let Ning Rulan off . Who knew that Prince Yun would lie to His Majesty and ruthlessly kill Ning Rulan anyways .
The little eunuch couldn't forget the sorrow on the Emperor's visage that night . When he heard the news of Ning Rulan's death, he didn't even cry . He only stood there coldly, as if he had lost his soul .
The little eunuch didn't want to see the Emperor in such a state again . It was too tragic . Too pitiful .
At that moment, the wind blew and the little eunuch sighed . I can't let His Majesty can't stand there for too long .
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Hence, he boldly stepped forward and bowed with respect, "Your Majesty, it's time to head back to your repose palace . "
Ning Lianchen answered with a wry smile . "Yes, it's time to go back, or Grand Tutor Liu will nag this Emperor again . "
Grand Tutor Liu had helped him prevent Yun Ruofeng from marrying Ning Anlian, becoming implicated in the process .
From then on, his duty was to educate the Emperor in the Imperial Palace, not being allowed to return home . It was nothing less than imprisonment .
Despite his old age, Grand Tutor Liu had a daughter who was currently ten years old . She had been waiting for her father to return all this time, but how many days and nights had pa . s . sed without any sign of him?
Ning Lianchen found Grand Tutor Liu pitiful, but was envious of him too . At least his daughter is still waiting for him at home . What about me? Where is Imperial Elder Sister? Is she waiting for me?
"Return to my repose palace . " Ning Lianchen spoke softly and went on his way .
The little eunuch immediately followed . He felt that every step the Emperor took was heavy . How great would it be if the previous Eldest Imperial Princess was still alive? At the very least, His Majesty wouldn't be in such a state .
However, what the little eunuch did not know was that his bold hypothesis was true . The Imperial Elder Sister whom Ning Lianchen was missing dearly was currently in Moon County .