After Rebirth, She Becomes the Revenge Queen-Chapter 605 - 376: The Conspiracy Begins (Vote for Monthly Ticket)_2

"I just don’t want to die in a foreign land. I thought that even if I had to crawl, I would crawl back to Great Zhou. It was with this determination that I finally returned.

"And just a few days ago, the remnants of the fallen Dayue pursued me all the way to the capital city, attempting to stop me from meeting my mother and from delivering messages to the Great Zhou Court.

"If that time in Huzhou you had no choice, then why, after that every time, were you never by my side?"

"But that battle in Huzhou was indeed crucial! If we had lost that time, there would be no Great Zhou now. Whether you and I could still be alive is also unknown!"

"I know it was crucial," Yang Yi looked at him through the lamplight, "so to win that battle, the key was to send me to the altar."

The words ’altar’ were like two knives, stabbing straight into the Emperor’s heart. He staggered back two steps, his body hunching down.

The Empress stood up, opened her mouth to say something, but tightly pressed her lips shut again.

She painfully closed her eyes, tears streaming down her cheeks, turning into sobs.

"If you must think that way, I won’t explain," the Emperor straightened his body again, and said softly, "But you are my son, the Eldest Prince of Great Zhou. This fact can’t be changed!

"You must return with me, you need to inherit the throne, to become the Crown Prince of Great Zhou, the next Emperor!"

"Impossible!" Yang Yi refused him flatly, "I absolutely cannot return to the palace with you; none of this has anything to do with me. I will not get involved!"

"How dare you!"

"If you force me, I’ll leave the capital city at once!" Yang Yi took a deep breath, "I will treat this trip as if it never happened."

"You!..."

"Enough!" The Empress intervened to stop the Emperor, "He has evaded us for over twenty-four years; it is evident his resolve is strong. Must you force him away? Do you really want to never see him again?!"

The Emperor paused, clenched his teeth tightly, and swallowed the remaining words.

Tears glistened in the Empress’s eyes as she looked at Yang Yi, "Take back your words too. You are a man, a gentleman. You can’t go back on your promise to me!"

Yang Yi gritted his teeth and didn’t move.

The Empress patted his arm, "Did you hear me?!"

Yang Yi lowered his head, gave her a glance, and said sullenly, "I understand."

"Return to the palace!"

The Empress looked outside the door, "It’s time to go back."

After speaking, she crossed the threshold and walked into the courtyard.

The Emperor took a deep breath, not daring to disturb, and after giving Yang Yi a deep look, he too raised his steps and walked out.

When he reached the eaves of the corridor, he stopped to turn back for another glance, with tears shimmering in his eyes.

But the short distance, faced like an insurmountable chasm, the elder lacked the strength to cross, and the younger had no desire to close the gap.

In the carriage, Fu Zhen saw the Emperor and Empress come out, and quickly woke Pei Zhan from his nap and got off the carriage.

On the other side, Pei Yu and his wife also got down.

"We’re returning to the palace." The Empress said to them, "Yi Yi over here, please take care. As for the matter of the battle in the northwest, just proceed as usual."

Fu Zhen and Pei Zhan exchanged a glance, nodding in agreement.

Initially wanting to ask about the outcome of this meeting, seeing the Emperor’s expression confirmed what they had anticipated, there was no need to ask further.

The Emperor had enough guards, but Pei Yu still escorted them until they entered the palace gate before turning back.

Meanwhile, at the Yang Family’s place, Pei Zhan and Fu Zhen went inside to bid farewell to Yang Yi. Seeing him fallen into disheartenment, they didn’t say much, quietly taking their leave.

On the way back to the mansion, no one spoke.

The Emperor’s appearance was truly unexpected for everyone, no one thought he would discover the clue and follow at this juncture, yet the father and son meeting seemed somewhat inevitable.

Decades of estrangement aren’t so easily dispelled.

But the knot has reached here; they can only take it one step at a time now.

...

Later on, aside from Mrs. Ning, no one else learned what happened that night.

For the next two days, there was no news from the palace either; Pei Zhan and the others quietly observed the changes from the mansion.

At this time, the couple was drinking tea in the garden, when Liang Zhi suddenly burst in like the wind from outside: "Old Five! Did you trick me again?! Who exactly is that Mr. Yang? Is he the Eldest Prince?!"

Following his shouting, a group of people rushed in behind him, including Liang Chen, Cheng Chili, and Su Xinger, all with shock on their faces, having no idea where they ran from.