Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 667: Chapter 326: Massacre

At the hour of Hai, in the Imperial Study of Chengguang Hall, the Emperor was reviewing memorials.

At this moment, Sun Kui entered quietly.

"Your Majesty, it is the hour of Hai, you should rest."

The Emperor heard this, was slightly startled, then raised his hand to pinch his brow, and said in a somewhat hoarse voice:

"The hour of Hai?"

"It is the hour of Hai." Sun Kui, seeing the deep fatigue on the Emperor’s face, said with heartfelt concern, "Your Majesty, you must rest well and take care of your health." Ever since His Majesty proposed the imperial examination, he has been busy, often working late into the night, sleeping only two hours a day. If His Majesty continues like this, his health will surely suffer.

After Sun Kui finished speaking, seeing the Emperor unmoved, he thought for a moment and decided to bring up Lady Liang.

"Your Majesty, Lady Liang specifically instructed me to remind you to rest."

Upon hearing the words "Lady Liang," the Emperor immediately lifted his head from the memorials, squinting slightly at Sun Kui.

Sun Kui felt a slight chill in his heart under the Emperor’s gaze. He stiffened his resolve and continued, "Lady Liang really did instruct me so, if you don’t believe it, you can ask Lady Liang."

"It better be so." Though the Emperor said this, he still put down the memorial in his hand. He stood up and stretched his body.

Sun Kui quickly and deftly tidied up the memorials on the imperial desk.

"Your Majesty, allow me to assist you in washing up."

The Emperor raised his foot and kicked Sun Kui, cursing: "You little rascal, using authority to oppress others."

Sun Kui responded with a flattering smile, "I would not dare to abuse authority, it was truly Lady Liang’s instructions."

The Emperor, upon hearing this, immediately showed a pleased smile: "I will tentatively believe your words."

"Your Majesty, Lady Liang is genuinely worried about your health. She fears that your late nights will harm your body." Sun Kui bowed and said obsequiously, "Your Majesty, for the sake of Lady Liang’s peace of mind, you must take good care of yourself."

"Alright, I shall not stay up late anymore in the future." The Emperor said as he stretched lazily, "I won’t wash up yet, let’s go for a walk first and feel the breeze."

"Then let me accompany you on a walk." Sun Kui followed behind the Emperor, fawning as he asked, "Your Majesty, where would you like to stroll, to Kunde Hall perhaps?" Mentioning "Kunde Hall," Sun Kui’s tone was very suggestive.

The Emperor raised his foot again and kicked Sun Kui, laughingly rebuking, "You rascal, growing bolder, daring to tease me."

Sun Kui quickly pleaded, "I dare not."

"It’s so late, let’s not disturb Xiao Xiao." The Emperor stood at the entrance of Chengguang Hall, looking at the starry night sky, saying with a smile, "I’ll just walk around in front of Chengguang Hall."

"Your Majesty, look how beautiful the moonlight is tonight." Although the moon wasn’t full tonight, the moonlight was extremely gentle, "Your Majesty, and see how many stars there are tonight."

At this moment, a star from the south suddenly fell from the sky, leaving a long trail in the night sky.

The Emperor’s face immediately turned grave upon seeing this falling star.

Sun Kui, knowledgeable in the Star Positioning Skill, saw the large and bright falling star, his expression drastically changed, and with a face full of panic and unease he said: "Your Majesty, this..."

The Emperor spoke with a solemn face: "Mr. Meng is gone." The just-fallen star was the star of Wenqu.

Sun Kui was completely stunned, "Your Majesty, do you mean Mr. Meng... he is gone?"

The Emperor said nothing.

The only great scholar of Great Zhou is gone, and the stars in the entire night sky instantly became dim as if mourning the passing of Mr. Meng.

Seeing the Emperor’s silence, Sun Kui dared not speak again, silently standing behind the Emperor.

After a while, the Emperor snapped back to reality, returned to the Imperial Study, and summoned Hidden Guard A, instructing him on several matters.

At the same time, far away in Jinling, Zhao Yao and his companions were in Mr. Meng’s room.

A quarter of an hour ago, Mr. Meng had awoken from a deep sleep, his spirits suddenly becoming very good, sweeping away the fatigue and exhaustion of recent days, restoring his appearance to what it was before he fell ill.

Zhao Yao and Zheng Xilin saw that Mr. Meng was radiant, but they felt no joy at all; instead, they were extremely sorrowful.

Mr. Meng leaned against the bed, looking at Zhao Yao and the others spiritedly. He said calmly, "I’m about to leave soon; before I go, I want to talk to you."

Zhao Yao and Zheng Xilin knew that Mr. Meng was experiencing a final burst of energy before passing and wouldn’t last long.

"Please, speak."

Mr. Meng beckoned Zhao Yao to come closer, who took a few steps forward, sat by the bed, and held his elderly hand.

"Tenth Prince, the fate of the world rests with you now."