Chapter 996 - 998 Dismissing the Worthless Relative (1)
After leaving the Jade Palace, he didn’t return to his own King Qin’s Mansion, but instead headed towards Qixia Palace where The Emperor was recuperating. Despite being seriously ill, The Emperor’s senses were still sharp, and nothing could be hidden from him. Therefore, it was much better for him to personally tell him about certain matters than to have him hear about them from others.
Upon arriving at Qixia Palace, Emperor Jin Ming was half-reclining with his eyes closed to conserve energy, his complexion getting worse by the day. It seemed that the Broken Heart Grass Nangong Shi had administered was indeed the world’s most uniquely potent poison!
After Nangong Yi entered, he knelt in the center of the room and said in a deep voice, "Your son has come to pay respects to you, Imperial Father. I have been unfilial, having offended Imperial Mother last night, and have specifically come to apologize to you."
The Emperor opened his eyes and slowly turned his head to look at him, speaking in a hoarse and lazy voice, "Tell me, what happened?"
Nangong Yi didn’t hide anything and recounted the whole story, from how Imperial Mother had pressured him to break off his engagement, to how he had responded. Once finished, he added, "Your son has been unfilial, unable to comply with Mother’s wishes. Therefore, I am willing to be punished. Regarding the matter of breaking off the engagement, I would rather renounce my royal status than agree to it."
After listening, Emperor Jin Ming pondered for a while and said, "For a woman, you are willing to give up your royal status and forsake the imperial throne. Do you think it’s worth it?"
"The Imperial Throne?"
Nangong Yi was startled and fell silent.
"That’s right, the Imperial Throne."