Seeing that Duan Rou was obviously flustered, Duan Zhengqing felt a bad premonition coming over him.

"How come the emperor's position was changed as soon as I came back? Where is Xu Lulin? Where did he go? Was he imprisoned by the new emperor?!"

Looking at Duan Zhengqing's unusually calm expression, Duan Rou just felt that things might have gotten serious this time...

Her cousin had never looked at her with such a calm look.

She blinked her eyes and forced herself to calm down, with a gentle smile on her face.

But anyone with a discerning eye can see the gentle smile and how forced it is.

"Cousin, don't be so anxious. Sit down first. The emperor abdicated on his own. He said he was going to go sightseeing. He told me to let you wait for him until he comes back."

Seeing Duan Rou's appearance, Duan Zhengqing felt that Duan Rou was not telling the truth at all.

When Duan Rou lied, her eyes would always glance around. Duan Rou's eyes had wandered three or four times just now, and he knew that Duan Rou must be lying.

"Tell me the truth! Did those ministers rebel while I was away..."

Duan Zhengqing's tone remained calm. He was trying his best to control his sad emotions. He didn't want Duan Rou to see how sad he really was.

Perhaps he was actually deceiving himself and hoping for a result that would make him happy.

After hearing what Duan Zhengqing said, Duan Rou didn't know what to say. Her hand shaking when she poured the tea for Duan Zhengqing.

"Tell me the truth. I can tell when you lie. Stop lying to me and stop lying to yourself."

In fact, he just looked at Duan Rou looking uneasy, and he could only guess the final outcome.

Although knowing the result should be a sad thing for him, he still wanted to know urgently.

After Duan Rou listened to Duan Zhengqing's paintings, tears finally burst out of her eyes.

She put down the teapot heavily and fell to the ground as if she was decadent.

"Your Majesty, he passed away..."

When Duan Zhengqing heard the news, it was like thunder striking from the sky. His expression seemed a little stunned and a little unbelievable.

Duan Rou could easily see the changes in the stormy sea from Duan Zhengqing's eyes.

"What are you talking about? It's impossible, right? I was still communicating with him the day before I came back, how could it be so fast?"

Hearing the undisguised doubt in Duan Zhengqing's tone, Duan Rou stood up from the ground.

She seemed unable to stand upright and fell towards the bed.

"Those letters were written to you by him. He was assassinated only a month after you left. I found a note on his body, asking him to send you a letter every month. I

You saw him being buried with your own eyes, do you know that? Do you know that kind of despair?"

Duan Rou's voice gradually choked up. She originally thought that Xu Lulin would live a good life after Duan Zhengqing came back, but she didn't expect that Xu Lulin was secretly assassinated.

And he died so early, without even the slightest precaution.

Duan Zhengqing shook his head in disbelief,

"It's impossible. I obviously have to go to work every day. How could those people not protect the emperor?"

After hearing what Duan Zhengqing said, Duan Rou finally couldn't help but burst into tears.
Chapter completed!