Having many handsome men means no worries; pampering them all keeps me in good spirits.

Chapter 140 Nightmare or Reality

In a short while, all the soldiers in the hall were killed by Mo Ting and his men. When the next batch of soldiers rushed in, Lu Nian and Yuan Lie arrived with their troops and annihilated them all in an instant.

Jiang Qingyan slowly stood up, pulled out the long knife stuck in Ning Ruyu's chest, and walked step by step toward Empress Dowager Rui and Prince Yun.

Seeing that Jiang Qingyan's reinforcements had arrived, Empress Dowager Rui knew her situation was hopeless. She hurriedly retreated, trembling, pointing at Prince Yun and saying, "My son, it's all his fault... He forced me to help him usurp the throne... I know I was wrong... My son, you can't kill your mother..."

Jiang Qingyan approached her step by step, coldly saying, "Murder? What kind of mother are you? You beat and scolded your daughter from a young age, constantly controlling her mind, even driving her to become a psychopath and scaring her to death! Now you're conspiring with Jiang Mingsi to usurp the throne! What? If Jiang Mingsi succeeds in usurping the throne today, what do you plan to do to me? Send people to hunt me down and silence me?"

Empress Dowager Rui shook her head repeatedly, trembling. "No...no...I don't know what you're talking about...My son, aren't you alive and well now...?"

Jiang Qingyan sneered, "Heh... It's time to tell you the truth when you're about to die. Your real daughter, Jiang Qingyan, died long ago. I am Jiang Qingyan, and I have absolutely nothing to do with you!"

Empress Dowager Rui's pupils contracted slightly. After a moment of stunned silence, she suddenly threw her head back and burst into maniacal laughter: "Hahahaha... She's dead... That's perfect... My unborn son can take her throne... You imposter... Get out of here now!"

Jiang Qingyan coldly watched as Empress Rui's face twisted in pain, then plunged the long knife directly into her chest.

Such a cruel person, who doesn't care about his own daughter's life or death, has still kept her alive to this day...

Jiang Qingyan slowly closed her eyes, silently saying to the deceased original owner in her heart: Jiang Qingyan, I hope you can be reborn into a happy and fulfilling family in your next life.

At this moment, Jiang Mingsi, sitting on the dragon throne, looked on with amusement and said mockingly, "Good riddance! That old hag and that old hag surnamed Ning had a secret affair and got pregnant with an illegitimate child. She even wanted to use him as a pawn! She wanted me to wait until her illegitimate child was born before passing the throne to him. How utterly ridiculous... How can the bloodline of the Da'an royal family be allowed to be confused by others?"

Jiang Qingyan turned coldly to look at Jiang Mingsi, "Your turn..."

Jiang Mingsi suddenly stood up, narrowed his eyes, and said, "You just said that you have no relation to the Empress Dowager and that you are not of royal blood. Therefore, the only one who is truly qualified to sit on this throne is me!"

Having said that, she shouted to the crowd, "This emperor is a fake! She's an imposter! She just said it herself!"

Jiang Qingyan gripped the long knife tightly, slowly walked in front of him, and plunged it fiercely into his chest.

Jiang Mingsi coughed up blood, pointed at Jiang Qingyan, and said in a trembling voice, "You... imposter... Ning Ruyu died taking a knife for you... If you want revenge... kill yourself first..."

Jiang Qingyan's heart trembled upon hearing this. Yes... Yu'er died protecting her from a knife... She was the one who killed Yu'er...

While she was stunned, Jiang Mingsi suddenly drew the sword from his waist, intending to kill Jiang Qingyan in return.

Xuan Ye flashed behind Jiang Mingsi, twisted his head off, and then quickly hugged Jiang Qingyan in his arms.

Jiang Qingyan felt her consciousness growing weaker and weaker, and in an instant, she fainted.

When she woke up again, she was already lying on the bed in Chaoyang Palace. All the men in the room were staring at her nervously. Even Yun Yuxuan, who was far away in Xia Kingdom, rushed over after hearing the news.

Jiang Qingyan slowly spoke, "Why are you all standing here? Are you hungry? Where's Old Wang? Quickly tell him to go and serve the meal..."

Mo Ting quickly bent down and hugged Jiang Qingyan, choking back tears, "Husband, you're finally awake... Do you know... you've been unconscious for three days and three nights..."

Jiang Qingyan gently patted Mo Ting's back, then rubbed her temples, feeling dizzy.

She only had a nightmare, yet she slept for so long...

Mo Ting wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes, slowly got up, helped Jiang Qingyan up from the bed, and said softly, "Is my husband hungry? Then let Liang Cheng go and serve the meal."

Surrounded by a group of men at the foot of the bed, Liang Cheng quickly raised his hand and said, "Husband! I'll go and serve the meal right away!"

Jiang Qingyan chuckled and nodded, then peered through the gaps between the crowd, asking in confusion, "Why isn't Old Wang outside? Where did he go?"

Mo Ting pursed his lips, lowered his eyes, and remained silent.

The others also kept their eyes down and remained silent.

Seeing the complicated expressions on their faces, Jiang Qingyan felt a pang of anxiety and quickly got off the bed, staggering as she ran outside.

They bumped right into Gulimi, who had just been bandaged up and was limping in.

The impact reopened Gulimi's wound, and she collapsed to the ground in pain.

Jiang Qingyan quickly bent down to help him up, her face full of self-reproach, and said, "I'm sorry... Gulimi... I must have hurt you..."

When Jiang Qingyan saw the bandages on Gulimi's body, she finally realized that it wasn't a nightmare after all... it was all real...

Ning Ruyu died protecting her…

Gulimi was seriously injured…

And what about Eunuch Wang...?

Jiang Qingyan hurriedly ran to the side hall to find Lvyao. She found Lvyao brewing medicine, grabbed her hand, and asked anxiously, "Lvyao, how is Eunuch Wang?"

Green Medicine paused for a moment, then sighed softly, "He... refused treatment, he only had his last breath left... he was just waiting to see the Emperor one last time..."

Jiang Qingyan felt her breath catch in her throat, as if something was blocking it. Not daring to waste a moment, she turned and ran towards Eunuch Wang's residence.

Eunuch Wang squinted, lying flat on the bed like a lump of mud, his nightgown already fused with his flesh.

He only had strength left in his neck, and he tilted his head, staring intently at the door, as if he was waiting for someone to appear.

Only when that stunningly beautiful face appeared at the door did Eunuch Wang breathe a sigh of relief. The Emperor had finally woken up… Thankfully, she was alright…

Tears welled up in Jiang Qingyan's eyes instantly. To her, Eunuch Wang was no longer just a servant; he was more like a father figure than a friend…

Whatever she wanted to do, Eunuch Wang would support her unconditionally; whatever she asked him to do, he would do it perfectly…

I would even rejoice in her joy and grieve in her sorrow…

Jiang Qingyan ran to Eunuch Wang's side, sobbing, "Old Wang...why won't you let Lvyao treat you...her medical skills are excellent...she will definitely cure you..."

Eunuch Wang smiled slightly, gently shook his head, and said nothing.

At this moment, Lüyao also arrived, pursed her lips, and said, "Your Majesty... Eunuch Wang's meridians and internal organs are all damaged... His tongue has also been cut out... Even with treatment... we can only save his life..."