Chapter 906: The Young Empress (43)

Nan Yunchuan wanted to rise and say something, but Tang Guo gave him no opportunity.

“Prince Yue, since he cares for you so deeply that he was willing to deceive me and feign illness just to leave the palace and spend time with you, it is clear how sincere his feelings are.” Tang Guo let out a soft sigh. “You are my elder sister. Before Mother Emperor passed away, I promised her that I would take good care of you.”

“And as for him…” She paused slightly before waving a hand toward the Chief Eunuch. “Leave everything behind. I am returning to the palace.”

“Your Majesty…”

Nan Yunchuan finally panicked. His eyes reddened with desperation, and in that instant, he finally understood what he had lost.

He had lost the Empress's sincere heart.

Her sincere heart.

Not only had he lost her genuine feelings, he had personally trampled them into pieces. Seeing the decisiveness in her expression, he felt his heart ache so violently that it contracted again and again.

Had everything been wrong from the very beginning?

Even if he wished to overthrow Western Saint Kingdom, he should never have deceived her feelings.

Only now, at the very end, did he realize that he had long fallen into her gentleness.

A cold and indifferent Empress had given him her true heart.

And he...

He had shattered it with his own hands.

“These are all things you like,” Tang Guo said softly. “As for the belongings in your palace, I will have them delivered to you.”

“No, Your Majesty, that's not what I mean…”

Nan Yunchuan wanted to explain, but how could Tang Guo possibly give him the chance?

A faint smile curved her lips, so beautiful that it dazzled his eyes.

“Take care of yourself, Yunchuan. I truly used to enjoy the stories you told me. They were amusing and brought me joy.” Her smile remained gentle. “But from today onward, I no longer like them.”

After saying that, she turned and left.

Nan Yunchuan wanted to chase after her, but he could no longer catch up to her footsteps.

His gaze fell upon the gifts scattered across the ground.

Every single one was something he liked.

Suddenly, he collapsed onto his knees in utter misery. His eyes turned red, and his heart twisted painfully.

Tang Nuoyue was equally dumbstruck.

So the Empress loved Nan Yunchuan so deeply that she couldn't bear to kill him. Not only that, she was willing to tolerate the fact that he loved someone else and was even trying to fulfill their wishes?

After understanding this, Tang Nuoyue found Nan Yunchuan even more repulsive.

Scumbag!

Deceiving an underage girl.

“Yunchuan, are you alright?” Although Tang Nuoyue had no desire to become entangled with this scumbag, she still had to continue the act.

After all, she was supposed to be an innocent little fool.

She carefully moved to his side and reached out to help him up, only to be shoved away by Nan Yunchuan.

“Go away. Don't bother with me.”

The Empress no longer wanted him.

He had personally thrown away her sincere feelings.

And she had witnessed everything with her own eyes.

It was his fault.

No matter what he said now, it was useless. Her mind had already been made up. What happened today wasn't some misunderstanding.

He no longer had any chance.

He would never have another opportunity to see the Empress again.

“Yunchuan, the ground is cold. Get up first and we can talk,” Tang Nuoyue said with trembling lips and a tearful voice. “Whatever it is, let's return to my residence and discuss it there, alright?”

“No.”

“I won't go.”

If he went, he would become Prince Yue's man.

He refused.

He would stay here.

This courtyard had been bought for him by the Empress.

Even if he died, he would never leave this place.

At this moment, Nan Yunchuan had completely forgotten his original purpose of overthrowing the Empress's rule.

His mind was filled with only one thought—

He had lost the Empress.

The Empress who had loved him with all her heart.

He had lost her.

Unable to bear it any longer, Nan Yunchuan slammed both fists into the ground and wept silently.