Can't a princess ascend the throne?

Chapter 490 Ascension to the Throne (Part 8)

As Lin Wei listened to these words, he stared at Emperor Jingtai in front of him with an incredulous look, as if he were seeing the emperor for the first time.

He had never been an emperor in his life, but he knew that when a person, especially a man, holds great power, how could he possibly be willing to share that power with someone else, especially someone who is not related to him by blood? Moreover, the other party was not an ordinary person; he was the emperor, a holy ruler above all others!
After a long silence, Lin Wei only said this one sentence.

"You're crazy..."

At this moment, there was no distinction between ruler and subject between the two. After all, knowing that the other party was determined to kill him, Lin Wei had nothing to fear. Moreover, after saying so much, the other party still had no intention of letting him go, so why should he wag his tail and beg for mercy?
But if Emperor Jingtai had decided to kill him, why did he come in person? Wouldn't it have been simpler to just send someone to give him a cup of poisoned wine?
"What exactly do you want to do?"

Emperor Jingtai recovered from his intense emotions and looked down at the man who seemed to have fallen into the dust.

"I just want you to know that General Ying is upright and honorable. Even if you are a complete scoundrel, General Ying has never committed adultery during your marriage. On the contrary, General Ying knows everything about what you have done in private. She is just too lazy to expose you, and she doesn't even want to look at you. If it weren't for that great battle that kept General Ying occupied, she would have divorced you long ago!"

"Besides, I'll make sure you die knowing the truth."

Lin Wei slumped to the ground. Even though many years had passed and Ying Chongming's face was almost blurred, he couldn't help but recall what had happened back then.

Back then, back then...

Ying Chongming was truly an exceptionally dazzling person. Even in the capital city, where talent abounded and there were so many noblemen and aristocratic young men, she, despite being a woman, possessed a talent and brilliance that no one else could match.

Her family background, appearance, talent, and magnanimity were all top-notch. At that time, everyone said that she was even capable of becoming the Empress.

He wasn't without other options, but Ying Chongming was just too dazzling. With someone like him standing there, how could any other woman catch his eye?

But those qualities that had attracted him before marriage became the source of his pain after they were married. Why did Ying Chongming still have to be so dazzling? Why was he so stubborn and arrogant? Even after he took a concubine and slept with a maid, Ying Chongming still had that superior expression, and didn't seem to care at all.

Yes, what he couldn't accept was her completely indifferent attitude. He had acted so well before the wedding, but afterward, he changed completely. Shouldn't any woman in the world be heartbroken by this? Why could she remain so indifferent?

So, given the opportunity to stab someone in the back, he didn't hesitate to strike.

Lin Wei never expected that Ying Chongming would actually die. Wasn't she as powerful as a god? Wasn't she known as one of the Twin Stars? Why would she die so quietly on the battlefield? Even though that battle was world-famous, she just died like that?
Looking at the poisoned wine presented to him, with its ripples on the water, Lin Wei seemed to see the slightly bitter nuptial wine he had drunk on his wedding night.

"Does Your Majesty think she hates me?"

"...You'll have to ask General Ying about this yourself when you go down there."

Lin Wei slowly picked up the glass of wine, his mind replaying everything that had happened in the first half of his life, with Ying Chongming's image occupying ninety percent of it. Perhaps he had loved Ying Chongming, but that love was too shallow. Only after Ying Chongming was completely dead could he recall the good things about him without any reservations. A cowardly and humble man like him could not face a partner who was too outstanding.

After decades of suffering, he is going to die today, and he will die quietly.

Fortunately, before he died, he learned that Jiuque was his daughter and that Emperor Jingtai wanted Jiuque to ascend the throne, so that his bloodline could continue and he could reign supreme on the throne for hundreds or thousands of years!

How can this not be considered a success?

With this hidden thought in mind, Lin Wei drank the poisoned wine in the cup in one gulp.

Watching the other person struggle in pain, Emperor Jingtai kept his eyes fixed on him until Lin Wei was completely still before turning and leaving.

The dungeon gradually fell silent. After about half an incense stick's time, people dressed in black entered and methodically tidied the body and cleaned up the bloodstains. Others carried Lin Wei's body to an open space in the south of the city for burial. Emperor Jingtai wouldn't allow his body to be left to rot in the wilderness; he wasn't that kind of person. However, a more elaborate funeral and burial were out of the question; he was simply buried in a simple coffin.

After the group of men in black had finished their busy work and left about half an hour later, several more people suddenly appeared in the previously pitch-black open space in the south of the city.

These men were all dressed in night clothes, their faces completely covered, and their movements showed signs of proper training. At the leader's command, they quickly dug up the recently buried coffin, opened the lid, and revealed a pale-faced corpse inside.

The leader's eyes flashed, and he took out a red pill and put it into Lin Wei's mouth. After a few breaths, Lin Wei's corpse suddenly gasped, and with a loud gasp, the corpse actually came back to life.

Looking around in disbelief, Lin Wei thought he was in hell, but when he saw the several dark figures in front of him, a glimmer of hope arose in his heart. Whatever their purpose, they must have saved him. As long as he was still of use, he could live, even if it was just a miserable existence!

"What do you want from me?"

Several people dressed in black couldn't help but sneer at the sight.

"You're still so shameless."

"Haven't he always been like this? He could abandon his wife and daughter back then, and now he's shameless enough to survive. Lin Wei, what's the point of living like this? In other people's eyes, you're already a dead man. Wealth and glory are long gone, and you don't even have a healthy body anymore. Living is just breathing. Even so, you still want to live?"

"ridiculous……"

How could Lin Wei be happy to be ridiculed like this?! But he was a shrewd man who had lived for so many years, and at this moment, he did not show the slightest emotion on his face. He just desperately urged his mind to think about the other party's purpose in saving him, and soon he came to the most likely conclusion.

"You want to take advantage of my status as the Crown Princess's biological father? Do you know that Jiu Que is my own daughter?"