The Emperor shook his head: "I indeed should appoint a Crown Prince... I owe it to the Empress and Yiyi... it's unfortunate that Yiyi's health... I must find someone who would treat him well even after my demise..."
"Your Majesty, don't think like that. You are strong and healthy, and you will certainly live a long life." Eunuch Gao hurriedly comforted.
"I've heard this so often that I'm tired of it. I do not fear death, I just can't let go of some things at this moment."
The Emperor knew his own body, which had collapsed over these years.
Now, he only seemed tough on the outside, fooling others but not fooling himself.
Then the Emperor looked into the distance, and mumbled in a trance: "If there is something I fear, it is seeing her after death. I don't know how I can apologize to her."