After rebirth, I became the widow of my mortal enemy

Seeing that Yan Mobai remained silent, Emperor Zhaoqing continued.

"Just think about it. In Haitang Palace, if I trust Prince Kang, who can escape, Ning Miao, you, or the Marquis' Mansion? In front of the supreme power, is evidence important? Not at all."

"Also, you told me that day that Ning Miao's child was saved because the toxicity of the three years of spring and autumn conflicted with the properties of the abortion drug, and then he was rescued by his uncle in time, so the child was saved."

"Let me first discuss whether what you said is true or not. Maybe it is true, and I will not deny it. But even if it is true, if I just don't believe it, what can you do to me?"

"If I just want to take advantage of this situation and execute her, what can you do to me?"

"Of course, I know you are a person who thinks ten steps ahead before taking one step. Since you took the initiative to come to me and confess, you should have two plans. Either you are sure that I will not pursue the matter, or if I pursue the matter, you have other countermeasures."

Yan Mobai's eyes flickered slightly, but he didn't respond.

"I say this only to tell you that the power of life and death is in my hands."

"For example, what if I am unwilling to cooperate with you in this matter of Prince Ning?"

"Or, if Prince Ning rebels and is imprisoned, I will also charge you with conspiracy. After all, you are his counselor, and the whole court knows that he is plotting treason and you are his accomplice. If I say you are not innocent, then you are not innocent, right?"

Emperor Zhaoqing's words were brilliant.

Yan Mobai still said nothing.

"So, Mo Bai, if you want to protect yourself and the people around you, you must have supreme power and sit in the highest position!"

"Let me put it more directly. Are you sure that if another prince succeeds to the throne, he will let you go?"

"Prince Ning has been friends with you for more than ten years, but he still treats you like this. Are you sure that other princes will be kind to you?"

"Are you sure you want Ning Miao to accompany you through life in fear and terror? Are you sure you can protect her and your child?"

"All under heaven belongs to the king, and all the people in the land are the king's subjects. It is too easy for the king to kill his subjects!"

Yan Mobai was speechless.

Emperor Zhaoqing sighed.

"This is one of the reasons why I have not recognized you for so many years. Once your identity as a prince is exposed, you will inevitably be involved in disputes. This is not up to you."

Seeing that Yan Mobai had not responded, Emperor Zhaoqing frowned.

"Okay, get up. I don't want to say more. Think about it carefully."

Yan Mobai did not stand up.

After a moment of silence, he said, "The Emperor has said before that he is in his prime and the matter of appointing a crown prince is not urgent."

"That's just what I said to Prince Ning."

"I am in my prime, but appointing a crown prince does not mean abdication. Appointing a crown prince is not inconsistent with my age and how long I can remain in power."

"If the Eastern Palace is settled, the political situation will be settled. If the Eastern Palace is settled, the princes' thoughts of fighting for the throne will be stopped, and brothers will be prevented from killing each other. It is already imminent."

Emperor Zhaoqing sighed, "If there was one capable prince among these princes, I would not have dragged on until now. I don't want the kingdom I worked so hard to build to fall into the hands of incompetent people."

This was something Yan Mobai had not expected.

Emperor Zhaoqing looked at him.

"If I were you, I would agree. I'm not asking you to become the emperor right away. I'm just asking you to move into the East Palace. Besides, the country is rich and the people are strong, and the situation is stable. You don't need to work so hard."

"Think about it carefully, I'm going back." Emperor Zhaoqing stood up.

Yan Mobai raised his eyes: "Why me?"

Emperor Zhaoqing did not expect him to ask such a question at this time.

"Didn't I just say that?"

Yan Mobai still looked at him with confusion, waiting for his answer.

He didn't believe that he was really trying to compensate him.

He also didn't believe that he was considering his and Ning Miao's safety.

Emperor Zhaoqing pursed his lips and spoke again.

"First, I owe you and your son, and I want to make it up to you."

"Second, you are the best among all the princes. Only you have this ability."

"Third, if you become the crown prince, the other princes will be convinced, and the officials will not have any objections. After all, your ability has been obvious to all over the years, whether as an official or assisting Prince Ning."

"Fourth, as the crown prince, you will not harm other princes, but if someone else becomes the crown prince, they may inevitably kill each other. They are all my sons, and I don't want to see this situation."

"Are these reasons enough?" asked Emperor Zhaoqing.

Yan Mobai said nothing.

He knew that there were two more very important points.

First, he is the only one who has no power from his mother’s family. As the crown prince, he is the easiest to control.

Second, only if he has no interest in power or the throne, his being a crown prince will not threaten his throne. He can sit on the throne as long as he wants, and he, as the crown prince, will not have any objections and will not be impatient to force him to abdicate.

After all, he was refining the elixir of immortality.

"Think about it." Emperor Zhaoqing walked out.

Yan Mobai bowed to the ground and said, "Farewell, Your Majesty!"

Emperor Zhaoqing frowned slightly, as he kept calling him "Emperor" and "Minister" all the time, but he knew that he should not be impatient, so he ignored him and strode out of the room.

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In the side room, Yan Mobai stood up from the ground.

Ning Miao came out of the bathroom.

The two looked at each other.

No one spoke.

Yan Mobai turned his eyes away and lowered his head to brush off the dust on the hem of his clothes.

Ning Miao walked over, opened his arms, and gently hugged him from behind.

She pressed her face against his vest and tightened her arms around him.

No wonder he was in a bad mood. It turned out that he had suffered such a severe blow in Longyin Palace.

Yan Huating is not his father, his father is Emperor Zhaoqing.

Emperor Zhaoqing abandoned her after having an affair with her, Yan Huating was irresponsible, her mother abused her cruelly, and Prince Ning had been scheming from the beginning.

Is that right?

Emperor Zhaoqing said: The people I sent to look for you and your son came back and told me that your mother beat you to death and even sold you to a dog fighting arena.

Emperor Zhaoqing said: I asked Eunuch Wang to send someone to find him, and told Eunuch Wang about my experience, which led to it being overheard by Prince Ning's mother.

So, what kind of life has Yan Mobai lived since he was born?

He had never told her about his childhood, and the last time she asked him, he just said he didn't remember much.

She knew that he had an unfortunate childhood. After all, according to rumors, his mother was an aunt, his father disowned him and his mother, and his mother died early when he was only six years old.

From the whip wounds all over his body, she could guess that he must have suffered a lot as a child.

But she never imagined that these whip wounds were left by his biological mother. She could not imagine that his biological mother actually sold him to a dog fighting arena.

How could his mother do that to such a young child, his own flesh and blood?

Emperor Zhaoqing said, I like your mother's kindness and tenacity more than her beauty.

Where is the kindness? Where is the resilience?

If you are a kind person, you won't be so cruel to your own son.

If she was strong enough, she would live a good life with her son even if Yan Huating did not recognize her and Emperor Zhaoqing did not want her.

Emperor Zhaoqing is such a powerful person, it is impossible that he doesn't know what kind of person the other person is.

It can only prove one thing, that Emperor Zhaoqing was obviously greedy for beauty, and came here to play the role of a romantic, and he couldn't find any other reason so he used these two ridiculous words.

"Yan Mobai, it's okay. We have all been reborn. Let the past be the past." Ning Miao said softly.