Spring Drunk Chang'an

A dignified emperor, who had ruled the world for over thirty years, was so honored, yet he was stabbed in the back by his despised son. He was unable to handle government affairs, and his closest confidants were turned against him...

Emperor Yingwu was so sad and frustrated that he could no longer control his emotions. He hugged his son and burst into tears.

Xiao Xun looked bewildered.

All the plans he had for Li Shuangshuang and countless fantasies of a happy future in his mind vanished in an instant.

There was only huge fear left in his heart.

"Father, are you going to abdicate in favor of the Crown Prince?"

Xiao Xun asked as if he was sleepwalking.

Emperor Yingwu was startled, and then he cried even louder. He had wanted to maintain his dignity in front of his son, but...

"Xun'er, Father doesn't want to either!"

But there was no way out. He was the emperor of Daxia. He could not drag Daxia into a situation of internal strife between father and son just for his own willful pleasure.

Moreover, even if he fought to the death, even if he disregarded the consequences, Emperor Yingwu had to admit that he could not defeat Xiao Chuo. Even if he tried his best, it would be a futile struggle. In the end, not only would he be pushed off the throne, but his heir would also be branded as a rebel, making the country unstable.

What is he planning?

is it necessary?

"Then, then, father, what should I do?" Xiao Xun exclaimed in surprise.

Almost since he was old enough to understand, he has been fighting with the Crown Prince for favor, fame, status, everything... In the harem, his mother overpowered the Queen and took charge of the six palaces as a noble concubine, so that now her reputation is tarnished, and the outside world privately calls her the "evil concubine". Isn't it all for him?

He had always believed that he could succeed and ascend the throne, and to this end, he had thoroughly offended the Crown Prince. He had him expelled from the palace, forcing him, the crown prince, to live in a minister's house. He had also prevented the Crown Prince from marrying even though he was in his early twenties, and had him fabricated countless charges against him!

The prince and he are already mortal enemies.

Now, his father told him, no, it won’t work?

"The prince won't forgive me!!"

Xiao Xun's eyebrows and eyes twitched, with fear and hatred.

How could he accept the fact that he had been the center of attention since childhood and suddenly fell to the ground?

"It's okay, Xun'er, you don't have to be afraid. The prince is not that kind of person. Besides, your father has made arrangements for you..." Emperor Yingwu said in a deep voice, comforting his son.

He...has always been a clingy person. When he loved Xiao Xun to the bone, he was not really right. When the prince did something harmful to the world, he just watched coldly. In his heart, he sincerely believed that Xun'er was a kind-hearted child. Even if he competed with the prince for power, he still had great ambitions. Therefore, the prince's actions were all blamed by others.

Now that the Crown Prince was powerful, he wanted to compromise with him. Naturally, he would not think the Crown Prince in a bad light.

Chuo'er and Xun'er are brothers, and there is no real conflict that cannot be resolved, so why would it be a life-and-death fight?

"Brothers fight tigers together, fathers and sons fight together in battle. I will help you~"

Emperor Yingwu spoke innocently, not noticing Xiao Xun's extremely ugly expression. He said, "What I mean is that your eldest brother intends to marry the adopted daughter of Duke Cheng'en, Liu Chang'an..."

"Logically speaking, a woman who was once a slave is absolutely unworthy. However, I gave him face and agreed. There is still a position for a concubine in your house. I originally planned to give you the granddaughter of the Minister of Revenue, but now..."

"Do you know Liu Xiunu, the second wife of the Ningguo Marquis's Mansion?"

Emperor Yingwu asked.

Xiao Xun was startled, his mind was bewildered, and he asked blankly: "Liu, Liu Qingru?"

"No, no, no, it's Liu Qingya, the daughter of the second branch." Emperor Yingwu shook his head hurriedly. He didn't ask how he knew about Liu Qingru, but simply explained, "Although Liu Qingru and Liu Changan are sisters, they have conflicts due to swapping identities. The sisterhood between them will be gone in the future. You have no use for her. It would be better to welcome a girl from the second branch of the Liu family. After all, she is a cousin!"

"The Crown Prince is deeply in love with Liu Chang'an, and she is a member of Cheng'en Kung Fu. You welcomed her cousin into the family and won her over. In the future, when I abdicate, if there are any mistakes, you can use her to mediate..."

"I will also help you suppress the prince!"

"I just abdicated, I didn't die..."

Emperor Yingwu's kind words of advice had actually made the matter a done deal!

Abdication was actually talked about.

Xiao Xun's heart was in a mess. He wanted to scream, curse, and kill people. However, in front of Emperor Yingwu, he was used to being the most well-behaved son and did not dare to refute anything.

His mind was a mess, and he replied blankly, "Yes, Father, I understand."

"Okay, okay, Xu knows it. My son Xun is the most sensible one. He's not as ambitious as they say..."

Emperor Yingwu was so moved that he burst into tears and kept praising him.

The veins on the back of Xiao Xun's hands bulged, but his face remained expressionless. However, he had no intention of playing along with his father, so he just said reluctantly, "Father, I'm very upset. I want to go back and rest..."

I really don't have the energy to play along with you anymore.

Xiao Xun was about to explode.

Emperor Yingwu didn't notice, thinking that the news was too sudden and his son was tired of accepting it, so he quickly said considerately: "Okay, okay, go back quickly, go back to the mansion and have a good rest..."

"Yes." Xiao Xun responded without even bothering to kneel down. He turned around and left in a hurry.

When he returned to the mansion, he ignored the princess who came to greet him, pushed her away, and locked himself in the study. With a ferocious look on his face, he smashed everything in the room, even knocking over the bookshelf.

There was a loud crackling sound in the room.

The gatekeepers and maids were terrified. The princess and her staff also arrived and looked at each other in confusion.

The princess covered her red face, angry and frightened, and asked angrily, "What happened?"

"Why are you so angry? Are you taking it out on us?"

The staff didn't know either and could only wait in fear.

After a long, long time, Xiao Xun came out with red eyes, a distorted expression, and a cold light in his eyes.

He looked around.

The princess covered her face and avoided his gaze.

The staff also quickly clasped their fists and greeted him silently.

All the servants knelt down, but there was a little boy among them, about eleven or twelve years old, who had just grown his hair. He was a little slow to kneel down, perhaps because he was afraid or didn't understand the order.

Xiao Xun's eyes turned cold, and with rage and thunder, he took two steps forward, raised his leg, and kicked Xiao Yaer hard in the chest.

Then I heard a 'bang'.

The little boy's thin body was kicked sideways for more than three meters, and only stopped when his body hit the wall.

"what!!!"

The little one cried out in pain, opened his mouth and spurted out blood, his eyes rolled up, and he fainted.

"My lord, please spare my life, my lord, please spare my life."

The family members were so frightened that they trembled all over and begged for mercy.