Upon hearing this, Nangong Hao froze and his breathing became rapid. However, the whip he swung still landed on Pei Bailiang, and because he didn't control the strength of his hand well, the whip was heavier than the previous one.

Pei Bailiang was in so much pain that he almost lost his voice. He curled up and couldn't move for a long time.

Nangong Hao did not swing the whip again. His heart was in turmoil and the hand holding the whip was trembling slightly, but his face remained calm.

"Pei Boliang, you still want to see Qing'er when you're about to die. Have you forgotten the fact that you've divorced her?"

It took Pei Bailiang a long time to catch his breath. For a moment, he thought he was really dead.

"I...didn't forget, I just..."

"Just what? Do you still want to rekindle your relationship with her?"

Nangong Hao sneered, "What did you promise me back then? I promised you that the Pei family would remain intact, but how did you treat her?"

Sixteen years ago, Nangong Hao received the news that Xie Leqing was about to marry Pei Bailiang. When he hurried back to the capital from the border, it was already the eve of their wedding.

He rushed to Xie's house without stopping, sneaked into her boudoir, and expressed his love to her, but failed to stop her determination to get married.

After all, she is the only woman he has held in his heart for many years. If she can be happy by marrying the person she loves, he should let go and bless her.

The next day, Nangong Hao went to Pei's house to watch the ceremony and witness the happy moment of her marriage. After that day, she would become someone else's wife, and there would be no possibility for him and her to be together anymore, and they would never see each other again.

He planned to watch the ceremony and then leave Shangjing City for his own fiefdom.

But the wine in his glass was drugged. When he realized something was wrong, he left the table in a hurry but accidentally broke into the bridal chamber.

After a crazy night with her, she was still asleep when he woke up. He felt guilty and hurried out of the bridal chamber, only to see Pei Bailiang standing alone in the yard.

"Your Majesty, should you give me an explanation?"

Nangong Hao glanced at the closed door behind him, his eyes showing a hint of panic. "Don't tell her about what happened last night. As for you, I will give you what you want as compensation."

Nangong Hao withdrew his thoughts. Looking back on what happened back then, he felt that he was really stupid!

There are many doubts about the drugging incident. Even if Pei Bailiang didn't do it himself, he is definitely involved.

He hated himself for being overwhelmed by guilt back then. After leaving Pei Mansion, he went straight to the palace to meet Emperor Tianchen, and then hurriedly left Shangjing City.

If Guangguang hadn't been there to rescue the man, the father and son might never have met each other in their lives.

Today at the Xie Mansion, Shen Wanwan's words, "Is it true that the prince and aunt only had physical contact once?", stirred up waves in his heart again.

He had sex with her more than once, and she gave him her first time, but he didn't dare to admit it. He is a coward!

When he broke into the bridal chamber that day, she was somehow unconscious in bed. He had been drugged and was completely unable to control his behavior.

When he woke up the next day, he was filled with guilt and had no time to think about the doubts. He left Shangjing City soon after.

For years thereafter, he lived like a walking corpse, relying only on the vague memories of that night.

But how could he let Qing'er know about his ridiculous behavior that night? If she knew about it, she would never forgive him in her life.

He took Yu'er away from Xie's Mansion and returned to Prince Pingnan's Mansion. He personally sent Yu'er back to his courtyard and left without having dinner with him.

Before he left for the Dali Temple, he specifically ordered someone to secretly investigate Qing'er's past sixteen years.

The results of the investigation had not yet come out, but after hearing these words from Pei Bailiang, he already had the answer in his mind.

Qing'er gave him a son, which was something he never dared to hope for. How lucky he was that she also gave him a daughter!

Nangong Hao was in a state of confusion, but Pei Bailiang was extremely anxious. If he didn't save Guangguang, he would really die.

"No, no, I don't dare to hope to continue our relationship as husband and wife. It's really urgent for her to come and see me. Please, Your Majesty!"

Pei Bailiang didn't know that Bijia Mountain had been wiped out long ago, and he didn't know that Nangong Hao had met Pei Guangguang and confirmed that they were biological father and son.

He just felt that he was about to die, but his only biological son was still imprisoned in the mountains, and he had arranged for someone to send him there. He suddenly felt that he deserved to die, but he had to save his only blood before he died.

"Everything that happened was my fault. I shouldn't have been such a jerk. I admit everything I did. I only ask one thing of you. Let her come and see me one last time."

As Pei Bailiang spoke, he didn't know where he got the strength from, but he struggled to get up, knelt in front of Nangong Hao, and kowtowed repeatedly.

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