"So, that night, when everyone was toasting for the last time, my mother's eyes were fixed on me.

At that time, I was naive and ignorant, and didn't understand what was going on. I was still immersed in the joy that my mother had finally come out of the haze of the past, and my face was filled with a bright smile.

But just as I was about to bring the glass to my lips to drink, my mother suddenly slammed the glass in my hand to the ground.

A trace of panic flashed across her face, and then she said, "It's a mistake, son, go to my room and get me the precious wine."

Without any doubt, I responded happily, turned around and ran excitedly towards my mother's room, wanting only to get the precious wine as soon as possible to make my mother happy.

When I ran back happily with my mother's treasured wine in my hands, the scene in front of me made me feel like I fell into an ice cellar.

All the people at the table were staggering, and the originally lively scene became deathly silent.

I panicked and shook their bodies one by one, calling out their names loudly. My voice became hoarse with fear and anxiety, but no one responded to me.

Then, I was horrified to find that they began to bleed from all their orifices. The bright red blood was shocking to see.

At that moment, it was as if a thunderbolt flashed through my mind, and I seemed to understand something, but I couldn’t believe it. I couldn’t believe this cruel fact.

My throat seemed to be tightly gripped by an invisible hand, and I couldn't make any sound. My body became stiff from extreme fear and shock.

I stood there blankly, staring at everything in front of me with dull eyes.

After a long time, I woke up from my dream and rushed to my mother, hugged her tightly, and tears flowed uncontrollably.

Just then, the Empress Dowager and the Queen arrived with a group of people.

It turned out that all this was carefully arranged by the mother.

She used the most poisonous poison in the world, leaving no room for herself or others.

Later, I found only one sentence in my mother's suicide note: "Protect my son's safety and dignity for the rest of his life, and allow him to take charge of military affairs on my behalf."

Apart from this, there is no other explanation.

At that moment, my world completely collapsed. I felt as if I had been abandoned by the whole world and fell into endless darkness and despair.

My mother's decisive action and her brief but affectionate suicide note have become an indelible pain in my heart.

This incident was a huge blow to the grandmother and the queen.

When they witnessed the tragic scene and saw my mother end everything in such a decisive way, their faces were filled with shock and disbelief.

They probably never expected that my mother would be so stubborn and would express her inner resentment and unwillingness in such a desperate manner.

On that night filled with sadness and regret, my grandmother and the empress, in addition to their grief, perhaps out of reluctance to let go of my mother due to family affection, or perhaps out of deep guilt towards my mother, they knew very well the ambitions and grievances of my mother's life.

So that night they issued an order and made a series of important decisions.

They allowed me to inherit my mother's title, so that I could inherit my mother's glory and responsibility.

She allowed me to take over her position and gave me the opportunity to show my influence in the court.

In order to silence me and ensure that this royal scandal would not be leaked, they also gave me a golden ticket to avoid death.

Not only that, they also gave me a blank imperial edict, saying that as long as I did not harbor any intention of rebellion, I would become the most noble man in the history of Mingxi Kingdom.

I can use this blank imperial edict to gain endless wealth and supreme power for myself at a critical moment.

Faced with this series of honors and gifts, I have no interest at all.

Those glittering golden titles, high-ranking positions, golden medals of immunity from death that symbolize privilege, and blank imperial edicts are like illusory bubbles in my eyes.

I don’t need these external glory and power. I just want my family, those relatives who have been with me and given me warmth and love.

I often sit alone in front of the window in the dead of night, looking at the cold moon and recalling the happy times I spent with my family.

My mother’s gentle smile, my fathers’ doting, my sisters’ playful laughter, and my brothers’ preference, these are what I desire most in my heart.

Now, all of this no longer exists, and I am left alone, guarding this empty mansion, facing the cold glory and power.

I would rather exchange all these honors for my family. Even if it is just a moment of reunion, even just a warm hug, it will be enough to comfort my broken heart.

After that horrific tragedy, I was like a puppet without a soul, numbly following the arrangements of my grandmother and the empress to handle the funeral affairs of Prince Ning'an's Mansion.

During those days, I felt like I was in a nightmare from which I could never wake up.

Every movement and every word seemed to be controlled by invisible threads, mechanical and empty.

I accompanied them in performing the drama of deep royal affection in front of everyone, forcing smiles and saying insincere words, just to preserve the so-called royal face.

But my heart has long been desolate and I have lost all hope.

When night fell and everyone fell into deep sleep, I quietly mounted a horse and fled from that place full of painful memories.

I sat on the horse and let it gallop with me.

I don't know where I'm going and I don't have any destination.

All I know is that I want to escape from this, from this place that makes me sad

In this way, I spent day and night on horseback.

I felt as if I was isolated from the whole world, unable to feel the passage of time and not caring about anything around me.

But fate didn't seem to let me off easily.

The horse gradually became exhausted after the long journey and eventually fell to the side of the road, never to get up again.

The money I had with me gradually ran out during this long wandering, and I began to walk aimlessly, my steps heavy and empty.

Hunger, fatigue, and despair followed me everywhere. I felt that my life was about to come to an end. Perhaps in the next moment I would fall on the side of the road and become a corpse that no one would care about.

Just when I was about to give up hope, I unexpectedly was picked up by Brother Amu and Brother Achen.

From then on, you all know what happened next."

A heavy and depressing atmosphere filled the room, and everyone's face was filled with shock and disbelief.

Everyone was shocked by Xiaofan's account of the royal scandal.

They really couldn't imagine that the fourteen-year-old boy Xiao Fan had experienced such a thrilling past full of blood and intrigue.

That should have been an age of carefreeness and laughter, but Xiaofan was forced to be involved in the royal family's disputes and darkness, and endured pain and suffering that ordinary people could hardly imagine.

An indescribable pain welled up in Su Yue's heart. She couldn't imagine how a child struggled to survive in such a cruel reality.

This shocking story, like a huge rock, weighed heavily on everyone's heart, making them immersed in deep shock and sympathy for a moment, unable to extricate themselves.

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