I was sold when I opened my eyes! My sick and disabled husband comforts me every night after he wake

At this point, he let out a soft sigh, as if talking to himself, or perhaps to Wei Jianning.

"For five years, I was nervous every day, waiting and looking forward to this day, but I was also afraid of it. Now it's all over, and I feel incredibly relieved. I don't have to be so tired anymore."

No one forced you; you were just too greedy.

"Yes, I was too greedy. I believed what others said. I thought I was omnipotent and that I could possess the entire Northern Wei Kingdom with just a little effort. Now that I think about it, I am the most ridiculous person. No matter what the outcome, no one else suffers any loss. Only I have to bear all of this. I accept it, I accept it."

The people he was referring to were naturally his uncle Zhu Kui and the Minister of War, Lord Zheng.

If today's operation succeeds, they will all be great heroes and will be promoted and ennobled.

If they fail, they won't lose anything; they'll just be stuck in the same place.

Because they hid themselves so well, that's why not a single one of them dared to stand up in the Qianqing Palace today, and why no one dared to speak up for him after he was imprisoned.

They were only thinking about their own safety; no one genuinely cared for him, not even his uncle.

It was only at that moment that he realized how absurd his seemingly great deed was.

He's already the crown prince, so why can't he put in a little more effort and wait a bit longer?

But by then, it was too late for him to regret it; everything was beyond repair.

Mo Ning crouched down, her eyes flashing with hatred as she looked at him.

"Wei Jian'an, whether you admit it or not, you have lost, completely lost. The Emperor has already issued an edict to appoint me as the Crown Prince. This throne will be mine sooner or later. As for you, you only have death."

Wei Jian'an's expression shifted slightly, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"These are the words I said to you back then, do you remember?"

"Of course, I repeat this sentence to myself every day, just waiting to say it to you today. How do you feel now that you've heard it?"

"Hmph! Now it's my turn to send me on my way."

Wei Jian'an was intelligent; he knew what he had done and also knew Wei Jianning's purpose in coming to see him.

"Correct."

Wei Jianning nodded.

"The Empress Dowager has already pleaded with the Emperor for your life, and the Emperor has agreed to spare your life, but I will not agree. I must avenge the suffering I have endured over the past five years, for my mother, and for all seventeen members of the Liang family."

As he said this, a hint of coldness flashed in his eyes, then he took out a small medicine bottle with a sigh of relief and waved it in front of Wei Jian'an.

"Do you want to die a quick and painless death, or a gruesome one?"

Wei Jian'an stared at him with terrified eyes.

"Since my father has agreed to spare my life, you cannot use torture on me. I want to see the Emperor and I want to see my grandmother."

He spoke calmly just now, but when he actually faced death, he was afraid.

Wei Jianning's lips curled into a mocking smile.

"What? Are you scared? Didn't you want to be free? I'm here to help you now."

As he spoke, he grabbed his neck with one hand and, while the man struggled, poured the bottle of medicine into his mouth.

Wei Jian'an tried to reach for the medicine that had already been put in his mouth, but was stopped by him.

His deep eyes revealed a look that could make anyone feel uneasy.

“Wei Jian’an, I will report to my father and grandmother that you knew you were guilty of grave sins and had no face to live any longer, so you hanged yourself.”

Wei Jian'an stared at him with terrified eyes, a look of pain slowly creeping into his eyes. He opened his mouth, but before he could utter a word, his head lolled to the side and he collapsed to the ground.

Wei Jianning stood up from the ground, clapped his hands, glanced at the lifeless Wei Jian'an, and snorted.

"Back then, you only thought about making me die a horrible and miserable death, but you didn't go far enough. Otherwise, how would I have survived to seek revenge on you?"

He slowly walked out of the prison and gave instructions to the guards outside:

"Wei Jian'an committed suicide out of fear of punishment. Let's collect his body!"

Although everyone here knows he did it, no one dares to say a word.

It was already dark. Wei Jianning stood under the night sky, took a deep breath, took the reins from Yuan Tianxiong, and before mounting his horse, murmured a plaintive tone.

"Was it wrong for the Emperor and I to want the position of Crown Prince?"

Yuan Tianxiong hurriedly replied:

"Your Highness, your appointment as Crown Prince is the will of the people, and you have done nothing wrong."

"But Lan Zhi seems unhappy."

"The incident happened suddenly, and the Crown Princess is having a hard time accepting it at first, but I believe she will understand you soon."

"I hope so!"

He mounted his horse and rode forward in the moonlight.

What happened today made Lan Zhi feel like she was in a dream.

Xiangxiu and Aqi stood in front of her, glancing at her furtively from time to time. They were both surprised and somewhat unable to accept this sudden turn of events.

"Sister Lan, is this real? Am I dreaming? Ah Qi, pinch me, let me see if I'm dreaming?"

Ah Qi nudged her with his elbow.

"Xiangxiu, didn't you see those people in the courtyard? They are all from the palace, waiting for the Crown Prince and Crown Princess to move to the new Crown Prince's residence overnight."

It turned out that the emperor had ordered all the people in the Crown Prince's residence to be cleared out, and that the residence be prepared overnight so that the new Crown Prince could move in.

Although Lan Zhi agreed to become the Crown Princess in front of everyone, it was because she was angry at the time that everyone looked down on her.

Looking back now, I realize I was being incredibly inconsiderate.

She really couldn't accept the sudden change in Mo Ning's identity, which made her feel a tightness in her chest.

It wasn't that she thought his identity was bad; the main problem was that she was inseparable from him all the time, yet he hadn't told her the truth and had been lying to her for so long.

This really made her realize that, in his heart, she had always been an outsider.

Mao Mao ran in at that moment.

"Sister, Brother Mo is back."

Upon hearing this, Xiangxiu and Aqi wisely got up and left. Lanzhi pulled Mao Mao to her side and asked softly,

"Mao Mao, if you had to choose, would you rather be the Crown Prince's Mo-gege, or the Mo-gege from before?"

Without even thinking, Mao Mao replied directly:

"I want to be the Crown Prince, Brother Mo."

"why?"

"Because then no one will dare to bully us..."

Mao Mao's answer was concise and clear, and it was also the most genuine reason.

She gave a wry smile and then saw Mo Ning walk in.

Mao Mao quickly greeted him, then went out the door and closed it from the outside.

Mo Ning sat down in front of her, picked up the kettle, poured herself a cup of tea, and took a small sip.

She looked at him quietly, waiting for him to speak.

"Lan Zhi, I'm sorry!"

When he said those three words to her, her brows furrowed slightly.

He continued speaking.

"I know it was wrong of me to hide my identity from you, but I did it because I was worried about you. I really didn't mean to hide it from you, so please don't blame me, okay?"

"Ah!"

She squeezed out the word through gritted teeth.

“Mo Ning, oh no, I should say Your Highness, we’ve known each other for over five months. I’ve been completely open with you, but you’ve kept your mouth shut. This makes me suspect that you’ve never been sincere with me at all, and that you’re just using me.”