The hall was extremely silent, and the silence was so oppressive that it made people feel breathless.

After a long while, Emperor Xiao moved slightly and said in a deep voice, "It's getting late, so please stay in the palace."

The palace has many rooms, among other things.

Emperor Xiao heard the words sound like a question, but there was no questioning tone at all. It was just a notification, not a request.

Yuya and Yuwan were the first to stand up and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Ling Fei and Hua Yihen left one after another. Until everyone in the hall had left, Emperor Xiao and Xiao Moyan remained motionless.

After a long moment, Emperor Xiao slowly rose from the throne and walked over to Xiao Moyan. His tassels obscured his expression, but his aura was chilling enough to chill one's heart. "Moyan, I believe I've always been tolerant of you, always accommodating your every request. Do you know how much I've sacrificed to secure your position as Crown Prince? Is this how you repay me?"

"For me? The eldest prince drowned for me, the second prince died of poison for me, the fourth prince had a stillbirth for me... Could it be that killing his own concubine with his own hands... one corpse and two lives was also for me?" Xiao Moyan's voice was cool and mixed with a chill.

Emperor Xiao was shocked: "What nonsense are you talking about?"

Xiao Moyan's eyes were cold as he slowly stood up and said expressionlessly, "Didn't the Imperial Sister's biological mother, Concubine Lian, die at your hands? Just because the Imperial Physician diagnosed her as pregnant with the Imperial Heir, you strangled her to death with your own hands."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Xiao's expression suddenly changed, and the tassels covering his face shook violently: "You...how do you know all this?"

He obviously did these things very secretly...

"We'll know once we investigate." If Xiao Moyan hadn't been too weak back then, how could he have let Concubine Lian die at the hands of Emperor Xiao? He had been searching for Liuyun Milin for ten years and had just taken over Liuyun Milin now. With the power of Liuyun Milin, it would be easy for him to investigate anything he wanted.

When Xiao Moyan learned that the deaths of his brothers and Concubine Lian were all caused by Emperor Xiao, even a ruthless person like him could not help but be shocked. Even a tiger would not eat its own cubs, but Emperor Xiao strangled his own son to death for the sake of his throne. He was worse than a beast.

The abominable thing is... Emperor Xiao did all this in the name of protecting Xiao Moyan's position as the crown prince.

Emperor Xiao was an emperor after all, and he quickly calmed down. He took a few steps towards Xiao Moyan, took off the imperial crown on his head, and revealed a handsome face. When Emperor Xiao was young, he was a good man that the noble ladies in the imperial capital competed to marry. He was also handsome and extraordinary. His handsomeness did not diminish with his age, but instead gained the charm of a mature man.

Emperor Xiao placed the imperial crown on Xiao Moyan's desk and said lovingly, "Moyan...you must trust your father. Everything he does is for you. Your brothers wanted to take your position as crown prince, and I had no choice but to kill them. They are my own flesh and blood, and I am deeply saddened..."

He paused, and Emperor Xiao's eyes darkened. "Concubine Lian... Concubine Lian refused to listen to me and insisted on giving birth to that child. I... I accidentally strangled her to death in a fit of rage. I didn't mean to do it. She already had Qing Yan, but she wasn't satisfied. She wanted to give birth to a prince, to take your throne, and to have this kingdom."

Xiao Moyan's eyes turned cold: "You are not afraid that she will take my position, but you are afraid that she will take your position."

Emperor Xiao shuddered suddenly, as if his secrets had been revealed. His tone was urgent, his emotions somewhat out of control. "Mo Yan, how could you say that to me? You are helpless in this court, and I was afraid they would threaten you, so I resorted to this desperate measure. I even drank an extremely powerful elixir for you. Is this how you miss me?"

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