"So, as long as you behave well, your son will treat you well and make you the most honorable Empress Dowager in the Great Qi Dynasty, how about it?"

"Smack—"

A slap landed on Mo Junxing's face.

"You killed my son, and you still expect me to be your loving mother? Dream on!"

Mo Junxing sneered.

His tongue pressed against the slapped face, and he suddenly lunged forward and grabbed Empress Xiao's neck.

"Since that's the case, then I'll send you on your way now, how about that?"

This happened incredibly fast, and Empress Xiao's eyes widened in surprise.

Dasheng, standing behind him, quickly tried to dissuade him.

"Your Highness, please calm down! The Empress cannot die at this time!"

Fortunately, Mo Junxing was not without reason and quickly released Empress Xiao upon hearing this.

Empress Xiao was completely frightened and took several steps back, looking at Mo Junxing warily.

Mo Junxing then took out a handkerchief and casually wiped his hands.

"Her Majesty the Empress has also fallen ill due to concern for the Emperor's health. As instructed by the Imperial Physician, the doors and windows need to be closed to allow Her Majesty to rest and recuperate."

After saying that, Mo Junxing casually threw the handkerchief in his hand on the ground before turning and leaving.

Empress Xiao watched Mo Junxing leave before speaking with lingering fear.

"A madman, a complete madman."

"If our Great Qi dynasty falls into the hands of this madman, then we are doomed."

Although Empress Xiao wanted to send a message to the Xiao family, she was under house arrest and had no way to do so.

Soon, the political landscape changed drastically.

After the monarch fell ill from anger over the rebellion of the fourth prince, his health deteriorated rapidly.

For this reason, Mo Junxing did not hesitate to serve his father personally, washing his body and cleaning up his excrement.

All of this was witnessed by the ministers, palace maids, and eunuchs present.

They all praised Mo Junxing highly.

However, the monarch's illness worsened, and he eventually passed away suddenly one night.

Afterwards, Mo Junxing was heartbroken and personally handled the monarch's funeral.

The Empress was devastated and remained bedridden.

On several occasions when she appeared in public, she was so weak that she could not even walk and had to be carried by eunuchs.

Later, the funeral ended.

Mo Junxing then ascended the throne as emperor at the urging of his ministers.

Shortly after ascending the throne, Empress Dowager Xiao, who had been ill, suddenly "escaped" with the help of the Xiao family and exposed Mo Junxing's evil deeds one by one in the main hall.

In her mouth.

It was Mo Junxing who killed the Crown Prince and two princes, poisoned His Majesty, and then placed her under house arrest.

Mo Junxing sighed, his eyes filled with sorrow.

"Mother, are you obsessed with missing the late Crown Prince too much?"

"If you feel better if I kill the former crown prince, then so be it."

"I only hope that you will listen to the imperial physician, take your medicine on time, and stop talking nonsense."

After Mo Junxing said this, no one in the court listened to Empress Dowager Xiao anymore.

Seeing that the court officials now trusted Mo Junxing, Empress Dowager Xiao quickly changed her strategy. Instead of confronting Mo Junxing, she took the opportunity to mention her illness.

She then put on a show of maternal love and filial piety, completely outmaneuvering Mo Junxing and making it impossible for him to keep her under house arrest in front of the ministers.

This also allowed Empress Xiao to reunite with the Xiao family, gradually regain power, and take away half of the influence in the court.

Mo Junxing had anticipated this, but the Xiao family's strength was something he couldn't contend with at his current level.

Therefore, the two sides have been engaged in open and covert struggles ever since.

This is the main reason why Empress Dowager Xiao was willing to do anything to kill Mo Junxing.

Since ascending the throne, Mo Junxing has gradually begun to reveal his true nature, and his cruelty has been seen by the ministers. As a result, some ministers have begun to believe the story that Empress Dowager Xiao once told them about killing their father and brother.

However, because of Mo Junxing's personality, no one dared to object to his words.

Many years have passed in the blink of an eye, just like a dream.

Now that he was awake, Mo Junxing slowly opened his eyes.

As soon as I opened my eyes, the first thing I saw was Gu Jingchun's profile as he lay on the table.

Her hands were folded together, her face was buried in her arms, her eyes were closed, and her eyelashes cast a shadow on her face.

Her tightly closed lips were bright red and full, drawing his gaze again and again.

It was still dark, but some sunlight shone through the window and fell on Gu Jingchun, making her seem to be bathed in light, which gradually illuminated Mo Junxing's eyes.

Actually, Mo Junxing prefers the night to the daytime.

Only in the darkness of night, when all is quiet, can he truly calm down.

He was also more daring to openly focus his gaze on her face.

But at this moment, he saw the beauty of daylight for the first time.

The light at that moment was so clear, and it filled him with anticipation.

He just stared at Gu Jingchun, watching the sky brighten and her face become clearer under the sunlight.

Then, the sounds of roosters crowing and birds chirping could be heard outside the window.

The two elderly people had already started working.

He heard the sound of the door outside opening.

The creaking sounds carried the echoes of the old house's long history of disrepair.

Mo Junxing frowned slightly, afraid that he might wake Gu Jingchun.

Sure enough, Gu Jingchun's eyelashes fluttered, and he slowly opened his eyes.

Having just woken up, she stared blankly ahead before slowly getting up, gently rubbing her stiff and numb arms, and then looked at Mo Junxing.

When he saw that Mo Junxing had his eyes open and was looking at him, he let out a cold snort.

"snort!"

"As expected, evil lives on for a thousand years; he can't even die like this."

Mo Junxing sneered, "Don't worry about that. If I really reach the day I die, I will definitely take you with me."

Gu Jingchun: "Pah!"

"You're dreaming!"

Just then, a soft knock sounded on the door.

Gu Jingchun opened the door, and even the old woman brought over two bowls of porridge.

"There's not much food at home right now, so I just made some plain porridge. You can make do with that for now. I'll have my husband go to town to see if there's anything suitable to eat."

Gu Jingchun immediately accepted it with a smile.

“Mother-in-law, you’re too kind. My husband is injured and can’t eat anything else right now. Plain porridge is just right for him.”

After Gu Jingchun finished speaking, the old woman's tense expression lessened.

After all, just from their clothes and conversation, she could tell that the two men were of extraordinary status, which was why she served them so carefully.

When Mo Junxing heard Gu Jingchun say "my family's," his heart skipped a beat for no reason, and a strange feeling quickly spread from his heart to his palm.