Duan Junyao has been able to judge the situation since he was a child.

He pretended to be weak and gullible.

Gradually.

Everyone let down their guard against him.

He also had many opportunities to spend time with the old lady's biological son, the legitimate son of the Pingcheng Marquis.

He pushed his eldest son into the pond.

Throw stones at him.

That was his first murder.

Then.

Create the illusion that the legitimate son cunningly fell into the pool.

And I went into the room through the dog hole.

From then on, he was the only boy in the Marquis's mansion.

Lao Ping Chenghou is very old.

For the sake of the Marquis's mansion, her own future, and her reputation, the old lady had to adopt him as her legitimate son.

But the old lady has two faces.

In front of others, he was gentle and kind to him, and very loving;

Behind others, she treated him coldly, always hoping that she could give birth to a pearl.

Little Duan Junyao understood that his most important task now was to study.

A few years later, when Duan Junyao... has that ability.

He got involved with Nanny Ping.

This is the person who actually strangled his mother!

No one could have imagined how complicated his mood was at that time.

Only with Nanny Ping protecting him from the knives in the inner house could he concentrate on his studies.

However, he did not fully absorb the profound principles in this book.

It's okay to memorize by rote and maintain the position of the crown prince.

If he really took part in the imperial examination, it would be easy to expose his empty promise.

Hence, the subsequent assassination took place.

Looking back on his life, he did many things to get to the top.

There are things I am willing to do, but there are also many things I am not willing to do.

The most regrettable thing is that we missed the mark by one move.

On the winter solstice of that year, dumplings were distributed in the East Palace and everyone got a share.

"Have you heard? Next spring, the Emperor will abdicate and become the Emeritus Emperor. Our Master will then directly become the Supreme Emperor!"

"Think back to when our master was still in a wheelchair, so many people openly and covertly mocked me for serving a... Well, now it's good, there are plenty of people fawning over me."

"Don't say that. As servants, we just need to do our duty."

"That's right."

The others gradually walked away.

But their words lingered in Duan Junyao's mind.

The peasant girl whom he looked down upon was about to become the queen of Qi Dynasty.

Three sons and one daughter guaranteed her a life of wealth and prosperity.

Duan Junyao suddenly laughed out loud towards the sky.

Like a fool.

Scared away everyone around me.

He carried the dumplings back to his room.

After eating, lie on the bed.

The charcoal fire in the house was burning brightly.

In a trance, he seemed to see his own mother.

This time, my mother opened the closet.

Get him out of there.

"Brother Yao, let's not go back to the Marquis' Mansion."

"Mom just wants to be with you."

"Even if life gets tougher, Mom is willing."

The charcoal fire went out and smoke filled the air.

Duan Junyao was choked awake.

I watched helplessly as the water in the house flooded.

The fire spread and even burned his bed.

He roared desperately twice, but no one heard him.

Duan Junyao suddenly gave up struggling.

Burned to ashes, no one could see his now ugly body.

Think of this.

He closed his eyes.

People who are burned to death endure great pain before they die.

What's more, he couldn't make a sound.

…

Qi Wenyu ascended the throne as emperor and demoted the fifth prince Qi Wenyue to a commoner.

The rest of those implicated were either demoted or, in serious cases, directly exiled.

The remaining princes went to their own fiefdoms.

No one can return to the capital without an imperial edict.

Under Qi Wenyu's governance, the Qi Dynasty enjoyed peace and prosperity, becoming a famous prosperous dynasty in history.