At this moment, he had to admit the damn lust in his heart.
His Gu was never because of Qi Yuan, but because of her...
Perhaps, since a long time ago, he was hidden in an airtight cage, and from afar, a fleeting glimpse of her seeped into his heart like poison.
Zhao Xi slowly opened his eyes, various emotions intertwined in his eyes, but the most common emotion was collapse.
How could he fall in love with his own sister?
Too dirty, he... too dirty...
Zhao Xi suddenly withdrew his hand and clenched it into a fist, which made a creaking sound.
He resisted Zhao Ying, but couldn't help but want...
The summer weather is always so capricious. It is blazing during the day, but at night there are hurricanes, with occasional muffled thunder and the rustling sound of falling leaves covering up all the air. The hall becomes increasingly quiet. Darkness and silence are most conducive to the evil in people's hearts. Zhao Xi heard his own breathing becoming more and more rapid and heavy.
No one has discovered, no one has discovered...
Zhao Xi's heart was beating wildly. He stood up, put his lips towards Zhao Ying's forehead... His eyes trembled like a child who had done something wrong.
"ah!"
Suddenly there was a scream, and Zhao Xi was startled. He looked towards the door with a pale face. The queen and her maids were there, and they had obviously witnessed everything. The scream might have come from one of the maids.
Seeing this, the Queen reacted quickly, and warned in a trembling voice, "Anyone who tells anyone about what just happened will be killed without mercy!"
"I obey your order. I didn't see anything!"
"Everyone, go down..."
The queen stared at Zhao Xi deeply for a moment, her eyes extremely complicated. After a while, she gave Zhao Xi a wink, then turned and walked away.
Zhao Xi lowered his eyes, his jaw clenched tightly. Suddenly, the tense emotions burst out like a floodgate, returning to the muddy state of death.
Before he left, he looked back at Zhao Ying lying on the bed, then left resolutely.
Everyone in the hall was evacuated. The queen couldn't bear it, but still slapped Zhao Xi.
Zhao Xi's face was twisted by the blow, but he suddenly chuckled, his expression unruly and unruly. A hint of cruelty flashed across his eyes, completely different from his usual politeness. He casually found a chair and sat down, his attitude light and nonchalant, "Did Mother see that?"
The queen's eyes went dark, and her heart ached. She couldn't say anything unpleasant about her own son. She gritted her teeth and said, "She is your biological sister!"
"So what?"
"Xi'er? Are you crazy?"
Zhao Xi's expression revealed a calm madness. His eyes were slightly red. His gaze did not fall on the queen, but every word he said was directed to her, "Mother, I am very clear-headed. What is crazy? It is not an ordinary path, not an ordinary method, and what I want and what I want are also very artificial. I don't think I am crazy."
"There's nothing wrong with a brother loving his sister. I just love her a little more than an average brother. How can I say that's wrong? You gave birth to both of us. We are the closest people in the world. I love her and regard her as the most important thing in my heart. What's wrong with that?"
Zhao Xi's words were like nails driving into the Queen's heart and ears. She couldn't bear it. She really couldn't bear it. She tried to calm down and reminded her earnestly, "You are blood relatives, you are committing incest!! How is your disregard for human relations any different from those animals?"
Zhao Xi's expression suddenly froze, and his dark eyes were instantly filled with despair.
After a while, he laughed at himself, his eyes looking like they were about to bleed. "Mother, Wei Ju also said the same thing."
"Those years, when he tortured and trampled on me, in the dark days, he also called me a beast, worse than pigs and dogs. I didn't take it seriously at first, but now I realize that he was right. I am worse than pigs and dogs..."
The queen's heart skipped a beat, and then regret and guilt washed over her like a wave. She stepped forward, crying and hugged Zhao Xi in her arms, choking with sobs, "No, my Xi'er is not..."
"You just haven't been with Ying'er since you were little, so you've lost touch with family. No one taught you the ethics of life. It's not your fault, it's the Queen Mother's fault. It was the Queen Mother who abandoned you..."
Zhao Xi closed her eyes in pain, tears streaming from the corners of her eyes.
It was too unbearable. What he thought was hatred was just a means to win favor in front of his sister. What he thought was revenge, ended up being revenged on himself!
But why did he want this kind of unbearable thing?
After coming out of Wei Ju's cage, he had always been feeling inferior and lost. He was afraid that others would know about his humble past and that they would notice his abnormality. So he had been studying hard, learning everything, trying hard to integrate into this world. But he still failed. He actually fell in love with his own sister...
The mother and son couldn't help crying.
After an unknown amount of time, the Queen held Zhao Xi's face in her hands and said sadly, "Xi'er, don't make any more mistakes. Your mother will teach you and stay with you. You don't have to be afraid anymore...."
Zhao Xi shook her head slowly and interrupted her, "Mother, I tried..."
The queen let go of him weakly and staggered back two steps.
"Mother, do you know that when I was young, Wei Ju put a poison called the Heart-Eating Gu in me. This poison will eat away at my heart and bones whenever I think of my loved one, causing endless pain."
"Whenever I think of my sister, I feel... heartbroken. I didn't know it in the past, but lately she hates me to the core. Every time I think of her, my heart aches."
Zhao Xi looked at the Queen, his eyes dull and hopeless. "I've tried... but every time I tried to deny this feeling, a voice told me, 'Why am I doing this? I've suffered for half my life, I should indulge myself a little...'"
"Xi'er..." The Queen was heartbroken and burst into tears, "You can't do this..."
Zhao Xi suddenly knelt before the Queen, hugged her waist, and begged, "Mother, please pretend you didn't see it, okay? After Father passes away, I will definitely take good care of you, just this once, just this once..."
The Queen said cruelly, "Xi'er, from the beginning to the end, it was your mother and your father who owed you. Ying'er doesn't owe you anything, so how can I ask her to repay you?"
"Huh..." Zhao Xi looked away and said weakly, "Even if she doesn't want to pay it back, she has to."
He stood up and slowly walked out of the hall, his expression calm and determined.
"At this point, no one can stop me, not even you, Mother..."
"Xi'er!!!"
Zhao Xi left the palace overnight and returned to Prince Ding's Mansion.
The next day, Emperor Jianxi's health suddenly took a turn for the worse. The imperial physicians were helpless and could only rely on the spirit boy for help. Zhao Zihua seemed to have been taught a lesson and brought up the matter of borrowing life again, demanding the crowning of the Supreme. This time Zhao Xi did not refuse, which meant that Zhao Xi wanted to take the position of crown prince... Perhaps Emperor Jianxi's desire to survive was too strong, so Emperor Jianxi issued an edict that three days later, the edict of succession would be read out in the Golden Palace.
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