"Those obsessions left in your heart will only become a burden, making life more tiring, causing you to keep reminiscing about the past, forgetting the present, and thus stagnating."
Qi Muxiao and Nan Xiao both know each other's past and their innermost thoughts.
Qi Muxiao knew that Nan Xiao had always kept Mo Shisheng in his heart. He was a reserved and elegant young man. Even when she was sent to the Southern Kingdom by the Qi Kingdom as a marriage alliance, Nan Xiao was already the Crown Prince.
The title of Crown Prince became his glory, but Qi Muxiao knew that he didn't want this empire at all.
Even when Nan Chen attempted to rebel and control the Southern Kingdom, triggering a major war, Nan Xiao remained indifferent.
When did Nanxiao begin to change?
That was twenty years ago, when Qi Yufeng from Qi Kingdom sent him a letter that mentioned Mo Shisheng and said that Mo Shisheng had been to Qi Kingdom.
At that time, Qi Yufeng's temperament changed drastically. He became the emperor of Qi Kingdom and constantly ordered attacks on the other three kingdoms and plundered cities.
It wasn't until Mo Shisheng appeared that he restrained his temper and stopped starting a war. At the same time, the letter mentioned that Mo Shisheng might come to the Southern Kingdom.
It was because of this letter that Nan Xiao saw it by chance, and from then on, he began to secretly win over court officials.
The previous war had turned the Southern Emperor and Nanxiao's mother into prisoners, and Nanxiao's reclusion was seen as cowardice by the people of the Southern Kingdom.
The attacks from Qi and the tyranny of Nanchen made every day in Nan Kingdom feel like hell.
When Nan Xiao suddenly began to win over those court officials, they seemed to see a pillar of support and a glimmer of hope, and within just a few days, they all sided with Nan Xiao.
Afterwards, the Southern Kingdom fell back into Nan Xiao's hands, while Nan Chen disappeared without a trace.
Not long after the Southern Emperor and Nan Xiao's mother were released, his mother fell seriously ill and passed away. The Southern Emperor, grieving the loss of his beloved wife, also became increasingly ill and eventually passed away as well.
Recalling that time, Qi Muxiao said softly, "I know, it was that letter from my brother that made you start thinking about reclaiming the throne. You thought that Shi Sheng would come to Nan Kingdom after leaving Qi Kingdom, and you were afraid that Nan Chen would hurt Shi Sheng, so you started to seize power, just so that you could protect Shi Sheng when she came to Nan Kingdom."
"..."
Qi Muxiao's words were correct, but she missed one point.
He wasn't just trying to protect Mo Shisheng; he wanted to use the entire Southern Kingdom to atone for his mistake, since Mo Shisheng had left from his Southern Kingdom, and it was his responsibility.
“Your Majesty, I admit that a woman as outstanding as Shi Sheng would make any man fall for her. But now, more than twenty years have passed, and she has indeed come to the Southern Kingdom. You should let go of that obsession in your heart.”
Qi Muxiao placed her other hand on Nan Xiao's hand, her brows furrowing slightly. "Your Majesty?"
"It's easier said than done to let go."
Nan Xiao gently curved her lips into a smile, but the smile was not as elegant as before.
Having witnessed too many dark and dirty tricks while on the throne over the years, and with his hands stained with blood, he could never be the same as before.
He knew it was an obsession, but how could one simply let go of an obsession?
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