"Hmph! Brothers?" Mu Beichen suddenly raised his hand, the sword blade aimed directly at Mu Qiye's throat, and coldly snorted, "Back then, you and Consort Yi forced my birth mother to the edge of a cliff to commit suicide. How could you not think of brotherly affection?"
As soon as this was mentioned, Mu Beichen felt extremely annoyed. Twelve years ago, he witnessed his birth mother being surrounded by soldiers, a scene that had been deeply imprinted in his heart. Over the years, he had been plagued by the same nightmare almost every day.
It is said that mothers are strong, and Mu Beichen has always felt that he has the greatest mother.
Because Mu Linyuan, while drunk, had taken advantage of a palace maid who raised hunting dogs (Lie Wushuang), the affair was soon exposed. Palace maids who seduced their masters were usually put to death, but because the maid happened to be pregnant with the emperor's child, her life was temporarily spared. From the beginning of her pregnancy until the moment Mu Beichen was born, all the concubines in the palace were constantly looking for an opportunity to eliminate her.
From the moment he was born, Mu Beichen was destined to be treated specially. In his memory, while other princes studied in the Imperial Study, he had to do all sorts of hard work under the scorching sun. Even the servants in the Imperial Household Department would gang up on him because he was weak and alone.
When he was ten years old, during the time when the palace was selecting the crown prince, Mu Linyuan happened to pass by and saw him working diligently. He casually praised him, saying, "This child has such perseverance at such a young age; he is a promising talent in the future."
What was originally an unintentional remark became a major worry for Consort Yi. She did not want to give anyone the opportunity to take away Mu Qiye's position as crown prince, so she ordered someone to lure Mu Beichen out of the palace that very day, intending to get rid of him quietly.
Mu Beichen was chased into the depths of the jungle by a group of assassins. Just when he thought he had nowhere to escape, he unexpectedly discovered that his mother had followed him all the way with her hunting dogs, which gave him a chance to get away.
After Mu Beichen fled, Lie Wushuang became the target of assassins. She fled all the way to the edge of a cliff, saw her son hiding in the bushes, and jumped into the abyss alone with a smile.
That scene became a hidden pain in his heart that he would never forget for the rest of his life. Only by turning Mu Qiye and Consort Yi to dust could he relieve the hatred in his heart.
Unbeknownst to him, Mu Qiye noticed that Mu Beichen's face was growing darker and darker. Suddenly, he thought of the worst possible consequences. His body trembled, and he began to panic. "Second brother, what do I have to do for you to forgive me?"
Mu Beichen seemed not to hear anything and completely ignored Mu Qiye's pleas. He exerted a little force in his palm and pushed the blade against the other's skin. Blood dripped silently down the thin wound on the neck and onto the clothes.
Mu Qiye recoiled abruptly, nearly bursting into tears. He cried out, "Second brother, second brother... I'll do anything you ask, as long as you don't kill me!"
"Mu Qiye." Mu Beichen glanced at him coldly, his face expressionless. "If you want to live, from now on, you must unconditionally obey all my arrangements and not utter a single word of dissent, otherwise..." Before he could finish his sentence, the murderous aura emanating from his expression made it easy to guess the unspoken meaning.
Mu Qiye nodded vigorously in response and immediately went to change his clothes as Mu Beichen instructed. Since these things were usually handled by a specialist, he was a little flustered when he first started doing them, and it took him several tries before he could barely put on the dragon robe and crown.
"You're too slow!" He suddenly raised his hand and, as if picking up a chick, grabbed Mu Qiye by the collar and followed him out of the palace.
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