After Rong Zhan finished speaking, the study remained quiet for a long time until Rong Li broke the silence.
"This matter has been kept secret for over a decade, why are you confessing today?"
Rong Zhan wanted to answer him, but Rong Qi beat him to it.
"I have already resolved the matter with the Holy Feather Kingdom. No one in the Holy Feather Kingdom will be implicated because of this. The reason I am being frank today is that the position of Crown Prince should not have belonged to me in the first place. I have been occupying it for more than ten years without any due recognition. Now that things have been clear, the position of Crown Prince should belong to you!"
Rong Li smiled wryly: "The Crown Prince probably said that because he has found a new place to go. Since the Crown Prince's biological parents are the Crown Prince and Crown Princess of the Holy Feather Kingdom, then the Crown Prince should be the current ruler!"
"elder brother……"
"Li'er, you..."
Rong Qi reached out to stop them from saying what they were about to say.
"The throne of the Holy Feather Kingdom has already been appointed. I can also give up the position of heir of the Rong Prince's Mansion. If you agree, I will hand over the affairs of the mansion to you as soon as possible in the next two days, and I can also move out of the Rong Prince's Mansion."
Did Rong Li really want the title of heir apparent? He'd rather be the head of the Underworld Pavilion than have that. He stayed in the Rong Prince's residence simply out of gratitude for his father and mother's upbringing.
Upon hearing Rong Qi's words, Xiao Muqing immediately stopped him: "No, Qi'er, where are you going to move to? This is your home for over ten years! Li'er, do you know that although Qi'er has held your original position as heir for over ten years, he has also borne the dangers that come with that position for you for over ten years? The injuries on his body are all caused by this position. The position of heir is not the glory and comfort you imagine. Do you understand all this?"
Rong Li was stunned when he heard Rong Qi's words. This man didn't even care about the throne of the Holy Feather Kingdom, but he was so concerned about the position of a crown prince. He was really pathetic.
Rong Li did not answer his mother's question, but walked out of the study in a daze. He had received too much information today and needed to process it.
Rong Zhan was about to stop him when Rong Qi pulled him back.
"Father, let him think it over himself!"
Rong Zhan sighed, "Alright, but Qi'er, you can't say anything about moving away again. Your mother and I would be so heartbroken if you did."
Rong Qing cried her eyes out: "Yes, brother, no matter what, you're still my brother, right?"
Rong Qi smiled and said, "Yes, of course."
Rong Qing nodded: "Hehe, then we're still family."
Rong Qi watched helplessly as Rong Qing alternated between crying and laughing.
Xiao Muqing wiped away her tears with her sleeve: "Alright, it's getting late, everyone go back and rest."
After Rong Qi and Rong Qing left, Rong Zhan held Xiao Muqing's hand and said, "I hope Li'er can understand."
"Li'er will figure it out herself, it's just a matter of time. Li'er is not a bad person at heart."
The two walked hand in hand slowly toward the backyard, neither of them saying a word along the way.
...
On his way back, Rong Li kept thinking about what he had been fighting for all these years. Was it for face or for power? But it seemed that he hadn't gained anything.
But what he was desperately fighting for was something Rong Qi disdained. If what his mother had just said was true, then Rong Qi's injury was partly his fault. Because when he learned that Rong Qi wasn't his father and mother's biological son, yet held the position of heir apparent, he felt extremely resentful.
But in the end, he never expected that all of this, which should have been borne by him, would fall on Rong Qi instead.
Should I thank him or condemn him? He's occupied my position for so many years, yet he's suffered so much for me!
At this moment, Rong Li didn't know how to describe his feelings. He went to the wine cellar, carried two jars of wine, and sat at the entrance, drinking one jar after another. But Rong Li himself felt that the more he drank, the more sober he became!
Memories flooded back, all of them childhood memories of being together, Rong Qi as their older brother, protecting and teaching them. What was happening? Shouldn't she hate him? Why were all those beautiful moments they shared together flashing before her eyes?
Drink up, drink up. Maybe when you're drunk, you won't have to think about it anymore.
After Rong Li got drunk, Chen Xi, who had been watching him closely, stepped forward and looked at him with heartache upon seeing how drunk he was.
Chenxi tried to help him back, but Rong Li, who was drunk, was much heavier than usual, and Chenxi couldn't lift him up no matter what she did.
A moment later, Chenxi, her forehead covered in sweat, rolled up her sleeves and apologized to Rong Li. Before Rong Li could react, the world spun around him, and Chenxi used her spiritual power to hoist him onto her shoulder and head towards Rong Li's courtyard.
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