"You are my first child. How could I bear to see you suffer like that? So, I pretended to be disappointed in you, gradually distanced myself from you, and even took back the Silver Armor Guards that you personally trained."
"You are right to blame me, but I can't bear to punish your mother. I feel guilty towards her, so I can't protect you. This is the only way I can protect you."
"But what does this have to do with my inheritance of the throne?" Chi Yu didn't understand.
"Because you are my only biological child, this world can only be left to you."
Chi Yu's pupils suddenly contracted: "What?" Could it be that his royal brothers and sisters were not his father's biological children?
Emperor Xuan An gave a helpless smile and said, "Your mother is taking revenge on me. I have never touched any of the concubines in the harem. Your mother is just gambling.
She bet that I would never tell anyone about this, so she acted so recklessly and made so many concubines pregnant."
"The heir to the harem..."
"None of them are mine. Most of the concubines were collected by your mother from the people. They are widows with no one to rely on. Why would I touch them?"
Chi Yu didn't know how to describe his current mood. He didn't know whether to be surprised that his father had been cuckolded for so many years, or that he had been so indulgent towards his mother.
But despite this, he didn't want to get involved in this. There were people waiting for him in a small mountain village thousands of miles away, and he didn't want to delay too long.
"Father."
"Oh..." He felt relieved as he looked at the young man who had become much stronger.
"You can choose your successor from any of your relatives and royal heirs. In fact, it makes no difference to the world. I do not want to be the emperor. Please do not force me."
He bowed respectfully, and the resistance on his face did not seem fake.
"Can you tell Father why?"
Obviously, so many people want to pull him down from this position, so why do his own children not want to ascend the throne at all?
Chi Yu pondered for a moment, then looked up at him firmly: "Because, I already have a wife, and I don't want to be involved in the royal family struggle. I promised her that I would never take a concubine in this life, so father, please forgive me, I am sorry that I cannot obey your command."
Emperor Xuan'an looked relieved: "You are married? Good, good, good." He said three good words in a row, with a relieved smile on his face.
Judging from A Yu's appearance, he and the girl were probably in love with each other. He didn't have a mutual love with his sweetheart, but his child did.
"Okay, Father won't force you, so go ahead and relax."
Chi Yu looked up at him in astonishment. Emperor Xuan'an waved gently at him. He walked over and Emperor Xuan'an gently stroked his hair: "It's great that you can find someone to accompany you for the rest of your life."
"You're willing to give up wealth and glory for her. She must be a very good woman, which is why you can't forget her so much."
"Father may not survive this night. I am already very satisfied to see you and hear you call me Father again. You are a good child. Father still wants you to be happy. Go ahead and treat her well."
"Father..." Chi Yu didn't expect that he was about to die. He thought that the man in front of him was just seriously ill, and after recovering from the illness, he would be as energetic as before.
He held the man's hand tightly and sobbed, "Father."
"Alright, you're an adult now, don't cry. Father will return the Silver Armor Guards to you. The military tokens commanding them are under the second cabinet in your bedroom."
"Take it and go. No matter what happens, they are your support. Live a good life with your beloved girl. Cough cough cough cough cough cough..."
Chi Yu walked out of Emperor Xuan'an's bedroom in a daze. Seeing that he looked unhappy, Situ Ye took the initiative to ask.
Chi Yu knew that Situ Ye was very loyal to him, so he did not hide it and told him the matter.
Situ Ye's face lit up with joy, and he lowered his voice: "Your Highness, this is a good opportunity."
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"His Majesty wants you to inherit the throne. Isn't that a good thing?"
"But I don't want to. I just want to live a normal life."
"Your Highness, I dare to ask you, don't you want Miss Tang to live a better life? Do you want her to continue living in that small mountain village where even safety is unreliable?"
Chi Yu was silent. Situ Ye's words really hit his soft spot. He was not afraid of anything else, but he was afraid that Tang Wan would be bullied.
He rubbed his brows: "Let me think about it." He couldn't be so selfish as to drag her into this. The palace was a complicated place, and she was so kind, he didn't want her to get involved in this mess.
Situ Ye felt very disappointed with him, but he couldn't say anything. He could only pray in his heart that he would change his mind.
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Tang Wan, who is thousands of miles away, is still living the same life as before.
However, in recent days, her morning sickness has become more and more severe. Even taking herbal medicine has not helped, and she still vomits non-stop.
So she had lost a lot of weight visibly. Because of He Yi's concerns, she couldn't go down the mountain. Although she had props, she couldn't confront a group of people head-on.
The progesterone affected her. She would sit at the door and stare blankly for a while every day, thinking about the boy's smiling face when he handed her pastries, and thinking about his coquettish look.
He is obviously much younger than her, but he can take care of her in every possible way. Perhaps she is a little in love with him, so the days without him are so difficult to bear.
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Emperor Xuan'an passed away that night, and white sails were hung all over the palace. When Chi Yu heard the news, although he had been prepared, he still couldn't suppress his inner grief.
They were the only two people in this world who were sincere to him.
He rushed madly to Emperor Xuan'an's bedroom, where a large group of people were kneeling outside.
He rushed in like a madman and found that Emperor Xuan'an had closed his eyes with a smile on his face.
"Father..." With disheveled hair and wearing only a single layer of clothing, he ran out of the bedroom.
He knelt beside his bed, tears streaming down his face.
"The person is dead, why are you crying?" It was the queen who spoke, no, maybe she should be called the queen mother now.
Chi Yu's eyes were bloodshot as she looked at the person she had called mother for more than ten years. Seeing her cold expression, it was as if she was just meeting her for the first time.
The Queen Mother sneered, "When he was alive, I didn't see you guys had much affection for each other, yet now that he's dead, you're here to mourn."
"You are heartless and cold-hearted, so naturally you think everyone is the same as you." Chi Yu spoke word by word, staring at her, not looking at her ugly face.
The Queen Mother's heart ached for an inexplicable moment, but she quickly ignored the feeling and sneered at Chi Yu, "Why are you pretending to be a father and son? You two have such a good relationship, but did he leave the throne to you?"
"So what if I have it, so what if I don't?"
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