Chapter 1
Everyone says that Schisandra chinensis has five flavors, but why is it that I have no taste at all, not even a little bit...
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In the twenty-seventh year of the Ling Kingdom, the area around the Yingwu Hall was filled with Imperial Guards, awaiting the orders of Emperor Ling.
"Xuanji, tell me, how should I treat my most beloved son?" Emperor Ling looked at the Grand Preceptor he had promoted step by step.
“Your Majesty, no matter what I say, I think you already have your mind.” He Wei lowered his back slightly, but his gaze, though barely perceptible, still drifted toward the person kneeling below the Hall of Tattooed Martial Arts.
"Grand Preceptor, you would never say such a thing. Have you suddenly become compassionate?" Emperor Ling's tone was tinged with anger, as if He Wei's evasive answer was what made him even more annoyed.
“Your Majesty, I did not have such thoughts, but the Fifth Prince is, after all, Your Majesty’s most beloved son. If you don’t consider him, you should at least consider Consort Qin’s entrustment to you back then!” Xuan Ji began to play the emotional card.
Consort Qin was the birth mother of the fifth prince, Wei Zhan. Ten years ago, during the great chaos, she was shot and killed by enemy soldiers while trying to save Emperor Ling. In her last moments, she told Emperor Ling to teach Zhan'er well, which is why Emperor Ling has been so fond of Wei Zhan all these years.
"Consort Qin, so what? He is a member of the imperial family. He is colluding with foreign enemies from within. Xuanji, don't you know that even princes are subject to the same laws as commoners?" Emperor Ling stepped forward and walked to Wei Zhan's side. Looking at his kneeling figure, a smile appeared on his lips.
"Wei Zhan, look up at me." Emperor Ling met Wei Zhan's deep, obsidian-like pupils, his expression unreadable.
"Zhan'er, tell me, I have treated you well, haven't I? Why do you treat me like this, and the millions of people of Ling Kingdom like this?!" Emperor Ling raised his hand and slapped him, leaving a clear handprint on Wei Zhan's face!
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