"You arrived earlier than I expected. Are you so eager to show off?"
Prince Anping slowly opened his eyes, looking at Emperor Huiwu outside the railing, his hatred bursting forth without any attempt to conceal it.
"For so many years, I really thought you had never had any improper thoughts. You've been a very good actor."
Emperor Huiwu considered himself to have a good eye for talent, but he never expected to suffer such a big setback in the matter of Prince Anping.
Such a huge tumble—how could Emperor Huiwu not be furious?
During my time in power, someone actually plotted a rebellion?
“Unreasonable ambitions? You’re overthinking it. I have never had even the slightest thought of the throne.” Prince Anping actually denied it.
How could Emperor Huiwu believe that?
Emperor Huiwu sneered: "If it weren't for the throne, would you be rebelling for fun?"
Since they're risking everything to rebel, there must be something they want that can only be obtained through rebellion.
The prince's biggest desire in his rebellion was the throne.
Isn't this how it has always been? How could Prince Anping be an exception?
"Because I want to slap you in the face, so that when future generations judge you, your political achievements won't be so perfect, and there will be indelible stains."
"I am very pleased with myself," said the Prince of Anping.
So he succeeded, because what he wanted to do was not to obtain the throne, but to smear the emperor.
His most cherished political achievements have a stain that he can never erase.
Who knows how many different opinions there will be when future generations comment on it?
Just thinking about it makes me happy.
"Just to make me look tainted, you're willing to gamble with the lives of your entire family? Do you even know how many people died in this war? Do you still deserve to be the late emperor's son, a prince of the Great Sheng Dynasty?"
Emperor Huiwu thought Prince Anping had gone mad.
How could someone not be insane have such an absurd idea?
He couldn't even understand it.
"You think you're so noble? Haven't you stained your hands with blood? Do you even deserve it?" Prince Anping slowly clenched his fists, and as he faced Emperor Huiwu's accusations, the anger in his eyes gradually flared up.
What a joke.
"My hands are naturally stained with blood, but every person I killed did so for the sake of the people. I have no regrets!"
"You killed them all for the sake of the people? What about Rong'er? Hmm? Did you also kill them for the sake of the people?" Prince Anping's eyes were almost bloodshot, and his face was twisted into madness.
Even now, the thought of Rong'er's death feels like a cruel torture torment to the heart of Prince Anping.
The pain was so intense I couldn't breathe.
"She trusted you so much, she was so kind and pure, she never did anything wrong in her life, yet you killed her with your own hands! And you still want to say that everyone you killed was for the sake of the people?"
Prince Anping roared, his eyes filled with dissatisfaction.
If Rong'er had chosen him back then, he would have cherished her and would never have let her leave this world so tragically!
Absolutely not!
"...So, you haven't forgotten her after all. This rebellion of yours was also for her?"
"Yes, it's revenge on you. Weren't you worried that Rong'er's life would become a stain on your reputation? The ridiculous thing is, even in your old age, you still spoiled your daughter, the Imperial Concubine Chen, who is known throughout the land. What is Rong'er then? What is she?"
In fact, Rong'er, whom the Prince of Anping mentioned, was a concubine of Emperor Huiwu in his early years.
She was a woman presented by a tribe from the Western Regions. She was stunningly beautiful, with blue eyes and golden hair, and possessed an innate allure.
Yet, this woman, whose every move and glance exudes charm, is also incredibly simple and kind.
When she was first sent to Dasheng, she did not become Emperor Huiwu's concubine.
Because the late emperor was still alive at that time.
At that time, the late emperor was over sixty years old, while Rong'er was only fifteen.
The late emperor did not take her as a concubine, but intended to betroth her to his son.
At that time, Emperor Huiwu fell in love with Rong'er, and Prince Anping also fell in love with Rong'er at the same time.
However, Prince Anping's love was restrained, while Emperor Huiwu's was passionate.
The naive Rong'er quickly fell in love with the sincere and passionate Emperor Huiwu.
Prince Anping was loving and tolerant. Seeing that Rong'er truly loved Emperor Huiwu, he was willing to back down.
Because Rong'er came from a humble background, she was only granted the title of Consort Rong after Emperor Huiwu ascended the throne.
The "glory" in "glory".
It seems they wanted to give Rong'er a lot of glory.
But Emperor Huiwu, after becoming emperor, suddenly felt that emperors should not have passionate emotions.
We must not show favoritism.
So the only thing he could do at that time was to avoid looking at Rong'er.
Because she wasn't favored, no one in the harem would specifically target her.
Ke Rong'er's love was incredibly passionate.
She couldn't stand the changes in Emperor Huiwu.
Especially in the tenth year of Emperor Huiwu's reign, Rong'er finally had a child with the two of them.
But the child still couldn't win back Emperor Huiwu's former affection.
Therefore, Rong'er chose to commit suicide after giving birth.
The baby was too weak due to premature birth and died before it was a month old.
“If I were to favor her unconditionally, I would be harming her! At that time, I did not have the ability to protect her. So I had to give her my love, so that no one would deliberately hurt someone insignificant.”
Emperor Huiwu, not knowing why, offered an explanation.
He loved Rong'er.
However, when he first ascended the throne, he had too little power and wanted to maintain control over the court, even at the cost of his younger sister's happiness.
What else could he do?
"If you don't have the ability to protect her, then why did you take her away from me in the first place? Huh?"
Faced with Prince Anping's roar, Emperor Huiwu remained calm: "Even if I don't marry her, she won't marry you. Because she doesn't love you."
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