This birthday banquet ended in a bad mood. Emperor Nan Shao was very angry today. When he left, his face was still ashen and a few wrinkles appeared under his eyes. After this incident, Emperor Nan Shao seemed to have aged a few years.

It is said that emperors are powerful, but sometimes they are powerless. The reason why Emperor Nan Shao was so angry today was simply because this was the first time that those who attempted to usurp his throne had brought the fight for succession to the surface.

The current emperor is still in his prime, and those people can't sit still.

Emperor Nan Shao seemed to be able to foresee how tragic the fight for the throne would be once he passed away.

Although he had expected that the bloody storm was inevitable, Emperor Nan Shao only hoped that this day would come slowly so that he would not have to witness with his own eyes the bloody scenes of brothers killing each other and blood raining all over the sky.

But today, on his fiftieth birthday, all this inevitably happened.

At fifty, one knows one's destiny. Emperor Nan Shao raised his head to the sky. On this day, he truly knew his destiny. Today's open and secret struggles were only the beginning. In the future, there would be more storms, which he did not want to see, but there was no way to avoid them.

The country and the imperial power, after all, are nothing but a reincarnation. Emperor Nan Shao looked up at the sky and sighed. He really grew old that night.

"Your Majesty, just leave these matters to the prince. You must not worry about this."

Eunuch Fu, who had been serving Emperor Nan Shao and helped him into the Yangxin Palace, sighed almost inaudibly, but still poured a cup of soothing tea for Emperor Nan Shao and comforted him. He knew that it was really uncomfortable when the beads were on him.

Emperor Nan Shao knew what was going on, but he lowered his eyebrows and said silently, "I feel relieved to leave it to Prince Jing, but I am worried that such a thing will happen again in the future. I really can't bear to see them killing each other."

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Fu raised his eyes uncomfortably. Judging from the tone of Emperor Nan Shao, he had obviously guessed who was the instigator of today's incident. However, even if he understood, Eunuch Fu would just pretend that he heard nothing.

Having served the emperor for so many years, he knew that those things, if heard, could be fatal.

"Your Majesty, you worry too much. My fellow princes are brothers after all. Blood is thicker than water. The things you worry about will not happen."

Emperor Nan Shao curled his lips: "I hope so."

He lowered his head again, his eyes filled with sadness. Eunuch Fu watched from the side, standing quietly by the side, pretending that he saw nothing.

Emperor Nan Shao remained silent for a long time. Suddenly, he raised his eyes and met the gaze of Eunuch Fu. His deep and low voice made it even more difficult to guess what he was thinking.

"Tell me, among my sons, which one is most suitable to take my current position?"

Eunuch Fu was choked by this question and turned pale on the spot, but he just said lightly: "What is the emperor talking about? The emperor is in good health and benefits the people. He should live a long and healthy life."

This was too perfunctory. Emperor Nan Shao frowned, with displeasure in his eyes: "Even you dare to flirt with me?"

Eunuch Fu immediately knelt down, his facial muscles trembling, and looked at Emperor Nan Shao eagerly: "Your Majesty, I dare not."

"Then tell me about it."

Eunuch Fu gritted his teeth secretly and said with a stiff face: "Your Majesty, Prince Shou is of noble status and has been deeply influenced by the Queen's teachings. He is gentle and refined. He is very popular among the people in Nanshao."

"The third prince is brave and good at fighting, but lacks strategy. The fourth prince is honest but lacks domineering power. The fifth prince is unprepared for the world. I don't know what will happen to him in the future."

Emperor Nan Shao snorted coldly. Obviously, these words did not touch his heart.

Eunuch Fu observed the expression of the emperor and changed his mind, and the topic came to Prince Jing: "However, I think that among the princes, Prince Jing is the most like you. If he can also have the same achievements as you, wouldn't it be a blessing for the people of Nan Shao?"

These words slightly suited Emperor Nan Shao's taste, and his expression lightened up a little, but his emotions did not change too much.

"Prince Jing, your personality is most like mine, but you are also the one that worries me the most."

"Your Majesty, don't worry. Prince Jing has suffered injustice twice, but he never held a grudge. This shows that Prince Jing still cares about family affection in his heart. Although he looks a little cold on the outside, he is not a person who is cold on the outside but warm on the inside."

Emperor Nan Shao shook his head. Some things were still unknown, but Prince Jing was indeed not like his other sons who were obsessed with power.

"It's just that this child never tells me anything. I'm afraid he will feel wronged by himself."

In the final analysis, Emperor Nan Shao still favors Long Mo Xun, and his words are always on Long Mo Xun's side, because he feels mostly guilt towards Long Mo Xun, and then there is the simple love between father and son.

However, even so, Emperor Nan Shao's attitude towards Long Mo Xun is different after all.

Eunuch Fu saw through the Emperor Nan Shao's thoughts and comforted him casually: "Your Majesty, Prince Jing is sensible. He would rather suffer injustice than hurt the relationship between brothers and father and son because of his own affairs."

Having said this, Emperor Nan Shao finally nodded. It was obvious that what Eunuch Fu had just said really touched his heart.

Emperor Nan Shao had originally intended to pass the throne to Long Mo Xun. If Long Mo Xun was really a man who knew his limits and valued the relationship between brothers as Eunuch Fu said, then he would not worry about the tragic scenes of fratricide occurring when the imperial power was passed.

This way, he felt relieved, and Emperor Nan Shao nodded with satisfaction.

Eunuch Fu quietly stepped aside, let out a long sigh of relief, with a hint of relief in his eyes. "My master, this is all I can do."

"By the way, ask Luo Xue Ning to come see me."

Emperor Nan Shao arrived and gave another order, with an ambiguous gleam in his eyes. Eunuch Fu lowered his eyes and said, "Miss Luo, isn't that someone the master cares about very much?" He would still only address the master at first.

Luo Xue Ning came to Yangxin Palace without knowing why. When she saw Emperor Nan Shao wearing a dragon robe, her heart skipped a beat. She felt that something was wrong with the emperor today.

"I, Luo Xuening, have met the Emperor."

Emperor Nan Shao did not turn around, but just gave Luo Xue Ning his back. There was an unfathomable depth in his back, which made Luo Xue Ning secretly frown, hold her breath, and not dare to act rashly in front of Emperor Nan Shao.

"Luo Xue Ning, today, you found out the cause of death of the spirit bird for me. At the request of Prince Jing, I am willing to give you a reward. What do you want?"

Luo Xue Ning blinked uncomfortably, not quite understanding why Emperor Nan Shao summoned her specifically to reward her. Please, there was no need to make the reward so mysterious.

"Your Majesty, I am only doing my duty."

It is said that a woman's heart is as unpredictable as the sea, but the heart of an emperor is really unpredictable. Luo Xuening was not sure what Emperor Nan Shao wanted to do, so she naturally did not dare to agree foolishly.

Nan Shao Huang finally turned around, his brows were furrowed, his face was grim, and his cold eyes were like knives, scraping Luo Xue Ning's body one by one, causing Luo Xue Ning to have goose bumps all over her body.

"Tell me, what do you want? To get close to Prince Jing, what do you want to gain? If your goal is Prince Jing, I tell you, it's impossible."

Emperor Nan Shao's eyes were sharp, and the murderous intent flashing in them was chilling. Luo Xuening felt that the situation was not good. Her heart skipped a beat and her eyes moved rapidly. She wondered how she could avoid the pressure from the emperor.

At the same time, Long Moxun, who heard the news, was speeding up and rushing over here.

He was afraid that Luo Xue Ning would be in danger, and he was even more afraid that the one who hurt her was his own father...