Xiao Zhao's pupils contracted violently, and it was as if several thunders exploded in his head.
Why isn't he the heir of the dragon?
"You're just making excuses for yourself."
Emperor Kang enjoyed his humiliated and angry look, his laughter becoming more and more mocking: "Whether I am excusing myself or not, you can ask your mother! She is a criminal who has confused the royal bloodline!"
Xiao Zhao clenched his fingers until his knuckles turned white.
He had so many things he wanted to say, but in the end he just snorted and left Laiyi Hall.
Kangdi took a deep breath and stared at the bedspread, but his expression was not relaxed.
Xiao Zhao went all the way to Kunning Palace. After the queen vented her anger, she returned to being the graceful mother of a country.
Seeing his gloomy face, the queen frowned in disgust.
"What happened? Why do you look like that?"
"All of you step back first!"
The palace servants retreated with bated breath.
Xiao Zhao placed his hands on the table, his eyes fixed on the queen.
"Father just said that the reason he doesn't recognize me and can't see me is because I'm not his son at all! He also said that you told him all this yourself!"
Seeing the Queen's expression gradually cracking, Xiao Zhao was certain that what Emperor Kang said was not a deliberate provocation.
His self-proclaimed identity as the most noble eldest son was a joke from the beginning to the end!
"Whether you are or not, you are my son, the now noble Prince An!" After a brief moment of stunned silence, the queen quickly regained her composure.
What if Kangdi guessed it?
He is now trapped in Laiyi Palace, like a useless person, and can only let them control his life.
"Zhao'er, once the arrow is shot, there's no turning back. I've raised you as my own son over the years and have truly placed all my hopes on you."
Xiao Zhao's mood was extremely complicated at this time.
He stared at the queen without blinking, and said in a hoarse voice: "Mother, where is the child?"
“Dead!”
Moreover, she did it herself.
Back then, Emperor Kang had to enthrone her as queen in order to secure the throne.
At the same time, she also appointed four concubines. The harem seemed to have balanced the various forces of the previous dynasty. In fact, countless people hoped that she, the queen, would lose her position.
When she learned that she was pregnant with a daughter, she asked someone to find a newborn baby outside the palace, who was Xiao Zhao.
If the diagnosis was wrong and she gave birth to a boy, she would secretly send Xiao Zhao out of the palace.
If she really gave birth to a daughter, Xiao Zhao would be her royal son.
She did give birth to a daughter, who was very beautiful.
For her own sake and that of the entire family, and to avoid any future troubles, she suffocated her own daughter to death with her own hands, and raised someone else's son as her own flesh and blood.
After so many years, every time she saw Xiao Zhao, she would think of her daughter and feel that she had committed a grave sin.
But her daughter died for her family, and it was a worthy death!
"Putting all your hopes on me is nothing more than a justification for your own ambitions!"
Seeing Xiao Zhao turning around to leave, the Queen suddenly stood up: "Zhao'er!"
Xiao Zhao paused, but did not turn around.
The Queen walked slowly up to him and said, "Zhao'er, haven't I been good enough to you over the years?"
"Of course it's wonderful."
How can it be pure goodness if it is done with a certain purpose and makes him endure so much?
The queen could hear the resentment in his words.
If it were before, she would have scolded him long ago.
He was in a bad mood today and knew about this. If she continued as before, it would only make him more resistant.
"You don't need to care about those useless things. Just remember that you are my child and you will be a great emperor in the future. That's enough!"
Xiao Zhao opened and closed his lips, but in the end he said nothing.
The Queen patted his arm gently and said, "Things have come to this point. If you retreat now, there will be no return!"
Xiao Zhao nodded and said, "I will take my leave."
When he returned to the eldest prince's mansion, he was very irritable, so he drank a few more glasses.
A graceful figure slowly came into view, and he raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows.
"Why are you here?"
"Of course I miss Your Highness!" Qu Qingyan said with a smile, then came behind him and helped press his temples.
Her fingers were slightly cool and her strength was moderate, and the depressed mood in Xiao Zhao's heart quickly dissipated.
He grabbed Qu Qing's hand, and Qu Qing felt dizzy, and the next second she was sitting on Xiao Zhao's lap.
Xiao Zhao kissed her lips.
This kiss was very fierce, like a wolf biting its prey.
Qu Qing felt pain, but did not push him away.
Xiao Zhao held her and went to the bedroom.
After a lovemaking session, Qu Qing felt sore all over.
"Your Highness, has something happened to you?" Her voice was like a hook, and every word was luring people to commit a crime.
Xiao Zhao lowered his eyebrows and looked at her: "No."
Qu Qing stretched out her fingers and gently traced his chest, "When will you give me an identity?"
As soon as she finished speaking, she keenly felt that the temperature around her dropped a lot in an instant.
Her heartstrings twitched violently, and she said cautiously, "I thought you should know my true heart."
His chin was suddenly pinched, and he said in a gloomy voice: "Of course, I will give you what I deserve! Let's talk about it after the dust settles."
Qu Qing bit her lip, feeling very unwilling.
She was desperate at the time and placed all her bets on Xiao Zhao.
Later, when the incident happened during the Autumn Hunt, she had no choice but to draw a clear line with Xiao Zhao in order to protect herself.
Although she tried to explain everything afterwards and took the initiative to express her love, they still had a rift because of Qiu Shou.
No matter how hard she tried to repair it now, it would still be in vain.
"It's quite late, you should go back!"
Xiao Zhao stood up and walked towards the bathroom without any hesitation.
Qu Qing watched his figure gradually moving away, clenching her fingers tightly.
Her slender fingernails dug deep into her palms, but she didn't feel any pain at all.
After taking several deep breaths, she finally left without stopping.
"What……"
The driver asked sternly, but before he could utter the last word "person", he was pressed on the sleeping point and fell to the side.
Qu Qing was extremely scared. Before the car curtain was lifted by the sword, her heart was beating very fast.
"Who are you?"
What I saw was an extremely unfamiliar face, with a pair of dark eyes, which were even more frightening than the dark night.
"You don't need to know who I am. You have two choices. Either die here and now, or obey my orders and testify against Xiao Zhao's evil ambitions!"
Qu Qing shrank even more.
If Xiao Zhao knew that she had chosen to protect herself again, she would definitely die a miserable death.
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