"I just felt that you probably didn't like me, so I didn't contact you again."
Four months later.
Xia Ruoyin was dumbfounded.
My period is over!
I hadn't noticed before, but she suddenly started vomiting.
She knew something was terribly wrong, so she went to find her mother.
Her mother secretly asked her trusted confidante to find a reliable doctor to examine her.
Xia Ruoyin has a special constitution; if she were to have an abortion, her life would likely be in danger.
And it's a boy in her belly.
Her mother was also a ruthless person.
She told the old emperor directly that she was pregnant.
He spent most of his wealth to bribe the imperial physician.
She also used the excuse of taking care of her pregnancy to avoid seeing outsiders.
He only told outsiders that Xia Ruoyin was accompanying him.
Six months later, Xia Ruoyin gave birth to a boy.
The old emperor thought it was because he was still as vigorous as ever.
Having a child late in life, she doted on him immensely.
The name was Xia Ruozhou.
Xia Ruoyin became the little prince's older sister.
This is truly... a very dramatic and sensational story.
Murong Yue didn't even bother eating, she just listened intently.
Speaking of which...
All eyes were on Lan Anting and Xia Ruo.
Upon closer inspection, they do indeed bear some resemblance.
Lan Anting felt like the top of his head was about to fly away.
Xia Ruoyin and her mother enjoyed a life of luxury and wealth for several years because of the existence of the young prince.
I thought that was how it would all be.
"But, two months ago, my father passed away."
Crown Prince Xia Ruoxiang is embroiled in a power struggle with several other princes, and the Crown Prince has yet to win.
In the struggle for imperial power, was it a matter of who won the hearts of the people?
No.
It's a contest of who has no heart.
The second prince, who was the most ruthless and cunning, won.
A major purge begins.
Crown Prince Xia Ruoxiang was the first to be killed.
Even the youngest prince, Xia Ruozhou, was poisoned.
"Poisoning?"
Lan Anting instantly flew into a rage.
Sure enough, father and son are bound by blood, and upon hearing that his son had been poisoned...
I felt tense for a moment.
Xia Ruoyin quickly explained.
"It's all right now."
"But Mother said that as long as my younger brother is in the palace."
"There will never be a day of peace."
"The throne is his; let me take him away."
“I…” Xia Ruoyin glanced at Lan Anting.
"I have no choice; the new emperor has been relentlessly pursuing me."
"I just want to find you and ask for your protection. I didn't mean to bother you..."
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