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As she said this, Eli and Pei Ruochen were very close. Eli suddenly had a strange feeling. Tianan was the child of her and Pei Ruochen. Now, the family of three enjoyed themselves to the fullest.

The illusion filled her with a long-lost sense of happiness.

While thinking, Pei Ruochen passed He Lan Tian An to the wet nurse who was standing beside her, waved her robe and knelt down.

Eli was frightened out of her wits and before she knew what to say, Pei Ruochen was already staring at her, asking her word by word, "Esteemed Lin, do you want to be the empress dowager? "Do you want to be the youngest and most powerful queen of the heavens?"

Eli was startled as she didn't know how to answer.

"Acknowledging the heavenly peace as a son, help him ascend to the throne, and the empress dowager will hold court from behind the screen. "Esteemed Empress Lin, are you willing to become the woman standing at the highest point in the history of the imperial court?" Pei Ruochen's tone was slightly bewitching.

"But I don't know anything about politics," she said slowly, after her initial shock.

"I will help you. I will treat Tianan as if I was my own son. Naturally, I will treat you as if you were my family." Pei Ruochen answered with determination.

Eileen felt a little dizzy.

She remembered the illusion: the family of three, standing at the very top of the court, enjoying themselves to their heart's content.

Perhaps, she and Pei Ruochen would still have children in the future. At that time …

Eileen's mind was filled with thoughts of ambition. She took a few deep breaths, knelt in front of Pei Ruochen and asked in a trembling voice, "Tell me, what should I do?"

Pei Ruochen originally wanted to laugh, but for some reason, she couldn't.

Eli's serious expression was like that of someone else. He was suddenly depressed, but he couldn't stop.

"What esteemed wangfei wants to do is …"

The palace was quiet and serene. No one could see what was happening inside.

He Lan Lu ran all the way to the harem. She was planning to look for He Lan Chun, but she remembered that her second and third brother were still the innocent victims of the empress dowager.

In any case, he would first talk it over with Rong Xiu. She needed to find an ally.

A person like her, who needed to choose between family and his Majesty.

In the past few days, she had been kept under Pei Ruochen's house arrest, so she did not know whether she would be allowed to live or not.

There were no fewer guards on the way to the palace. The empress's old residence looked desolate from afar.

It was clearly spring, but there was not a single trace of green in front of the hall.

Arriving at the main entrance of Xiu Palace, Fang ran into a palace maid. Seeing He Lan Lu, the maid hurriedly stopped her. "His Imperial Majesty is inside."

He Lan stared blankly for a moment before suddenly throwing a tantrum. She used the tone as if she was a princess and berated loudly, "I'm a princess and His Majesty is my big brother. If I want to go in, you little servant dare to stop me!"

The palace maid was scared out of her wits. She was just an unknown girl in the Xiu Palace and didn't know how to deal with the powerful and influential people. She could only lower her head to the side and remain silent.

He Lanlian glared at her again before striding in with large strides.

But when she reached the outer hall, she unconsciously stopped her steps and gently peered inside.

If His Majesty was inside, did that mean that Rong Xiu had already spoken?

If Rong Xiu had said everything, there would be no need for her to go in. Instead, she should head home immediately to accompany Pei Ruochen and walk the final leg of his journey of ambition.

Having made his decision, He Lanyou suddenly felt at peace.

She felt she could handle all sorts of situations.

After taking a few more steps, they were almost to the inner hall. He could faintly hear the conversations going on inside, so she stopped and put her ear against the wall, carefully listening to what was going on inside.

As expected, Rong Xiu's voice could be heard.

Murong Xiu's voice was very calm. There weren't any ripples, as if he was lifeless.

"Your Majesty, you can do as you please. There is no need to worry about me. I am an insignificant person to begin with. I am just one of Your Majesty's chess pieces."

"Xiu, I did not treat you as a chess piece." He Lan Chun replied quietly.

Rong Xiu didn't expect him to deny it so flatly. She fell silent for a moment, then asked softly, "Why did you want to marry me?"

"Because I thought you liked He Lan Xue, so I must marry you!" He Lan Chun calmly said, "I am not as great as He Lan Xue. Anything I like, I will never give it to others."

"Something you like?" Rong Xiu was surprised and delighted.

"Yes, I like it." He Lan Chun said affirmatively, "I can tell you clearly now that I only married you because you attracted my full attention at that time. "To this day, as long as you let go of all your worries, you will always be my queen, my favorite queen. Xiu, are you willing to put down everything for me and just be my queen in peace?"

"I don't understand one thing, Your Majesty. Can you clear my doubts?" Murong Xiu didn't answer in a hurry. Instead, he asked calmly.

"What is it?"

"I can understand your fear of A Xue, but what about He Lan Qin? Why do you want to kill him too? The fire in the empress dowager's buddhist hall isn't a coincidence, is it? "

Hearing this question, Helian You listened attentively.

"It's not a coincidence." "But if I do not kill them, sooner or later they will."

"Why!? You are brothers, why would they harm you? " Murong Xiu asked in confusion.

"We are not brothers." He Lan Chun calmly said, "They are the nobles of the Sky Emperor, I am just a little girl's illegitimate son!"

"Your Majesty … Ah Chun? "

Under the Banyan tree, I found my mother's tomb. In front of the tomb, there was a letter of remorse left behind by my mother, and that is true. She was just a little girl by Madam Xi's side, secretly in love with Unparalleled Emperor.

"How is this possible?" Rong Xiu didn't believe it.

He Lan Chun hesitated for a moment, and then he took out a white cloth and handed it to Rong Xiu.

Rong Xiu took it. The white cloth had already turned yellow. It had clearly been worn down for many years, and its wrinkles were a bit broken. Most likely, it was the result of people flipping through it often.

She opened it gently. The words on it were written in dark color. It took her a long time to recognize that it was written in blood.

Such a delicate handwriting, it should be a woman's hand.

The blurry words could be vaguely read: "Madam Xi, please forgive me. I just want to look at Wu Shuang from afar and see him give birth to a son, then disappear without a trace. I don't want him to fall in love with me. Madame, forgive us two dead sinners. "

Rong Xiu closed the cloth.

"This is my mother. She died in such a pathetic manner." He Lan Chun smiled bitterly, "I don't want to be humble, but from the moment I was born, I was destined to be inferior to them!"

Rong Xiu looked at He Lan Chun in surprise. She never knew that under that cold face, there was such an abject sense of inferiority and loneliness.

"Would you look down on me because of this? Would you regret not leaving with He Lan Xue?" Seeing the astonishment on Rong Xiu's face, He Lan Chun's face darkened as he coldly asked.

"What is your background? What does it matter?" "You're still He Lan Chun, right? You haven't changed anything at all, so why would you keep it in your heart?"

He Lan Chun's eyes flashed. Before he could say anything, the door was suddenly pushed open.

Helan Lu angrily appeared at the door. She stared at He Lan Chun and Rong Xiu and shouted, "Just because of your inferiority and suspicion, you killed second and third brother! Brother, do you think that this is the only reason to justify your wrongdoings! The empress dowager always knew of your background. Did she ever harm you lightly? Back then when you wanted this throne, Third Brother didn't even say anything before giving it to you. When have you ever given him face?

"Lute …" As she was about to say something, Helian You shouted at her, "Shut up! Big Sister Xiu, have you forgotten how he ignored you for the past five years? Now, with just a simple phrase of 'like', can I wipe out all the damage? How could there be such a cheap thing in the world! "

"I was willing to do that." Rong Xiu choked, her voice was calm as she replied.

He Lan Chun's body shuddered as he turned to look at Rong Xiu.

Murong Xiu's expression was calm, and there was a sense of acceptance in the depths of his eyes.

He Lan Lang looked at the furious people, then swung his arm and said without a care, "I don't care about any of you. If you want to live, then quickly leave the palace. Pei Ruochen rebelled, and this palace is full of his people!"

He Lan Chun was shocked, but Rong Xiu sighed.

"What is going on?" Heran Chun asked sternly.

Before He Lanyou could reply, a series of orderly footsteps came from outside. The footsteps were rustling and orderly, surrounding the palace.

They were like turtles in a jar.

"Take me hostage and leave from the back." He Lan Lu made a prompt decision, drew out the long sword at He Lan Chun's waist and handed it to him.

No matter how much she hated He Lan Chun for his ruthlessness, he had treated her extremely well over the years. He had always been the big brother she admired.

He Lan Chun had no time to think and could only place the sword on He Lan's neck and retreat through the back door.

As soon as the back door opened, he saw Pei Ruochen.

Pei Ruochen led the crowd and stood at the front with her hands behind her back.

He Lan Chun and Pei Ruochen looked at each other.

Everyone had a complicated look in their eyes.

He had always thought of him as a pawn, but in the end, no one could tell whose pawn belonged to whom.

"Pei Ruochen, get out of the way!" After all, He Lan Chun had been the emperor for so many years. He wouldn't say 'Why did you do this' or 'Why did I let you down?' or any other nonsense like that.

Pei Ruochen didn't move, but continued to stare at him.

"Ruochen …" He called out his name with some uncertainty.

She knew. Pei Ruochen did not love her, and she had no confidence that he would let go of his strong enemy because of her.

He Lan's melodious voice reminded He Lan Chun. His hand tightened, and He Lan Ran cried out in pain. He felt pain, but didn't know if the wound was deep or not.

"The person you're holding hostage is your sister." Pei Ruochen paused for a moment before speaking softly.

"Your wife, too." He Lan Chun raised his head and answered arrogantly.

Pei Ruochen was deep in thought.

No one moved.

He Lanjian did not have much hope left. Letting He Lan Chun threaten Pei Ruochen was already a ridiculous decision.