For some time now, Lu Qingnian had been living in a state of constant dread within the palace. He understood the rules of palace survival all too well. His mother, the Empress, had committed a grave error—a crime of catastrophic proportions—and the fact that he remained unscathed and unconfined was already the greatest mercy the Emperor could have shown him.
However, the Emperor was deeply suspicious by nature. Lu Qingnian feared that as he grew older, his father might one day find some pretext to blame him and lock him away. At the end of the day, Lu Qingnian was just a seven-year-old child. He was terrified of being imprisoned, terrified of a life devoid of light.
Lu Beimo crouched down in front of him and asked softly, "You don't want to stay in the palace? Are you afraid the Imperial Father will hold you accountable for your mother's actions?"
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