After Dai Mubai left, the Xingluo Emperor slumped heavily into his chair. Looking at the retreating back of his "son" and the snake-shaped marks on the attendants' foreheads, he closed his eyes in despair.
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A month ago.
The Imperial Study of Xingluo.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty! The Crown Prince is back!"
The Xingluo Emperor, originally busy with state affairs, hurriedly put down his brush upon hearing the eunuch's report and strode out to welcome him.
Chapter 170