I looked at the silk manuscript left by the Late Emperor, at the blurry words in the final lines: "My son, after I am gone, if you learn the truth, do not blame Xiao Guizi; he was forced by me. If you must hate someone, hate me!"
My fingers gripped the silk manuscript so tightly that the yellowed paper made a faint crackling sound in my palm.
The words of the Empress Dowager were like a blunt knife, scraping at my heart again and again.
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