"I see."
Duan Lingtian's eyes narrowed, a sudden realization dawning on him.
From the moment Human Emperor Chu appeared, Duan Lingtian had sensed that the atmosphere was off. First, Human Emperor Chu seemed deeply dissatisfied with the Emperor. Second, the Fifth Prince, Chu Xun—who had been kneeling and begging for mercy—seemed to exhale in relief the moment Human Emperor Chu arrived, as if he had just seen his savior.
Even so, Duan Lingtian had never expected that the Fifth Prince and Human Emperor Chu were actually father and son.
Does that not mean that this "Fifth Prince" was born of an affair between Human Emperor Chu and the Emperor's favorite concubine?
This... matters were getting complicated.
"You... you people..."
The Emperor was so enraged that his pupils contracted; he pointed a trembling finger at Human Emperor Chu and Chu Xun, gasping for air.
"Elder Brother, Xun'er doesn't know anything about medicine. The poison he used on you came from a prescription I gave him..."
Human Emperor Chu gazed at the Emperor, his expression calm, as if he were discussing something trivial. "For all these years, I have guarded the Imperial Family without asking for anything in return, hoping only that my only son could ascend to the throne. It is a pity that you are too greedy for power; even past the age of sixty, you still refuse to abdicate."
His only son!
Human Emperor Chu’s words left the Emperor’s face ashen. "You beast! Is he the child of you and that slut?"
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