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Chapter 293 – A Sheep Waiting To Be Slaughtered
He remembered Of course, he would How could he not?
“Son re Hua ht “That day was Mother Empress’ birthday Imperial Father bestowed the title of Crown Prince in front of all the civil and military officials You said that for the sake of our Empire, its people’s peace, and the prosperity of the nation, a sovereign must act with propriety, practice virtue, and uphold his duties before his personal interests He who rules men lives in confusion; empty your boat to cross the river of the world; neither shall oppose you nor harm you 1 Son must not act arbitrarily or wickedly, must learn from the numerous virtuous officials and scholars, and acceptE with his officials, Qi Zhen got up and conferred the title of Crown Prince to the ten-year-old Jing Hua in front of everyone
Even afterHua still remembered his father’s speech verbatim
Qi Zhen nodded after he heard his son “Hratification
Meanwhile, Jing Hua felt stifled He still wanted to put in rasped his knees Blue veins could be seen bulging on the back of his hands The beautiful satin of his clothes rinkled through his grasp like crumpled paper
Qi Zhen quietly coughed twice, then he asked, “Jing Hua, you have grown up by my side We know your temper better than anyone Your innate character is pure and si Yi, and Jing Rong are all different Although they are clever, and the officials considered both of the what enuine temperament For many years, we had always felt like that”
Great, ti Hua hypnotized hie to accomplish his plans He raised the bowl of broth and sent it toward the Eht, Qi Zhen blocked it
“Imperial Father, Son cannot turn back” He lowered his head His tone sounded a bit distressed
Qi Zhen stayed silent while coldly looking at hiain, but his eyes didn’t dare look at his father “Is difficult for your son I give ood emperor” He hardened his heart and finally resolved himself to do it
At that moment, Zhan Quan stepped forward and said, “Crown Prince, the Emperor is still your father It is still not too late to turn back”
“It’s too late” Jing Hua replied Then, he stood up and took a few steps back
“Crown Prince…” Zhang Quan’s face scrunched up He bowed down but still wanted to persuade Jing Hua one last tiot up and used the table to support hi Hua, “You still don’t understand your wrongdoing?”
“Wrongdoing?” Jing Hua laughed His eyes suddenly becaht Son everything, and I remembered it well However, the current situation at court forced ht ht way to turn a bad situation into a favorable one – eli the principles you have taught !
He slammed his fists heavily on the table and spat a er to point at his son “We rong So wrong! We have raised an ungrateful bastard Noe have reached this stage, and you still don’t have an ounce of repentance”
Zhang Quan ca Hua wasn’t swayed by his father’s words He snapped, “Son already gave Imperial Father a chance, but you didn’t cherish it So, don’t bla htly closed doors abruptly opened Jing Hua’s personal bodyguard rushed inside, leading all the iuards from East Palace Each one of them had a sword in hand They all aihout the Fuyang Hall Through the opened doors, light beaht shone on Qi Zhen as obscured by the dimness of his bedchao Despite his sickly countenance, his fury and despair couldn’t be concealed
If Zhan Quan wasn’t there to support hio