Chapter 335: Just a pair of eyes...
Chapter 335: Just a pair of eyes...
"Evil son, do you know your mistake?" The old emperor looked down at Xiao Hanye and asked the same question.
Xiao Hanye held on for a breath. Even though he was already at the end of his strength, he still stood straight, as strong as a pine or cypress. He sneered, "Father, what have I done wrong?"
"You have an army and you are arrogant, you are proud of your achievements, you look down on others, you killed the king and your father, you tried to force the emperor to abdicate... These things are too numerous to list, am I right?"
Xiao Hanye raised his lips in a mocking arc: "If you want to accuse someone, you can always find a pretext. So, father, are you afraid of the military power in your son's hands or the nonsense of the celestial phenomena, or is it just because your son is not the candidate you have in mind?"
"You!" The old emperor's expression changed suddenly. He pointed at Xiao Hanye with a trembling finger and said angrily, "What nonsense!"
"Nonsense?" Xiao Hanye laughed faintly. "I was born in a treacherous palace. On the surface, I am an extremely noble prince, but in reality, I am not even as good as ordinary poor people. My father ignores me, and my mother regards me as an enemy. In order to survive, how can I not grab every opportunity to climb up? If there is a choice, who would enter the military camp alone at such a young age and charge into the battlefield?
Every battle was a life-and-death struggle. In the past eight years, I have led the Beilin Army to fight everywhere, and finally gained military merit with my scars. However, not only did I not get the emperor's special look, but it also planted the seed of self-respect in your heart? But have I ever had the slightest intention of rebellion?"
"You have no intention of rebellion? Didn't the second brother also have no intention of rebellion? In the end, didn't you point the sword directly at father? You two have the same wolfish ambitions and are equally treasonous!" the old emperor said angrily.
Xiao Hanye sneered: "Father, do you know why Prince Ning wants to rebel?"
Seeing the old emperor's gloomy face and silent, Xiao Hanye continued, "Because we can't see hope, no matter how hard we try, we can't see hope. We have worked hard to get everything, but in the end, Third Brother doesn't have to do anything, and you just give it to him with both hands! Prince Ning's rebellion was caused by your injustice, and I am forced to this point today. What about holding an army and bullshit celestial phenomena! They are just your excuses. You just want to pave the way for Third Brother!
"My father favors my third brother, but he has been reluctant to make him the crown prince. Instead, he has deliberately allowed me to cultivate my own power over the years. In the final analysis, he just wants to use me to check and balance the Yao family. Now that the Yao family has been eliminated, I have become the biggest stumbling block on my third brother's road to kingship. My father must clear the obstacles for him."
The old emperor was struck in the heart, and immediately gnashed his teeth and said, "You evil son, evil son! Come, knock out his pride for me!"
At this moment, a shrill cry came from behind the screen: "Ah! Ah! Ah... Xiao Hanye... run... don't worry about me... Ah! Ah! Ah!", accompanied by the crying of a baby: "Wa wah wah... wah wah wah... wah wah wah..."
Chu Nanyue's cheeks turned red. She held the baby in one hand and pushed hard on her abdomen with the other hand. But no matter how hard she tried, the other baby refused to come out. She could not bear the pain from the contractions any more, and she let out shrill cries like a trapped beast.
She didn't know what was going on outside. But she heard no more noises, and no one came to take care of her. It was probably because Xiao Hanye had been subdued. Thinking that he might have been beheaded, her heart ached. She held the crying baby in her arms, and she was enveloped by an unprecedented despair...
"Ayue..." Hearing Chu Nanyue's shrill cry, Xiao Hanye suddenly came back to his senses. Regardless of the swords and knives of the Night Dragon Army, he struggled to walk towards the screen with difficulty.
Of course, the Yelong Army did not dare to really kill him. After all, the old emperor did not order him to be killed. He just wanted to beat off his pride. So they turned their swords into sticks and hit his already scarred body in unison. But Xiao Hanye seemed not to feel any pain. Not only that, he stretched out his hand and grabbed one of them by the neck. He actually lifted up the Yelong Army soldier who was as tall as him, hooked his fingers, broke the man's neck, and threw him out fiercely.
Even though he was seriously injured and had lost his ability to fight, he could still crush others with his strength alone. He wanted to rush over to accompany his A Yue.
But how could the old emperor do as he wished? Especially when he saw him struggling like a trapped beast, he had a thought he had never had before.
How could his son An'er suppress such a ruthless man after a hundred years?
Xiao Hanye was right. Since he wanted to leave the throne to his An'er, how could he not clear all obstacles for him?
He loves Ouyang Xue to the extreme, so he will do his best for their child!
So, he said coldly: "The Prince of Yan is plotting treason, he must be killed without mercy!"
As soon as he said this, the room suddenly fell silent, followed by the clanging sound of swords being drawn.
Jiang Shou was so frightened that he fell to his knees with a thump: "Your Majesty, please think twice, Prince Yan did not mean it... Please give him another chance..."
This was the first time that the old emperor deliberately killed his own son, and that was the son who was most like him in every aspect. How could he not be anxious?
From his point of view, Prince Yan has always been the child who looks most like the old emperor, both in body shape and temperament.
Otherwise, how could they, father and son, have ended up in this situation today?
Listening to Chu Nanyue's shrill screams behind the screen, Xiao Hanye's eyes were red and watery when he looked back at the old emperor. His originally straight spine finally bent at this moment. He said in a voice that was almost pleading: "Father, it is not a pity for me to die. Please let the mother and her two children go..."
This was the first time he had surrendered, and in such a way. The old emperor should have been very happy, but looking at his watery eyes that he had never seen before, he suddenly felt a splitting headache, and Ouyang's last words before his death emerged in his mind.
"Your Majesty, marrying you is the greatest blessing in my life... I have never regretted my short life..."
"Your Majesty, after I leave, you must take good care of our An'er... He is still so young... Don't let anyone bully him..."
"Jun'an... Jun'an... May you be well forever... My An'er... You must grow up safely..."
......
The painful memories of the past came flooding back to the old emperor, and he could not get rid of them. Especially, he didn't know why the usually gentle Ouyang suddenly became so ferocious.
"Xiao Yuanche, you are the ruler of a country, but you can't protect me or even our son. What's the point of you?"
"Your love is worthless. If you hadn't taken women into the palace one after another, how could I have died innocently?"
"And you couldn't protect our son either. You let others bully him. I hate you!"
......
These cold words were like a rusty knife, cutting his heart bit by bit, as if it were a torture, causing him extreme pain.
He covered his depressed chest, his old face flushed red. Xiao Hanye in front of him looked at him with an expression he had never seen before, especially the sadness in his eyes, which made him feel unprecedented pain...
On one side was the sadness in Xiao Hanye's eyes, and on the other side was Ouyang's accusation against him. These two unrelated emotions were like sperms eating away at his brain, gnawing at him fiercely from the left and right...
He was bitten so hard that he wished he could bang his head against the pillars in the hall. His eyes were bloodshot and he shouted hysterically, "Dig out his eyes! Dig out his eyes! I never want to see his eyes again!"
Xiao Hanye laughed loudly, his voice tragic and mournful: "As long as the emperor lets the mother and her two children go, it's just a pair of eyes..."
At this time, the old emperor shouted again: "Old Four!"
Jiang Shou also knelt on the ground: "Prince Yan, don't do it!"
But it was too late. Xiao Hanye had already inserted two fingers into his eyes, and the trickle of blood dyed his resolute face red...
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