Chapter 1859: Chapter 1797: This Path Is Blocked, Try Another

Looking at Ah Jiu in a fit of rage, Wufu felt uncomfortable inside, silently cursing Emperor Yan’s perversion hundreds of times. It’s one thing to have a sordid desire for his stepmother, but having done it, was he afraid of being discovered?

If you want no one to know, unless not even ghosts do it—isn’t he aware of this rule?

There are no walls in this world without leaks!

As she was lost in her thoughts, Ah Jiu suddenly stood up to leave. Wufu hurriedly grabbed him and said, "Where are you going?"

"I’m going to ask him."

"You’re crazy!" Wufu tightly held his hand, her face stern as she said, "How will you ask? Directly ask if he has a forbidden relationship with Royal Mother? Ah Jiu, he’s the emperor—are you trying to shorten your life?"

Anger isn’t wrong, but you need to understand the situation. If you go to confront him over this, what sort of answer could you possibly get? How would Emperor Yan tolerate you challenging his imperial authority?

"Ah Jiu, a dragon has its reverse scale!" Wufu said gravely. The reverse scale of a dragon must not be touched lightly.

Ah Jiu’s expression changed several times as he looked at her. "He has one, and I don’t?"

"But what will you gain from being so impulsive? And besides, if you make it public, where does that leave Royal Mother?" Wufu frowned and said, "Ah Jiu, rashness spoils grand schemes."

"Even when I investigated secretly, what did I find? Even Jia Yi got caught up in it." Ah Jiu said in pain, "I can’t endure it anymore!"

"Ah Jiu, what do you really want to know?" Wufu looked at him.

Ah Jiu was stunned.

"Do you want to know if his feelings are merely a single-minded obsession, or are you trying to understand Royal Mother’s feelings? What exactly do you want to know?"

Ah Jiu pursed his lips.

Wufu stared at him and asked, "Let me ask you this, if Royal Mother really did have something with him, what would you do? Would you look down on Royal Mother? Would you think she’s shameless?"

"No!"

"Secret investigations met dead ends, he keeps a tight watch; this route can’t be followed anymore!" Wufu said, "If you don’t mind, and don’t care, then why does it have to be done secretly? Can’t it be done openly?"

Ah Jiu furrowed his brows, various emotions undulating in his eyes.

"We can’t keep going down the dark path, if this one is blocked, we can switch to another. If secrecy doesn’t work, let’s go the open way!"

Ah Jiu looked at her in shock, "What do you mean?"

"Directly ask Royal Mother, lay it all out with her!" Wufu said.

Just as he had thought, Ah Jiu’s face suddenly turned pale.

"Wufu, this..."

How could he bring himself to ask?

"Ah Jiu, the current situation does not allow us to hide anymore. Jia Yi’s death, even thrown right in front of you—don’t you understand? It’s a warning and intimidation!" Wufu said as she looked at him, "If you really want to go against him, do you think you won’t be next?"

"We aren’t afraid of him, but we shouldn’t live fearfully like this either. Ah Jiu, Royal Mother wouldn’t want to see such a thing happen."

Ah Jiu smiled bitterly, "Did I make a mistake? Always seeking the truth, was it wrong?"

"You’re just disappointed, the more you care, the more disappointed you become, the more painful it gets!" Wufu shook her head and said, "Even if you have doubts, pretending not to see them can last temporarily, but can you endure it for a lifetime? There’s always going to be a thorn in your heart that one day will make it fester and continue to consume you. So, better a short pain than a long one."

Ah Jiu fell silent, "I can’t ask."

How could he possibly ask Royal Mother if she and the Imperial Brother exceeded the boundaries of a mother-son relationship?

How awkward would that be, what blasphemy?

"I can..."

"No." Ah Jiu interrupted her and said, "Besides Nanny Shui, she is Royal Mother’s most trusted person, she should know a bit."

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