Chapter 1928: Chapter 1866: Revealing the Truth

Empress Dowager Mo’s tone came from the depths of her heart, and the way she looked at the two of them was especially gentle.

Ah Jiu and Wufu exchanged a glance, then sat to her left and right. Ah Jiu said, "Royal Mother, we understand your intentions, that you do everything for our sake. But Royal Mother, your child has grown up, is already a husband, and in the future will be a father. Long ago I should have taken up the responsibilities that are mine to bear—how can I hide under your wings for a lifetime? You’ve sheltered me for twenty years now; it’s time to let go."

"Silly child, to raise a son for a hundred years is to worry for ninety-nine. As long as I still draw breath, there is no possibility that I will not shield you. When you become a father yourself, you will understand this truth." Empress Dowager Mo looked at him with gratified eyes.

"Royal Mother, if a young eagle always hides beneath its mother’s wings, it will never become a great eagle. You can stand behind us as our support, but you must not block our way in all things and make us grow dependent by habit." Wufu added, "If we are to become great eagles that soar the skies, we must pass through all manner of tempering and trials; otherwise, how can we become eagles? You can protect us for a time, but can you shield us until we grow old and die?"

Like wolves, young eagles can follow their mother when they are small, learning how to hunt and how to forge their own skills. But once their wings are full, they must leave and face this world of the strong preying on the weak on their own; only then will they have more chances and space to accomplish something of their own.

If it hides under the mother eagle’s protection its whole life and grows up in a greenhouse, then once the mother eagle dies, it too will not survive.

"Wufu is right. You have shouldered everything for most of your life; it’s time you enjoyed the peace of family and let us protect you instead." Ah Jiu clasped her hand as he spoke.

Empress Dowager Mo’s gaze grew even more gratified. She patted their hands and said, "It’s very good that you have such an understanding. I am very pleased. In the future you must also be like this—support one another, understand and tolerate one another. That is the way husbands and wives can live together for the long run."

"We will." Ah Jiu glanced at Wufu, then asked Empress Dowager Mo, "Royal Mother, what happened to Empress Song—was that your doing?"

When Empress Dowager Mo heard this, her eyes turned slightly cold. "Yes," she said. "I could not stand by and watch you remain in danger. The Empress harbors resentment over King of Han’s early death and seeks to take revenge on the mourning family and your Imperial Brother; she moves in shadows. She is pitiful, and her heart refuses to accept her fate, but I am also a mother—how could I watch her harm you with open eyes?"

"Royal Mother..."

Empress Dowager Mo looked at Ah Jiu and said, "Ah Jiu, you are my only son. Whoever wants your life must first step over my dead body. Even if it is the Empress, even if it is the Emperor, it cannot be allowed."

Ah Jiu bit his lip and asked, "Royal Mother, regarding King of Han...what truly happened..."

Empress Dowager Mo’s body trembled. She suddenly closed her eyes, a trace of difficulty showing on her face.

"Royal Mother, Ah Jiu and I will both stand by your side!" Wufu wrapped her arm around Empress Dowager Mo’s, saying, "No matter what it is."

"Yes." Ah Jiu echoed, "Royal Mother, no matter how things stand between you and the Emper...him, your son will always stand with you."

Empress Dowager Mo drew in a deep breath, then opened her eyes again. Staring at the carved flowers on the pillar in the great hall, she spoke in a voice pressed very low: "That child, King of Han, was personally ordered to be drowned by the Emperor. He personally killed his only Legitimate Son."

Though the two of them had already guessed this possibility, when they truly heard the truth from Empress Dowager Mo, their hearts gave a violent shudder and a chill spread over their whole bodies.

How ruthless must one be to bring oneself to do such a thing!

"To cover up his own beastly conduct, he killed that child." When Empress Dowager Mo finished, she began gasping for breath in great heaving gulps, her hands clamping tightly around their arms in search of strength.

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