Chapter 440: 440. Chapter 440 You Don't Need to Explain to Me; You Must Explain

440. Chapter 440 You Don't Need to Explain to Me; You Must Explain

Chun Xue widened her eyes in surprise: "Your mother was killed by them? Could it be that they were already together before?"

She listened to her finish.

Xia Yue began to speak.

"I suspect it, but I'm not sure. After my father passed the palace exam, the Emperor kept him in the Imperial Capital to work. Later my mother and I came to the Imperial Capital, but soon my mother's health began to deteriorate."

"I was still young then and thought my mother was just tired, but thinking back, she had been fine on the way here, so how could this happen?"

"My mother died not long after, and my father used the excuse of marrying a mother to look after me, taking that woman into the house. She gave birth prematurely to a younger brother only a few months after moving in; now that I think about it, a premature child wouldn't be that big or healthy."

Chun Xue felt even more sympathy for Xia Yue: "How terrible!"

Having such relatives is worse than having none!

Xia Yue clasped Chun Xue's hand: "They aren't my family; you are."

Chun Xue lightly patted Xia Yue's hand and said, "Xia Yue, I want you to be happy, to live joyfully. Since they're not easy to deal with, we'll wait; perhaps a day will come when we can deal with them. Stop agonizing so much. If you like An Shi, be with him. You're not that young anymore; you shouldn't give up the person you love because of the past…"

She does want to, though.

But she can't take that step.

Xia Yue hesitated briefly and said, "Sister, there's something I haven't told you: An Yi likes me."

Chun Xue replied to her.

"I saw it coming; to put it plainly, he's more mature and steady than An Shi. If you were with him, it might be fine. Unfortunately, you don't like him."

An Yi is decent, but the problem is she could never force herself to be with him.

That way she wouldn't be happy.

An Yi probably wouldn't be happy either.

Xia Yue spoke up: "Sister, let's stop talking about this. We'll take it one step at a time. Didn't the East House say that plans can't keep up with changes? Thinking more now is useless…"

It's not even mid‑October yet.

Fifth Lan Ge found evidence that Prince Xuan was colluding with others; he is the Emperor's uncle, yet he was plotting rebellion.

She soon passed the news to Shi Lin.

Shi Lin realized Prince Xuan wasn't that innocent, so he decided to give them a hand, letting them meet Yama sooner, and thus forged a Dragon Robe to frame them.

They made a killing move against him, and when they struck Qiao Sheng they left no room for mercy.

He naturally wouldn't think there's anything wrong with his actions.

When Prince Xuan saw the Dragon Robe, he was stunned; he wanted to become Emperor, but hadn't gone that far mad, secretly forging the Dragon Robe and hiding it in his residence.

Feng Ye also wore a shocked expression: "Father, you…"

"I didn't."

Prince Xuan hurriedly explained to the Imperial Guard Commander.

The Imperial Guard Commander, expressionless, said, "Prince Xuan, you don't need to explain to me; you must explain before the Emperor."

The household servants testified that he had hidden the Dragon Robe.

There was evidence as well.

No amount of Prince Xuan's sophistry would help.

The Emperor is kind when he wishes to be, and truly ruthless when he chooses; otherwise, how could he have reached his current position?

He had long wanted to deal with Prince Xuan.

Now there is such an opportunity.

How could the Emperor possibly miss it?

He decided to exile the entire family.

Fifth Lan Ge, Shi Lin swapped her out, making her appear dead on the exile road; of course, that's a later story.

Feng An Nuan learned of this and was stunned; she immediately had Feng Ye rest.