Chapter 212 The Father-Son Relationship Is Broken
Xiao Jingheng also felt that today had gone too smoothly. Based on his understanding of his father, he would not give in so easily.
After thinking for a while, he said, "I'll go and have a good talk with him. Do you want to go, uncle?"
Huo Zheng said: "I have nothing to say to him anymore."
Emperor Hui had disappointed him greatly. If he had not taken Xiao Jingheng's face into consideration, he would have personally taken his head today to offer sacrifice to the Huo family army.
And he didn't want to see him again.
Huo Zheng patted Jamel Xiao on the shoulder and warned him, "You have to be careful."
Xiao Jingheng nodded and came to the imperial study.
Emperor Hui was sitting at the desk, staring blankly at the bright yellow imperial edict in front of him.
Cui Xingjian had already ground the ink for him.
Emperor Hui looked at the commander of the Imperial Guards, whom he had promoted, and gnashed his teeth in hatred. He said, "I trusted you so much, but you actually betrayed me."
Cui Xingjian smiled and handed over the pen, saying, "Your Majesty is wrong. From the beginning, I was loyal to the Regent, not Your Majesty. How could it be a betrayal?"
Emperor Hui looked up at Xiao Jingheng who was walking towards him. He really didn't know whether he should be happy or angry.
Because of the Huo family's affairs, he and his son were once alienated, but later they reconciled.
If he was not obsessed with any truth, he would be the most preferred heir in his heart.
Xiao Jingheng took the pen from Cui Xingjian and said, "You go down first."
Cui Xing simply nodded and walked out, closing the door for them.
Xiao Jingheng held the pen in his hand, recalled the past and said: "I still remember that the first character my father taught me to write was "Xiao".
You said that I was a member of the Xiao royal family, and that I was responsible for the people of the world and the country.
You told me to be a decent person and not to let down my ancestors. I remember all these words, but I'm afraid my father has forgotten them long ago, right?"
When Emperor Hui heard him talk about the past, vague images flashed through his mind.
Heng'er is his legitimate son, and he is very talented. He wanted to make him the crown prince since he was born, but was stopped by Wushuang.
She said that Heng'er was still too young and she didn't know whether he could be worthy of the position of crown prince in the future. She said that the princes should be treated equally and the most suitable one should be chosen from among them.
At that time, he had never considered any other son except Heng'er. He wanted to give Heng'er the best in the world.
But then...
A mist gradually filled Huidi's eyes. Later, he lost the love of his life and his most beloved son.
Now the father and son have ended up turning against each other.
He sneered: "So, you have never believed in me. You would rather believe Huo Zheng than your father."
Xiao Jingheng frowned and asked, “At this point, you’re still unwilling to admit it?
Father, do you know how much pain I feel when I find out that all this is your doing? "
Emperor Hui slammed the table and scolded: "You are too stubborn. You insist on pursuing the truth. Is it really that important to be true?"
Xiao Jingheng laughed at himself and asked him, "Father, have you ever regretted it in all these years, even for a moment?
You keep saying how much love you have for your mother, but how much of it is true?
"Shut up."
Emperor Hui was completely enraged by him. He took a deep breath, looked at his son who had disappointed him so much, and said, "I am not wrong. It was the Huo family who had the ambition to raise the orphan of Prince Li.
All I have done is for the sake of Nanli’s country and people.”
After hearing these words, Xiao Jingheng's heart had already become numb. He closed his eyes and didn't want to argue with his father anymore.
He handed over the pen in his hand and said, "Write. I will definitely be a wise ruler and will not let you down."
Emperor Hui looked at the pen he handed over and reached out to take it.
Then, under Xiao Jingheng's scrutinizing gaze, he threw the ink-stained pen onto the blank imperial edict and said, "Heng'er, you are still too naive."
He raised his head, met Xiao Jingheng's puzzled eyes, curled his lips and said: "Do you think the throne is so easy to sit on?
Just now at the banquet, I was just going with the flow. I wanted to hear if you had any difficulties?
The facts prove that you and Huo Zheng are in cahoots and want me to bear eternal infamy.
I will not do as you wish, now is the time for you to make a choice."
Xiao Jingheng heard this and suddenly had a bad feeling in his heart: "What are you going to do?"
Emperor Hui smiled and said: "The emperor is the supreme ruler and a lonely man, he should be invincible, the worst thing he should do is to be too deeply in love.
I know you like Song Shiwei, so I prepared a gift for you. Why don't you go and see if your beloved woman is still there?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingheng's face changed drastically. He turned around and walked out of the imperial study and headed straight for the palace.
Huo Zheng came towards him anxiously. When he saw him, his face darkened and he said, "Chengyang has been poisoned, and Shi Wei is missing."
The aunt and niece were originally going to the palace in a carriage, but no one knew what happened on the way.
All the escorting guards fell on the street, and only Princess Chengyang was left in the carriage; Song Shiwei was nowhere to be found.
Upon hearing that Princess Chengyang was poisoned and Qingqing was missing, Xiao Jingheng's mind went blank for a moment. Then he reacted, turned around and left the palace.
He ordered the city gates to be sealed and sent all his men to search the place where Song Shiwei disappeared, but she seemed to have disappeared.
When Huo Zheng and Ye Xun'an rushed over, they saw Xiao Jingheng in a daze. He slapped himself twice in self-blame.
Ye Xun'an hurriedly stopped him and asked, "What are you doing?"
Xiao Jingheng said: "It was my father. He sent people to capture Qingqing."
Huo Zheng's face changed and he secretly clenched his hands. Although he guessed that His Majesty would not admit defeat easily, he did not expect him to be so shameless as to threaten him with Xiao Jingheng's beloved.
He took a deep breath and said, "I will go with you to see His Majesty. What he wants is my life, so I will give it to him."
"No."
Ye Xun'an stopped him and said, "We must not be controlled by others, otherwise we will lose completely."
He held Jamel Xiao's arm and said, "Cheer up, aren't there spies everywhere in the capital? I don't believe you can't find my sister."
Xiao Jingheng clenched his hands, turned around and left without saying a word, and came to the palace.
With a bang, the door of the imperial study was kicked open, and Xiao Jingheng came in front of Emperor Hui with a murderous aura.
Emperor Hui looked at him and asked with a smile: "How is it, have you found the person?"
Xiao Jingheng knelt on the ground with a plop and said, "Father, this is the last time I will call you this.
From now on, the relationship between you and me as father and son is over, and I will never be soft-hearted towards you again."
Emperor Hui was shocked. He stared at Xiao Jingheng and asked, "Don't you want Song Shiwei's life anymore?"
Xiao Jingheng raised his head, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his lips: "If she dies, I will bury her with her.
I will return this kingdom of Nanli to my uncle.
If the Emperor's uncle doesn't want it, then I will give it to Bei Ming. Anyway, you will become a sinner of Nan Li!"