Chapter 219: Chapter 156: Marriage by Rites_2

He was the Emperor.

Bearing such humiliation, enduring the mockery of the entire world, silently raising Pei Jue's illegitimate child, even bestowing upon him the Xiao surname and granting him the status of the eldest imperial son...

But she...

Her body might have been in Cao Camp, but her heart remained with Han; not a single day did she forget Pei Jue, even though they later had Yuchu. In her heart, it was always that illegitimate child she cherished the most.

Back then, he was filled with resentment.

At his most bitter moments, he wished he could kill mother and son.

But in the end, he could not bring himself to do it.

The child called him "Father Emperor," respected him, feared him, and even tried to draw close to him. Even knowing that the boy was hers and Pei Jue's, he could not bring himself to lay a hand on him.

He neglected her, neglected Xiao Qu, and allowed Lady Chen and Madam Feng Ying and daughter to plot in secret, embarrassing the mother and son...