Chapter 152: Father’s Pleading
The next morning, AoTian heard about the fire in her courtyard just like others in the morning court. Rijun as per his sister’s wish, kept everything he knew happened last night to himself.
The entire court was in disarray knowing of the sudden deaths of the entire Ran family and the plot of Eunuch Xin was revealed and everyone were shocked by the elimination of two of the High Noble families in the past four months. Many wondered if this was the plot by Huang and Zhong families that had led to the extermination of their enemies.
The Emperor had summoned Huang Feiye to meet in his study and after greeting the Emperor, he handled him his resignation and told him his plans to settle in the South after his daughter’s wedding. Feiye was kneeling in front of the Emperor.
"Lord Feiye, so you knew my father was killing children using those secret guards and you didn’t stop them?", the Emperor had a cold expression. Is he any different from my father?
"It was an Imperial command. One us servants cannot break", Feiye answered kneeling. He knew things will come to this when his niece suggested this plan but it had to be done.
" You knew who the prophesied one was and yet you let all those innocent children die", the Emperor spoke in an accusing tone. If he could kill all those secret guards now, he could have done it eighteen years back and those children might have escaped their fate. But then again, he knew Imperial commands cannot be broken and if those men died, his father might have found others to take their place.
Everyone around him have their hands soaked in blood! Even the calm and serene Lord Feiye! The Emperor felt like he was lied to. He couldn’t understand why people carelessly kill others to save themselves or someone close to them.
"She is my niece", Feiye said in a calm tone. Honestly that is the only reason he kept quiet about all of it. She is the daughter of their little brother and she must be protected even if she is an ordinary girl or the divine ruler. As long as his niece was protected he was willing to let any amount of children die. He may be guilty and immoral but he didn’t feel any remorse as he had protected his niece as intended.
As a middle child Feiye was never considered seriously by others. After his mother’s passing, His elder brother stayed away from home to take care of business and his younger brother was raised in the Zhong Manor. He learned martial arts and no one even knew about it. Later when his younger brother entered the palace his elder brother was really worried and so he followed his little brother to protect him. That’s when he knew about the secret guards and joined it to know of the previous Emperor’s plans about his family. He secretly helped his elder brother foil the plans of the previous emperor against their family and also protected their little brother who blindly trusted the previous emperor.
Thankfully his secret life helped in saving the life of his niece and that day Mingxia was born, he knew she needs to be protected from the Emperor and he did everything including saying nothing about her to anyone in an attempt to protect her.
He found about Shengli only because he was tracking the wellbeing of his niece and accidentally came across him. He brought him home to know of his plans about her but he was a really smart and private person and he hid his intentions pretty well until he brought her home.
Feiye knew the current Emperor will be furious knowing all about this but his niece was sure coming clean would help him and here he is... Telling the truth. He did everything to save his family!