ASTRP -Chapter 238 Not Knowing What’s Good for You

“This is the only benefit I ever got for my daughter from you.”

Consort Fang Fang Dijun picked up a teacup and splashed the tea straight onto the emperor’s face.

The emperor roared in anger. “How dare you!”

Fang Dijun threw the cup aside. “I’ve been wanting to be this bold for a long time.”

“You made my daughter feel fear… made her feel helpless… how are you even worthy of being her father?”

At that moment, Xi Liyue Xi Liyue silently thought to herself:

Uncle, did you see it?

This man who once made you despair and fear… he’s finally getting what he deserves.

We’ve taken revenge for you.

“I think you all are asking for death!”

Just then, the door was kicked open.

Feng Jingge Feng Jingge and Xiao Jinghan Xiao Jinghan entered, dragging Madam Yanhai in.

The eunuch’s mouth was stuffed with cloth.

“Mmmph…!”

“Ugh!”

Feng Jingge said coldly, “Madam Yanhai is quite loyal. When I caught him, he even tried to call for help, trying to draw in the guards.”

“Trying to alert the soldiers.”

“Is this a rebellion?!” the emperor shouted.

“Let me tell you—even if you have Anren General, I still have the garrison of Dingyuan. Half of the imperial seal is in my hands…”

Xi Liyue cut him off calmly. “Your Majesty, you don’t have anything left anymore.”

“Since the moment I was ‘burned to death’ until now—half a month has passed. If I didn’t make any move, I wouldn’t be standing here today.”

She told Fang Dijun to step out and rest first; she wanted to speak to the emperor alone.

Fang Dijun hugged her gently, telling her to be careful, then left.

Madam Yanhai was also taken away by Shanyue’s people.

Now only five of them remained in the room.

The King of Yue, Prince Yu Prince Yu, stepped forward and pinned the emperor down. The emperor, though aged, still resisted and exchanged a few moves with him—but was quickly restrained.

Finally, Feng Jingge pressed a dagger against his neck.

Xi Liyue walked over.

“Your Majesty, sit down. Let me talk to you.”

“You… you ungrateful daughter I raised… you dare treat me like this…”

“I’m not your daughter,” she said firmly.

The emperor sneered, trying to humiliate her.

Xi Liyue closed her eyes briefly.

“The Xi Liyue you knew died the moment you sent assassins to kill her.”

“When I was young, you used to hold me.”

“You let me sit on your shoulders.”

“You would ask me if I was happy.”

The emperor’s fingers trembled slightly.

“You used to sneak me out of the palace, buy me food from the capital market.”

“You said you liked the outside world… and always protected me so I could enjoy it freely.”

The emperor’s brows furrowed tightly.

“You…”

“Father, I used to respect you very much.”

“You were my hero when I was a child.”

“You were decisive, capable of both literature and martial arts, and you taught me reason.”

“Then why did you become like this?”

“Just because I learned your secret—you wanted to kill me!”

She raised her voice.

“You’re my father!”

“And tell me—why did you want to kill Uncle?”

“He was only fourteen back then. He posed no threat to you at all.”

“Why did you do that to him?”

“Why did you try to kill him?!”

The emperor fell silent.

“Say something!”

“That’s between your second uncle and me. It has nothing to do with you.”

“That’s what you still say?!” she snapped.

She grabbed his collar, pulling him close.

“You gave Uncle no way to survive!”

“And now you want to kill me too!”

“You won’t even spare your own sons!”

“What exactly are you trying to do?”

“Do you only stop once all your children are dead?!”

The emperor bared his teeth in fury.

“Fine… since you want to know, I’ll tell you.”

“Why did I do all this?”

“It was all because—when you were five—you overheard what I did to your uncle.”

“And about why I moved against Yu’er.”

“It was because your grandfather changed his mind!”

“He promised me the throne, but in the end only made me regent.”

“He said I would hand the throne to Yu’er after he came of age. Do you think that was acceptable?!”

The emperor struggled again but couldn’t break free.

“I killed my second brother, my third brother, and stepped over countless corpses to get here.”

“And yet I was only given a regency title?”

“I survived countless assassination attempts just to grow up in this palace!”

“I cannot accept being only a regent!”

He glared at Xi Liyue.

“More than that—how could I possibly allow a younger brother, over ten years younger than me, to sit on the throne?”

“My dignity… my status as crown prince… would all be trampled!”

Xi Liyue retorted sharply.

“You know exactly what kind of person Uncle is better than anyone.”

“He never wanted to compete with anyone.”

“When he was young, his dream was to be a general.”

Under the stars, I once saw him swear to you.

You would be the emperor, and he would be your general. He would protect you and fight your wars.

The emperor suddenly lunged forward.

Prince Yu lost his grip for a moment.

He grabbed Xi Liyue by the collar.

But before things escalated further, Xiao Jinghan stopped Prince Yu—this was her conflict with the emperor.

The emperor panted heavily, pushing her down.

But due to his age, he lacked strength, and Xi Liyue quickly reversed the situation, pinning him instead.

The emperor laughed bitterly.

“Swearing? Promises? Worthless!”

“In this palace, nothing can be trusted!”

“People will swear anything just to survive or gain power!”

“You think vows mean anything?”

“Even a dog’s bark is more honest than human words!”

He sneered.

“Do you know?”

“Even my father once favored your second uncle the most.”

“He loved him, protected him, supported him in everything.”

“But I was his son too!”

He spoke of how the late emperor always favored Xi Qing Ren De, treating him like his own child.

His attention gradually shifted away from him.

“Why?!”

“Xi Qing Ren De was just the son of a concubine!”

He recalled how the emperor praised him for his literary talent—but never truly acknowledged him.

Yet Xi Qing Ren De was encouraged to learn martial arts despite being weak.

“Do you really think you understand why he was trained in martial arts?”

“It was to protect you and support you forever!”

“I didn’t need it!”

He raged on, saying that during the struggle for the throne, he had to eliminate his brothers alone, without any help from his father.

The second prince died by his hand.

And when the third prince fought for succession… the emperor still did nothing.