Old Master Quan's heart was filled with despair.
This was the Imperial Family that the Quan family had served faithfully for ten thousand years.
How could they have produced such a pack of beasts?! His heart pounded wildly, and even his blood pressure shot up in an instant.
But he was a High-Grade Gene Evolver. Though he was old now, his body was still far stronger than that of ordinary people.
He still put on an utterly frail, aged expression and muttered, "Are those people still alive?"
"Can Your Majesty punish them?"
Emperor Tantai Hongyuan said regretfully, "I sent people to investigate yesterday. Those people from back then died unnatural deaths long ago. Even their families are gone."
"This matter was indeed my oversight. That is why I only wish to give Nine Yi another child, so she will have something to hold onto for the rest of her life."
As he spoke, he took Quan Jiuyi's hand again.
But Quan Jiuyi repeated those same words once again, as though chanting scripture.
Until Emperor Tantai Hongyuan grew sick of hearing them and involuntarily released her hand.
The Chief Imperial Physician stood nearby, watching his nose and minding his heart, like a silent backdrop.
Old Master Quan sighed and said, "Your Majesty, the Quan family appreciates your kindness."
"Given Nine Yi's condition, it seems she cannot be cured."
"She is no longer young either. She cannot endure the hardship of childbirth, so there is no need for Your Majesty's favor."
"Fortunately, the Quan family has some modest assets. We can afford to support an unmarried aunt."
"Yuxun and his father have both promised that after I am gone, they will continue caring for their aunt and sister."
"I only hope Nine Yi can continue living like this and grow old in