Chen Rui merely smiled faintly. "Plotting to murder the garrison legion commander, colluding with and 'killing' your uncle's widow... Are those not enough? Then how about adding 'attempting to assassinate the Emperor'?"
Those final words sharpened Emperor Rex's gaze as it pierced straight into Chen Rui's eyes. Yet there was nothing there but calmness.
"Your Majesty doesn't wish to do this?" Chen Rui met Emperor Rex's eyes directly. "This would let you ride the current and push the boat along, settling everything once and for all. Isn't that the 'most important' quality of an emperor?"
Emperor Rex's breathing quickened slightly. He took a deep breath, then gradually calmed down. "So, you came to see me alone, without even bringing a guardian. You had already prepared yourself for this?"
"From the day I came to this palace... no, from the day 'Arthur' was born in this palace, I should have been prepared for this." Chen Rui shook his head lightly. "Nothing is more ruthless than an imperial family. For power and survival, the closer the kin, the more fiercely they fight until one dies and the other lives. The tree may wish for peace, but the wind will not cease; remaining untouched by it all is impossible. Even a son you once cherished most dearly—once he might shake your throne and become an obstacle on the road to power, you would eradicate him without hesitation."
"If that was the case, why did you come back? And after returning, why did you display such astonishing ability? Was it all merely for that woman? That woman you personally got rid of? All your efforts revolved around such inexplicable romantic attachment between a man and woman, only to end like this...?"
"That is my own business. I do not wish to answer too much,"