"By His Majesty's decree: Crown Prince Xu Tianran is summoned to enter the Imperial Palace at once. There must be no delay. This decree is to be obeyed!"
Upon hearing this in the study, Xu Tianran felt as though he had been struck by lightning. His mind exploded with a roar, leaving him dizzy and disoriented, his ears ringing.
Xu Tianran stared blankly at the floor, boundless despair crashing down on him like surging tides, suffocating him.
It's over. The rumors actually caught Father Emperor's attention. He must be summoning me to ask whether my body is truly incapable of intercourse, as the rumors claim. What am I supposed to do? What am I supposed to do now?!
At that moment, Xu Tianran felt as though a terrifying beast had driven him to the edge of a bottomless abyss. One more step forward, and he would fall into it, shattered to pieces, never to rise again.
Outside the Crown Prince Residence, Palace Worship Hall enshrined official Shen Lang frowned when Xu Tianran failed to emerge after so long.
The Crown Prince still hasn't come out. It seems the rumors may not be false after all... Otherwise, he should have come out long ago and entered the palace to prove himself to His Majesty.
Seeing that the Crown Prince neither emerged nor responded, Palace Worship Hall enshrined official Shen Lang immediately flashed into the study.
He had come under His Majesty's orders. Regardless of the Crown Prince's reaction, he had to bring him to the palace and deliver him to His Majesty.
When Xu Tianran saw the Palace Worship Hall enshrined official enter, he forced a smile and immediately tried to stall for time.
"Enshrined Official Shen, Tianran's serious injuries have yet to heal, and it is inconvenient for me to