Eunuch Gao had seen that Prince Sheng had become noticeably thinner recently, so he had insisted on cooking a midnight snack for him. As soon as he walked into his bedroom, he saw Cangyu slumped over the couch with a book in his hand, caught in the nightmare that he was so familiar with, so fearful, and so worried about.

"Mother, Mother, please don't abandon me!"

"Master, wake up! Wake up! Are you having a nightmare again?"

Cangyu's tears wet the bed sheets.

Eunuch Gao put down the food box he was holding, and quickly patted Cangyu's back with his old hands, calling him softly as if he was hugging a little child.

Cangyu was trapped in that dream again.

At such a young age, he saw his mother running in from outside the palace in a panic, with beads of sweat on his forehead. The plates and bowls in the food box in his hand were rolling around, making a rumbling sound, and his other hand was holding his ball-like belly.

He loved lying on his belly and talking to his younger brother or sister, and his mother would always stroke his head gently.

"Yu'er, come here quickly and listen to what your mother has to say. Your mother has accidentally caused trouble and may not be able to accompany you to grow up. You must hide immediately and must not make any sound. No matter what you hear or see, remember this?"

After that, you go find Eunuch Gao and ask him to take you to find Grandpa. Then you have to follow Grandpa's instructions. Remember?"

There was a noisy sound outside the yard.

The mother stuffed him under the bed and sat above his head.

At the age of four, he was a little nervous and stunned by the sudden situation.

He vaguely realized that what his mother said might mean something big was going to happen.

"Noble Concubine Sheng, were you outside the imperial study just now?"

Eunuch Wang, accompanied by an imperial guard, entered the bedroom and faced Sheng An Ning, who was still in panic and had a pale face.

"Eunuch Wang, it's me. I made some rock sugar and snow pear porridge to give to His Majesty, but I didn't expect His Majesty to be in a meeting at this hour. I know I heard something I shouldn't have heard. Considering that I have been well-behaved since entering the palace, I beg you to say a good word to His Majesty and let my Yu'er go. He knows nothing, really nothing."

Sheng An Ning had already calmed down her panic at this moment, and was trying hard to control her trembling voice.

This was the only time she made a mistake in all her years in the palace, and she could only blame herself.

During nap, the baby in her belly would stretch out its little hands and feet from time to time, leaving a small bulge on her belly.

She suddenly thought of His Majesty, whom she had not seen for many days, and wanted to share this joy with him.

She asked someone to prepare a bowl of delicious rock sugar and snow pear porridge and two plates of cold cakes, and then she came to the outside of the imperial study with great interest.

As luck would have it, there was no guard at the door to report for him.

She was still in a daze when she heard His Majesty's voice coming from inside the house.

"Dong Bo Hou Baili Xian's military strength is growing day by day, I really can't sleep well, Prime Minister Song, you must make solid evidence of his betrayal and you must kill him with one strike."

The words she heard shocked her. She knew she had heard something she shouldn't have heard, and she was so frightened that she turned around and ran away.

She knew that she could not escape the secret guards outside the imperial study no matter what.

She was powerless to fight back, but she hoped she could save her son.

"Since you haven't told others what you heard that you shouldn't have, His Majesty will give you a cup of poisoned wine, and you can go on your way. The Second Prince is still young, and our family will make it clear to His Majesty and try to make him grow up well."

"I thank your majesty and appreciate the kindness of Eunuch Wang."

Sheng An Ning stroked her bulging belly, took the poisoned wine, and drank it all in one gulp without any hesitation.

She didn't dare to bet whether her little son would be frightened and make a sound under the bed.

Only if she died soon would her son be safe.

Eunuch Wang and his men quickly left Concubine Sheng's bedroom, and the bedroom became unusually quiet.

Cangyu crawled out from under the bed and stood in front of it.

The dark blood on his mother's lips, the purple face, and her bulging belly were like a painting, frozen in his little heart.

In the days that followed, every night, this scene would follow me like a shadow.

At the request of Eunuch Gao, he was sent to the Xibohou Mansion.

Occasionally when he returned to the palace, his father would ask him some inquiring questions.

What does he know about his mother's death?

He looked at the man called father in front of him with his ignorant eyes and was unable to utter a word.

The imperial physician diagnosed that he was extremely frightened and might suffer from aphasia in the future.

He lived in the palace like a transparent person. Except for Eunuch Gao and Nanny Zhang, he subconsciously refused to be touched by anyone.

Two years later, King Xibo begged His Majesty to send him to Changliu Mountain to learn from a master.

Ten years later, he came down the mountain and immediately applied to go to the western border to guard the border.

In his previous life, he returned victoriously to the court and, as the God of War Prince, attracted the pursuit of many noble ladies.

But only he and the people around him knew that he had an extremely strong resistance to being touched by anyone, especially by women.

The only time was after he was poisoned by Prince Ning.

While he was unconscious, a soft, boneless little hand, with warmth, gave him acupuncture and massage.

Not only did he not resist, he was extremely greedy for the touch, just like the caress his mother gave him.

When he woke up, he saw the white figure leaving gracefully.

However, the gentle touch lingered on his body, causing him to recall it at night and feel at peace.

The nightmare from his previous life accompanied him for many years.

In this life, I fall into this dream again.

When he touched the white figure, his frightened heart instantly calmed down and he regained consciousness.

"Your Highness, are you awake? You must be having a nightmare again. I will wipe your sweat off your face."

Eunuch Gao carefully dipped a handkerchief on Cangyu's forehead and looked at his master, whom he had brought up since childhood, with heartache. When he was a child in the palace, he had nightmares almost every night.

It was not until he went to Changliu Mountain and his martial arts improved by leaps and bounds that his nightmares gradually improved.

"Eunuch Gao, please go and rest. I will do it myself."

Cangyu stood up, pushed open the window of the bedroom, and a bright moon hung in the sky.

Looking at the gradually getting fuller moon, his heart bleeds silently, thinking that it must be almost the anniversary of his mother's death.

In his previous life, he had been searching for the cause of his mother's death.

My mother is so gentle and considerate. Why did my father give me poisoned wine? What did she hear inadvertently?

It was not until Crown Prince Cangxun was deposed that he rebelled with Xibohou Xia Jun shortly afterwards.

After the palace turmoil, news spread in the court that Cang Xun had heard with his own ears that because Emperor Dong Cang was afraid of the military power of the Dong Bohou Mansion, he fabricated evidence of treason and wiped out the entire Dong Bohou Mansion.

In the end, Crown Prince Cangxun and Marquis Xibo ended up in failure. They were counterattacked by the troops hidden in Xiaoxi Mountain by Prince Ning Cangmin, and they narrowly missed the throne.

It was not until then that he gradually realized that his mother was most likely killed because she heard the secret of Emperor Dong Cang.

In his previous life, he was poisoned and became weak. Not long after, he was demoted to a commoner and driven out of Kyoto. He just watched indifferently as the Crown Prince and Prince Ning fought each other, and had no ability to make any plans to avenge his mother with his own hands.

In this life, he watched Qian You grow from a little baby to avenging his mother after fifteen years of planning.

At that moment, he was ashamed.

In this life, everything is still possible, no matter who he is.

As a son, his mother died innocently and tragically. If he doesn't take revenge, he will find it difficult to get rid of the demon in his heart.

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