kingnovel Chapter 463 Innocence
Chapter 463 Innocence
The sun is shining, but there are no stars in the sky.
Only after sunset do the remaining stars and the moon shine brightly.
She is the crown prince of Dai Viet and the hope for the future of the dynasty.
And they were just backups, just substitutes to prevent rebellion among the royal family and unrest in the country after her accidental death.
The more people who can make up the numbers, the better, anyone can do it.
Bei Jingyu has always known this and has always been self-aware.
That little bit of unwillingness is like a seed, curled up in the mud. If there is no water, it will never take root and sprout.
I am unwilling, but I can't do anything about it.
And at some point, Aye finally saw him, and the certainty that came to him fourteen years late was such a great temptation.
He was dazzled by the prosperity of the past few months, as if he had accumulated a lot of experience and suddenly became someone who could be mentioned on par with his elder sister.
But...he just wanted to be seen.
I don't want to gamble on that overwhelming power, especially... at the cost of fratricide and blood ties.
He shook his head and stammered, "No..."
The boy sobbed, "I don't want to..."
"Let's, let's not fight anymore, okay?"
"Mother, let's admit defeat and cut our losses in time, then things won't be like this again."
He looked at his mother with moist eyes, without any ambition to inherit from his parents.
He is just a kid who wants to be affirmed, why is he pushed into this situation?
It's all his fault. He was blinded by the benefits he got, but he didn't consider that the price he paid was something he couldn't afford.
Zhang Jieyu lowered her head and saw him crying, and she felt a little regretful.
My son is too pure and kindhearted. He is a good man, but he is not suitable for the throne.
If there is no one to protect him, he will be torn to pieces by those evil spirits.
If she hadn't coaxed him at the beginning and explained all the pros and cons to him in detail, he would definitely not agree.
Zhang Jieyu closed her eyes, and the slight pain in her heart was corroded by desire.
So what if he doesn't want to? Did she give birth to the royal heir because she likes having children?
His voice was extremely cold when he spoke: "You don't want to?"
"You don't want to be of any use."
Zhang Jieyu understood the child she raised and pointed out his naivety without hesitation.
"Don't tell me you just want to be in the spotlight. Being in the spotlight comes at a price."
Zhang Jieyu stood up and approached Bei Jingyu.
"It's fine if you die, but all the people who stand behind you will be implicated by you."
"Me, your great-grandfather, your cousins from the Zhang family, and your fiancée, and these are just a few of the people who can be counted."
"That countless group of people will all be implicated by your incompetence, just because you backed down."
She also squatted down, looking straight at him, and gently stroked his cheek, her sharp and delicate nails with bright red nail polish scratching through his hair.
Just as she was unreasonable when he was a child, she patiently guided her young, ignorant and disobedient child.
The gentle voice seemed to lull him to sleep: "Yuer, our entire family's life depends on you. Will you choose your siblings, or your in-laws, and the friends who support you?"
On the rusty scale, one person and a group of people were tilting with a creaking sound.
Bei Jingyu's eyes were empty and there were still traces of tears on his face. Zhang Jieyu knew that her carefree child had finally left when he was fourteen years old.