kvmb Chapter 253 Everything is unfair
Chapter 253 Everything is unfair
Xiao Fan looked at Su Yue's eyes full of helplessness and confusion, and his heart suddenly tightened. He instantly realized that he had just been overly excited.
He slowly lowered his head, his eyes dimmed a little, and a deep sense of self-blame surged in his heart.
He knew in his heart that he had concealed all important identity information from Su Yue and the others.
And today's sudden dangerous situation was ultimately caused by him.
Therefore, it is a normal reaction for them to have doubts and distrust in themselves.
Xiao Fan slowly raised his head and glanced at the five people in the room.
Every familiar face has brought him endless warmth and love. In his heart, he has always regarded them as his closest family members.
At this moment, he took a deep breath, pursed his dry lips, and said in a slightly trembling but firm voice:
"Sister, brothers, I'm going to tell you everything now, one by one, without hiding anything. You can make a decision after listening to me, okay?"
After saying that, he looked at everyone nervously, his eyes full of anticipation and uneasiness.
The room fell into silence for a moment, so quiet that one could hear everyone's nervous heartbeats.
Everyone looked at each other first, their eyes full of hesitation and doubt.
In the end, everyone's eyes were focused on Su Yue, waiting for her statement.
Su Yue frowned slightly, her eyes still filled with confusion and thought.
Time seemed to freeze, and after a few long seconds, she finally nodded gently.
Seeing Su Yue nod, the others seemed to have found their backbone and nodded in agreement.
Xiao Fan felt a little relieved when he saw everyone's response, but the tension still lingered around him.
He knew that every word he said next might determine their relationship and future direction.
Su Yue sat in the middle of the room, looking solemn. Mu Feng, Shen Yunyan, Shangguan Haomu, and Shangguan Haochen stood in a row, all staring at Xiao Fan, who was standing in the middle.
Xiao Fan straightened up, took a deep breath, and began to narrate: "Let's start with what happened on the boat. Those so-called government officials inspecting the boat were actually targeting the Empress Dowager, my great-grandmother."
Hearing this, Su Yue and others looked at each other, their eyes full of confusion and shock.
Xiao Fan continued, "And those officers and soldiers are none other than my mother's relatives."
After these words were spoken, the expressions on Su Yue and the others' faces became more and more confused, as if they were dizzy by this sudden information.
Su Yue frowned and broke the silence first: "This... We can understand each word, but when you put it together, it's really confusing. Daughter and mother turned against each other? The daughter's relatives assassinated the mother, this... This is a bit beyond our understanding."
Xiao Fan looked at the confusion and shock on everyone's faces, and did not rush to explain why the relationship between his royal grandmother and his mother had developed to this point.
He calmed himself down and said slowly, "When I was on the boat, I just happened to see the guards around the Royal Grandmother, and then I realized that the Royal Grandmother was also on that boat.
At the time, I had intended to avoid it and didn't want to get involved. After all, I have a special status, and it's better to stay out of it than to get involved."
Xiao Fan paused, a look of helplessness and regret in his eyes. "I never imagined we'd encounter this incident of the government inspecting our ship. When I learned that the true purpose of those officers and soldiers was to target the Empress Dowager, how could I have just stood by and watched her fall into danger?"
His voice trembled slightly, as if he had returned to that thrilling moment. "So, without caring about anything else, I chose to expose myself to save others. And my mother's relatives probably didn't expect me to stand up. In order not to implicate me, they simply said that they were seeking justice from the Grand Emperor."
At this point, Xiao Fan clenched his fists tightly, "But in the end, those people were all executed for the crime of assassinating the emperor."
His voice became low and suppressed. "Those scenes are still lingering before my eyes. The desperate looks in their eyes when they were taken away, and their unwilling cries, are like curses that linger in my heart."
Xiao Fan took a deep breath and continued, "I know that others may think they deserved it. But for me, the complex emotions involved are hard to describe.
They are my mother's relatives, and even though they committed such heinous acts, they were inextricably linked to me after all."
He raised his head and looked at Su Yue and the others. "At that moment, I felt immense pain and confusion. I saved the Imperial Grandmother, but I couldn't change the fate of those people. I was torn between family affection and justice, not knowing what to do."
Xiao Fan took a deep breath and continued to explain to everyone.
"When the Grand Empress was on the throne, she had eight daughters. Among these daughters, my mother and the current Empress were the heirs she valued most."
Xiaofan's gaze became distant, and he was lost in those long-lost memories.
"My mother is good at fighting. She is agile and skilled in martial arts. She has been fighting all over the world for many years and has expanded the territory for the country.
In every battle, she charged forward bravely and fearlessly, and made great achievements.
Wherever she went, the enemy was terrified and the people respected her. Her fame spread throughout the country and she won the hearts of the people.
There was a hint of pride in Xiaofan's voice, which was the pride in his mother's past glory.
"However, fate always takes unexpected turns. Just when everyone firmly believed that my mother would inherit the throne, an unexpected event occurred.
While my mother was out fighting for her country, my grandmother passed the throne to the current empress."
A hint of resentment and confusion flashed in Xiaofan's eyes.
“My grandmother said that my mother only understood war and didn’t understand royal checks and balances and strategies.
She believed that what an emperor needed was a strong approach, the ability to weigh the pros and cons, and the ability to maneuver between various forces in order to achieve long-term stability in the country.
Rather than someone like my mother, who only knows how to fight and has no understanding of political maneuvering."
Xiaofan's voice became higher and he became more excited.
“This decision came as a bolt from the blue and my mother couldn’t accept it.
She gave everything for the country and even hovered on the brink of life and death many times, but in the end she was rejected by the Empress Dowager.
From that moment on, an irreparable rift arose between Mother and the Empress Dowager."
Xiaofan's hands clenched unconsciously, and his knuckles turned white.
"And the resentment and anger in my mother's heart gradually accumulated. She felt that all this was unfair and that it was a betrayal by the Empress Dowager.
This emotion took root in her heart and eventually evolved into an extreme desire for power and deep resentment towards the Empress Dowager."
Xiaofan's voice was full of pain and helplessness.
“Because of this, conflicts within the royal family intensified, various factions became involved, and the entire court fell into chaos.