Chapter 116

"The emperor can't help you now. He's just a powerless old man who's about to die soon," 

Li Ze didn't look as surprised when he heard this from the empress' mouth. He had been there inside the emperor's chambers without her knowledge so she didn't have any idea.

He also didn't have the slightest expectation that the emperor could and would help him.

Li Ze suddenly remembered the token seal the emperor had personally passed on to him. He didn't have the intention to become emperor but he couldn't just leave that seal behind.

So he left it with the paper he gave to Pei An secretly. He hoped she would keep it. Her child with Li Jun would be the future heir to the empire. 

Even if Li Ze hated the thought of her bearing another man's child, he couldn't blame her at all. She was the victim in this cruel destiny. He trusted that her heart was devoted to him. It was a pity that her body was inflicted with that kind of pain.