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They did not know that the words that came out of their hearts were the most hurtful.

Gu Moyan's taut bowstring snapped with a "pa". That feeling of panic and unease finally welled up from the bottom of her heart. She couldn't suppress it no matter how hard she tried.

"Gu Mo, you're just a wild child without parents."

"Gu Moyan, you were retrieved by the emperor."

"My mom said not to play with you."

"We hate your face the most."

"Get out, this class doesn't welcome you."

"Is there a place for you in this palace? Where are you going? Go back to there! Pei!"

"Haha, look at his cowardly appearance. It can't be a girl, can it? Everyone, quickly help him take a look."

The memories of his childhood suddenly overlapped with the scenes of the present. He thought he had forgotten, but when he suddenly thought of it, he was wrong.

Tears fell from Gu Mo Yan's eyes as he sobbed silently.

Gu Mo Yan raised the back of his hand, wanting to wipe it away, but there were more and more. It was unknown if it was this feeling of exclusion or helplessness. Even when his father had died in his previous life, he hadn't felt that great injustice.

It was as if at this moment, he was the real Gu Moyan. When he was crying, he could vent all his emotions.

In his previous life, after Warrick had harmed him, his father suddenly passed away. He had taken over the body of a concubine who had lost her favor, suffering from the ostracism that shouldn't have been his own.

He was still crying quietly, his body shaking and choking with sobs. When some people saw him in such a state, they tactfully stopped their hands from speaking. Perhaps they did not want to cause such a ruckus. As for some people, when they saw that the emperor did not express anything, they seemed to have more courage than others. The more they spoke, the more unpleasant their words became. They described Gu Moyan as being utterly humiliated.

Ximen Qingfeng, who was standing not far behind them, did not surround them. However, he could clearly hear Gu Moyan's discomfort in the crowd and was choked with sobs.

As for the person sitting on the high chair, he didn't have the slightest intention of helping the person he held in his hands before. It was as if he were an outsider, and regardless of the outcome, he only looked at them, waiting for their end.

He wanted to help him.

Tears welled up in Gu Mo Yan's eyes. He wanted to end this game as soon as possible, and just as he was about to put down his last chess piece, he was grabbed by a pair of warm hands.

Ximen Qingfeng smiled at him with a comforting smile. He broke the grip on his hand and took out the chess piece. His eyes swept across the chess board and then accurately fell on it.

Everyone cried out in surprise. They never expected that Bai Qi would lose without any suspense. Bai Qi had grasped the entire situation, which showed how profound Xi Men Qingfeng's knowledge was.

"Young master Yi, you've lost." Xi Men Qing kept his white chess piece as he spoke to Yi Nan Xuan with a slightly unfriendly tone.

"Tsk, tsk. It's just that I don't know why these three senior sons are here to help Young Master Gu." Before Yi Nanxuan had even entered the palace, she had heard that this Ximen Qingfeng was extremely talented and was the young genius of the Ximen family. If he had beaten Gu Moyan, he would have been able to teach him a lesson in front of the emperor.

However, when he said those words, Yi Que Ming, who was standing beside him, pinched him, reminding him not to offend Young Master Xi Men. His father seemed to be at loggerheads with the Ximen family's father.