"Have him wait in the reception room for a bit." His Majesty the Emperor gave the order with a calm exterior.

The attendant respectfully withdrew.

"Now," the Emperor looked at his omega, his gaze slightly heavy, "My dear, I need an explanation."

After completing the marking, not only will the omega develop an excessive dependence on the alpha who marked them, but the alpha's possessiveness towards the omega will also reach its peak during this period.

His Majesty the Emperor's reason was almost burned away by jealousy at this moment. He exerted all his strength to barely restrain himself from immediately dragging his little omega back to the room to complete the permanent marking, making him completely his omega!

He Yan was really quite innocent.

It was clearly the original "He Yan" who had been madly pursuing Aaron, but now he had to take the blame for it.

"I really never liked Prince Aaron." He Yan immediately stated his stance firmly, "I don't like that kind of fickle alpha. Before, I only chased after him in defiance of Grandpa... Do you really not trust me that much?" The last sentence carried a bit of indignant grievance.

He absolutely could not take this blame.

After all, His Majesty the Emperor was a person who not only had a bad temper, but was also very petty. Although with the level of love and care an alpha had for him, even if he knew that "he" had once liked Aaron, he probably wouldn't really do anything to him, and wouldn't even be able to keep a cold face for long. But deep in the alpha's heart, he would definitely get stuck on this matter and then silently become perverted in his jealousy.

Although the other party was mentally ill and had angered him several times, He Yan didn't have the heart to let him be sad alone.

The coldness between the Emperor's brows dissipated a little, but his tone was still a bit dejected: "I'm not blaming you, baby... I'm just feeling a bit insecure."

He Yan thought for a moment and added a sentence with conviction: "If I'm lying to you, then we won't have a sex life in the future!"

"......" The Emperor's face was full of complexity, and for a moment he didn't even know how to respond to this sentence.

"Alright," the omega took the initiative to put his arms around his neck and kissed his chin, "Don't think too much. Although you are overbearing and like to make decisions on your own, I only like you."

The Emperor gave his omega a deep look, sighed lightly, hugged his waist and lifted him up, capturing the omega's lips and kissing him passionately.

There was still a faint sweet cake aroma in the omega's mouth, which made the Emperor feel that his omega seemed to have become even sweeter.

It was a bit hard to let him leave like this.

Although the Emperor was a bit reluctant to part with his little omega, he still instructed his most trusted butler to personally send He Yan back to school, and then went to meet his royal brother who was waiting in the reception room with a hint of faint displeasure.

Since the death of the then Emperor and Empress of the empire in that war to defend the country nineteen years ago, only the two brothers Adrian and Aaron had been left to rely on each other in the entire royal family. In the nineteen years since Adrian took the throne, the image of the two in front of the people had always been close and loving, but in fact, their relationship was far less close than it appeared.

Adrian had been very lonely since he was young, and seemed to lack the desire to be close to others by nature. He had almost no interaction with his only younger brother.

After he came of age and ascended the throne, his personality became more and more eccentric, and his wariness of others grew day by day, with no exception even for his only relative. Therefore, even though Aaron was the second most noble person in this palace, in reality, apart from his own bedchamber, he had no special privileges in this palace.

Just like now, even if he wanted to see his elder brother, he had to have an attendant announce it first, and even during this waiting period, there would be an attendant beside him monitoring his every move.

However, apart from being too wary of him, in other aspects, Adrian had done everything that an elder brother should do, leaving no room for fault.

Aaron sat in the reception room with an elegant posture. Thinking of some of the information conveyed to him by the forces behind his little boyfriend, he couldn't help but have a slight movement in his eyes, but then he quickly adjusted his expression, not letting himself show any suspicious signs here.

If what those people said was true... then his elder brother was indeed no longer suitable to stay in that position.

Aaron carefully searched through his memories, and in the few interactions he had with his elder brother, he pondered over the subtle details that the alpha had inadvertently revealed, gradually forming a vague idea in his mind.

This time Aaron waited for a while, and a cup of tea had cooled completely before his elder brother finally arrived.

He immediately saluted his elder brother respectfully as usual, raised his head and showed a sunny and cheerful smile to his elder brother, "Elder Brother, good morning."

But His Majesty the Emperor was not moved at all, and his expression seemed to be even colder than usual.

"If I remember correctly," the Emperor said expressionlessly, "it's still class time now, what are you doing here?"

Aaron's smile stiffened slightly, and after a pause, his expression took on a hint of uneasiness, "Elder Brother, it's actually about the verdict on General Cheshire..."

"Shut up!" Adrian's expression suddenly changed, and his voice also took on a hint of sternness, "There's no room for discussion on this matter. He committed the crime of treason. If it hadn't been discovered early, who knows how much confidential information would have been leaked. The court's verdict has been announced, and he cannot escape death."

"I'm sorry," Aaron showed a guilty expression on his face, hesitated for a moment and continued slowly, "Elder Brother, I'm not trying to plead for General Cheshire, his crime is unforgivable. It's just that, why must his personal wrongdoing implicate his entire family? It's already a time of peace now, and such a heavy verdict is a bit harsh."

General Cheshire was a respected general of the empire. He was already a major general when the previous emperor was in power, and he also enjoyed high support among the people. No one could have imagined that such a general who had made countless contributions to the country would, for some unknown reason, actually plan to collude with a researcher from the Empire's research institute to steal the empire's cutting-edge mecha data!

If it weren't for a professor at the research institute who discovered the clues and decisively reported the matter to the Emperor, those materials would probably be in the hands of the enemy country by now.

The news of General Cheshire's failed attempt to steal the Empire's secret information caused a nationwide uproar as soon as it was reported by the media. Soon, the court's verdict on the case was announced.

General Cheshire himself and the researchers involved were sentenced to death and executed immediately; his wife and daughter, who knew but did not report, were spared from death due to their omega status but were sentenced to life imprisonment without parole; in addition, several members of the Cheshire family's main branch were exiled to the border mining planet, and the rest also received various punishments big and small.

All in all, at least two hundred people from the Cheshire family were implicated and punished.

"Is that so?" Upon hearing Aaron's words, Adrian actually smiled slightly, but the smile was not pleasant and instead exuded an evil aura. "I think the court's verdict is still too lenient."

He glanced at his brother in front of him, who was full of compassion, and said sarcastically, "Perhaps you were too young at the time to remember clearly. When the war to defend the country began, the reason why the Empire lost battle after battle and countless elites was because someone leaked the frontline's secret information. Traitors should be nailed to the pillar of shame in history, and their families should also bear the consequences brought about by their own members."

Aaron opened his mouth to argue, "But we can't live in hatred forever..."

In any case, at least for omegas, life imprisonment is too severe a punishment. Heat periods without an alpha are very painful, and in the long run, it will cause irreversible damage to the omega's body. It's not hard to imagine the suffering that Lady Cheshire and her daughter will endure in prison for the rest of their long lives. As an alpha, he really can't bear to see such cruelty happen.

Of course, this feeling is probably incomprehensible to his imperial brother, who has always despised omegas.

"Enough," Adrian interrupted him, his expression returning to coldness, as if he was too lazy to waste words with him. He nodded slightly, "If you are dissatisfied with the verdict, you can directly appeal for Cheshire's family. I won't stop you. Now, please go back to your class quickly. I have a meeting to attend and can't entertain you for now." With that, he turned and strode out of the reception room, leaving Aaron standing alone.

Looking at the alpha's tall and straight back, Aaron's hands hanging by his sides couldn't help but clench tightly. He tried his best to control his facial muscles, not letting himself show too distorted an expression, and also quickly walked out of the room with a stiff face.

Quickly boarding his hovercraft, Aaron's expression immediately darkened, his azure eyes filled with resentment.

He had always been a proud person. Just now, being pointed at the nose and scolded mercilessly by his elder brother in front of a group of attendants really made him furious.

But—

Adrian's reaction was within his expectations.

Thinking of this, the anger in Aaron's heart was suddenly replaced by a secret pleasure.

Wasn't the purpose of his visit this time to test his imperial brother again? Now it seems that Adrian is indeed sick, like a mad dog.

He cautiously opened the light brain and replied to an anonymous account through a high-level encrypted channel:

[Okay, but I need to see your sincerity first.]

The Empire needs a wise and sober monarch, not such a tyrannical madman!

*

He Yan was taking the Empire General Knowledge class, which was an extremely boring course. Moreover, there was no profound content. As long as you memorized the textbook for the final exam, you could basically pass.

So most students didn't have the patience to listen. The majority of people in the classroom were sleeping, and a small number were playing with their light brains. Although He Yan was not sleepy, he was still affected by the sleepy atmosphere and dozed off while propping his head with his hand.

Suddenly, a notification sound from the light brain startled him awake.

The notification sound was a bit loud. Not only did it wake him up, but even the teacher on the podium noticed the movement from his direction and gave him a dissatisfied look.

He Yan lowered his head in embarrassment. When the teacher's gaze shifted away, he opened the light brain with full confusion.

He clearly remembered turning on the complete silent mode, right?

A message popped up on the three-dimensional projection screen:

[Special Notification] Hubby: Just ran into an idiot, unhappy, need comfort.

He Yan: "???????????"

It seems that while he was asleep, His Majesty the Emperor not only took the liberty of opening his light brain and adding his own contact number, changing it to an extremely shameless nickname, but also set a special notification sound for himself.

He... Is it too late to go to the palace now, beat that moron to death and break up?

Author's Note: I received so many comments, I'm super happy, which is why today's update is extra long (feeling inflated).