"Have you never seriously considered it?" Mo Jingxuan hadn't planned to speak, but gradually, he had noticed changes in Mo Liancheng. He had also heard about Zhao Qingyun and Yun Youlian, "If you truly became Emperor, the harem... Could you keep it empty just for sister-in-law Eight? Could you manage that?"
"..." Mo Liancheng remained silent.
Mo Jingxuan continued, "In time, for various reasons, you would inevitably marry some women. And with sister-in-law Eight watching on the side, what do you think her feelings would be?"
"She would understand that she alone is in my heart," he replied.
"What about competing for favor? Father's harem is a case in point."
"Did you come today to persuade me to give up the throne?" Mo Liancheng asked, puzzled.
"No, I just wanted... Eight Brother to be mentally prepared," he explained.
"Prepared for what?" Mo Liancheng felt a stir of unease.
