The Holy Emperor paced back and forth in his study for almost half an hour before finally hearing Xiao Chengyun's voice.

Eunuch Wang led the worried-looking Xiao Chengyun to the Imperial Study.

Looking at the solemn face of the Holy Emperor, Xiao Chengyun felt like dying. Why didn't he ask for leave today?

Asking for leave to call my father is better than being interrogated about my studies.

As soon as the Holy Emperor saw Xiao Chengyun, he reached out and beckoned to him, "Chengyun, come here to me."

Xiao Chengyun felt as if a thousand pounds were beneath his feet, and he stood rooted to the spot, not daring to move an inch.

"Uncle, why...did you call me here?"

"Today's class at school, I..."

Seeing that he did not move, the Holy Emperor stepped forward and walked to his side.

"Chengyun, I ask you, did your father say that you should choose your mother?"

Xiao Chengyun nodded, "Yes."

"However, I don't like any of the women that my royal uncle introduced. They deliberately flattered me and then made me go and tell my father that I should marry them."

"Chengyun, don't be afraid. If I don't like you, I won't grant you a marriage. So... would you like a mother who cherishes you?"

Xiao Chengyun felt a surge of warmth in his heart when he recalled Ye Lanyin's gentle words when he last visited the Zhenbei Marquis's residence.

"think."

"Do you have a favorite minister's daughter?"

Xiao Chengyun shook his head.

The Emperor's eyes lit up. "Then, if my uncle said that there is a minister's daughter who is particularly suitable to be your mother, would you be willing to accept it?"

"Who is it?" Xiao Chengyun didn't believe for a second that anyone could be suitable.

Upon seeing this, the Holy Emperor leaned close to his ear and whispered a few words.

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chengyun's eyes widened, and he said in a trembling voice, "Uncle, you...she has her own child, and she is already someone else's wife."

"What's there to be afraid of? Just get a divorce, right?" The Holy Emperor straightened up and spoke calmly.

"I'll just ask you one question: do you like it?"

Xiao Chengyun thought for a moment, then nodded weakly, "But a woman should follow her husband wherever he goes, even if he's a chicken or a dog. She's not guilty of any of the seven grounds for divorce, so how can we get a divorce so easily?"

"What do you mean by 'marry a chicken, follow the chicken; marry a dog, follow the dog'? As long as you like it, even if you make your father marry a pig, I'll help you!"

Xiao Chengyun twitched the corner of his mouth. Liking pigs is one thing.

He's not that perverted, wanting a pig as his mother...

"But before that, I have a task for you."

"What kind of mission is it, Uncle Royal? Your words are making my heart race, I'm so scared."

Xiao Chengyun was only ten years old after all. Compared with adults, his mind was that of a child. Seeing the Holy Emperor so serious, his heart was pounding.

"Go and persuade her to divorce. If the divorce is successful, I will grant your father a marriage, and if your father beats you in the future, I will definitely protect you."

Xiao Chengyun was so frightened he almost fled the imperial study. This…

"This...this...Uncle, how could a little kid like me instigate this? What if the Marquis of Zhenbei finds out and beats me to death?"

"He dares!" The Holy Emperor slammed the memorial onto the table.

"With me protecting you, I'll see who dares to hit you; I'll exterminate their entire family!"

Lin Wanwan is destined to be included in the imperial family's register; the fact that the ancestral graves emitted blue smoke during the last ancestral worship ceremony is the best proof of that.

Moreover, Lin Wanwan was originally the Regent's child, and as his older brother, he absolutely could not allow the Regent's lineage to end.

Otherwise, how will he face the late emperor a hundred years from now?

He felt a burning hatred for his carefree and irresponsible younger brother.

His father and mother didn't care about this matter at all. As the emperor, he not only had to manage the affairs of the court, but also had to worry about his younger brother's marriage.

Barring any unforeseen circumstances, he will be the emperor who did the most menial tasks in history.

Pathetic!

Oh, and last time he was cheated on!

"Uncle, really?"

"If my father hits me, you must protect me."

"Don't worry, I will definitely protect you."

Having received his promise, Xiao Chengyun then said, "Then, Your Majesty, I will write this down as proof!"

The Holy Emperor hadn't expected that Xiao Chengyun, a mere ten-year-old child, would understand these things. After thinking it over, he figured he wouldn't lose out, so he casually picked up a pen, wrote a line of large characters, and stuffed it into Xiao Chengyun's hand.

"Take good care of it, I won't be responsible if you lose it."

Xiao Chengyun held the note carefully in his hand as if it were a precious treasure. "Uncle, don't worry, even if I die, this note will still be here."

"Pah! Pah! Pah!" The Holy Emperor punched him. "What nonsense are you talking about? Go back now. This is a secret between the two of us. You can't tell your father, understand?"

"Understood."

Xiao Chengyun suppressed the urge to smile and looked helplessly at the Holy Emperor.

"I just can't do anything with you adults."

"Uncle, I'm leaving now."

After Xiao Chengyun finished speaking, he ran out of the Imperial Study.

The Emperor smiled smugly and said, "Issue a marriage?"

No, no, no!

marry!

Xiao Chengyun ran out of the Imperial Study, ignoring the questions from Eunuch Wang, and ran all the way to the front hall of the palace and Hezheng Road.

He finally couldn't hold back and burst out laughing.

"Ha ha ha ha……"

"This is truly divine intervention!"

"With my royal uncle's promise, what do I have to fear? Father... just wait and see."

He swaggered toward the palace gate, and then, under the strange gaze of Steward Wang, boarded the carriage.

He laughed all the way to the Regent's Palace.

"Uncle Butler, please go in first."

The butler had just sensed something was wrong with him.

Hearing him say that, I was so scared I almost lost my life.

"Young Master, do you have a fever?"

"Why are you acting so strangely today?"

"Quickly, come with this old servant into the manor to fetch the imperial physician."

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