Chapter 31 The Young Emperor

He watched as Aman lay on the bed, fast asleep.

I was slightly lost in thought, and before I knew it, I was leaning against the bed and drifting off to sleep.

When I woke up early the next morning, I was in my own bed. Thinking of Liu Bei's visit the day before, I broke out in a cold sweat. I wondered how Guo Jia had managed to get rid of him.

The weather is exceptionally nice today. Through the wooden window, I squinted slightly and looked at the bright sunshine outside. A beautiful face slowly appeared.

Guo Jia still couldn't find any news about Gou'er.

Is that child still alive? If I had known things would turn out alright, I shouldn't have abandoned him. That child who was afraid of being abandoned... he must resent me.

The more I thought about it, the more agitated I became. Suddenly, I remembered Huifeng. Could it be that Gou'er had gone back to her side?

I got up, changed into men's clothes, walked past the sleeping dumpling who was drooling, and hurriedly left the room and then the mansion.

The guards at the Prime Minister's residence recognized me, so they didn't stop me much.

As I was walking and strolling, suddenly everything went black before my eyes, and someone covered my mouth.

Who? Who is staging this ridiculous hostage situation?!

Having been bullied by street kids since childhood, I've long been toughened up, my body always reacting faster than my brain. Before I could even react, I automatically reached out and grabbed the arm covering my mouth, executing a beautiful over-the-shoulder throw.

Suddenly, the view opened up before me. A boy I had knocked to the ground was covering his face.

"You'll get what's coming to you!" I shouted, hands on my hips in a compass-like gesture.

"I just wanted to tell you... you dropped your purse..." He covered his face with one hand and stretched out the other, speaking softly.

Huh? Honesty in returning lost property? I was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously patted my waist. The purse was clearly tied to my waist. Looking into his palm, there was a bulging purse. Just looking at that valuable purse made my heart itch. He must be rich. Why not use it to help a poor person like me?

"Not yours?" he asked, puzzled.

All the worst traits in my nature came out, and I immediately grinned from ear to ear, "Mine, mine, of course it's mine."

"Oh, that's good then." He lowered the hand that was covering his face and smiled.

As I took the money bag, I glanced at the honest child who had returned the money with a smile.

I was petrified at first glance...

Looks familiar...

As it turns out, you shouldn't try to take advantage of others, or even God will punish you.

Wearing an exquisitely embroidered white robe, the person before me, with a hazy, dreamlike smile, possessed unparalleled elegance and appeared as harmless as a little white rabbit…

Looks familiar...

He was practically a carbon copy of the gentle young emperor who sat in the palace hall that day, except... for the small bruise on the corner of his left eye, which was my handiwork.

Beating up the emperor?

Kill without mercy, exterminate nine generations... I'm not afraid of nine generations, anyway, I'm a bachelor, I came into this world naked and I'll leave with no ties. It's just that killing without mercy is terrifying. Although I've traveled through time and space, although my mother doesn't love me and my father doesn't want me, although I've been abandoned countless times, I still don't want to die... Life is beautiful.

Assaulting a police officer can get you detained, but beating the emperor... that's a much bigger crime...

I stood there, holding the money bag, and started shaking it, shaking it like autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves.

"What's wrong?" He stood in front of me, looking at me curiously.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Your Majesty..." I was so spineless that I couldn't even speak steadily.

"My name is Liu Xie." He smiled at me, his beautiful eyes seemingly veiled in mist, exuding an indescribable gentleness.

No way, traveling incognito? Do emperors like to do this? Or is he lonely in the palace... and coming out to find a romantic encounter?

“Being an emperor is boring,” Liu Xie said with a smile.

Sure enough... I nodded to myself.

"I really don't know... why so many people are vying to become emperor..." he said softly, his beautiful eyes becoming increasingly misty.

A gust of wind blew by, lifting the hem of his robe, and I realized that the body he had hidden under the imperial robe that day was actually very thin.

It's really strange to be chatting here like old friends with someone you've only met once, and what's even stranger is... that person is the ruler of a country... 5c

As the saying goes, serving a king is like serving a tiger. If I say the wrong thing, he might just yell "Guards!" and a whole bunch of palace guards would spring up from the crowd and behead me in the next second...

"Is your name Xiaoxiao?"

I was taken aback for a moment, then nodded subconsciously. Even the emperor knows my name? My charm isn't so great that it could captivate everyone, is it?

He smiled slightly, "I also know someone named Xiaoxiao, so it feels very familiar to see you."

Same name?

"Yes, the woman Prime Minister Cao likes is very beautiful, even more beautiful than you," Liu Xie said honestly.

"Xiaoxiao?" I murmured unconsciously.

The woman Prime Minister Cao liked? A woman named Xiaoxiao?

I remember that day, I said my name was Xiaoxiao, and Aman said he remembered that name.

Turns out... it's true.

Because my name is Xiaoxiao, did he subconsciously treat me as someone else?

"Hmm," Liu Xie chuckled softly, "The first time I saw her, she was selling rouge cakes, which were very delicious."

Uh, rouge cake? (24)

Cao Cao and Guo Jia both liked that Rouge Cake girl... and so, they staged an earth-shattering, tear-jerking love triangle... I began to have endless fantasies.

Sigh, to like someone but not be able to recall any memories of her... How pathetic...

"What about Xiaoxiao?" I asked impatiently.

His smile froze slightly, and after a long pause, he spoke, "Dead."

"Ah?" I exclaimed, "What a tragedy!"

"Young master, it's time to return to the manor." A magnificent carriage clattered up, and a servant dressed as a page said from inside.

Liu Xie nodded and turned to get into the carriage.

Seeing a flash of fire, I paused for a moment, then suddenly understood. I grabbed Liu Xie and pulled him to the side.

An arrow encased in fire shot straight toward the carriage...

With a loud bang, the magnificent carriage, along with the guard driving it, was burned to ashes.

Liu Xie dusted off his sleeves, stood up calmly, looked at me elegantly, and smiled, "Thank you."

I raised my eyebrows. His car was burned, his guards were burned to death, and he still had the leisure to thank me.

Should we call him slow-witted, or cruel?

"Kill him!" a loud shout rang out.

I was speechless. Do you have to announce a murder to the world? Wouldn't it be more normal to choose a quiet, dark night and do it quietly? Of course, a sneak attack is an exception.

Therefore, I knew that they must have come for this young emperor.

I glanced at the emperor, who stood there oblivious to the danger, sighed, resignedly grabbed his hand, and ran away as fast as I could.