"At the gate of the mansion?" Hua Xin was somewhat surprised.
She just came back from outside, why haven't I seen her?
“Yes.” Lin Chang’an waved his hand dismissively. “Hey, Aunt Huaxin, whether it’s a chicken or a duck, it will be my sister’s new favorite from now on.”
“I’m at school most of the time, and my little sister has no playmates, so this is perfect for keeping her company…”
As Lin Chang'an was talking, he realized that Lin Wanwan had disappeared.
Looking to the side, I saw the little guy grabbing the chick by the neck and shoving its body towards its rear end...
Hua Xin almost burst out laughing.
"Girl, I can't bear to see you like that. If you keep sitting like that, the chicks will die."
Hua Xin quickly rescued the chick from Lin Wanwan's hands.
Lin Chang'an was speechless, wondering if he had given the chick to the right person...
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The Imperial Palace.
The Imperial Study.
The Holy Emperor sat on the dragon throne, not saying a word, just watching from a distance the man in a python robe sitting not far away.
He drank cup after cup of tea.
Finally, he couldn't hold back any longer.
"Bang!" He slammed the cup down on the table.
"I say, Xiao Lingyuan, what exactly do you want? I've chosen so many princesses for you, and you're not satisfied with any of them?"
"Didn't we agree before that I would make the decision?"
"These women, I shamelessly begged for them for you."
He angrily stretched out his hand, pointing tremblingly at the man not far away.
The man calmly raised his eyes and looked at the emperor who was jumping up and down.
"When did I ever ask you to beg?"
"You...you...are you trying to anger me to death?" The Holy Emperor had absolutely no way to deal with his younger brother.
When he came of age, he did not marry but went to fight on the frontier.
When I got back from the game, I was already in my mid-thirties...
Unfortunately, he was more strategic and quick-witted than me, and I still needed his help to review the memorials.
He couldn't even bring himself to say anything about punishment.
"When did I ever say I was going to anger you to death? If I angered you to death, what would happen to Father and Mother? What would happen to the world?"
Holy Emperor: "..."
How come he has such a younger brother?
"I ask you, you have such a large mansion, yet you don't even have a mistress. You, a grown man, spend your days playing around with your ten-year-old son. Do you know how many people outside say you're gay?"
The Regent sneered, "Homosexuality?"
"I would like to ask my royal brother, with three thousand beauties in your harem, are you busy to the point of exhaustion? Do you feel tired?"
"Last time, the Crown Prince's affair caused quite a stir, and you even threw him into a mass grave. I can't help but suspect that there's something shady going on behind the scenes."
Upon hearing this, the Holy Emperor looked flustered.
"What...what shameful thing? Perhaps you're mistaken. I buried her long ago!"
"Is that so?" the Regent sneered. "How about I go and find it for you?"
"No...no need." The Holy Emperor rolled his eyes at him, clearly annoyed, showing no sense of propriety whatsoever.
He was already magnanimous to not have Consort Zhao tear him apart when she was thrown into a mass grave.
Finding it back is just a constant reminder that he's been cheated on.
"Dig her out of her grave? Don't dirty your hands, I don't want to see her!"
The Holy Emperor glanced at Eunuch Wang.
The eunuch Wang tactfully withdrew.
Looking at his good-for-nothing younger brother, the Holy Emperor was truly heartbroken.
But he still remembered Lin Wanwan's words, and he was determined to ask her about them today.
“Back then, when you brought Chengyun back, you said he was someone you found, but later you said he was your own son.”
"What exactly is going on?"
When the regent was asked this question, he couldn't help but recall the scene of him being alone with Ye Lanyin at the Zhenbei Marquis's residence that day.
She recalled her daughter's strange inner thoughts.
His expression was somewhat unnatural. "What? What happened?"
The Holy Emperor grinned and sat down next to the Regent as if he were watching a melon. "I want to know, who was the woman you spent a night with back then?"
The regent was so frightened that he jumped up from his seat and slapped the emperor's face with the sleeve of his left hand.
"What's wrong with you today, Your Majesty? I'm very busy."
"Oh dear, Xiao Lingyuan, don't get agitated. I was just asking. Father is getting old now. If you don't get married soon, you'll become an unfilial son. He might not be able to rest in peace even after he's buried."
"Since you're not married yet, why don't we find that woman from back then and I'll arrange a marriage for you?"
The Regent took a large step back, maintaining a certain distance from the Holy Emperor, and glanced at him.
“Brother, it’s been ten years. Who knows if she’s married? Besides, I have no intention of getting married.”
"But Chengyun wants his mother, have you thought about that?"
"Because of your selfishness, he has never experienced maternal love."
The Regent's gaze was cold and sharp. He blinked and said, "It's not that I'm selfish, it's that that rebellious son didn't even fancy a single one of them."
The Holy Emperor exclaimed in surprise, "What did you say?"
"You're letting Chengyun decide your regent's wife?"
The Regent smiled and said, "Why not? He needs his mother anyway, and I'm not refusing him this time!"
Upon hearing this, the Holy Emperor waved his hand and pushed him toward the door: "Go away, go away, I don't want to see you."
"The Ghost Festival is in a few days. Don't go on a campaign this Ghost Festival. The whole court should offer sacrifices to Heaven!"
"I've got it..."
The Holy Emperor shouted at the door, then slammed the study door shut.
After a cup of tea.
"Eunuch Wang."
Hearing the noise inside, Eunuch Wang at the door hurriedly bent down and pushed the door open.
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