Chapter 40: You Can't Kill Him, But You Can Keep Him Alive
Emperor Wen Zhao took Xiao Jiu to the side hall, while the Royal Consort sat in the main hall drinking tea and did not follow. She knew the situation well and knew that since this matter involved the political affairs of the two countries, it would be better for her to listen less.
It's not that she is too suspicious, but she herself has given birth to a prince. Although the fourth prince is a reckless man who only knows how to fight and kill all day long, and the sixth prince is a hopeless person, the emperor's mind is unpredictable, and none of them have the intention to compete for the throne, so she should take the initiative to avoid suspicion.
Besides, everyone knows about her relationship with the Queen, and the relationship between her children is also very close. If she follows him, it will be bad if His Majesty thinks she is trying to find out something for the eldest prince.
Anyone with eyes can see that the eldest prince is an extremely good candidate for crown prince. As long as your majesty is not stupid, he will definitely make the eldest prince the crown prince. It is just a matter of time.
The Queen had already told her privately that unless the concubines in the harem intervened in the fight between the princes, the two of them should not interfere rashly, so as not to ruin the eldest prince's favor in His Majesty's heart.
Ji Jinyou was carried into the side hall by Emperor Wen Zhao. As soon as she entered, she raised her hands to cover her eyes, and secretly glanced at Xue Yili lying on the Luohan bed through the gaps between her fingers.
Seeing that he was covered with a thin blanket, hiding the bloodstains, Ji Jinyou breathed a sigh of relief and took his hands away from his face.
Cong'an paid his respects to Emperor Wen Zhao and stepped aside.
"Greetings, Your Majesty." When Xue Yili saw Emperor Wen Zhao, he struggled to stand up. As he moved, the quilt on his body fell off, revealing his disheveled clothes.
Ji Jinyou didn't dare to look, he turned his head and looked away.
Looking at the pale young boy covered in blood, Emperor Wen Zhao raised his hand to stop him: "You are injured, there is no need to get up."
"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xue Yili bowed, lay back down with the help of Cong'an, and reached out to pull the quilt back.
Emperor Wen Zhao patted the little girl on the back and said, "Okay, don't be afraid. Come down and play by yourself, Xiaojiu. I'm going to talk about business."
Ji Jinyou nodded and agreed. Emperor Wen Zhao put the little girl on the ground, sat on the chair, and looked at the little boy on the couch with a scrutinizing look. He said in a calm tone: "Tell me, what's going on."
Xue Yili then spoke: "Cong'an and I were staying in the courtyard when the Thirteenth Prince suddenly brought people to our house..."
The boy's voice was weak. As he spoke, he would occasionally cover his shoulder with his hand, inhaling in pain. After he recovered, he continued speaking, pausing several times before finally finishing.
His eyes were red and tears were welling up in them. His choked voice was filled with suppressed anger and fear, but he held his neck stubbornly.
"Your Majesty, I just want to ask, does Dasheng want my life? If so, you can just take it away, and I don't have to worry about it day and night."
Ji Jinyou raised his head and looked at Emperor Wen Zhao quietly, "Yes, all of you, tell me, does your Majesty know about the bullying of the little proton? If he knows and doesn't care, that would be too bad."
Emperor Wen Zhao choked. How could a child like Xiaojiu make such malicious assumptions about his father?
System: [According to the book, Emperor Wen Zhao was so busy with government affairs that he couldn't even take care of his concubines and his own children. He didn't care about a little hostage from an enemy country. If no one mentioned it to him, he would forget about such a person most of the time. No one specifically told him about these things. If he was wrong, it was just negligence, just like how he treated you before.]
Ji Jinyou: [That’s right, Your Majesty didn’t even recognize me before. ]
After saying this, he glanced at Emperor Wen Zhao.
Stared at by his daughter's big, dark and pure eyes, Emperor Wen Zhao blushed, feeling guilty, and did not dare to meet her gaze.
Xue Yili carefully observed Emperor Wen Zhao's expression, and judged from his subtle changes in expression that Emperor Wen Zhao could also hear the voices of the little princess and the man talking.
He remained calm, still maintaining that angry and aggrieved expression, staring quietly at Emperor Wen Zhao, waiting for his answer.
Emperor Wen Zhao and Xue Yili looked at each other for a moment. Seeing that the little boy was so young but neither humble nor arrogant, calm and measured, and even dared to question him face to face, they couldn't help but admire him in their hearts and thought it was a pity. If this child was from Dasheng, he would definitely be a promising person.
Seeing that Emperor Wen Zhao was staring at Xue Yili without saying anything, Ji Jinyou was afraid that he would scare him, so he pulled his sleeve and whispered, "Father."
Emperor Wen Zhao spoke solemnly, "Don't worry, Dasheng has no such intention, and neither do I. This was done by Thirteen, that idiot. I will give you justice after I find out the reason."
Xue Yili nodded: "Thank you, Your Majesty."
As soon as he finished speaking, Liang Quan reported at the door: "Your Majesty, the imperial physician is here."
Emperor Wen Zhao waved his hand and said, "Come in and have a quick look."
The imperial physician came in with a medicine box, checked Xue Yili's wound, and said that it was the same as what Ci and Hong Yu said, that there was no injury to the bones or muscles. Then he cleaned the wound, re-applied medicine, bandaged it, and gave a few reminders.
Seeing that the matter was handled properly, Emperor Wen Zhao nodded and motioned for him to go down first.
Seeing the imperial physician packing up his medicine box and leaving, Xue Yili took the initiative to speak: "Please leave two bottles of medicine for me. I will ask my attendants to change the medicine for me later, so as to avoid the imperial physician having to run so far every day."
In the past, Da Sheng and Dayao had been fighting for several years. The two countries could be said to be enemies entangled with countless life-and-death feuds. The people in the Imperial Hospital had always ignored this little proton. Over the years, whenever the master and servant had a headache or a fever, they would run to the Imperial Hospital by themselves.
But this time, it was His Majesty who personally ordered the treatment of the little hostage, so he naturally did not dare to neglect it. He had planned to go back and change the medicine himself. When he heard this, he looked at Emperor Wen Zhao, who nodded.
The imperial physician agreed, left two bottles of golden sore medicine, two bottles of qi and blood replenishing pills, plus some cotton cloth for bandaging, and then left with the medicine box.
Emperor Wen Zhao called several princes in. The three of them knelt down to pay their respects. Emperor Wen Zhao waved to the fifteenth prince and said, "Fifteenth, get up and come to your father."
The fifteenth prince Xie En stood up and walked to the side of Emperor Wen Zhao, standing next to Ji Jinyou. He even reached out and touched the little tuft of hair on her head. Ji Jinyou smiled at him.
Emperor Wen Zhao looked at the Thirteenth Prince, who was lying on the ground and dared not raise his head, with a gloomy face, "Evil creature, why did you hurt others without any reason?"
The Thirteenth Prince: "Father, I was confused for the moment. I heard..., heard..., heard..." and couldn't say anything.
Emperor Wen Zhao reacted immediately, thinking that perhaps this bastard had heard what Xiaojiu and Tongtong had said. Based on previous experience, these things could not be said when Xiaojiu was around.
Emperor Wen Zhao glanced down at Xiaojiu and saw the little girl staring with her big eyes and listening quietly, looking like she was enjoying the fun.
Emperor Wen Zhao was amused. He took the little girl and touched her head. "Xiaojiu, you are young. Don't let these nonsense pollute your ears. Why don't you go play with the Imperial Concubine for a while?"
Ji Jinyou didn't want to leave. She wanted to hear what was going on. She shook her head and took a step back: "Don't be afraid, Youyou. Youyou is a big kid now."
Emperor Wen Zhao also wanted the little girl to stay with him, but she refused to leave, so he couldn't continue. He winked at the Fifteenth Prince standing beside him and said, "Fifteenth, send Xiao Jiu to find the Imperial Consort."
The fifteenth prince understood Emperor Wen Zhao's intention, and without even saying hello, he picked up the short and stout little girl and walked towards the outer hall.
Ji Jinyou was so angry that he wanted to grab his hair, but then he thought that he was just following orders, so he had to complain to the system: [Tianjie, tell me why His Majesty didn't let me listen. ]
System: [That must be because you are young and they are afraid that the Thirteenth Prince will say something treasonous and corrupt you.]
The Thirteenth Prince heard the conversation between the baby and the bucket again, and excitedly pointed at Little Nine who was taken away by the Fifteenth Prince: "Father, this is it... this is it..."
Seeing the little girl looking at him alertly, Emperor Wen Zhao coldly rebuked her: "Shut up."
"Royal Concubine, father asked Xiaojiu to follow you." The fifteenth prince carried Xiaojiu to the outer hall and brought her to the Royal Concubine. After paying his respects, he turned around and went back to the side hall.
The Imperial Concubine smiled and reached out to pick up the little girl: "Come, Xiaojiu, let your mother hold you."
The beautiful and fragrant empress made up for Ji Jinyou's regret of not hearing the truth of the matter with her own ears. She leaned in the arms of the imperial concubine and did not forget to complain in a low voice: "Empress, my father is bad and will not let Xiaojiu hear it."
The imperial concubine chuckled, touched the little girl's head, and whispered in agreement, "Yes, father is very bad."
After sending Xiaojiu away, Emperor Wen Zhao looked at Xue Yili who was lying on the Luohan couch. He recalled that when Xiaojiu was talking to Tongdian just now, the little boy looked normal and not surprised at all. He thought, either he couldn't hear it, or he was pretending not to hear it.
Logically speaking, a child who looks about fifteen years old should not be so cunning, otherwise why couldn't even he notice anything unusual.
Besides, this little hostage was not from Dasheng, so he shouldn’t have heard it. After all, even Rupin couldn’t hear it.
But Emperor Wen Zhao himself was very intelligent when he was young, so it was not ruled out that this child was also a talented person. After thinking about it, he thought it would be a good idea to give it a try.
But his little follower was still there, and some of the next conversations were the masters' business, so it would be bad for a servant like him to hear them. Emperor Wen Zhao looked at Cong'an and said, "You go out and wait first."
Cong An did not respond and looked at Xue Yili.
Xue Yili nodded: "Just wait for me outside." Cong An agreed and walked out.
Emperor Wen Zhao looked at the Thirteenth Prince and said, "Go on."
The Thirteenth Prince cleared his throat and tried to speak again: "Father, I heard Xiao Jiu talking to a man, and the man said that this little..."
他習慣性就要說小畜生，可看到文昭帝警告的眼神，立馬改口：“那男子說大耀皇子，多年後會将兒臣丢到魚池去喂魚，兒臣不想死在他手裏，就想先下手為強。”
文昭帝心中略感驚訝，竟還有這樣的事？
敢把大盛皇子丢去喂魚，這小質子是不要命了嗎，就不怕他這個皇帝扒了他的皮？
亦或是說，小質子得了什麽勢，不再懼怕他？
轉念一想，按照桶桶說的，最後他們都死得差不多了，文昭帝就想通了。
那肯定是他已經死了，沒人護着十三了，這小質子才如此嚣張，把十三這蠢東西給弄死了。
文昭帝看向薛翊禮：“你怎麽說？”
薛翊禮當然否認：“陛下，我絕沒有加害十三皇子之心。”
“你撒謊！”十三皇子炸毛：“那男子說了，就是你把我丢去喂魚了。”
文昭帝見十三皇子不光能順利說出口，還能和薛翊禮交流，心中有了數，這小男孩也聽到了小九和桶桶的說話。
他打量薛翊禮，見他依舊泰然自若，不免感嘆，這孩子年歲不大，城府倒是極其深沉，怕是他這三個傻兒子加在一起，也抵不過他一個的心機。
想當初，連他乍一聽到桶桶說話，都駭了一大跳。
這孩子頭一回聽到，竟然能如此四平八穩，不露聲色，連他都差點糊弄過去，假以時日，定是個不容小觑的。
文昭帝莫名生起一股危機感來。
不過，這時候也不是想這個的時候，他得先收拾眼前這堆爛攤子，其他的稍後再說。
文昭帝擡手制止還要争執的十三皇子，掃視一圈，壓低聲音說道：“既然你們都聽到了小九和桶桶的話，那麽朕也就和你們說實話，那個叫桶桶的男子說的話，十之五六都是會發生的。”
至于那四五成沒有成真的，大都是當事者聽到小九和桶桶對話，做出相應對策，扭轉了那叫什麽來着，對，劇情的走向。
薛翊禮一愣，擡起頭來看向文昭帝。
他能聽見小公主和那男子對話這事，老皇帝知道了？他自認僞裝的很好，是哪裏暴露了？
小男孩略帶震驚的樣子，終于和他的年紀相符了。
文昭帝心裏舒坦多了，琢磨着自己是不是高看這孩子了，莫不是他今兒被十三追殺，受了驚吓，吓傻了，這才反應過來？
十三皇子一聽文昭帝這話，膝行着往前走了兩步，求證道：“父皇，所以，兒臣還是很有可能被他丢去喂魚的是嗎？”
文昭帝盯着自己的蠢兒子之一，目光不悅。
世上沒有無緣無故的恨，這小質子來了大盛這麽多年，一直老實本分，從不惹事，這還是頭一回鬧到他面前來。
若說他有朝一日把十三丢去喂魚，那估計也是十三這蠢貨先做了什麽事，把人家得罪狠了，不然他怎麽不扔別人偏扔他。
十三皇子被文昭帝冷飕飕的目光盯着，心虛不已，撐一會兒就撐不住，“父皇，兒臣也沒對他做什麽，就是平時和他打打鬧鬧，下手有些狠了……”
十三皇子越說，聲音越小，最後直接俯趴在地上，閉了嘴，因為他做的那些事，若是陛下真的讓人去查，瞞不住，他再這麽敷衍着說下去，那可就是欺君之罪。
蠢貨，廢物，這麽沉不住氣，被他看兩眼就不打自招，一丁點用都沒有。文昭帝在心裏狠狠罵道。
文昭帝十分肯定，若今日兩人身份對調，是那小質子要殺十三，那小質子絕不會失手。
若十三當真将人殺了，他還敬他是條漢子，可人沒殺成，還一副受了大委屈的窩囊樣，看着就讓人心煩。
文昭帝：“你就為了這還不曾發生之事，要去殺人？”
十三皇子反應過來，又擡起頭來：“父皇，兒臣是想去殺他，可那一刀真不是兒臣刺中的，是他自己抓着兒臣的手刺上去的。”
文昭帝蹙眉，看向薛翊禮。
薛翊禮梗着脖子，頭往旁邊一偏，萬念俱灰般苦笑道：“是，十三殿下說的都對，這一刀就是我自己刺的。”
十三皇子握緊雙拳，氣得要發瘋：“就是你自己，你刺傷你自己來陷害我。”
薛翊禮轉頭盯着他：“那是我求十三殿下帶刀來我院子的？也是我求十三殿下拿刀瘋了一樣追我的？”
十三皇子一噎，接不上話。因為薛翊禮說的這些，很多人都看到了，他沒法反駁。
文昭帝的視線在兩個男孩之間轉來轉去，一時不知道該信誰。
若小九不曾和他說，十三以後害死了十四，他倒是願意相信自個那蠢兒子。
可這孽障連從小玩到大的親兄弟都能下得了手，他對他的品行持嚴重懷疑态度。
文昭帝只覺得腦袋疼，也懶得再追問，直接出聲喊人：“來人，将這孽障拖出去杖責二十。”
十三皇子十歲，杖責二十可謂十分嚴重，搞不好要打殘，他一聽立馬哭出聲，哐哐磕頭求饒：“父皇，父皇，兒臣知錯了，兒臣再也不敢了，求您饒了我吧。”
專門負責刑罰的侍衛進門，見十三皇子哭喊着求饒，兩人沒有動手，看向文昭帝。
文昭帝斥道：“還不拖出去，難道要朕親自動手？”
兩名侍衛不再遲疑，架起十三皇子就走。
很快，外頭傳來噼裏啪啦的打板子聲，還有十三皇子聲嘶力竭的痛哭哀嚎。
季瑾悠坐在皇貴妃懷裏吃點心，冷不丁一聲殺豬一樣的嚎叫傳來，吓得她一抖擻，手裏的紅豆糕都掉了。
“不怕不怕，母妃在。”皇貴妃一把将小姑娘緊緊攬進懷裏，雙手捂住她耳朵，心裏忍不住埋怨，陛下也是，怎麽不拖遠一點再打，看把孩子吓的。
麗妃聞信而來，一進院門見到這副場面，吓得腿一軟就摔在地上，在身邊宮女的攙扶下站起來，跑上前撲在十三皇子身上，死死護住，哭着求饒：“陛下，十三犯錯，都是嫔妾沒有教好，嫔妾願替他挨罰，您打嫔妾吧。”
文昭帝聽得眉頭一皺，蠢婦，要不是她沒腦子，能教出這樣的蠢貨來，“梁全，把麗妃拖開。”
梁全應是，帶着兩個小太監走到外頭，道了句得罪了，便把麗妃強行架着拖到一旁。
被打斷的侍衛們接着打，在板子打到第十下時，十三皇子就暈了過去，嚎叫聲終于停止。
麗妃掙脫小太監，跪着爬了過去，有皇帝的命令，她不敢阻攔，在一旁心疼得不行，哭得嗓子都啞了。
季瑾悠被皇貴妃按住腦袋，可外頭動靜太大，她還是聽到了，心裏默默哼了一聲。
十三不過就是被打了頓板子，麗妃就哭成這樣。
可先前，要不是紅雨去的及時，小質子的命都沒了呢，那人家娘親知道的話，該多難過。
板子打完，外頭只剩下麗妃的嗚嗚哭聲，文昭帝看向薛翊禮：“好了，朕罰了他，往後他不敢再去打擾你，你這身上還有傷，先回去歇着吧。”
薛翊禮見好就收，掙紮着坐起來，拱手彎腰行禮：“多謝陛下。”
文昭帝本以為他會趁機提出一些要求，可他什麽都沒說，就喊了從安進來，準備回去。
文昭帝有些意外，也很贊賞他知進退，喊了梁全吩咐：“準備一擡軟轎，将小皇子送回去。”
梁全應是，出去安排，很快，軟轎擡到門口。
薛翊禮道謝，讓從安将他抱上去，兩人離去。
外人一走，文昭帝的臉冷了下來，“把那孽障潑醒擡進來。”
片刻功夫，被一盆冷水兜頭澆醒的十三皇子被擡了進來，他趴在地上，痛得渾身顫抖，臉色慘白，嗚嗚哭個不停：“父皇，兒臣知錯了，真的知錯了。”
文昭帝冷哼一聲：“你可知那二十板子，都是為何而打？”
十三皇子強撐着擡起頭來：“兒臣不該去刺耀國皇子。”
“蠢貨，到現在還沒弄明白。”文昭帝冷聲訓斥，随後解釋給他聽，“五板子是為你傷人這事打的，五板子是你和十四聯手欺負十五，五板子是你以後會害了十四，還有五板子，你聽到小九和桶桶說話這麽大的事，不知道找朕來說，自己跑去殺人，你當朕死了？”
十三皇子上半身是水，屁股和腿上都是血，有氣無力趴回地上：“兒臣知錯了。”
文昭帝懶得再看他，“梁全，讓人擡走，三個月不得出門，麗妃也禁足一月，好生反省。”
梁全應是，忙讓早就候在外頭的小太監擡着專門擡人的轎子進來，把十三皇子搬上去，擡走了。
麗妃在外頭得了旨意，叩謝過後，起身，哭哭啼啼跑着去追十三皇子。
沒想到，梁全又追出來，“麗妃娘娘，陛下旨意，十三皇子那裏有宮人照看，讓您直接回宮禁足。”
孩子打成那樣，看都不讓她看，也不讓她去照顧，麗妃又氣又急，可也不敢違抗聖命，哭着快步跑走，想趁着路上的功夫多看幾眼。
The Chongde Hall, which had been noisy for a long time, finally quieted down. Emperor Wen Zhao looked at the Fourteenth Prince who had been kneeling on the ground from beginning to end and said, "Fourteenth Prince, do you know your fault?"
The Fourteenth Emperor kowtowed and said, "Father, I know I was wrong. I shouldn't have bullied my Fifteenth Brother."
He took the initiative to confess and told how he and the Thirteenth Prince had snatched the Fifteenth Prince's food and how they had beaten him.
Emperor Wen Zhao felt a headache when he saw his stupid son. He then looked at the fifteenth prince standing quietly beside him and said, "Fifteenth, is he telling the truth?"
The fifteenth prince nodded: "That's right."
Emperor Wen Zhao nodded and said, "Fourteenth, you also go and get five strokes of the cane. Be smarter in the future and don't listen to Thirteenth in everything."
The fourteenth prince kowtowed and said, "I understand. Thank you, father, for your grace."
After saying this, he got up, walked out, and went to find the guards to be beaten.
The Fifteenth Prince thought of the Thirteenth Prince's miserable appearance before, hesitated for a moment, and saluted to Emperor Wen Zhao: "Father, my Fourteenth Prince has already apologized to me before, please forgive him this time."
Emperor Wen Zhao patted him on the shoulder and said, "If you make a mistake, you will be punished. You can't just apologize and get away with it. Fifteen, don't be too soft-hearted, or you will hurt yourself in the future. Get up."
"Thank you for your teachings, father. I understand." The fifteenth prince kowtowed and stood up.
The five blows came very quickly, and while the two were talking, the beating was already over outside.
From beginning to end, the Fourteenth Prince gritted his teeth and said nothing.
After the beating, he climbed down from the stool, thanked loudly, and then, without anyone to help him, he limped out, dragging his blood-soaked clothes.
Liang Quan shouted anxiously from behind: "Your Highness the Fourteenth Prince, please wait a moment, the sedan chair will be here soon."
The fifteenth prince heard the noise and looked at Emperor Wen Zhao: "Father, do you have anything else to tell me?"
Emperor Wen Zhao waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."
The fifteenth prince Xie En took two steps back, hurried out, caught up with the fourteenth prince, got under his arm, and helped him walk.
The two little boys walked in silence for a while, looked at each other, and smiled for no apparent reason.
Emperor Wen Zhao stood in front of the window, watched this scene, and nodded with satisfaction.
There is no family affection among the royal family, and it has been a common practice for brothers to kill each other since ancient times. He grew up like this, but he was still very happy to see his sons getting along with each other.
When Emperor Wen Zhao returned to the main hall, the Imperial Concubine stood up and saluted, holding Xiao Jiu in her arms. When Emperor Wen Zhao walked over to sit down, she refused to do so and was about to leave, holding the child in her arms.
Emperor Wen Zhao raised his hand and pressed it down, saying dissatisfiedly: "Why are you in such a hurry? Sit down and talk to me."
The Imperial Concubine rolled her eyes: "Your Majesty said you didn't want to see me."
Ji Jinyou nodded her head and said, "Yes, Youyou heard it too."
Emperor Wen Zhao was choked by the two, and glanced at the Imperial Concubine: "I told you to sit down, so sit down."
The Imperial Concubine then sat back down with the little girl in her arms, and said politely, "Your Majesty, please speak. I am all ears and will never talk back."
Emperor Wen Zhao was too lazy to care about her weird temper, otherwise he would be so angry that he would die.
He picked up the already cold teacup and took a sip: "I just think that the little proton will be a big shot when he grows up. If he goes back one day, he will be a threat to Dasheng."
The Imperial Concubine thought the Emperor was going to nag about his useless and foolish sons, but when she heard that he was talking about this, she became serious and asked, "What do you plan to do, Your Majesty?"
Upon hearing this, Ji Jin pricked up his ears and listened quietly.
After a brief thought, Emperor Wen Zhao spoke up, "Da Yao is now growing stronger and stronger. It is no longer the weakling that was beaten by Da Sheng and begged for peace. They are watching us eagerly, and they are eager for us to give them a reason so that they can use it as an excuse to start a war and avenge their defeat."
"This little proton must not be killed, otherwise there will be another round of war."
Ji Jinyou breathed a sigh of relief, as long as he wasn't killed.
The little proton is only nine years old. He has been bullied for so many years and has had a hard life. He hasn't done anything yet. We can't kill him now just because he will be a big shot in the future.
Emperor Wen Zhao leaned back in his chair, patting his armrests in deep thought. After a long while, he still couldn't come up with an idea. He turned to the Imperial Concubine and asked, "What do you think, my beloved concubine?"
The Imperial Concubine rolled her eyes again. She remembered that she was the beloved concubine now. How could she not remember that she was the beloved concubine when those little people wanted to kill her?
After rolling her eyes, she still spoke: "These are national affairs, I dare not speak rashly."
The Royal Concubine was usually domineering and irritating, but she was always very clear-headed when it came to important matters, and she would not say a word about things that she shouldn't have said.
Emperor Wen Zhao knew her temper very well and waved his hand: "Forget it, I'll think about it later."
Seeing the right opportunity, Ji Jinyou raised his chubby little hand and said in a baby voice, "Father, Youyou knows."
He couldn't think of a clue, and the little baby actually said that she knew. Emperor Wen Zhao was amused, "Okay, Xiaojiu, you tell me."
Ji Jinyou stood up and said seriously: "Father, you can be nice to him, give him delicious food, give him nice clothes, he will be grateful to you, father, and Dasheng, isn't that enough."
According to the system, Little Proton turned evil because he was bullied too badly and his followers were killed. He came back for revenge after growing up.
If everyone was nicer to him, he would have no reason to turn evil and would not come to destroy Dasheng in the future.
Now the plot has changed. Maybe she and her mother can live well forever. Then she must also hope that her country will be well.
When everyone saw the little girl finish her words, she spread her hands and looked disdainful, as if she couldn't imagine how stupid it was to find such an easy method.
"Xiaojiu is right." Emperor Wen Zhao's eyes lit up.
You can't kill him, but you can keep him alive.
They provided him with good food, drink and other useful things, but turned him into a useless person who only knew how to eat, drink and have fun. Even if he returned to Dayao in the future, he would probably not become a big shot.
When he grows up, I will give him a mansion and some beautiful concubines. He may not want to leave this happy home in Dasheng and refuse to go back.
Emperor Wen Zhao laughed loudly, called Liang Quan in, and ordered: "From now on, the food, clothing and expenses of the Prince of Yao Kingdom will be the same as those of the other princes, and you must not treat him any worse. Select some items from the warehouse and send them to him, and see if there is anything that needs to be repaired in his residence. Do everything. Oh, and select a few eunuchs and palace maids and send them over."
Liang Quanying said, "Yes, I will do it right away."
Emperor Wen Zhao stretched out his hand and rubbed the small tuft on Xiao Jiu's head: "Our Xiao Jiu really has the talent to govern the country. He can share the worries of the father. Rupin has made great contributions to her teaching."
"Liang Quan, give Rupin another 1,000 taels of silver and ten night-shining pearls as a reward to show your appreciation."
After hearing the long list of rewards, Ji Jinyou was so happy that he immediately clenched his fist and bowed: "Thank you, father, for the reward."
My mother has never received so many rewards before, she must be very happy.
The little girl smiled and looked adorable. The imperial concubine loved her very much and reminded Emperor Wen Zhao: "Your Majesty, what else can you give to our little Jiudian?"
Emperor Wen Zhao laughed: "Appreciate, of course I want to appreciate it, what does Xiaojiu want?"
Ji Jinyou tilted his head and thought for a while, then said with a smile: "Father, Youyou has never seen my grandmother, and I want to see her."
When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, she heard her mother nagging several times, saying that she had not seen her family since she entered the palace and she didn't know when she would be able to see them again.
If she and her mother could survive the Double Ninth Festival, there would still be a chance in the future. But if they couldn't, her mother would have regrets for the rest of her life.
Emperor Wen Zhao heard that it was not a big deal, so he immediately agreed with a smile: "Okay, then your father will have someone summon your grandparents to the capital, and then you can see them."
Imagining how happy her mother would be when she saw her grandmother, Ji Jinyou clapped her hands happily: "Thank you, father."
Xie Wan walked up to him, hugged him for the first time, patted his shoulder, and praised him: "Father is the best father for Youyou."
The Royal Concubine couldn't help laughing. The clever little boy was really good at making people love potions.
Emperor Wen Zhao laughed heartily at the girl's sweet words and picked her up. "Our little Jiu will be your father's palace counselor from now on. Get up early and go to the morning court with your father."
Ji Jinyou's eyes widened in shock: "......?"