Chapter 117: Being buried in public by a dumpling
"Hahaha..." Yuan Tianchen came back to his senses and laughed out loud, "What a clever little kid, hahaha..."
When everyone saw her, they immediately started to flatter her and surrounded Li Suining, praising her for her extraordinary intelligence.
The little girl grinned. She knew that she had done the first thing her third brother asked her to do, and now she just had to wait for the big bad guy to make a move.
Zuo Shanzhang also had a smile on his face beside him. He was really happy. Therefore, the higher the little dumpling was praised, the harder he would fall soon.
Seeing that the time was almost right, he slowly spoke, "Little Suining is indeed clever. Uncle, let me ask you, what kind of emperor do you think our crown prince will be in the future?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the originally noisy crowd quieted down again, and everyone looked at the little dumpling with bated breath.
Yuan Tianchen still had a smile on his face, but there was a dangerous glint in his eyes, and he was also quietly waiting for Xiaotuanzi's answer.
"Sister Suining, don't be afraid." Yuan Huaihong squatted down in front of the little guy. In fact, he always remembered the first time he met Li Suining, the little guy said with certainty that he would not be the emperor in the future. That was the first time that someone dared to say that he could not be the emperor.
He secretly hoped that the little guy would say it again, "Say what you think."
Li Suining knew that if he answered this question incorrectly, the entire general's mansion would be driven out of the imperial city.
But she couldn't lie. She saw it when she first met Yuan Huaihong that the prince would not be the future emperor.
At this time, even if he was slow, Bai Yunfeng realized that something was wrong.
He quickly pulled the little girl in front of him and said with an apologetic smile, "Your Majesty, Crown Prince, my daughter has only just turned four this year. There are many things she doesn't understand. This question is too difficult, she definitely can't answer it."
"I can answer that." Unexpectedly, the little girl denied Bai Yunfeng's words.
Everyone's face changed. Zuo Shanzhang and Zuo Sixian looked at each other tacitly, and became more and more certain in their hearts that this time, no one could save the general's mansion.
At this time, the little dumpling looked at Zuo Shanzhang with his big eyes and said in a milky voice, "But, didn't the Prime Minister ask me this before? Why are you asking me again today?"
"I asked?" Zuo Shanzhang frowned. "Little guy, you remembered it wrongly, didn't you? When did I ask you?"
Little Dumpling said with certainty, "Uncle Prime Minister, don't you remember? You asked me about it the last time we met, and you praised me then."
"Is there...?" Zuo Shanzhang frowned even deeper. "What did I praise you for?"
Li Suining covered his mouth and chuckled, then answered happily, "Prime Minister Uncle said that the Emperor Uncle would definitely be pleased with my answer."
Zuo Shanzhang's expression changed slightly in an instant, and he even looked at the little ball in front of him in disbelief. He felt vaguely that he had been tricked.
As expected, after hearing what Li Suining said, Yuan Tianchen's smile widened. He then turned to look at Zuo Shanzhang with trust, "Come, Prime Minister Zuo, tell me what this little guy said."
Zuo Shanzhang pulled the corner of his mouth helplessly. It was obvious that at this time, it was impossible for him to continue denying it.
Moreover, he could not say that Li Suining said Yuan Huaihong could not be the emperor. Otherwise, the whole thing would seem that he had known the answer long ago, but deliberately led the child to say it in public, angering the emperor.
Zuo Shanzhang was really angry. His first reaction was that Xiaotuanzi seemed to have known his plan for a long time. Could it be that someone leaked it?
"Congratulations, Your Majesty, congratulations, Crown Prince." He had no time to think about anything else at this moment, so he could only help the little boy come up with an answer that would satisfy the Emperor. "He said that our Crown Prince will definitely be a wise and benevolent emperor in the future."
"Hahaha..." Yuan Tianchen smiled with satisfaction.
Yuan Huaihong on the side frowned silently.
"Uncle Prime Minister," no one expected, the little girl suddenly stretched out her little hand and pointed at Zuo Shanzhang, "How could you lie to Uncle Emperor?"
“…” Zuo Shanzhang’s expression changed drastically in an instant.
The little girl continued in a baby voice, "I clearly told you back then that the Crown Prince has great talent and will achieve great success in whatever he does in the future, but... he doesn't seem to want to be emperor."
Yuan Tianchen's face suddenly turned ugly.
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Bai Yunfeng quickly pulled Li Suining down to her knees. "My daughter is young and outspoken. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Li Suining raised his little head and looked at Yuan Tianchen pitifully, "Uncle Emperor, am I wrong? But last time, Uncle Prime Minister clearly said that Uncle Emperor would like this answer."
"..." Zuo Shanzhang was truly speechless. In a state of desperation, he could only kneel down and admit his fault. "Your Majesty, please calm down! Your Majesty, please calm down!"
At this time, Crown Prince Yuan Huaihong actually became happy, "Father, please don't make things difficult for the Left Prime Minister. He has also put in a lot of effort to choose this time to express his feelings on my behalf. I really want to thank him."
"Shut up!" Yuan Tianchen was really furious. He naturally knew that Zuo Shanzhang would not be so stupid as to express his feelings on behalf of the prince. He could only say that this Zuo Xiang was extremely stupid and actually shot himself in the foot. He was simply incompetent to the extreme!
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, but he didn't want to embarrass Zuo Shanzhang in front of everyone, so he could only leave the table in anger and stride out.
"Your Majesty, please calm down!" Zuo Shanzhang quickly stood up and followed him humbly. "Your Majesty, I am guilty, but please believe me, I hope the Crown Prince will become a virtuous and wise ruler just like you do, so those words really were not..."
Yuan Tianchen turned around and glared at him fiercely, "I really found myself a good prime minister, but he was dug a trap and buried in public by a dumpling. You really made me proud."
"Your Majesty, I…" Zuo Shanzhang felt like crying, "I am incompetent."
On the other side, as soon as Yuan Tianchen left, Yuan Huaihong directly picked up Li Suining and said, "My dear sister, which of these things do you like? Brother will give it to you!"
He really liked this little dumpling too much. Who would dare to say those words in front of his father? Not only did this little dumpling say it, but he also got away with it. He was really smart.
"Hehe..." Little Dumpling grinned, "These are the birthday presents from the Crown Prince. I don't want them, so you can keep them. However, I have another gift for you."
"Oh?" Yuan Huaihong looked at the little guy with anticipation.
The little girl immediately leaned over and whispered in the prince's ear, "Don't worry, Prince. You really can't be the emperor in the future. You will do what you want to do and live the life you want."
Yuan Huaihong was stunned, and then laughed even more happily.
From childhood to adulthood, everyone said that he was lucky. He was named the crown prince at birth and was destined to sit on that position in the future, but no one ever cared about what he wanted.
"Okay, this gift is good!" Yuan Huaihong was really happy. He waved his hand and gave Li Suining a lot of things from the Eastern Palace.
After the birthday party, Bai Qingan saw them out.
However, when approaching the palace gate, Bai Qing'an was shocked by the people in the distance and his eyes widened. His first reaction was to block Bai Yunfeng's sight.
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