The majestic Zhanhu Pangtuantuan looked up and saw its master's sinister gaze shrouded in shadow. It was so frightened that it trembled violently, lowered its head to the ground, and let out a soft "Awoo" in fear.
"The fifth son of the Prince of Hengchang?"
Before Xuandi could get angry at his good-for-nothing fat tiger, Emperor Chongjin's voice came softly from above.
Xuan Di felt a chill run down his spine. He looked up and met Emperor Chong Jin's furious gaze. He quickly gave an awkward smile, then gave Zhan Yu a fierce wink, "Come here! Hurry up!"
Seeing the glare from its master, the fat tiger, resembling a large dog, quickly scrambled to its feet and rolled behind Xuandi.
Without the tiger blocking his way, the sharp gazes from all directions made Xuan Di's eyes widen even more.
Xuan Di swallowed hard, clutching the chubby little talisman in his arms, and chuckled sheepishly, "Is the Empress Dowager afraid of tigers? No, there's no need to be afraid. On the battlefield, Zhan Yu is a tiger, but off the battlefield, he's just a gluttonous dog."
"Awooo..." Zhan Yu echoed with two cowardly barks, then lay his head on the ground, looking like a harmless fat dog.
However, with a living, breathing tiger right in front of you, how can you simply say you're not afraid?
The Empress Dowager was pale and still clutched her chest, clearly shaken.
Emperor Chongjin glared angrily at Xuandi.
Xuan Di shuddered and quickly looked at the spies.
"Let me tell you, because of the envelopes bearing the insignia of Chenghan Kingdom, I have sprinkled them with the divine herb Tiger Mint from the Western Regions. This is exactly what Zhan Yu likes. If you still don't admit it, I might as well release Zhan Yu now, and he will pounce on those spies who have touched these intelligence letters."
As he spoke, Xuandi gave Zhanyu a hand gesture.
Zhan Yu, who had just been cowering on the ground, looked up and saw his master's gesture. He immediately leaped up with great swagger, let out a fierce roar, and his blood-red maw shook the entire Xihe Palace.
These spies, who had spent their entire lives lurking in the deep palace, had never seen anything like this before.
Startled by the tiger's roar, they were terrified, especially the palace maids, who turned pale and screamed, "No need, no need! Don't trouble yourself, young master! It was we who were bribed by Cheng Han Kingdom to pass on intelligence!"
Xuan Di glanced at the spies who had stopped being defiant, snorted coldly, and then glared at Zhan Yu, "Get out of here and don't make a sound!"
Zhan Yu had just gotten cocky, and before he could even shake his head, he heard that his master was kicking him out. He reluctantly mumbled something under his breath, but after being glared at by his master, he quickly ran out.
Immediately afterwards, screams rang out from outside.
Xuan Di was grinning and about to look up to claim credit, but when he looked up and met Emperor Chong Jin's dark face, his smile faltered, and he quickly explained, "The Battle Domain doesn't bite people randomly. Hehe, hehe..."
Under Emperor Chongjin's imposing and stern gaze, Xuandi obediently shut his mouth.
Xuan Di listened to the endless screams outside, one after another. In the past, he would have been gloating, but today, he felt as if the screams were stabbing into his heart, and he felt sorry for himself.
Sure enough, when he looked up, he met Emperor Chongjin's furious gaze, and his eyelids twitched immediately.
The little boy looked up at him in his childish voice and asked, "Fifth Brother, why did you come to the capital? Fifth Brother, why do you look different? Fifth Brother, why do you smell so faint? Fifth Brother, when did you change your name? Fifth Brother..."
Xuandi listened with a headache as the curious baby in her arms kept calling her "Fifth Brother," as if afraid others wouldn't know he was her fifth brother.
Under the stern and furious gaze of Emperor Chongjin, he quickly covered the little boy's incessantly chattering mouth with an embarrassed smile.
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