"Father, you remember correctly, I am sixteen years old."
The emperor asked a few more questions, but Ling Xiao answered them indifferently, refusing to say a word more.
The onlookers watching the father and daughter reunite gradually began to understand what was going on. Hey, this princess seems to have a bit of a temper; she actually dared to give the emperor a hard time.
Some courtiers who knew about the past between Empress Zhangde and the emperor understood the situation and thought they knew that the princess was acting to avenge the empress.
Ling Xiao: Let the emperor get used to my temper first, so he can be mentally prepared.
Suddenly, the emperor sighed, his expression blank:
"Are you blaming me? Blaming me for how I treated your mother, or blaming me for letting you suffer as a commoner? But..."
"What is Father Emperor saying? Your son doesn't understand," Ling Xiao interrupted him, saying with a forced smile.
"Your Majesty, I have been doing too much work on the farm and my health is not good, so I am not fond of smiling by nature. People often say that I have a bad temper. Does Your Majesty think so too?"
"Biubiu," the system automatically provided the sound effects for the arrow that the host had just pierced into the emperor's body.
What a clever tactic of turning the tables!
A hint of pain flashed across the emperor's face as he recalled how, when the empress was pregnant, he had listened to slander and, being young and impetuous, had sent her home on his own.
Otherwise, his and the Empress's daughter should have been the most noble woman in the world, and she wouldn't have suffered so much.
If my daughter were still here, Yue'er... wouldn't have left us so soon.
A glint of tears flashed in the emperor's eyes, disappeared after a couple of blinks, and he smiled.
"How could Father Emperor say you have a bad temper? My daughter is a favored daughter of Heaven. Your smile towards the world is a blessing they have earned in their past lives. Don't you agree, my ministers?"
The ministers nodded vigorously, afraid that if they hesitated even a moment, the emperor would seize them and use them to establish his authority over his beloved daughter.
Ah, yes, yes, Your Majesty is right. The princess can smile at us because we did too many good deeds in our past lives, such as building bridges and paving roads.
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