Long Musi stood at the gate of the mansion wearing a thin coat, watching the servants coming and going to put the things in their hands into the carriage. He looked up at the time and guessed that Xu Tianze should have packed up. Just as he was about to go and check, he saw Xu Tianze walking towards him, yawning.
Xu Tianze was still wearing the same dark purple clothes, but the dark dandelion patterns made of gold thread on the clothes appeared and disappeared as Xu Tianze walked. The monotonous hairpin on his head was also replaced with a formal purple jade hair crown for a lady.
He is obviously a noble and elegant gentleman, but because of his lazy look, he has a lazy vibe.
Well, in other words, he is not a serious person. I don’t know what expression my father would have when he sees Aze like this.
"Let's go. It's troublesome to enter the palace. There are so many things to do." Xu Tianze greeted Long Musi and complained a little.
He had been recuperating for the past few years, and he had always slept until he woke up naturally. Who would have thought that he would have to get up early just a few days after returning.
"Aze, be careful with your words." Long Musi pulled Xu Tianze's sleeve with a deep look in his eyes.
"I know, I know." Xu Tianze got on the carriage impatiently. He was in such a state, how could the tyrant king still care about this little verbal offense.
Xu Tianze took another nap in the carriage, and then reluctantly got off the carriage at Long Musi's wake-up service, and then followed him into the study with his head lowered and his eyes submissive.
"Your humble servant greets His Majesty."
The two men knelt down to pay their respects, but they could not hear the emperor's voice for a long time. Long Musi's eyes flickered a little, while Xu Tianze looked calm.
Just as Long Musi was hesitating whether to activate the hidden hand, the emperor's voice finally sounded: "Everyone, stand up, someone come and give you a seat."
"Thank you, Your Majesty"*2
After Xu Tianze performed the ceremony respectfully, he sat down steadily on the chair. Long Musi took a breath before noticing Xu Tianze's obedience.
When I think about it carefully, the etiquette along the way was exactly right. I thought the movements would be a little unfamiliar, but they were surprisingly smooth.
It seems that Xu Tianze just doesn't want to be pretentious at ordinary times, but he will not let down at critical moments.
If Xu Tianze knew what Long Musi was thinking, he would definitely roll his eyes at Long Musi. How tiring it must be to act so pretentiously every day. He didn't have anything to worry about his image, so why should he act so pretentiously all the time? Who was he showing it to?
It’s better to be lazy and comfortable. At least you won’t make mistakes at the critical moment.
The emperor is majestic. Since the emperor doesn't speak, Xu Tianze and Long Musi naturally can't speak either, not to mention that Xu Tianze's identity is now dirty.
"Xu Tianze, don't you have anything to say to me?" The emperor broke the silence first and confronted Xu Tianze.
"Your Majesty, I have nothing to say." Xu Tianze lowered his eyes and knelt on the ground again, without a trace of resentment on his face.
"It is an indisputable fact that the Xu family has embezzled a huge amount of money. I ordered people to slaughter the entire Xu family and only spared you. Don't you resent me?" The emperor snorted coldly, and his power pressed towards Xu Tianze.
"Since Your Majesty said so, how could You not know what I am thinking? I was born in the Xu family and was protected by my parents and brothers. Now that everything is destroyed, it would be nonsense for me to say that I have no resentment." Although Xu Tianze was kneeling, his back was straight.
"Hmph, you're such a smooth talker, but you're actually quite courageous." The emperor slammed the table and stood up.
"Father, calm down." Seeing that the emperor was angry, Long Musi knelt beside Xu Tianze and reached out to tug at Xu Tianze's sleeve.
Xu Tianze looked straight at the emperor. This was the first time he had faced the emperor since entering the study, and it was also the first time that someone from his Xu family had questioned the emperor.
He had originally wanted to swallow his anger and then take his time. But since the tyrant emperor asked this, how could he really believe that he didn't feel resentment?
If I stick my head out, I'll get a knife. If I hide my head, I'll get a knife too. What's there to fear? The worst that can happen is that I'll perish together with this tyrant, and then commit suicide in Long Musi's arms. Although the country will be in turmoil, with Long Musi's ability, he will definitely be able to pacify it in a short time.
"Your Majesty, I dare not lie, let alone despise you." Xu Tianze's face was calm, not caring at all about the emperor's wrath. "Since entering the court, my Xu family has always been loyal to the emperor and loved the people. We dare not slack off in the slightest."
"Your Majesty, when the Emperor's favor was strong, you certainly understood my father and brother. Do you really think that my Xu family would engage in corruption, bribery, or the sale of official titles?"
"Or is it that the Xu family has become abandoned and is no longer worthy of Your Majesty's help?"
Every question Xu Tianze asked was reasonable, and the emperor's expression darkened as he spoke. Long Musi, on the other hand, was on edge, ready to take Xu Tianze away if anything went wrong.
Although Xu Tianze looked unusual, he was actually very calm inside. The dagger in his sleeve had been poisoned before he came. He only needed to leave a wound to kill the emperor without a burial place.
He was so close to the emperor that even a master hiding in the dark would not be able to rescue him in time.
As the three parties had different thoughts, the atmosphere in the study became extremely depressing. Just as Long Musi and Xu Tianze were about to take action, the emperor laughed out loud.
"You are worthy of being the offspring of that old man Xu Li, but do you think that you can get a chance to fight with just the dagger in your hand?" The emperor glanced at Long Musi jokingly, then looked back at Xu Tianze's sleeve covering his right hand.
When Xu Tianze heard the emperor's words, his pupils shrank and he was ready to jump up and find an opportunity. Since he was exposed, there was no point in staying. The arrow was on the string and had to be shot.
But just when Xu Tianze had half stood up, Long Musi grabbed his left hand and pulled him down again.
"Xu Tianze suffered a tragic misfortune, and I feel uneasy. However, times have changed. I hope that Your Majesty will forgive the descendants of the Xu family for their loyalty in the past." Long Musi held Xu Tianze tightly with one hand and kowtowed to the emperor.
"There are some snacks, but not much." The emperor glanced at Long Musi calmly, "Do you really think that I, the emperor, am blind and cannot see the arrangements you have made in the palace?"
"Your son dare not." When Long Musi heard the emperor's words, his body stiffened, and then he bowed to the emperor again.
"Hmph, they are all self-righteous fools." The emperor said sarcastically and turned around and sat back in his chair.
He really couldn't understand why Xu Li, that old fox's son, had such smart and well-mannered children, but this last one was so stupid. Could it be that he wasn't his biological son?
When he mentioned that he was not his biological son, he looked at his own children again. He was the third child, not good at literature or martial arts, and could not even compete with the eldest and second oldest children. He was a useless child.
No wonder these two little bastards get along so well. The emperor has to tell the truth. At this moment, he really wants to call Xu Li up from underground and let him take a good look at his good son.
But no matter how much he disliked him, Xu Li could not be brought back to life, so he had no choice but to train him personally.
"Xu Tianze, do you know why the entire Xu family was slaughtered, but only you were pardoned?"
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