Helian Su sat to the left of Helian Yu, poured himself a cup of tea, and gave Lu Jing and Chang An a look.
Lu Jing sat down respectfully without saying a word.
"I heard that you and the fourth brother left the palace. You are so brave." Helian Su teased with a smile, asked the waiter for a plate of dried fruits, and started peeling melon seeds.
Helian Yu ignored him.
Helian Su laughed again and said, "Xiao Yu'er didn't reply to Uncle Qi's words? Isn't that too ignorant of etiquette?"
Lu Jing narrowed his eyes slightly, and his peripheral vision vaguely fell on Helian Yu. It was unknown what he was thinking.
Chang An looked at Helian Yu, wanting to remind her, but Helian Yu was staring at a certain place on the stage with an extremely serious expression, and she didn't notice his little movements at all.
Helian Su followed Helian Yu's gaze and saw only the female lead singing the opera.
He raised his hand and waved it in front of Helian Yu's eyes, "What are you looking at?"
Helian Yu pushed down Helian Su's big hand and said, "Of course I'm here to watch a show. Uncle Qi, do you also like to have fun?"
Helian Su: "..."
Lu Jing: “…”
Chang An: “…”
Helian Su glanced at Helian Yu's hand, his eyes narrowed slightly, "How did you hurt your hand?"
"It's nothing, it's nothing." Helian Yu waved his hand indifferently, "Seventh Uncle, you don't usually participate in government affairs, aren't you very bored? You and the Seventh Princess are so loving, you won't cheat on her behind her back, right?"
Helian Su felt a pain in his teeth, and reached out to pinch the small flower bud on Helian Yu's head, "Stop talking nonsense, I just happened to run into you. Otherwise, I wouldn't come to the theater for ten or eight years."
Helian Su had been to the theater only a few times, basically when he was a prince, he would go there occasionally. This was his first time to the theater since he became emperor.
What's more, he now holds the title of the Seventh Prince, and he can't get into trouble.
"You are lying." Helian Yu clearly didn't believe it. "I don't know the Seventh Princess, and I won't say bad things about you to her. Why are you lying to me?"
Helian Su was amused and poked Helian Yu's forehead with his finger. "Stinky girl, what did the fourth brother take you to do these two days? You have become much more lively."
That's a good thing.
Helian Su felt quite relieved, although he was not sure where this relief came from.
"Seventh Uncle, the Imperial Master is my master. I can walk around the entire capital city in a daze. I am not afraid of the old emperor either. Humph."
Helian Yu was fearless and fired at Helian Su's face.
Lu Jing and Chang An wanted to escape immediately, for fear that Helian Yu would curse the emperor next.
Helian Su's eyes twitched, "When did it happen?"
He didn't get the news. Could it be that his slaves were slacking off?
"About two hours ago." Helian Yu estimated, her face bright and cute, "Master is amazing."
Helian Su felt uncomfortable listening to Helian Yu praising others.
"Xiao Yu'er, who do you think is more powerful, the imperial teacher or the emperor?" Helian Su's question was extremely deliberate.
Helian Yu was alert, raised his head, and said thoughtfully: "In terms of power, the emperor is definitely better. In terms of youth, beauty and intimidation, the master is definitely better. The master has never lost in beauty!"
Helian Su had mixed emotions. If the new imperial teacher was present, he would probably join forces with him to beat up the little girl.
"Don't you like the emperor so much?" Helian Su asked.
Helian Yu shook his head without hesitation under Chang An and Lu Jing's frantic reminders, "I don't know him, why shouldn't I like him?"
"So do you like Uncle Seven?"
Helian Yu disliked Helian Su's noise and put a handful of melon seeds in his palm, "Uncle Qi, eat some melon seeds."
Helian Su smiled, "The little girl is quite shy."
What's the use of saying I like you?
Lu Jing's eyes were complicated. He slowly withdrew his gaze and cast an admiring look at Helian Yu's bravery.
At the same time, one also lamented that the emperor had been cold-hearted for nearly twenty years, but now that he was forty, he had become more humane.
After listening to the opera in the theater, where to go became a big problem for Helian Yu.
However, Helian Su wanted to take her to Prince Qi's Mansion.
"Who does Xiao Yuer want to go back with?"
Helian Yu ate melon seeds and waved at the simple carriage on the street, "Brother Chang Zuo!"
Who to choose?
Of course it’s Master!
Chang Zuo heard the shouts and drove the carriage in front of the people. He jumped off the horse and saluted them. "Chang Zuo greets His Majesty, the Fourth Prince, and Lord Lu. My master ordered me to take the young lady back to the mansion. I will take my leave first."
Helian Yu looked at Helian Su with a stiff neck, his expression numb, his mind frantically recalling whether he had ever scolded the emperor in front of him.
Helian Su's eyes were filled with anxiety.
He didn't expect that being exposed would be such a simple thing.
Even his expectation of revealing his identity as emperor when Xiao Yuer was bullied, punishing the bad guys for her and gaining her admiration, did not come true.
Helian Su's gaze fell on Chang Zuo, dark, cold and sharp.
Chang Zuo looked up and saw that everyone looked unhappy, but he didn't care too much. He picked up Helian Yu, threw him into the carriage, and drove away.
Helian Yu lifted the curtain to look at Helian Su. When she met his phoenix eyes, she shuddered suddenly, quickly lowered the curtain and hid inside.
In front of the theater, Helian Su clenched his fists and his eyes fell on Helian Chi.
"I heard that you placed the Dali Temple's Shaoqing under house arrest?"
Helian Chi said calmly, "Yes, Lord Chen Sili was involved in a case of forcing a decent woman, and I am just handling it impartially."
"What a fair and impartial approach."
Helian Su's meaning was unclear, while Helian Chi stood proudly.
Lu Jing was sweating for Helian Chi. Since ancient times, only the emperor taught the princes. How could a prince be so arrogant and dare to contradict the emperor?
He turned his head and looked at Chang An, whispering, "Serve His Majesty for the next few days, and wait until the young master calms down, then you can go back."
"The Dali Temple is a place of justice and strictness. If you force a decent woman to cooperate with a playboy to commit evil, wouldn't that be disregarding the laws of Daxia?" Helian Chi said every word in a sonorous voice, "If my father were an ordinary citizen, and my daughter was robbed by a playboy——"
“That’s enough!”
Helian Su interrupted Helian Chi and said, "Go and do it as soon as possible. Find out who is colluding with Chen Sili. I will remember your great achievement."
"Your son obeys your order."
* The carriage arrived at the Imperial Master's Mansion. The huge mansion had not yet been tidied up and still looked a bit dilapidated. However, there were evergreen trees inside the mansion, which formed a strong visual stimulation with the ice and snow outside the mansion, making people yearn for it.
Chang Zuo led Helian Yu to the bamboo forest in the backyard and then retreated.
"Come in."
The clear, elegant voice is like the trickling of a spring in a bamboo forest and the tinkling of broken jade.
Helian Yu hesitated for a moment, stepped into the bamboo forest, and walked through a path. She saw a young man in a black robe playing the piano.
"Master."
Helian Yu couldn't help it and tears welled up in his eyes as soon as he opened his mouth.
The coldness in Xie Rangchen's eyes froze, and he stopped playing the piano. When he raised his eyes to look at Helian Yu, he saw clarity again.
He waved at her, "Being bullied?"
"No." Helian Yu sniffed, his fair face slightly reddened, "How could Master become the Imperial Master of Da Xia? Isn't Da Xia about to end its fate?"
"Every disaster can turn into a blessing, and every desperate situation can bring life."
Helian Yu rubbed his eyelids, "Who is the Emperor Star? Who is the Master going to assist?"
"The Emperor Star is not yet bright." Xie Rangchen lowered his eyes, stroked his fingers on the zither, and changed the subject, "You are not an ordinary person. You have the ability to practice, but you are negligent and lazy."
Helian Yu felt a chill on his back: Damn it! Why is my master, who has lost his memory, still so wicked? Help! Is it too late to defect from my master now? (End of this chapter)