Chapter 712 The Emperor’s Reward
Xiao Yan knelt and couldn't get up.
Emperor: "...Why, are you planning a rebellion?"
Xiao Yan lowered his head and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor."
Is it just such a small matter?
"Then I pardon you. Stand up. I don't want to bow my head to talk to you. My neck hurts. And don't act so pitiful. You're just setting me up, aren't you?"
Don't keep me in suspense, just say what you want to say.
"Your Majesty, you have a granddaughter."
"Me? I have a granddaughter? Who gave birth to her?" The emperor was confused.
When Xiao Yan said this, he actually felt that Xiao Yan had given him a granddaughter.
absurd.
"Are you saying that Jian'er is pregnant? Can you help keep it a secret?" The emperor thought for a moment and then said.
That's not right.
Why would his son hide this from his enlightened father?
The emperor felt very hurt.
"Yes." Xiao Yan said.
"Who gave birth to it? Where's the child? Bring it here for me to see!" The emperor said impatiently, "Xiao Yan, I never realized you were such a straightforward person."
Speak clearly!
"She was born to Jiaojiao. I named her Xiao Zheng. You are the grandfather, and I am the maternal grandfather."
The emperor was completely unable to react.
After a long time, he finally managed to form a general idea of how things would turn out in his mind.
"...You mean, Jiaojiao and Jian'er...did it happen when Jiaojiao returned to the capital?" The emperor said in disbelief. "And then Jiaojiao went back and gave birth? When did these two children get together? They're so audacious!"
Marriage is a matter of parents' orders and matchmaker's words.
Isn't it a laughing matter to secretly give and have a child?
"Your Majesty, it's not the Crown Prince's fault. It's all my daughter's fault."
emperor:"???"
Are you speaking sarcastically to him?
Xiao Yan truthfully recounted what happened that day, "It was my daughter who knocked the Crown Prince unconscious and forced..."
The emperor's eyes were about to pop out.
"If a son is undisciplined, it's the father's fault," Xiao Yan said. "The same goes for my daughter. This incident is indeed Jiaojiao's fault, but since the mistake has already been made, I can only ask the Emperor for mercy."
The emperor stood up and paced back and forth. After a long while, he said, "Xiao Yan, you didn't lie to me, did you?"
"I dare not."
The emperor sent someone to summon Liu Jian.
"Come, come, come, when Jian'er comes, go over this with me." The emperor personally came over and pulled Xiao Yan to his feet. "Don't pretend to be admitting guilt when you're actually not convinced at all. Who are you trying to fool?"
We met when we were young, struggled together, and experienced life and death together. Who doesn’t know each other?
This is a tactic of retreating to advance, just to fool fools.
"It's all my daughter's fault."
"Don't tell me that. I'm not a fool. I've never heard of a man being able to do that while unconscious." The emperor said unhappily, "No, when did these two children get better? How come I don't know anything about it, and Jian'er won't tell me."
"Not well." Xiao Yan said calmly, "That incident was purely an accident."
Emperor: "...You mean, Jian'er is willing, but Jiaojiao is completely because of the Chinese medicine that day?"
Xiao Yan was silent.
But that's clearly what it means.
The emperor was even more unhappy. "I raised Jian'er since he was a child. He is no worse than others in any way. Why doesn't Jiaojiao want to get married? It's impossible that they don't want to get married now that they have two children."
"His Royal Highness is good in every way, but he is the crown prince, so he can only stay in the capital. However, staying in the northwest and protecting the territory for the emperor is Jiaojiao's lifelong pursuit."
Not everyone is love-brained.
None of his daughters are good at falling in love.
“But now the child is born…”
"Sister Zheng is a girl." Xiao Yan said, "It won't affect the succession to the throne in the future."
"But she is of royal blood, and she can't be left stranded outside. Besides, whether we leave the child in the northwest or send her back to the capital, we will always be separated from her. It would be better to let Jiaojiao come back and marry Jianer, so that the family can be reunited."
"No, Your Majesty, Jiaojiao must stay in the northwest." Xiao Yan said firmly, "Originally, I didn't want to tell you about this. But after meeting Sister Zheng, I developed a fondness and pity for her..."
Sister Zheng is of royal blood and of noble birth, so she cannot always bear the reputation of "unknown father" in the future.
Although it is not the time to recognize relatives now, we must now make a clear way for ourselves with the emperor.
Let the emperor know that he has this granddaughter.
"You, you still want to hide it from me? I really spoiled you too much!" The emperor was furious. "You are happy to be a grandfather, but shouldn't I be happy to be a grandfather? You don't want me to be happy at all!"
The emperor asked about Sister Zheng's situation in detail.
Xiao Yan said them one by one.
"She's about the same age as Yuanyi," the emperor said. "If they were in the capital, they would have grown up together as aunt and niece, and they would definitely have a good relationship."
Xiao Yan remained unmoved.
Impossible.
Sister Zheng wants to grow up with her mother.
For girls, maternal love is the most precious spiritual nourishment in their life.
"Who are you showing off to?" Seeing Xiao Yan's serious expression, the emperor couldn't help but curse, "Tell me the truth, what do you want to do?"
Xiao Yan said, "I want His Majesty to know that we have a granddaughter, but please don't let it affect Jiaojiao and Sister Zheng's future lives."
The emperor was furious.
As they were talking, Liu Jian also arrived.
The emperor asked directly, "Xiao Yan said that Jiaojiao gave birth to a daughter for you. Are you aware of this?"
Liu Jian was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously and knelt down to admit his mistake: "Father, this matter was entirely due to me taking advantage of someone's misfortune. It has nothing to do with my sister."
"You took advantage of someone's misfortune? What did Xiao Yan say? Did Jiaojiao force you to do that?"
"No, it's all my fault."
Xiao Yan had a blank expression on his face, but he was thinking in his heart, this kid actually dared to admit that he knew about it all along.
Perhaps I can comfort myself a little bit, if Jiaojiao just wanted to find a man that day, Liu Jian would be suitable.
It's also a bit of responsibility.
The biggest mistake is that Jiaojiao doesn't like him.
The emperor waved his hand. "Now is not the time to talk about right or wrong, but how to deal with the aftermath. Jiaojiao still wants to stay in the northwest, Jian'er, what do you think?"
Liu Jian said, "I think what you said is very true. The Marquis's prestige has intimidated the barbarians of the northwest for ten years. And now my sister has inherited our father's legacy and is protecting this important region. I shouldn't let my selfish desires shake the country."
"So, what about the child?"
"My daughter is mine, and that will never change. But she's still young and needs her mother. Besides, the capital isn't necessarily safer than the northwest. Father, this is my first child, and living under the spotlight is no blessing."
"What do you want to do now?" The emperor sighed.
"Father, let Sister Zheng stay with her mother in the northwest. When she grows up, she can return to her ancestral home. For now, don't tell anyone else about this."
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