However, when something important happens, he takes the initiative to approach the Empress Dowager, and she will still offer him some advice.
Therefore, throughout his life, from the time he became the crown prince, the emperor never troubled the Empress Dowager. Compared to his parents, he was closer to this grandmother who was not related to him by blood. It was also because of this relationship that he could treat the four siblings of the Gu family as brothers and sisters.
He had no interest in gain or loss, and was not afraid that the throne would fall into the hands of the Gu family. In fact, he was even hoping that the throne would fall into their hands.
He felt that being an emperor was tiring, and naturally he didn't want his son to be so tired.
Unfortunately, the Gu family thought the same way, so he and his son had no choice but to continue working themselves to the bone.
Fortunately, his youngest son is already quite grown up, and in ten years at most, he will be able to let go.
"Grandmother, don't think so much. You know my personality best, don't you? So, there's never a time when I'll dislike you, only when you dislike me," the Emperor said with a smile.
"Zhao'er, apart from making many demands on you when you were a child, I have never asked anything of you in my life. Now that I am old, may I make a request of you?" The Empress Dowager looked at the Emperor and asked with some expectation in her eyes.
"Grandmother, as long as it concerns the Imperial Uncle's family, no matter what it is, your grandson will agree," the Emperor said solemnly and earnestly.
Tears suddenly welled up in the Empress Dowager's eyes.
It was a feeling of relief that all the years of hard work had paid off, that the children I raised hadn't grown distant, and that I felt comforted in my old age.
"Grandmother, please don't cry! Don't frighten your grandson. I've never seen you cry before." The emperor was terrified and took out a handkerchief to wipe away the Grand Empress Dowager's tears.
"Grandmother is alright, she is alright. Zhao'er, you are a good child. Grandmother was right about you." The Empress Dowager took the handkerchief and wiped her eyes.
The emperor was truly terrified. Over the years, no matter how complicated or difficult the matter was, he had never seen tears on the Empress Dowager's face. Oh, no, he had only seen them when she reunited with her uncle's family.
"Grandmother, I truly believe that even if my uncle's family rebels, I will relinquish the throne. Therefore, I will grant all of your requests regarding my uncle's family. Please trust me, Grandmother!" the Emperor assured him once again.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Your imperial uncle's family doesn't have such thoughts. Your father and your imperial uncle are quite similar in temperament, so the children they raise are also very similar. You are just like the children in your imperial uncle's family." The Empress Dowager said with a helpless smile.
"Yes, I think so too. However, my uncle's family is much luckier than my father and I," the emperor sighed.
"You really are..." The Empress Dowager was both amused and exasperated.
I don't know what's wrong with this lineage, but they all treat the throne as a burden.
"Alright, Zhao'er, since you've said so, Grandmother won't say anything more. Grandmother trusts you, so I won't make any more requests. Grandmother believes you can protect the person Grandmother cares about most, because you are also the person Grandmother cares about most." The Empress Dowager patted the Emperor's hand, her face brightening.
“Grandmother, I think we need to choose Enzi’s wife carefully. Enzi will definitely pursue a career in government in the future, so I have no worries about Gu Lao Er’s sons.”
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