While Wen Hejun was taking action, Chu Fan also had his own troubles.
Chu Fan asked Mu Xi and Changsun Pinting, "If I am no longer the emperor, will you still love me?"
After Chu Fan asked that question, Mu Xi and Changsun Pinting looked at each other, with a strange light flashing in their eyes.
Mu Xi smiled slightly and said, "Chu Fan, no matter who you are or where you are, our love for you will not change in the slightest. We love you as a person and your heart, not your status." Mu Xi's tone was full of tenderness and determination.
Changsun Pinting also nodded gently and added, "Yes, our feelings for you transcend all worldly things. Your status may change, but our love for you will not waver. Brother Chu Fan, you must know that I have liked you since childhood. You can't abandon me."
Their words were filled with determination and deep affection. Chu Fan felt as if the entire world had become warm and bright in that moment. A wave of warmth surged through him, and he deeply felt their genuine affection. In this world, still unfamiliar to him, there were still people willing to support and love him unconditionally. This filled him with immense emotion and happiness.
Chu Fan gently stroked Changsun Pinting's hair, his eyes full of tenderness and affection. He whispered to her, "Our Pinting is so cute, how could I bear to abandon you? As long as Pinting doesn't despise me for being an old man when I grow old first." Chu Fan's words were full of deep attachment to Changsun Pinting.
As he spoke, he silently apologized to Changsun Pinting in his heart. He was not the brother Chu Fan who grew up with you, but Chu Fan did not dare to say it out loud.
After all, Chu Fan is a modern man who traveled to this world. He not only occupied this body, but also inherited all the memories of this body, as well as all the family affection and emotions.
Chu Fan's attachment to Changsun Pinting and the other girls was so deep that he couldn't let them go. Without Changsun Pinting and the other girls, Chu Fan would feel extremely lonely.
After all, Chu Fan was the only one in this world who possessed a modern human soul. If he confessed his true identity, those around him would likely leave him, unable to accept the idea that their childhood companions had swapped souls. He would then become a lonely wanderer, facing this unfamiliar world all by himself.
Changsun Pinqing gently embraced Chu Fan in her arms and said in a voice full of tenderness: "From the moment you recruited me into the palace, I have completely belonged to you. Do you really think that anyone would dare to marry us?
What's more, you once saved my life. My life belongs to you, so how could I bear to leave you? Your Majesty, you have been too tired recently, and coupled with your worry about your sister Liu Xueyu, you have been thinking too much.
Chu Fan lay in Changsun Pinqing's embrace, feeling the warm cleanser from this gentle elder sister, and his worries gradually dissipated. During this period, Chu Fan personally handled the heavy workload of government affairs, while also closely monitoring the developments of the Shu Kingdom.
His energy was greatly depleted and he was exhausted. In Changsun Pinqing's arms, Chu Fan finally relaxed and slowly fell asleep.
Looking at Chu Fan sleeping in front of her, Changsun Pinqing's heart was filled with tenderness and love. She gently stroked Chu Fan's face, feeling his weak breath and warm skin.
Mu Xi stood aside, watching Chu Fan sleeping soundly. A deep pain welled up in his heart. He whispered, "Your Majesty is only a child. Yet, fate has placed the heavy responsibility of a nation on his tender shoulders."
Zhangsun Pinqing couldn't help but feel deeply moved upon hearing Mu Xi's words. She responded softly, "Yes, the previous emperor was on tour in the north when he was attacked by the Xiongnu army. Both the late emperor and the empress died heroically in that battle. There were originally candidates in the royal family who were more suitable to inherit the throne than Chu Fan, but for some reason, the royal elders unanimously decided to fully recommend Chu Fan as emperor. Even the guardians of the royal family acquiesced in this decision."
In this turbulent period, Chu Fan, whose parents had just passed away, was forced to shoulder the hopes and burdens of the entire country. Although Chu Fan was still young, he had to take on the responsibility of leading the country and face various unknown challenges and difficulties.
Changsun Pinqing continued, "However, none of the royal family members or their loyal defenders have come forward to explain why they recommended this most ordinary prince to ascend the throne. After the previous emperor's death, many ministers discovered that the new emperor was mediocre in every way. Furthermore, treacherous and sinister officials appeared in the court. At that time, none of the ministers dared to sincerely pledge allegiance to the new emperor, fearing that they would be the first to be criticized."
Mu Xi sighed deeply and said slowly, "Yes, when I was first summoned to the palace, I was filled with doubts and anxieties. I even looked down on His Majesty Chu Fan, thinking that he would abandon himself to despair because he could no longer control the court, and become a tyrant who only loved beauty. If it weren't for my father's insistence on me entering the palace, which allowed him to go fight the Xiongnu, I would never have entered the palace even if I had died.
However, the scene on my first day at the palace completely changed my view of His Majesty. His Majesty looked at me with admiration, not lust. He even gave me a telescope, a precious artifact used on the battlefield to see the enemy from afar. This made me think that being with His Majesty might not be such a bad thing.
I never expected that in just a few months, His Majesty Chu Fan would completely control the court and even bring out such miraculous grains as sweet potatoes and corn. His Majesty's transformation is truly astonishing; his wisdom and ability far exceeded my expectations."
Changsun Pinting teased Mu Xi half-jokingly with a hint of mischief in her tone, "Sister Mu Xi, if His Majesty wanted to marry you right now, would you agree?"
Mu Xi's cheeks flushed at Changsun Pinting's question. She said awkwardly, "Little girl, how can you ask such a question like that? Do you still have any sense of shame?"
There was a hint of blame in Mu Xi's voice, but more of it was helplessness and shyness.
Changsun Pinqing jokingly said, "Your sister Mu Xi probably dreams every day of His Majesty marrying her. You don't know that when she first found out that Liu Xueyu was cheating on her, her expression was so gnashing that she looked like she wanted to eat her alive."
There was a hint of teasing in Changsun Pinqing's tone. She found Mu Xi's reaction when everyone found out about Liu Xueyu's cheating a little funny. Mu Xi blushed even more, looking somewhat bewildered.
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