Chapter 62
Emperor Chengyuan's face instantly darkened.
Mo Zhi also looked horrified: Madam, thank you for the compliment, but there's really no need for that!
"You seem to have a good impression of Mo Zhi."
Oh!
The emperor's eyes were filled with murderous intent; how dare this little thing praise other men in front of him?
Mo Zhi was about to cry: Your Majesty, I am a eunuch, not a real man, why are you so jealous?
Wen Xin, unaware of the emperor's turbulent jealousy, whispered, "I've always heard that Lord Mo has the face of an immortal, the methods of a demon, is ruthless and vicious, and kills without blinking an eye... But now I think these are all rumors, and they must be deliberately slandering you!"
The little girl even clenched her little fist to prove that what she said was true.
Emperor Chengyuan: "..."
His Majesty the Emperor was so angry his liver ached, but the little fool was completely unaware that he was angry.
His thin lips twitched slightly, but he held back, emphasizing in a hard tone, "I'm not Mo Zhi!"
If she keeps praising him, do you believe he'll go and disfigure Mo Zhi right now?
Mo Zhi: "!!!"
Who did this poor thing offend?
"ah?"
Wen Xin stared at him blankly, her delicate eyebrows furrowed in annoyance. "Could you be Lord Sun? But isn't it said that Lord Sun is tall and fierce, standing nine feet tall? Is this just another rumor?"
"Yeah, rumors really are unreliable!"
Emperor Chengyuan had a slight toothache: "...I'm not Sun Zhong!"
Wen Xin was completely stunned. "Then, who are you?"
Is there some powerful eunuch in the palace that she doesn't know about?
Emperor Chengyuan stared at her intently, but the girl remained blank, completely bewildered as to why he had been so innocently rendered speechless.
Forget it, why should he bother arguing with a little fool?
"Huaiqian, that's my courtesy name."
Wen Xin said hesitantly, "Oh, oh, your handwriting sounds quite nice, and it suits you very well."
Emperor Chengyuan: "..."
It doesn't fit anywhere, does it?
The late emperor gave him this name to warn him to always recognize his own status, to be humble and respectful to the deposed crown prince, and not to covet what was not his.
Unfortunately, Emperor Chengyuan's personality was never associated with humility. He was cruel, domineering, and arrogant. Without any psychological pressure, he wielded the sword against his own brothers, causing the death of the previous emperor and becoming the supreme ruler.
Along his journey, he left behind piles of bones and rivers of blood, making him a cruel and ruthless Asura king in the eyes of the world.
This was the first time Emperor Chengyuan had heard someone regard him as a good person.
What a silly little fool!
"ah!"
Wen Xin suddenly exclaimed.
Emperor Chengyuan: "Hmm?"
The girl's pretty face flushed red with shyness, and she squirmed slightly in his arms, saying, "Please, please put me down quickly."
How could he hug her?
Emperor Chengyuan was almost driven crazy by the soft little dumpling in his arms.
He held her slender, soft waist to prevent her from twisting, lest he just take advantage of her right there and then.
"Don't move!"
The man's voice was hoarse, his passion and desire barely concealed.
However, even though they were already married, Wen Xin, who still didn't understand matters between men and women, looked at him blankly.
If he doesn't let her move, then he can put her down.
Emperor Chengyuan's Adam's apple bobbed up and down; that alluring little thing that one doesn't even realize!
He asked matter-of-factly, "What's wrong with hugging you?"
Soft little dumpling, it's mine!
Wen Xin held her breath, "Men and women should not touch each other."
Besides, she's already married.
The emperor, without batting an eye, spouted nonsense: "I am a eunuch!"
Thump!
Mo Zhi crashed to the ground.
To take advantage of a young girl, you, a dignified emperor, actually went so far as to call yourself a... eunuch!
Although it was utterly treasonous, he still wanted to say: Holy crap, Your Majesty, where is your face?
Wen Xin was terrified by the noise outside.
She hurriedly pushed Emperor Chengyuan, saying, "Someone's coming, you should leave quickly."
What if he gets caught?
Emperor Chengyuan sensed that the silly girl was worried about him. His eyes softened, and he took her hand, gently comforting her: "It's nothing, just a silly girl making a fuss over nothing."
Mo the Fool: "..."
Your Majesty, I beg you, please have some decency!
Wen Xin looked at him in confusion, then suddenly realized, "Those are your men outside?"
Emperor Chengyuan nodded slightly.
Wen Xin blurted out, "Has the Marquis of Xuanwu's family committed some serious crime?"
Otherwise, why would so many people from the Eastern Depot and Western Depot have come here?
Emperor Chengyuan's thin lips twitched. Did this little dumpling think he was a member of the Eastern and Western Depots?
However, seeing that she had forgotten to struggle and let him hold her, the heartless emperor stopped arguing.
He teased the girl in his arms, deliberately trying to scare her, "What if it is?"
Wen Xin bit her lip, hesitated for a long time, and said in a trembling but firm voice, "The country has its laws and the justice of heaven is clear. If the Marquis of Xuanwu's mansion has really committed a serious crime, it is only right that it be punished."
Emperor Chengyuan realized that she truly thought that way, and that she was so kind and upright... He felt an even stronger urge to bully her.
However, if Wen Liliang had possessed even a modicum of integrity, instead of constantly scheming, engaging in corruption, selling official positions for personal gain, and forming cliques for personal benefit, he would not have been dismissed from his post.
But when you think about it, it's not surprising that Ruantuanzi's father was a tough and resolute general who guarded the border.
It can only be said that even bad bamboo can produce good bamboo shoots.
"Do you know that if something happens to the Marquis of Xuanwu's residence, you will not be spared either?"
Wen Xin sighed, "I know."
But what could a woman confined to her home do?
Emperor Chengyuan persisted in trying to undermine him, saying, "Don't be foolish. When the Marquis of Xuanwu's mansion was prosperous, you didn't enjoy it and were bullied by them at every turn. Why should you suffer with them when they cause trouble? So, get a divorce as soon as possible, understand?"
Wen Xin: "..."
She asked him, both amused and exasperated, "Why do you keep telling me to get a divorce?"
Emperor Cheng Yuan's eyes deepened. "What do you think?"
Wen Xin was slightly taken aback, her face flushed for some reason, and she said weakly, "I... how would I know?"
Emperor Chengyuan was about to say something when he suddenly heard the girl's stomach rumble.
Wen Xin blushed with embarrassment and covered her lower abdomen, not daring to look at him.
So embarrassing!
Emperor Chengyuan frowned, thinking that she had barely eaten anything at the palace banquet and had been harassed by Lady Dou after returning home, and was forced to kneel in the ancestral hall. He wondered how long she had been hungry.
He scooped her up in his arms.
Wen Xin instinctively hugged his neck, and when she came to her senses, her face turned bright red.
"What are you doing? Put me down!"
The emperor, however, was extremely satisfied, a smile playing on his lips. "I'll take you out to eat."
Wen Xin shook her head anxiously, "No, no, that won't work."
"Don't worry, no one will notice you left."
"..."
That's not the issue, is it?
What respectable woman would run off with someone in the middle of the night?
Furthermore, Wen Xin protested with a flushed face, "Please don't hug me anymore, okay?"
Of course not!
Emperor Chengyuan shamelessly flattered the little dumpling: "Which woman in the palace doesn't have eunuchs serving her? The rule of men and women not touching each other doesn't apply to us."
Mo Zhi slapped his forehead: You beast!
Wen Xin was confused. It seemed to make sense.
But something seems off?
Emperor Chengyuan didn't give her time to react. He simply picked her up and left the ancestral hall, completely disregarding how immoral it was to take away the granddaughter-in-law in front of the ancestors of the Shangguan family!
Your Majesty: Ha, which emperor isn't immoral?
Their true nature is to seize by force and robbery!
The little dumpling was in his arms, and he wanted her to let go?
The Shangguan family might as well perish!
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