"Your subject... hopes to share your father's burdens."
Gu Jiangli patted his head again.
"Of course, Chen'er can definitely do it."
That night, when the emperor came to Yunguang Palace, Gu Jiangli secretly brought the news to him.
But she didn't say exactly what it was, only that Beichen had been working hard to do something that would please the emperor.
The emperor seemed somewhat bewildered. "Chen'er? Could it be that he has already finished studying the 'Book of Lord Shang' ahead of schedule?"
The Book of Lord Shang is a book that the Crown Prince has been reading recently, and it is also a task assigned to him by the Emperor.
Gu Jiangli immediately denied it, "That's not true at all. Chen'er has always wanted to do something big to earn His Majesty's praise. How could it be something as simple as finishing his studies?"
The emperor curled his lips, his face losing much of its coldness. "Oh, Li'er told me this in advance specifically so that I would praise Chen'er properly later?"
Gu Jiangli made a slightly jealous expression and said:
"Yes, Chen'er has heard so many of my praises that he's tired of them. He just wants to hear Your Majesty's praise. One word of praise from you is worth ten of mine."
Gu Jiangli stopped referring to herself as "your subject" in front of the emperor, as required by the emperor, and she eventually got used to it.
In recent years, she has stopped trying to maintain any particular persona and has started to say whatever she thinks.
He would occasionally joke with the emperor, who would not get angry but instead enjoy it.
For example, at this moment, a pleased smile appeared on the emperor's face, and he even cooperated with her.
"Very well, I understand. From now on, if Li'er praises Chen'er once, I will praise him ten times in front of him. Is that fair?"
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