It's so quiet.
The little one hugged its tail with its paws, glanced at its smiling older brother, then at its gloomy father, and finally raised its head to lick its father's chin with its little tongue.
"Awooo?"
The baby wants to hear a voice!
Why is everyone so quiet?
"Well... if there's nothing else, I'll take my leave now?"
Nian'an pointed outside, indicating that she wanted to go out.
There's something odd about the atmosphere here.
The Buddha instructed that it was not advisable to linger and that it was best to run away first.
Chi Yuan hesitated for a moment, then finally nodded with a cold face.
"Buddha, please return to the palace to rest. I will contact you when I have time."
"OK."
Nian'an held the prayer beads with his hands clasped together, his bright, large head reflecting light.
The little one was immediately captivated.
It's sparkly!
Can we keep the baby?
The little guy pressed one paw against Shen Yulou's clothes, pointed the other paw in the direction Nian An had left, and made "woof woof" sounds to Shen Yulou to make his demands.
"Idiot, you can't!"
"This isn't sparkly, it's my brother's head!"
Shen Yulou forcibly turned the baby's face back, letting him stay quietly in her arms and play with his tail.
With a look of utter disappointment, he threw the steamed bun in his hand onto the table.
The Emperor, reacting swiftly, immediately jumped aside, smashing the hard steamed bun into the table and creating a small dent.
"Still not going to speak? You summoned me here just to see if I'm the same Chi Zhi as before?"
"Now you're all right? You know now? And then you're unhappy again."
While rolling his eyes, he picked up the steamed bun weapon that had rolled to the side.
"So what if you're not? You still can't be with me even if you aren't."
His Majesty the Emperor leaned against the window, looking heartbroken.
You know what, this scarred face paired with the lush green trees outside the window gives off a kind of "little white flower" vibe—resilient and unyielding despite having endured hardship and pain.
"Why can't we be together?"
Dissatisfied, Shen Meiren raised the steamed bun in her hand again, ready to throw it at them.
His Majesty's hands reacted faster than his brain, and he immediately covered his face with both hands.
"Because you are my brother."
After a long silence, the emperor finally uttered those words.
"What if I'm not?"
"What did you say?"
Chi Yuan's hand dropped in a flash, his eyes filled with a yearning desire.
"Really?"
"Very likely, but not necessarily."
Who knows if they'll actually run into such a small chance?
“My mother had affairs back then, she had affairs with many people.”
"A lot."
Shen Meiren spread her hands, looking helpless.
"Oh, your mother too."
"You had an affair with that eunuch named Kang Sheng. He must have taken care of you when you were a child, right?"
Chi Yuan was struck as if by lightning.
How did you know?
"Of course, it's because Chi Zhi saw it himself!"
After saying that, Shen Yulou poked his eyes with his hand to assure Chi Yuan that the news was absolutely true.
"So, it seems that neither of us might be Father's biological children?"
Chi Yuan slowly walked towards Shen Yulou and finally sat down next to him.
"That's possible, but what if? Right?"
"I think you should have someone investigate this matter."
Chi Yuan propped his head up on the table, seemingly lost in thought.
Zai Zai's gaze then turned to the forbidden belt around Chi Yuan's waist.
Things that sway and rattle easily trigger a child's natural instinct to grab them.
"what's on your mind?"
Shen Yulou leaned closer, wanting to pull a strand of his hair.
Chi Yuan subconsciously turned his head to the side.
There's no way around it; I've been slapped so many times that it's become a conditioned reflex.
"Are you still hiding?"
"What are you hiding for? Did I tell you to hide?"
The domineering Shen Yulou turned Chi Yuan's face back.
Are you sad?
Shen Yulou guessed at what Chi Yuan was thinking and believed that Chi Yuan felt sorry for his father, the emperor.
A little, but not much.
Chi Yuan nodded unexpectedly, then shook his head.
"Why?"
Adjusting his sitting posture, Shen Yulou also leaned closer, propping his head up with his hand.
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