As soon as these words came out, Xiao Huaiyu's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot, and the other ministers were even more stunned.
As expected, this bold minister was fined half a year's salary by the Emperor, and his already difficult family situation became even worse. Fortunately, he was the only one in his family, so he relied on his thick skin and got free meals everywhere to survive for half a year.
On this side, Xiao Huaiyu returned to the Queen's bedroom, had dinner, and began his daily "homework".
Fortunately, thanks to the tireless efforts of the emperor and empress, half a year later, the empress was successfully found to be pregnant.
For a time, both the common people and the court protected the empress as if she were the apple of their eye. Some people even went to the temple to kneel and worship every day, hoping that the little prince would be born safely.
Ten months later, Crown Prince Xiao Tianci was born.
At that moment, the sky in the east was bright and filled with morning glow.
With everyone's anticipation, the little prince grew up slowly. Naturally, he inherited the excellent genes of his parents, with extraordinary looks and intelligence, but his personality was a bit... eccentric?
Like his father, the little prince did not like living in the palace. Before he came of age, he basically spent his time at his maternal grandfather's house.
The Meng Mansion is close to the downtown area, and the elders do not restrict him, so at a young age, Xiao Tianci takes a big dog and wanders around the streets and alleys, making friends with the children on the street and treating them as brothers. His personality is quite down-to-earth.
But this did not prevent him from becoming a good emperor.
Moreover, because he had come into contact with the common people, he knew what they were thinking. By the time Xihe left this world, the world had become more prosperous, beautiful and civilized under the governance of Xiao Tianci.
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