Bao Pingyuan, who was outside the imperial carriage, was completely confused.
Swear to die? What is the emperor up to?
As the sound of horse hooves got closer, the foolish emperor's heart was beating fast and he couldn't help but start to repent.
He regretted that he was too obsessed with carpentry and did not learn riding and archery well. When he was about to die, he could not even protect his wife and daughter.
I regret not being a wise ruler before. It seems that I have not done anything good. These ordinary people must be accomplices of the assassin!
He regretted not being able to protect any of his brothers before, so that the difficult task of being the emperor fell on him. He finally had a daughter, but before he could even see her grow up, he had to say goodbye to her forever. Woo woo woo...
"...Your Majesty? Your Majesty?"
Bao Pingyuan called out several times, but there was no response from the imperial carriage.
The Queen was the first to come back to her senses and nudged the foolish emperor who had his eyes closed: "Your Majesty, Bao Pingyuan is calling you."
The tyrant opened his eyes blankly: "Hmm? Ahem...what's the matter?"
Bao Pingyuan was speechless. Is the emperor asleep? He has such a big heart.
"Prince Gong and Prince Jing have arrived, each opening a path. Which path does Your Majesty want to take?"
The tyrant emperor was stunned for a moment. After blinking a few times, he quickly rubbed his face before leaving.
The mute Prince Gong arrived on a tall horse. Even without saying a word, he was imposing and graceful, his entire body seemingly glowing as a dazzling light shone down upon him. Behind him, a group of guards from Prince Gong's palace rode clear the way, ensuring the imperial carriage passed unhindered.
On the other side, King Tanba Jing came in a carriage, with two rows of mounted guards leading the way behind him.
Because Prince Tanba was unable to ride the horse himself, he lost in momentum.
The first person the foolish emperor saw was the dumb Prince Gong. Since the road behind the dumb Prince Gong led directly to the Donghua Gate of the Imperial Palace, he pointed at the dumb Prince Gong without thinking and said, "Take this road!"
The dumb Prince Gong on horseback smiled slightly and looked proudly at the carriage of the paralyzed Prince Jing.
Prince Jing, paralyzed by the window, caught his smug look, snorted coldly, and angrily slammed the curtains: "You stinking mute!"
The tyrant emperor returned to the throne and breathed a sigh of relief.
Glancing at Tianbao's innocent eyes, he burst into tears: "Those who have survived a great disaster will surely have good fortune in the future! I will work diligently every day and never be lazy! I will build a beautiful Nanqiao for my precious Tianbao!"
[Da Nan: ??? I was sleeping soundly when I heard someone calling me?]
[The tyrant: ...No, no one summoned you.]
The emperor and empress returned to the palace safely, and soon the gift-giving ceremony began.
It was still the Hanlin Academy scholars who recorded the gift list, and it was still Zhang Fujin who personally sang and cheered for everyone's gifts.
With the lessons learned from the previous incident, the ministers this time tried their best to give gifts without hesitation, for fear of being embarrassed in front of so many people again!
Not to mention that the little princess is the reincarnation of a lucky star, even if they have to lose everything, they must seize the opportunity to flatter her today!
I remember when the little princess was about to be born, those who gave the best gifts got lucrative jobs!
"A piece of golden silk soft armor passed down from my ancestors, invulnerable to swords and spears, as light as a cicada's coat!"
"A pair of radiant, translucent, and pure jade-like glass cups handed down from our ancestors!"
"A unique blue glaze lamp with fine body, beautiful shape, pure glaze color, and a unique style!"
Tyrant monarch: ...Haha, these bastards have learned their lesson, adding so many prefixes to the same treasure!
All the concubines in the harem were amazed and envious. The concubines who had given birth to princes were filled with the fragrance of lemon all over their bodies!
They cast wolf-like and ferocious glances at the little sweet girl, and each of them wanted to have a good relationship with her.
The tyrant felt the attention these people showed to Tianbao and couldn't stop smiling.
At this time, King Tanba Jing's four-wheeled carriage quietly came to the side of the tyrant king. He was resentful about not being chosen when he went to rescue him.
"Oh, you still have some brains. You know to ask the people from the Sitiantai to come forward."
The happy tyrant: ...
He turned his head and looked at the sarcastic King Tanba Jing: "What are you talking about? I don't understand."
King Tanba Jing rolled his eyes at him with disdain. "Do you dare to swear before our ancestors that you weren't the one who ordered those people from the Sitiantai? Auspicious stars are shining brightly... If such an auspicious sign had truly appeared, how could they have held back until today?"
Tyrant: ...(︶︹︺)
Haha, don't I have any dignity? Is it really okay for you to just expose me?
Now that Tianbao is the lucky star of the country, I wonder who dares to snatch my daughter from me! Look at those brats, they dare not treat the lucky star of the country well in the future!
This was a method he had come up with after much difficulty. This was the power of the emperor!
Emperors of all dynasties have used the Sitiantai to rally people's hearts many times. This is the first time he has used this method, so his previous performance in the Shanhe Temple was a bit exaggerated.
After the foolish emperor consoled Prince Jing a hundred times in his heart, Prince Jing finally said slowly, "But Your Majesty's move is indeed wise. If you let me hold Tianbao for a while, I won't tell this to that dead mute."
"you……"
Prince Jing interrupted the emperor, "I'm not threatening the emperor. I'm willing to offer half a mountain of gold to ensure Tianbao has enough food and clothing in the future. I'll send ten boxes of gold today, and the rest will be delivered later."
The tyrant emperor swallowed the rebuke that was about to come out of his mouth.
Tears of emotion flowed from the corners of his mouth, and he quickly swallowed them back.
In order to build his Sumeng Palace over the years, huge amounts of money have been spent, and the national treasury is in urgent need of replenishment!
Reluctantly handing Tianbao to Prince Jing, the foolish monarch quickly asked Zhang Fujin to use an hourglass to time the time: "In order to prevent Prince Jing from getting tired, hold him for half a cup of tea."
"One stick of incense." King Tanba Jing said coldly.
The tyrant shook his head firmly.
Prince Jing sighed and gave in: "Then one cup of tea, no less."
The foolish emperor saw the boxes carried into the Qinghuan Palace by the right guards, one after another, and was so blinded by the golden light inside that even through the lids he could seem to be blinded.
He was silent for a moment, then compromised: "Okay."
Prince Jing didn't look at him again, his whole heart was on the little sweet baby.
The little baby was yawning, so Prince Jing asked his guards to push him into a corner, and "without noticing" he placed his right index finger next to Tianbao's little hand.
Tianbao subconsciously held that finger tightly.
Prince Jing pulled gently but couldn't pull it out.
She grabbed it herself, and she didn't let go even when I pulled my hand away.
He raised the corner of his mouth happily: "Sweet girl, you hold on really tightly."
The tyrant emperor glanced sideways: Tsk!
Don’t think I didn’t see it. Wasn’t it you who put your finger there on purpose?
"Abba!"
A familiar voice came hurriedly, the mute Prince Gong is here!
He pointed at Tianbao, who was paralyzed on King Jing's lap, then at himself, stretched out his arms, and pointed at King Jing again. He looked at the tyrant king in disbelief and great pain: "Aba Aba! Aba! Aba!"
The foolish emperor turned his head away silently and looked away: ...I don’t understand.
But he understood.
Isn't it just questioning him why he allowed Prince Jing to hold Tianbao but not him?
Don’t you see how generous Prince Jing is?
How dare you, a stinky dumb royal brother, feel jealous?
"Aba! Aba!" The dumb Prince Gong was about to lose his temper, with veins popping out of his forehead with anger.
Fortunately, Princess Gong arrived just in time, gently patted the mute Prince Gong on the back, and said with a smile, "The Emperor hasn't seen the gift from our Prince Gong Mansion yet, has he?"
The tyrant's eyelids twitched.
Tianbao, who was about to doze off, suddenly widened his eyes and tried hard to look over.
I saw the Right Guards bringing in one big box after another, and it seemed that a fresh salty smell drifted into everyone's nose.
The emperor's eyes lit up: "Salt?"
The dumb Prince Gong turned his head away arrogantly and ignored him.
Princess Gong hurriedly said, "Twenty boxes of fine salt are a small gift from Prince Gong."
"With just twenty boxes of salt, you want to hug the sweet girl? Ha." King Tanba Jing squinted his almond-shaped eyes and glanced at him contemptuously.
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