Chapter 227 The Stifled Little Emperor
"Didn't you say you were going to the palace to see His Majesty?"
Yun Tang looked around in confusion, and asked in a puzzled tone: "Why did you bring me here?"
This is a remote house in the northern part of Kyoto.
As we walked along, the alleys were deep and there were few people in sight. The north wind blew, the snow fell, and the cold made our bones shiver.
Too biased!
The house is empty and desolate.
Xiao Jin didn't explain immediately. He walked over and took Yun Tang's hands: "Your hands are so cold, I'll warm them for you."
"Let's go, there's floor heating in the house."
Yuntang was pulled into the house by him and sat on his lap.
When I looked up, this scene seemed strangely familiar.
Yun Tang looked at the wall opposite him, his eyes widening slightly. "This is... you brought me here to eavesdrop?"
"Xiao Yu'er is so smart~"
Xiao Jin curled his lips and winked, and Yin Lian immediately stepped forward and opened the hole in the wall for ventilation and sound transmission.
Yuntang turned his head: "You..."
"Shh!"
Xiao Jin pressed his hand on her soft and moist lips, rubbing them gently with his fingertips, his phoenix eyes giving a deep signal.
Don't talk.
Listen quietly!
Yuntang frowned slightly, pulled Xiao Jin's hand away, and pricked up his ears.
Separated by a wall.
Xiao Tianchen sat quietly in the chair.
He didn't have floor heating here, only a charcoal-burning brazier. The temperature wasn't high enough, and Xiao Tianchen's face turned pale from the cold, and he curled up his arms and legs.
Da da da.
There were hurried footsteps, and the old censor shouted as he entered the room: "Young Majesty, you have suffered——"
Xiao Tianchen raised his little face to look at him, not surprised at all: "Old Censor."
"Don't worry, young Majesty. I'll send someone to escort you out of the city right away! We can't defeat the Regent, so we can only make a comeback in the future!"
The old censor coaxed him, "You are the legitimate emperor. Even if his regent ascends the throne tomorrow, as long as you are there, he will not be legitimate!"
"No, you're wrong."
Xiao Tianchen shook his head, looked at the old censor with a clear mind and said, "I have written many abdication edicts..."
When I was a child, I imitated the tutor and copied him.
As I grew older, I wrote better and better every year.
These imperial edicts were all stamped with the imperial seal and collected under the dragon bed, which was enough to prove that he was sincere in giving up the throne!
"Old Censor, I don't want to be emperor."
"Uncle Wang is the emperor that the Great Yan Kingdom needs!"
The old censor was shocked and stared at him in surprise: "Your Majesty, are you serious?"
Xiao Tianchen nodded vigorously: "Yeah!"
"But a new emperor appoints new ministers. How could the regent let you go after he ascends the throne?"
The old censor shook his head and advised him earnestly: "You are still young and don't understand the cruelty of power transition! Since ancient times, royal brothers have killed each other, and rivers of blood have flowed under the dragon throne!"
"To protect the stability of the throne, the Regent will never let you live!"
"You have to escape!"
The old censor stroked his beard, his face solemn and serious: "The royalists are endless! There are plenty of people in the Great Yan Kingdom who support you!"
"Don't you want your own loyal subjects?"
Every sentence is a step-by-step guide, with a pitfall.
Xiao Tianchen asked him in return: "Loyal ministers? Does that include you, the old censor?"
The old censor nodded cheekily, "Of course!"
Xiao Tianchen grinned.
He usually pretended to be serious and steady in front of court officials and outsiders, and acted like a little emperor.
Now he smiles innocently and childishly, but his eyes are black and bright.
The old censor felt a chill in his heart.
This child's smile is creepy!
"Old Censor, I have never been the one supported by the royalists."
Xiao Tianchen smiled brightly, "What they are clamoring for is the throne! They want power!"
"They are against Uncle Wang because they can't take advantage of him. And I—everyone knows that I am a puppet emperor."
"I sit there looking good, not threatening."
"I learned a saying in a book: 'Hold the emperor hostage to control the princes.' Old Censor, do you think that's right?"
The old censor looked at him in silent surprise.
Xiao Tianchen didn't wait for his answer and continued, "The throne is not good at all."
"Endless memorials to read, endless court affairs to attend to, and possibly even wars..."
"Hey! I'm just a kid."
The old censor racked his brains and finally managed to utter one sentence: "Your Majesty, when you grow up, perhaps you won't think so anymore!"
"Can I still grow up?"
Facing Xiao Tianchen's dark and bright eyes that seemed to be able to see through his thoughts, the old censor was choked.
Xiao Tianchen grinned: "If I run away, Uncle Wang will definitely kill me!"
"I won't run away. I'll be obedient, Uncle Wang..."
Xiao Tianchen lowered his head and tugged at his sleeves. "Uncle Wang has a bad heart. He doesn't believe me."
The old censor couldn't help but nod in agreement.
That’s true!
He felt guilty for calling him here to test a child! But... the little emperor was not simple either, he saw through everything.
Not easy to cheat!
"Fortunately I have my aunt!"
Xiao Tianchen breathed a sigh of relief, a smile on his face again, "Aunt likes me! She loves me!"
"Aunt will protect me!"
"I have an aunt, so I'm not afraid of Uncle Wang! Old Censor, please send me back to the palace! Tell Uncle Wang that I will always be obedient and good."
The old censor still wanted to pretend to be confused.
Xiao Tianchen stopped pretending to be innocent and said directly, "I know you were sent by Uncle Wang! You are Uncle Wang's teacher!"
The old censor opened his eyes wide in surprise, "How did you know?"
"My Queen Mother said so." Xiao Tianchen curled his lips, his eyes cold: "My Queen Mother wanted you to teach me, but you retired to enjoy your retirement."
"My mother always scolds me for being stupid, for not being able to keep you, and for not being able to compare to Uncle Wang."
The children are small, but they all remember!
He will never forget who treats him well or badly!
The old censor couldn't help but gasp, "Your Majesty, you already knew it! Then you..."
The royalists were not told.
I didn't expose him, I just watched him act and listen to him speak...
Look at them fighting!
Where's the naiveté?
Cunning and smart, a little bit shy!
"Old Censor, I'll keep it a secret for you! You have to keep it a secret too! Help me!"
Xiao Tianchen walked up to the old censor and looked up at him: "Go back and tell Uncle Wang that I won't run away. I won't fight with Uncle Wang for the throne!"
"cough!"
The old censor felt a little embarrassed and said guiltily: "Your Majesty, you should speak for yourself."
ah? ? ?
The next second, Xiao Tianchen saw Uncle Wang walking in from the door holding his aunt's hand.
His little face turned pale in an instant.
Uncle Wang heard it all!
Uncle Wang knew that he was pretending to be good!
It’s over!
"Xiao Yu'er, you heard everything, right?"
Xiao Jin looked at him coldly and disdainfully: "I have long said that there are no little white rabbits in the Xiao family! He is pretending to be obedient and cute in front of you, calculating that you will protect him."
Yuntang looked at Xiao Tianchen with a complicated expression.
Xiao Tianchen panicked, tears welling up in his eyes, and he shook his head repeatedly: "I didn't! I really listened to my aunt!"
"Aunt, please believe me!"
Xiao Tianchen choked and took two steps towards Yuntang in fear, but was frozen in place by Xiao Jin's cold and sharp eyes.
Xiao Tianchen's eyes were filled with tears: "Aunt, I didn't...I didn't plot against you!"
"Wuwuwu...Auntie, I really didn't..."
Xiao Tianchen tried his best to explain that he had never plotted against Yuntang!
He is truly close to me! Rumu!
Treat Yuntang as your mother!
"Xiao Yu'er, he said I have a bad heart."
Xiao Jin snorted coldly and complained: "You are not still soft on him, are you?"
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