(This chapter is about the identity swap between Nuonuo and Shenzhi. Nuonuo is a native of the world without a system, while Xiao Jinyan is a puppet emperor who has just been supported to take the throne. He is younger than he used to be.)
The new emperor ascended the throne, reduced taxes, and issued a general amnesty. The entire capital became more lively than usual.
When people get together on the streets, they inevitably talk about the new emperor who has just ascended the throne.
"The man in the palace," the man dressed as a waiter in a gray robe bowed towards the distant palace, "how long do you think he can stay?"
The old man in front of the waiter was obviously a little timid. He glanced around in panic when he heard this. "Walls have ears! Walls have ears!"
The waiter snorted in disdain, "What are you afraid of? Now that the Regent is the sole ruler, and the current emperor is the only one left in the palace, I think the world will soon be ruled by the Xu family."
The old man nodded in agreement, "No matter how loyal an official is, he is still an official. Who doesn't want to be the emperor?"
The man pursed his lips and said, "If the Prince Regent really becomes the emperor, our lives might be even better."
The old man smiled, and the two nodded knowingly and parted.
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In the palace, Xiao Jinyan sat bored on a chair in the Funing Hall, his eyes dark and emotionless. In just a few days, he had gone from a forgotten prince in the deep palace to the most honorable emperor in the world.
It's funny to say, although he became the emperor, his life was not much different from before, except that he changed his bedroom and title. Even the bright yellow dragon robe he was wearing was just an inch shorter. It must have been made for the previous emperor, but he died before he had the chance to wear it, so they used it to deal with him.
The people in the palace are used to flattering the powerful and looking down on the weak. If the Regent comes, they will all be eager to get close to him and have no time to pay attention to him.
Wang Hai, who was standing by, sighed silently, "Your Majesty, the sun is shining brightly today, why don't you go out for a walk?"
Xiao Jinyan's expression remained unchanged, but he spoke with a nasal tone, "If I go out, I'll just be laughed at by those people."
The young man in the dragon robe was so tall and his expression was always calm that it was easy to forget that he was just a teenager who had not yet reached adulthood. The sudden change of identity would make him feel uneasy, no matter how noble his current status was.
The temperature had been fluctuating unpredictably in the early spring, and Xiao Jinyan felt a little unwell. However, after the new emperor ascended the throne, there was a lot of work to be done, and those in power were busy cleaning up the mess left by the previous emperor, so no one cared about him.
The room fell silent again for a moment, until a green figure walked in and bowed.
"Your servant Biyu greets His Majesty."
Wang Hai explained awkwardly, "Your Majesty, this is Miss Biyu, one of the regent's servants, serving you together with this old slave."
Xiao Jinyan raised his indifferent grey eyes and swept them over Biyu. The woman in front of him was dressed as a palace maid. There was a thin layer of calluses and a few shallow scars on her hands. It was the hand of a martial artist.
"Are you here to spy on me?" Xiao Jinyan hadn't gotten used to calling himself "Zhen" yet, and probably felt it was ironic, so he still called himself "I".
"Your Majesty, your words are too serious. I am just a rough servant here to serve you." Biyu's expression remained unchanged.
Xiao Jinyan didn't say anything else, just nodded lightly and waved his hand to let her go.
"Father-in-law, does he want my life? If he wants this position, just take it. Why bother to promote me first?" Xiao Jinyan blurted out a few words for no reason. It was self-evident who "he" was.
Wang Hai's face turned pale, and he hurried forward to stop him, "Your Majesty!"
Xiao Jinyan smiled self-deprecatingly and went back to the inner room to sit down alone.
He had no special impression of Regent Xu Nuo. It was just that while he was living his daily life in the deep palace, he suddenly burst in, followed by a group of servants, and said to him calmly, "Seventh Prince, the country cannot be without a ruler for a day. According to the will of the late emperor, you should inherit the throne."
A man in a black python robe faced him in the light, his tone as calm as if he were asking him to go to dinner instead of becoming emperor. In the sunlight, the fine hairs on the man's skin were clearly visible. Xiao Jinyan didn't think much about his words, but was stunned by the man's face. This was the most beautiful person he had ever seen. None of the vulgar women in the old emperor's palace could compare to him.
It wasn't until the attendants behind the man knelt down and shouted in unison, "Your Majesty," that Xiao Jinyan came back to his senses. The exquisite-looking man in front of him also saluted, "Your Majesty, your humble servant promises to pay his respects."
It turned out that he was Xu Nuo, the powerful regent that everyone in the palace was talking about.
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Xiao Jinyan ended his reminiscence and continued to stare blankly at the deserted Funing Palace. That man truly had a beautiful appearance, with long, smooth, shimmering hair like silk, full lips, skin as white and dazzling as mutton-fat jade, and eyes that, even with the arrogance of a superior, could still captivate one. Although the world would have it that this puppet emperor should have hated the Regent, surprisingly, he didn't harbor any negative feelings towards him at all, and instead admired his appearance.
Xu Nuo arrived during dinner. He was still the same, calm and composed, neither anxious nor impatient, but he looked a little thinner, probably because of his busy days.
"Your humble servant pays respect to Your Majesty."
Xiao Jinyan was not distracted this time, "Uncle, there is no need to be so polite."
Xu Nuo gave him a faint smile, just curling the corners of his mouth, and Xiao Jinyan felt that his soul was almost hooked away by him.
"Your Majesty, are you used to it recently?" Xu Nuo glanced at the dishes on the table calmly. The soup was clear and there was little meat.
Xiao Jinyan felt a rare sense of embarrassment, even though it wasn't his fault. He was unwell, and his face was already flushed with a sickly color, and now it was even redder.
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