Chapter 387 The Children She Taught
The little emperor was sitting on the edge of the bed. He slowly raised his eyes and looked at Mu Chengyan with empty eyes.
The lips appear dry due to long-term illness.
Mu Chengyan thought he was confused and had difficulty listening, so he repeated it again.
"Your mother, Empress Chen, risked her life for the prosperity of the Chen family, generations to come. As a son, you should continue to fulfill your mother's wish. I, the Regent, don't need to teach you this, right?"
The little emperor was still leaning on the bed, his eyes very faint and shallow.
Mu Chengyan could feel his breathing, rising and falling, very unstable.
"If you agree to my request, I can promise you that if I really pass away in the future, everything in your Chen family will be protected by me."
Mu Chengyan said it for sure.
The little emperor coughed softly, then paused for a few seconds before suddenly coughing violently.
Then, the frail body trembled wildly, as if it would die in the next second.
The little emperor is now nine years old, but he is too thin. The golden dragon robe he wears leaves a lot of empty space on his body, making him look even thinner.
Mu Chengyan felt that if he wanted to kill him at this moment, it would only take a raise of his hand.
After waiting for a coughing fit to subside, the little emperor slowly raised his head. His voice was very thin, with the tenderness of a child, "The jade seal is not in my hands."
Mu Chengyan smiled when he heard this, "Do you know what I'm going to do?"
The little emperor exhaled, "No matter what you want to do, the seal is not in my hands. I can't do anything."
At that moment, Mu Chengyan looked at the child and was surprised by his natural imperial cunning.
Unfortunately, he was born with a sick body and has no future at all.
Otherwise, this might be a good seedling.
"I will take care of the matter of the jade seal. I just need you to agree to my request. You don't need to do anything else."
The little emperor blinked slowly, looking drowsy. "Really? Then tell me, what do you want me to promise you?"
Mu Chengyan stared at the little emperor's face and said word by word, "Issue two imperial decrees. First, recognize me as your adopted son. Second, pass the throne to me."
The adopted son is just a prelude to the second condition.
This is the only way to be legitimate.
The little emperor was not surprised at all when he heard this.
Mu Chengyan quite admired his calm personality. He said slowly, "You know, only when I become the emperor can I better protect the Chen family, right?"
The room was quiet.
Mu Chengyan said slowly: "Do you still need to think about it? You don't have any other bargaining chips, right?"
"Do I still need to go find your mother's family and have your uncle Chen Guangzhi come talk to you?"
In fact, Mu Chengyan wanted to find Chen Guangzhi at the beginning, but he felt it was troublesome, so he chose to go directly to the little emperor.
Children?
It's always easy to fool people.
As a result, he did not expect that after hearing his proposal, the little emperor would hesitate to agree.
If it were an ordinary child, fearing his aura, he would have nodded in timid agreement.
This little emperor sleeps every day, but he has some ideas of his own.
The little emperor coughed again.
She covered her lips with her little hands, appearing a little cautious, but the words that came out of her mouth revealed a completely different picture.
He said, "No need to go to my uncle."
Mu Chengyan curled his lips confidently, "You agree?"
"Then I will now—"
The little emperor shook his head and slowly stood up. "No."
"I don't agree. I can't help you with this."
The smile on Mu Chengyan's face suddenly froze. He stared at the little emperor's pale face. For some reason, his stubbornness at this moment made him unconsciously think of Yun Zhao.
He felt troubled.
"What do you mean?" Mu Chengyan asked.
The little emperor said, "I have been sick all my life. From childhood to adulthood, the question I hear most often is when I will die."
"My uncle said that this world belongs to me, but I feel that this world has never had anything to do with me."
Mu Chengyan looked at the little emperor and said, "Since it has nothing to do with you, why don't you just give me this world?"
The little emperor shook his head. "I feel that this world has nothing to do with me. I don't care. As for me, I can only take care of myself. I can't care about much else."
Mu Chengyan frowned, "Then why don't you agree to my request."
The little emperor smiled, which was rare for him.
He seldom smiles since he fell ill.
He spent most of his time in a coma and a small part of his time taking medicine. He was tortured by illness throughout his life.
This made him feel like a joke.
He also always felt that he was a joke.
Can--
"But Concubine Yunmu doesn't care. She cares about the well-being of those around her. She will protect many people. Over the years, many people have hoped for my death, but she is the only one who would give me a piece of candy after I take the medicine, visit me every day, and patiently teach me how to read and write, even though everyone thinks that what she does is in vain."
"But she told me that we live our lives for ourselves, not for others, and as long as we have a moment left to live, we should live a decent life."
When the little emperor said this, there was a faint light in his eyes.
He said, "She taught me a lot, and I also know that I was able to wake up this time because Concubine Yunmu exchanged her life for me. Therefore, the world has nothing to do with me, and I don't care about the lives of ordinary people. But I need to understand Concubine Yunmu's feelings. Whatever the Chen family does, I don't care. I will only pass on this throne according to Concubine Yunmu's wishes."
The little emperor slowly tilted his head and glanced at Mu Chengyan. "Although I was in the room, I have heard of you. Concubine Yunmu used to have a good relationship with you. I don't understand why you would be willing to disappoint such a good person."
The little emperor felt regretful.
If my health is better, I won't have to rely on others to protect Concubine Yunmu.
He can protect him himself.
But he is not in good health.
He had observed Mu Chengyan and Xie Jingmo, and between the two, he was more inclined to believe that the latter was the best person to take care of Yun Zhao in the future.
This is the extension of the city.
no.
Not qualified.
Mu Chengyan narrowed his eyes.
It was surprising again that a nine-year-old could actually say this.
"Then you don't care about your Chen family anymore?"
The little emperor smiled and said, "I'm not familiar with them." Except for his uncle, the rest of the people were only interested in profit and would keep asking for things from him.
It’s better not to have relatives like this.
Besides.
"If Xie Jingmo sat on the throne and he was fair, the Chen family might not be overthrown."
"Mu Chengyan, putting everything aside, I am still of royal blood. How could I possibly give you the throne?"
"I may be young, but you're underestimating me. I was taught by Concubine Yunmu. How could a child taught by her be such a coward that he could be easily fooled?"
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