brush!
Upon hearing this, Su Wan'er's pretty face turned pale, and the beautiful smile on her lips froze.
Inside the cabin, Xiao Po, the commander of the Golden Guard, subconsciously turned his back.
Only Prince Chen Huai'an of Jin remained calm and composed.
He waved his hand and ordered, "Xiao Po, all of you may leave. I have something to say to the Emperor and the Empress Dowager privately."
"Your subordinate obeys!"
As he spoke, Xiao Po ordered all the Imperial Guards and servants in the cabin to leave. He also thoughtfully closed the wooden door of the cabin for Prince Jin and ordered all the Imperial Guards on duty outside the cabin to withdraw to a distance of fifty paces.
For a moment, only Chen Huai'an and Su Wan'er and their son remained in the large cabin.
Su Wan'er sneered self-deprecatingly, "Chen Huai'an, you truly deserve to be called a hero who could overthrow the Zhao family's empire in the Great Xin Dynasty. You are much more straightforward and honest than the likes of Qin Ruhui, Fang Tianyao, and Wu Sanjia!"
"They only pretend to be loyal ministers and generals, and after taking my son and me hostage, they want to use the emperor to command the feudal lords!"
After a pause, Su Wan'er continued, "But you are different. You directly sentenced my son and me to death!"
hehe!
Su Wan'er smiled bitterly: "Dying by drowning is not a bad way to find relief!"
Um?
Upon hearing this, Chen Huai'an frowned slightly, looking helpless.
Clearly, Su Wan'er has misunderstood what I meant!
He waved his hand and said, "Your Majesty, you must have misunderstood me. Who said I wanted the Emperor and Your Majesty to commit suicide by jumping into the river?"
"What I just said was merely a public statement!"
"I am not so heartless as to force a widow and her child to commit suicide by drowning!"
As he spoke, Chen Huai'an suddenly took out the Imperial Seal of the State, held it up in front of Su Wan'er and waved it, saying with a smile, "Your Majesty, this thing must be familiar to you, right?"
Su Wan'er stared blankly at Chen Huai'an with her almond-shaped eyes filled with tears, seemingly not understanding what Chen Huai'an meant.
As for the Imperial Seal of the State in his hand, Su Wan'er was not only familiar with it, but she was extremely familiar with it.
The imperial edicts appointing Wu Sanjia, the mighty general of the Great Xin Dynasty, and Fang Tianyao, the King of the Four Seas, were all inseparable from the Imperial Seal of the State in Chen Huai'an's possession.
However, Su Wan'er did not understand why Chen Huai'an was doing this.
Chen Huai'an laughed and said, "Your Majesty, do you still remember when you sent Cai He, the Grand Eunuch of the Directorate of Ceremonial, with an imperial edict to my fiefdom of Longcheng, calling on me to lead the Longcheng army to the capital to defend the emperor, what was the reply I had Cai He give you?"
brush!
Upon hearing Chen Huai'an bring up the past, Su Wan'er's already defeated face instantly turned crimson.
She would never forget the message Chen Huai'an had given her through the eunuch Cai He: if the Empress Dowager was willing to hand over the Imperial Seal and allow Emperor Lingwu to change his surname to Chen, then he would lead his army into the capital to rescue the emperor!
Now, times have changed, and the old story is being brought up again.
As the Empress Dowager, Su Wan'er's state of mind was no longer the same as before.
Su Wan'er's expression froze, and she asked with a puzzled look, "Chen Huai'an, what do you mean by this?"
Ha ha!
Chen Huai'an laughed heartily twice and said, "Your Majesty, what I want to say is that the promise I made to Your Majesty back then still stands!"
With that, he put the Imperial Seal back in its place, strolled leisurely over to Su Wan'er, and opened his arms to her.
Just as Su Wan'er thought Chen Huai'an was about to do something improper, she heard Chen Huai'an say, "Your Majesty, would you mind if I hugged Emperor Lingwu?"
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Su Wan'er's pretty face flushed red again, and even her ears felt hot and burning.
She thought Chen Huai'an was going to hug her!
He almost fell over.
Strangely enough, when the three-year-old Lingwu Emperor saw Chen Huai'an extend his hands to him, he showed no fear or cowardice whatsoever. Instead, he looked to his mother Su Wan'er for permission with his eyes while eagerly extending his little hands.
At this moment, Su Wan'er, who had finally come to her senses, handed the little spirit weapon she was holding to Chen Huai'an.
Chen Huai'an took the opportunity to hold the young Lingwu Emperor in his arms and teased him a little, but the latter kept giggling.
Chen Huai'an said, "Madam Su, I have a long-standing relationship with your son and intend to adopt him as my godson. What do you think, Madam?"
Holding Zhao Lingwu in his arms, Chen Huai'an's way of addressing Su Wan'er also changed.
It was this subtle change that made Su Wan'er understand Chen Huai'an's feelings.
She immediately replied, "It is my little Lingwu's honor to have gained the favor of His Highness Prince Jin. It is all up to His Highness Prince Jin to make arrangements!"
With Su Wan'er's approval, Chen Huai'an directly addressed the Lingwu Emperor in his arms, saying, "Little Lingwu, call him godfather?"
"Godfather!"
In front of Chen Huai'an, the young Zhao Lingwu was not afraid of strangers at all, and called him "godfather" in a clear voice.
Hahaha!
Chen Huai'an immediately burst into laughter and said, "Good boy, from today onwards, your name will be Chen Lingwu!"
Then, Chen Huai'an continued to say to Su Wan'er, "Madam Su, tomorrow the King will personally send someone to escort you to Jiaozhou, where there is a naval fleet from Longcheng;"
"The task I gave them is to wipe out the Japanese pirates who are entrenched in the waters near the Yellow Sea!"
"Next, I will order them to conquer the Goguryeo Peninsula and the four islands of Wa. At that time, you and my adopted son Chen Lingwu can choose either Goguryeo or the four islands of Wa to settle down and live a leisurely and happy life as wealthy men!"
As he spoke, Chen Huai'an looked at Su Wan'er seriously and said, "Mrs. Su, what do you think?"
Su Wan'er had no further objections and immediately nodded, bowing slightly to Chen Huai'an, saying, "I will leave it to Your Highness Prince Jin's arrangements!"
Um!
Chen Huai'an nodded and reiterated, "Remember, from this day forward, there is no longer Emperor Zhao Lingwu of the Great Xinlingwu, only my adopted son Chen Lingwu!"
"I've got it!"
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After Chen Huai'an resolved the issues concerning Emperor Lingwu and Empress Dowager Su, Qi Jiguang, the Admiral of the Longcheng Navy, also completed the handover of the naval camp and officers and soldiers with Fang Tianyao, the King of the Four Seas.
Throughout the entire process, Chen Huai'an never once looked at Fang Tianyao.
In his eyes, Fang Tianyao, a pirate with no sense of loyalty or integrity, was not worth meeting in person.
As for his merit in presenting the Imperial Seal of the State, let's consider it an atonement for the crimes he committed!
Chen Huai'an didn't have time to deal with Fang Tianyao right now; he had more important things to do.
That is, to march north along the Yangtze River and capture Nanjing!
Chen Huai'an instructed, "General Qi, the Longcheng naval fleet will not stop, but continue north along the river and head straight for Nanjing!"
"Your subordinate obeys!"
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