After rebirth, His Highness Xinshu was pampered by me.

Chapter 472 The Emperor is Discomforted

The emperor fell silent.

Jinse took a breath and her thoughts returned. She suddenly realized that she was in the Emperor's Palace, and that her words just now seemed to have gone too far.

Upon seeing the emperor's silence, he immediately knelt down to beg for forgiveness.

The emperor waved his hand to stop him: "These are just idle words. You are only saying what you think. Why should I blame you?"

Although he felt somewhat uncomfortable with Jinse's attitude earlier.

If Jinse really is that person's child...

But Jinse knew nothing about those things, and she had stumbled and struggled since childhood, growing up alone with great difficulty.

The emperor was somewhat displeased, but he wouldn't blame Jinse.

Jinse had been serving the emperor for quite some time, so she could still sense some of his emotional changes.

Even though the emperor said that, and even though the emperor's expression was still relatively gentle, Jinse was still a little apprehensive.

However, she couldn't quite understand what she had said wrong.

Moreover, she was quite puzzled as to why the Emperor suddenly asked about her biological parents.

He specifically summoned me to the palace to ask this question.

Well, I guess it was intentional!
Jinse was puzzled.

The twelfth prince noticed the emperor's attitude, but seemed to be deep in thought, as if he had thought of something...

However, this is not the time for him to make any conjectures.

He only thinks about it to himself at most.

The atmosphere inside the main hall was somewhat quiet; no one spoke.

After a while, the emperor recovered and looked at Jinse again, saying, "Today I summoned you to the palace not only because of the seal, but also because I have some other matters to instruct you on..."

Of course, the emperor was also trying to ask Jinse that question from earlier...

Although the answer was definitely not the kind he wanted to hear.

Jinse snapped out of her daze and quickly looked in the direction of the emperor.

The emperor smiled and said, "Your answer to the question I asked you earlier wasn't wrong..."

Jinse didn't react for a moment: "What does Your Majesty mean?"

The emperor said, "Recently, there has been much discussion both inside and outside the court about the Great Liang's intention to establish a marriage alliance. I imagine you have heard some of this news, and perhaps even some news about yourself."

This likely refers to the fact that he was nominated as a candidate for a marriage alliance with the Liang dynasty.

Jinse thought to herself, but didn't dare to respond, only pretending to listen.

The emperor didn't really insist that Jinse say anything about the matter, so he didn't mind that Jinse didn't speak.

He continued calmly, "The marriage alliance is merely wishful thinking on the part of the Liang Dynasty. The relationship between the Liang and Sheng Dynasties is no longer something that can be resolved through a marriage alliance."

Jinse seemed to understand these words, but not quite.

But she could tell that the emperor didn't seem to have any intention of making a marriage alliance with Daliang.

Thinking about it, it makes sense. Although this matter has been making waves all this time, it seems that the Emperor has never made any statement.

So… The emperor smiled, as if he had just remembered, and said, “Yesterday, I received a letter from my eldest son, in which he solemnly stated that he does not approve of the marriage alliance with Daliang…”

Jinse looked up at the emperor blankly and asked, "Isn't Your Highness currently in Daliang?"

The emperor chuckled and said, "Indeed, he sent such a long letter back; he certainly loves to worry about these things."

Jinse didn't know how to respond to that.

The Emperor continued, "Not only that, I also received news this morning that the eldest son, upon learning that the Emperor of Liang intended to arrange a marriage alliance, caused quite a stir in the Liang capital, leading some of the Liang ministers to oppose the marriage alliance as well."

Jinse was even more stunned...

She stammered, "Then, how is His Highness doing now? Is everything alright...?"

Why is His Highness still so reckless? His own people are still in the other country, still wandering around under the other country's capital, yet he directly confronts the Emperor of Liang with his bare hands?
Aren't they afraid that if the Emperor of Liang really gets angry, what will he do to him?
At that time, wouldn't he, a prince of a foreign country, be suffering for nothing, all alone?

The emperor understood Jinse's meaning and immediately smiled, saying, "The eldest son may be a bit reckless, but he has brought along quite a few ministers, and there are bound to be some capable ones among them. So I will advise him to be more measured."

Even if the eldest prince causes a huge uproar in Daliang, as long as he acts with some restraint, the emperor of Daliang will certainly not do anything to him.

Jinse opened her mouth, unsure whether she should say something.

Given the Crown Prince's temper, once he gets impulsive, who can stop him?
She was genuinely skeptical about it.

But since the emperor had already said that, Jinse dared not refute it.

After a long pause, he murmured softly, "After all, this is someone else's territory. If Your Highness really angers those people, they might not actually do anything to the Crown Prince, but they might still try to trip you up in secret."

Jinse paused, glanced cautiously at the emperor, and reminded him, "If His Highness is targeted too much, he might lose his temper, but His Highness's temper..."

If you get provoked too much, you might go too far.

At that point, we might just be handing the enemy a target.

Upon hearing Jinse's words, the emperor couldn't help but twitch his eye, clearly aware of his eldest son's temperament.

He knew that if the situation Jinse described occurred, then perhaps the things Jinse predicted would actually happen.

Seeing the emperor's expression, Eunuch Yang was unsure whether he should bring up Jinse.

How can one say whatever comes to mind when in front of the Emperor?
Fortunately, the emperor didn't seem angry about it.

The emperor was not angry at all; in fact, he felt that Jinse's words had served as a reminder to him.

He turned to look at Eunuch Yang and instructed, "Tell the people over there to pay extra attention to these things recently. Also, send a message to the eldest brother, telling him to stay calm, do what he's supposed to do, and not cause any more trouble."

Eunuch Yang hurriedly replied, "Yes, this servant will send someone to deliver the message immediately."

The emperor nodded, signaling Eunuch Yang to get to work.

Then he looked at Jinse and said, "By the way, the reason I summoned you to the palace today is to ask if the Empress's people had any contact with you."

"The Queen?"

Jinse was taken aback, shook her head, and said with a puzzled look, "This servant has never seen anyone from Her Majesty the Empress's side..."

She had always avoided Empress Li and anyone associated with her...

Hmm, it seems like I've seen it before.

Jinse thought for a moment and said, "This servant has never met anyone from the Empress's side, but I did happen to run into the Fifth Prince on the street a few days ago. The Fifth Prince asked this servant about my thoughts on the marriage alliance..."