Misty Rain of the Old Times

Chapter 340 I dare!
The old emperor slammed his cane to the ground, pointing at Chen Xuan with trembling hands, gnashing his teeth and eyes spitting fire as he said, "Stop pretending, you little brat! Get out of here and let's continue. I'm going to beat you to a pulp today!"

Hearing this, Chen Xuan deliberately angered him. He shamelessly twisted his head in the little princess's arms, raised his hand weakly and said weakly: "Tingfeng, look at him. He didn't treat me lightly. Not only did he beat me half to death with a stick, but he was also mean to me."

That guy was so proud that he almost felt sick and said he was wronged.

Emperor Shang Xuan was not in a position to take action in front of his daughter. After all, his daughter had never practiced martial arts and would be hurt if she wasn't careful. Seeing Chen Xuan still gloating, he was so angry that his hair and beard stood on end and he said angrily, "I'm so angry!"

The old emperor was quite surprised. Was this guy brainless or just naturally foolish and bold? He seemed to know his identity, yet he was still so heartless. Did he really not understand who he was facing?
Also, how can you, a boy, touch my precious Fuyao? Don't worry about your life!

It was just a joke, but putting aside other things, Chen Xuan felt a little guilty at the moment. It was a bit excessive for him to have such contact with his daughter just to amuse the old emperor. After all, this was only the second time they met. Besides, he was also worried that he would really make the old emperor angry and cause him harm.

After all, he is old.

However, Chen Xuan was always paying attention to his condition. He was fine and not really angry. He was not really brainless. He still had some sense of propriety.

At this moment, the little princess suddenly laughed. She slapped Chen Xuan on the forehead with her concerned little hand and rolled her eyes. Then she threw him to the ground and said unhappily, "Isn't it fun?"

As Chen Xuan was thrown to the ground with a thud, she stood up, hands on her hips, looked at the old emperor and said with a helpless smile, "Daddy, have you had enough of this?"

The little princess is very smart. She can understand the situation with a little thought, so she is happy to accompany these two funny guys in the performance.

"Boy, I'm going to beat you to death," Lao Deng was a little afraid to look at his daughter. He walked forward, swung the stick and pretended to continue beating Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan was still pretending to be dead and said, "Fight me, I'm already half dead, I'll blackmail you into bankruptcy."

You want me to go bankrupt? You're only worth a few yuan per pound, are you qualified? I can see that you are shameless. My simple little Fuyao is no match for a scoundrel like you. If you have evil intentions, I'm afraid you will sell me out and make me pay for it.

The old emperor gritted his teeth and refused to strike his daughter with the stick, secretly glancing at her reaction.

At this moment, Zhou Xianning took a step back gracefully and made a gesture for you to continue.

Seeing this, the old emperor glared at Chen Xuan angrily, threw away the stick, snorted, and sulked at the side.

Chen Xuan also got up awkwardly, patted his butt, looked around and pretended to be stupid.

The two of them stopped fighting, and the little princess hugged them and scolded them one by one: "Keep fighting, why don't you fight? I'm just watching you make a fuss."

Chen Xuan and the old emperor looked at each other subconsciously, and their eyes clearly accused each other, "Oh no, it's all your fault for provoking her, why don't you go and coax her?" Then they turned their heads and looked away tacitly.

However, the little princess continued to criticize him, "Taohua, Taohua, what are you doing, young as you, arguing with him? My father is already old, what if he gets hurt? You know he's my father, so why can't you just give in to him and go along with him?"

"That's right," the old emperor looked at his precious daughter and nodded, with a look of relief on his face. It turned out that his daughter knew how to feel sorry for her father. As he said this, he looked at Chen Xuan with disgust and snorted.

The little princess turned around and glared at him, saying, "Daddy, you too. Can't you just be quiet at your age? Fortunately, no one saw us, otherwise it would have been a huge joke. And, daddy, I just got here and you followed right after me, and you even had a huge fight with Taohua. It was funny, wasn't it?"

"Yes, he follows you and makes you unable to have fun when you go out to play. This is not right. How can a parent follow his daughter?" Chen Xuan straightened his back and fanned the flames.

Zhou Xianning said angrily: "Taohua, stop talking, I'm asking my dad."

Giving Chen Xuan a stern look, the old emperor felt guilty and didn't dare look at Zhou Xianning. He muttered, "I said this was a coincidence, little Fuyao, do you believe me? I was actually here to relax and happened to see you guys hanging out. Then I accidentally dropped my shoe and asked him to pick it up. Not only did he get impatient, he even lost my shoe. Judge for yourself, does this kid deserve a beating?"

The more he talked about it, the angrier he got.

"Did you lose your shoes accidentally? I'm embarrassed to point it out to you," Zhou Xianning suppressed his arrogance with just one sentence.

Chen Xuan was so uncomfortable that he almost burst out laughing. His shoulders shrugged. It was completely out of place. "Are you two the opposite of father and daughter?" The daughter scolded her father like a fool. You are the same. After all, you are the emperor. A single word can bring millions to their deaths. But you can't even stand up in front of your daughter. I'm afraid you are a daughter slave!
It doesn't make sense. You have so many children. If they were all like this, you wouldn't know who would have taken your place long ago. Is it really true that the saying goes, the people love the eldest son, and the emperor loves the youngest?

Of course, Chen Xuan also understood that the emperor was lonely. At this moment, he was just a simple father figure in front of Zhou Xianning. At this age, it was already one of the few family joys he could have, so naturally he did whatever made him happy.

Even Chen Xuan was clear about it. He knew that he could not protect Zhou Xianning for long, so he tried his best to accommodate her and give her whatever she wanted, as a way to repay the debt he owed her after he left.

It is conceivable what kind of fate little Fuyao will suffer once he is gone. Princess, ah, she was a princess when Emperor Shang Xuan was alive, but now that he is gone, she is just a political bargaining chip that can be manipulated at will in the eyes of countless people!
Both father and daughter knew this, so one felt justified and the other also took it for granted.

The old emperor had no way to refute at this time. After all, he was in the wrong and was the first to provoke trouble.

Zhou Xianning turned around and said to Chen Xuan unhappily, "What are you laughing at? Is it funny?"

"It's nothing, I'm not laughing," Chen Xuan straightened his face and stood upright with an innocent look.

Upon seeing this, Emperor Shang Xuan curled his lips and said, "You little rascal, no matter how reckless you are, you are still controlled by my daughter. Humph, when I make her happy, I will instigate my daughter to deal with you and vent my anger. Just wait and see!"

As a result, when Zhou Xianning looked at him, he immediately put away his thoughts and thought about it in the long run.

Taking another step back, the little princess put her hands on her hips and looked at the two of them and said, "Okay, now you guys continue. I'll just watch and see what more trouble you can cause."

She was clearly not helping either side. Chen Xuan had been hit with a stick before, and she knew that Chen Xuan was fine. She pretended to care about him just to show the old emperor. Who told you to make trouble for no reason?

Under Zhou Xianning's gaze, Chen Xuan walked blatantly, came to the old emperor, gently slapped him with his shoulder, and said to Zhou Xianning: "Old Deng, your daughter is a bit fierce"

"That's right. Don't you see whose daughter she is? How can she not have some dignity? Let me tell you, I have to be polite to others in the palace, otherwise I will have no peace," the old emperor said with deep conviction.

Chen Xuan was immediately surprised and said: "I didn't realize that she is also a little devil?"

"That's because you are not familiar with her yet. You will suffer in the future," the old emperor sighed.

They were openly discussing themselves, and the little princess raised an eyebrow and asked, "What are you mumbling about?"

"Nothing," the old emperor spoke first, then turned around and glared at Chen Xuan angrily, "Whose daughter are you calling mean? Are you blind? Can't you see how gentle and lovely my little Fuyao is?"

Chen Xuanxian said righteously: "I didn't, you said it yourself"

"Hmph," the old emperor looked at him with disgust, snorted coldly and turned his head to look aside.

Why did Lao Deng's previous words sound strange? Chen Xuan muttered in his heart, turned his head to the other side and said: "Huh, I hum too."

The little princess immediately covered her face and said in a muffled voice: "You two had a grudge in your previous life. Why didn't you meet ten years earlier? Otherwise, it would have been very lively."

Whether he knew it in his previous life or not, it seems that in this life, the hatred will most likely be as deep as the sea, the old emperor thought to himself.

Chen Xuan thought to himself that if I had met him ten years earlier, he would have beaten me like a grandson, because I was not strong enough at that time.

"Okay, since you're not making any more noise and we've already met, just sit down and have some peace and quiet," the little princess said with a laugh, clapping her hands.

"Who wants to sit with him?" the old emperor curled his lips and said so, but walked towards the stone table in the pavilion not far away.

Chen Xuan sucked his cane into the air, turned his head to look at the side and said: "Who is happy with this?" Seeing that the two of them finally calmed down, the little princess walked in the middle and said: "That's right, what were you talking about just now?"

The three of them sat down, and Chen Xuan and the old emperor looked at each other like two quarreling roosters. If the little princess had not been there, they would probably have started fighting after just a few words.

At this moment, Eunuch Wang, who had been in Xiantian for many years, appeared like a ghost. He didn't dare to say a word. He put down a tray quickly, then knelt down to help the old emperor put on the shoes he had picked up, and then disappeared tactfully.

Zhou Xianning picked up the teapot and poured tea. She said to the two people who were staring at each other, "Dad, this is Peach Blossom Master Chen Xuan. We started exchanging letters when we were ten years old, and we haven't stopped for all these years. You know about this, Dad. We just met two days ago, so you should already know each other. I won't say much about the other things. And Taohua, he is my father... Father, you understand, right?"

"Hehe, he looks like a decent man and is not very old, but he has the bullshit title of Peach Blossom Prince. It sounds like he is not serious. My daughter, you should stay away from him in the future. It is best if you never have anything to do with him again." The old emperor looked at Chen Xuan with disdain after hearing this.

Chen Xuan curled his lips and said, "You're still the emperor? I think you're not serious. Which emperor would roll up his sleeves and chase after someone?"

"Boy, since you know I am the emperor, why don't you kneel down?" Emperor Shang Xuan raised his chin and said suddenly in a firm tone.

However, Chen Xuan was even more arrogant than him, boasting, "Kneel to heaven, kneel to earth, kneel to my parents. I'm not your subject, so why should I kneel to you? Besides, I'm not a criminal. Where is the law in our Jing Kingdom that requires us to kneel before the emperor?"

Strictly speaking, there is no legal provision for this. However, in order to gain the upper hand, the old emperor said confidently: "The emperor is the father, the emperor is the father, so it is natural for you to kneel before me."

"Go tell this to your ministers. Sorry, I'm just a commoner and your statement doesn't hold water with me," Chen Xuan said with a smug look on his face as if you can't stand me but you can't do anything to me.

"Believe it or not, I will issue an edict to give you the lowest official position, and then make you kneel in front of me every day to vent my anger," the old emperor was simply unreasonable.

Chen Xuan crossed his arms and said nonchalantly, "Isn't it okay if I don't accept the order?"

"You dare to resist the decree?"

"I was brought up in fear, so I dare!"

The little princess was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and said sadly, "Dad, Taohua, you really don't have any grudges?"

"It wasn't there before, but it is now," the old emperor said, looking at Chen Xuan with disdain, "Boy, you actually dared to lie in my daughter's arms. This feud between us is going to be huge!"
Chen Xuan retorted sharply, "I'm not afraid of you. Just come on and hit me with a stick. I've never been treated like this since I was a child. I'm a very petty person and I won't let you go!"

"It seems that I am redundant. You guys can have fun. I'm leaving now," the little princess said tiredly, making a gesture to get up.

The old emperor quickly said: "No, my daughter, what fun is there between me and that brat?"

"That's right, Tingfeng, your husband and I don't see eye to eye. You'd better not leave, otherwise we're bound to have a fight," Chen Xuan also said.

She sat down and said, "Can you talk properly now?"

"Yes," the two nodded, almost in unison.

The old emperor then felt like he wanted to chop Chen Xuan into pieces, but he said in a friendly tone, "Tell me, boy, where do you get the courage to confront me like that?"

"What do you mean I'm going to fight you? It was you who started the fight first. Besides, you're just an old man. I'm young and strong, so why should I be afraid of you?" Chen Xuan said with a smile.

The old emperor shook his head and said, "You're a brave boy, full of youthful energy, huh? Do you really think you can't control your own abilities just because you have so little?"

"I really don't know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is, but to be honest, so far, I haven't met anyone who is afraid of me," Chen Xuan said casually but seriously.

"It's good to be young. Ignorance is fearless. If you have the ability, you can always maintain this confidence," the old emperor said with a pout.

Chen Xuan lazily bowed and said, "Thanks for your good words, I will try my best to keep it."

The little princess thought to herself that she had become redundant, but she felt inexplicably happy to see them getting along so harmoniously.

Waving his hand, the old emperor said seriously, "Enough of the nonsense. Tell me how you recognized me."

"That's easy. You don't think you've disguised yourself well, do you? It's so quiet here that even the chirping of insects and birds has disappeared, and even mosquitoes can't fly in. Besides, I met you just after Tingfeng arrived. Isn't it obvious that she has never hidden her identity from the beginning?" Chen Xuan spread his hands.

The old emperor was incredulous, "That's it?"

"Well, actually, just before I walked into this courtyard, I heard someone calling you Your Majesty. I'm not deaf, so since you didn't have any ceremonial guards, I'll accompany you if you want to play," Chen Xuan said happily.

He raised his eyebrows, looked at Chen Xuan's cultivation with a higher opinion, and said dumbly: "Then you still dare?"

"Don't you think you understand now?"

"Aren't you afraid that I'll be angry?"

"You gave birth a long time ago, but I'm still alive and well."

At this time, the old emperor looked at Zhou Xianning and said earnestly: "My daughter, really, listen to your father's advice and stay away from him. This kid is too dangerous, lawless and shameless. He is bound to fall down in the future."

Not sure if she really didn't understand or was just pretending, Zhou Xianning smiled and said, "I think Taohua is a good friend. We can talk and get along easily. Dad, you won't deny it, right?"

At this moment, the little princess actually felt like crying and was very grateful to Chen Xuan. She didn't know how long it had been since she saw her old father so relaxed and happy. He was like a completely different person. Strictly speaking, this was a real person, not the emperor in the Golden Palace who was worshipped by millions of people without any emotion.

"Little Fuyao, as long as you are happy, daddy doesn't care about anything else. Daddy is old, and I hope you can always be happy like this. I don't know how long I can see you happy and carefree," the old emperor suddenly said with some sadness.

With a trembling heart, Zhou Xianning forced a smile and said, "Daddy, what are you talking about?"

After smiling, the old emperor said nothing more. He turned around and looked at Chen Xuan with disdain, "Boy, I'm an old man after all, and you're facing your elders like this?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xuan put away his playful smile, stood up, straightened his appearance, bowed respectfully and said, "Junior Chen Xuan greets uncle."

"Why not Your Majesty?" The emperor was speechless.

He said without changing his movements: "Tingfeng and I are friends, and you are the elder. You hit me, and I, the younger one, took it and dared not fight back. But if you want to show off your power as an emperor, then you should find someone else."

"What? If I use my status as emperor to pressure you, do you really dare to fight back?" The old emperor glared.

Chen Xuan still behaved like a junior and said calmly, "That's hard to say."

"Hahaha, no need to be polite, this is more proper," the old emperor said cheerfully. Then he turned his face and said with a look of contempt, "Don't think I'll be nice to you just because you humble yourself to me. You're dreaming. You think I can't see through your little tricks? I won't let you succeed!"

How could I not know what I was thinking? Chen Xuan immediately argued with him again and snorted, "Lao Deng, remember what you said now, keep a close eye on the door, or you will cry!"

"Hey, you're threatening me, right? Where's my stick? I'm going to beat you to death right now, you bastard!"

"It's right here with me. You want to beat me up? No way. I'll take it home and use it as firewood..."

(End of this chapter)