Lord, your mask fell off

Chapter 243 The Royal Family

"Since I succeeded to the throne, I have wanted to reorganize the entire Xixuan, but it is a pity that I have more energy than I have, so I can only let them eat away at the foundation of Xixuan bit by bit." Emperor Xixuan stroked the armrest with one hand. The leader looked disappointed.

When Eunuch Cao heard this, he quickly comforted him, "Your Majesty, His Highness the King of England is helping you collect criminal evidence and punish those moths. You can rest assured."

When Emperor Xixuan heard the words, he paused, turned his eyes to look at the little eunuch who had been with him for decades, and now Cao Zhi, who had been with him since he was a child, suddenly raised his eyebrows and said, " Do you also think that I am too harsh on Xu'er? Too cold-blooded?"

As soon as the words fell, Eunuch Cao bowed his head, "Your Majesty, I don't know how to answer this old slave."

Emperor Xixuan laughed when he heard the words, but soon restrained himself after laughing, with a complicated and difficult to distinguish face, "Cao Zhi, you actually think so, right? It's just that I'm afraid of punishment, so I dare not tell the truth."

Eunuch Cao lowered his head even lower, and sighed softly, "Your Majesty, you already have a definition in your heart, and nothing this old slave can say will affect your decision."

Emperor Xixuan shook his head, "You old and cunning fellow!"

"Thank you for your praise, Your Majesty." Eunuch Cao said, licking his face.

Emperor Xixuan choked, then snorted coldly.

What Cao Zhi said is not wrong, no matter whether he feels guilty about Xuer or not, once he has decided on something, he will not be allowed to change it. Even if he regrets it and wants to stop, it is already too late, because it is too late since Xuer stepped out of the capital. At that moment, everything is a foregone conclusion.

"Your Majesty, the Fourth Prince seeks an audience." At this moment, a small eunuch entered the palace to report.

When Emperor Xixuan heard the words, the cloudy weather suddenly turned sunny, "Quickly tell the fourth prince to enter the palace."

After a while, Xiao Ran had already stepped into the imperial study room.

"See father." With a smile on the corner of his mouth, Xiao Ran saluted Emperor Xixuan in a playful manner.

"No rules!" Emperor Xixuan pretended to be unhappy, but the smile lines on his face had already betrayed his current mood.

Xiao Ran chuckled, "Father, do we need to talk about the rules between father and son? Isn't that too hurtful?"

"Nonsense, where did you learn these weird words?" Emperor Xixuan shook his head with a smile, anyone with a discerning eye could see that Emperor Xixuan was in a good mood at this time, and he was not at all worried because Xiao Ran was not big or small. blame him.

Xiao Ran suddenly felt a little dazed when he heard the words, and a charming smile appeared in his mind, "Hey, you still count these things with me? Don't you know that talking about money hurts your feelings?"

"But, what are you thinking?" Seeing him distracted, Emperor Xixuan called out.

Xiao Ran regained consciousness from the memory, and then smiled and said, "Back to father, my son is thinking about the big brother leaving the capital for half a year, and I miss him very much. I don't know where he has gone and how he is doing. Like? After all, it’s not as good as Kyoto outside, and many conditions can’t keep up.”

Emperor Xixuan lowered his head, glanced at the cases in front of him, and sighed faintly, "It's true that more than half a year has passed, you are a good boy, and you still miss your emperor brother in your heart."

"Father, my son wants to go see the eldest brother." Xiao Ran suddenly said, this is a thought that has been circling in his mind. Ever since Qingyan left, he felt that the whole day has become boring, never before He had experienced such a feeling, but he never thought that his life would be wonderful because of a person walking in, and sad because of a person leaving.

In fact, what he wanted to see was not the elder brother, but the girl who lit up his whole summer.

"However, you have grown up, don't say such childish things again!" Emperor Xixuan suddenly looked at Xiao Ran with a serious face, he wanted to raise this son wholeheartedly, so he shouldn't get too close to Xu'er, Otherwise, everything will be difficult in the future.

Xiao Ran pursed his lips, although he didn't know why his father's words and deeds occasionally showed resistance to him getting close to the elder brother, while his mother and concubine explicitly forbade him.

Before, he didn't understand, but in the past half a year, he vaguely had the answer.

Xiao Ran smiled brightly, "Royal Father, I was just joking with you, even if I go out of the city now, I still can't catch up with Eldest Brother, if I really miss you, then I will go there after Elder Brother has set up camp in the Fuli Mountains Let's visit him! At that time, I will also see the mountain range that is rumored to be rich in resources!"

Only then did Emperor Xixuan nodded reassuringly, "However, it's an eventful time, you just need to study the lessons that your father told you, and it will come in handy when you become strong enough in the future."

Standing in the hall, Cao Zhi lowered his head even lower when he heard Emperor Xixuan's words. Anyone who understands the situation at all will be able to hear the hints in Emperor Xixuan's words.

Your Majesty will hand over the entire Xixuan to the Fourth Prince sooner or later.

Xiao Ran nodded solemnly, he knew that his father had placed high hopes on him, and even his mother and concubine had been urging him to study hard and practice martial arts.

"Father, don't worry, my son will definitely not let you down!"

"Good boy!" Emperor Xixuan nodded in satisfaction, then waved to him, "Come here and show Father, how tall are you now?"

Hearing this, Xiao Ran immediately strode forward, and said with a smile, "Mother and Concubine said that I have grown a lot taller!"

Emperor Xixuan patted his head, and nodded in satisfaction, "Not bad, not bad, and it has been raised a lot. It is estimated that by next year today, you will be as tall as your father."

Next year, Xiao Ran will be thirteen. By that time, the whole Xixuan will be well organized, and he will be able to participate in politics.

Cao Zhi looked at the happy father and son in front of him, as if they were no different from ordinary father and son in the folk.

This is how His Majesty and the Fourth Prince get along on a daily basis.

His Majesty does not have the airs of an emperor at all, and it is completely out of touch with his usual majesty.

It is enough to see that His Majesty loves the Fourth Prince.

He suddenly remembered that seven years ago, when His Royal Highness the King of England came back to the Royal Study Room after a victory, when His Majesty was receiving envoys from other countries, he seemed to have heard His Highness the King of England talking to himself outside the palace, "I don't know father Can the emperor deny it when he sees me? After all, I have grown up so much!"

One who is often out of sight, trying to prove himself, but never getting the treatment he deserves.

One can easily get the grace that others can't enjoy without trying hard to please.

That's the difference.

Cao Zhi thought of a concubine who had been imprisoned in the cold palace for many years, and said so.

When we care about a person, no matter how many shortcomings that person has, we only see his good points.

But when we don't care about a person at all, no matter how good the person is and how hard he works, we don't have him in our eyes.

This is the difference between caring and not caring.

And she is the one who is not cared about.

Cao Zhi moved his eyes away and sighed softly in his heart.

Whenever he sees His Majesty getting close and warm with the fourth prince, the lonely child with hidden expectations in his eyes will involuntarily appear in his mind.

Now that child, maybe he will never look forward to it again!

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(End of this chapter)