Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne-Chapter 169 - 144: The True Purpose of the Jade Token

Although Zhao Yao was furious about the Emperor sending someone to bring him back to the palace, he still generously gave the Emperor a box of pastries from Hulong Temple.

The Emperor was a bit surprised and teased Zhao Yao, "Sun Kui, did the sun rise from the west today?"

Sun Kui suppressed a laugh and said, "Your Majesty, the sun did not rise from the west today."

"Since the sun didn’t rise from the west today, how come our Tenth Prince would give me a box of pastries?"

"Give me back the pastries." He had kindly sent a box of pastries to his stinky father, and not only did his stinky father not appreciate it, he even mocked him, which was simply too much.

"Once you’ve given them to me, don’t think you can take them back." The Emperor said, deliberately putting on an exaggerated look of gratification, "My Tenth Prince has grown up, and he even knows to bring gifts when he goes out." freewebnøvel_com

Zhao Yao felt that the Emperor was being sarcastic, and he was fuming inside. He angrily said, "Father, if you don’t like them, just give me back the pastries." He should never have sent pastries to his stinky father.

"You’ve already given the pastries away, and you still want them back." The Emperor teased, "I just won’t give them back to you."

Zhao Yao was too lazy to talk to the Emperor any longer, or else he would get so mad that his stomach would hurt.

"Your son takes his leave."

"Leaving already?"

Hearing the Emperor say this, Zhao Yao suddenly remembered he forgot to return the jade token. He hastily pulled out the jade token from his pocket and said in a huff to the Emperor, "Giving it back to you."

The Emperor glanced at the jade token in Zhao Yao’s hand and immediately said with a smile, "Just keep the jade token."

"Really giving it to me?" Zhao Yao was secretly wary, wondering what scheme his stinky father was up to.

"It’s yours, keep it well and don’t lose it." The Emperor suddenly put on a serious look and threatened Zhao Yao on purpose, "If you lose that jade token, I’ll thrash your little behind."

Zhao Yao instinctively covered his behind with his hand, then said angrily, "I won’t lose it." Although he didn’t know what trick his stinky father was pulling, there was no harm in keeping the jade token. With this jade token, he could enter and exit the palace openly and freely, without sneaking through secret passages.

"That’s good then." The Emperor waved at Zhao Yao, "Alright, off you go."

"Your son takes his leave." Zhao Yao swiftly walked out of the Imperial Study without any hesitation or delay.

Watching his youngest son run out of the Imperial Study as if escaping from some ferocious beast, the Emperor chuckled and scolded, "You little brat."

"Your Majesty, you’re really going to give..." Sun Kui quickly corrected himself, "You’re really going to give the jade token to the Tenth Prince?"

The Emperor nodded lightly, "Hmm." After speaking, he opened the food box and picked up a piece of pastry to eat, "The taste of these Hulong Temple pastries is indeed not bad."

"Your Majesty, but that jade token is your... you just gave it to the Tenth Prince like that." Sun Kui exclaimed, "Aren’t you worried he might lose it, creating a huge problem!"

"That kid won’t lose the jade token; he’ll treasure it." The Emperor chuckled, "If he loses the jade token, he won’t be able to enter and exit the palace freely. To get out of the palace, he wouldn’t dare lose it."

Sun Kui silently complained in his heart: Isn’t it a bit wasteful to use the jade token for entering and exiting the palace?

"Your Majesty, aren’t you worried that the Tenth Prince will know the true significance of the jade token in the future?" Sun Kui still felt it was too rash for the Emperor to give Zhao Yao the jade pendant, "If the Tenth Prince knows the real use of the jade pendant, aren’t you worried he will do something bad with the jade token?"

"If that kid learns the true use of the jade token, he’d just disdainfully return it to me."

"How is that possible?" Sun Kui didn’t believe it.

"He’s my son, I understand him." As the Emperor ate the pastries his youngest son brought back, he felt quite content.

Sun Kui didn’t understand why the Emperor was so sure. Anyone else, upon knowing what the jade token represented, would surely do something and wouldn’t return it.

Seeing Sun Kui still didn’t believe it, the Emperor said, "Just wait and see."

"Your Majesty, the Tenth Prince is still young and doesn’t understand what that jade pendant represents yet. But once the Tenth Prince grows up, he will certainly realize the use of the jade token, and by then he’ll definitely use it to do something."

The Emperor said meaningfully, "I hope that little rascal will use that jade token to do something at that time."

Sun Kui was so shocked by the Emperor’s words that his eyes widened, and his fair, clean-shaven, slightly effeminate face was full of astonishment.

"Your Majesty, you..."

"Unfortunately, that little rascal certainly won’t do as you think." The Emperor’s tone was full of regret, "If he learns what the jade token is for, he’d only find it a hot potato and then throw it away without hesitation."

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