Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne-Chapter 170 - 144 The True Purpose of the Jade Token_2

Sun Kui’s heart was in turmoil, and he said incredulously, "Your Majesty, you... this... this..." The Emperor’s earlier words were so shocking, like a bolt of lightning, leaving Sun Kui stunned.

Seeing Sun Kui’s horrified expression, the Emperor said disdainfully, "What, did I scare you?"

"Your Majesty, I... the servant..." Sun Kui was so flustered that he was at a loss for words. He only knew he had heard something astonishing, "Your Majesty, I will not leak a single word." Would he be silenced by the Emperor?

The Emperor seemed to see through Sun Kui’s thoughts and reassured him, "I have no reason to kill you for no reason."

Hearing this, Sun Kui felt a wave of relief. He quickly knelt down, "Your Majesty, rest assured, I will not divulge a single word of what was just said, even if it costs me my life."

"I trust you," the Emperor nodded at Sun Kui, "rise."

Seeing the Emperor’s trust, Sun Kui was moved to tears, his voice choked, "I thank the Emperor for his trust."

"Why are you crying when I’m perfectly fine?"

Sun Kui hastily lifted his hand and wiped his tears with his sleeve.

"I lost my composure."

The Emperor picked up a pastry and tossed it to Sun Kui, "A reward for you."

Sun Kui gratefully thanked, "Thank you, Your Majesty." After speaking, he began to eat, his eyes lighting up, "These pastries from Hulong Temple are truly delicious."

"Otherwise, why would Xiao Ten bring back ten boxes of pastries," the Emperor said with a smile, "That rascal has no other talents, but he’s quite the gourmet."

At this time, Zhao Yao had returned to Kunde Hall. He had just had Tong Xi send a box of pastries to Xingde Palace for the Fourth Prince.

Yu Meiren and the others were both amused and exasperated to see Zhao Yao bring back so many pastries from Hulong Temple.

"What have you been doing outside the palace these past few days?" Liang Zhaoyi asked with a slight frown, "Did you do something, otherwise why would the Emperor send Mr. Sun to bring you back to the palace?"

"I didn’t do anything, that grumpy father of mine was just afraid I would have too much fun outside and not want to come back to study, so he sent Mr. Sun to bring me back to the palace," Zhao Yao said angrily, "I haven’t even had enough fun yet."

"Are you sure you didn’t do anything?" Liang Zhaoyi was skeptical.

"No."

It was then that Liang Zhaoyi noticed the White Snake coiled around Zhao Yao’s arm, and she jumped in fright, quickly asking, "What’s with the snake on your arm?"

"I almost forgot." It was then that Zhao Yao remembered Xiao Bai on his arm and quickly introduced, "Mother, this is my new friend from Dahua Village—Xiao Bai."

Xiao Bai slowly crawled along Zhao Yao’s arm into his palm, then slightly raised its small head and looked at Liang Zhaoyi, nodding gently as if to greet her.

Liang Zhaoyi saw that the little snake in her son’s palm was pure white, like a fine piece of white jade, very beautiful.

"It’s a truly beautiful little snake."

"Xiao Bai is the most beautiful snake I’ve ever seen."

Complimented, Xiao Bai shyly slithered back into Zhao Yao’s sleeve and coiled itself back around his arm.

"What happened?"

"Xiao Bai is a bit shy, whenever we praise it, it gets embarrassed." Over the past few days, Xiao Bai had always been coiled around Zhao Yao’s arm, and Zhao Yao had grown accustomed to its presence. "When it gets shy, it likes to hide."

Liang Zhaoyi laughed, "What an adorable little snake."

"Oh, right, Mother, I also made a new friend named Bai Bai, a White Deer from Dahua Village..." Zhao Yao recounted everything that happened in Dahua Village to Liang Zhaoyi.

Liang Zhaoyi was amazed, "There really is a White Deer in this world."

"Bai Bai is very beautiful, it’s a pity I can’t bring it into the palace, otherwise I would definitely let you see it."

"It’s right not to bring Bai Bai into the palace." If Zhao Yao brought the White Deer into the palace, their peaceful days would be completely over. "You said Bai Bai returned to Shu land?"

Zhao Yao nodded vigorously, "Yes, Bai Bai said all White Deer come from Shu land, and there are many of its kind in the deep mountains there."

"It seems Shu land is a good place, otherwise, it wouldn’t produce exotic beasts like the White Deer."

"Bai Bai said the mountains in Shu land are very tall, the forests are plentiful, and it’s very difficult for people to enter, so there are many exotic beasts there that people have never seen," Zhao Yao said, "I asked Bai Bai to help me gather information about Shu land, but it will take Bai Bai several months to return."

"Don’t worry, take your time," Liang Zhaoyi said, "Is there anything else?"

"Yes, I took General Song’s younger son as my little brother."

"What?" Liang Zhaoyi was shocked by her son’s words, "What happened?" freeweɓnøvel~com

Zhao Yao recounted how he competed with Chu Huan to Liang Zhaoyi, "Don’t worry, Mother, they are all younger sons of General Song, they won’t inherit the family business, and my interactions with them won’t matter. Besides, they don’t know my true identity."

"How long do you think you can hide your identity from them?" Liang Zhaoyi tapped her son’s forehead, exasperated, "It won’t be long before they find out who you are."

Zhao Yao replied, "Well, if they find out, they find out. I never planned to keep it from them forever."

"Aren’t you afraid General Song and the others will oppose your association?"

"I’m still young and out of favor, General Song and the others will probably turn a blind eye," Zhao Yao said, "and by the time I grow up, maybe everything will be settled, and then they won’t oppose it."

Liang Zhaoyi did not oppose Zhao Yao’s interactions with General Shen’s younger sons. She smiled gently, "It’s good to have a few friends. But as friends, you shouldn’t deceive each other. It’s best if you tell them your identity voluntarily."

"That’s true, I’ll clarify it when I go out of the palace next time." Although they had only known each other for a couple of days, Zhao Yao really liked his four little brothers and wanted to continue being friends with them. "By the way, Mother, there’s an ancient house at the intersection of East and West Market, do you know it?"

Liang Zhaoyi was shocked by Zhao Yao’s question, "Did you go to that house?"

Seeing Liang Zhaoyi’s surprised expression, Zhao Yao exclaimed, "Mother, you know about that house!"

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