The Favored Little Peasant Seizes the Heroine's Script!-Chapter 533 - 471: Emperor Xia Sheds Tears Upon Learning the Truth
"Aunt, why exactly is this happening?"
Emperor Xia had a head full of tangled threads, unable to make sense of the situation’s complexities.
Firstly, he had always known that Daxia had a Protector. He also knew that the Protector possessed unfathomable prowess, such that even as the emperor, he could not openly offend the Protector.
Secondly, he was aware that Great Yin and Beili also had Protectors. 𝓯𝓻𝓮𝙚𝙬𝓮𝙗𝒏𝙤𝒗𝙚𝙡.𝒄𝒐𝓶
All along, Emperor Xia thought the Protectors were guardians of the royal family.
But now, listening to the Eldest Princess’s words, he suddenly realized that the existence of the Protector was not as he had thought.
"I don’t know either!"
The Eldest Princess was equally perplexed.
From the time she met Ying Li, her father had told her that this world was one driven by power, and the existence of Protectors was the foundation of Daxia’s existence.
From that moment on, the Eldest Princess knew that in Daxia, Protectors could depose and establish Emperor Xia.
If someday the Protector felt that Daxia no longer had the significance to exist, then Daxia truly had no necessity to exist.
But she didn’t know why this was, and she didn’t dare to ask.
Later, as she grew closer to Ying Li, she did ask her what kind of existence the Protector was to Daxia.
Ying Li simply smiled at that time and said: "She will know when the time comes."
The Eldest Princess felt very frustrated with such an answer. But she adhered to the teachings of the former emperor and did not act petulantly towards Ying Li, remaining respectful as ever in her encounters.
"Perhaps there are records in the Imperial Family Collection!"
Just as Emperor Xia was brooding in silence, the Eldest Princess suddenly spoke.
The Imperial Family Collection recorded all matters, large and small, from Daxia’s founding to the present; everything that had ever happened was documented within it.
"Indeed, the Imperial Family Collection!"
Upon hearing the Eldest Princess, Emperor Xia’s eyes immediately sparkled.
"Aunt, I won’t discuss this with you for now. Once I clear up this matter, I’ll come to see you!"
After exchanging a couple of polite formalities with the Eldest Princess, Emperor Xia hurried out of the Imperial Study Room.
He wanted to get to the bottom of the truth.
He needed to figure out what the Protector truly was.
Why was the Protector so important!
Emperor Xia went straight to the Imperial Family Collection located at the northeast corner of the palace. The old eunuch guarding the collection was stunned at the sight of Emperor Xia’s arrival.
Though the Imperial Family Collection had been established since Daxia’s founding, each generation of Emperor Xia seldom appeared there.
According to the entry and exit records held by the old eunuch, three generations of Emperor Xia had neither entered nor left the Imperial Family Collection while on the throne.
As for the Emperor Xia who had entered the Imperial Family Collection, well, it seemed each generation had rather short lifespans.
Moreover, they all passed away within six months of entering the Imperial Family Collection.
It felt like a curse!
"Your Majesty!"
The old eunuch knelt before Emperor Xia.
Thus halting Emperor Xia’s footsteps.
"Open the Imperial Family Collection, I need to consult some historical records!"
Emperor Xia looked down at the old eunuch kneeling before him and spoke in a deep voice.
Though anxious, Emperor Xia nevertheless maintained the composure of an emperor.
"Your Majesty, are you certain you want to enter the Imperial Family Collection?"
The old eunuch looked up at Emperor Xia, wanting to save him. In the old eunuch’s view, Emperor Xia was a rare wise and enlightened ruler.
"Must I explain my intentions to you?"
Emperor Xia’s face sank, feeling the old eunuch in front of him was overstepping his bounds.
"Your Majesty, please look at this!"
The old eunuch presented the entry and exit records to Emperor Xia.
Emperor Xia, somewhat perplexed, received the records handed over by the old eunuch and started leafing through them.
Initially, he didn’t notice anything unusual.
But soon enough, Emperor Xia discovered a pattern.
As a wise ruler, Emperor Xia’s observational skills were keen, and he quickly noticed the pattern of demise times among ancestors who had entered the Imperial Family Collection.
"Why is this?"
Emperor Xia closed the entry and exit records and looked towards the old eunuch kneeling on the ground.
"Your Majesty, I don’t know either!"
The old eunuch didn’t know why either. He had only discovered the issue over a long period of idle flipping through the records.
