The Prince Wants to Assassinate Me Every Day-Chapter 910 - 494: Accusations Against Xiao Jinxing (Fourth Update)
Xiao Jinxing pursed his lips lightly, as if suppressing a certain emotion.
"The world believes the emperor’s power is supreme and omnipotent, but only by following my father closely do I realize that the emperor is not as free-willed as people think. The emperor even works a hundred times harder than an ordinary person. Father has to read memorials day and night, understand the mind of civil and military officials, balance the turmoil in the harem, and also be responsible for the people of the world. So I believe that whatever father does, he has his reasons. The most impossible thing for father is to act based on his mood; he is the least free person!"
Xiao Jinxing looked at An Luming, observing the seriousness and solemnity on his small face.
His heart was naturally moved.
He had truly never thought that the person who understood him the most in this world would be his four-year-old son.
He truly cared for him during this period.
And because An Luming was very much like him in personality, he knew how to win his heart. When he was young, he always admired truly strong people; as long as he presented his brilliance without reservation before An Luming, An Luming would admire him. Once he had a shining image, winning over An Luming would be effortless.
He had to admit he used little tricks to change An Luming’s perception of him thoroughly.
However, even so, An Luming shouldn’t be able to say such words.
After all, An Luming was only four years old, however smart, he couldn’t see through so much.
He chuckled, "Who told you these things?"
An Luming bit his little lip.
His face was a bit red.
"Hmm?" Xiao Jinxing raised his brows slightly.
"It was Eunuch Ping," An Luming admitted.
Although Eunuch Ping told him, he genuinely agreed with everything Eunuch Ping said, which is why he told father this way.
If he didn’t agree, he wouldn’t pretend to please anyone.
Eunuch Ping hurriedly knelt on the ground, "It was my indiscretion. I only felt that since the emperor is so devoted to the little prince, the little prince should know the emperor’s hardships. I overstepped my bounds, and humbly ask the emperor for punishment."
Xiao Jinxing naturally knew Eunuch Ping’s loyalty to him.
At this moment, he wore a smile that was both bleak and slightly sarcastic, merely mocking his own wishful thinking.
How could it possibly be An Ning?
An Ning wouldn’t say so much to An Luming.
An Ning’s sole wish was to leave the Imperial Palace with An Luming.
Xiao Jinxing collected his emotions and said, "Luming, indeed there are many things that I have my reasons for. So-called reasons are actually my goals! For my goals, I may do many extreme things, and possibly hurt you or those most important to you. I’m telling you this not to seek your forgiveness for my deeds, but to let you know I’m not as great as you think. If ever comes that day, you can abandon me."
An Luming’s clear eyes carried a bit of confusion.
Words that were too profound, An Luming couldn’t understand.
Xiao Jinxing didn’t explain further, saying, "Come, I will accompany you to bed."
"Mm." An Luming nodded.
He wouldn’t be obstinate or forceful; if father didn’t wish to explain, he wouldn’t ask further.
He always felt that one day, when he grew up, he would understand the meaning on his own.
...
The next day.
After the early court, Xiao Jinxing kept Gu Xingchuan.
At the same time, Song Yanqing and Wu Xufan were also summoned to Qiankun Hall.
In fact, Xiao Jinxing hadn’t summoned them.
They would come anyway.
After all, Xiao Jinxing truly moved against the Bai Family.
Yesterday’s news from the Imperial Palace was spreading like wildfire among the ministers today, though none dared mention it directly.
And it was heard that Bai Moyi had already hurried back from the border and would arrive within today or tomorrow.
"What exactly are you thinking?" Wu Xufan, being impatient, straightforwardly asked Xiao Jinxing.
In this hard-won era of peace, with a stable and prosperous country, Xiao Jinxing was stirring things up again?!
Xiao Jinxing glanced at Wu Xufan and said directly, "I am going to act against the Bai Family."
"How will you act?" Wu Xufan asked, "Back when we conquered Beimu Country, you commanded an army of 800,000. At that time, you didn’t reclaim the military token and returned it to the Bai Family. Now that you want to move against the Bai Family, what will you use? The thousands of personal soldiers under my command, or the eighty thousand troops under Xie Ruotong’s command, or mobilizing the country’s force to gather not even 300,000 troops from other regions?"
"Naturally, cannot clash head-on," Xiao Jinxing said, "Back then, when I could hand military power to the Bai Family, I had the capability to reclaim it!"
"I do not doubt your capability, but have you considered how much turmoil this might cause?" Wu Xufan was truly infuriated, "Back then Chu Wang’s coup and the attack on Beimu Country, weren’t there few sacrificed soldiers? Just for a so-called An Ning concubine, move against the Bai Family? Must many be sacrificed for this?! Emperor, do you think it’s worth it?!" 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
"I’m not doing this just for An Ning. If I don’t act against the Bai Family, Bai Family would act against me."
"Isn’t it because your excessive favoritism towards An Ning angered Bai Mowan! Emperor, you, as the highest authority, should have been detached from love, shouldn’t place feelings upon any concubine, should treat them equally. Stabilizing the harem is stabilizing the court. You clearly understand this. Fine, even if it’s because An Ning gave you this son, An Luming, and you want your own blood to inherit the throne, I understand, who wouldn’t care for their children? I am a father too, but Emperor, you can completely adopt An Luming to Bai Mowan, let your own son become Bai Mowan’s child. Bai Mowan wouldn’t hate you, she would be grateful! Thus the Bai Family would have no conflict with you; Bai Mowan might even make the Bai Family loyal to An Luming! Such a win-win situation, I thought of it; how could the emperor not think of it?!" Wu Xufan spoke more and more excitedly.
Before Xiao Jinxing spoke, Gu Xingchuan said, "If so, it would be a grievance to An Ning."
"Why can’t it be a grievance? For the state, the peace and prosperity, sacrificing oneself for the greater good, An Ning should feel honored. Even after death, she would be remembered in history and revered. Besides, An Ning is a common woman; her son becoming emperor, she should be grateful. What grievance to speak of!" Wu Xufan was indignant, "But now everything the emperor does, saying An Ning is a femme fatale is not too much."
"Does the emperor not have the right to have feelings?" Xiao Jinxing asked Wu Xufan.
Once with feelings, he’s guilty of heinous crimes.
"Isn’t Bai Mowan the one you love?" Wu Xufan countered, "Since you loved her, why did you transfer affection and abandon her, loved her enough to have Ye Qichi risk his life to help you win Bai Mowan, now what right do you have, to lament!"
