True Heiress Cuts Ties, The Marquis Household Bitterly Regrets-Chapter 302 - 301: Extra Story

The royal palace, a place where weapons clash.

It’s already unclear how many waves of rebel armies have been encountered. The Crown Prince is still young, and ever since he ascended the throne, countless eyes have been watching him.

There are always those who don’t learn their lesson, thinking they are the chosen one, and really make a move to rebel.

"Aunt, how long do you think they can hold out?"

The young emperor in a bright yellow dragon robe rests his cheeks on his hands, sitting on the eaves alongside Yu Nianzhao. His handsome face shows maturity without any panic, comfortably leaning against Yu Nianzhao.

Yu Nianzhao answers indifferently, "About two rounds, at most. Xie Jiuxiao is no pushover, when he arrives, they can’t withstand even a single round."

As soon as she finishes speaking, a tall figure rushes over, covered in frost.

The Dragon Shadow Guards lead their men to encircle the rebels.

"Ah! It’s time my son took the throne!"

Consort Jing shouts with eyes wide open, she has fought hard for her eldest son to sit on the throne.

"Short-sighted fool, the throne was selected by the late emperor, you have no right to decide who sits on it!"

Xie Jiuxiao says coldly, waving his hand for the Dragon Shadow Guards to take her away.

"I’ll fight you all!"

Consort Jing’s eyes turn mad as she steps back two paces, igniting the sachet in her hand.

A streak of black shadow quickly flies out towards the young emperor on the eaves.

Just as it approaches, the shadow reveals a grotesque ghost face, opening its bloody mouth trying to devour the young emperor.

The young emperor flinches, but sensing Yu Nianzhao’s presence, he calms his heart, watching the ghostly face quietly.

When it’s one foot away, the shadow seems to hit a wall, no matter how it charges forward, it can’t get through.

Yu Nianzhao flicks her fingers lightly, sending the shadow flying away.

"With such limited ability, you dare force the palace? This lowly ghost, who knows where you bought it from, it would have been better to buy from me."

Yu Nianzhao says breezily, as she snaps her fingers, the shadow bursts into flames, screaming before it turns to ashes.

"Aunt, you’re amazing!"

The young emperor gazes at Yu Nianzhao with admiration, beaming with a brilliant smile.

Truly, with Aunt here, he feels at ease.

"What good is it only if I’m amazing?"

Yu Nianzhao pokes his head, disappointed, "You need to be amazing yourself! Though you are the emperor, you were born able to see ghosts, possessing spiritual prowess. I’ve taught you a lot over the years, now you can draw some talismans, but you missed a perfect chance to use them just now."

The young emperor blinks innocently, "With Aunt here, I forgot to act, please forgive me."

He obediently pinches his little ears, as usual charmingly acting cute, knowing this is what Aunt loves.

As expected, Yu Nianzhao can only sigh helplessly, "Your Royal Uncle and I won’t be by your side forever protecting you; you are the emperor, the ruler of the Great Chao Country, you must learn to grow on your own, understand?"

"Understood, Aunt!"

The young emperor nods, snuggling into Yu Nianzhao’s embrace as he speaks coquettishly.

Yu Nianzhao feels helpless, after all, she watched him grow up, and it’s partly her fault he doesn’t know the dangers of hearts.

"Get down!"

Xie Jiuxiao stands under the eaves, coldly watching the scene, especially glaring at the young emperor, seemingly about to punish him.

"No!"

The young emperor hides in Yu Nianzhao’s embrace, sulkingly refusing.

Finally able to shed this shell and act spoiled to Aunt, why not?

Really, Royal Uncle is excellent in everything, but too clingy.

"You are an emperor, behaving like this is inappropriate!"

Xie Jiuxiao grits his teeth, "Don’t force me to climb up and drag you down."

The young emperor peeks out from Yu Nianzhao’s embrace, dissatisfied, "Royal Uncle, you’re too domineering, can’t you lend Aunt to me for a while? Even between couples, distance is needed to keep love fresh."

Xie Jiuxiao feels his forehead veins popping; he retorts in a cold voice, "You brat, what do you know about love? You’re just a kid! Get down, if you’re not down by the count of five, I’ll come up and drag you down, face the consequences."

The young emperor is still afraid of his Royal Uncle, he immediately succumbs.

With a pout, he obediently follows Yu Nianzhao down.

"Royal Uncle, I was wrong."

The young emperor sincerely apologizes, lacking the bravado he had moments ago.

"Hmph, sticking to Zhaozhao daily is inappropriate. From the look of you, you can manage on your own. Henceforth, attend court on your own, handle affairs yourself, I’m taking Zhaozhao away from the Great Chao Country to explore outside."

Xie Jiuxiao says impatiently.

"What? You’re leaving?"

The young emperor panics, clutching Yu Nianzhao’s hand, speaking with grievance, "Aunt, you won’t just leave me, right?"

Yu Nianzhao doesn’t fall for his plea, calmly stating, "There’s someone I’ve been searching for a long time, and I’ve finally got news of her. I must go find her, so this departure is inevitable. You need to learn to handle things alone, understand?"

"Ah? Even Aunt says so, I guess I’m really abandoned."

The young emperor droops his head, feeling unhappy and anxious.

"You can do it, is the bloodline of the Xie Family so cowardly?"

Rarely encouraging him, Xie Jiuxiao lifts the young emperor’s spirits somewhat. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

No matter the young emperor’s feelings, Yu Nianzhao’s journey to the border is inevitable.

The palace has already cleared many obstacles, and the Dongfang Family will support them. Xie Jiuxiao leaves Mu Hongxuan and the Dragon Shadow Guards to protect the young emperor, as he and Yu Nianzhao head towards the border.

The first night at the border, Yu Nianzhao has a dream.

In a past life, the monk succeeded in his transcendence after death, originally a celestial immortal sent down for trials, he couldn’t forget the human realm. He took the monk’s form, searching for the former princess, while guiding the fated ones.

From the monk’s perspective, she sees everyone he encounters.

Some faces are familiar, others strange, all drawn into a vast repetitious cycle.

At the end, in the crowd, Yu Nianzhao notices a familiar figure.

"Old man!"

She sees the smiling face of the old King Yan, involuntarily shouting, then waking from the dream.

"What’s wrong? Nightmare?"

Xie Jiuxiao, a light sleeper, immediately awakens noticing something amiss, cradling her and attentively wiping her forehead’s sweat.

Yu Nianzhao’s eyes sparkle, she gazes at Xie Jiuxiao and asks, "Are you an immortal?"

Xie Jiuxiao is momentarily confused, "Zhaozhao, what are you saying? I am an immortal? How would I not know? If I were an immortal, I wouldn’t have had to endure hardships as a child."