“…His Majesty was angry, so he went to step on her hand…” The little plump boy was surprisingly honest and did not say a single word of falsehood. Xiliang’s little emperor shouted, “Just stepped once!”

Gu Zhi Xiao immediately made a “Bah!” sound and said, “You come here, let me step on you, just once!” 

The face of the little emperor of Xiliang turned bright red again and was about to throw himself in that direction when the Regent wrapped his arms around him. The plump little boy said timidly, “…she didn’t get stepped on. Her hands were quick and grabbed His Majesty’s boots. She pulled, and His Majesty couldn’t stand steadily, and fell down by himself…” 

The little emperor immediately glared at him fiercely. The plump little boy’s voice became softer and softer. After stuttering for a long bit, the little plump boy finally stammered, “uh, she was the one who dragged…”

“She pushed me!” The little emperor pointed at Gu Zhi Xiao and yelled loudly. 

Gu Zhi Xiao wrinkled her little nose, rolled her eyes, and looked up at the sky, ignoring him. 

“Then he came…” The plump little boy pointed at Gu Nan Yi. His eyes full of admiration as he said, “Wow, he flew over and suddenly took her to the other side…His Majesty wanted to grab the corner of his robe, but he missed, and fell down again…”

That was the end of the narration. It was a simple dispute between children. The little emperor rubbed his forehead and kept jumping up and down, shouting for the guards to kill, but all the guards were looking at the Regent. 

Feng Zhi Wei smiled and said nothing. Glancing at the child from the corner of her eyes, she thought inwardly that some people’s lack really becomes apparent when there is a comparison…

“Your Majesty.” The Regent seemed to be very patient with the child, coaxing him with gentleness and soft words, “This is the daughter of the Tiansheng envoy, an envoy from another country. Do you remember the story I told you? When two countries quarrel, they don’t kill the envoys. Besides, you are the emperor, why should you quarrel with a commoner? That wouldn’t be becoming of an emperor…” While wiping the little emperor’s face, the Regent continues, “How about letting the little girl apologize to you…” 

“No way!” Gu Zhi Xiao had sharp hearing and immediately refused loudly. 

“No chance!” Master Gu finally expressed his personal opinion– apologize? If it wasn’t for the fact that Feng Zhi Wei had taught him that one shouldn’t beat one’s daughter, the elderly, or children, he would have beaten that spoiled child until his face was black and blue long ago. 

The Regent let out a surprised “huh”. He didn’t expect the envoy’s entourage to have an even more peculiar personality than even the envoy himself. His fury boiling over, the little emperor jumped on the Regent’s knee and shouted, “Imperial Guards, shoot, shoot!”

Although the Imperial Guards didn’t dare to execute the emperor’s order immediately, they didn’t dare to ignore it completely either. The archers in the front row knelt in unison and drew their bows. The bows were taut like the moon, and the creaking sound of the strings broke the silence in that moment. The atmosphere around them suddenly became tense. 

Gu Nan Yi calmly put his daughter on his back and looked at the archers coldly. 

The corner of the little emperor of Xiliang’s mouth pulled upward, revealing a hint of excitement and pride. 

The Regent frowned and was about to make a gesture with his hand when a voice suddenly said, “Apology? Easy.” 

The person who spoke was none other than Feng Zhi Wei. Seemingly unaware of the tense archers with their bows ready, she walked leisurely up to the little Xiliang Emperor, and bent slightly to look at him. 

Her posture was a little strange. Not exactly a bow but more like an adult looking down at a child. The Regent frowned and was about to remind the envoy of his rudeness, but Feng Zhi Wei had already bowed deeply down, “Wei Zhi, the envoy of Tiansheng, greets His Majesty the Emperor of Xiliang.” 

The child raised his head and met Feng Zhi Wei’s eyes. The child unconsciously shrank into the Regent’s arms when he met eyes that were misty, smiling, but also cold, causing him to feel a bit nervous and raise his head to look up at the Regent timidly. 

The Regent whispered in his ear, “Say that the envoy has come afar, and there is no need for formalities.” 

Before the child could imitate the words, Feng Zhi Wei had already said with a smile, “Your Majesty should say, the envoy has come afar, and there is no need for formalities.”

“The envoy has come afar, and there is no need for formalities…” The child was taken aback. He had repeated the words, but then felt something was wrong when he finished speaking and turned to look at the Regent again. Feng Zhi Wei didn’t give him the chance to inquire some more but said with a smile, “I shouldn’t be greeting Your Majesty under these circumstances. Please forgive me for being rude. When I see Your Majesty again in three days, please allow us to pay our respects. Just now, my daughter was young and ignorant and accidentally injured Your Majesty. Please forgive us.” 

The children listened and seemingly half understood the words, vaguely realizing that she was apologizing. He curled his lips and said, “She hit me! I kill her!”

“She did hit you…” Feng Zhi Wei smiled and took a step closer, “But why do you have to kill someone to vent your anger? Your Majesty doesn’t have many children around you. Wouldn’t it be a pity to kill them? What fun would it be to kill her? If you are really angry, I think it would be better to let her be your companion for a few days. You can beat her, scold her, and punish her however you want. Wouldn’t it be more satisfying?”

The little emperor of Xiliang was stunned and slowly processed Feng Zhi Wei’s meaning. He thought that this proposal sounded better than killing her. He had never met such a fierce girl before. It would be so much fun if he could scold and beat her whenever he wanted!

The Regent was also stunned when he heard Feng Zhi Wei’s words. He never expected that Feng Zhi Wei would make such a suggestion. But then he thought that it was a pretty good idea. Although the child was very angry, it would only last for a while. He would often be fiercely angry an hour before and be all smiles an hour later. The important thing is to ease the tension right now, and then once they have time to spend some time together, the little fiction would naturally become nothing. 

He knew the little emperor well. He is a child who possesses the spoiled temperament that is common to all those who come from a high-status background. After suffering such an unprecedented defeat, the child’s stubborn temperament came out in full force and would spin out of control if he tried to stop it forcefully. He is, after all, still the emperor. Thus, it is naturally best for all now that Wei Zhi had voluntarily sent his adopted daughter into the palace to accompany His Majesty. 

There was also another layer of thought behind his willingness to accept this suggestion. There were still another two weeks to his birthday, and in August, it would be the emperor’s birthday. The Tiansheng envoys should stick around at least until that time. Which meant the Tiansheng group would stay here for one to two months. Now that Prince An of Daiyue and Prince of Changning are both here, if Wei Zhi voluntarily sent his adopted daughter into the palace, then it would be equivalent to him handing over his own weakness, so why not? As for the fact that the little emperor might not be able to gain the upper hand against a child who is so stubborn and arrogant– that’s not his concern. 

“In that case,” He said with a smile, “We would have to trouble your daughter for a few days. Marquis Wei, please rest assured, your daughter will not suffer any harm in the palace. If anyone dares to touch her, Marquis Wei can hold me responsible any time.”

“I can rest easy after hearing these words from the Regent. It’s my daughter’s privilege to be able to accompany Your Majesty. How can it be any trouble?” Feng Zhi Wei smiled and walked over to Gu Zhi Xiao. Gu Zhi Xiao stared at her and said, “What did you say just now?”

“Were you angry just now?” Feng Zhi Wei asked by her ear.

“Very angry.” Gu Zhi Xiao said in a serious tone and nodded decisively to show the seriousness of the situation. 

“I’ll give you a way to vent your anger.” Feng Zhi Wei whispered, “Well, you go and accompany that little jerk. Don’t get angry yet. Listen to me. I will arrange for someone to protect you. You don’t need to be afraid of anyone bullying you. You can bully him as much as you can. Seriously, stepping on our Gu Zhi Xiao. They don’t want to live anymore?”

The unscrupulous aunty shamelessly whispered those provoking words until the three-year-old’s eyes lit up with excitement.  


 All text copyright @ www.Ninja-Reflection.com

Related Posts