Chapter 440

Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations

When Xiao Dezi saw that the emperor was choking, he quickly poured a pot of tea for the emperor to drink.

However, before the teacup could reach the emperor, it was grabbed by a hand.

Li Xiaoran glanced at Xiao Dezi and said directly, “You can’t drink tea!”

With that, Li Xiaoran placed a bowl of brown sugar noodles in front of the emperor.

“Sir, eat this! This will relieve the spiciness!”

When the emperor heard Li Xiaoran’s words, he took the bowl of brown sugar noodles and ate it spoon by spoon.

As expected, the burning sensation dissipated bit by bit as the noodles entered his mouth.

After the bowl of noodles was finished, the emperor looked at Li Xiaoran.

Li Xiaoran quickly shielded the other bowl in her hand and looked at the emperor warily.

“Sir, look at yourself! You can only eat one bowl a day! You can’t eat too much! I’ve already given you one bowl. Don’t snatch the remaining bowl. Your son and I will share this!”

With that, Li Xiaoran glared at Xiao Dezi again.

“And you, remember next time! If he chokes on spicy food, he can’t drink hot drinks because the more hot drinks he drinks, the spicier it will be. Instead, he’ll feel even worse. You can give him cold food to eat, but not too much of it!”

Xiao Dezi nodded. Although he felt a little uncomfortable, he still remembered Li Xiaoran’s instructions.

“Girl, you’re so nosy! You’re even trying to interfere in my matters!” When Li Xiaoran heard the emperor’s words, she rolled her eyes.

“If you weren’t my husband’s father, do you think I would be willing to talk to you?!”

When the emperor heard this, he was enraged.

“So you toyed with me just because I’m his father?”

“Otherwise? Do you think it’s because of the power in your hands or because of the throne? Can you be more far-sighted and broad-minded?! That palm-sized position under your butt can only sit one person. Why would I want to snatch such a position? Where else in this large world can’t I sit?”

At this point, Li Xiaoran looked at the emperor pitifully.

“Only you and your silly sons think that this palm-sized throne is good stuff and all of them are fighting over it. I’ve seen stupid people, but I’ve never seen anyone as stupid as you. Why would one want to sit in that position? To get up early every day and deal with funerals every day? Or to compete with the ministers? Or for the sake of those 3,000 harem beauties, who scheme against you every day. All of them want to give birth to a son and hope that you die young in order to make room for their son.”

“Your job is clearly the most arduous one in the world, but everyone is still fighting to do it. You’re even afraid that others will snatch it from you. Think about it. Isn’t being the emperor just a job? Although you enjoy the best things, don’t you contribute more than others? The gains don’t make up for the losses!”

At this point, Li Xiaoran looked at Luo Cheng.

“Being able to eat three meals a day, having a lover that treats one sincerely, and family members that will help each other out is the best life one can have!”

When Luo Cheng heard Li Xiaoran’s words, he nodded with a smile. “That’s right. If I had a choice, I would rather choose the peaceful life of commoners!” When the emperor heard their conversation, he said nothing more.

Soon, the meal was over. Li Xiaoran and Luo Cheng were about to leave.

Before leaving, Li Xiaoran glanced at the emperor and suddenly said,

“Sirr, are you truly happy now? You already owe my husband a lot. Don’t use him anymore! We’ll come back to visit occasionally and let you enjoy the warmth of a family.”

When the emperor heard Li Xiaoran’s words, he looked at her in surprise.

“In this world, everything depends on reciprocation. We’ve shown you kindness, so can you reciprocate our kindness?” With that, Li Xiaoran left with Luo Cheng.

When the emperor heard Li Xiaoran’s words, he was stunned.

The emperor sat in the private room for a long, long time.

After returning to the Seventh Prince’s residence, Luo Cheng pulled Li Xiaoran to their room to lie down and rest.

“Li Xiaoran, you’re too bold! You even dare to scold him. You’re really bold!” Luo Cheng looked at Li Xiaoran as he said.

When Li Xiaoran heard Luo Cheng’s words, she sighed.

“Husband, after I vented my anger, my heart softened when I saw him! Actually, he’s quite pitiful! However, pitiful people are also hateful. He asked for it!”

When Luo Cheng heard Li Xiaoran’s words, he froze for a moment before laughing.

“Did you sense something?”

Li Xiaoran nodded and said, “He has some fatherly love for you, but there’s too much estrangement between the two of you!”

At this point, Li Xiaoran thought of something and sat up as she looked at Luo Cheng. “Do you know? The most difficult thing to deal with in this world is family relationships. When we encounter outsiders, we’re willing to be more understanding and kind. Because the other party is a stranger, we have lower expectations!”

“But when we’re facing family members, we unknowingly ask for more. It’s as if the other party is our family member, so he should treat us well or even better, but we forget that feelings are mutual. Even family members with blood ties will become more and more distant without emotional interaction!”

“Actually, there are many things in this world that aren’t taken for granted. Even if the other party is your family, you shouldn’t take contributions for granted. Therefore, after I calmed down, I wondered if everything would be different if we showed him some kindness.”

“Is that why you invited him to dinner and picked up food for him? Is that why you were even willing to give him a bowl of brown sugar noodles when he choked?” Luo Cheng seemed to understand what Li Xiaoran was thinking. “You want to try another way to ease our father-son relationship?”

“That’s right! Why do we have to go against the emperor? What’s in it for us? Why can’t we try to pull the emperor to our side? At least this way, we won’t have to make enemies from all sides.. Wouldn’t it be easier for us to deal with your ignorant brothers in the future?” Li Xiaoran nodded and said, “Sometimes, if we take another path, there might be an unexpected surprise!”