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"It's okay, it's okay, it's just a child." The Emperor smiled and shook his head, raising his hand to signal the couple to rise.

Prince Lian and his wife were already drenched in cold sweat from fright. Now that the emperor told them to get up, the couple didn't dare to hesitate and obediently stood up. They looked at each other and rejoiced that the emperor seemed to be in a bad mood.

But... They never would have thought that …

"Men, go call Prince Lian over and come to my side."

"Yes sir!"

The eunuch quickly turned and walked through the crowd towards Xuanyuan Lian.

Prince Lian and his wife, who had just barely managed to stabilize themselves, nearly tripped in front of the emperor and the other ministers.

"Your Majesty, my son …" "My son is mischievous …" He was completely unable to guess what kind of trick the emperor was playing. Prince Lian was drenched in cold sweat and his heart was in his throat. He clenched his teeth and begged for mercy.

In his heart, he lamented the fact that his son was … The bigger you get, the more outrageous you become …

At the same time, she swept a fierce glance at Prince Lian, her eyes filled with malice.

Others might not know what His Majesty's methods were today, but he was very clear about them all. Back then, there were so many of their brothers, and he was neither the first nor the second, nor the most outstanding one among them. But in the end, he was the one who sat in this position.

Not to mention...

Back then, Princess An Ping.

That was his only direct sister. Even the empress dowager might not know of his relationship with Princess An Ping, but he did.

But even so, wasn't he still able to completely disregard the will of peace for the sake of stabilizing his throne …?

So many years had passed, and so many years had passed since An Ping's death. The number of people who knew about the past also became fewer and fewer.

In addition, Gu Yinian hadn't been able to reconnect with them all these years, and had spent most of his time in the army camp, letting a single prince's mansion take over by a concubine who didn't even have a chance to show up. Many people thought that Prince Gu was defending Princess Anping because of his deep affection for her.

Hehe …

However, no one thought about it. If Gu Yan Nian had continued with his song early on, then his family would have flourished … Not to mention whether he could still have his current glory, perhaps … Maybe he could still talk about it, or maybe he couldn't even talk about it now …

After all, he was just looking on helplessly … In the past, there were only three or four brothers who could survive until now …

"It's alright, it's alright. Prince Lian, no need to be nervous. This child has a straightforward personality. I like it."

The Emperor waved his hand, interrupting Prince Lian's plea. A faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, signaling Prince Lian to be at ease.

Relax?

Hehe, how can you be at ease?

Prince Lian smiled wryly in his heart, but on the surface, he kept nodding his head. "Yes, yes …"

"Greetings, your Imperial Majesty."

He had received strict education since childhood. Even though the emperor smiled and beckoned for him to come to his side, he did not run up to his side without a care in the world. When he was about three meters away from the emperor, he stopped and kowtowed to him.

"Stand up, come to my side." With a faint smile on his face, the emperor signaled Xuanyuan Lian to come over to his side, "I heard you think that Miss Gu isn't like your Aunt An Ping? Yes, yes and no? "

"Your Majesty …"

In an instant, Prince Lian and his wife turned pale and knelt on the ground.

The empress dowager was so frightened that she trembled. She knitted her brows and looked at Xuanyuan Lian as well, then turned to look at the emperor as if thinking of something.

"I …" Xuanyuan Lian was stunned as he didn't know what to do. He looked at the emperor, even though he was a bit thick-skinned, it didn't mean he was stupid. At this moment, he also felt that something was off.

"It's fine, just say so. I won't pursue this matter."