Chapter 364 Princess Rouan 14
Chapter 364 Princess Rouan 14
After his daughter said that, he felt like all the officials in the court were just good-for-nothings.
Are these documents so easy to divide?
Those officials far away, eager to be remembered by the emperor and to showcase their talents, would practically summon sages to write memorials for them—it's hard to believe how terrifying that is.
Every time he saw it, his temples throbbed. He had scolded him more than once, but how could he possibly avoid such a thing?
If a subject wants to communicate with you emotionally, you can't say that the subject is wrong, otherwise you'll hurt the subject's feelings, right?
Therefore, extracting useful information from a lot of nonsense was one of the things that emperors had to do.
When the princes were young and read this play in their study, very few of them could understand it.
If analysis is ineffective, then summarizing and offering opinions is out of the question.
Why does he like the Crown Prince so much? Isn't it because he understands these intricacies best and can offer some effective advice?
But the Crown Prince's talent seems to pale in comparison to Rou'an's.
On her very first encounter with official documents, she was far more capable than the Crown Prince, who was already involved in politics.
Looking at Ling Yi's clear eyes, the emperor sighed, "What a pity, what a pity!"
It's a pity he wasn't a man!
Ling Yi gave the emperor a kind smile, pretending not to understand the meaning behind his words, and patted the thick stack of memorials: "Father, don't worry, I will take care of your worries from now on!"
What was she even showing?
Once she has accumulated enough data and figured out the workings of the court, she is confident she can calculate exactly where every single copper coin goes.
But she knew that now was not the time.
With her father still alive, her brother healthy, and her nephew barely getting by, she would face endless troubles if she tried to seize power under these circumstances.
In politics, there's never a fear of waiting; ten years is merely a ripple in a long river.
She can wait.
The emperor patted her on the shoulder with emotion: "You are filial and intelligent."
His other children were not even as good as her.
Other children.
Thinking of this, the emperor slapped his forehead: "Are they still outside?"
The personal eunuch hurriedly said, "The princes and princesses are all waiting outside for His Majesty's summons. I noticed it was windy, so I invited them to rest in the side hall."
"It's getting late, let them go back first," the emperor ordered, looking at the stack of memorials on the table.
The princes and princesses, who had been waiting in the side hall for a whole day and had only one armchair to sit on, looked ashen-faced and exhausted.
Their expressions brightened when they saw the eunuch push open the door and enter.
Has the Emperor finally agreed to see them?
Seeing the expectant looks in the young masters' eyes, the eunuch remained calm and said, "Greetings, Your Highnesses and Princesses."
"His Majesty is concerned for you all. Please go back and rest first. We will meet again tomorrow."
Upon hearing this, the favored prince smashed his cup: "I have waited all day, and Father Emperor will not even see me?"
He looked suspicious: "Is it that Father Emperor won't see you, or that he can't see you?"
"The Crown Prince has been serving inside all day. Could it be that he's trying to obstruct the Emperor's attention and hasn't let Father Emperor know we're here?"
In that instant, all sorts of conspiracy theories came out of his mouth.
The others who heard this had even more outrageous conspiracy theories in their minds than he did.
All the talk of keeping a death a secret, abalone, usurpation, and brothers and sisters being killed—in an instant, they were all panicked and lost their composure.
"I want to see my father!"
"I also want to see my father!"
"Is the Crown Prince taking advantage of the Emperor's illness to deceive him and perhaps plot to usurp the throne?"
These people were practically masters in the palace, so their voices naturally didn't have to be as low as the palace maids and eunuchs, and they immediately carried to the next hall.
The emperor was currently flipping through the memorials summarized by Ling Yi, becoming more and more satisfied, yet also more and more regretful.
Then, a burst of noise pulled him out of that mood.
In an instant, all emotions turned into dissatisfaction and disappointment.
These idiots.
He doesn't even expect them to be as strong and capable as Crown Prince Rou'an; he just hopes they won't make any stupid mistakes.
This is impossible!
"None of you are allowed to touch these memorials!"
He said something angrily, then put on his cloak and stormed out.
Then, the next room became quiet.
The princes and princesses were having a good time when they saw the emperor standing at the door watching them with an unpredictable expression. They were so frightened that they all knelt on the ground.
"Meet my father."
"Father, are you alright?" The favored prince's face lit up with joy: "Your subject was worried something had happened to you, just as I was thinking..."
Snapped!
Under the principle that "spare the rod and spoil the child," emperors never showed mercy when beating their sons.
The man, a veteran of battle and armed with weapons, slapped his son across the face, making his ears ring.
The emperor was so angry that his chest ached. He pointed at these fools one by one and said, "I'm not dead yet, and you're already making a scene here. If I were to die, would you all rebel?"
His vision blurred, and he angrily exclaimed, "A bunch of idiots, not at all like me!"
A night breeze blew by, and he coughed heavily several times, then collapsed.
Several eunuchs quickly helped the emperor up, their calls for the imperial physician piercing the night sky.
The brother and sister next door, who were reviewing memorials, came running over in a flash.
Ling Yi kicked away the fools who were trying to pounce on the emperor, laid him flat on the ground, and watched as the imperial physician used silver needles to stimulate the emperor's acupoints to wake him up.
The noise continued. She looked left and right, then grabbed a large vase from a nearby shelf and smashed it heavily in front of the men who were being blocked.
The sound of the vase hitting the ground silenced them for a moment. Ling Yi looked at them coldly and said, "If anything happens to Father, you will not see the sun rise tomorrow."
"you!"
"Say one more word and I'll kill you right now!"
Ling Yi pointed at her older sister, who had always been competitive with her since childhood, and said coldly, "I will kill your mother, your uncles, and their entire clan!"
"You dare!" the princess said, her voice sharp but her heart weak.
"My father is the emperor, and my brother is the crown prince. What do I have to be afraid of?" Ling Yi glanced at the few young people who were frightened by her and said coldly, "In this world, there is no one I cannot kill!"
The emperor had just been awakened from the darkness by the imperial physician when he heard these words.
For some reason, his heart, which had been pounding with anger, suddenly felt empty, and he even felt as if the sky was clear and the air was fresh.
This is how his child should be!
Look at these other idiots, they've lost all of his charisma.
When the imperial physician saw him open his eyes, a bead of sweat finally rolled down his forehead. He said helplessly, "Your Majesty has just recovered; you must not get angry!"
The emperor clutched his chest, coughed twice, and said, "Don't be angry, I'm not angry."
Why should he get angry at those fools?
He still needs to stay alive to teach his two relatively bright children.
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