kingnovel Chapter 120 Emperor Xuanyuan's reaction
Chapter 120 Emperor Xuanyuan's reaction
"What did the prince and his friends take?" Emperor Xuanyuan lay on the recliner, squinting his eyes in the sun, with a faint smile on his lips. He thought about the promise he had made to the little prince, and couldn't help but be curious, what exactly would the little guy choose?
Xiao Yuanzi, who was standing by, showed a hint of embarrassment and hesitation when he heard the emperor's words. He opened his mouth but no sound came out, as if he wanted to say something but didn't know how to start.
Emperor Xuanyuan waited for a while, but got no response from Xiao Yuanzi, so he frowned and said with a hint of dissatisfaction: "Why don't you speak? Can't you even handle such a small matter? Go and ask around, or call the person guarding the private vault to me." He waved his hand, signaling Xiao Yuanzi to act quickly.
Xiao Yuanzi secretly complained in his heart, he really didn't want to face what might happen next. But he still sighed helplessly and turned around to leave.
At this moment, Emperor Xuanyuan suddenly felt something was wrong. He stared at Xiao Yuanzi's back as he left, wondering why this kid was so slow. He couldn't help but shout, "Xiao Yuanzi, what are you wasting time on? Hurry up!"
Xiao Yuanzi's body trembled and he quickened his pace, praying silently in his heart that he would not be blamed by Emperor Xuanyuan.
Soon, the guards guarding the private vault came in a hurry. They looked nervous and sweaty. It was obvious that they had learned that the prince had moved all the items in the private vault. They knelt on the ground and saluted to Emperor Xuanyuan tremblingly: "Your Majesty!"
Emperor Xuanyuan sat up, looked at the guards in front of him, and asked in a serious tone: "What did the prince take away today?" He had already expected in his heart that the prince would not let go of this opportunity easily and would definitely take away a lot of things.
The guards looked at each other and replied cautiously: "Your Majesty, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has emptied the private vault..." After saying that, they lowered their heads, not daring to look directly into Emperor Xuanyuan's eyes.
Emperor Xuanyuan widened his eyes and said in disbelief: "What? Empty it? Are you kidding me?" He stood up, strode to the guards, and looked at them sharply.
The guards were frightened by Emperor Xuanyuan's questioning and shook their heads repeatedly. How could they dare to lie? The private vault was really empty. Emperor Xuanyuan was speechless. He didn't expect that the prince could do such a thing and actually emptied the entire private vault.
"Didn't you stop the prince?" Emperor Xuanyuan asked angrily.
"Your Highness the Crown Prince holds the token of your private vault..." The guard leader explained helplessly. After all, he was just a small guard leader, and faced with the authority and token of the Crown Prince, he was really powerless to stop it.
"Forget it, forget it, you can leave first. If a similar situation happens again in the future, be sure to report it to me in advance." Emperor Xuanyuan knew that the guards could not be blamed for this matter, so he could only wave his hand and let him leave.
Upon hearing Emperor Xuanyuan's order, the commander of the guards felt as if he had been pardoned and quickly and respectfully left the room.
"Xiao Yuanzi, have you known about this for a long time?" Emperor Xuanyuan suddenly turned his head and stared at Xiao Yuanzi sharply. Now, he finally understood why he acted so strangely when he first asked Xiao Yuanzi.
Xiao Yuanzi's heart tightened, and he lowered his head and replied quickly: "Your Majesty, I just learned about it." In fact, he only knew about it after the little prince left. If he had known it earlier, he would have reported it long ago.
Emperor Xuanyuan looked at Xiao Yuanzi deeply, with a hint of doubt in his eyes, but he finally chose to believe him. After all, Xiao Yuanzi had followed him for many years and had always been loyal, so he would not hide anything from him.
"Forget it, I won't hold you responsible. But you must go and call the prince to me immediately!" Emperor Xuanyuan said sternly.
He just wanted to see what confidence the little prince had to do this.
"Yes, I will go to the East Palace to summon the Crown Prince." Alas! The Crown Prince has really gone too far this time. It would be better if you take half! He actually emptied the private vault of His Majesty. How can His Majesty not be angry?
If Emperor Xuanyuan knew what Xiao Yuanzi was thinking, he would definitely say, "Thank you for thinking about me so much!"
Of course, Xiao Yuanzi would never let Emperor Xuanyuan know what he was thinking.
After Xiao Yuanzi left, Emperor Xuanyuan sat on the dragon throne, frowning, thinking to himself. He really couldn't understand why his son, who had always been well-behaved and sensible, had such a drastic change of character just because of an assassination!
He even suspected that someone was behind his death or his son was switched? Or that he was threatened? But all these suspicions were proven wrong!
I’m afraid he really has something to hide.
Thinking of this, Emperor Xuanyuan decided that he would ask the prince clearly after meeting him.
At the same time, I am prepared to teach him a lesson and let him know what rules and etiquette are.
Not long after, Xiao Yuanzi brought the prince to the imperial study. When he saw the prince, Emperor Xuanyuan's face became very ugly. He looked at the prince questioningly and asked, "Why did you do this?"
The little prince looked at Emperor Xuanyuan without caring about anything. "Didn't you say that, Father? Let us choose what we like, but I like them all, so I moved them all to the East Palace."
Emperor Xuanyuan didn't know whether he should be angry or not after hearing what the little prince said. He did say it himself, but no one was as brave as him! He could empty his private vault!
Every time we did this in the past, everyone tacitly took one or two things, and no more than three things at most.
The young prince felt that Emperor Xuanyuan might not want to pursue the matter, and he breathed a sigh of relief. As long as the treasure was his, it didn't matter if he was scolded or put in solitary confinement!
"Forget it, forget it. Go down! Go back and reflect on it carefully." Emperor Xuanyuan waved his hand and said
"But Father, what about the affairs of the Qinzheng Palace?"
"I'm almost well, I'll take care of it."
When the little prince heard this, he was so happy. He didn't expect such a good thing to happen. This time it was just what he had wished for by accident!
In this way, the little prince returned to the East Palace happily.
As long as the Third Prince was still pacing back and forth in his mansion restlessly, he didn't know if his father would be furious if he knew what he and his sixth brother had done.
"Your Highness, word has come from the palace that the Crown Prince has returned to the East Palace, and he looks very happy."
Xuanyuan Siqi heaved a sigh of relief after hearing this. It seemed that his sixth brother was not punished, otherwise he would not be in such a mood.
At the same time, he was also glad that Emperor Xuanyuan did not call him over. Anyway, he did not want to face his father's wrath.
Xuanyuan Siqi ordered: "Prepare the carriage, I want to go to the East Palace to take a look."
When he arrived at the East Palace, Xuanyuan Siqi couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw the rare treasures all over the floor.
The little prince excitedly showed him his harvest, but Xuanyuan Siqi was worried.
"Royal brother, what's wrong with you? Didn't father no longer blame me?" the little prince asked in confusion.
Xuanyuan Siqi sighed and said, "Sixth brother, you are still too naive. Although the emperor did not blame us this time, if we anger him again in the future, I am afraid it will not be so simple. We should be careful, and we have already stopped you from handling the affairs of the Qinzheng Palace."
The third prince said worriedly