The Eldest Prince’s move successfully diverted everyone’s attention. At this moment, people in the imperial capital had no time to talk about the Third Prince, let alone pay attention to Xiao Tianyao and Lin Chujiu.
The two were soon relegated to the cold palace, and the emperor ignored them.
Uninformed people thought that the Emperor sent people to Stone Town to investigate the matter and failed to decide in a short period, so they left them aside. However, those with knowledge understood that the Emperor’s attention at the moment was focused on the country. As for the prince, he didn’t care about other things at this time.
In just seven days, the Emperor thoroughly investigated everything the Eldest Prince had done in recent years, especially the recent events. He went over and over again, and finally…
He checked again and again and found Xiao Tianyao.
During this period, the person the Eldest Prince came into contact with the most was Xiao Tianyao, and he could chat with Xiao Tianyao for a long time every time. He would not believe that the Eldest Prince would make such a big change, and it had nothing to do with Xiao Tianyao.
The Emperor was not polite and directly announced Xiao Tianyao into the palace. He didn’t even bother to exchange greetings and directly asked: “What did you say to the Eldest Prince these days?”
“The Eldest Prince?” Xiao Tianyao had already guessed what the Emperor meant by calling him, but he still pretended to be stupid.
“Weren’t you the one who instigated the Eldest Prince to suddenly hand over military power?” The Emperor asked in anger, slapping the table.
If this was a person with a poor quality in his heart, he may be shocked by the Emperor’s presence, but Xiao Tianyao was not affected at all.
“You don’t understand what I mean?” The Prince of the East was bold enough to pretend to be stupid in front of him.
“I have never instigated the Eldest Prince, and I rarely talk to the Eldest Prince.” Xiao Tianyao looked serious, without any trace of uneasiness or fear of telling lies.
“The Eldest Prince often comes to talk to you. How could you not talk to the Eldest Prince?” The emperor didn’t believe this at all.
“Every time the Eldest Prince comes to me, he talks a lot and I just listen. The Eldest Prince was in a bad mood during this period, so he came to chat with me. After all, I don’t belong to the Central Empire. He tells me that there is no need to worry about being taken advantage of by others.” Xiao Tianyao looked serious, and what he said seemed like that.
“Really? What else did the Eldest Prince tell you?” The Emperor still didn’t believe it, but he didn’t force him.
For a person like Xiao Tianyao, unless you torture him, it would be impossible to pry out the words he doesn’t want to say from his mouth.
“He complained about being treated unfairly, and that he can’t understand why you hate him so much, Your Majesty. The Eldest Prince has always said that he tried every means for you to like him, and to get your praise, but the result is the opposite each time.”
“The Eldest Prince feels that he is too incompetent and useless, which is why he fails again and again, and why he never meets your expectations, making you more and more dissatisfied with him, Your Majesty.”
“Every time the Eldest Prince comes to me, he always complains. Under such circumstances, I can’t say anything and can only listen. The last time I talked to the Eldest Prince, I only said one sentence. The Eldest Prince made you disappointed and dissatisfied because what he did is not in line with your wishes, Your Majesty. If the Eldest Prince can do something that pleases you, Your Majesty, you will value him.”
“After I said this, the Eldest Prince left in despair and never came to me again. As for the Eldest Prince’s actions, I didn’t know what the Eldest Prince had done until you told me, your Majesty.” He continued every day. For a small pry prince who stayed at the inn, it was normal not to know, but it was unusual to know.
“That’s all. You can step back.” The Emperor was very satisfied. He knew Xiao Tianyao would not be able to say more.
Moreover, what Xiao Tianyao said was impossible. He knows very well how stupid his son was. He has been suppressing him for so many years, but his stupid son was still hardworking and uncomplaining, without any dissatisfaction. He couldn’t hand over military power just to win his favor.
Xiao Tianyao said nothing, turned around, and left without a trace of dissatisfaction. Naturally, he would not be flattering, but just remained appropriately polite.
It was just polite, not respectful. Because he was not only the prince of the East but also a supreme martial god. With his strength, he doesn’t need to be respectful to the Emperor, as long as he maintains the most basic courtesy, but……
The Emperor doesn’t know!
In the eyes of the Emperor, Xiao Tianyao did not take him seriously as an Emperor at all. The Emperor’s eyes darkened slightly, but he did not say anything.
The most urgent task was to resolve the matter of his eldest son. As for Xiao Tianyao?
He was in the Central Empire, how could he escape?
As soon as Xiao Tianyao left the palace, he met Hua Jinrong who was rushing over. When Xiao Tianyao saw this, he thought that Hua Jinrong had something urgent and wanted to enter the palace to see the Emperor, so he took a step away and did not come forward to say hello, but he did not want Hua Jinrong to walk towards him.
“I was worried to death when I heard that the Emperor summoned you to the palace.” Hua Jinrong had a thin layer of sweat on his forehead, and there was undisguised worry in his eyes, without any trace of falsehood.
Even though he knew that this was a method used by the family to win over people, Xiao Tianyao said that it was very useful: “The Emperor just asked about the Eldest Prince.”
“What do you mean, he just asked about the eldest prince? It’s troublesome enough. Forget it… let’s not talk about this for now. I’m going to see the Emperor first. You wait for me outside the palace, and we’ll go together.” Although Hua Jinrong came here to see Xiao Tianyao, he also entered the palace under a legitimate name, otherwise, he wouldn’t be able to enter.
“Okay.” The eldest son of the Hua Family spoke. He couldn’t say no, and he didn’t dislike the eldest son of the Hua Family.
Xiao Tianyao was not kept waiting for too long. A quarter of an hour later, the eldest son of the Hua Family came out and pointed to the carriage driveway of the Hua family: “I’ll take you back.”
Xiao Tianyao did not refuse. Everyone in the Central Empire knew that he had a good relationship with the Hua Family, so it would be hypocritical to refuse.
After getting along with each other for this time, Hua Jinrong didn’t regard Xiao Tianyao as an outsider. As soon as he got in the carriage, he said: “Tianyao, you and Chujiu must not get involved in the Eldest Prince’s affairs. The imperial family affairs are more complicated than you think.”
“I didn’t interfere. The Eldest Prince’s affairs have nothing to do with me.” It had nothing to do with them. At most, he just reminded him that as for what to do, it was the Eldest Prince’s business. He had no right to do it on his behalf.
“I know this matter has nothing to do with you. The Eldest Prince is not an idiot. How could he do something as big as the transfer of military power if you just say something? The only person who can make this decision is the Eldest Prince himself. Others can’t influence him.” At most, all he could do was wake him up, but Hua Jinrong didn’t say this.
He and the Young Master Dongyang had the same idea. They thought that someone had awakened the Eldest Prince, but he knew much better than Young Master Dongyang, so he could easily deduce who the person who awakened the Eldest Prince was.
Moreover, he can guess Xiao Tianyao’s thoughts somewhat, but what does that have to do with him?
What steps Xiao Tianyao could take was all his responsibility. The Hua Family has good relations with Xiao Tianyao. The further Xiao Tianyao goes, the better the Hua Family will be.
In this world, a single tree cannot make a forest. No matter how strong Xiao Tianyao was, he still needed help……
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