It's almost time to wear it. The soft beauty relies on the child-bearing system to favor her

However, as soon as the little emperor opened his mouth, his age was exposed.

"Prince Regent, is this the princess? She is so beautiful."

After all, he is still a ten-year-old child. Because of his status as an emperor, he usually pretends to be steady. However, in front of people he is close to and trusts, he can't help but show his true colors, taking off his "mature" coat and revealing his innocent and childish side.

Su Wanti's cheeks flushed, while Dugu Cang's lips corners raised, his face full of joy.

The little emperor circled around Su Wanti, looked at Dugu Cang with sparkling eyes, and said, "Prince Regent, is she the sweetheart you mentioned to me?"

The young emperor listened to the advice of other court officials and asked the empress dowager to select several noble ladies and let Dugu Cang choose one of them as his wife.

However, Dugu Cang rejected the young emperor's kindness and told him that he already had a lover and he would only marry her in this life. If he could not marry her in this life, he would be alone until old age and would never marry other women.

Dugu Cang nodded, "Your Majesty, the sweetheart I was talking about a few years ago was her, my princess."

"In fact, the princess and I have known each other for a long time, but we missed each other due to some misunderstandings. Fortunately, a few days ago, when I went to another province to handle official business, I unexpectedly met her."

"This time, I didn't want to miss the princess again, so I tried every possible way to convince her to marry me."

Dugu Cang took Su Wanti's hand, full of tenderness.

The little emperor was smiling with his eyes curved and clapping his hands.

Dugu Cang said again: "Your Majesty, I have another matter to ask for your Majesty's will."

The little emperor said, "Please speak, Prince Regent."

Dugu Cang cupped his hands and said, "In fact, the princess and I have a child."

"The child is now over two years old. I beg Your Majesty to make my child the Crown Prince."

Upon hearing this, the little emperor's eyes widened. The regent actually did such a shocking thing.

He actually had a child before he got married!

The Regent just said that he and the Princess had known each other for a long time, but later separated for some reasons, and he only recently found the Princess. That means the Regent and the Princess had known each other for a long time...

At this age, the little emperor is extremely curious, and he is more curious than shocked by things that go against the norm.

He looked at Dugu Cang and the other two with his round eyes, chuckled, then nodded and said, "I approve. Prince Regent, go back and submit a petition to request the title."

----

After leaving the Qinzheng Palace, the two returned to the palace hand in hand.

Sitting in the carriage, Su Wanti whispered, "I didn't expect the Emperor to be so close to my husband."

After getting married, Su Wanti called Dugu Cang her husband. After all, the title "Brother Cang" was what they called each other when they were young, and it was too disrespectful.

Dugu Cang held her hand and said gently: "I still like you to call me Brother Cang."

Su Wanti blushed, "You are in a high position now, how can I call you Brother Cang regardless of the occasion? Besides, we are both in our twenties now, do I still have to call you Brother Cang?"

Dugu Cang smiled and said, "Don't mention you're in your twenties, even if you're in your eighties, I'd still like you to call me Brother Cang."

"You really are..." Su Wanti was helpless and hit his shoulder with a smile.

After a while, she stopped laughing and said seriously, "My husband, His Majesty is still young and is very close to you and trusts you. If he starts ruling the country in the future, I'm afraid he will..."

"Throughout history, such things have happened many times. I'm afraid..."

Dugu Cang raised his eyebrows, "Are you afraid that my achievements will surpass my master's and I won't have a good ending?"

Su Wanti said softly, "My husband should know better than me what the fate of a powerful official will be. Your Majesty is young now, so he will naturally rely on you. In a few years, I'm afraid the situation will be different. When the bird is dead, the bow will be put away, and when the rabbit is dead, the dog will be cooked."

Dugu Cang lowered his eyes and rubbed his fingers, "I originally thought that when His Majesty is able to rule the country, I will take you and Miaomiao with me to live in seclusion, just like Master."

"My husband's arrangement is very good. But..." Su Wanti paused and frowned.

"The whole world belongs to the king. If His Majesty lets us go, that's fine. But if he wants to wipe us out, you and I will not be able to escape no matter what."

"What does Wanmei mean?"

Su Wanti frowned, "I haven't thought about it yet. In the past, I was just a young lady in the Su family, and I didn't even take care of household affairs. Later, I married into the He family, started to manage the household, and began to take charge of the shop. There are many more things to consider."

"Now, I'm your wife, the princess of the Regent's Palace, and we also have Miaomiao. I'm thinking about different things now."

"Unfortunately, I don't have much experience and knowledge, so I can only think of the potential risks, but I can't think of a foolproof plan."

Dugu Cang gently held her hand and said, "Princess, you are right. In the past, I was alone and I was not afraid of death. I did things drastically and without regard for my life. I made many enemies and left no way out for myself."

"Now that I'm married, I have you, Miaomiao, and your family. My mother and grandparents need protection. I have to start thinking about my way out."

"I must escape unscathed and protect you all."

Dugu Cang's eyes were as dark as the deep ocean.

Suddenly, a dark light flashed in his eyes, and a desire that had been hidden in his heart for a long time was stirring like a wild beast that had just awakened.

----

The decree to enthrone the prince came down quickly.

Dugu Cang brought the princess and the young prince to the palace to express his gratitude to the emperor, and held a banquet in the palace, inviting famous families and high-ranking officials in the capital.

When the powerful regent held a banquet, no one dared to refuse his honor.

Even though he had previously completely disregarded sympathy, punished corrupt officials, rectified the bureaucracy, and cracked down on aristocratic families, because of his power, people in the upper circles of the capital still tried their best to make friends with him.

The day of the banquet was extremely lively. Celebrities, great men, noble families, and officials above the third rank in the entire capital all went to the Regent's Palace with valuable gifts to congratulate him.

The banquet began, the Regent appeared, and all the guests had respectful expressions on their faces.

One of them stood up along with the other guests, raised his glass and congratulated the Regent.

His appearance was different from that of the people of the Great Qi State. His skin was darker, his facial features were more three-dimensional, and the clothes he wore were also different from those of the Great Qi State.

This person has a special identity. He is none other than the second prince of Nanyue.

The second prince of Nanyue raised his wine glass and looked at the regent in the front with burning eyes.

Last time, the Nanyue prince's plan failed and he escaped by chance. Moreover, because he was dressed in black and wrapped his face tightly with a black scarf and mask, his identity was not exposed.

The Regent was attacked and became furious when he returned to the capital. He directly ordered that the ransom for the King of Nanyue be increased to 200,000 gold and the number of cities be increased to 20.

If Nanyue did not comply, he would kill the king of Nanyue on the spot and lead his troops to destroy the Nanyue Kingdom.

After the eldest prince fell off the cliff and disappeared, the second prince hurriedly fled back to South Vietnam secretly to take charge of the situation.

He and his subordinates discussed the matter and decided to agree to Da Qi's request. They would collect 200,000 taels of gold and cede 20 cities on the border in exchange for the return of the King of Nanyue.

It’s not that the second prince had never thought about killing his father and seizing the throne, but this could not be done in the territory of Da Qi or in Nanyue.

He had no choice but to hold back and rush to the border in person to bring his father back.

The King of Nanyue preferred the eldest prince who was very much like him, and did not like the second prince who was not as bold as him.

Even though the Second Prince had made up his mind to collect enough ransom to rescue him, he still did not like the Second Prince.

After returning to Nanyue, the King of Nanyue took in many concubines and planned to have more princes, hoping that they would grow up to be brave warriors who could fight in battles for him and seize the territories of Da Qi or other neighboring countries.

When the second prince learned of the King of Nanyue's intentions, he was filled with hatred and murderous intent.

The desire to kill his father and seize power is stronger than ever.