After I became a real young master, I became famous for my bad behavior

The priests are so embarrassed...

But this process must be followed, otherwise there will be no way to create an environment for the emperor to be alone with Sheen.

The emperor noticed it and said to the duke with a smile:

"Since it has been confirmed that Young Master Xien is your child, I hope you will take good care of him."

"sure."

The Duke brought Sheen to his side, and he nodded in response to the emperor's words.

The emperor continued:

"Duke Haines, today is also the meeting of the nobles' heads of families. Please go to the meeting first. I will send someone to take good care of Sheen."

"Ah, yes."

The Duke nodded and said goodbye to Sheen.

"Sheen, I'm leaving now. I'll take you back with me when my meeting is over."

"Byebye..."

Sheen waved goodbye to the Duke.

...

Although he said "someone was sent to take good care of Xien", the emperor took Xien to the private reception room.

Soon Sheen sat opposite the emperor and had afternoon tea with him.

The emperor sat opposite Sheen and asked her with a smile:

"Mr. Xien, can you tell me why my decision is inappropriate?"

The emperor was not angry, because he was really interested in Sheen's decisiveness.

This reminded him of "that person".

He really wanted to see whether the orthodox bloodline born from Haines's non-orthodox bloodline had the governance talent of "that person".

Sheen looked at the emperor's calm eyes and knew what was going to happen next.

whee.

(I have read the original novel)

He cleared his throat and said calmly:

“Although Your Majesty is the sun of the empire, you have no right to interfere excessively in the family affairs of two families blessed by the oracle.

"This is a pardon issued by the founding emperor, and no emperor of the empire can violate it."

The emperor looked up and secretly admired Sheen for not changing his expression in front of him:

It's a good seedling.

"These principles were not taught by the Duke, were they?"

"Of course, I just came to the Duke's Mansion and I barely saw him a few times."

The emperor was silent for a moment, causing Sheen to wonder inwardly, “Is this going to go wrong?”

But the emperor said:

“Although Atole has given me a reasonable explanation, I still want to hear your true thoughts.

"I heard you beat up Xi Lun, don't you like him?"

"You are the real heir, so you should kill him."

......

This emperor is not a normal person either.

Life is not easy, Xien sighed inwardly:

It's so hard to live in this world...

But to deal with such an abnormal person, you have to be "more abnormal" than him.

Xien tilted his head and squinted his eyes:

"A question you know the answer to is not a question, right? Your Majesty?"

The emperor was delighted:

Very good, I see in this kid the ambition to become the absolute ruler of Haines.

"Xion is much stronger than the indecisive Atole."

But what Sheen said next frightened the emperor even more:

"And I admit that Xilun's absence this time was my fault. It was me who told His Excellency the Duke not to bring him here."

!

The emperor controlled his expression and asked curiously:

"why?"

Sheen's inner drama:

Of course, we can't let him destroy the Elf Stone...

I can't risk the peace of the empire to prove that I'm genuine, can I?

But the answer now must be based on the reasons that a 13-year-old child can think of:

"I think he's in the way. Bringing him here would only bring shame to the family."

Sheen put his hands on the table, eyes wide open.

"What's fake is always fake.

In the end, you will be trampled under the feet of me, the true successor of Haines."

"and,"

Ignoring the emperor's surprise, Sheen continued to explain,

"What if I kill Xi Lun? Someone's pursuit of power will only lead to more Xi Luns competing with me.

"The problem is that I don't know where Xilun's healing ability comes from."

“But what if I find out the truth?

Can he still keep his face? This is the long-term way to secure the position of heir, am I right? "

"His Majesty?"

The villain's job is to use his eloquence to disrupt the people's hearts, especially when the person in front of him is the sun of the empire.

The emperor clasped his hands together and smiled slightly, seeming to be very satisfied with Sheen's reply:

"Uh-huh."

Today went better than the Duke had imagined.

The Duke seemed to have taken Sheen to the temple trembling with fear, then held a noble meeting as per the work, and then took Sheen home...

There's nothing else to waste time on.

It was a wonderful feeling, the Duke thought.

Duke Haines finished the meeting and the unnecessary but necessary greetings and went to pick up Sheen.

Of course, he was not worried about Sheen's safety, but he really didn't want to waste a second in the palace.

"Your Majesty, I'm here to take Xien back..."

The Duke followed the servant into the room where the Emperor and Sheen were staying.

"what?"

The deep blue eyes stared in disbelief:

Xien actually sat opposite the emperor and drank tea obediently, without crying or making a fuss? ?

Then, the emperor didn't deliberately make things difficult for him?

See you soon!

Sheen blinked twice at the Duke:

"The Duke is here to pick me up. I should go home now."

The emperor was still pouring tea with great interest, then he raised his head and said:

"You are here, Duke Haines."

"Don't look at it that way. Xien is a very good boy and he never caused me any trouble. It's really a pleasure to be with him."

The emperor picked up the cup of tea, squinted his eyes and smiled happily.

"Your temper is much better than that Xi Lun."

"Uh-huh..."

Seeing that the emperor was smiling but still had a critical look in his eyes, the Duke felt annoyed:

The person who inherited the title was not someone the emperor knew.

"Is it still because of that incident?"

"But didn't I do it perfectly?"

......

Ta da da da...

On the way out of the palace, Xien did not show any expression of "hating the emperor":

This is different from Xilun.

The father and son didn't even hold hands.

Xiren can hold hands with the Duke, but Xien cannot.

But Sheen thought it was "harmless".

"Go up."

"Ah."

The Duke took Sheen into the carriage, and the carriage quickly left the palace.

The father and son sat face to face, staring at each other, neither saying a word for a long time.

"Sheen,"

"Ok?"

"Did you tell the emperor anything?"

Sheen almost had two question marks on his head: Hmm (black question mark)?

"Me? What can I say?"

Sheen looked down at his legs in stockings and shook his feet unconsciously.

"During the past few days since you took me here, except for the two times when I specifically asked you for something, I have never even entered the Duke's Mansion.

"Is the Duke afraid that I will reveal some secrets?"

The Duke tilted his head and half-closed his eyes:

"Of course not (your sister wasn't even born when this happened)."

The Duke also said to himself:

"I guess the timing is just right. You were born before Zalman died, so you were able to hide this incident."

But the emperor's meaningful smile made Atole feel uneasy, and the Duke still did not trust the current situation.

What exactly is the emperor, this old fox, planning?