After transmigrating into the body of a widow, I became the richest man in the capital.

Chapter 332 Burning Gaze

Now the emperor finally realized that, in all of the court and the country, the only person who truly cared for him and did not want to rebel was Pei Yuan.

He is now extremely frustrated.

But what could be done? Pei Yuan's heart had already been broken by him.

His arrogance and unfounded suspicions back then have led him to make such a basic mistake.

The emperor already knew it was beyond repair, but he decided to give it a try anyway.

In the dead of night, he came to Su Xiaoxiao's jam workshop once again.

Su Xiaoxiao did not leave as expected. He leaned lazily against Su Xiaoxiao's boss chair and looked at her.

"Why are you here again?"

Su Xiaoxiao had no idea what the emperor's purpose was in coming here. Although she couldn't understand the emperor's intentions, Su Xiaoxiao knew that the emperor had come for the sake of his own little piece of imperial power. As a modern person, Su Xiaoxiao understood this all too well.

It's no exaggeration to say that modern people are selfish. They say they don't want to be some damn emperor, but once they become one, they don't want to relax at all. They insist on protecting their little bit of power until they die.

Su Xiaoxiao really didn't want to talk to him. "You've lost weight?"

The emperor said lightly.

It didn't feel like he was here to discuss something important; it was more like he was just casually greeting Su Xiaoxiao.

Su Xiaoxiao smiled faintly, "Just say what's on your mind."

"Yes, if I tell you, can you help me?"

The emperor looked at Su Xiaoxiao with such deep affection. What could Su Xiaoxiao say at that moment?

She had an expression that clearly didn't want to talk to the emperor. "You know how afraid I am of Pei Yuan rebelling. If he does that, my hard-won empire will surely be lost. Aren't you going to help me?"

Su Xiaoxiao smiled dismissively and said, "Do you think everyone is like you? That they all want your lousy empire?"

"Speak properly. What do you mean by 'a broken empire'? Before I transmigrated, I watched those corrupt emperors in history trying so hard to hold onto their empires, and I found them laughable. But when you actually sit in that position, you'll see how good it is..."

Su Xiaoxiao rolled her eyes at him, then walked up to him and whispered, "Let me tell you, if you keep doing this, I'll tell everyone that you're a fake emperor."

"Yes, I'm so scared."

The emperor pretended to be frightened, then turned to look at Su Xiaoxiao.

"Actually, I miscalculated. I underestimated Pei Yuan's strength. I always thought that once I got rid of Pei Yuan, the biggest threat, my kingdom would be safe and secure. But I ended up getting myself into trouble instead..."

At this point, he couldn't help but sigh.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at him and sighed, then pretended to shed tears like a crocodile.

He then sarcastically remarked, "So you regretted not lowering your standards back then, acting so shadyly, not realizing that being an emperor doesn't have to be like this, is that it?"

After a long silence, the atmosphere reached a freezing point. Su Xiaoxiao stared at him, and he almost burst his own eyes in response.

At this moment, the night watchman's drum sounded outside, and the emperor finally turned his gaze away, reverting to his previous indifferent demeanor.

"Okay, I was a bit out of line just now. Actually, I still hope you can help me persuade Pei Yuan and tell him that I don't care who becomes emperor. If he wants to be emperor, I can give up the throne at any time."

Su Xiaoxiao smiled at him and gestured for him to leave. "Let's go!"

The emperor, being quite tactful, left.

This negotiation was a complete disaster. As he left, he slapped his forehead in frustration. Why did he always manage to mess things up whenever he tried to have a proper conversation with Su Xiaoxiao? It was truly unbelievable.

At this moment, the emperor suddenly raised his head and looked at the night sky outside. He felt a sense of reality. Su Xiaoxiao's prejudice against him was too great, but who could he blame? He could only blame this damn system for completely messing with him, giving him so many cheat codes, but actually wanting to make the emperor lose himself.

He kicked over a large rock by the roadside in frustration, and his foot hurt quite a bit.

At that time, he really wanted to go and tell Su Xiaoxiao the truth: he was not going to be the emperor anymore, and whoever wanted to be the emperor could be the emperor!
As he was leaving, the emperor glanced at Su Xiaoxiao's room again. The lights were still on, suggesting that Su Xiaoxiao was probably still working on her accounts late into the night.

But is Su Xiaoxiao really willing to be like him? Yes, he does have the ability to leave this place, but is Su Xiaoxiao also willing to leave with him? Whenever he thinks about this, he wonders if Su Xiaoxiao will also be sad.

He sighed as he thought of this, then turned and went back to his inn to rest.

Honestly, he really didn't want to face this kind of parting this time, but after completing the task assigned to him by the system, what reason did he have to stay?
Su Xiaoxiao was still very angry as she sorted through her account books. She couldn't understand why the emperor was always acting so irrationally.

Why can't he just be a good emperor?
Why do they always come here and cause trouble?

Pei Yuan is dead, and the emperor's mission is complete. But right now, he can't get past Su Xiaoxiao.

Before the emperor left, he looked at Su Xiaoxiao, seemingly hinting at something.

Su Xiaoxiao was a little worried about her second brother, who was also fighting on the front lines. She wondered if the emperor would find an excuse to convict him.

It was because of this worry that Su Xiaoxiao felt that since she came here, she had more and more concerns and ties around her. She really didn't want to continue. If things continued like this, she really wouldn't be able to leave here in peace.

A secret letter arrived, forcing the emperor to leave and return to the capital.

Su Xiaoxiao felt somewhat relieved to hear that the emperor had left.

My aunt came over a few days ago and said that my cousin Su Bingcheng is getting married to Sun Xiaomei, and asked Su Xiaoxiao to go over and help with the preparations.

Su Xiaoxiao had already figured it out; Sun Xiaomei and her cousin Su Bingcheng were always inseparable, so they had probably been together for a long time.

Moreover, after the welcome banquet held for Su Xiaoxiao last time, Su Xiaoxiao had already figured out whether Sun Xiaomei was a good person or a bad one, and she had a pretty good impression of her.

"Auntie, when is my cousin planning to get married?"

Su Xiaoxiao's aunt said, "It'll be soon, the eighth day of next month. I'm already making preparations for their wedding. Although your cousin said to keep it low-key, I can't agree. The Sun family are our neighbors, after all. The two children grew up together, childhood sweethearts. Their marriage can't be rushed."

Su Xiaoxiao nodded hurriedly, "Auntie, you're right. I will pay for my cousin's grand wedding."

(End of this chapter)