I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 53 How many eight years can one have in life?
[This also explains why the tyrant would interfere in the affairs of Miss Zhu and the fishes. This is a ready-made excuse.]

[First, let the secret guard knock Miss Zhu unconscious to make Gu Heng misunderstand and fight with Xiao Wentao, then send Lord Xie to intercept Pei Yunjian and use him to reveal the fact that Miss Zhu was raising fish, completely muddying the situation. As the saying goes, only fish can be caught in turbulent waters. Didn't the tyrant catch the big fish of the Crazy Prince? ]

[Tsk tsk, this is so much trouble, going around in circles, isn't it just a matter of a word for the emperor to kill someone? ]

Xiao Jingfan raised his eyes from the book and looked at the person beside him with a helpless look.

Who says the emperor can kill people at will?
Without a legitimate reason, even the emperor would become the target of public criticism.

Although his excuse just now was mediocre, it was better than nothing.

Furthermore, looking at the reaction of his good uncle, he didn't even try to stop him seriously and let him kill the man so easily.

He played the bad guy and made room for some people.

Let him see what kind of show these people will put on for him.

The carriage passed through the palace gate and swayed slightly. Chu Liuzheng heard the clattering sound of the carriage wheels rolling over the bluestone slabs on the palace road.

【Alas! I’m back again. 】

She sighed in her heart, lowered her eyes and stared at the hem of her skirt, her mood suddenly becoming depressed.

Xiao Jingfan paused while holding the teacup, then took a sip as if he hadn't heard anything. His eyelashes drooped, covering the dark color in his eyes.

[I am only seventeen this year, eighteen next year, nineteen the year after, and twenty the year after that…]

Chu Liuzheng counted on his fingers over and over again in his mind.

[It will take another eight years before I can leave the palace! How many eight years can one have in a lifetime? The best years have been wasted in this palace.]

[Alas! There are so many conspiracies and plots in this palace. Can I really survive until then? ]

Chu Liuzheng suddenly felt a little uncertain, and his thoughts couldn't be brought back once they had started to wander.

[What if I can't get a spot to leave the palace when I turn 25? There is a fixed number of palace maids to leave the palace every year. I heard that I have to spend money to arrange for them to leave the palace smoothly. Wouldn't the money I have worked so hard to save for my retirement be greatly reduced?]

[What if I die the day before leaving the palace? Isn't that what's written in the storybook? After working hard for half a lifetime, I was so close to my wish, but I died on the eve of fulfilling it. Will I be such an unlucky person? ]

[Or, I was suddenly involved in some conspiracy, and no one even knew I was dead? Should I find someone to deliver my remains in advance? Or should I tell Qiao Ru and Xiao Xia Zi first? ]

[If I die suddenly, let them take my belongings to find Eunuch Chen and ask him to help me bring them to my parents and build a tomb for me so that they can come and see me if they miss me.]

[If I were any more unlucky and died right now, I…]

"Ahem." Seeing that Chu Liuzheng's thoughts were becoming less and less reliable, and that he was going to die now, Xiao Jingfan couldn't stand it anymore, so he interrupted with a cough and ordered, "I'm hungry, I want to eat peach cakes."

Chu Liuzheng quickly put aside his random thoughts, opened the snack box, and took out the first layer of snacks.

A plate of peach cakes and a plate of osmanthus cakes.

Xiao Jingfan picked up a piece of peach cake and chewed it slowly while drinking tea.

——It wasn’t entirely an excuse, he was really a little hungry.

Chu Liuzheng lowered his head, and the aroma of the snacks went straight into his nose.

She swallowed silently in her heart.

[I went to a birthday party but didn't get to eat anything. Seeing Tyrant eating snacks made me hungry too. I really wanted to eat meat buns, the kind with thin skin and big fillings. Every bite was full of meat.]

The more he thought about it, the greedier he became. Chu Liuzheng quietly raised his hand and rubbed his empty stomach, silently warning this disobedient stomach not to make a sound.

Perhaps he didn't want to listen to the woman's sighs anymore, or maybe he suddenly couldn't eat alone anymore. Xiao Jingfan didn't know what he was thinking. Anyway, by the time he reacted, he had already given the plate of osmanthus cake to the woman beside him who always called him a tyrant.

He stared at the black sesame seeds on the peach cake for a moment and felt that he might be possessed.

However, once the words were spoken, there was no reason to take them back, so this woman got a bargain. Chu Liuzheng didn't care what the dish of sweet-scented osmanthus cake was about, and she took it after the boss gave it to her, and she enjoyed it well.

[The snacks that the imperial kitchen provides to the tyrant are delicious. Hehe, it’s not bad to accompany the big boss on a business trip. ]

"Eunuch Zhou, Eunuch An, give me some osmanthus cake." Chu Liuzheng did not eat alone. He pushed the car door open a little and handed out the plate.

"Thank you, young lady." Zhou Yuande reached out and took two pieces, gave one to his apprentice and kept one for himself.

Xiao Anzi also hurriedly thanked them. Seeing that the two had no intention of taking anything else, Chu Liuzheng withdrew his hand, closed the car door, and concentrated on eating the osmanthus cake with the plate.

You can work better when you are full.

[It's delicious! It's true that food tastes best when you're hungry! ]

Xiao Jingfan took a bite of the peach cake and chewed it slowly, then tilted his head slightly to look at her.

As for the way he eats, it’s still pleasing to the eye.

Maybe he was very hungry, his cheeks were slightly bulging, just like a little squirrel storing food in the winter.

The corners of his lips unconsciously curled up, and Xiao Jingfan suddenly felt that the peach pastry today seemed to be more delicious than usual.

……

Wenhua Hall.

Gao Yongfu, the chief eunuch of Changchun Palace, was waiting at the door. When he saw Xiao Jingfan and his party approaching, he quickly walked over to greet them, "May your majesty be well."

"Get up." Recognizing that this person was from the Queen's Palace, Xiao Jingfan called him out and asked as he walked towards the Wenhua Palace, "What are you doing here?"

"Your Majesty, I am here to report the good news." Gao Yongfu smiled so much that the wrinkles at the corners of his eyes became wavy lines. "This morning, the queen suddenly felt nauseous, so she asked Envoy Wu to come and see her. Envoy Wu said that the queen is already two months pregnant."

Xiao Jingfan paused, and his first reaction was not to go to Changchun Palace, but to look at Chu Liuzheng.

Although it’s unfair to the Queen to think this way, this child should be his, right?

He was really scared by being cuckolded one after another.

Obviously Chu Liuzheng also thought of his boss's cuckold nature and confirmed it immediately.

[Huh~ This time the tyrant is not stupid, the baby in the queen's belly is indeed the tyrant's, but the diagnosis was not made today. The queen knew about it last month, and she was worried about the instability of the fetus, so she kept it a secret. If it weren't for the Queen Mother's birthday banquet coming up, where she would inevitably drink and socialize, the queen would not have planned to tell anyone.]

[I understand. Pregnant women in the harem are often envied. It is a good thing to be careful.]

After getting confirmation from the inner voice, Xiao Jingfan was no longer in a hurry to enter Wenhua Palace. He immediately took a sedan chair to Changchun Palace to visit the queen.

The Empress is pregnant, which is good for the country and the family.

Zhou Yuande and Gao Yongfu followed happily, shouting: "Let's go to Changchun Palace!"

Chu Liuzheng looked around. The boss had left, so didn't she have the ability to... leave early?

【Wuhu! Get off work early! 】

She walked leisurely and strolled back to Nong Yun Garden.

"Caiyue, I brought you some osmanthus..." Chu Liuzheng pushed the door open and entered the room. After seeing the people in the room clearly, his eyes widened slightly and his voice stopped abruptly.

[Oh my god! Why is Aunt Qian here? ]

Madam Qian came forward with a friendly smile and said, "Greetings to the young lady. My queen heard that the young lady is very good at making tea, so she sent me to invite the young lady to Huaqing Palace. She wanted to learn a thing or two from the young lady in person."

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