The legitimate daughter was reborn, and the emperor’s little Jiaojiao went crazy.

Tsk! Some people work like beasts of burden, while others live happier than gods.

Emperor Wenxuan thought of Pingting's tears and looked at the enviable scene in front of him, and he was really furious.

On a flower stand not far away, the retired emperor, wearing a plain linen short shirt with his sleeves rolled up, was enjoying the warm spring sunshine, leisurely fiddling with the branches and leaves of the colorful flowers on the stand.

The man in the spring light had not become stooped by the passing of time, his posture was as straight as ever. His profile was gilded with a layer of gold, and there was no deep furrow between his brows. His smiling eyes reflected the spring scenery in the garden and the woman with the brightest smile in the spring scenery.

"Come down quickly! Don't climb so high! Be careful not to fall!" The woman shouted under the flower stand, her voice still clear.

The man laughed, "Mr. Chu, don't worry, you won't fall! I'm very careful." He twisted the green vine with his fingertips, pulling it left and right, and bent the thorny branches into a heart-shaped arc on the wooden frame.

Tsk! Heart shape! Emperor Wenxuan was getting increasingly irritated.

His family is almost falling apart, yet his father still has the leisure to take care of flowers.

I heard that it was just a joke made by the Empress Dowager, and as a result his father became obsessed with being a gardener.

Whenever the Empress Dowager said a dish was delicious, the imperial kitchen would prepare it for the entire month.

He has to vomit after eating!

The emperor doesn't care what he thinks, women are more important than his son!

"Oh, the emperor is here." Tang Chujun turned his head and saw Emperor Wenxuan.

Emperor Wenxuan stepped forward and greeted him, then looked up at his father and said, "Father, do you have time to speak to me for a few minutes?"

Xiao Yunde just sat on the flower stand and refused to get down. He said casually, "Just say it if you want to." Then he said excitedly, "What do you think of the style of my flower stand?"

Emperor Wen Xuan said without even looking at him, "Come down, let's go to the study and have a private talk. I don't have the heart to look at your flower stand right now!"

Tang Chujun saw that Emperor Wenxuan was in a bad mood and hurriedly said, "I'll go have dinner served. Now that you two have finished your conversation, Your Majesty can stay and have dinner. I'll go get the three little princesses."

After she left, only the father and son were left in the garden.

Xiao Yunde's face darkened, "You scared your mother."

Emperor Wenxuan said nothing.

Xiao Yunde slowly descended from the flower stand, washing his hands in the copper basin while saying calmly, "When you encounter a little trouble, you just want to unload the burden on your shoulders. I sent you to train with your brother-in-law for three years for nothing. You've learned nothing!"

"How many people in the world are as capable as my brother-in-law?" Emperor Wen Xuan shouted.

Xiao Yunde sat down, his eyes blazing. "I let you see this flower stand so you can see the flourishing branches and leaves of the North Wing. Because of you, my son, I can have the leisure to pick flowers and plants, and live a normal life like ordinary people. I have always been proud of you."

Emperor Wen Xuan was about to cry, "You've lived a normal life, but mine isn't. Xiao Pingting is going to leave me and run away!"

"Why?" Xiao Yunde asked himself, answering, "Just because I have another daughter? What's wrong with having a daughter? If I have a lot of daughters, what if one of them suddenly emerges as smart as Xia'er? Wouldn't that be a huge win?"

Emperor Wenxuan felt even worse after hearing his father's nonsense. "Do you think that just because my sister calls you father, she is truly my biological sister? How could my daughter be as smart as my sister?"

Even if he was as smart as the imperial sister, could he, Beiyi, really produce an empress?

He knew his father didn't care about his life or death, so he sat down opposite him and said angrily, "Back then, we agreed that I was just a puppet... Now that the throne is back to you, can you please give me a chance to live?"

Xiao Yunde has actually been observing Emperor Wenxuan for many years.

Look at how his son swiftly and decisively seized military power, how he managed all officials with the assistance of cabinet ministers, and how he quietly sidelined the royal family and nobles.

This wasn't some puppet at all; he was clearly a real dragon with sharp claws and fangs, and he held absolute power! But such a son truly had no fascination for imperial power.

What he can be sure of now is that this son is the most like him.

Xiao Yunde's eyes swept across the unconcealed weariness and alienation between Emperor Wenxuan's brows. It was a clear proof that he no longer had any desire for the throne, the imperial seal, or even the vast territory.

If not for this, he would never reveal the chess game that had been buried deep in his heart for years at this moment.

His voice was as calm as if he was discussing the weather. "In the early years, the person I chose to succeed me was your brother-in-law."

Emperor Wenxuan's eyelashes trembled slightly, but he showed no surprise.

He understands.

If the country could be entrusted to him, wouldn't he want to put this hot jade seal into the hands of the charcoal seller?

Xiao Yunde placed the scissors on the stone table with a soft click. "But your brother-in-law refused. It wasn't because he feared the immense responsibility that would weigh on him, but because he feared that if he touched the foundation of the country, it would shatter the complex political system at the time."

At that time, the disciples and former officials of the four great families were scattered everywhere, and the royal family, nobles and nobles formed factions through marriage, and their branches and vines spread far and wide. A single hair could overturn the mountains and rivers; a single move could bring about a bloody storm.

"So..." Xiao Yunde looked up at his son, "We have a plan that will benefit the people for at least a few hundred years."

He dipped his hand in tea and drew a map on the stone table, writing the words "Bei Yi" on it. Next to it, he drew another map and wrote the words "Xi Liang" on it.

Draw another river in the middle, that is the Huaixing River.

"Your brother-in-law and I were thinking, if we could..." He erased the Huaixing River, connected the map together, and then removed the words "North" and "West", and it became "Wing Beam".

Emperor Wenxuan was so shocked by this bold idea that he couldn't recover for a long time.

Xiao Yunde's fingertips traced across the water-stained map on the table. His voice was incredibly slow and deep. "Xiaojiu, you should know that when the smoke of war at the founding of the nation dissipated, Beiyi and Xiliang should have been connected by blood, one mountain and river."

There is actually not much difference between the people of the two countries in terms of appearance and living habits.

Emperor Wenxuan's chest heaved violently.

Then I heard my father say, "What I want is not just empty fame and territory. What I want is for the people to live and work in peace and contentment throughout the world! The Nine Cauldrons are as stable as a mountain, and foreign enemies dare not start a war lightly!"

This has been his dream in past and present lives. "As the saying goes, 'A bright moon shines on both sides of the river, and the vast mountains and rivers share this heart.' Only when all the people unite with their hearts is the only way for the country to be sustainable!"

Emperor Wenxuan was moved, with two flames dancing in his eyes. "What a wonderful saying, 'A river with a bright moon shining on both banks, a river and mountains across thousands of miles share this heart'!"

Xiao Yunde patted his shoulder and said, "Boy, hold on tight and don't worry. This matter cannot be spread outside. Tell your little queen quietly so that she doesn't have too many burdens in her heart. She gave birth to four princesses for the royal family and has made great contributions! I am very happy!"

"I'm happy too!" Emperor Wen Xuan suddenly understood, stood up and ran, "I'll go to the Wei family now."

"Have dinner before leaving." Xiao Yunde invited.

"No, I want to have dinner with my queen. You and mother can eat with my princesses." He disappeared in a gust of wind.

He rushed into the Wei family, hugged his wife happily, "Pingping Tingting, your pig-headed nine wants to tell you a huge secret..."