Hold the thick thighs tightly [My father is a traitor]

"Ah, Sister Qing, your lantern is touching my lantern!" Lin Yinhu's collapsed voice shattered Xiao Yining's expectations.

Xiao Yining looked towards the river. A strange wind blew from somewhere and blew her lantern and Hu Ge'er's lantern together. The two lanterns turned twice and then were inseparably connected together.

"Mom, Brother Hu destroyed my lantern." Little Yining complained to the adults behind him with red eyes.

Lin Yinhu: ...

"It was clearly Sister Qing who didn't light the lanterns properly. She lit them after me." Lin Yinhu felt very aggrieved.

"Okay, okay, we're just lighting lanterns for a good omen, so don't make any noise." Zheng directly suppressed the two little guys who were about to make a noise.

Xiao Yining and Lin Yinhu glared at each other, then hung their heads and sought comfort in the arms of their elders.

There was still hope just now, but now it's completely hopeless.

Drum Tower

Sheng Jingchen looked at the lively scene below with boredom. Going to the Drum Tower during the Lower Yuan Festival was a tradition passed down by the ancestors, which meant enjoying the peaceful scenery of the people. He had been on the throne for six years, and he had only gone to the Drum Tower three times. He did not like to see this kind of self-deceiving peace at all.

"Father, the lanterns are already all over the canal. When do you think we can fish them out?" Prince Yuan Sheng Hongwen stepped forward and asked.

"Your son is willing to personally fish out the lantern for your father."

Sheng Jingchen looked up at him, his sharp eyes seemed to penetrate his eldest son. He sneered, "Pei Dafu, go get five lanterns for me to see."

Pei Dafu lowered his eyebrows, probably walking down the Drum Tower.

Sheng Hongwen tightened his hands hidden in his sleeves, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes as he glanced at Pei Dafu's back.

The emperor is becoming more and more fond of this eunuch. A few days ago, he even got a white tiger cub from somewhere and gave it to the emperor to please him. Even the queen mother doesn't want to see it anymore.

Sheng Hongwen looked at his uncle. His father didn't like the crossbow his uncle made for him last time and scolded him. But his uncle had many strange things, so there would always be one that caught his father's eye.

Sheng Jingchen, who was sitting in a high position, did not miss King Yuan's gaze. His smile remained unchanged, and the temperature around him also dropped a few degrees.

At this moment, the lanterns on the canal have reached a terrifying level. The custom of lighting lanterns has a long history, but it is only so lively when the emperor appears in the Drum Tower. Everyone wants to see his holy face up close, and no one wants to miss this opportunity.

Pei Dafu listened attentively to his subordinates' reports, and knew in his heart which lanterns to fish out. Pei Dafu always knew what kind of lanterns the emperor wanted to see, but this time he was disturbed by Prince Yuan. Thinking of the emperor whom he had served since he was a child, and who had never smiled in these days, he waved his hand to call Xiao Shunzi and whispered a few words to him.

"It's time to start fishing for lanterns." The people occupying the front line began to shout loudly.

"The year before last, the Emperor granted marriage to the young man from the Zhang family in East Lane. I wonder how many people envied him. I wonder which couples will have this honor this year."

"During the time of the previous emperor, Ma Xiucai from Xicheng said he wanted to be an official, and the previous emperor even ordered a great scholar to teach him personally. Now he has been sent out to serve as a seventh-rank county magistrate."

"It's a pity that our emperor doesn't like to go out, otherwise the Lantern Festival would be even more lively..."

"..."

Little Yining was already sitting on Wang Ersheng's shoulders. Her eight-foot-tall height was enough to make her look down on the crowd. She looked at the lantern that was fished out in front of her with envy, "Grandpa, Qingjie's lantern, the emperor can't see it."

She writes very well.

However, even though Xiao Yining felt disappointed, she knew that the probability of finding herself among the thousands of lanterns was only slightly higher than buying a lottery ticket.

Little Lin Yinhu looked like he was about to cry but couldn't. If Wang Lin hadn't held him up high so that he could look at the magnificent scene ahead, he would have probably already cried.

Pei Dafu smiled and held five lanterns in front of Sheng Jingchen. "Your Majesty, these are the lanterns I carefully selected. Please take a look."

Flatterer, treacherous official.

Sheng Hongwen cursed in his heart, then watched with a little anticipation as his father opened the prayer paper in the lantern.

Sheng Jingchen slowly opened the paper, paused, and smiled, "Well done, bring the person over!"

Pei Dafu knew the owner of the lantern very well, so he announced, "Tell Lin Yining, Lin Yinhu, Leng Yi..."

The name coming from the other side of the river made everyone excited again.

Xiao Yining: ...There is nothing fishy about this. She washes her hair upside down.

"Brother Hu, you are going to see the emperor..." Cai Honghua's excited heart finally couldn't hold on and she fainted on the ground.

"Grandma..." Lin Yinhu hadn't yet recovered from the joy of meeting the emperor when he was frightened to death by his own grandmother.

"What a useless thing. Brother Hu, don't worry about your grandma. Take Sister Qing to see the emperor." Zheng urged hurriedly.

The boat that came to pick them up had already reached the shore, and a row of Iron Eagle Guards came down. Xiao Shunzi called out the name again, and his brows jumped when he looked at the people who came. He wondered if the emperor would be furious if he knew that his godfather had blatantly deceived the emperor.

In addition to Xiao Yining and the other two, there was also a strange young man and woman on the boat. Xiao Yining looked at them curiously, not knowing what they had written on the lanterns, probably about a romantic relationship. Well, a child like her who had always been concerned about the country and the people could never compare.

Sheng Hongwen frowned as he watched the three children going up to the drum tower. "Eunuch Pei is really picky. He even brought a baby up here. Can she write?"

Pei Dafu smiled and responded, "Your Highness Prince Yuan, whoever wrote this lantern should come up. The emperor has personally reviewed it, and I dare not make any decisions on my own."

As soon as Xiao Yining stepped onto the fifth floor of the Drum Tower, she heard an unpleasant duck voice calling there. She and Hu Ge'er hid behind a fellow villager and looked at the person who was speaking curiously.

"You are going to destroy the rules of our ancestors." Sheng Jingchen was already quite displeased.

"I dare not, but today is an important day." Prince Yuan said unwillingly. This was totally different from what he had arranged.

"If you know, then shut up." Sheng Jingchen looked at the five people coming up, with a soft look in his eyes. "I have read your wishes, Li Jingyi. I will send an imperial physician to see your grandmother and make her recover soon."

The young woman in front knelt down to express her gratitude and was then taken away by the eunuch.

The man's wish was simpler. He wanted to learn a skill to support his family, and the emperor fulfilled his wish.

Xiao Yining was moved by the simple wishes of the people of this era, but she also felt that her mind was too narrow. She thought about love all day long, which was not right. This was a problem that needed to be corrected.

"No need to kneel." This is what Sheng Jingchen said to the remaining three children. "Come here."

Little Yining poked her head out from behind her fellow villager and saw the emperor looking at her lovingly. She loosened Leng Yi's trousers, ran over and grabbed the hem of his crown, and uttered a sweet voice, "Grandpa Emperor..."

Xiao Yining: I want to have sex, but my thighs must be brushed.

"Qingjie..." Lin Yinhu's face turned pale with fear, shocked by his cousin's boldness. He quickly stepped forward and begged for mercy, "Your Majesty, my sister is still young and ignorant, please forgive her. Qingjie, let go quickly, you can't touch the tiger's butt."

"Hehe, nothing." Sheng Jingchen touched little Yining's head and asked Lin Yinhu, "Do you want to be the Protector of the Country?"

Lord Protector?

Little Yining looked at Hu Ge'er in surprise. He didn't expect that this child would actually write down the legend of Linjia Village.

At this moment, her body felt lighter and she was placed on her uncle's lap.

Lin Yinhu's face was flushed with excitement at this moment. He didn't expect that he could meet the emperor and let the emperor see his wish. He nodded heavily and said, "Your Majesty, I want to be the Duke of Protectorate. Not only me, but also Qingjie'er's father and my cousin want to be the Duke of Protectorate."

"You are such a fool, kid. You can't become the Duke of Protector of the Country just because you want to. There has never been a Duke of Protector of the Country in this dynasty." The duck voice started again.

"Impossible, my clan grandfather said there was a Duke of Protector of the Country." Lin Yinhu retorted.

"I am Prince Yuan, the legitimate son of the Emperor. How could I not know this? Boy, you have been deceived by your grandfather."

Little Yining looked at the person who spoke, and then at Hu Ge'er. The little boy was so devastated by these words that tears welled up in his eyes.

No wonder Prince Yuan stepped down from the throne of Crown Prince. The Emperor never said anything like that, which was discouraging to the child.

She looked at her great uncle, and seeing him frowning, she quickly said, "The emperor has a title of Protector of the Country. This is the promise made by the founding emperor to our Linjia Village."

Everyone was stunned. The Zhou Dynasty had been established for hundreds of years, and these two children were talking about things that happened hundreds of years ago.

"My fourth-generation great-grandfather was a soldier who fought with the founding emperor. He told us descendants that the emperor once said that if his descendants could pass the imperial examination and become the top scholar, they would be granted the title of Protector of the Country."

"As soon as the boys in our village are born, they will be taken to the ancestral temple by the clan grandfather to pay homage to their ancestors, and we will be told to remember that the descendants of the Lin family will only recognize the Sheng family's territory for generations." Lin Yinhu continued.