The Cold King Demands Love and Pleasure

Moreover, we are in the palace now, not our own territory. If something happens, we can't just do whatever we want!

The emperor rushed over after court, bringing with him all his civil and military officials.

Xia Tongsheng felt it was a bit exaggerated; it was just the prince's child celebrating his first birthday, there was no need for such a grand display.

My daughter is still a little child, won't this scene scare her?

Among the crowd, Xia Tongsheng spotted an acquaintance. Unexpectedly, Feng Yuhan had also brought Xu Jinyan to Yi Yi's first birthday party.

Just before the banquet began, the Emperor and Empress walked side by side to the main seats.

The two women wore bright yellow robes, one embroidered with dragon patterns and the other with phoenix patterns. Accompanying them was Consort Jing, whose attire was much simpler than that of the Empress.

The emperor did not ascend the throne directly, but instead went to Xia Tongsheng's side and took the child from her.

The child was a little shy, and seeing so many people, and the emperor's expression was too serious, he nestled in Xia Tongsheng's arms and didn't lift his face.

Under heaven, probably only this little brat Yi Yi would dare to give the Emperor such a hard time. Xia Tongsheng was really afraid that the Emperor would be angry, so she quickly tried to appease the child.

Moreover, right now, because of the emperor, thousands of eyes are watching her. This is incredibly nerve-wracking, and Xia Tongsheng is quite nervous.

Enduring the scrutiny of thousands of eyes, she still had to feign composure. "Yi Yi, look, this is Daddy's daddy. Don't be afraid, let Grandpa hold you. Do you remember, Grandpa held you before?"

Children need to be coaxed. Although she was somewhat unwilling, Yi Yi still accepted the emperor's embrace!

Guiguzi, sitting in the audience, couldn't help but laugh. "This little girl, it seems she doesn't like this old man, and she doesn't even like the emperor. Now I'm at peace!"

Mu Zexi never expected that his master would be so jealous like a child, and couldn't help but wonder if his master's supposedly advanced age of seventy or eighty was fake.

Sometimes, people become more lovable as they get older!

"Master, you're still concerned about the emperor? Look at the two of us, what are we dressed like!"

"Sigh, a true man can bend and stretch. It's just wearing a eunuch's clothes. Are you really a eunuch?" Guiguzi was a little uneasy about Mu Zexi's dissatisfaction with the eunuch's clothes. "I told you to remain calm in the face of honor and disgrace. Look at you, you can't do it. You should learn from my grandmaster. Look at him, even when he was held in the emperor's arms, did he not feel even a little bit excited or crazy!"

Mu Zexi sensed that Guiguzi was praising Yi Yi in a perverse way.

"That's because Yi Yi is still young and doesn't understand yet. She doesn't know what being held in the emperor's arms means. Just wait until she's older, and she's in the emperor's arms, receiving his favor. Won't she be excited?"

Why do you always talk back?

Guiguzi ignored Mu Zexi and quietly attended Yi Yi's first birthday party in a corner.

With the first birthday banquet about to begin, Xia Tongsheng noticed that the seats she had reserved for her master and senior brother were still empty.

Could it be that Master and Senior Brother have been taken away and imprisoned by the Emperor?

She looked anxiously toward the banquet hall and finally spotted two familiar figures in a corner, but these two people were dressed as eunuchs.

Since the banquet had already begun and the Emperor was seated at the head of the table, Xia Tongsheng couldn't leave halfway through. She asked Min You'an uneasily, "Your Highness, what are Master and Senior Brother up to?"

Min Youan followed Xia Tongsheng's gaze and looked shocked as well. "I don't know either, but there must be a reason why you do things this way. I'll go and take a look after the banquet."

"It can only be the."

The emperor made some polite remarks, and then the banquet officially began with the serving of dishes.

Amidst the clinking of glasses and the exchange of toasts, a hundred dishes were laid out on the table.

"This is outrageous! So many dishes, how can we possibly finish them all?"

"Just for fun!"

"What a waste! What a waste! The Emperor is so rich."

Xia Tongsheng kept complaining about the waste, but she ate the most happily.

After the midday banquet, everyone played in the Imperial Garden!

Taking advantage of this time, the emperor returned Yi Yi to Xia Tongsheng.

He stood before the two "eunuchs" and exclaimed, "Sir!"

Guiguzi snorted coldly. The emperor's tone and manner of addressing him, as well as his name, were exactly the same as Min You'an's. It seemed that Min You'an had learned it all from the emperor.

It seems the emperor has mentioned himself to Min Yoo-an quite often!

However, Guiguzi refused. The emperor had never met Guiguzi before, so how could he know it was him? "Your Majesty, you must have mistaken me for someone else."

The Emperor smiled in a good mood, "Sir, when you saw me, your first reaction was not to kneel down, so I knew I was right!"

"Humph!"

Seeing that Guiguzi had an eccentric temperament, the emperor also showed his sincerity, saying, "Last night, I personally went to visit you at your door, but you kept me turning my back all night. I had no choice but to come to see you so abruptly."

Seeing that the emperor's attitude was sincere, Guiguzi stopped being coy. He still hoped to leave the palace that night. "Alright, let's find a less crowded place."

The emperor led Guiguzi and his disciple into the pavilion. "Master, I have summoned you here to ask you some questions!"

"Of course I know the Emperor came to see me to ask me questions." If he doesn't have something to ask him, does he expect me to live a good life with him and elope with him?

"May I ask if you, sir, could stay and assist me?"

"The emperor already has many capable and valiant generals under his command, but I am getting old and no longer have the strength to do so."

"Sir, you are too kind. Your mind is unmatched. You should not be so modest!"

"Your Majesty, you know perfectly well that I will not stay. Your time is running out. If you have any questions, you'd better ask them now!"

"I have so many sons, to which one should I pass the throne to?"

"Your Majesty, this is a matter of life and death for the nation. I think you should ask yourself, not me!"

"What if I insist that you provide an answer, sir?"

"Then let's choose the Second Prince! Since ancient times, the eldest son of the legitimate wife has been chosen. The Second Prince is not only the emperor's eldest son, but also the emperor's legitimate son!"

"No, absolutely not!" The emperor thought to himself as he listened to Guiguzi's words that the reputation of the famous Master Guiguzi was far too exaggerated.

Guiguzi smiled knowingly, "You see, doesn't His Majesty already have the answer in his heart? Why must he ask me?"

"I......"

"You won't change your decision because of a few words from this old man, will you? Since you've made your decision, follow your heart."

Needless to say, the emperor's choice was definitely Min Youan.

However, Guiguzi did not want Min Youan to become emperor. After all, Ah Sheng's identity was what it was, and once Min Youan became emperor, Ah Sheng's identity would become the biggest obstacle between the two of them.