The three-year-old host decides to raise an emperor father for himself.

When Xuanyuan arrived at the Jingwang Mansion, the procession was quite grand.

His carriage hadn't even reached the alley where Prince Jing's residence was located when the news spread like wildfire that His Majesty was going to personally visit Prince Jing despite the heavy rain.

When Xuanyuan arrived at the gate of Prince Jing's mansion, Chen Li, who had already received the news, led a large group of people to the gate of the mansion to welcome the emperor.

While bowing deeply to the emperor, Chen Li was inwardly grumbling, "He puts on a show of wearing a white dragon robe, but in reality, he wants the whole world to know. I wonder how many people actually believe him."

In any case, Chen Li could see that those shrewd people in the court had all noticed this man's wariness of Prince Jing.

If he hadn't seen through these things, how would those people have dared to secretly trip him up?

Does he really think he doesn't know who's behind all those things?

But no matter how much he secretly complained, on the surface, Chen Li remained the same gentle and polite Chief Steward Chen.

After getting out of the carriage, Xuanyuan didn't even glance at the kneeling crowd of the Prince's Mansion. He walked down to Chen Li and gestured for Chen Li to stand up as if bestowing a favor. "Chief Steward Chen, please get up. I have no other purpose in coming today than to visit my brother. Please lead the way."

There was not even the slightest intention to consult.

As for those still kneeling, he didn't even give them a second glance.

Rather, he did it on purpose.

As the emperor, Xuanyuan Lin knew very well that as long as he didn't tell them to get up, these people would have to keep kneeling.

Elsewhere, Xuanyuan Lin had no interest in causing trouble for others, but once he arrived at Prince Jing's residence, he found fault with everyone.

However, because of Prince Jing's previous achievements and his reputation among the people, he cannot do anything openly, at least not at present.

Chen Li bowed slightly respectfully, not looking directly at the emperor's face, and stood up meticulously and with proper movements, saying, "Please."

Chen Li thought to himself, "Luckily, I was prepared and didn't bring my own people with me."

Although he hadn't expected Xuan Yuanlin to do this, such underhanded and torturous methods were usually only used by women trapped in the backyard whose minds had been warped.

However, upon further reflection, Chen Li thought that perhaps Xuan Yuanlin's mind had become twisted from being constantly illuminated by the glory of their prince.

Xuan Yuanlin glanced at Chen Li, who seemed respectful, a hint of disgust flashing in his eyes. But then, as if he had thought of something, he put on what he considered a friendly smile.

"Chief Steward Chen has been in the Prince's residence for quite a few years now, hasn't he? In the past two years, I have been very grateful to Chief Steward Chen for taking care of my brother's residence. Otherwise, I would not be able to rest assured about my brother's health while I am in the palace."

"Now that my brother has awakened, I was overjoyed when I first heard the news. I even thought that if I had brought my brother into the palace to take care of him back then, perhaps these two years wouldn't have been wasted."

Chen Li: "With His Majesty's dragon aura protecting him, the Prince will naturally be blessed with good fortune and health, so His Majesty need not worry too much."

On the surface, everything appeared harmonious, but in reality, both sides were cursing each other in their hearts.

Xuan Yuanlin: "Pah, just a dog raised by Xuan Yuanjing. I was planning to deal with you dogs after that bastard died, but I didn't expect that someone who had been in a coma for two years could actually wake up! Just a bastard, but he's tough!"

Chen Li: "Pah! What are you pretending for? It's a good thing that I thought back then that there were too many people in the palace and it wasn't safe even with the emperor there, so I pushed the matter aside. Otherwise, it's hard to say whether the prince would still be alive today!"

Chen Li felt a chill of fear whenever he thought about it later!

Xuan Yuanlin probably really disliked the people of the Jingwang Mansion, so even if he was just putting on an act, he was unwilling to compromise himself too much in front of Chen Li, and the two quickly fell silent again.

As they approached the courtyard where Xuan Yuanjing lived, Xuan Yuanlin saw the gate guarded by two men in the rain and paused slightly.

Chen Li heard him say something in a low voice, but the sound was mostly swallowed up by the rain and was not clear.

Then, Xuanyuan Lin turned and glanced at Chen Li. His gaze was inexplicably unsettling, yet it vanished in an instant.

Chen Li lowered his head slightly, seemingly unaware of his gaze.

Xuanyuan Lin smiled and said, "I vaguely heard that my brother has a secret guard, which seems to have been left by the late emperor?"

"I don't know if this news is true or false. If it is true, I imagine that the Imperial Brother's courtyard must be heavily guarded."

Upon hearing this, Chen Li's expression remained unchanged, and he simply said that he didn't know either.

When asked, the answer was always the same: "I don't know, I'm not sure. The prince didn't say."

Xuan Yuanlin seemed to snort coldly, or perhaps not.

Chen Li clearly sensed that the emperor did not want to enter Xuan Yuanjing's main courtyard so easily, and seemed to have guessed that there were many people who could easily take his life hidden there.

Even though Xuanyuan Lin was followed by many guards with swords.

Even though he also had hidden weapons on his person for protection.

Xuan Yuanlin thought he had hidden himself well, but in reality, Chen Li had already scanned every possible place on the man's body to hide something when he got close, and had already discovered the trick.

However, since this person was the emperor, even if Chen Li discovered it, he couldn't directly say, "Please take out the item."

At the same time, Chen Li also bet that this coward wouldn't dare to directly attack the prince, otherwise he would have done so in the past two years.

Xuanyuan Lin had many concerns, but in the end he still entered the courtyard.

Then, he straightened his sleeves, which were barely damp with rain, at the door of Xuan Yuanjing's room and stepped inside.

Xuanyuan Lin: "Royal brother, I've come to see you."

When he entered, Xuan Yuanlin did not inform anyone in advance and walked straight in.

As he spoke, he walked around the screen, his brows furrowing slightly: "After hearing that you had woken up, I wanted to leave the palace to see you immediately, but unfortunately I have been busy with state affairs these days and I really couldn't find the time... Your room is really a bit dark, my brother."

As he spoke, Xuan Yuanlin walked directly to the table not too far from Xuan Yuanjing, casually glancing at the furnishings in the room while giving Xuan Yuanjing a forced, generous smile.

When he saw Xuan Yuanjing's weak appearance, which was clearly different from his former high spirits, even though he was prepared, a hint of pleasure still flashed in Xuan Yuanlin's eyes.

Then he was relieved that the room wasn't too brightly lit.

Because of this, Xuanyuan Jing wouldn't be able to see the expression on his face.

Xuan Yuanlin thought to himself, "So what if you, Xuan Yuanjing, were brave and skilled in battle back then? Now you're just a useless piece of trash lying in bed, unable to do anything."

Because of the bed curtains, almost half of Xuan Yuanjing's body was covered in shadow, and his light brown eyes had turned into a dark brown that was close to black.

He curled his lips into a slight smile.

Xuanyuan Jing: "My imperial brother has arrived."

The hand hidden under the blanket clenched silently.