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

Chapter 961 The Last Barrier of the North Wing

When Yiyi heard Emperor Zhaowu's questioning, she just covered her mouth and giggled. When asked urgently, she twisted her body and backed away, "My mother didn't let me tell anyone, I would be beaten if I told anyone, Yiyi was afraid."

As he spoke, he made a spanking motion, his round eyes full of cunning.

Emperor Zhaowu seemed to be thinking about something. He picked up the child and walked towards Shi Anxia Courtyard.

Yi Yi felt guilty for a moment and buried his face in his uncle's neck and pretended to be asleep, occasionally stealing glances at his mother's reaction.

Shi Anxia was checking the amount of relief grain when she looked up and saw the two, one big and one small. She especially saw her son's eyes rolling around and his sneaky look. She immediately put down her brush and glanced at her son, "Come here. What trouble have you gotten yourself into again?"

Yi Yi immediately grabbed Emperor Zhaowu's collar and whispered in his ear, "Uncle, look, mother is going to beat me!" Her baby voice was full of grievance, and her lips were curled up, "Uncle, protect me!"

Emperor Zhaowu hugged the child tightly as if protecting his cub, "Speak carefully, you scared the child."

Before he could finish his words, the little one in his arms burst into tears. Tears as big as beans fell out and soaked his front in an instant.

Shi Anxia: "..."

This little drama queen, she hasn't even said a harsh word yet.

Emperor Zhaowu was about to coax her, but Yi Yi confessed with sobs, "I said I like daddy, and my uncle said I have never seen daddy, but I have clearly seen him... I saw him in my mother's inner room..."

The little thing felt more and more aggrieved, and suddenly he burped, "Daddy is handsome, Yiyi likes Daddy the most..."

Although he is young, he has been able to speak since early childhood, especially through practicing from morning to night. Now he can communicate in long sentences.

Emperor Zhaowu was extremely embarrassed, "Imperial sister, I just asked casually."

Shi Anxia sighed softly and opened her red lips slightly, just as she was about to tell the truth, but she heard Yiyi sobbing again, "Mom's painting of Daddy is so beautiful... Yiyi also wants to paint as beautifully as him..."

Emperor Zhaowu paused: "..."

painting?

Shi Anxia's fingertips suddenly tightened: "..."

画！

Emperor Zhaowu blushed. The young emperor's ears suddenly turned red, and he even stumbled when saying goodbye, almost running away.

Even after walking a long way, his heart was still pounding. He had thought about whether his husband was still alive.

After all, such a brilliant person might have nine lives like a cat.

Or maybe he escaped to confuse some people.

As for who he was deceiving, he had no idea.

After all, it was very strange that the imperial sister insisted on leaving Beijing when the weather was freezing cold.

Moreover, the health of the two little princesses was not particularly good. At first, he had tried hard to persuade them to take the little princesses to the palace to be well taken care of, but the imperial sister disagreed and insisted on taking the children to Iron Horse City to suffer from the cold.

In short, Emperor Zhaowu was full of doubts about this.

That night, the red candles were burning brightly.

Shi Anxia leaned against the soft pillow, her long black hair falling like a waterfall.

She told Cen Yuan what happened today, "Your son is really a good man, he almost sold you out." She suddenly stood up, "You say, should we be honest with the emperor?"

Cen Yuan was tying the silk ribbon of his nightgown. Hearing this, his fingers paused. "No." The candlelight cast shadows of varying depths between his brows. "Do you... trust him so much?"

Shi Anxia thought for a moment, "Don't you believe him?"

Cen Yuan suddenly rested her head on Shi Anxia's legs, her moon-white middle-length dress loosely wrapped around her body.

The collar was slightly open, revealing half of his jade-like clavicle. However, an old scar next to his clavicle was noticeable, which broke the appearance of this fallen fairy and revealed a bit of restrained elegance.

His features were rather cold, but the fine linen fabric shone softly, softening his sharp features.

His fingers were casually fiddling with the silk ribbon around his waist, his slender knuckles looking even more distinct against the plain satin.

Cen Yuan looked at the top of the tent and said calmly, "He was considered diligent in his early years, but he didn't have many people to rely on, so he was easily gullible. He cultivated his own forces to fight for power and position in order to save his life. But he was poor, and his cultivation was a mess."

As for the chips in Xiao Zhi's hand, he had no qualifications to fight for the throne and power, and he couldn't even save his life.

Shi Anxia fully agreed with this point.

If Xiao Zhi was stronger, he wouldn't have been hunted down so miserably in his previous life and almost died.

Cen Yuan added, "I have no way of knowing his character. On the surface, he is naturally much stronger than Prince Jin." As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at his wife.

From this angle, he could just see his wife's graceful jawline. The curve from the earlobe to the back of the neck was as smooth as a jade carving.

A strand of scattered black hair was hanging on the side of her slender neck, rising and falling gently with her breathing, like a stroke of ink that was accidentally smudged on a fine brush painting.

"Well, I'm blind, that's why I like Prince Jin." Shi Anxia lowered her eyes and glared at him.

"Just admit it." Cen Yuan smiled faintly and reached out to hook her chin. "Pull back from the brink, you're a good girl."

She slapped his hand away and was also amused. Thinking of his careful thoughts when he stopped her from going to Baoguo Temple after she was reborn, she couldn't help but sigh softly and said slowly, "If I hadn't been reborn and married to King Jin according to the trajectory, what would you have done?"

Cen Yuan stopped smiling and said calmly, "I'll kill him, and you'll become a widow and marry me."

Shi Anxia gently stroked the scar on his neck with her hand, without saying a word, but a sweet feeling inexplicably spread in her heart.

Cen Yuan sat up straight abruptly, and the originally loose collar of his shirt opened a little wider because of this movement. "I helped Xiao Zhi ascend to the throne only because you chose him to sit on the throne in your previous life. It was also because I wanted to help someone to compete with Prince Jin. But, Xia'er..."

He suddenly leaned forward, two clusters of dark flames dancing in his pupils, "An emperor who has never experienced war, a monarch who has never shed blood for the throne, when power is within his grasp, do you really think he can always be as bright and clear as in his previous life?"

Shi Anxia's eyes suddenly darkened, and her heart beat like a drum, "So... you chose to escape when the imperial power was transferred, because... you wanted to test the emperor's character?"

"For me, it's just a coincidence." Cen Yuan frowned, rested his head on Shi Anxia's legs again, and placed his fist on his forehead. "However, for the emperor, this is his final plan to protect the North Wing."

If something goes wrong with Emperor Zhaowu, at least there is one last hidden barrier on the northern wing.

Shi Anxia suddenly understood the good intentions of the retired emperor from these few short sentences.

He was protecting the loyal ministers and generals they had chosen to stay, keeping them safe for the rest of their lives, contributing to the court, and adding luster to the prosperity of the Northern Wing without leaving any regrets.

One emperor and one courtier!

The emperor's position as regent does not mean he can tell the emperor what to do in every matter. Over time, resentment and murderous intent will grow.

The new emperor would eventually adjust the court officials and generals according to his own preferences. If one day, the new emperor became the next king who caused the destruction of the Northern Wing Kingdom, at least there would be a force to restrain him.

"This was proposed by the Emperor himself." Cen Yuan smiled faintly, "If anyone wants to bully the Emperor, it should be him, not us."