Chapter 322 Be a tyrant for one day
Chapter 322 Be a tyrant for one day
“But Mother, without Aunt, where would the title come from? The title was obtained because of Aunt. Now that Aunt doesn’t want to be Empress anymore, shouldn’t the title be taken back?” Xia Baobao asked, tilting her head.
Princess He gritted her teeth, unwilling to give up: "After your grandfather and father pass away, this title will be yours! You'll get a head start and have a bright future!"
"Second Uncle earned his official position through his own exams, and Third Uncle earned his general's position through his own efforts. Second Uncle and Third Uncle are so amazing! I want to be an amazing person!" Xia Baobao looked at her second and third brothers with bright, sparkling eyes, her admiration turning into little stars.
Upon hearing that the child hadn't been led astray by Princess He, Brother Xia breathed a long sigh of relief.
Xia Mo looked at her three sisters-in-law.
Her parents were the ones who gave her life, and her three older brothers were the relatives she grew up with. But her sister-in-law was not someone she grew up with, nor was she a close friend. It's normal that they weren't close.
She turned to look at Xia's father and mother. In that instant, her mind cleared a little, and her attachment to family ties lessened.
At the end of summer, he had an epiphany, and his otherworldly, ethereal aura deepened.
"Auntie!" Xia Baobao grabbed Xia Mo's leg and cried out, "Auntie is going to fly away like a kite!"
"Little sister!"
"Little sister, don't mind your sister-in-law. After all, she didn't grow up with us," Brother Xia said nervously.
"NanNan..."
Xia's father and mother were also worried that Xia Mo would achieve success in her cultivation and ascend to immortality, leaving them to watch their daughter leave, and in a way that would mean never seeing her again until their deaths.
"My lord, the emperor has arrived."
The gatekeeper announced, paused, and added, "His Majesty also brought children under ten and over one year old with him."
"what?"
Xia's mother was taken aback. As a mother, she was quite perceptive and immediately understood Huangfu Qian's meaning.
"Alright, alright, no need to argue," Xia's mother happily got up. "My dear, Huangfu Qian has brought the children of the imperial clan. He wants you to choose which one is more suitable for adoption!"
Summer's end, she raised an eyebrow.
"Hurry up and let them in!" Mr. Xia said enthusiastically as he stood up.
This son-in-law didn't want his daughter to suffer any injustice!
Whenever Xia's father thought about it, a strong sense of joy welled up from the bottom of his heart.
Huangfu Qian brought the eligible children from the imperial clan with him, intending to express his stance to Xia's father and Xia Mo, and also to make it clear that he had decided to be honest about his feelings.
In the backyard of the Xia residence, in the room reserved for Xia Mo—
“Speak,” Xia Mo raised an eyebrow.
"I wonder, if you give birth to the child, will you choose to stay?" Huangfu Qian smiled bitterly; this was really unlike him.
"..."
Xia Mo looked at Huangfu Qian in surprise and shook her head: "I will not destroy my immortal body in order to have a child." Her answer was straightforward and clear.
Huangfu Qian let out a long sigh, but the discomfort that had been building up in his chest remained.
"If, two hundred years from now, your feelings for me remain unchanged, and my feelings for you remain unchanged, then I will take you with me and leave this little green world," Xia Mo said, revealing her plan.
Huangfu Qian looked up abruptly, as if struck by a pleasant surprise, and stared at Xia Mo with delight.
"really?!"
Huangfu Qian was afraid that he had misheard, so he stared at Xia Mo without blinking and couldn't help but ask.
"I have enough strength to leave on my own, but if I want to take someone with me, I don't have enough strength. What can I do?"
Xia Mo smiled and looked back at Huangfu Qian.
"If my parents are two hundred years from now, and our relationship is still as strong as it is now, I wouldn't want to leave alone!"
Xia Mo deliberately suppressed her laughter and feigned helplessness.
"Originally, we could have directly confronted the otherworldly mainframe and destroyed it, saving effort and avoiding so much trouble."
"But what if my parents are two hundred years from now, and my feelings for you haven't changed? I can't just abandon you, can I? I can only absorb its power and turn it into my own. So... it's troublesome, but so be it," Xia Mo shrugged, deliberately looking at Huangfu Qian with doting eyes, and said, "Who told me to still like you so much right now? I have to prepare in advance."
Huangfu Qian stepped forward, embraced Xia Mo, and kissed her passionately.
Huangfu Qian scooped Xia Mo up in his arms and laid her on the bed, then pressed himself against her...
Two hours later...
Xia Mo's initial sadness had long since vanished, and now, nestled in Huangfu Qian's arms, she was secretly delighted.
"So all your strange behavior these past few years was because you were afraid I'd abandon you, huh?" Xia Mo was amused by Huangfu Qian's actions, cupped Huangfu Qian's face, and planted another kiss on him.
Xia Mo said, "Tomorrow, you can be a tyrant for one day. I want to spend a whole day and night with you."
After saying that, she pressed down on him, and they rolled together...
A day and a night later—
Huangfu Qian's sudden decision to stand up his court officials made them very uneasy. They heard that he had lost his mind while with the Empress and had also heard about the adoption of a son from the imperial family. They felt that their opportunity had come!
How can an emperor not have his own bloodline?! Of course, it's best for children to carry his own bloodline, and so on.
Huangfu Qian was not the kind of emperor who could be swayed by the words and power of his court officials. If a court official failed to perform his duties, he would either be replaced or step down.
So, the noisy commotion lasted only a day, and the courtiers who had harbored ulterior motives all quieted down.
The courtiers fell silent, while the imperial family members were excited.
Those relatives' sons who were just over ten or eleven years old also felt that they should be given a chance to fight for it, so they jumped around trying to get it done.
Unable to persuade Huangfu Qian, he turned to Xia Mo, who seemed the easiest to talk to.
By the end of summer, they couldn't even see each other!
The child chosen in the end was a relative of the imperial clan whose mother had died and whose father had remarried. The remarried woman wanted the child to make room for her son, but she also didn't want the child to succeed, so she deliberately didn't send him to Huangfu Qian.
When the child was brought into the palace, he was only five years old. He was skin and bones, and in the dead of winter, he was wearing clothes that exposed his wrists and ankles. His eyes were empty and lifeless. His parents were heartbroken and held him, calling him their precious darling.
Xia Mo adopted the child into her own name, not intending to raise him herself, but instead asked Xia's parents to help take care of the child.
She needs to help the child develop a relationship with Xia's father and mother.
The three sisters-in-law wanted their nephews and nieces to get closer to the child and cultivate a sibling bond, but Xia Mo stopped them. Xia Mo knew exactly what the three sisters-in-law were thinking. They would wait until the child was at least ten years old and Huangfu Qian had educated him on right and wrong.
And so, twenty years passed in a blur...
For cultivators, twenty years is but a fleeting moment!
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