Chapter 114: Chapter 114: Your Imperial Father?

Mu Ran finished filming the scene of him playing on the rocking car, and didn’t post it on any platform, just wanted to keep it as a collection to create an album for him.

When Xiao Jin grows up, he can use it for reminiscing.

This method is quite popular online, Mu Ran feels like he is copying parenting courses from the internet.

“Auntie!” Chu Xijin jumped off the rocking car and came to hold Auntie’s hand: “Did you ever play this when you were little?”

“Of course I did, I played it so much I wanted to puke!” Mu Ran felt like her parents had some issues, she loved playing on rocking cars, and the house was filled with all kinds of strange rocking cars, calling out all day, annoying beyond words.

“Is that so? Your parents probably loved you very much, right?”

Although Auntie didn’t show it, he could sense that Auntie never envied others’ parents.

“Yes, they treated me very well, spoiled me beyond measure.” Mu Ran chuckled, with a hint of nostalgia and sighs in her eyes: “But I don’t remember a lot of it.”

She laughed, not taking it to heart, “Let’s go home, you should eat more later, to boost your immunity.”

“Okay.” Chu Xijin agreed, sensing someone staring at him, he looked over casually, and it was actually Uncle!

Chu Xijin pretended not to see him, and left with Auntie after getting in the car.

Xiao Yu’an laughed in exasperation from behind.

Little heartless brat!

Seems like I haven’t hit you enough!

Chu Xijin sighed and sent a message with his smart watch: “Uncle, what are you doing there?”

Xiao Yu’an: “So you weren’t blind, huh?”

Chu Xijin: “Yes, I guess I’m still young, my eyesight is quite good, but I’m still young, a bit playful. Today Auntie said she’d accompany me, I want to be with Auntie, but I’ll definitely finish the tasks you give me afterwards!”

Xiao Yu’an: “Considering you’re sick, I’ll reluctantly forgive you.”

Chu Xijin: “Thank you, Uncle, how did you know I was sick?”

Xiao Yu’an thought about it and told him: “I’ll tell you tomorrow.”

Chu Xijin: “Okay.”

He’s a good baby, won’t ask further.

But he can guess, could it be that Auntie and Uncle are good friends, and today Auntie and Uncle happened to have plans that got delayed because of him? Or is the person Auntie is meeting today related to Uncle?

But no matter how you look at it.

Auntie and Uncle are connected.

Chu Xijin doesn’t know whether it’s good or not, he can only let it develop naturally.

After returning home, Aunt Zhang had already prepared the meal.

During dinner, Mu Ran thought about Xiao Jin painfully calling for his father today and wanted to ask him: “Xiao Jin, can you tell me about your Emperor father?”

She had learned from her sister that the dog Emperor was a philanderer and scoundrel.

She wanted to hear how Xiao Jin would speak of him.

Chu Xijin pursed his lips, “For the people, my father Emperor might be considered half a good Emperor.”

Mu Ran raised her eyebrows, saying nothing.

“My grandmother was a palace maid, taken by the Emperor grandfather for affection and gave birth to my father Emperor, my father Emperor wasn’t grandpa’s favored or cherished child, but my father Emperor was smart, he schemed bit by bit, starting by planning as a subordinate of the Prince, gradually rising to prominence, and finally captured the throne in the Prince’s contention, after becoming Emperor, he married my mother to solidify his position.

Father Emperor is strategic yet unstable.

He wants to leave a name in history, also wants to govern with diligence to be praised as a good Emperor, in the years after gaining throne, the people gradually improved, he was trying.

But he envied Uncle being honored by the people with longevity, fearing Uncle would seize his throne.

The Imperial Tutor once told me, Father Emperor doted on me a lot, but I was clueless, during a story narrated by court personnel, I idolized Uncle incredibly, since then, Father Emperor treated me worse, considered me a Xiao Family member, more wanting to extinguish the Xiao Family, to be the true ruler.

But Father Emperor has never been to the battlefield.

Doesn’t understand battlefield cruelty, nor Uncle’s importance in Daqi, and doesn’t understand the covetousness of other countries, had he been born in a peaceful era, he could be a progressively good Emperor, but he was born in chaotic times, thus he is a muddle-headed ruler, a narrow-minded muddle-headed ruler!”

What Chu Xijin didn’t speak is.

Even if Father Emperor truly wanted to deal with Uncle.

That was too fast, jealousy made him extreme.

Daqi seems calm on the surface, but once hit, could easily collapse.

Man-made disasters could be avoided.

Natural disasters?

Floods, earthquakes, pandemics, droughts, locusts pass, for the people’s lives, it’s like heaven and earth shaking.

Could easily be a year of famine, people eating each other.

Father Emperor isn’t a tyrant.

He’s just not smart enough, and insidious!

Greed too much, ultimately lost everything!

Father Emperor despised him too, for thinking him clever, fearing he’d be aided by Uncle to rise, preventing him from being Emperor.

Father Emperor originally had a good mindset when having nothing, after becoming Emperor, always had a sense of mistress rising to Queen, lack of virtue for position, wanting to prove to the world how capable he is feeling.

Mu Ran watched him ponder.

Really not like a five-year-old child, but like a peer, so smart for such young age.

Either faced immense hardship.

Or naturally bright.

He possessed both.

“Will you miss him?”

“No, Uncle once said, for fools, we merely pity.” Chu Xijin laughed indifferently, “Auntie, don’t worry about me, I’m doing quite well now.”

“That’s good.”

Mu Ran suppressed her worries about him, “Today, I’ll accompany you, do you want to go somewhere?”

“Auntie, can I go to your studio?” Chu Xijin asked.

“Sure, after you finish your medicine, I’ll take you there.”

“Yay!” Chu Xijin became happy, following Auntie to the studio.

The studio is overall clean and tidy, as it focuses on artistic creation, the style is somewhat unconventional, has both serious and playful aspects, is very spacious, Xiao Jin felt Auntie’s office was especially noteworthy due to the fully stocked snack cabinet, if not knowing it’s an office, it could be mistaken for a small shop.

“Xiao Jin, hello!” People at the studio were delighted seeing Chu Xijin.

He truly looked great.

Much better in person than in live stream!

The noble temperament he naturally carries was even more obvious, staff members all took out their phones to take pictures, also took photos with him.

Chu Xijin cooperated well, while taking photos with them, he casually inquired about the hometown, position, age, and if they were single among the staff.

Mu Ran admired his eloquence quite a bit.

In fact, Chu Xijin was slightly disappointed, Auntie’s team was mostly young people, but none suitable for her.

“Xiao Jin, the short film your Aunt made for you, did you know it’s surpassed a hundred million plays overseas?”

“Really?” Chu Xijin went to look at the comments from netizens, he studied at international school, with many foreign classmates, now his English is progressing swiftly.

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