Duan Changchuan woke up in the middle of the night.
He dreamed of himself before his death again. He wrote the suicide letter with trembling hands, tears falling uncontrollably.
"It's all my fault... If only I had never been born..."
"Father, why did you leave me here...Father, Xier misses you so much..."
[How many more people in this world will die in this power struggle? ]
[If I die, will this world be better? ]
The despair in the dream swept over him, making it almost impossible for him to breathe.
"Your Majesty... Your Majesty?"
"Duan Changchuan, baby?"
Bai Su's voice lingered in his ears, and he opened his eyes in a daze.
The room was dark and he couldn't see clearly through the gauze curtains. He reflexively huddled into the Alpha's arms, sniffing the soothing pheromones, his body still shaking slightly.
"A nightmare?"
Bai Su asked.
The boy nodded sullenly.
"What did your majesty dream about? Tell me."
The young man lowered his head, nestled into her shoulder, and whispered, "I remember... the afternoon before the wedding, I secretly left the palace to see you. I happened to see you talking to Lin Qing..."
Bai Su actually also had this memory, but she had a preconceived notion that she was a time traveler, so she just looked at these memories as other people's stories, so she didn't feel any empathy.
But Duan Changchuan has always lived as a person of this era. To him, the emperor who had committed suicide was himself.
So she patted the boy gently, held him in her arms, and asked gently, "What happened next?"
"I feel very sad... During that period, my mother treated me very coldly and always advised me to bow down to my uncle. Although she never said it, I knew in my heart that she felt that I was not a talent for a monarch. And it just so happened that Prime Minister Bai turned against his father and openly defied his father's will, colluding with the regent..."
"You just can't get over it, right?"
"Well... I feel that living is... unnecessary. It would be easier to die. No one cares anyway."
Bai Su hugged him again, her palm gently resting on his bulging belly: "I care a lot... I care a lot about my Omega, and the baby cares a lot about his father."
Duan Changchuan's eyes followed her down to his lower abdomen, raised his lips, and covered the back of her hand: "I know..."
Bai Su nodded, held his hand and kissed the tips of his fingers.
She looked at him with narrow eyes: "Duan Changchuan, I can't lose you."
The boy sniffed and stepped forward to kiss her lips: "I can't lose my sister either."
…
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The next day, Duan Changchuan and Bai Su stayed in the study room all day. Although they were doing their own things, the scent of peony and gardenia lingered all the time, comforting each other, and they never left each other's side for a moment.
Changle brought two bowls of sweet-scented osmanthus dumplings and knocked on the door. "Your Majesty wanted to eat them yesterday, but something went wrong after the imperial chef prepared them, so you didn't have time to eat them. Today, I took the initiative to ask the imperial chef to make some more, according to your Majesty's instructions yesterday. Would you like to try them?"
The fragrance of osmanthus fills the air before people even enter the door.
The plump little dumplings are cooked with lotus root powder and filled with small pieces of watermelon, as well as fragrant and glutinous red beans and chestnuts.
A layer of small osmanthus flowers is sprinkled on the top, which is fragrant and beautiful.
The young man immediately put down the book in his hand and sat down: "I wanted to eat it yesterday."
As he said this, he scooped a spoonful and put it into his mouth.
He curled his eyes happily and said, "Well done. Changle will give them some silver as a reward."
"Yes, I will ask Yiman to do it right away."
The children were happy, and Bai Su couldn't help but smile along.
This morning, I asked Mr. Huang to come and check on his nightmare problem, so I prescribed a few more medicines. The medicine tasted much more bitter after it was boiled. The little guy has been feeling aggrieved for almost the whole morning, and now he is finally happy.
As they were talking, Yi Man's voice came from outside, saying, "Your Majesty, Zhang Dehai and Miss Jin'er are here."
Now that Bai Sushou has been summoned back to the emperor's bedroom, it is only natural for Zhang Dehai and Nangong Jin'er, as her maids and servants, to come over.
Duan Changchuan directly called the two of them in.
"Your servant Zhang Dehai pays respect to Your Majesty."
"Nangong Jin'er pays respect to His Majesty and His Majesty."
Duan Changchuan waved his hand at the two of them and said, "Get up. How is the letter I wrote to the princess yesterday?"
Zhang Dehai hurriedly stepped forward and presented a letter. "Your Majesty, the princess wrote a reply letter to you overnight. The regent has already found out that the letter was lost and has kept the entire palace watertight. The princess only sent the letter this morning."
The young man took the letter and asked him, "Did someone tell him that Mu Ge was secretly detained in Liuxia Pavilion?"
"Your Majesty, the Regent's spies happened to see it. I estimate that the letter will be delivered to the Regent's Palace tonight."
"Um."
After saying that, he began to read the letter.
Although the boy was coquettish and clingy when he was alone with Bai Su, he was very serious in front of outsiders.
At this moment, the little boy was half leaning on the couch, wearing a luxurious and complicated dragon robe, and every move he made was full of the majesty of the royal family.
Bai Su held her chin with one hand and looked at it quietly.
Seeing the young man sigh, he asked, "What did you say?"
Duan Changchuan handed her the letter: "I said yesterday that the credit for exposing the Regent King can be attributed to her maid Mu Ge, and she can find an excuse to evade her father. She listened to this. But she also said that she would do things for the people. She said that she would appease the uncle king first and told me to tell her any instructions..."
Bai Su couldn't help but frown.
In the letter, the little girl was full of passion:
[Qinxue learned what her father had done and could not sleep at night. My father had made a big mistake. Qinxue only hoped to obey your majesty's orders in everything and make amends. It is not too late. As long as your majesty orders, Qinxue will not refuse even if she dies.
Sincerely,
Thank you, Your Majesty.]
There were tear marks at the end of the letter.
Bai Su folded the letter and placed it on the candle flame, and asked, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"
The young man turned his head to look at her and said, "She delivered the message to me, which is considered a meritorious service. I will treat her as a meritorious official to show my leniency. But I do not think she can be trusted."
This is a power grab, not a joke.
Duan Qinxue's identity is complicated, and no one knows what her character is like. Of course, we can't use her just because of a few wise words from the other party.
Moreover, Duan Qinxue's first thought after receiving all the letters submitted by Mu Ge was not to present them to the emperor immediately. For this reason alone, she was excluded.
So, after hearing Duan Changchuan's words, Bai Su felt a sense of "as expected".
I couldn't help but let out a relieved laugh: "Your Majesty is very thoughtful."
The boy picked his fingers embarrassedly and lowered his eyes.
Seeing this, Changle glanced at Zhang Dehai and Nangong Jiner, indicating that they should go out.
Zhang Dehai immediately bowed to the two men and said, "Your Majesty, do you have any other instructions for me?"
"Keep watching the actions of the Prince Regent's Palace and report to me if anything happens."
"yes."
Then they retreated together.
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When they were the only two left in the room, Bai Su set up a chessboard, raised her eyebrows, and asked, "Want a game?"
Although Duan Changchuan didn't know what he meant, he still followed suit and placed the chess pieces: "Why do you suddenly want to play chess?"
Bai Su: “Curious.”
Duan Changchuan: "... huh?"
"I wonder how good the ancient emperors were at chess."
The young man paused, then realized, "... Are you using me to satisfy your curiosity?"
The woman held the flag and smiled: "It is said that the ancients were good at chess. I want to see it. Your Majesty, please be well and satisfy me?"
Although these were words of begging in a coquettish way, when said by the Alpha, they naturally sounded doting.
But this man didn't give up until he heard a response. He leaned over and asked, "Your Majesty?"
The young man looked away and casually sent out a pawn: "… If you want to play chess, play it well. Be careful or I will kill you without leaving a single piece of armor."
I heard a long-drawn response: "I know."
Very perfunctory.
…
The game of chess was a thrilling one.
Duan Changchuan won, but it was not an easy win.
There is no way, Alpha is born to be the best, and his Alpha is the best level. He felt tired after just playing one game.
"This game has been going on for about an hour, right? It's almost dark."
Duan Changchuan said while looking at the sky outside.
Bai Su smiled and put away the chessboard: "You are really good. I will play chess with you more often in the future."
The young man touched his belly and pouted: "I'm too tired. My body is heavy and my brain needs to be used to think about government affairs. I might become stupid in the future. I'd better use my brain less now."
It was supposed to be a funny thing, but the kid said it in a serious tone... It was also obvious that he was genuinely worried.
I didn't know whether to laugh or to comfort him.
Finally, he held back his laughter and hugged the person in his arms.
"How did you become stupid? I look smart and you don't need my help with anything, big or small."
"I... I'm tired of thinking..."
"Then next time, Your Majesty, if you have anything to think about, please tell me. I will help Your Majesty make the decision."
I rolled my eyes and said, "You have been testing my intelligence today. Don't think I don't know."
[Puff.]
Okay, even the IQ is out.
I quickly hugged her and coaxed her: "I was just a little curious today, so I tested her a little. I won't do it again in the future, really."
Duan Changchuan: "Hmph..."
After a while, he pulled at her sleeve again and asked in a low voice: "So... what's the result?"
"Extremely smart, IQ 290."
"… Perfunctory!"
Bai Su couldn't hold it in any longer and tilted her head and burst out laughing.
Then, he was punched.
He quickly stopped laughing: "Alright, alright, stop laughing. Our Omega is the most powerful. He is the most wise emperor I have ever seen."
If you laugh again, you will get angry.
The two laughed and joked for a while, then the boy stepped out of her arms and looked at her with his chin raised.
"Bai Su."
"Um?"
"I think I can win this time."
The young man spoke to her seriously, with a sparkling light in his beautiful eyes.
Bai Su lowered her eyes and looked back at him quietly.
His eyebrows and lips curved up as he said, "Yes."
We not only want to win, but we want to win beautifully.