C11 (1/2)

To put it bluntly, State Duke Hsing had done a great service to the emperor for him to be able to hold onto his throne. Therefore, in this entire kingdom, only the old tutor would dare speak to the emperor in such a manner, and the emperor was the one that was most afraid of him.

Old Mo carefully passed Little Nine over. The emperor picked up Little Nine and gave her a look, praising her, ”En, she looks good, but she's also very quick-witted.”

The old man replied without the slightest modesty, ”What clever move? It's obviously very smart, it's good for the bone, and its voice is also bright. In the future, it'll definitely be up to me! ”

The emperor was overjoyed. If such a white and tender girl really became like that, she would definitely cry to death.

Lee Heng, a twelve-year-old Crown Prince, curiously looked at Little Nine who was in father's arms. He did not have any siblings, only two sisters, born from the Imperial Concubine. He had only seen her a few times.

As a result, this was the first time he had seen such a small doll ever since he was young. It was white, tender, and pink, as if it was a porcelain doll placed in his hall.

Lee Heng couldn't help but touch Little Nine's face lightly with his fingers. Just as he was about to retract his hand, Little Nine suddenly stretched out her hand and grabbed his fingers before quickly stuffing them into her mouth.

Everyone was shocked by Little Nine's ”valiant” action. Lee Heng, who had been calm since he was young, was even more shocked. The soft bite of the baby made his fingers itch, making him not move an inch. He could only shout out in panic: ”She, she bit me!”

Old man Mo immediately wanted to pull her away. This Little Nine hadn't even washed her hands with the crown prince yet, so how could she just keep it in her mouth?

The emperor stopped the old man and laughed loudly. ”Could it be that the little girl is hungry? ”Your fingers are not tasty. Come, let go, I'll give you something good!” As she spoke, she pulled down the jade pendant from her waist and waved it in front of Little Nine.

The jade ornament immediately attracted Little Nine's attention. She instantly let go of Lee Heng's finger and reached out to grab the jade ornament. She struggled to put the jade ornament into her mouth and bit it.

The expression on his face made Lee Heng laugh.

The emperor also started laughing. Old man Mo was dissatisfied, he hugged Little Nine and patted her, ”Good girl, don't cry, don't cry ah!” As he spoke, he pulled the jade pendant from Little Nine's hands and threw it to the emperor. ”Stop trying to fool my Little Nine with this inedible food!”

Lee Heng couldn't help but stare with wide eyes. That was Liu Tie's personal Dragon Marking Jade Pendant. Seeing this jade pendant was like seeing a saint. Holding this jade pendant and allowing one to walk freely in the palace was an extremely important token. Didn't this State Duke Hsing understand that father wanted to give the jade pendant to the little kid? What kind of honor was this? He actually didn't want it?

Everyone present was well aware of this. Countless people stared at the jade pendant, but State Duke Hsing refused it. He rejected it boldly and boldly. Giving something he couldn't eat or drink to Little Nine was just fooling around with children.

The emperor wasn't annoyed. He took the jade pendant and put it back on his waist, saying in a good mood, ”I'll send a imperial chef to this little girl in a bit, that should be enough, right?”

The old man laughed, ”That's more like it!”

If not for the restraint of etiquette that he had learned from a young age, Lee Heng would have liked to rub his eyes. Was this gentle and smiling man really the formidable father?