C210 (1/2)

The fragrance of the wind wafted through the air along with the sound of the bamboo dew. It was the time of summer when the hundred flowers had bloomed together, and a small stable had been built within the lush clusters of the Grand Liquid Pond.

The eldest son of the diligent Prince Yao, Zhao Lin, was six years old. He wore a dark blue jacket and sat on a white stallion and with a pinch on his legs, the stallion raised its mane and galloped forward while whining. In front of him, there was a wooden fence that was about to cut the wide road in half. Seeing that the white horse was about to charge at him while carrying the boy, Lin'er raised his hand and pulled on the reins.

The moment the horse fell to the ground, Lin'er took out the bow and arrows on his back, and with a swing of his arm, an arrow shot out like a blazing meteor, striking the clay pot on the wooden stake in front of him that was wrapped in red silk.

The crisp sound of a jar breaking rang out, followed by a wave of warm applause.

”Alright!” The Emperor shouted and stood up to applaud Lin'er.

When the officials saw the emperor stand up, they all stood up. They were convinced from the bottom of their hearts. Earlier, many of the young noble young masters wanted to show off their skills in front of the crowd. However, after the commotion, the jar was still in its place.

”Since Lin'er is already so outstanding at such a young age, he will definitely be a source of support for Great Zhou in the future.”

The Emperor praised loudly.

However, when these words entered the ears of the crowd, they unconsciously changed. What did Great Zhou have to rely on? Only the Emperor was the basis of a country's subjects.

To them, the Emperor was actually afraid of Prince Yao's family. The more he praised them, the more they wished for nothing more than to get rid of him as soon as possible.

The Lin'er bowed towards the Emperor, took the prize, and then left the horse farm. He walked to the table that was surrounded by hundreds of flowers at the back and picked up his brother who was sitting on the chair. The two brothers, one big and one small, sat together.

Nian Er was also three years old. Compared to the Lin'er in the past, Nian Er was much more quiet and reserved, he did not like to talk much.

Jin Xiaolou sat on the left side of the two children and sipped on a cup of wine. She raised her eyes to look at the emperor who was sitting on the dragon throne.

If Jin Xiaolou did not know, that the Emperor was speaking from the bottom of his heart, she would have misunderstood, this kind of person who ruled over mountains and rivers would view the Prince Yao as a thorn in his side.

Just before the Lin'er's birthday banquet began, the moment Jin Xiaolou and her two children entered the palace, they were summoned by the Emperor to the imperial study.

The Emperor only gave orders to Prince Yao and his wife, while Lv Yun and Lv Yun went to another place to play.

Jin Xiaolou followed beside Gao Lang and entered the imperial study. For the first time, the Emperor revealed her thoughts in front of the two of them.

The sixteen year old Emperor Zhao Yu was no longer as helpless and tender as three years ago. As he sat at the table, he naturally gave birth to a wave of deterrence, which instantly vanished into thin air upon seeing Zhao Yao.

In that moment, Jin Xiaolou knew that the Emperor's dignity was being put up.

As expected, the emperor soon explained the reason why he called the two of them here. It was because the emperor didn't want to be the emperor anymore.

”Seventh Brother, in the past, it was my mufei who wanted me to be emperor, then Esteemed Empress Dowager who used me as a puppet to force me to be emperor. But no one has ever asked me if I was willing to be emperor.”

The current Zhao Yu was only a sixteen year old child being held hostage by the circumstances and doing things that he wasn't willing to do.

”It's too difficult to be an emperor.” Zhao Yu lowered his head, ”Not only do I have to know everything, learn everything, and deal with the major affairs of the entire world, I also have to be constantly afraid, afraid that someone will come to take my life. Seventh Brother and Seventh Sister, if it wasn't for you two helping me all these years, I'm afraid I would have lost my position as the Emperor. ”

”Not only is the position of the emperor lost, my little life is also lost!”

Zhao Yu screamed out the last sentence.

Jin Xiaolou sighed lightly, she completely understood Zhao Yu's feelings. When she had become the youngest professor in the whole academy, she had already felt immense pressure, and for a period of time, she had not been able to sleep at all, and even stayed up all night to conduct experiments. Only then did she come back with her life.

It was all because of the pressure. She was just a professor. This young emperor was facing an entire country. How could an ordinary person withstand such pressure?