Chapter 326: Summoned by the Emperor
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
“If you have something to attend to, you can go ahead. You don’t need to worry about Yuanxi; he’s safe here.” Gu Qingluan stated.
Feng Tianlan nodded, saying, “Alright, I’ll come back later.”
Gu Qingluan was speechless.
What does he mean?
Does he consider this place his home?
How can he come and go as he pleases?
Feng Tianlan didn’t pay much attention to her expression and quickly left with Jingyu.
Gu Xiaonan tugged at Gu Qingluan’s hand and said, “Mom, let’s continue our discussion.”
Gu Qingluan lowered her head and asked the two of them, “Where did we stop?”
“Mistress!”
As the mother and her two sons were nearly done with their discussion, Bo He entered, interrupting their conversation.
“What’s the matter?” Gu Qingluan asked.
“There’s a visitor from the palace; the Emperor has summoned you.”
“Oh, is it the Emperor? Is he here to seek revenge for the Fifth Prince?”
Feng Yuanxi immediately became nervous and held onto Gu Qingluan’s hand.
Gu Xiaonan also hurriedly moved closer to his mother.
Gu Qingluan’s beautiful eyes slightly narrowed. “Did they say what it’s about?”
Bo He shook her head.
“Mother, you shouldn’t go!” Gu Xiaonan grabbed her other hand with a serious expression.
He had heard stories about the palace, a treacherous place filled with many evil individuals. Once one entered, it resembled a bird walking into a trap, with escape nearly impossible.
“Mother, you killed the Fifth Prince, those nasty people from his family won’t let you off easily.”
Observing her two sons fiercely protecting her, one more protective than the other, Gu Qingluan was deeply touched.
She gently patted their heads and rea.s.sured them. “It’s alright, it’s just a visit to the palace. Don’t you know your mother’s capabilities? The small palace can’t hold me back.”
“Mom, do you really have to go? Can’t you stay?” Gu Xiaonan gazed up with his adorable face, his tiny brows furrowing into two small wrinkles.
“Not going would be defying an imperial order, and that’s a capital offense.”
Gu Xiaonan’s entire att.i.tude shifted as he burst out, “What’s all this nonsense? That ridiculous imperial decree! How could they execute you if you refuse?”
Feng Yuanxi explained from the side, “That’s how it is for ordinary people, but Mother is a Saint. No matter which country she’s in, she will be treated with respect. The Emperor won’t actually kill her, but if she defies the order, he can use it against her.”
The status of the imperial family in the Holy Heaven Dynasty was much higher than in the Chengyuan Kingdom.
The Chengyuan Kingdom was, at best, considered a va.s.sal state of the Holy Heaven Dynasty.
The distinction between ruler and subject was much less p.r.o.nounced in the Chengyuan Kingdom compared to the Holy Heaven Dynasty.
Yuanxi summarized, “So, it’s better to go than not.”
Gu Xiaonan snorted coldly, his face filled with determination. “If he dares to harm you, Mother, 1’11 flatten the palace!”
Saying this, he looked up at Gu Qingluan and declared, “Mother, I’m going with you!”
Feng Yuanxi immediately chimed in, “I’m going too!”
The Emperor of the Chengyuan Kingdom had to show some respect to his father.
But their father wasn’t present.
The Emperor of the Chengyuan Kingdom had encountered them previously and recognized them as their father’s sons. The Emperor should display a certain level of respect and avoid any rash actions.
Gu Qingluan shook her head, unwilling to let them go to the palace. “Both of you stay here, I’ll go by myself.”
While she wasn’t fearful of trouble herself, her two sons were her most cherished treasures, and she couldn’t bear to see them in harm’s way, not even when the odds of danger were incredibly slim.
“If Mother doesn’t let me go, I won’t let you go either!” Gu Xiaonan tightly hugged her waist, acting stubborn.
Feng Yuanxi also joined in, trying to persuade her. “Mother, take me with you! I’ve met the Emperor of the Chengyuan Kingdom before, and he knows me. With me there, he won’t dare to mistreat you.”
Observing the two adorable “attachments” holding onto her, as if they wouldn’t release her unless she complied, Gu Qingluan eventually gave in. “Alright, we’ll go together.”
If they really encountered danger, she could handle it!
(T/N: Expert at the Stage of the Saint Realm will be named as ‘Saint’ in future chapters..)