Chapter 326: Summoned by the Emperor
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
âIf you have something to attend to, you can go ahead. You donât need to worry about Yuanxi; heâs safe here.â Gu Qingluan stated.
Feng Tianlan nodded, saying, âAlright, Iâll come back later.â
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 didnât pay much attention to her expression and quickly left with Jingyu.
Gu Xiaonan tugged at Gu Qingluanâs hand and said, âMom, letâs continue our discussion.â
Gu Qingluan lowered her head and asked the two of them, âWhere did we stop?â
âMistress!â
As the mother and her two sons were nearly done with their discussion, Bo He entered, interrupting their conversation.
âWhatâs the matter?â Gu Qingluan asked.
âThereâs a visitor from the palace; the Emperor has summoned you.â
âOh, is it the Emperor? Is he here to seek revenge for the Fifth Prince?â
Feng Yuanxi immediately became nervous and held onto Gu Qingluanâs hand.
Gu Xiaonan also hurriedly moved closer to his mother.
Gu Qingluanâs beautiful eyes slightly narrowed. âDid they say what itâs about?â
Bo He shook her head.
âMother, you shouldnât go!â 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.
âMother, you killed the Fifth Prince, those nasty people from his family wonât let you off easily.â
Observing her two sons fiercely protecting her, one more protective than the other, Gu Qingluan was deeply touched.
She gently patted their heads and reassured them. âItâs alright, itâs just a visit to the palace. Donât you know your motherâs capabilities? The small palace canât hold me back.â
âMom, do you really have to go? Canât you stay?â Gu Xiaonan gazed up with his adorable face, his tiny brows furrowing into two small wrinkles.
âNot going would be defying an imperial order, and thatâs a capital offense.â
Gu Xiaonanâs entire attitude shifted as he burst out, âWhatâs all this nonsense? That ridiculous imperial decree! How could they execute you if you refuse?â
Feng Yuanxi explained from the side, âThatâs how it is for ordinary people, but Mother is a Saint. No matter which country sheâs in, she will be treated with respect. The Emperor wonât actually kill her, but if she defies the order, he can use it against her.â
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 vassal state of the Holy Heaven Dynasty.
The distinction between ruler and subject was much less pronounced in the Chengyuan Kingdom compared to the Holy Heaven Dynasty.
Yuanxi summarized, âSo, itâs better to go than not.â
Gu Xiaonan snorted coldly, his face filled with determination. âIf he dares to harm you, Mother, 1â11 flatten the palace!â
Saying this, he looked up at Gu Qingluan and declared, âMother, Iâm going with you!â
Feng Yuanxi immediately chimed in, âIâm going too!â
The Emperor of the Chengyuan Kingdom had to show some respect to his father.
But their father wasnât present.
The Emperor of the Chengyuan Kingdom had encountered them previously and recognized them as their fatherâs 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. âBoth of you stay here, Iâll go by myself.â
While she wasnât fearful of trouble herself, her two sons were her most cherished treasures, and she couldnât bear to see them in harmâs way, not even when the odds of danger were incredibly slim.
âIf Mother doesnât let me go, I wonât let you go either!â Gu Xiaonan tightly hugged her waist, acting stubborn.
Feng Yuanxi also joined in, trying to persuade her. âMother, take me with you! Iâve met the Emperor of the Chengyuan Kingdom before, and he knows me. With me there, he wonât dare to mistreat you.â
Observing the two adorable âattachmentsâ holding onto her, as if they wouldnât release her unless she complied, Gu Qingluan eventually gave in. âAlright, weâll go together.â
If they really encountered danger, she could handle it!
(T/N: Expert at the Stage of the Saint Realm will be named as âSaintâ in future chapters..)
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