Chapter 48

Tonight, Li Chen and Li Ran chatted a lot, and he finally understood how complicated the situation in the imperial capital was.

Li Ran felt it was outrageous that Li Chen could live until now and even become emperor while knowing nothing.

But after thinking carefully, it might be because Li Chen knew nothing back then and was no threat to anyone, so no one cared about him.

Like himself, someone who knew a lot and was dragged into the palace struggles, the end result of failure was this.

The reason Li Chen could chat with him was entirely because Li Chen was bored and killing time.

However, he now understood why the Crown Prince's death had never been clearly investigated and why the clues kept breaking; there might be many moles in the imperial court who had already wiped the clues clean, or rather, those people didn't want it investigated clearly.

Li Chen summarized it: the imperial family of the previous dynasty wanted to revive, so they started to win over the noble families.

And many of the concubines in the inner palace were descendants of noble families, within the scope of the previous dynasty's imperial family's recruitment.

Someone must have already defected to the previous dynasty's imperial family, which was why the Crown Prince and the late emperor had accidents one after another.

Then, according to Li Ran's statement, the next person the previous dynasty's imperial family would want to deal with was certainly Li Chen, the Sage Realm emperor.

The reason they were slow to act was that Li Chen's strength surprised them too much; they were also afraid of alerting the enemy, and they were certainly laying out plans now.

Speaking of this, Li Ran paused; he just wanted Li Chen to have a sense of crisis, so Li Chen would need him more, and he could obtain certain benefits, which was Li Chen's protection.

Who knew Li Chen would yawn, his mood very stable, without any worried thoughts, just chatting with him.

Li Ran asked suspiciously: "The remnants of the previous dynasty have infiltrated the imperial capital for a long time; aren't you worried about what they might do?"

Li Chen replied: "It doesn't matter. There are too many people who want to kill me, but I haven't met anyone who truly has the ability."

This sentence left Li Ran speechless for a moment.

Why do I feel like this guy is showing off.

"What about the Second Prince and Third Prince? They're probably going to openly snatch your throne."

"Let them snatch it; I haven't put them in my eyes anyway."

"I'm very curious, why are you the emperor?"

"I've never been an emperor, so I'm just playing around as one. What's wrong with that?"

After a long silence, Li Ran took a deep breath and said: "Is this the happiness of the Sage Realm?"

Li Chen chuckled: "Hehe, you can't even imagine the happiness of the Sage Realm!"

Li Ran: "..."

You're showing off again, aren't you!

So it turns out this guy is being emperor just to show off!

I was wondering why I talked for so long and he remained unmoved, without any emotional fluctuations.

Now I finally understand; this guy is purely playing, and he doesn't care about the imperial throne at all.

At this moment, Li Ran felt that fate was so wonderful; so many imperial princes fought tooth and nail for the throne, and none of them got it, while Li Chen, who cared the least about the throne, was now sitting on it steadily.

"It's getting late. If you have nothing else, I'm going back to rest." Saying this, Li Chen prepared to get up and leave; let's end the time-killing for tonight, as there's still a morning court session tomorrow.

"Wait, can you let me out?" Li Ran didn't want to continue staying here; he had places he wanted to go.

"I said if you want to leave, then leave; I'm not managing you. But can you walk out looking like that?"

"Don't underestimate me. Although I'm blind, my other senses are more than twice as strong."

To prove it to Li Chen, Li Ran stood up and walked a few steps.

Sure enough, he bumped his head into a pillar...

Li Chen looked at Li Ran, who was holding his head, with a speechless expression; you brat are really pretending, aren't you.

However, the reason Li Ran dared to say this was because he already understood the personality of this emperor, Li Chen; this guy was purely a fun-seeker, and killing him would be as easy as flipping his hand, and most importantly, there was no conflict between them yet.

"Just a mistake, let's continue."

This time Li Ran activated his technique, and a special energy spread out.

The surrounding buildings slowly reflected into his mind. At this moment, he could avoid obstacles while walking, which made even Li Chen feel it was somewhat magical.

Sensing Li Chen observing him, Li Ran said: "Want to learn?"

Li Chen shook his head and replied: "No, I have eyes."

Li Ran: "..."

You damn...

In the process of walking out of the Cold Palace, Li Ran asked Li Chen if he should change his clothes, for example, into a eunuch's or guard's uniform, so that he wouldn't be discovered when going out.

Li Chen indicated it didn't matter; I am the emperor, who dares to touch you? In this little patch of land, it really is me who calls the shots.

Even if others discovered it, so what? If they have the ability, come and kill me.

Even though Li Ran couldn't see, he felt that Li Chen's face must be filled with that confidence and pride belonging to a strong person!

"It seems someone is coming." Li Ran, whose hearing was very sharp, just walked out of the Cold Palace and felt three light footsteps approaching.

Because the Imperial Guard was relatively steady, these light footsteps, accompanied by a certain weight, were mostly not palace maids, but eunuchs.

According to Li Ran's judgment, the leading eunuch's cultivation was not low.

Thinking of this, he hid directly inside, waiting for the group of people to leave before coming out himself.

!

But he never expected Li Chen to say directly to the people coming: "Eunuch Cui, come here."

Eunuch Cui heard Li Chen's call and came over with quick steps, kneeling directly on the ground and saying: "This old slave greets Your Majesty. May I ask what Your Majesty's instructions are?"

Li Chen pointed at Li Ran, who was hiding in the Cold Palace, and said: "You know Number Five too. He wants to go out but doesn't want to be known by others; you arrange it."

Not to mention Li Ran being somewhat shocked, Eunuch Cui was even more bewildered.

How did His Majesty get involved with the Fifth Prince?

What was His Majesty's intention in coming here late at night?

Was he hinting at something by letting the Fifth Prince go?

Countless questions appeared in Eunuch Cui's mind, but he didn't dare ask, nor did he dare to know.

Li Ran was also thinking about what Li Chen meant; could it be that he was telling me Eunuch Cui had already defected to him?

Giving such a dangerous task to Eunuch Cui, wasn't that exactly what it meant?

Or did he want to take this opportunity to have Eunuch Cui keep an eye on me?

Actually, the two of them were thinking too much; Li Chen was simply too lazy to send Li Ran to the gate, so he just found someone to send him.

"This old slave obeys!" Eunuch Cui took two trusted eunuchs and walked into the Cold Palace, picking Li Ran up and taking him out.

Li Chen patted him on the shoulder and said: "Go slowly, come often when you have time, and remember our agreement."

Li Ran was stunned for a moment; he only then realized Li Chen was talking about the "Imperial Dragon Holy Scripture" of the previous dynasty.

"Thank you, Your Majesty; this subject will certainly not fail the commission!"

With outsiders here, Li Ran still addressed Li Chen by his title to express his respect for him.

After Li Chen left, he followed Eunuch Cui away.

Eunuch Cui wasn't as bold as Li Chen; he had two little eunuchs change Li Ran into a eunuch's uniform.

I have to say, when others wear eunuch uniforms, it feels tight down there, but Li Ran wearing this set of clothes was truly appropriate, as he was a real eunuch...

On the way out of the imperial palace, Eunuch Cui excitedly said some nonsense, such as "The Fifth Prince has great fortune this time, gaining His Majesty's trust," "This old slave also received care from the Imperial Consort back then," "If the Fifth Prince has any needs in the future, you can tell this old slave."

Li Ran knew Eunuch Cui was acting; ever since his mother lost power, this gang of eunuchs had never cared about him.

The reason Eunuch Cui had this attitude now was entirely because of Li Chen.

Could it be that Li Chen had already subdued Eunuch Cui?

No, someone like Eunuch Cui should only listen to the emperor, and an emperor with real power at that.

Then it was obvious that Li Chen definitely had real power in the imperial palace, and his prestige was not low.

The most terrifying thing was that he had only ascended the throne for a few days, yet he could achieve this level!

"No wonder he said I couldn't imagine the happiness of the Sage Realm; so that's how it is."

Li Ran finally understood this principle, but it was indeed a bit late.

When leaving this imperial palace, Li Ran was filled with mixed feelings; he had imagined countless ways to escape in his mind, but he truly hadn't thought of walking out "openly and honestly" like this.

However, he would definitely keep his agreement with Li Chen!

The next morning, Li Chen appeared in the court hall on time; he would only be late, never early.

(End of this chapter)