The Regent’s Little Emperor (23)
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But Bai Weiwei, unaware of his gloominess, said, “You hold this country in your hand . We know you are brilliant and passionate . If someone else had tried to grab this country, we would have given our life to fight back . ”
These words weighed heavily .
If it were the past, Xie Yunting would have mocked her for being incompetent .
But witnessing her hidden talent, he discovered the little emperor was the same as him .
She didn’t lack talents .
People like her had the confidence to say such words .
Bai Weiwei’s tone was very solemn . “It’s because it’s you that we are willing to give up because we know you would be a good emperor . My imperial father was muddle-headed and ordinary, not a worthy king . And because of Imperial Consort Shu, the imperial court was in chaos, people were unable to speak up, officials were corrupt . To change this situation, there must be blood and iron reform1 . ”
Xie Yunting looked at her, startled .
“We once thought that, after becoming emperor, we would promote you, have you become the person that brought about reform . ”
Bai Weiwei continued bitterly, “We didn’t think you were more capable than we expected, but that’s also good . As long as people don’t suffer, it doesn’t matter who is sitting on the throne . ”
Xie Yunting felt as though these words had pierced his heart and ripped it open .
He didn’t expect the little emperor to be so tolerant .
As long as her people were well, she didn’t mind sacrificing herself .
“So don’t let me down,”
Bai Weiwei smiled again, the light in her eyes as beautiful as the sun .
She flicked her whip and turned away .
“When you become emperor, you must be a wise king, so we don’t regret the days we used to worship you . ”
Xie Yunting stood in place, stupidly staring ahead in a daze .
When the honor guard and escort team caught up with him, he regained his senses .
Xie Yunting saw that the little emperor had long left him behind . He somewhat impatiently tapped his horse’s sides, chasing after her .
He didn’t understand why his heart was beating so quickly .
As though it would burst out of his chest .
The little emperor’s words echoed in his head .
When he successfully forced the emperor to abdicate, except for people who had close ties to him, who didn’t secretly curse him as a thief who stole the country .
Yet she admired him, wanted to promote him, and even acknowledged that he would be a good emperor .
These expectations made his heart melt from the warmth .
None of the flattery could match her few short sentences .
【Ding . The male lead’s favorability has increased to 20 . 】
When Bai Weiwei heard the notification, she couldn’t help but sigh . “It wasn’t easy for this insecure man to finally give me affection points . ”
Bai Weiwei sighed again, “Mistreated in his childhood, couldn’t eat or drink, poor and afraid . Now, after rising from the bottom, he likes to listen to endless flattery . Look how happy he is after a few words of praise . ”
Sighing until here, she concluded, “So people still need to be rich . Look at me, wealthy since birth, with endless prospects, I’d never waver over a few nice words . ”
System: “What host said is right, you’re so beautiful, so smart, so cute, so unique, how could you be shaken by a few nice words . ”
Bai Weiwei, hearing this, was over the moon . “It turns out you can actually see my merits . Then I’ll turn a blind eye to all those things you did before . ”
When the system heard this, it said against its conscience, “…host is a classic beauty2 . ”
Bai Weiwei cradled her face and giggled . “My favorite Tongtong, ah, if you want snacks and eye drops, I’ll put it on my tab . You can casually spend my life points, ah . ”
Fu*ck, all because it flattered her a little and agreed with her narcissistic comments?
She switched directions faster than a dog’s tail, ah .
1: 铁血改革 iron blood reform; a term popularized by Otto von Bismarck in his blood and iron speech . Essentially using impending war to unite the people in the name of protecting the country . BWW may be referring to this, or she could mean swift and strict reform . ↩
2: 美颜盛世: beauty + face + golden age/period of prosperity↩