A New Cultivator

"This..."

Zhang Lu, standing in front of Chengxin Study, looked slightly awkward. Then he gave a dry laugh.

"Then, when His Majesty wakes, I'll tell him that Your Highness came by."

"Sorry for the trouble, Eunuch Zhang."

Princess Mingxi was still listless as she continued walking away from Chengxin Study.

Just then, the doors of Chengxin Study suddenly swung open from within.

"Since you're already here, there's no reason to leave."

Xiao Jue, dressed in a black dragon robe, appeared in the doorway of Chengxin Study and spoke to Princess Mingxi. His eyes were full of affection for his precious daughter.

"Back then, when your uncles and I went together to pay our respects to your imperial grandfather, he was reviewing memorials."

Xiao Jue slowly raised his head, as if recalling the past.

"Your imperial grandfather wouldn't see us and told us to go back first and come again later... They all left. I was the only one who stayed outside, waiting for your imperial grandfather to finish reviewing the memorials so I could pay my respects to him.

"As for what happened next, you already know."

As he spoke, Xiao Jue slowly spread his arms, showing Princess Mingxi the black dragon robe he was wearing.

"I couldn't become emperor anyway..."

Princess Mingxi muttered softly.

Hearing her words, Zhang Lu, standing nearby, stiffened slightly, then quickly relaxed.

Fortunately, the one who'd said such a thing was Princess Mingxi.

If any other prince or princess dared to speak so outrageously to Xiao Jue, the emperor of Great Yan would surely fly into a rage. He might even throw the entire imperial harem into turmoil.

"Ha ha ha ha!"

Xiao Jue laughed heartily.

"What's so good about being emperor?"

"Isn't being emperor a good thing?" Princess Mingxi asked in return. "Of all