"Do the people at the Torchlight for a Thousand Autumns Pavilion have something against me? Why do they put me in last place every time?"
Heaven's Mandate Young Master Xin, newly ranked among the experts on the Dragon and Tiger Ranking, was unhappy about barely making the bottom of the list.
Lianshan Jingcheng was somewhat speechless. "As far as I know, they only made an exception and put you on the Dragon and Tiger Ranking because His Majesty personally exerted himself to persuade Nie Hongxiu. Strictly speaking, your battle record still isn't enough."
He Miaojun nodded as well. "Emperor Yongchang really has racked his brains to make a name for you."
"Racked his brains?" Lianshan Xin grumbled. "He wore himself out physically. Besides, was he doing it for me? He was clearly using public business for private pleasure. Because of his secret rendezvous with Nie Hongxiu, the Heavenly Queen gave me a thorough beating last night. She treated me as Emperor Yongchang and really put me through the wringer." Everything Lianshan Xin said was true, but somehow, it sounded rather odd to both He Miaojun and Lianshan Jingcheng.
"A-Xin, you should speak more respectfully of the Heavenly Queen," He Miaojun reminded him. "She is the Heavenly Queen."
Lianshan Xin snorted softly. "She wants to be my legal mother."
"What?" He Miaojun instantly lost her composure. "Doesn't she have a son of her own?"
"To be fair, I don't think she does," Lianshan Jingcheng said.
He Miaojun's heart sank.
This is bad. She's coming for me.
"His Majesty treats you as his illegitimate son," Lianshan Jingcheng continued. "So it's hardly surprising that the Heavenly Queen wants to be your legal mother. Legally speaking, the Heavenly Queen is the legal mother of every Imperial Prince."
"She doesn't just want to. She's already