Did The Young Prince’s Kingdom Get Destroyed Today? Chapter 185

This escort wasn’t one of the new emperor’s close aides, but he had been in the palace for many years.

After the new emperor ascended the throne, the escort had been trying to find ways to win favor in hopes of climbing the ranks.

When the ministers suggested selecting consorts for the new emperor, he cooperated with the process, turning this batch of young ladies into a gift for the emperor. However, the emperor still didn’t know about it.

“Do you remember what I told you earlier?” The old eunuch lowered his voice and asked one last time.

Ling Rui nodded lightly while wearing his veil.

Seeing the old eunuch still watching him, Ling Rui pinched his voice and softly replied, “Yes, I understand.”

“Good, then follow me.”

There were guards and other eunuchs at the door, and without the old eunuch personally guiding him, Ling Rui couldn’t be brought inside.

After repeated warnings from the old eunuch, Ling Rui finally entered the hall.

Once inside, he heard the old eunuch kneeling on the ground, fawningly announcing the gifts brought from various regions.

He hadn’t even finished speaking when the emperor, sitting in his chair, flashed a look of disgust.

“Who decided to send this kind of gift to me?”

Time ticked by, but he didn’t hear a single word of praise.

“Your Majesty…”

The old eunuch, growing impatient, summoned the courage to raise his head for a glance.

What he saw left him frozen in place.

The emperor’s expression wasn’t as he had expected.

It seemed that the gift had missed its mark.

The old eunuch was taken away, and the “chosen lady” who had come in with him remained standing, not even bothering to kneel.

The people in the hall had noticed him long ago.

After the old eunuch was dragged out, someone moved to take him away as well.

“Let go, don’t touch me.”

Ling Rui refused to let anyone lay hands on him. Since he was deliberately altering his voice, it sounded softer than usual.

His voice may have been quiet, but his temper was clearly not.

The person trying to drag him out had their hand slapped away, an irritated expression appearing on their face.

“His Majesty does not wish to see you, miss. Please be sensible and don’t make it difficult for us servants.”

“Is His Majesty not selecting consorts anymore?”

Ling Rui ignored the person speaking to him and, with his head slightly bowed, directed his question toward Ah Wu.

This inquiry was a bold move, bordering on insolence.

The eunuch who was about to drag him out turned pale at this affront to the emperor.

“Come with me, quickly,” the eunuch urged, eager to take him away immediately.

But Ling Rui was stronger than he looked, and no matter how much the eunuch tugged, he wouldn’t budge.

Ah Wu, the one being addressed, glanced over at him with indifference.

“I am not.”

Ah Wu’s cold response came in two simple words.

Ling Rui, hearing the answer he had expected, still wasn’t satisfied.

He blinked, lifted his head, and asked again, “If there were a very beautiful consort, would Your Majesty still refuse to choose one?”

“I will not.”

Ah Wu’s repeated reply was clear and unwavering.

“Mmm, but why not—”

Before Ling Rui could finish his third question, Ah Wu stood up from his chair and began walking toward him.

The distance between them closed rapidly, getting closer and closer.

As Ah Wu drew near, Ling Rui suddenly felt a bit nervous.

Instinctively, he stepped back two paces, his beautiful eyes fixed on Ah Wu’s.

Their gazes locked.

When they were only two or three steps apart, Ling Rui realized that Ah Wu had recognized him.

“Ah—”

Ling Rui opened his mouth, about to call out his name.

But before he could finish, a large hand reached out and gently ruffled his hair.

“Why are you dressed like this?” Ah Wu asked, his hand lingering in Ling Rui’s soft hair, stroking it several times before letting go. Then, without hesitation, he removed the veil from Ling Rui’s face.

Ling Rui’s face had only his eyes exposed, with a bit of makeup around them.

Yet, even with this minimal exposure, Ah Wu had recognized him in just a few exchanges.

“Ah Wu, when did you realize it was me?”

Ling Rui, unable to keep up the pretense any longer, grabbed Ah Wu’s hand to stop him from touching his head.

“I just figured it out,” Ah Wu replied, then turned the conversation back around. “I should be the one asking you—why are you here, Zai Zai?”

“Qi Dynasty sent you consorts, so I came to check it out.”

Ah Wu: “…”

Ah Wu clarified for himself, “I never selected any consorts.”

“I know,” Ling Rui said with a smile, his eyes curving with confidence in Ah Wu.

He trusted his Ah Wu completely. Ah Wu wasn’t like the lecherous old emperor, nor like his father, who believed having a vast harem was normal.

When they were in Guan Shan Residence for lessons, they had learned that monogamy was the most stable family structure.

Before Ling Rui had understood his feelings, he had planned to live a bachelor’s life forever, so he hadn’t paid much attention to marriage or children.

Now that he had figured out his feelings and had someone he liked, he remembered what their teacher had taught.

He wanted to practice monogamy with Ah Wu!

“You knew… and still dressed like this to come here?”

Ah Wu’s voice was soft as he spoke, his eyes shifting to the others in the hall.

The eunuch who had tried to pull Ling Rui away was already dumbfounded.

Everyone else in the hall had their heads bowed, pretending to be both deaf and blind, not daring to make a sound for fear of displeasing the emperor.

“Leave,” Ah Wu ordered.

For the servants, the atmosphere inside the hall was unbearable.

Ah Wu didn’t find it tense at all; he simply found the others in the room annoying.

Once he gave the command, the servants quickly and quietly withdrew.

With the room cleared of outsiders, Ling Rui looked at Ah Wu and immediately buried his head into Ah Wu’s chest.

“Ah Wu, I missed you.”

Ling Rui had hugged Ah Wu many times before, but in the past, it had just been a natural expression of his reliance on him.

Now, as he hugged Ah Wu again, his face turned red.

“I was planning to bring you over in a little while,” Ah Wu said, explaining that his motivation to secure the throne had always been for Ling Rui.

His ultimate goal was to become the most powerful person in the world so that he could give Ling Rui the largest playground to roam freely.

Now, he was halfway to achieving that goal.

He had become emperor, and all of Great Qing was his.

In the future, more territories would also belong to him.

He would grow stronger and stronger.

And his little one, sheltered under his wings, would always be safe.

“You don’t need to bring me over, I came on my own.”

Ling Rui had initially planned to fool Ah Wu with his disguise.

But now that Ah Wu had seen through it, there was no chance of tricking him with the disguise any longer.

“Ah Wu, do I look good in this outfit?”

“You look good,” Ah Wu answered without hesitation.

No matter what his little one wore, he always thought it looked great.

Maybe Ah Wu answered too quickly, or maybe his expressionless face made it seem insincere. After hearing the response, Ling Rui pouted, “You’re just brushing me off.”

He felt like Ah Wu hadn’t even taken a good look at him!

“I’m not brushing you off,” Ah Wu said, hearing the dissatisfaction in his voice. He patiently reassured him, “You look great. I almost didn’t recognize you at first.”

After chatting face-to-face for a while, Ah Wu took Ling Rui to his bedchamber.

Ah Wu’s bedchamber wasn’t particularly large, but it was tastefully decorated.

Ling Rui wandered around inside freely, without the slightest bit of pressure.

“Ah Wu, why do you have clothes that fit me in your bedchamber?”

While looking around, Ling Rui spotted new clothes in his size.

He immediately recognized that they were meant for him.

These clothes were neatly hung in the wardrobe, and there were more of them than Ah Wu’s own.

“I told you, even if you hadn’t come now, I was going to bring you here in a little while.”

Since he had planned to bring his little one here, it was only natural to prepare everything he might need in advance.

Ah Wu had been very thorough.

Seeing the new clothes, Ling Rui was just about to change out of what he was wearing when he suddenly paused.

The dress he had on was very pretty, and if he were to dance in it, the skirt would flow beautifully.

“Ah Wu, would you like to see me dance?”

Ling Rui looked down at his outfit and asked Ah Wu.

Ah Wu knew Ling Rui could dance, so he nodded without thinking.

“Does Zai Zai want to dance for me?”

“Yes!”

Ling Rui answered firmly. On his way over, he had studied a book and learned the courtship dance from it.

The courtship dance was a dance all beasts had to perform.

Ling Rui was a little Rui beast, and since he wanted to express his feelings, of course, he had to perform the courtship dance.

“Ah Wu, sit here.”

Ling Rui pressed Ah Wu’s shoulders, making him sit down. “I’m going to dance for you now, so watch closely!”

The beast tribe’s courtship dance was something Ah Wu would surely understand!

Ah Wu, now seated, obediently stayed where he was.

The bedchamber was empty, save for the two of them.

Ling Rui took a deep breath, lifted his skirt, and began dancing for Ah Wu.

Midway through the dance, he transformed back into his small white beast form.

The courtship dance of the beast tribe was easier to perform when in his little white form.

Ah Wu wasn’t picky about how Ling Rui danced. He could dance however he liked, and to Ah Wu, it would always look beautiful.

The courtship dance was a bit long.

By the time Ling Rui finished, the little white beast was so tired he almost lost his balance.

“Phew, I’m done,” Ling Rui said, having completed every movement. His eyes sparkled as he looked at Ah Wu.

“Ah Wu, how did I do?”

“You did great.”

After receiving the compliment, Ling Rui patiently waited.

But after a while, he realized something. “Is that all you’re going to say? Don’t you have anything else to add?”

He had performed the courtship dance, so Ah Wu should at least give him some kind of response!

Maybe Ah Wu could respond by dancing for him in return.

Ah Wu, seeing the dissatisfied look on his little one’s face, furrowed his brows slightly. He wasn’t sure what he had said wrong.

As a fierce beast raised by nature, without any guidance from older beasts, Ah Wu didn’t understand the courtship dance. He didn’t know that after watching a courtship dance, if he was satisfied, he was supposed to perform a dance in return to show his acceptance.

So now, the clueless beast and the little auspicious beast, who had just danced for the first time, were left staring at each other in confusion.