Chapter 6 Borrowing the Guards
Under my threat, Qi Wanwan left the prince's mansion.
As for whether she would complain to Zhao Yan afterward, I wasn't worried.
Zhao Yan felt guilty toward me. If I shed a few tears then, saying I was just standing up for him.
He wouldn't blame me for anything.
The priority was to prepare manpower.
I left the prince's mansion and headed to the imperial palace.
In the imperial garden, Father Emperor dismissed everyone, his eyes filled with indulgent smile.
"Tangyue, have you been wronged again?"
My heart ached, thinking of how in my previous life, every time I entered the palace to find Father Emperor, it was to pour out grievances to him and seek benefits for Imperial Consort Mother.
Yet I forgot that compared to Imperial Consort Mother who only used me, and Zhao Yan who didn't trust me, he was the one who loved me the most.
If he were still alive, he would never let Zhao Yan treat me like that.
"Father Emperor!"
I threw myself into his arms, my fingertips trembling slightly.
Father Emperor paused, gently rubbing my head. "Tangyue has grown up, it's been a long time since you acted spoiled with Father Emperor. This time, is there something you want?"
I nodded, my expression serious.
"Father Emperor, I want to borrow a few Zhuyun Guard from you."
Father Emperor's expression shifted, he raised an eyebrow.
"Tangyue, do you know the significance of Zhuyun Guard?"
"I know. Zhuyun Guard is a secret guard team passed down from the founding of Da Zhao, only commanded by the emperor of Da Zhao. But I have no one available around me, so I have to borrow a few from Father Emperor. Father Emperor, please agree!"
I pulled his hand and acted spoiled, but Father Emperor, who always doted on me, didn't agree immediately.
He looked at me steadily and asked.
"Are you asking for Zhuyun Guard for yourself? Or for someone else, like Consort Chen?"
Consort Chen was my Imperial Consort Mother.
It seemed Father Emperor had long known that everything I did before was related to her.
However.
"This time is different."
I looked into Father Emperor's eyes, unable to suppress a trace of killing intent in my voice.
"I have enemies I must kill."
Father Emperor gazed at me deeply, then smiled.
"Good."
When he handed the token of Zhuyun Guard to me, he said meaningfully.
"Tangyue, remember, rather than being a knife in someone else's hand, it's better to become the one holding the knife."
"Do you still remember the story of the previous dynasty's Wenling Emperor that I told you?"
The previous dynasty's Wenling Emperor was the daughter of Wenxu Emperor, once titled Princess Jiaorong.
I gripped the token in my hand.
Suddenly, something new sprouted in my heart.