The person who wanted to be an idle prince the most became the emperor.
He ascended the throne in a muddle-headed manner. If it weren't for Qi Nan's help, he was afraid that he would have been overthrown as soon as he ascended the throne.
Thinking of Qi Nan's help, the emperor looked at Qi Nan with gentler eyes.
His encounter with Qi Nan was a bit old-fashioned. He passed by the imperial garden and met Qi Nan who was being bullied. He saved Qi Nan and kept him by his side.
And because he had saved Qi Nan, Qi Nan was at his beck and call.
If it weren't for Qi Nan's help, he was afraid that he would have been swallowed alive by his wolf-like brothers as soon as he ascended the throne.
However, even if Qi Nan was suppressing him now, the emperor's heart was still a little uncomfortable. Especially when he thought of what the Prime Minister said a few days ago, his heart became more and more uncomfortable.
The Prime Minister's words were accusing him of not doing anything as the emperor and allowing Qi Nan, a eunuch, to control the court.
The emperor didn't have any objection to the Prime Minister saying that Qi Nan controlled the court. However, the Prime Minister accused him of not doing anything, so the emperor's heart was still a little uncomfortable.
He was born to be a carpenter, not the emperor. Fate made a fool of people and made him the emperor. He chose the best path for himself and the country. Now that the four seas were at peace, the Prime Minister was still dissatisfied. The emperor thought about it and felt uncomfortable, so he wanted to abdicate.
At this moment, it was impossible for him to tell Qi Nan why he wanted to abdicate.
The Emperor understood Qi Nan. He knew how much effort Qi Nan had put in to govern the country that was originally on the verge of collapse to the current situation. He also knew that Qi Nan had committed many murders in order to convince the public. However, he was in no position to criticize Qi Nan.
If it weren't for his inaction as the emperor, Qi Nan wouldn't have done such a thing.
Thinking of the soft-hearted Qi Nan, the emperor sighed again and sincerely said to Qi Nan: "Beloved minister, zhen has let you down."
Qi Nan lowered his eyes: "Monarch, monarch, monarch, it is this subordinate's duty to share the emperor's worries."
The emperor: "Zhen knows that you are always so considerate, but zhen doesn't want you to work too hard. Before zhen abdicates, zhen will arrange a way for you to escape and ensure that you will be worry-free for the rest of your life."
Qi Nan understood the Emperor and knew that the Emperor had a good temperament, but after all, he had never dealt with state affairs, so his thoughts were inevitably a little naive.
The corners of Qi Nan's mouth curled up as he said softly, "A new emperor brings new ministers. Your Majesty is now the Emperor and can guarantee this subordinate's safety. It's just that this subordinate has offended too many people. If you abdicate and another person takes over, this minister's life will not be guaranteed."
The Emperor originally thought that with this arrangement, Qi Nan would definitely be satisfied and agree to his abdication. However, with Qi Nan's analysis, the Emperor instantly had some thoughts of retreating.
Qi Nan saw that the Emperor had loosened up a little, so he continued: "Now that the Emperor has no children, if you want to abdicate, you must choose one of your brothers. However, only the Second Prince and the Third Prince are suitable to ascend the throne.
The second prince has a suspicious temperament. If he ascends the throne, he will definitely kill all of the emperor's trusted aides. The third prince has a good temperament, but he hates eunuchs the most. If he ascends the throne, this official will still not be able to escape death. "
"Moreover, if it were you, would you tolerate the existence of the Retired Emperor?"
The Emperor's original idea of abdicating was dispelled by Qi Nan's few words.
A large part of the reason why Qi Nan became like this was because of him. If he irresponsibly abdicated the throne and harmed Qi Nan's life, then it would be repaying kindness with enmity.
The Emperor was not an unreasonable person. The reason why he made a fuss about abdicating the throne was because he was ashamed of what the Prime Minister said. At this moment, he was awakened by Qi Nan and did not continue to make a fuss about abdicating.
However, to let him continue to do the carpentry work, his heart was a little uncomfortable.
He was the Emperor, but everything was done by Qi Nan. Even if his heart hated the court, the Emperor still resisted the disgust in his heart and said to Qi Nan: "Beloved minister, in the future, you can leave the simple matters of the court to me to handle. What do you think?"
Qi Nan previously wanted to let the Emperor take over the court bit by bit, but the Emperor was obsessed with carpentry and didn't care about the court at all. Now that he was willing to take over, Qi Nan naturally couldn't ask for anything more.
However, since the Emperor had never dealt with the court before, Qi Nan was worried and added: "If the Emperor trusts this subject, if there is anything you don't understand, you can send someone to ask this subject."
If it was someone else, hearing Qi Nan's words, they might get angry. However, the Emperor trusted Qi Nan very much. Hearing Qi Nan's words, he only felt that it was considerate and didn't feel offended at all.
After persuading the Emperor and agreeing to send him some reports tomorrow, Qi Nan finally left.
After Qi Nan left, the Emperor looked at the bedroom that was like a carpenter's workshop and sighed. He called the palace servants to move everything to the side hall and then went to rest.
When Qi Nan returned to the East Faction, as soon as he entered, he saw Jiujiu standing in front of the desk looking at him with sparkling eyes.
When Qi Nan left, it was already evening. When he came back, it was already midnight.
This was the first time he was being waited for. Even if the other party was a cat, Qi Nan's heart still felt warm. He took large strides to the front of the desk and reached out his hands to carry Jiujiu into his embrace. Qi Nan stroked Jiujiu's head and smoothed out its fur while asking Chun Hua: "Did Snowball eat on time today?"
After getting along with Qi Nan for a period of time, Chun Hua had changed from trembling uncontrollably when she saw Qi Nan in the beginning to being able to speak a sentence or two to Qi Nan now.
"Replying to Du Zhu, since you didn't come back, Master Snowball wasn't willing to eat."
When he said this, Chun Hua's heart was a little perturbed. Everyone in the East Faction knew how much Qi Nan treasured Jiujiu. However, because they knew, Chun Hua didn't dare to hide the fact that Jiujiu refused to eat.
Although Jiujiu didn't eat, because Chun Hua said that Du Zhu didn't come back, Qi Nan's originally cold and hard eyes instantly became gentle. He raised his hand and tapped the tip of Jiujiu's small nose and said softly: "At least you still have a little conscience."
Because he was afraid that Jiujiu would be hungry, Qi Nan didn't take a bath like he usually did. Instead, he directly served the food.
Together with Qi Nan's food, there was also the goat milk that Chun Hua made for Jiujiu.
Although Jiujiu could eat some other food now, she was still young after all, so she still needed to drink goat milk.
Chun Hua knew that Jiujiu disliked the fishy smell of goat milk, so when he boiled the goat milk, he used a secret recipe. The smell of goat milk that was boiled was very small, and Jiujiu was only willing to drink it reluctantly.
Jiujiu drank the goat milk while Qi Nan ate dinner. After eating, Qi Nan went to take a bath while Jiujiu had Chun Hua help to take care of her personal hygiene.
After everything was taken care of, Jiujiu laid on Qin An's chest and closed her eyes.
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