Before Chu Lingjun turned three, he was truly the little treasure of the palace; no one dared to challenge him, not even his own Emperor father.
In the palace, if he wanted to swagger about, he swaggered, and if he wanted to stride, he strode. Anyone in his way was told to step aside, or suffer the consequences!
To assert his supre position in the palace, Prince Lijing decided to challenge another authority’s dignity.
During his father’s court session, he suddenly stord into Jinluan Palace, inserted himself into proceedings, and proudly responded to so ministers’ morials. (This little one fancied himself handling state affairs better than his father.)
This was sothing—three-year-old Crown Prince dared to disregard the Emperor’s authority and ddle in state affairs!
All the civil and military officials lowered their eyes and remained silent, with eyes on noses, noses on hearts.
This was a family matter, best left for the Emperor to handle on his own...
It seed the little Crown Prince also realized he had done wrong, as he timidly glanced at his Emperor father on the dragon throne.
At one look, he was startled; the Emperor’s face had turned dark.
The little Crown Prince’s heart beat wildly with fear, and he scampered off with his tail between his legs. (Completely forgetting his bold initial intent...)
To escape punishnt, the little Crown Prince decided to use his secret weapon—running to Lingxiao Palace to seek comfort from his mother!
When his adorable act successfully coaxed his soft-hearted mother to indulge him, his Father Emperor returned from court.
Even though he knew with his mother’s backing he was safe, seeing his Father Emperor’s half-smiling expression made him instinctively shrink back.
His Father Emperor exuded such authority; as he stepped closer, the little one, lacking the presence himself, burst into tears and flung himself into his mother’s arms.
The Empress lovingly hugged him, chiding the Emperor, "What are you doing! Don’t scare the child."
With affectionate eyes, the Emperor sat down beside the Empress, gently wrapped his arm around her shoulders, cast a fleeting glance at the pretend-crying Chu Lingjun, and smiled as he spoke to the Empress, "Yan’er, do you know what he did today?"
Mothers always understand their children.
"What could he do? Junjun is still young, even if he is a bit cheeky, he hasn’t committed any major wrongs. Don’t scare him like that; as he grows older, he will naturally beco sensible."
The Emperor sighed helplessly, lanting, "Too much maternal indulgence spoils the child indeed."
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