Chapter 31: Are You Going To Kill Someone Again?

Feng Junyi was reviewing the memorials to the throne when Eunuch Wang entered the Imperial study.

The documents before him were piled up like mountains, but at least half of them were unimportant.

This made Feng Junyi very impatient.

He was resting with a hand on his forehead when he sensed someone entering. He looked up and saw Eunuch Wang walking in before quickly retreating.

He said indifferently, “Eunuch Wang, is something the matter?”

Sweat poured from Eunuch Wang’s forehead after he was caught by the Emperor.

He could neither enter nor leave.

He had only taken a peek and saw the Emperor’s icy face. He couldn’t help but shiver..

He thought about how the Emperor hadn’t killed anyone in a while. It wouldn’t be good if he killed him as a warning for others.

However, he could only smile obsequiously as he walked forward and said in a low voice, “Your Majesty, the Empress… the Empress is outside the hall seeking an audience.”

“Oh?”

Feng Junyi remained expressionless. He threw his pen onto its case and said, “I happen to be tired too. Let her in.”

Eunuch Wang’s heart trembled again.

He couldn’t help but rub his eyes. Did I see wrongly just now?

Why did it seem like the Emperor smiled when I mentioned the Empress?

I must be seeing things.

He left the room, and Su Nuan entered with the box.

When she saw the huge pile of memorials to the throne in front of the young tyrant, Su Nuan could not help but sigh. She thought that being Emperor was worse than having a modern employee’s nine to five work schedule with one rest day.

At the very least, employees like that could still binge-watch TV dramas and shows after work and could still rest for four days a month.

It had been three months since she entered the palace, and she had never seen Feng Junyi rest.

Even though he would visit her at her palace, it was actually a small fraction of his time. Most of the time, Feng Junyi stayed up late, woke up early, and would rarely take a break in the afternoons.

He worked 24 hours a day and was more diligent in government affairs than Emperor Kangxi, whom she had learned of in her history books.

Unfortunately, even if he was diligent, he was still a tyrant whom the citizens cursed at.

He could have become a dignified Emperor that only came along once in a thousand years.

Su Nuan went forward and said gently, “Big Brother Emperor, look what good stuff I’ve brought for you.”

Feng Junyi was still supporting his forehead with a hand, his face expressionless. “Tell me about it. What did you bring?” he asked.

“Look! Isn’t it great?”

Su Nuan opened the box. The items inside were colorful and beautiful.

As expected, it attracted Feng Junyi’s attention instantly. He straightened his back and picked up a small piece with his fingers. “What is this?”

“This…”

F*ck, how am I going to explain it?

Winning Feng Junyi’s favor was the only thing on her mind when she was hugging the box earlier. She hadn’t thought of naming it yet.

Now that she was asked about it, she stuck out her tongue in embarrassment and said, “I don’t know either. Anyway, this is how you can play with it. Let me show you.”

She pieced together the blocks of various sizes as she explained, “Your Majesty, look. If you do it like this, you can build a house. And if you move this here, you can also build a tower…”

Feng Junyi was curious about the items inside the box, but he was more interested in the small, fair, and delicate fingers.

The colorful toys in her hands were red, white, green, and blue. They made her fingers look even cuter.

“Do you understand now?”

Su Nuan was secretly delighted when she saw that Feng Junyi was in a daze.

See, I knew it. Even if Feng Junyi is the Emperor, he is still a boy. Boys can’t resist Lego blocks. It’s the same with girls and Barbie dolls.

Feng Junyi retracted his gaze and replied calmly, “Yes, I understand. In other words, these things are like bricks that have been cut. They can create anything. Not bad.”

Su Nuan asked, “Big Brother Emperor, do you want to try it?”

“Mhm.”

Su Nuan sat beside Feng Junyi, leaning against him like she had no bones in her body, blinking her big eyes as she observed his movements.

She had to admit that Feng Junyi was an extremely intelligent person. With just a few moves, a city wall and a palace appeared before her.

He even made a nice design for the palace and the city walls.

After he was done, Feng Junyi said with great interest, “Look, Empress, I named this palace Ah Nuan Palace. This city wall is used to defend against the invasion of enemy countries.”

“…”

Su Nuan was speechless. Why does the name of this palace sound so familiar? Where have I heard it before?

Without waiting for her reply, Feng Junyi stood up and said, “Eunuch Wang, call for the Office of Palace Construction..”

Eunuch Wang immediately left to deliver the message.

Su Nuan felt her heart pound when she heard this. She felt that she had stirred trouble.

The Office of Palace Construction is in charge of the construction of the palace and gardens. Could Feng Junyi be thinking…

She stared at Feng Junyi, who was still having fun and was secretly shocked. She only hoped that things were not what she thought.

Not long after, the head of the Office of Palace Construction arrived. It was an old man in his 50s. He knelt shakily before Feng Junyi.

“Greetings, Your Majesty.”

Feng Junyi waved his hand and said, “Constructor Duan, come up and take a look at this thing I made.”

Even though the old man was curious, he stepped forward courteously. A grand palace and city walls sat before the Emperor. He was impressed and said, “Your Majesty, you mean…”

“I want you to build an identical palace and a city wall at the border with the Xiongnu. The city wall should be 40 feet tall and 10 feet wide.”

Constructor Duan immediately knelt and said, “Your Majesty, this city wall is indeed indestructible, but this palace… Your Majesty, this is the first year of your reign. If we were to launch such an enormous construction project, I’m afraid we will drain the people of their labor and money; it would incur the resentment of the people. Your Majesty, please reconsider.”

He noticed Feng Junyi’s gaze turned cold.

“If I remember correctly, Constructor Duan is 56 years old this year. The youngest son in your family has already started a family. Recently, they have even welcomed the birth of a baby girl.”

When the old man heard this, his body trembled like a leaf. He stuttered, “Your… Your Majesty, I am only thinking for the country. Your Majesty can chop off my head, but please show mercy and don’t involve my family…”

“Chop off your head?”

Feng Junyi’s lips curled into a cold smile.

Su Nuan felt her hair stand on end when she saw Feng Junyi like that.

Oh no, oh no. The tyrant is going to kill again.

Things unfolded the way I thought they would. Did he change for the worse because of me?

She could not help but tremble and began to sob.

Her reaction stunned Feng Junyi and the kneeling minister.

The minister was surprised to realize the sense of hostility around the tyrant dissipated in an instant.

Feng Junyi saw the little girl’s pale face, her shoulders trembling as she cried. He could not help but frown. “Why are you crying?”

Su Yuan shook her head. She didn’t expect to cry either, but she couldn’t control her body. She rubbed her eyes, her nose red as she said pitifully, “Big Brother… Big Brother Emperor, are you going to kill someone again?”