"I once said that if you could return alive from the northern hunt... I could tell you a secret."
The Little Emperor sat up straight, struggling to muster a semblance of authority.
He was Emperor Da Chu.
Although... currently only a puppet.
But feigning idiocy was just an act, compliance too was just an act.
He wanted to break free from the Holy Empress's control, wanted to prepare for his true ascension to the throne, and for that, this momentum was indispensable.
Unfortunately.
The person he faced was Xie Xuanyi.
"Your Majesty."
Xie Xuanyi spoke casually, "If I'm not mistaken, you want to tell me... that you are a woman."
The Little Emperor was taken aback.
"You you you..."
The Little Emperor stood up, still trying to maintain the emperor's authority, forcibly keeping his composure and sweeping his sleeves, but his voice trembled uncontrollably, "What nonsense are you spouting!"
"I knew it when we last met."