Chapter 65 Thinking of You

Emperor Tai'an's words made Qin Yunchuan's heart sink.

He knew that the emperor was very dissatisfied.

"It's all my fault for failing to discipline my child properly. Please forgive me, Your Majesty." Qin Yunchuan knelt down and apologized.

Emperor Tai'an didn't immediately let Qin Yunchuan stand. Instead, he said in a deep voice, "First, Wen Rugui threatened to abandon his wife and daughter. Then, the son of the Marquis of Pingjia appeared naked with a man, causing trouble. Now, your nephew has come up with this. Qin Qing, have you ever considered the impact this has had on the atmosphere in the capital?"

One after another, are they going to lead the simple people of the capital astray?

Emperor Tai'an got angry whenever he thought about it.

"Besides, you are the Crown Prince's Junior Tutor, responsible for his education. The relationship between your nephew and the Marquis of Pingjia is a hot topic in the capital, and this is not good for the Crown Prince."

Emperor Tai'an didn't care that Qin Wenyuan was molested by idlers. What he cared about were the rumors about Qin Wenyuan and the son of Marquis Pingjia.

Regardless of whether it is true or not, there are such rumors. Given Qin Yunchuan's relationship with the prince, what if someone wants to use his nephew to become the prince?

This is what annoyed Emperor Tai'an.

"I am guilty!" Qin Yunchuan lowered his forehead to the ground, his heart cold.

Emperor Tai'an stroked the white jade paperweight, looked down at Qin Yunchuan for a moment, and said calmly, "Qin Qing, please stand up. I know you're not feeling well either. Your nephew should rest at home and stay away from these rumors."

Qin Yunchuan was shocked and said in a trembling voice, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy."

He knew very well that unless his nephew achieved some great merit, his future would be over.

Qin Yunchuan returned to the mansion with a heavy heart and told Qin Wenyuan the emperor's will.

Qin Wenyuan could not bear this blow at all.

"Second Uncle is saying... I don't have to go to the six ministries to observe government affairs anymore, and I can just stay at home and recuperate?"

"This is the Emperor's intention."

"Second Uncle..." Qin Wenyuan burst into tears and felt regret for the first time.

"Study hard and don't neglect your lessons." Qin Yunchuan patted his nephew's shoulder. "After this lesson, if you can remain calm and make progress, it won't necessarily be a bad thing."

Qin Wenyuan slumped down on the chair in a daze, not even noticing that his uncle had left.

It’s over, his future is over!

If I had known this earlier——

Regret surged like a tide, drowning him, and he realized that his status as the prince's nephew did not mean he was omnipotent.

Qin Yunchuan returned to his study and sat quietly for a while, then stood up and took out a locked box from a secret compartment.

He took out a key from between some books and opened the box, revealing several letters.

He took out the letter, opened it gently and read it, with a smile on his face.

If he is given more time, it will be a great achievement if he can find the True Man Mingxin.

The disappearance of Emperor Pingle in the chaos has always been a knot in the emperor's heart, and among those who disappeared with Emperor Pingle, Master Mingxin was undoubtedly an extremely important figure.

He exchanged letters with Master Mingxin many times, but still couldn't figure out where Master Mingxin was hiding, so he had to admit the other party's ability.

But it doesn’t matter. As long as Master Mingxin is in the capital and there are letters hanging, he will be found sooner or later.

Qin Yunchuan silently put the letter away and hid it, then let out a breath.

The news that Emperor Tai'an reprimanded Qin Yunchuan soon spread quietly among the officials and nobles.

The first thing these people did after finding out was to call their descendants to beat them.

If the offspring are relatively obedient and well-behaved, they will be given a lecture. If the offspring are not well-behaved, they will be beaten first and then given a lecture.

In short, the meaning is: Don’t cause trouble outside, especially in matters between men. This is the key point.

Unlike the other noblemen who began to behave themselves, the prince felt relieved.

You don’t have to worry about Master Qin meddling in everything these days.

How can I have the nerve to care about him when I haven’t even taken care of my own nephew yet?

Whenever the prince had free time, he would run to the street and wander around the general's mansion intentionally or unintentionally.

After that fleeting glimpse that day, he has been obsessed with the girl ever since.

Later, I found out that she was the youngest daughter of Wen Rugui, the Minister of War, and now the second daughter of the Lin family in the general's mansion.

Lin Hao—the prince murmured these two words and couldn't help but smile.

What a nice name.

The eunuch Wang Gui understood the prince's thoughts best. He caught a glimpse of Lin Hao and Lin Chan coming out of the corner gate of the general's mansion and hurriedly reminded the prince, "Your Highness, look over there."

The prince looked over and saw two girls of similar stature walking out of the general's mansion side by side.

One of them was wearing a lilac jacket and the other a smoky green skirt. From a distance, you could tell they were a pair of sisters.

The prince followed the two of them with his eyes until they entered Prince Jing's Mansion.

The prince thought about it and walked towards Prince Jing's mansion.

The servants at Prince Jing's mansion were shocked when they saw the prince coming.

"Is your prince at home?"

"Reporting to Your Highness, the Crown Prince did not go out today."

The prince smiled and said, "That's perfect. I'm here to play chess with him. Lead the way."

Immediately, a servant from the palace took the prince to Qi Shuo's residence.

"The prince went for a walk in the garden?" The prince was very happy to hear the reply from the servants in Qi Shuo's courtyard.

In such nice weather, his cousin would probably be in the garden entertaining the two girls from the Lin family.

The prince strolled towards the garden.

The prince was familiar with Prince Jing's Mansion, after all, it was his uncle's home.

Especially in the year when the kings came to Beijing, in order to show his appeasement, he visited several royal palaces at the instruction of his father.

At this time, Qi Qiong was inviting Lin Hao and Lin Chan to drink tea in the garden pavilion, and Sun Xiuhua was also there.

"Hao, you haven't finished telling the story of that day. Please continue, otherwise I will always be thinking about it." Qi Qiong held the teacup and pretended to listen to the story.

Qi Qiong invited Lin Hao and her sister to visit on the second day of Qixi Festival. Qi Qiong wanted to help her poor elder brother and give them a chance to spend time together. However, Lin Hao was so good at telling stories that the little princess was so engrossed in them that she forgot about her elder brother.

Qi Qiong has now come to terms with it. Being an elder brother brings you your own blessings, so she should just concentrate on listening to the story.

"That day, they talked about a young lady from the Wang family opening a small restaurant specializing in braised pig's head..."

Qi Qiong listened intently and swallowed unconsciously.

For some reason, even though the food made by Miss Wang in the story was obviously cheap, she really wanted to eat it.

She suspected that Lin Hao could do it, otherwise how could he speak so temptingly.

"Princess——" the maid standing behind her called softly.

Qi Qiong struggled to divert his attention to the maid.

"Your Highness..."

Qi Qiong looked outside the pavilion and saw the prince in gorgeous clothes walking towards him.

Why did the prince come here suddenly?

Qi Qiong was secretly surprised and stood up to greet him.

"Your Highness."

"No need to be so polite, cousin." The prince smiled calmly and looked into the pavilion. "Are you entertaining guests?"

Lin Chan pulled Lin Hao and knelt down to salute.

Sun Xiuhua was obviously a little flustered because of his identity as the prince, and he stuttered and said, "Greetings, Your Highness the Prince."

Princess Jing was so beautiful that Prince Jing fell in love with her at first sight and wanted to marry her. Sun Xiuhua's mother and Princess Jing were twin sisters, and the daughter resembled her mother. Sun Xiuhua was also a rare beauty.

The prince's eyes swept across her face and landed on Lin Hao. He smiled and said, "I met this girl the other day. I didn't expect she was my cousin's friend."