Chapter 10 The King Takes His Minister's Wife (The End)

Two years later, Luo Xi gave birth to a prince, Qin Chengyan, who looked remarkably like her.

Qin Chengyan was named Crown Prince at birth.

Two months later, on this day, the Imperial Advisor returned.

Pilgrimage Temple

The Imperial Advisor's face was solemn. "Your Majesty, I have performed a divination for you, and it has been determined that the young Crown Prince is a jinx who will bring death to you and the Empress."

The thing emperors feared most was death.

Generally speaking, people prefer to believe it exists rather than not.

so........

Qin Jingyi's expression changed drastically. He pursed his lips and gave the Imperial Advisor a cold look. "A jinx?"

How could he and the Empress's young prince be a jinx?

The Imperial Advisor sensed the killing intent emanating from Qin Jingyi. This killing intent wasn't directed at the young crown prince, but rather at him.

The Imperial Advisor knelt on the ground with a thud, saying, "Your Majesty, everything I have said is true."

"I was worried about Your Majesty's safety, so I rushed back to the capital overnight to inform Your Majesty of this matter."

Qin Jingyi: "Xia Renhou, do you think that I appointed you as the Imperial Preceptor because I believed in your divination skills?"

Imperial Advisor: !!!

Isn't that so?

Qin Jingyi: "You're wrong."

"I appointed you as the Imperial Advisor because you were on my side and your words were in my favor. That's why I made you the Imperial Advisor."

But now...

"How dare you target my crown prince, saying he is...."

His tone suddenly turned sharp, "Who gave you the audacity?"

If you touch his sore spot, the Imperial Advisor will naturally not survive.

Upon hearing the Emperor's words, the Imperial Advisor's face immediately showed a look of despair.

He closed his eyes.

If he had known, he shouldn't have been seduced by that woman's beauty and gone to the palace to say those words to the emperor.

Otherwise, he would still be the Imperial Advisor.

Women can lead people astray.

Qin Jingyi: "Who ordered you to target my Crown Prince?"

The Imperial Advisor remained silent.

Qin Jingyi's face was grim. "Do you think I won't know just because you don't tell me?"

"Guards, bring that woman named Hongluan here."

Imperial Advisor: !!!

How did the Emperor know about Hongluan?

Could it be that his attendant Ling Feng is one of the emperor's men?

Definitely.

"Your Majesty, please spare her life."

"She was also a woman with a tragic fate. She used to be a maidservant to the Empress. The Empress treated her badly, often beating and scolding her. Later, the Empress even kicked her out of the palace."

"That's why she hates the Empress so much, and that's why she had me target the Crown Prince."

"Your Majesty, she had her reasons."

The next second, the Imperial Advisor was unable to speak, because a bodyguard pulled out his tongue.

Qin Jingyi looked at the Imperial Advisor, whose mouth was full of blood, and asked, "Didn't you just choose to remain silent?"

"Then shut your mouth completely."

Half an hour later,

The secret guards have brought Hongluan here.

Hongluan returned to the capital with the Imperial Advisor and stayed at an inn outside the palace, which is why the secret guards were able to capture her so quickly.

Qin Jingyi: "Drag them both down and cut them into a thousand pieces."

"Oh, right, let them watch face to face how the other is being torn to pieces."

Guard: "Yes, Your Majesty."

Fifteen minutes later,

The Imperial Advisor looked at the woman opposite him, who was screaming in agony, and felt as if his heart was being torn apart.

However, there was nothing he could do to help her, because he himself was barely able to take care of himself.

After that, the Imperial Preceptor had no time to care for Hongluan, because he himself was in unbearable pain.

He wasn't just heartbroken; his heart was truly torn apart.

In the end, both Hongluan and the Imperial Advisor died...

Three years later,

Pilgrimage Temple

When the young Crown Prince Qin Chengyan heard that his father was going to appoint a concubine, he was already thinking about her title, and he was thinking about it very seriously.

Qin Chengyan, the little dumpling, rushed up to Qin Jingyi and angrily punched him a few times.

Then, he turned and ran out of the Pilgrimage Hall, heading towards the Phoenix Palace.

Qin Jingyi: ? ? ?

"Hey? Yan'er, where are you going?"

He chased after them while asking questions.

Phoenix Palace

Qin Chengyan sat in Luo Xi's lap and told her everything he had heard, word for word.

Luo Xi: "........."

Qin Jingyi: "........."

"Yan'er, actually, that imperial concubine is also your mother."

This was a romantic affair between him and the Empress, something that little Yan'er wouldn't understand.

Qin Chengyan: ? ? ?

Really?

He looked up at Luo Xi, "Mother, is what Father said true?"

Luo Xi glanced at Qin Jingyi, then smiled and patted Qin Chengyan's head. "It's true."

Qin Chengyan, the little dumpling, clenched his two tiny fists and walked aggressively in front of Qin Jingyi. He raised his head and asked, "Father, why did you demote Mother's rank?"

Qin Jingyi squatted down in front of Qin Chengyan and said earnestly, "Yan'er, your father has not demoted your mother's rank. Your mother is still the Empress."

"Your mother has only gained the title of Imperial Concubine."

Qin Chengyan was very smart; he understood.

He opened his arms and hugged Qin Chengyan. "Father, I'm sorry. I shouldn't have hit you just now."

Qin Jingyi hugged him back, his tone indulgent, "It's alright. After all, Father Emperor was also at fault. Father Emperor didn't tell Yan'er, which is why Yan'er misunderstood."

After a moment, Qin Chengyan pushed Qin Jingyi away, "Okay, a hug is enough."

"I'm a little adult now."

Qin Jingyi: "........."

He's only three years old, how can he be a little adult?

Is it not even allowed for his father, the emperor, to hug him?

Fifteen minutes later, Qin Jingyi stared at Qin Chengyan, who was sitting obediently in Luo Xi's arms, and asked, "Yan'er, how can you be so hypocritical?"

Qin Chengyan: "........."

Okay, he's just a hypocrite. (The End)