Chapter 340 I Want to Marry Your Grandson

"Miss Li, is there anything else?" Lin Lingtian stopped and asked curiously as he saw Li Muqing chasing after him.

"Your Highness, I was saved by your grandson before, and we have already been intimate. I beg Your Highness to grant me this request, as I wish to marry your grandson, Lin Wenqian."

Li Muqing knew that as an orphan, she couldn't possibly protect the honors and rewards the emperor had bestowed upon her.

Moreover, after spending a few days with the Lin family, she found them to be a very easy family to get along with.

She's an orphan; if she doesn't fight for herself, she'll definitely regret it later.

Don't say she's shameless. After her parents and younger brother were killed, what's the point of her reputation?

If you don't fight for yourself now and find a powerful backer, you'll definitely be bullied by the young masters and ladies of the powerful families in the capital.

Most importantly, she liked Lin Wenqian from the Lin family.

"Miss Li, are you serious?" Lin Lingtian stared at Li Muqing with wide eyes, as if he were seeing her for the first time.

However, if Li Muqin really wants to marry his grandson, he wouldn't mind taking her back to the countryside with him and asking Lin Wenqian's opinion.

“I’m serious, I really like your grandson…” Li Muqing nodded earnestly.

She wanted to say that she actually preferred Lin Luoxi, that capable woman, and she wanted to learn from Lin Luoxi's interpersonal skills...

"Okay, let's go back and pack together..." Lin Lingtian looked at Li Muqing and knew that Li Muqing was treating the Lin family as her lifeline.

Thinking of her son, grandson, and granddaughter whom she had lost for over thirty years and finally reunited with, she softened and agreed.

"Thank you, Your Highness..." Li Muqing was overjoyed that Lin Lingtian had agreed and bowed gratefully to him.

It took the two of them two hours to go from entering the palace to leaving.

Upon exiting the palace gates, Lin Lingtian did not immediately return to the Prince's residence. Instead, he followed the address Lin Luoxi had given him and found where Lin Luoxi was currently staying.

Knowing that Lin Luoxi was still asleep, he knew that the turmoil in the court was orchestrated by his beloved granddaughter.

He didn't send any servants to inform Lin Luoxi. He told Li Muqing to stay there while he returned to the palace and instructed the servants to begin preparations, selling off everything that needed to be sold to make cash and facilitate his departure.

I plan to go back to Wutong Village with Lin Luoxi when she and the others return.

Inside the Imperial Study of the Palace—

"Father, why did you allow the War King to retire to his hometown? You know perfectly well that the situation in the court is currently unstable..."

After Lin Lingtian and Li Muqing left, Xiao Jingchen finally came to his senses and looked at the old emperor with dissatisfaction.

“Jiu’er, the War King holds great power and influence, and he has a very important place in the hearts of the people.”

"If we let him continue in the court, he might become as ambitious as Shang Youwei, which would undoubtedly be a sharp dagger hanging over your head when you inherit the throne..."

"Then we might as well let him go now, and then use the imperial examination to select new talents who can be loyal to you..."

The old emperor looked at Xiao Jingchen with a loving expression, his eyes full of concern for him.

"Who wants to sit in your position? I just want to be a carefree prince..." Xiao Jingchen looked at the old emperor with disdain and said impatiently.

What's so great about that throne? There are so many things you can't do, you can't do this, you have to get up earlier than the rooster and go to bed later than the dog. He must be out of his mind to want to sit in that position.

"You, you..." The old emperor never expected that the position that everyone was fighting for would be despised as worthless by his son. He was so angry that his fingers trembled as he was furious at Xiao Jingchen for his lack of ambition.

"I... I think my idea is quite good. I want to live a few more years and live a carefree life with the person I love, instead of being trapped in this world like you, Father..."

"I have other things to attend to, so I'll be leaving now..."

"Oh, by the way, I noticed Father's condition wasn't quite right. Here, take this bottle of medicine; it's a miraculous medicine I'm reluctant to use myself..."

He tossed a bottle of pills Lin Luoxi had given him to the old emperor and hurriedly left.

"You, you, this..."

"Little Fuzi, look at him, he's just so stubborn..." The old emperor watched Xiao Jingchen's departing figure, not knowing what to say, but the smile in his eyes was undeniable.

"I didn't appoint a crown prince before because he was so sick that I was worried he might suddenly die one day."

"I finally got him better, and I put the throne in front of him, but he didn't want it..."

The old emperor had mixed feelings. He liked his ambitious son, but he was also angry that such a capable son didn't want the throne.

Most importantly, what Xiao Jingchen just said touched his heart.

When he was still a prince, he shared the same thoughts as his son, wanting to be with one person for life.

But being in the royal family, there aren't many things you can do as you please; you're often powerless to do anything.

"The Ninth Prince is kind and upright by nature, much like the Emperor..." Eunuch Fu knew that the Emperor wasn't asking him for anything, so he just took the opportunity to praise him a couple of times.

"You!" The old emperor saw the shrewd and experienced eunuch Fu, said only two words, and then continued to busy himself with his own affairs.

Eunuch Fu looked up and saw that the old emperor's face was not angry. Out of the corner of his eye, he saw that the old emperor was writing an imperial edict.

Upon seeing the words "Ninth Prince Xiao Jingchen" and "Established Crown Prince," he was incredibly excited, but his face remained perfectly calm, as if he hadn't seen anything at all, and he stood calmly to the right of the old emperor.

Just as Eunuch Fu was reading the words on the imperial edict, the old emperor was also secretly observing Eunuch Fu.

He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Grandpa Fu didn't seem to be paying attention to his desk.

Today's events dealt him a huge blow. His beloved wife of over ten years was plotting to usurp his position. He now feels that everyone around him has ulterior motives.

The fact that he openly said he would give Xiao Jingchen the throne just now was also a test.

He knew that this way of getting along between father and son was not good, but he was satisfied with the results.

He can give away his things voluntarily, but he cannot ask for them; the nature of the matter is different.

As soon as Xiao Jingchen left the palace, he went back to his residence to change into casual clothes before taking an ordinary carriage from the back gate to Lin Luoxi's house.

As soon as the carriage reached the street where Lin Luoxi's residence was located, it was bustling with people, and the carriage couldn't squeeze in at all.

It is evident that the court's sudden execution of these five ministers caused quite a stir.

"Your Highness!" Ji Feng, who was in the crowd, saw Xiao Jingchen's carriage and immediately led an army over to clear the way for Xiao Jingchen.

Seeing so many people around, and with Ji Feng having revealed his identity, Xiao Jingchen knew he wouldn't be able to see Lin Luoxi today, and glared fiercely at Ji Feng.