Chapter 187: The Battle for Succession

Rong Jinchen looked at Su Xu's outstanding handwriting and the reasonable content, and his heart sank suddenly. It was no problem for him to get the top score in the college examination, but he was not even on the list?

The man's expression was truly grim now. "Did you offend anyone?" Su Xu then explained his connection with Gu Wenbo and the others.

Su Zhenzhen pursed her lips. It seemed that school bullying existed everywhere. But how could the son of the Minister of Civil Affairs be so stupid?

He couldn’t even pass the exam to become a scholar?

Tsk.

Rong Jinchen nodded, "I understand. Is there anyone else in your family?" His voice was flat and without any ups and downs. Su Zhenzhen secretly complained in her heart: Chenchen, you sound like you want to kill someone and silence them.

Su Xu was also shocked, but he still believed in the character of His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan. "My parents are both dead, and I only have an older brother to rely on at home." "Well, Gu Heng arranged for him and his older brother to live with the Jinyiwei."

Gu Heng looked at him with a kind smile, "Please come in, Mr. Su." Su Xu bowed and took his leave with His Royal Highness the Prince of Yan and the Princess, and was then led away by Gu Heng.

When Su Zhenzhen saw Su Xu leave, she stood directly in front of Rong Jinchen. The man stretched out his strong arms to hold her small waist and let her sit on his lap. "Qingqing, let me hug you." The man buried his head in her arms.

Su Zhenzhen knew that he was feeling uncomfortable at the moment. If the time-traveling girl Luo Zhihan had not informed them in advance about the prince being enthroned and deposed twice, they would have only known that it was cheating in the imperial examination. They would have let the Imperial Guards investigate it as before, and the emperor would have to deal with the rest.

After all, why would ordinary officials engage in such a thing as cheating in the imperial examinations, and on such a large scale?

No truly intelligent person thought that my father would really depose the crown prince. Prince Jin and his faction were simply blinded by the merits of following the emperor. My father had mastered the art of checks and balances to perfection.

But on the bright side, given the prince's character, he would definitely not do such a thing.

But he is too kind and benevolent. If the people under him are not clean, can the prince survive by cutting them off?

Su Zhenzhen felt a little sorry for the man in her arms. She knew that Rong Jinchen had a good relationship with her father, but the prince was also her brother who had watched him grow up, and she loved him dearly.

The girl patted his back gently, her voice so soft that it seemed like water could drip out of it, "Husband, it's okay, Qingqing will always be with you." She wanted to grow old with her husband.

Rong Jinchen's muffled voice came, "I have Qingqing, and I have no regrets in this life." After a while, he stood up, his fair and handsome face slightly red from being suffocated. After calming down, he whispered: "Qingqing, you wait for me at home obediently. Don't go out for the time being, okay?"

Su Zhenzhen bit her lip and held his chiseled face with her hands, "Okay, I'll be good." She couldn't help but say, "Husband, you have to be good too." After saying that, she rubbed his face with her chubby cheeks.

The two of them parted reluctantly. Rong Jinchen pursed his lips, strode away with his hands behind his back.

Su Zhenzhen watched the wind gradually rising in the courtyard, and only then did she realize that she was living in a very dangerous circle of power and wealth.

In the past ten years and her previous life, she only knew that the fight for the throne was dangerous. Even though she had read a lot of novels and knew a lot about history, she did not have the feeling of being in the situation.

Now that the imperial examination cheating incident had happened, she suddenly woke up.

Rong Jinchen was the prince of Fenglangjuxu, the most beloved son of His Majesty, and the legitimate son of the Empress. To be honest, only his brother, the Crown Prince, could tolerate him when he ascended the throne at a young age.

The other illegitimate princes were probably eager to get rid of him, a legitimate prince with great military achievements and a powerful member of the Yue family.

Suppose that after the prince ascends the throne, when he grows older, Rong Jinchen is five years younger than him. Can his heir tolerate Rong Jinchen, his uncle who is in a powerful position?

Or, it is not impossible that after the crown prince ascended the throne and gained power, he became confused due to his age and began to be wary of his younger brother Rong Jinchen.

A selfish person like Su Zhenzhen thought that if the prince could not ascend the throne, Rong Jinchen, as the legitimate son of the empress, had no choice but to ascend the throne.

Besides, she really felt that Rong Jinchen was no worse than the prince, although this man was indeed a love-brained person.

Fortunately, she knew the outcome of future lives in advance, otherwise she would have been hesitant and anxious.

It was true that Father had issued an imperial decree for them to be together for life. But if Rong Jinchen ascended the throne, what if Father disregarded the emperor's words and went back on his word?

Or maybe just tell Rong Jinchen not to listen to him, as a new emperor means new ministers?

It's normal for Su Zhenzhen to feel uneasy.

It turns out that once you get something, you cannot lose it again, otherwise you will be very painful.

Luwu and Baizhi saw their princess looking up at the sky with a serious expression on her face. They looked at each other and then looked away. Forget it, this was not something they could worry about.

"Princess, it's getting cold. We should go back." Lu Wu said with a smile. "Lu Wu, how can you lie like that? It's almost May. How can it be cold?" Bai Zhi tried to lighten the mood.

Su Zhenzhen collected her scattered thoughts and looked at them playing tricks, "Come on, this is so fake, let's go inside." Baizhi and Luwu looked embarrassed, "Princess, you found us out~" They smiled at each other and followed the princess into the house.

Rong Jinchen was busy for almost ten days, going out early and coming back late every day, and Su Zhenzhen rarely saw him.

She didn't even glance at the endless stream of messages, and was politely declined when the wife of the Yangzhou prefect wanted to contact her.

The guest house was tightly surrounded by the palace's personal guards. A homebody like Su Zhenzhen could actually adapt well to eating, drinking, reading storybooks and travelogues in the yard.

Who told her to have had enough fun in the previous few days?

Every night when she went to bed, she could feel the man's familiar body temperature and breath, as well as his daily goodnight kiss.

Su Zhenzhen also took advantage of these days to write a travelogue, which contains the places she and Rong Jinchen have visited since leaving Beijing, including the landscapes, culture, food, etc.

She thought she was so great and was someone who could write travelogues, especially the food in them, which made people drool just by reading them.

Anyway, with the praise of Baizhi and Luwu, this travelogue seems to have already been designated as the best in the world.

On the fourth day of May, Rong Jinchen finally had some time. He looked at the girl sleeping soundly in his arms with a gentle expression, and bent down to kiss her lips.

Su Zhenzhen was woken up by his kiss in a daze. Seeing the man in front of her, she lost all sleepiness, "Husband, are you done?" She reached out her hand and touched his abdominal muscles enthusiastically, "Let me touch them, I miss your abdominal muscles." She hadn't touched them for a long time.

Rong Jinchen chuckled, "After you're done with your work, Qingqing, don't you always sleep with your abdominal muscles in your hands every day? Don't you remember?" He placed Su Zhenzhen's little hand on his own lower abdomen.

Her eyes curved, "Well, let me touch it again, I don't remember." Her voice was tender, and her eyes moved down, looking at his body covered in pajamas under the crimson satin quilt, "Husband, quilt..." The man turned over and lowered his head to kiss her. An unclear voice came out from their lips, "Husband will show you..."