Chapter 335 He is pretending

The emperor invited Prince Ming to dinner, but Prince Ming didn't want to agree at first because he knew the quality of the food in the palace, which was terrible to eat.

But the emperor's kindness was hard to refuse, so he just agreed reluctantly.

After all, he is younger than her and as her brother, it’s okay for him to do what he wants.

But when the food was served, Ming Wang was stunned after taking one chopstick.

“You eat so well?”

The emperor said: "The previous cook was a relative of the empress dowager, but I killed him and replaced him with a more considerate one."

Ming Wang thought of the pig food he used to eat and nodded: "It should have been done a long time ago."

The emperor chatted casually about family matters.

"Second brother has been out for so long, isn't your mother worried?"

Speaking of this, Prince Ming glanced at the emperor and said, "Of course my mother is worried. She wrote to me a few days ago asking me to return quickly."

It was because the emperor wanted to keep him to threaten his mother, otherwise he would have gone back long ago.

Thinking of this, King Ming paused and looked at the emperor suspiciously.

Speaking of which, the emperor asked him to draw a picture album in order to keep him. Is there anything strange about this?

The emperor saw that the king was not moving and asked in surprise, "What happened?"

Ming Wang shook his head: "Nothing."

He thought, maybe he was overthinking it.

Now that there is no war, there is no use for the emperor to keep him.

An Jiu glanced at the emperor.

Because the entire hall was filled with the emperor's voice.

[Second brother, have you ever betrayed me? ]

【Is there one? 】

If King Ming looked up at this moment, he would find that the emperor's eyes were a little cold.

【Why do you all have to do this? 】

[Is this throne really that important? ]

[Am I not tolerant enough towards you? Am I not good enough? ]

The little emperor seemed to be turning evil without any warning...

He was fed up with these brothers' hypocritical flattery towards him.

Each of them has ulterior motives and wants to plot against him.

An Jiu was extremely surprised.

What does emperor mean?

Does the Ming King want to be the emperor? Or does he want to rebel?

No way.

Looking up, down, left, and right, I could not see that the King of Light had such thoughts.

But the emperor would not speak nonsense without any evidence.

An Jiu thought of King Ming’s mother.

This concubine has never appeared, but An Jiu believes that she is the smartest woman in the entire Daxia Palace.

Not only was she not harmed by Concubine Shu, she also took her son to her fiefdom. If it weren't for the war with the State of Chu, she would have lived the best life among the many concubines of the late emperor for the rest of her life.

Such a person...

Could it be that he did something secretly?

That’s all An Jiu could think of.

After all, she didn't have the emperor's brain.

Although Ming Wang looked like a smart handsome man, he actually had a face full of cleverness and cunning. He ate every dish and praised: "The cook is good, increase the monthly salary."

At the emperor's glance, Eunuch Li poured wine for King Ming. King Ming was rarely happy today. It turned out that the emperor, who had been so arrogant since childhood, also had to beg him sometimes.

Hahaha,

It’s so comfortable.

The alcohol got to me.

After dinner, the two brothers talked about the past again.

The emperor smiled and said, "Second brother, why don't you write a letter to tell Concubine Xin so that she won't worry."

Ming Wang nodded: "You are right."

So the emperor ground the ink himself and asked Prince Ming to write a letter to Concubine Xin.

King Ming glanced at the emperor, picked up a pen, and wrote the letter in a dashing manner.

The emperor commented: "Second brother, I never realized that your handwriting is so good before."

Ming Wang snorted coldly: "Who did you have eyes for before?"

The emperor said nothing.

He handed the letter from the Ming King to Eunuch Li and said, "Hurry up and deliver it to Concubine Xin."

Eunuch Li went out.

An Jiu, who witnessed all this, looked at Ming Wang's staggering body and shook his head secretly.

If the King knew about this in the future, he would probably scold the emperor to death.

but……

Her guess was correct. There was indeed something wrong with Prince Ming's mother, Concubine Xin.

However, An Jiu had no idea how serious the problem was, how serious it was, and what the emperor was going to do.

…

The fiefdom of the King of Southwest Ming.

The beautiful woman raised her head and looked at the eunuch beside her who had his face painted very white. This was Zhang Delu, the personal eunuch of Concubine Xin.

"You mean, the Chu people want to stay in our house for a night?"

"She is the sixth princess of Chu State. She will leave tomorrow." Zhang Delu replied.

The beautiful woman's expression did not change at all.

"The Sixth Princess was able to come out alive. What does this mean?"

Zhang Delu shook his head.

The beautiful woman said: "It means the emperor knows what we did."

Zhang Delu frowned: "No way, how did the emperor know?"

The beautiful woman sneered: "The royal family is ruthless, and..."

She paused and said, "Let the Chu people come. I want to see what they are doing."

The Sixth Princess had never met Concubine Xin when she was on a diplomatic mission before. Now, when she saw her for the first time, she was amazed. Concubine Xin was very beautiful and charming, and you couldn't tell at all that she was almost fifty years old.

"Princess, you must have traveled a long way."

Tiffany Xin smiled politely.

The Sixth Princess also laughed: "Sorry to bother the Concubine Dowager."

Concubine Xin said, "There is no such thing as disturbing or not disturbing. We are neighbors after all."

The Sixth Princess smiled and said, "Yes, the kingdom of Chu and Daxia are in the middle of the prince's fiefdom. If the prince can become independent, he can dominate one side and establish himself as a king."

Concubine Xin's face turned cold.

"Sixth Princess, don't speak carelessly. The fief of King Ming is so small that it cannot withstand a blow from Daxia. Besides, without Daxia as a backer, it would have been eaten up by you Chu people long ago."

The Sixth Princess seemed relieved to hear her say this.

"Did I say something wrong, or is Toffee too insightful?"

Concubine Xin's beautiful eyes were slightly narrowed, like a lazy and beautiful cat.

"Your Highness Princess, you didn't come here specially to stay overnight, did you?"

The Sixth Princess did not hide it from her.

"You are indeed smart, Madam Dowager. Now that you have made it clear, I will not hide anything from you."

The Sixth Princess said, "We experienced some twists and turns when we came to the capital this time. This twist and turn has something to do with the Queen Mother Dowager."

Concubine Xin took a sip of tea and instantly understood what the Sixth Princess meant.

The Sixth Princess suspected that the one who secretly colluded with and helped the State of Chu was Concubine Xin.

"It doesn't matter much. It's mainly because your father is too smart." Concubine Xin did not hide the truth at all. Instead, she looked at the Sixth Princess and sighed, "He is so old, isn't it good for him to live a good life? Can't the matter of expanding the territory be left to the young people?"

Concubine Xin's words caused a storm to surge in the Sixth Princess' heart.

Before, she suspected that it was either the eldest prince or the crown prince.

She never imagined that the man was actually her father.

Then his illness... maybe he was pretending from the beginning.

Then he summoned his eldest brother back, and sent her and the fifth prince, who were a threat to the crown prince, to Daxia to die...

The Sixth Princess finally understood.

The King of Chu had no intention of letting the children fight for the throne; what he wanted after all was a crown prince.

Whether it was the eldest prince, their brothers and sisters, or even Gao Xun who was a hostage in Daxia, and those ambitious brothers in the Chu Palace, they were all paving the way for the prince.

The Sixth Princess couldn't help but think, everyone says that the prince is mediocre.

Is he really mediocre? Or is he pretending?

If the emperor is pretending, then the prince must be pretending too.

Are they happy watching these people fighting, killing each other and playing with people's hearts?

The Sixth Princess became more and more frightened the more she thought about it.

The more I think about it, the colder I feel.

Should have understood it earlier.

Except for the crown prince, these people claim to be of noble origin, but in fact, to put it bluntly, they are no different from people like Gao Xun.

It's really pitiful and ironic.

How could Jin Wangshu, who was such a cautious person, suddenly go to Daxia to commit a crime and even run to the Daxia Palace to rescue hostages?

So unwise.

Now that I think about it, apart from my father, who else can command Uncle Prince Jin?

The Sixth Princess laughed.

Maybe Uncle Prince Jin is old and useless, just like the useless Gao Xun, Li Qingyao, her, and the Fifth Prince.

They are all disposable pawns.

The King of Chu wanted to train an heir with extraordinary abilities for the State of Chu, just like the previous King of Daxia.

So you have to step on countless corpses to get to the top?

Hahaha.

That's ridiculous.

real

It turned out that all of them were just food used to feed the Gu, a dish that could be served on the table at will.

The Sixth Princess closed her eyes.