Qingtian's attention was immediately drawn to Prince Rui. She stared at him without blinking and asked, "Father, are you okay?"
Prince Rui stepped forward and held Qingtian in his arms.
Feeling his daughter's sweet and soft little body breathing vividly in his arms, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, and his tense body finally relaxed.
"Don't worry, everything is fine in the palace. Thanks to Qingtian for discovering the embroidery of the...big lady.
"It allowed the Emperor and I to prepare in advance, and ultimately averted this crisis."
After saying this, Prince Rui was silent for a moment, and finally began to feel scared.
He held Qingtian in his arms and sat down on the edge of the couch.
Seeing this, Mrs. Ye tactfully left the room quietly.
Princess Rui took a few steps forward, stood in front of the father and daughter, reached out and gently stroked Prince Rui's shoulders and back to help him relieve his emotions.
Prince Rui put his arm around Princess Rui's waist, and the two of them sandwiched Qingtian in between. The three of them stayed there quietly for a long time.
"Today is truly too dangerous. Do you know how bold the Queen is? Those thousands of people outside the city were bait she released to create the illusion of forcing the emperor to abdicate, and then get my brother to order the palace gates closed.
"She bribed many of the palace guards and planned to take advantage of the opportunity after the palace gates were closed to force her way out of the palace and usurp the throne."
"Gu... no, why did she do that? Why did she suddenly want to usurp the throne?" Princess Rui asked in great confusion.
"It's not that sudden. She has been planning this since our father passed away." Prince Rui sneered, "My mother and my brother have always treated her with respect and kindness. Who would have thought that she has always harbored such hostility towards my mother.
"She believes that her mother's virtue is unworthy of the position, so her brother is also unworthy of sitting on it.
"If she hadn't been prepared at the time, she would have taken action when our mother passed away and my brother and I were overwhelmed with grief.
"Do you know what she said in the palace today?
“She actually said that no matter how good the emperor was to her, it wouldn’t be better than her taking that position.
"Do you think she's crazy?"
Prince Rui became more and more angry as he spoke. His mind had been occupied by various things before, and now that he had finally returned home and relaxed, all the emotions that had been covered up by tension and busyness surged into his heart.
"And those ministers in the palace, none of them are in the right mind. It would be better to let the people of the Communist Party kill them first than to keep them alive.
"If it weren't for the sunny day, they would have been kidnapped by the gang today.
“I saved them, but instead of being grateful, they talked behind my back.
"I'm just short of advising my brother right in front of me, telling him to be wary of me and not to trust me too much!
"Fortunately, my royal brother is not that kind of person and has always trusted me.
"Otherwise, I'll be busy for a long time, not only will I get nothing good out of it, but I might even be suspected by my brother the Emperor...
"I've memorized all those people who jumped out. Wait for me..."
Prince Rui got stuck at this point, and after a while he sighed and said, "Forget it, I don't care about state affairs anyway, and there's nothing I can do to them.
"As long as they don't mess with me again, I won't bother with this matter."
"Don't think about those people. As long as the emperor's feelings for you remain unchanged, he will not be influenced by those villains." Princess Rui comforted Prince Rui softly.
Qingtian, who had been sandwiched between the two of them and listened to their conversation silently, suddenly raised his hand and held Prince Rui's face.
"Father, don't be angry. Those who bully you are all bad guys. They will definitely be punished."
Prince Rui was amused by Qingtian's baby voice and serious tone.
"Okay, Dad, I'll listen to you. I won't be angry anymore. What's the point of being angry with someone who doesn't want to do it?"
Qingtian thought for a moment and realized that even though he said that, his mood still didn't seem very good, so he emphasized again: "Grandma said that God will punish those who do bad things."
Prince Rui was born and raised in the palace. Outsiders felt that he was born with a silver spoon in his mouth and rose from a prince to a leisurely prince in wealth and glory.
But in fact, only he himself knows how many dangers he has experienced and how much darkness in human nature he has witnessed.
Although he had stayed away from government affairs for self-protection, he had heard and seen a lot of things in his position, so he would never believe the nonsense that God would punish bad people to fool the people.
But when he saw Qingtian's serious look as she tried to comfort him, Prince Rui suddenly felt much calmer, and all the discomfort in his heart was soothed by his daughter's words.
Although with Qingtian's current identity, he shouldn't always have such naive and almost stupid thoughts.
But looking at his daughter's clear big eyes, he silently postponed his daughter's education plan in his heart.
The child is still young, and he still hopes that Qingtian can retain her childish innocence for a few more years. He cannot bear to pollute her young mind with those dirty realities.
Thinking of this, Prince Rui's anger finally dissipated and he stopped worrying about it.
Princess Rui had been married to him for many years, and she knew from his expression that he had let go of these things, so she smiled and joked, "Now that it's sunny, there's no place for me to do anything.
"As long as Qingtian says a few words, the prince's mood will immediately improve."
Upon hearing this, Qingtian tilted his head slightly and looked at Prince Rui's expression.
Although it looked the same as before, she inexplicably felt that Prince Rui's mood seemed to be much better.
Feeling that he had helped, Qingtian finally smiled sweetly.
Prince Rui also said: "This time it is really thanks to Qingtian, my brother even said that he would definitely reward Qingtian well later!
"By the way, Qingtian was woken up early this morning and rushed to the palace, but ended up not even being able to enjoy the palace banquet.
"Tell Dad what you want to eat, and we'll have a good Mid-Autumn Festival dinner at home tonight!"
Upon hearing this, the maidservant beside Princess Rui hurried forward and said, "Your Highness, Elder Cen, Elder You, and Madam You are all in the kitchen right now. They said they want to personally prepare food for the moon worship and tonight's dinner!"
Prince Rui was stunned when he heard this: "What's wrong with you? They are guests. How can you let them do anything?"
Qingtian quickly said, "Dad, great-grandfather's cooking is the best!"
Although Qingtian likes Mrs. Ye more in his heart, to be honest, Mr. Cen is better in cooking.
"Of course, Mr. Cen used to be the imperial chef, so his cooking skills are undoubtedly excellent.
"Old Master Cen used to cook exclusively for my father, and I rarely got to eat his food."
"Alright, thank you for your help, Elder Cen and Madam You. Tell the kitchen staff to take good care of us and help out as much as possible." Prince Rui said, looking at Qingtian and smiling, "I'm really lucky to have you here today!"
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