Chapter 159 Qi Kuan's Fate
System: [No, no, no. Ah Ruan, you misunderstood me. I meant that the descendants of the concubines all had bad lives, not that they all had bad morals.]
Qi Kuan and the princesses all breathed a sigh of relief, but soon became worried again.
Yuanruan: [How come everything is so bad? ]
System: [Because the men in the Three Princes' Palace are too stupid and too trashy.]
The eldest princess and the others froze in silence, and looked at Qi Kuan vaguely with their remaining eyes.
Qi Kuan:?
Yuanruan: [How do you say that?]
System: [For example, the Third Prince. Qi Menglong tried to persuade the Third Prince privately, but the Third Prince refused. Qi Menglong then tried to persuade the Third Prince to revolt. Seeing that he failed to persuade the Third Prince and that he was exposed, Qi Menglong cruelly killed the Third Prince.]
Qi Kuan and his group: !!!
Yuan Ruan's mouth twitched slightly: [Absurd, alone? Does the Third Prince think he is so brave and still has the face to save face? ]
System: [Well, after the death of the Third Prince, the Concubine Dowager fell ill and passed out, and the two sons of the Third Prince immediately started to make trouble like wild horses. They were unwilling to be subordinate to Qi Kuan, and they were jealous of him for being able to shoulder two branches, so they took the initiative to contact other princes and kings, hoping to get the credit of following the dragon.]
Yuan Ruan: [I am really too well protected by the Concubine. I have such naive ideas.]
System: [Yes. They even boasted that they would follow the example of the Concubine Dowager and give orders to the people in the Huainan Palace. But who is your brother? He is an expert at rebellion and usurpation of the throne!]
The two princesses had subtle expressions.
Yuan Ruan coughed lightly: [My brother's succession was considered normal, so don't label him randomly.]
System: [Right, right, right. Anyway, your brother is very powerful. After discovering this situation, he took advantage of the situation and deliberately took advantage of it. So before the two princes could even give orders, your brother took the initiative to deal with the uprising. Afterwards, one of the two princes died and the other fled, and the three princes' palaces were also ransacked.]
Qi Kuan's pupils shrank.
Yuan Ruan: [The princesses of the three royal palaces. ]
System: [Of course it is tragic. Ah Ruan, you have seen Dream of the Red Chamber, right? When the tree falls, the monkeys scatter. When the man makes a mistake, the women are implicated... Fortunately, Qi Kuan remembers his kindness and is able to take responsibility. He crawled to the door with his weak body to ask for an audience with His Majesty, and exchanged all the remaining titles and rights to ensure the safety of all the women.]
Yuan Ruan was also moved when he heard this: [As expected of a man favored by the Concubine Dowager, he is quite brave. ]
Cheng Weining patted his shoulder gently, his eyes full of affirmation.
The eldest princess and the second princess also looked at Qi Kuan in surprise.
The second princess thought that although Qi Kuan was a little unromantic, he had good character and could be introduced to her close friends.
System: [He is very brave! Ah Ruan, do you know that he was betrayed by the third prince's second son, captured by Qi Menglong, tortured and forced to confess, and his lower body was completely paralyzed, but he did not reveal a single secret.]
Yuan Ruan was confused: [Hiss, so miserable? It seems he is really destined to be alone. ]
System: [Uh... He did not marry for more than ten years, but... he actually got a wife later.]
Yuanruan: [Ah? Who?]
Qi Kuan was not interested in his own gossip. He was worried that if he remained silent for too long, it would attract Qi Menglong's attention, so he said, "Princess Nine is sleepy. I will go first."
The eldest and second princesses could not bear to hear such gossip, so they followed subconsciously: "Hey, see you off, I really can't bear to leave the little princess."
Cheng Weining was worried about the Second Princess's body and followed her.
When Qi Menglong wanted to take the opportunity to catch up, he was stopped by Cheng Weining's friend who was holding a wine glass.
Seeing that there was no chance for Qi Menglong to get close to Yuan Ruan, instead of just approaching her and being rejected, he decided to catch the small fish that swam towards him first, so that his trip today would not be in vain.
Thinking of this, Qi Menglong took the wine glass and gave a shy smile to Cheng Weining's friend.
…
Here, Yuan Ruan and his group have already boarded the boat back to shore.
At this time, the system also gave a shocking answer.
System: [Far away in the horizon, yet close at hand. 】
People who eat melons: ???
Yuan Ruan's face was full of confusion: [But the eldest princess and the second princess both have a consort. Could it be that one of the consorts died? Did Qi Kuan take over the throne for the second time? ]
Cheng Weining stared at Qi Kuan suddenly.
Qi Kuan: …
System: [It’s the eldest princess, but her husband is not dead. ]
Everyone: So it is like this, what?! How is it possible!
The second princess covered her mouth and stole a glance at the eldest princess.
Princess: ...It's impossible. Absolutely impossible.
Qi Kuan frowned: ...Impossible, absolutely impossible.
Yuan Ruan stole a glance at the couple of the eldest princess and Qi Kuan and said, [The prince consort is not dead? Qi Kuan is lame again. How did these two become a couple? ]
System: [At that time, there were many royal relatives involved in the case of the Huainan King's rebellion, and other court officials did not dare to touch these relatives. Qi Kuan was disabled at the time, and in order to get all the princesses in his own mansion out, he volunteered to work for the emperor. The first case he handled was to thoroughly investigate whether the eldest princess's husband had colluded with the Huainan King. In the end, the eldest husband was found to have problems and was sent to prison by Qi Kuan.]
Yuan Ruan: [Ah? How come the eldest princess is with Qi Kuan? ]
System: [It is said that the eldest princess disliked the eldest son-in-law for having an affair outside, and the two of them had a bad relationship, so they had already separated. The eldest princess is also a staunch royalist. Since she knew that her son-in-law was hooking up with Qi Menglong, she took the initiative to find Qi Kuan and cooperated in investigating evidence. The eldest son-in-law was exposed so quickly, and the eldest princess played an indispensable role in killing her own relatives for the sake of justice.]
Yuanruan: [Ah?]
Eat melon jellyfish: ???
System: [When the eldest princess was cooperating with the investigation, she encountered danger once, but Qi Kuan risked his life to save her, so she became a little concerned about Qi Kuan. Later, she learned that Qi Kuan had never visited prostitutes before he became paralyzed, and had no concubines or mistresses. The eldest princess paid more attention to Qi Kuan, and the two gradually became close friends. At this time, people who were interested in the eldest princess deliberately mocked Qi Kuan, mocking him for being a paralyzed waste, mocking him for being a toad wanting to eat swan meat, etc. The eldest princess couldn't stand it anymore, and in excitement, she directly announced that she and Qi Kuan were in love. ]
Yuan Ruan: [Ah? Qi Kuan also agreed? ]
System: [Qi Kuan of course disagreed, he didn't want to drag others down. But the eldest princess was stubborn. Qi Kuan disagreed, but she became more eager to conquer him. And the eldest princess was generous. For example, Qi Kuan hid in the brothel to avoid her. If it happened to other girls, they would definitely be heartbroken, but the eldest princess didn't... The eldest princess thought that Qi Kuan's behavior was very interesting, and felt that he was playing with her. So the eldest princess booked the brothel, and then changed into the clothes of an oiran and lay next to Qi Kuan, which scared Qi Kuan so much...]
Yuanruan: [Poof! It’s over. ]
The second princess looked at the eldest princess teasingly.
The eldest princess covered her face and said: I can’t imagine, is that my future self?
Qi Kuan was made very uncomfortable by the system's revelation and could hardly keep his expression steady.
Unable to wait for the boat to dock, Qi Kuan carried Yuan Ruan in his arms, strode ashore, and quickly headed for the mansion.
On the one hand, it is to avoid embarrassment, and on the other hand, the melon... ahem, part of the melon has to be informed to the higher-ups.