Chapter 385 Hidden Deep
Thinking about this, Liu Yanchuo felt a little depressed. They were all about the same age, but how come Hu Xiner had already married a good husband and was even about to have a baby.
But why hasn't he met his own beauty yet?
Hu Xin'er ignored his melancholy, but carefully recalled his analysis and looked up and down at her cousin who she had picked up halfway.
Liu Yanchuo felt uncomfortable being stared at by her: "What's wrong? Is there something wrong with my appearance?"
Hu Xin'er shook her head. "I was a little surprised. I thought you were just a lazy, chatty young man, but I didn't expect you to have so much talent."
Unexpectedly, Liu Yanchuo pointed at her slightly pregnant belly and said with a smile, "It's the same. You have something too! Honestly, although you are living outside, your ability and talent are ten or even a hundred times better than those daughters of the Liu family!"
Hu Xin'er laughed: "You're comparing me to Liu Qingyi? Are you praising me or insulting me?"
Liu Yanchuo bowed to her in a formal manner. "Excuse me, I made a slip of the tongue just now. I should have said that, cousin, you are straightforward and lively, but your behavior is flawless. You are much better than those pretentious ladies from noble families in our capital!"
"How could it be as exaggerated as you say?" Hu Xin'er hadn't expected him to think so highly of her. She couldn't help but jokingly ask, "Tell me, are you conquered by my powerful personality?"
Liu Yanchuo pretended to be exaggerated: "More than that, I'm simply overwhelmed with admiration!"
Both of them laughed.
After a while, Liu Yanchuo suddenly said seriously, "Xin'er, is what you said in the courtyard just now true?"
Hu Xin'er nodded: "I will never divorce Lu Yunjue."
Liu Yanchuo turned serious: "Have you really decided to go against the Crown Prince?"
The smile on Hu Xin'er's face also disappeared. She said bluntly: "It was never my intention to go against him, but the prince kept pressing me, so I had no choice but to do this!"
The prince almost massacred the entire Lu family. If we don't rise up in resistance under such circumstances, do we really have to wait until he ascends the throne before we are killed?
In fact, everything was destined many years ago.
"Of course I believe in your character, but is it the same for the Lu family?" Liu Yanchuo was worried that she would get emotional, so he patted her hand soothingly and asked.
Hu Xin'er asked in return, "Don't you know how the Lu family usually handles things?"
Liu Yanchuo fell silent. Lu Yunjue was a very famous person in the capital, but apart from his aloof personality, he had never been criticized for anything bad.
He is not good at socializing, and the Lu Mansion is also low-key under the management of Lu's mother. If there were really any problems, they would have been stripped to the bone by those who were jealous of him.
Hu Xin'er misunderstood his silence. She asked excitedly, "You've known Lu Yunjue for many years, why do you still ask this? Do you also think that the Lu family should look for the reasons within themselves for offending the Crown Prince? If the Crown Prince dislikes the Lu family, then everyone in the Lu family should just wait for death?"
Liu Yanchuo came back to his senses from his deep thoughts and frowned, "Why do you think so? Don't I know what kind of person the prince is? Of course I believe you."
Hu Xin'er took a deep breath to calm herself down. She bit her lip and said, "Lu Yunjue is lucky to have a friend like you."
She murmured, as if talking to herself, "You don't know, my husband and I have walked all the way from the countryside to the capital, and we have been persecuted and faced constant dangers, most of which were caused by the Crown Prince."
"What?!" Liu Yanchuo was extremely shocked. "The prince actually sent assassins to hunt you down?"
Hu Xin'er smiled bitterly and said, "Let alone in remote villages, even in the capital, there are still many open frame-ups and covert assassinations, aren't there?"
It was the prince's refusal to leave any room for maneuver that made the couple determined to rebel.
She found it even more absurd when she learned from Liu Yanchuo that the reason the prince hated Lu Yunjue was because he was jealous of his excellence.
Just because the prince dislikes them, should all of them die?
No matter how kind a person is, he or she has a bottom line. No matter how docile a rabbit is, it can still hurt people!
Liu Yanchuo clenched his fists, showing a rare indignation: "I thought that no matter how jealous he was of Lu Yunjue, the most he would do was to exile the Lu family, but from your description, he wants to put the Lu family to death!"
Hu Xin'er sneered, "Isn't this imperial power? In the eyes of these people, royal relatives like him can decide life and death at will, right?"
"No, this is absolutely not something the crown prince can do!" Liu Yanchuo raised his eyes, his eyes were complex and deep, which made people's hearts jump.
He said slowly, "I originally thought he would at least be a wise king, but he hasn't even ascended the throne yet, and he's already dared to frame loyal ministers. If he were to inherit the throne, it would definitely not be a blessing for the court, nor for the people!"
These words made Hu Xiner couldn't help but look sideways.
She put down her teacup, feeling a bit bewildered. Was it an illusion? Why did she feel like her cheap cousin had suddenly become a different person?
Liu Yanchuo pondered for a while, and the inexplicably deep aura around him gradually dissipated, and he returned to his usual casual and gentle appearance.
He looked at Hu Xin'er: "Xin'er, what are the Lu family's plans for the future?"
Hu Xin'er said bluntly: "The knife is already at my neck, how can I not fight?"
Liu Yanchuo nodded seriously: "If you have made up your mind, just do it. There is no need to worry about bringing trouble to the Liu family. The Liu family has made great contributions for generations, and it is not something that a prince with an unstable position can touch!"
"Unstable position?" Hu Xin'er was a little surprised. "Your Majesty dotes on the Crown Prince so much, isn't his ascension to the throne a foregone conclusion?"
Liu Yanchuo smiled softly, "Climbing high can easily lead to falls. The more prosperous the situation, the more likely it is for people to become arrogant. It would be fine if the Crown Prince didn't make any mistakes, but his current behavior is simply giving the other princes a handle."
The ladies in the harem appear to be non-competitive on the surface, but if they really start fighting for positions, will they still care about the friendship they have with their sisters when playing mahjong?
If they knew that the prince was so cruel, would they dare to let him succeed to the throne?
You have to know that once the prince ascends the throne, he will be in charge of whether the concubines should be buried alive with him.
If she is in a bad mood, she can easily make the princes die suddenly with just one word and send the princesses to marry off. Then the wronged souls of the concubines will have no choice but to cry together!
Liu Yanchao's words cheered up Hu Xiner, and she began to re-examine her cheap cousin.
It turns out that Liu Yanchuo is just idle on the surface, but actually knows everything!
She couldn't help but ask, "Liu Yanchuo, why don't you take the imperial examinations when you clearly have talent? Instead, you act like a coward all day long."
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