Chapter 126: Meet the parents together?

When Chu Ran was taken to see Qin Yuxiao, Chu Ran was still thinking about whether he should bring anything with him. After all, Chu Ran felt it was not good to go empty-handed. However, Li Fu said it was not necessary because Qin Yuxiao did not lack anything.

Yes, there is something missing from Qin Yuxiao’s identity.

The last time Chu Ran met Qin Yuxiao alone, he was thinking about other things and didn't observe carefully. Now that he looked carefully, he found that Qin Yuxiao was indeed not in a very good spirit.

Qin Yuxiao coughed twice, then said to Li Fu: "Let's eat here at noon. I'll ask someone to cook."

Chu Ran and Li Fu of course agreed.

The meal went quite harmoniously. Although Qin Yuxiao did not take the initiative to talk to Chu Ran, he did not make things difficult for Chu Ran. Chu Ran could understand. After all, Qin Yuxiao was a military commander and a prince. It was good enough for him to take the initiative to invite him to dinner. It was impossible for an elder to lower himself and move to Chu Ran.

After lunch, someone came to the palace and said that Emperor Chengwen had woken up and wanted to summon Li Fu to the palace to talk.

Li Fu glanced at Chu Ran and was about to speak when Qin Yuxiao said, "You should go to the palace first and let Xiao Chu stay here. I also have something to say to Xiao Chu alone. When you leave the palace, you can take Xiao Chu back."

After saying that, Qin Yuxiao turned around to ask Chu Ran for his opinion, "What do you think, Xiao Chu?"

Chu Ran also nodded towards Li Fu, "Go ahead and don't worry."

Chu Ran narrowed his eyes and said with a smile: "I will be very sensible. Wait for you to come out of the palace and pick me up."

"Um."

Li Fu hesitated for a while, then nodded and left.

"Xiao Chu, come with me into the house."

After Li Fu left, Qin Yuxiao called Chu Ran gently, and Chu Ran followed Qin Yuxiao into the house.

Emperor Chengwen was already in poor health, and after Li Fu exposed the fact that he had seized the throne, Emperor Chengwen was like a candle in the wind. Now there is only a tiny flame left that can be extinguished at any time.

Although Emperor Chengwen has not abdicated yet, he has long been in name only. The real power is no longer in the hands of Emperor Chengwen.

For Li Fu, it was no longer a question of whether Emperor Chengwen wanted to see him, but whether he wanted to see Emperor Chengwen.

Li Fu was reluctant to see him, but there were still some questions in his mind that had not been resolved, so Li Fu decided to go and see Emperor Chengwen in person.

Emperor Chengwen was lying in bed, now too ill to get out of bed. After Li Fu entered the room, the eunuch who was serving Emperor Chengwen helped him sit up.

Li Fu did not find a stool to sit down. He did not intend to talk too much with Emperor Chengwen. After just a few words, Li Fu was ready to leave.

However, he still gave Emperor Chengwen a chance to speak first.

"I asked you to come here to ask you a favor."

I have been the only one in my life, and this was the first time I uttered the word "please" from my mouth.

"The fourth prince, Li Dingning, has never offended you, and has never had ambitions to be the emperor. He will not compete with you for anything. After I die, I hope you can let the fourth prince go. If he doesn't want to be a prince anymore and wants to leave the palace, you can let him leave the palace. Let him do whatever he wants, as long as you keep him alive."

Li Fu looked at him sarcastically, "It has come to this, and you still have the nerve to beg for mercy? How I treat him is my business. Even if I kill him, it is only natural."

Emperor Chengwen looked up at Li Fu and said weakly, "Whatever you want, whatever you want, I will give it to you."

Li Fu sneered: "What can you give me? How about this, you answer me a question. If the answer is good, I might consider letting your son go."

"What do you want to ask?" Emperor Chengwen's breathing suddenly became extremely heavy, like a broken bellows.

Li Fu's eyes darkened and he whispered, "Why did you issue that imperial decree back then?"

"What, what imperial decree?"

"Eunuch Chu Qinglin, do you still remember why you issued the imperial decree that he could not leave the palace for the rest of his life?"

This question has been lingering in Li Fu's mind, and he has been unable to let it go. In addition to the fact that the imperial edict separated him and Chu Ran for six years, Li Fu was even more puzzled by the fact that Emperor Chengwen should not have specifically targeted a young eunuch whose name he might not even remember, let alone issued that imperial edict.

Unless there is some other reason that Li Fu can't think of at all.

"I don't remember." Emperor Chengwen closed his eyes and shook his head weakly.

"Don't remember? Well, let me recall it carefully for you. Back then, my uncle took me away from the palace. At that time, I wanted to take a young eunuch named Chu with me to Yunzhou. If you hadn't issued that imperial decree that prevented him from leaving the palace, why would we have been separated for six years?!"

"You don't have to remember. If you don't remember, your son won't survive. They will all die."

"Let me think about it, let me think about it carefully..."

"Take your time to think about it. I'll sit here and wait for you to remember it."

Li Fu dragged a stool over and sat beside it, waiting quietly.

…

While sitting, Chu Ran glanced towards the door from time to time.

Although he knew that Li Fu wouldn't be able to come back so soon, Chu Ran still couldn't help but look outside.

Qin Yuxiao noticed that Chu Ran had been looking outside, smiled, turned his head and said to the people beside him: "Bring two pots of good tea."

After a while, hot tea was served, and the maid personally poured a cup of tea for Chu Ran and placed it next to him.

"Xiao Chu, have some tea."

Chu Ran then turned around and saw Qin Yuxiao drinking tea from the cup, so he picked up the hot tea in the cup.

Qin Yuxiao stared at Chu Ran for a while, and when he saw that he had finished his tea, he stood up and walked out.

Seeing that he was about to leave, Chu Ran quickly stood up and watched Qin Yuxiao leave.

As soon as Qin Yuxiao left, Chu Ran slumped down on the chair and breathed a sigh of relief. He turned his head to look at the teapot on the table, then sat up again and poured himself another cup of tea.

Mm, this tea is really good and delicious.

…

"I really don't remember." Emperor Chengwen continued to shake his head and said, "Perhaps the imperial edict was not issued by me."

"Heh." Li Fu sneered, thinking that he was trying to distance himself from the matter. "The imperial edict has the imperial seal on it. How could it not be issued by you? Who else would dare to forge an imperial edict except you?"

Emperor Chengwen coughed softly, "The imperial edicts are usually drafted by the Secretariat first, and then handed over to me for review. I will only carefully check major decisions. As for what you said, involving the fate of the eunuchs in the palace, such a small matter, why would I care..."

The expression on Li Fu's face changed from ridicule and sarcasm to shock. However, in a moment, he asked in an incredulous tone: "Is what you said true?"

"I have no reason to lie to you." Emperor Chengwen said, "Besides, I really have no impression of this matter. I don't even know the eunuch you just mentioned, let alone issue such an order..."

Li Fu suddenly thought of something and his face changed. He stood up abruptly and almost ran out.

"Hey? You're back?"

When Chu Ran saw Li Fu running in from outside, he immediately stood up and walked out of the house happily.

Li Fu held Chu Ran's hand tightly. Chu Ran looked at Li Fu in confusion, "Why are your hands so cold?"

Chu Ran held Li Fu's hand with his other hand. It turned out to be not an illusion. Li Fu's hand was as cold as ice.

Li Fu was panting rapidly, his eyes filled with anxiety, tension and worry. Chu Ran smiled and said, "Why are you so anxious? I'm right here, and I won't run away."

Li Fu pursed his dry lips and glanced into the house again, "Where's my uncle?"

"Sit with me for a while, then go back to rest."

"Um."

Li Fu grabbed Chu Ran's hand and led him outside, "Let's go back."

"Okay, but don't you have to tell your uncle? It seems rude to just leave like this."

Li Fu seemed not to hear what Chu Ran was saying, and just pulled Chu Ran out. For some reason, Li Fu grabbed Chu Ran with great force, causing Chu Ran's hand to hurt.

Li Fu almost stuffed Chu Ran into the carriage.

On the way back, Li Fu was still anxious and nervous, a little absent-minded. Chu Ran didn't know what was wrong with him, so he grabbed his hand and squeezed it like Li Fu always did to Chu Ran, "What's wrong? You look so bad."

Li Fu looked at Chu Ran without any focus and held Chu Ran's hand tightly again.

Chu Ran did not break away. Although he didn't know what happened, he felt that something was wrong with Li Fu's condition.

Li Fu did not speak to Chu Ran until they reached the gate and the carriage stopped. Only then did Li Fu's expression ease a little. He finally let go of Chu Ran's hand, which he had been holding all the way, and got off the carriage first.

After Li Fu went down, Chu Ran bent down and was about to go down as well, when he suddenly felt something was wrong. He raised his sleeve and wiped his nose, and found that his nose was bleeding.

Are you getting angry?

Before he could think clearly, another fishy and sweet taste suddenly surged up from the bottom of his chest. Chu Ran opened his mouth and spurted out a large mouthful of blood.

Then he suddenly fell back into the car.