Chapter 266 I'm Rich
Qin Qingyao still had tears on her face. She looked at the smiling man in front of her, but she stood there in a daze, not knowing what to think.
She could feel Qin Yuelu's happiness. What he said was all from the heart and was not meant to please her. He was really different from before.
At least Qin Yuelu had never played with her like this before, and had never pinched her face. This was all done by Qin Yuelin!
And he is always responsible and strict, like a little old man.
Qin Yuelu's words were a thousand times more unpleasant to Qin Shangshu than to Qin Qingyao's.
It was he who insisted on sending Qin Yuelu to the Eastern Palace to follow the prince.
At that time, Qin Yuelu was just a teenager. He didn't know where the Eastern Palace was or what he was facing.
He seldom went home, and even when he did, Minister Qin would mostly ask about the Crown Prince or what new knowledge he had learned. He never asked about the hardships he had endured in the Eastern Palace or whether he had been bullied.
I never asked him whether he was happy or wanted to stay there.
This was the first time that Qin Yuelu talked about his feelings in the Eastern Palace. Minister Qin then realized that he had always thought that he was doing this for the future of his children and the prosperity of the family, but in the end he had hurt his son so much that he would rather lose one of his legs than leave there.
Minister Qin felt sad and regretful, thinking that he had let his son down, but as the head of the family, he couldn't bring himself to apologize, so the more ashamed he felt, the more serious his face became, as if he was right and unwilling to give in.
"Since you don't like the East Palace and consider this study companion a shackle, why didn't you say so earlier!"
Qin Yuelu let go of Qin Qingyao, asked her to stand aside, and knelt down. "I am unfilial and have failed my father's expectations. Please punish me!"
Qin Yuelu was sincere, but it made Shangshu Qin even more embarrassed. He was not unreasonable, nor did he not love his son. He already regretted his wrongdoing, but he just couldn't bring himself to apologize.
How could he possibly punish his son again? What would that mean for him? Would he sell his son for fame and fortune just to curry favor with the crown prince?
After all, Qin Yuefeng was older and had been with his father the longest, so he could understand his father's awkwardness at the moment, so he walked over and helped his second brother up.
"What are you doing? Dad is just concerned about you, not blaming you. If you don't like the East Palace, you could have just said it earlier and we could have helped you find a solution. Why resort to such a desperate measure? Who in our family wouldn't feel bad if you got hurt?"
Qin Yuelu was helped up by his eldest brother and looked around the hall. He had indeed misunderstood. No one blamed him. Everyone really felt sorry for his leg.
However, his eleven years of experience in the Eastern Palace had made him deeply aware of what it meant to be self-reliant. He had no one to discuss things with before, and now he didn't know how to discuss things with others.
Therefore, when he tore open the wound himself, no one really knew. If they knew, the Qin family would stop him no matter what.
Dugu Yu did not avoid suspicion and just hugged his crying young wife in front of the whole family. Anyway, the two of them were very affectionate and the Qin family had long been accustomed to it.
Seeing the deep brotherly love between Qin Yuelu and Qin Yuefeng, seeing Qin Shangshu's red eyes and the shame and guilt that he refused to say out loud, Dugu Yu himself felt as if something was fermenting in his heart, making it full.
If it weren't for Qin Qingyao, he probably would never have known how important it was to go home for dinner.
If he were not a member of the Qin family, he would probably never know that the hatred between sisters, brothers, and parents is not always as deep as the sea and a life-and-death struggle.
They can work together as one, no matter whether they have a wife or a man, they are still connected even if their bones are broken.
The Qin family ate in silence during this dinner. Everyone felt sad, but when they saw Qin Yuelu was in high spirits and talked more than before, they felt a lot more comforted.
But Qin Yuelu's left leg really became a hurdle in Qin Qingyao's heart. She felt that she had let her second brother down and had not considered him well, which was why she had hurt him like this.
"Second brother, do you remember what I said? If you ever leave the Crown Prince, I will open a school for you and let you read as much as you want in it."
"This promise is forever. I, your little sister, am now rich. Whenever you want to teach or want to get away from the city for some quiet time, just tell me."
"I will buy a mountain for you, build you a gigantic academy, invite famous teachers to work with you, collect precious books from all over the world, make you the academy's principal, and keep them all for you!"
Qin Yuelu didn't doubt Qin Qingyao's ability at all. He looked at his sister's little face and smiled happily, "Okay, second brother, remember this. Our youngest is really amazing!"
Qin Qingyao did what she said and started studying the map the next day, wanting to choose a beautiful and scenic spot with excellent feng shui for her second brother.
Dugu Yu saw that she was busy every day buying a hilltop to build an academy, and surprisingly, he did not feel jealous.
Wu Gang and the others have returned to her side, and Liushuang, Feixue and Baizhi are there to help her. Whether she needs money or people, Dugu Yu lets her do it, giving it to her without asking any questions.
In addition, without Qin Qingyao's knowledge, he arranged ten more people from his personal guards to stay by Qin Qingyao's side and serve as her secret guards.
They are true secret guards, so secretive that even Qin Qingyao doesn't know of their existence.
Wu Gang and the other three had been badly injured before, but they survived and there seemed to be nothing wrong with them. However, their physical fitness and martial arts skills were no longer as good as before.
No one told Qin Qingyao because they were afraid she would be sad.
Dugu Yu never thought of transferring them away, because he knew that Qin Qingyao trusted them and knew their loyalty, so he let them stay by her side, as long as his wife was happy.
Building a college is a huge project and may take several years to complete. Therefore, although Qin Yuelu has no intention of teaching and educating people yet, Qin Qingyao has already started to get busy.
He can go whenever he wants. If he doesn't want to go, the academy can continue to operate normally and adopt orphans, or teach children at low tuition fees. That will benefit the country and the people, and will be of immeasurable merit!
Qin Qingyao really bought a hilltop with beautiful scenery and excellent environment, and also asked the old man to check the feng shui.
The old gentleman with a long beard said, "This is a place with talented people. If we build a college here, it will surely be a place where many talented people will be born. In the future, the students we educate will become famous people all over the world!"
Although he knew it was probably a scam, Qin Qingyao was still very happy to be fooled, and then he changed the name of the mountain to Yuelu Mountain and the academy to Yuelu Academy.
This incident has been talked about by people in Yulin City for a long time. Qin Yuelu was so shy that he didn't even dare to go to any romantic places. Their little sister really didn't know what it meant to be low-key!
Qin Qingyao was busy as hell, and Ling Jingxuan was not idle either. He successfully aroused the suspicion of several concubines in the harem towards Huipin and her beloved son.
By taking multiple approaches, they actually found some clues.
But at this moment, the whole thing came to an abrupt end.
On the second day of September, news came from the palace that the nineteenth prince had died.
Qin Qingyao, who was busy at work, felt as if someone had poured a bucket of cold water on his head. He stood there in a daze, not knowing what to do.
The child was only nine months old, not even a year old!
Who would be so cruel and why would he be killed?
In the original novel, even though the emperor suspected that he was the prince's child, even though he deposed the prince, he did not touch the child. Regardless of whether he was a son or grandson, his surname must be Ling!
He should have been healthy and waiting for Ling Jingxuan to ascend the throne before being dealt with. Why did such a change happen?
Qin Qingyao lost all her enthusiasm in an instant. She handed the affairs of the academy to Liushuang and Feixue to supervise, and went to find Dugu Yu herself.
"Husband, why did the little prince die young?"
Dugu Yu took Qin Qingyao by the hand and sat down. "The palace is still investigating, but the child has always been healthy. It may be a harem struggle. Don't think too much about it."
Qin Qingyao couldn't help but think about it. She was particularly afraid that it was because she had given Ling Jingxuan this bad idea and asked him to investigate the affair between Concubine Yao and the prince, which led to the death of the baby.
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The news of the nineteenth prince's death has spread throughout the world. The emperor was angry with the imperial hospital for its poor rescue efforts. Although no one was executed, they were tortured half to death.
Concubine Hui suffered a mental breakdown and was said to be a little crazy. She would rush up and beat up any concubine she saw in the harem, saying that they had killed her son.
Finally, the emperor had no choice but to put her under house arrest and send the imperial guards to keep her under strict surveillance.
Everyone in the harem was in danger because of this incident. Even the queen was scolded by the emperor, who said that she did not manage the palace properly and that such a dirty thing happened.
So, there is no doubt that the little prince was killed by someone.
Murdering the prince was a serious crime that would lead to the implicate of all the people involved. Who would be so reckless as to challenge a baby?
If the concubines had sons of their own and wanted to help their sons to seize the throne, they would have to kill the Crown Prince and Prince Duan first. If they were vying for favor out of pure jealousy, then that person must be quite crazy.
If you didn't do it during the ten months of pregnancy, wouldn't it be a waste of time to do it now?
The first time Qin Qingyao asked Wu Gang to deliver a message to Ling Jingxuan, she invited him to Fenghuaxueyue. After they met, she got straight to the point, "Why did the little prince die? What did you do?"
Ling Jingxuan gave a helpless smile, "He is my biggest bargaining chip to overthrow the Crown Prince. Do you think I would touch a hair on his head?"
"So, you really found out?"
"Oh, so what if they found nothing? The child is dead. Who would dare to tell the emperor that it was the prince's child at this time?"
Using a dead baby to discredit the entire royal family, no matter how conclusive the evidence is, the emperor will first kill the person who dared to bring this up.
Qin Qingyao frowned. After hearing what Ling Jingxuan said, she felt that this might have been done by the prince.
"Is it possible that your investigation into the little prince's background has reached the Crown Prince's ears?"
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