Chapter 179 Just Give It to the Prince
Prime Minister Lin sighed and consoled him, "Your Highness, the War King hasn't broken off relations with us yet, which is giving us time. If he helps the Emperor deal with us, we'll be attacked from all sides and have no chance of winning."
"It's just fruits and vegetables. Let's agree to it first and think about other things after we capture the city gate."
Xiao Jingrui thought again and again: "I always feel that the War King wants us to fight with the emperor first, and then he will take advantage of us after we are both defeated. After so many years of new and old hatreds, I don't believe he will easily give up such a good opportunity now."
Prime Minister Lin rolled his eyes at him in his heart. This loser actually thought of it just now.
"Your Highness is right, but even if that's the case, they should be waiting for the Bu family army instead of entering the city and returning home. There must be something here that we don't know about, and we need to investigate thoroughly."
At noon the next day, Xiao Jingrui and his men watched from a distance as a group of people entered the city so openly. He was so angry that his back teeth were almost broken.
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Prince Zhan's Palace
Knowing that his princess was pregnant, Butler Qin prepared everything in the mansion early on. The servants could even see him strolling around the mansion every day, checking everywhere for plants or items that were harmful to pregnant women. Anything that might be harmful would be thrown out of the mansion directly.
That day, Butler Qin was waiting at the door early. When he saw Bu Ruo's carriage stop, he excitedly went to greet him.
"Princess, please go slower. Yes, yes, let the prince hold you up. Don't fall."
"Stairs, steps, Princess, be careful with your steps. Lift your feet. Hey hey~ yes, lift them again~"
"This way, Princess, please go this way. This is the new road I had my servants pave. It leads directly to your Chaoyang Garden. I also have someone special inspect it every hour every day. There will definitely be nothing to trip you up."
Bu Ruo looked at the butler Qin who was leading the way in front of her with a look of laughter and tears: "Uncle Butler, I am pregnant, not disabled, you don't have to be like this..."
But Butler Qin shook his head and said, "The princess's pregnancy is the top priority for the entire Zhan Palace. I have seen how the prince has come this far. We in the Zhan Palace are all grateful that the princess is willing to marry the prince and cure his illness."
"I'm sorry to say this, but I've been with you since you opened your mansion. I've long considered you my own child. Besides, what I'm doing is what I'm supposed to do. Everyone in the mansion is preparing to welcome the young master's birth."
After Bi'er helped Bu Ruo into the room, she looked at Butler Qin with a smile and said, "It's twins, Uncle Butler. Doctor Du said that our princess is pregnant with twins."
Butler Qin was stunned: "Twins? Miss Bi'er, are you telling the truth?"
"It's true. Divine Doctor Du personally took the princess's pulse and said it himself."
Butler Qin was so happy that he almost jumped up. "Excellent, truly excellent. I will go and tell the servants to be gentler when they work, and not to disturb the princess's rest."
"Oh, summer is coming soon, and all the ice in the ice storage is reserved for the princess. It doesn't matter if Your Highness is a little hot, but you must not let the princess suffer."
"There are also daily fruits and vegetables. Although Cen Nan said that they would be delivered every day, I am still worried. I will have someone go out through the secret passage every day to buy them... Forget it, I will go there myself. I can't be careless about what I eat."
"As for those sent in from outside...don't waste them. Just give them to His Majesty."
After Butler Qin finished speaking, he turned around and ran off to make arrangements without caring about anyone's reaction.
Xiao Yulan: ...
"Ruo'er, from today on, just take good care of your baby. I'll take care of the outside world. I know you like gossip, so I'll tell you every night when I get home. I promise not to let you get bored."
Bu Ruo sat in a chair, bored. "I'm just pregnant, why are you treating me like I'm in jail..."
Xiao Yulan squatted at Bu Ruo's feet and coaxed softly, "Be good, Ruo'er. I promise that if there is something exciting to see, I will definitely take you there and won't let you miss it."
"By the way, there is one more thing. Can Ruo'er calculate where the Heavenly Master is now?"
Bu Ruo nodded: "He is right here in Kyoto. He was going to look for us, but for some reason he didn't go. It must be related to Bu Yanfu."
"Xiao Yulan, the Crown Prince and that Prince Su are nothing to be afraid of. The one we really need to be careful of is the Heavenly Master. I don't know how many cards he has in his hand. I always feel a little uneasy."
"And your body..."
Xiao Yulan took Bu Ruo's hand and said, "I know. I will be careful. I will find the Heavenly Master's hiding place as soon as possible. Your safety is the most important thing now."
As the two were talking, Butler Qin came running back again: "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, someone has come from the palace and wants you and the princess to come in."
"But the current situation in the palace...Your Majesty, you must not take the princess with you. What if she gets hurt?"
When Bu Ruo heard what Butler Qin said, she stood up and said, "Don't worry, Uncle Butler, I'm fine. I can go. I really want to see what the dog emperor looks like now."
In the end, Xiao Yulan had no choice but to take Bu Ruo into the palace, which made Butler Qin so anxious that he stood at the door of the palace and stomped his feet.
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In the imperial study, Bu Ruo looked at the emperor in shock. After only a month's absence, the emperor looked so old that he was almost unrecognizable.
Noticing the looks from the two, the Emperor laughed to himself, "Ninth Brother, seeing me like this, you should be relieved."
Xiao Yulan took Bu Ruo's hand without even a greeting and sat down on a chair beside him: "I don't know what my brother is talking about."
The emperor was not in a hurry when he saw that Xiao Yulan did not respond to him. He dismissed all the palace servants and only left his personal eunuch Li to serve him.
"Ninth brother, I don't believe you don't know that you were actually the one our father favored the most. If I hadn't used some dishonorable means, you would be the one sitting on the throne now."
"And the poison in your body... was also caused by me. I don't believe you don't hate me at all."
Xiao Yulan finally raised her head and looked at the emperor as if he were a dead person.
"This prince does not hate you for poisoning me, nor do I hate you for deliberately trying to seize the throne, because the road to succession is a path that almost every generation of princes must go through."
"But Xiao Jin, you should never, ever, poison my father and force my mother to death. Otherwise... maybe I could spare your life."
The emperor looked at Xiao Yulan steadily and suddenly laughed out loud: "I have never regretted anything I have done. I just don't believe that in a fight between princes for the throne, the loser can still live well without being liquidated."
"I have been poisoned. I was tricked because I was not as skilled as others. I admit it, but the throne belongs to our Xiao family. We must not let outsiders take it away."
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