Chapter 186 I Can’t Kill Him
Song Qingyan was waiting intently for Lu Xingwan's next words, but was suddenly interrupted by the prince.
"What is Auntie thinking?"
A trace of regret flashed through Song Qingyan's mind, but she did not show it on her face. At this time, Lu Xingwan was already drowsy in the prince's arms.
It was not until her head rested on the prince's shoulder that he realized, but it was too late.
He hurriedly handed Lu Xingwan to Song Qingyan, said goodbye and left Qingyun Palace.
That night, Song Qingyan was so anxious that she couldn't fall asleep. Finally, the little guy next to her woke up slowly.
She had already thought of a way to trick the little girl into talking.
"Wanwan is up? Mommy, come and hug our little Wanwan!" Lu Xingwan is indeed very cute, and Song Qingyan can't help but want to stay close to her.
"The Queen Mother's birthday banquet is approaching. I wonder if the Third Prince will be released?" Song Qingyan deliberately muttered to herself.
"I'm still quite worried. I don't know what he'll do when he's released."
Naturally, Lu Xingwan never lets her mother down, and immediately continued with yesterday's topic.
[As expected of my mother, she is so smart! 】
[Of course he wants to do something strange, but now that Prime Minister Cui is dead, I don’t know if he still has the ability to do it.]
[In the story, they did a lot of great things. They arranged for someone to assassinate their father, arranged for the third prince to block the arrow, and framed the crown prince.]
【Vile, really vicious.】
【Later, my father believed their lies, and my brother, the crown prince, was also abandoned by my father.】
[Later, the crown prince was poisoned by Cui Wen, and his health gradually deteriorated. Father no longer cared about him by then.]
[Wuwuwu, poor prince brother, living alone in this palace and being bullied. ]
Song Qingyan almost couldn't help but ask: And then?
[Later, my father liked the third prince even more. After the crown prince passed away, Concubine De was made queen, and the third prince was also made crown prince.]
Thinking of this, Lu Xingwan suddenly became excited.
[Is it possible that Father's brain is not so good as he gets older? It's obvious that the Third Prince is not fit to be the emperor. Can't he see that?]
[What on earth was Father thinking of handing over the world to such a person? ]
[But it was useless, the throne was still usurped by King Rong. ]
[I just don't know if there will be assassinations now. After all, many things have changed. Cui Wen is also dead. I heard from Sister Jinxin that all the people around the third prince have been replaced. Does he still have anyone to use? ]
[But that's not necessarily the case. Many things still happened normally, such as the incident where the Minister of Rites stuffed the sword box into the Dingguo Marquis's mansion.]
[Maybe this is the main plot? ]
Although Song Qingyan could hardly understand some of Lu Xingwan's words, she could still get the general idea.
Since the storybook says that there was an assassin at the palace banquet, we must strengthen our defenses and not be careless. We must warn the prince.
After finally listening to Lu Xingwan's story, Song Qingyan stretched her body and let Jinxin and Jinyu come in to serve her.
Jinxin never disappoints anyone and brought big news early in the morning.
"Didn't I tell Her Majesty a few days ago that His Majesty was furious?" Jin Xin said as she helped Lu Xingwan put on her clothes. She turned to look at Song Qingyan who was combing her hair, "and dispersed everyone around the Third Prince!"
"I have checked. The eunuch named Zhengzhong has been assigned to the laundry department. He is now doing all kinds of dirty and tiring work."
Song Qingyan nodded: "Jinxin is getting better and better at finding out things now."
Jinyu couldn't help but laugh and tease, "Indeed, now all the maids in the palace know that they have gossip to tell to Sister Jinxin. If Sister Jinxin is happy to hear it, she will give them money."
"Really?" Song Qingyan was surprised to hear this, "Jinxin has become so flexible now?"
"If the Queen and Sister Jinyu say anything about me again, I won't say anything." Jinxin said this while pouting her lips, looking as if she was angry.
"It's wrong, it's wrong," Song Qingyan hurriedly smiled and pulled her, "My Miss Jinxin, please tell me quickly."
Jin Xin turned around and picked up Lu Xingwan, and continued, "There's nothing special about the others, except that one person, Bai Zhi, went to serve the Queen's palace."
"In the Empress' Palace?" Song Qingyan frowned. She remembered that Bai Zhi was a very loyal woman. She could still vividly remember how sad she looked when Concubine De passed away.
"Well, I heard that he hooked up with Yunlan in the Queen's palace."
"Just wait and see, the Jinxiu Palace will probably be bustling in the future." Song Qingyan felt that this matter might not be that simple.
"Also, the Queen has demoted Yunzhu to a third-class maid, and now she is bullied by Yunlan every day."
"What is the Queen's attitude?"
Jin Xin shook her head: "I heard that the Queen doesn't even look at her now."
"Bai Zhi served very well, and the Empress was very satisfied."
Song Qingyan nodded and told Jinyu to hurry up. She should go to Longsheng Palace today. She couldn't just not pay her respects all day.
Today, I didn't meet the Queen, but I met the Third Prince who was kneeling outside Longsheng Palace.
I laughed secretly in my heart: I have figured it out and it’s time to make an effort.
He walked up to her but still pretended to be concerned: "Jinchen, what's wrong with you? Why are you here?"
The Third Prince turned around and kowtowed to Song Qingyan: "My Royal Highness, please tell my father that I will wait outside until my father calms down."
He raised the whip in his hand high and said, "Even if Father whips me twice to vent his anger, that would be fine."
Song Qingyan quickly suppressed his hand: "How could your father bear to hit you? I will go in and talk to His Majesty, Third Prince, don't worry."
He turned around and walked inside, sneering in his heart: I'm afraid he got some trick from somewhere and actually learned to use the trick of inflicting pain on himself.
When Song Qingyan entered the inner room, she was indeed met with the thunderous wrath of the Great Chu Emperor: "I said let him get out!"
"Your Majesty," Song Qingyan said softly, "Your Majesty, are you worried about the Third Prince?"
The Great Chu Emperor then raised his head and saw Song Qingyan and Lu Xingwan in Jin Xin's arms.
He took a step forward and took Lu Xingwan over. The smile on his face showed no trace of his anger: "You're here."
"Don't mention that evil creature outside. I raised him for nothing."
Song Qingyan naturally hoped that His Majesty would give up the Third Prince as soon as possible, so that the Crown Prince would have fewer obstacles.
But she still had to play the role of a loving mother: "Your Majesty, why do you have to be angry with the child? He is only thirteen years old. It is not impossible for him to correct his mistakes."
[That's right! Even though he's a rebellious son, you can't kill him!]
【Why are you getting mad at him here? Why not just banish him to another place and give him a fiefdom?】
[But isn't it a little too small? A little pitiful, isn't it? ]
[Oh, no, that's not right. What if he has some thoughts in his fiefdom and causes trouble for the Crown Prince in the future?]
The Emperor of Great Chu felt that what Wanwan said made sense.