Consort Qin knew what he needed, so she risked her own safety to help him. He could not sacrifice Consort Qin's freedom for his own selfish reasons.
This shouldn't be happening.
If he thinks about it carefully, there will definitely be other ways; there's definitely more than one path he can take. He needs to think it through carefully; he'll surely come up with a solution.
Seeing that he remained silent, Consort Qin raised an eyebrow slightly, "Haven't made up your mind yet?"
Lu Huai took a deep breath. "Thank you, Aunt. But this is really inappropriate. Let's just leave it at that. Please take care of yourself, Aunt. I'll take my leave now."
Seeing him turn to leave after he finished speaking was somewhat unexpected for Consort Qin. She stopped him, saying, "Wait."
Lu Huai paused, turned around, and said, "Aunt, please speak."
She stood up and lazily walked to the bedside, asking him, "I haven't even told you what the method is yet, why are you leaving?"
Lu Huai pursed his lips, "Aunt's plan is nothing more than to have Chang Jue hold you hostage. However, you are an elder of both me and Qin Xi, and we absolutely cannot do that."
Consort Qin had already walked over with a pillow in her arms. Upon hearing his words, she did not stop walking, but then resumed her normal pace.
She sat down in the spot she had just been in. "Come here."
Lu Huai hesitated for a moment, then lifted the crimson jade beaded curtain and went inside. He lowered his eyes and looked at his toes.
“Some things are not as you think they are.” Seeing him stop, Consort Qin said to him while fiddling with the pillow, “You should at least ask clearly what my method is.”
"Then what brilliant plan does Aunt have?" Lu Huai asked.
Consort Qin chuckled softly, lifted one side of the pillow, and took out a square object. She held it in her hand, playing with it; it was only slightly smaller than her palm.
"I wouldn't call it a brilliant plan, but I have something I can give you."
Looking at the object, Lu Huai had a vague idea of what was going on, but he felt it was unlikely. Seeing Consort Qin extend her hand, he took it.
The item felt heavy in his hand, yet it was unusually cold, and had fine lines on it. Lu Huai opened it and took a look; it was exactly as he had expected.
It was the imperial seal.
He was slightly taken aback, and wanted to say something, but he saw that Consort Qin closed the pillow again, as if nothing had happened.
"Then she let me go."
After hearing Lu Huai's words, Shu Zhan's eyes widened in astonishment. "No way? Is this Consort Qin really so favored? Emperor Yuming even gave her the Imperial Seal! Isn't he afraid she'll become a second Wu Zetian?!"
Lu Huai held the jade seal in his hand, concealing it within his wide sleeves. He remained silent, but in his heart, he wondered if he would be willing to hand over this symbol of power to Qin Xi.
If that's possible, the answer should be yes. He'll give her whatever she wants. If he has it, he'll give it to her; if he doesn't, he'll search high and low for it for her.
What he wanted from beginning to end was nothing more than "to hold your hand and grow old together." Power and status were nothing compared to her radiant smile.
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Lu Huai obtained the imperial seal and had it authenticated; it was indeed the most genuine imperial seal in the land, even more valuable than pearls. This explains why Emperor Yuxian had only issued verbal edicts without actually issuing a decree.
Because he didn't have the imperial seal, he didn't dare to forge one, fearing he would be discovered.
Lu Huai's eyes remained calm, a smile playing on his lips. Imperial seals were difficult to forge, but imperial edicts were far easier. Now that he possessed the imperial seal, even if it were stamped on toilet paper, it would still be a legitimate imperial edict!
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