A few days later, in the Imperial Study, Rong Che looked at his father, the Emperor, sitting on the dragon throne, his eyes filled with innocence.
Rong Yuan put down the memorial in his hand and pinched the bridge of his nose: "Che'er is here!"
"It is Father Emperor. I wonder why you have summoned me here today? Father Emperor works tirelessly day and night for the affairs of the country. Please take good care of your health!"
Could it be that Li Wanyue made a move? Why does Father look so tired? That stupid woman Li Wanyue, does she really think that medicine is just something that can make people obedient? That medicine contains a Gu that is nourished by her own blood. As long as she activates the mother Gu in her body, the person who takes the medicine will only obey her.
Rong Yuan glanced at Rong Che, then reached out and hugged Little Grey from the table.
"You're so thoughtful, Father knows. You're sixteen now, it's time to arrange a marriage. What have you been doing these past few days? Is there anything you want to tell Father, or anything you've done that you'd like to tell Father?"
At this moment, Rong Che became wary of his father's words. Did his father investigate him and find out what he had done? Or was his father just suddenly remembering that he had such a son and wanting to ask him a routine question?
So it seems that Li Wanyue has not succeeded yet. He tried to activate the Gu worms in his body, but his father did not react, so he knew that he had not succeeded yet.
"Father, no, I have always been well-behaved. Besides completing my regular lessons, I spend my days cultivating and reading. I have no time for anything else."
Rong Yuan nodded: "Yes, Che'er is the most obedient child, and Father is very pleased. Since you have nothing to tell Father, you may leave now. Father has many memorials to review, so I will not keep you any longer."
Rong Che clenched his fists in his sleeves. His father had always treated him this way since he was a child. Every time he saw him, it was like a routine inquiry, without any fatherly affection whatsoever.
As for Rong Xi and Rong Mian, things were much better, not to mention Rong Qi. Rong Che once asked the palace maid who had been taking care of him, but the maid only said that everything was due to cause and effect, and that the Emperor was doing this only for his own good. Ha, for his own good, does that mean ignoring everything?
Rong Che was extremely disappointed: "Yes, Father, I take my leave."
After Rong Che finished speaking, he turned and left the Imperial Study.
Watching Rong Che's departing figure, Rong Yuan felt disappointed and helpless.
"Hongfu, do you think I was wrong to not tell him the truth and the facts, and to watch this child grow up to be like this?"
Hong Fu sighed, "Your Majesty, you have done very well. You promised his mother not to tell him the truth, and you have kept your word. You didn't tell him so that he could have a healthy and happy childhood. Who would have thought that the originally innocent and harmless prince would turn out like this!"
Rong Yuan's mind was filled with the scene of Rong Che's mother committing suicide when he was three or four years old. That tiny child was crying his heart out. He wanted to comfort him, but he couldn't!
If he continues to treat that child well, how can he face the other three innocent lives?
Throughout his childhood, he paid close attention to him; otherwise, how could a mere child remain unharmed in the harem?
But he could only do these things in secret, which was still a small way of fulfilling his duty as a father!
His mother was the culprit behind the deaths of three people. Although it was an unintentional mistake, three lives were still lost because of her.
"Hongfu, do you think he would stop if I told him the truth now?"
Hong Fu shook his head: "This old servant doesn't know. This old servant only knows that if His Majesty tells His Highness the truth, His Highness might go to extremes! The truth that he has been insisting on all along will turn out to be completely different from what he expected. This old servant is worried that he will collapse!"
Perhaps in His Highness Che's heart, his mother's suicide by poison was a frame-up by the people in the harem, and His Majesty did nothing about it, which is why His Highness Che went down this dark path.
Alas, what can His Majesty do? To tell him the truth would break the promise Consort Lin made before her death. If this matter were made public, Prince Che's childhood would likely be very difficult.
Although Consort Lin was at fault, the child was innocent after all.
Rong Yuan sighed: "Tell Aqi to proceed according to plan. If possible, spare his life."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Little Grey, nestled in Rong Yuan's arms, looked utterly disgusted as it listened to the two old men's incessant chatter.
Why are these two old men nagging on and on? Why not just kill them? What's all the fuss about?
Are you going to eat or not? My stomach is growling! Hurry up and carry me to eat!
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Rong Che, who had just left, returned to his palace and ordered his guards to command Li Wanyue to act quickly, or else he would be ruthless.
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