Chapter 34: The Saint Doesn’t Fall in Love 3

Mingnan obediently changed his words, "Brother."

The Imperial Master immediately smiled, and his beautiful Ruifeng eyes narrowed, "That's more like it."

He sat down on the bed, fetched a folding fan from somewhere, and waved it from time to time. "It's not that I dislike him, but I felt uncomfortable the first time I saw him. Although he tried his best to hide it, I could still smell his scent."

"Smell?" Mingnan was surprised. "What smell?"

"It smells like cold-heartedness and ambition." The Imperial Master glanced at her. "Most people can't smell it, but I can smell it."

"Brother is so awesome." Mingnan said from the bottom of his heart.

It would be great if all girls in the world had this ability.

"So you'd better stay away from him and be careful not to be deceived by him!" The national teacher put away the folding fan and tapped her nose with his fingertips.

"I don't have any feelings towards him in that regard, I just think it was a coincidence that he showed up today."

Mingnan pointedly said, "The road I walked on today is usually seldom passed by people. It's fine if the assassins were lying in ambush here, but why did His Highness the Twelfth Prince happen to pass by here?"

The Imperial Master was startled, his brows immediately furrowed, and he asked in a low voice: "Do you suspect he has a connection with the killer?"

Mingnan shook his head, "Just curious."

Some things should just be said briefly; any more will seem deliberate.

But she knew that the imperial teacher would definitely check it out.

He cared a lot about the original owner's sister, and he would immediately identify and eliminate any factors that might threaten her safety.

On the way back, neither of them mentioned the killer again.

The Imperial Master held a high position, and there were only a few people who wanted to kill him. However, he was heavily guarded, and he himself was highly skilled in martial arts, so it was difficult to kill him. So those people turned their attention to Mingnan.

Neither of them was surprised.

When they arrived in Shengdu, the carriage drove directly into the Imperial Master's Mansion.

The imperial teacher must take a bath after returning from a trip. After Mingnan got off the car, he separated from him and returned to his own yard first.

Her courtyard is second only to the imperial master's courtyard and is decorated like a fairyland, full of magnolias and white pears, as frosty as snow.

As soon as Mingnan entered, a maid in white came to greet him.

"The Saint is back!" The two little maids were both about fifteen or sixteen years old, and looked as pretty and delicate as the magnolias on the branches. One was called Miaoyan and the other was called Miaorong.

They surrounded her and asked her about her experience of visiting Taoyuan Temple.

Mingnan picked out a few interesting things to answer.

Miaoyan helped Mingnan sit down on the couch, brought her a cup of hot tea, and whispered, "I heard that His Majesty coughed up blood again today. Sigh, it's really worrying."

Miaorong nodded, "Yes, your Majesty is not in good health, and the Crown Prince is also not in good health. I heard that they are now advising your Majesty to appoint a new crown prince."

"Your Majesty is not in good condition yet, but you want to appoint a new crown prince. Doesn't this mean that Your Majesty is incurable?" Miao Yan disagreed. "If I were Your Majesty, I would be very upset."

Miaorong was puzzled and said, "It's strange. They have been wanting to change the crown prince for a while, but why has Your Majesty always disagreed? We all know that the crown prince is in poor health and may die tomorrow. Your Majesty must know this, right?"

Mingnan paused in drinking tea, his mind slightly moved.

Prince...

Judging from the original owner's memory, this prince was not born with a deficiency, but was poisoned and damaged by someone. It was too late when it was discovered. Although the poison was cured, he had left a root of illness. His body was very weak and he would easily fall ill when it was cold or hot. Every time the season changed, it would be very hot.

All year round he was either recuperating or on the way to recuperation, and he hardly ever left the gate of the East Palace.

So although the original owner was a frequent visitor to the palace, he had never seen the true face of this mysterious prince Lushan.

Mingnan didn't hear what the two maids behind him said, as he was still thinking about the prince.

*

In the evening, she went to the Imperial Master's courtyard to dine with him. The two sat opposite each other, and the Imperial Master served her food and soup from time to time, being very attentive and considerate.

"The fish is cooked well tonight, not fishy at all, try it."

The imperial master picked up a piece of snow-white fish, carefully picked out the bones, and placed it on Mingnan's plate.

"Thank you, brother." She picked it up and ate it. It tasted very sweet and fresh, not fishy or greasy.

Seeing that she liked it, the imperial teacher gave her a few more pieces.

Mingnan ate obediently and asked casually, "I heard that your majesty's illness has worsened again, and the court officials intend to ask your majesty to appoint a new crown prince. What do you think, brother?"

The Imperial Master took a sip of soup, his eyebrows relaxed with satisfaction, "Your Majesty will not change the crown prince unless the crown prince dies."

"Why?"

Mingnan was puzzled.

The Imperial Master put down the soup bowl, his eyes were complicated for a moment, "For love."

"The current prince was born to the late queen, who was your majesty's first wife. She died of hemorrhage during childbirth, and your majesty was heartbroken for a long time. Later, the prince grew up, and his features became more and more like the late queen. Your majesty transferred his affection to the prince, doting on him and taking good care of him. That's why someone was jealous and poisoned him."

"Although the prince was rescued, his health was damaged. His Majesty thought of the late queen and felt guilty, remorseful and angry. He found out who was behind the incident and beat her to death immediately. Her entire clan was also implicated. This was the first case of nine clans being exterminated in this dynasty."

"Since then, His Majesty has been protecting the Crown Prince even more closely. All good things can come to the Eastern Palace first, not to mention the throne. Unless the Crown Prince dies, there is no way the throne will change hands."

"Is that so?" Mingnan thought thoughtfully.

She had an idea and asked, "Brother, have you met the prince? What do you think of him?"

The Imperial Master lowered his head while picking up food, and said casually, "She looks OK. Although she is frail, she has a unique charm."

Mingnan: “???”

[Hiss——Is there something wrong with me or him? ]

205: [I think you all are not right, hehe~]

The Imperial Master noticed her gaze and looked up at her. "What's wrong?"

"Nothing." Mingnan picked up a piece of tofu for him. "That's not what I'm asking. What's his character like?"

This time, the Imperial Master was silent for a long time before he slowly said, "If he is healthy, he has the potential to be a wise ruler."

The Imperial Master has always had a sharp tongue, and it is not easy to get a word of praise from him, let alone this?

It seems that she really needs to meet the prince to see if he is really that good.

At this time, Mingnan never thought that this opportunity would come so soon.

*

The next day, she followed the imperial teacher into the palace to visit the emperor. Seeing that he was in a coma, she went to pay her respects to the empress first.

Unexpectedly, the people in the harem's palace looked tense, as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

Mingnan touched his face and asked in confusion: [Am I that scary? ]

205: [No, you have a very beautiful face.]

Mingnan: [Why do they all react like this? ]

She stopped a passing maid and asked, and the maid whispered, "Saint Maiden, you don't know, the Crown Prince is here, and the Queen asked the servants to move gently so as not to bump into the Crown Prince."

"The prince is here?"

Mingnan was surprised and then delighted.

That's really a coincidence.

——Digression——

This time, our puppy is holding the script of Sick Beauty