Chapter 50: Saint Girl Doesn’t Fall in Love 19
The prince curled his lips, "I think the Imperial Master may have made a mistake."
The Imperial Master was startled. "What?"
He stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the bamboo forest rustling in the night outside the railing. Half of his face was hidden in the darkness and could not be seen clearly.
"It was the Saint who chose me first. She wanted to use me, not me using her."
The tone was quite calm, but upon closer inspection, it sounded a bit aggrieved.
The Imperial Master looked at him with a subtle expression, "What do you mean by that? Do you want Nan Nan to be responsible for you?"
"Isn't it right?" The prince turned his head and asked, "She provoked me, and I'll just throw her away after using her? Am I a scumbag who can be summoned and dismissed at will?"
Imperial Master: “…”
If you want to think this way, I can't help it.
He turned his head and coughed as if to cover up his mistake.
For some reason he felt like laughing, but the attempt to laugh was ruined.
He had to hold it in.
Unexpectedly, the prince laughed coldly, "Now I'm going to ask you, does Mingnan just want to take advantage of my feelings and not take responsibility?"
The Imperial Master's eyes widened immediately. "What happened to a grown man like you? Isn't it because you don't have enough self-control? You don't like her, so you will be taken advantage of? To put it bluntly, you have more intentions than simple ones. Stop playing dumb in front of me!"
"I don't care. I just want to say one thing. As her brother, shouldn't you say something to her?"
"What? My sister is right!"
"Isn't it wrong to start with the intention and then give up? Isn't it wrong to run away after flirting?!"
"My sister is loved by everyone, so does that mean everyone has to take responsibility? Then I will just open the door and let her take a few male concubines!"
"You dare?!"
The prince immediately widened his eyes and stared at him, then began to roll up his sleeves.
"Ha, what am I afraid of? Don't think I'm afraid of you just because you're the prince. I only have one sister. If I can't even protect her, I don't need to live anymore!"
The imperial teacher also rolled up his sleeves and confronted him head-on, refusing to give in.
The slightest sign of trouble can lead to an explosion.
So when Mingnan came back with the tea, he saw the Crown Prince and the Imperial Preceptor fighting with each other.
Logically speaking, shouldn't the Imperial Preceptor's skills be better than the Crown Prince's?
But he did not use any martial arts, and fought hand-to-hand with the prince. The two of them relied entirely on brute force.
The fight was intense. You punched me, I kicked you. You pulled my ears, I pulled your hair.
Mingnan: “…………”
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Mingnan blinked and turned away in disgust.
[What kind of large-scale elementary school chicken fight is this? ]
The Imperial Preceptor and the Crown Prince noticed her gaze and turned to look over.
Mingnan held the tray and said expressionlessly, "You guys continue. I'm going to go back to sleep first."
The prince shook off the imperial teacher's hair, clapped his hands, stood up and said with a smile: "Aren't you going to see me off?"
"Look at your attitude, if a ghost sees you, I don't know who would be more scared. Forget it."
Mingnan glanced at his disheveled collar with a forced smile.
Prince: “…”
The Imperial Master sneered at the side and said, "That's right."
He reached out to offer the tea, but Mingnan spun away and glanced at him: "You don't look very thirsty, I'll drink the tea myself."
After saying that, she turned and left without paying any more attention to them.
Imperial Master: “…”
He looked at the prince and rolled his eyes, "It's all your fault."
"Your Highness, please come in. I won't see you off."
The Imperial Master snorted and quickly followed Mingnan.
The prince gathered his hair and while adjusting his collar, he thought of Mingnan's eyes and couldn't help but smile.
"Hiss——" This smile moved the wound on his abdomen and he gasped in pain. The Imperial Master was really cruel.
But today I have spoken out clearly with the Imperial Master. It hurts, but it's worth it.
The prince left with a satisfied look on his face and all injured.
*
As soon as the prince arrived at the East Palace, he met the emperor's men. Before he even entered the door, he was invited to the emperor's bedroom.
How could so many things happening today be hidden from the emperor's eyes?
The prince had no intention of hiding it from him. After all, his recovery would have to be made known to the emperor sooner or later. But knowing was one thing, and he had to make sure that the emperor remembered Mingnan's contribution.
That night, everyone knew that the prince was summoned by the emperor, and after coming out, he slept directly in the emperor's side palace.
This honor is not something that everyone can have.
The next day, the concubines and princes who learned the news could no longer sit still and tried every means to find out what had happened last night.
However, before the matter was fully understood, the emperor issued an edict early in the morning to reward Mingnan generously and directly conferred the title of Princess Anping on her.
As soon as the decree came out, both the court and the harem were shocked.
Mingnan is already a saint, with an extraordinary status. She has not married into the royal family and has no merits. How could she be named a princess for no reason? On what basis?
All the civil and military officials in the court were like cats smelling blood, ready to give a tough report to the imperial teacher at the morning court session and advise the emperor to show their presence.
But when they got there they were dumbfounded.
They actually saw the prince looking energetic in the court!
The prince is healthy, rosy-cheeked and even proud of himself!
There were continuous "surprises" throughout the morning. This time, all the civil and military officials in the court were hesitant and could not say anything.
The emperor looked at their reactions with satisfaction and said with a smile, "May God bless my son, and with the help of the Saint, the prince has now completely recovered. From today on, he will participate in government affairs as usual."
After that, his face changed and he said in a deep voice: "Yesterday, an extremely heinous case happened outside the capital. In broad daylight, a killer wanted to kill a person. Because the person was saved by the prince, the case will be handed over to the prince, and the Dali Temple and Shengdu Prefecture will assist."
The prince stepped out leisurely, bowed and said, "I obey your order!"
*
When the morning court ended, all the ministers looked at each other in silence.
If the prince recovers, it means a bloody storm!
No wonder the Saint was named Princess, so it was she who saved the Prince?!
He really did a great job quietly. Now the position of the national teacher is more stable.
Everyone was filled with hatred, and when they looked at the Imperial Master, they really wanted to poke him into a sieve with their eyes.
The Imperial Master had a blank expression on his face, but he was actually more depressed than them.
Who cares about that little bit of power? He must feel so sad to see his little sister being taken away by a big wolf. What do these lackeys know?
He walked away quickly.
Hun Ran didn't notice that Xiao Yu's eyes were red with hatred behind the crowd.
He clenched his fists tightly, his mind was in a mess, and he still found it hard to accept it.
Why?
Why did the Saint help the Prince? When did they become so close?
If she is conferred the title of Princess now, will it be natural for her to be conferred the title of Crown Princess after a while?
What does the Imperial Master mean? Are you preparing to board the prince's ship?
Yes, the crown prince is favored and favoured by his father, and he is also the legitimate son, which is the destiny.
What the hell is he? Just a bunch of rotten mud that everyone hates!
But he is also a prince, why does everyone like the prince?
The palace maids and eunuchs were like that, the emperor was like that, the court officials were like that, and even the saint whom he had been pursuing for a long time was like that.
On what basis?!
He was so angry that he almost gritted his teeth and stood there for a long time before he managed to suppress the violent emotions in his heart.
No, he must not let the Crown Prince and the Imperial Preceptor join forces.
The saint is his, no one can snatch her away from him!
He came up with a plan and quickly left the palace.