The same goes for Chu Jinglin. At this time, he seemed to have completely shed his identity as the third prince. Now he was just an ordinary young man.
Han Mingyuan looked at the two of them with a smile, then told the maid to bring them a bowl of hawthorn soup.
Originally this was meant to stimulate the young master's appetite, but now it's just right for Han Xiao and the other guy to drink.
After breakfast, Han Xiao took Chu Jinglin back to his yard.
As for Han Mingyuan, he is about to take the imperial examination, so Mr. Qinghe has assigned him a lot of policy essays. He has been losing hair from writing so much lately that Han Xiao is even afraid that Han Mingyuan will become bald.
Moreover, Han Mingyuan knew that everything was under Han Xiao's control when he saw Han Xiao's relaxed look. The emperor had only conferred him the title of Marquis without real power. To put it bluntly, he was just a mascot for show, so there seemed to be nothing to worry about.
He simply stopped getting involved in the problems between these young people. He believed that Han Xiao would resolve them properly.
When Han Xiao brought Chu Jinglin back to the study, he showed Chu Jinglin the blank imperial edict that the emperor had asked eunuch Dexi to bring.
"Third brother, look at this."
Chu Jinglin opened the box with a puzzled look on his face. He didn't understand what Han Xiao was keeping in suspense.
The moment he opened the box, Chu Jinglin's face changed drastically. He quickly put the box away and handed it back to Han Xiao, saying sternly, "Put it away!"
From the moment Chu Jinglin got the box, Han Xiao had been paying attention to his expression.
However, Chu Jinglin did not disappoint Han Xiao. He would not covet this blank imperial edict.
Han Xiao calmly opened the box and took out the imperial edict: "Third brother, don't get excited, it's just an imperial edict, right?"
Hearing Han Xiao's nonchalant tone, Chu Jinglin wanted to slap him twice. What do you mean it's just an imperial decree?
Do you know what this means? Even if Han Xiao was a little bit insidious, he could instigate the young master to write something as treasonous as letting Han Xiao succeed to the throne in the imperial edict.
"Do you know the importance of this imperial edict?" Chu Jinglin pointed at the imperial edict and said to Han Xiao seriously.
Han Xiao opened the imperial edict, picked up the inkstone beside him and began to grind: "I know, but now is a good opportunity, isn't it?"
Han Xiao added a little water to the inkstone and ground it slowly.
"Opportunity? What opportunity? Do you mean writing the candidate for the crown prince on the imperial edict?" Chu Jinglin snorted coldly and looked at Han Xiao with a hint of humiliation on his face.
"Third brother, don't you want to? This is the fastest way and the one with the lowest cost. Since you have this opportunity, why don't you use it?" Han Xiao said, looking seriously into Chu Jinglin's eyes.
Chu Jinglin snorted coldly again, waved his hand to pull the imperial edict out from Han Xiao's palm, then carefully rolled it up and put it in the box.
"I will fight for what I want on my own. There is no need for you to help me like this. What you said is indeed the best way, but it is not the result I want." Chu Jinglin raised his head proudly and said slowly to Han Xiao.
After a pause, he continued, "Han Xiao, I know what you are thinking. Indeed, I doubted your purpose when I came here yesterday. Even until this morning, I always thought that you pushed Ruanruan out for yourself. But now I am wrong. If you want power, there are faster ways, such as this imperial edict, such as that cement to seek credit, which is better than working by my side. But Han Xiao, remember, no matter what you want, power, money, I only have one request, and that is to treat Ruanruan well, even... even if one day you don't like him, please don't hurt him, just send Ruanruan back..."
Originally, Chu Jinglin seemed quite serious when he spoke, but the more he listened, the darker Han Xiao's face became. What did he mean by he didn't like Ruanruan?
He and Ruanruan were clearly made for each other, otherwise they wouldn't have fallen in love across two different generations.
I've seen long-distance relationships and relationships across different countries, but have you ever seen a love story across different eras? It's really a love story that transcends time and space.
Han Xiao's mind was full of complaints, but after hearing Chu Jinglin's sincere words this time, Han Xiao also felt a little ashamed. After all, he had never really believed Chu Jinglin.
After talking it out today, the two of them felt a little more relaxed.
"Don't worry, Third Brother. I don't need power or money. All I care about is the lives of my Han family and Ruanruan's safety. Ruanruan has a complicated background, and I believe you are not sure that you can be 100% sure in this battle for the throne. So I need to understand the emperor's thoughts. Although the action is a bit dangerous, the result is not bad. Don't you think so, Third Brother?"
Chu Jinglin had nothing to say about this. He had obtained the blank imperial edict, so what else could he say?
However, Chu Jinglin himself did not expect that his father actually attached so much importance to Ruanruan. He gave Ruanruan a blank imperial edict before he even met him.
Chu Jinglin is not a fool. He can tell with his toes that the imperial edict is for Ruanruan, but Ruanruan is a love-brained person and wants to share any good things with Han Xiao.
So he was not surprised at all that the young master gave the imperial edict to Han Xiao. Thinking of this, Chu Jinglin inexplicably felt a little jealous in his heart.
Obviously, he is the biological brother, so why didn’t Ruanruan think of giving the imperial edict to himself?
Seeing Chu Jinglin's unpredictable expression and his silence, Han Xiao continued, "And third brother, do you feel that the emperor's conferring of a title on me seems a bit ulterior motive?"
Han Xiao touched his chin and said softly, "Look, just now, Eunuch Dexi specifically told me that if there is another palace banquet in the future, I should bring my family with me. No normal person would say that, right?"
Chu Jinglin was also stunned when he heard Han Xiao's words. At that time, he was still guessing Han Xiao's purpose in his mind and did not listen carefully to the conversation between Eunuch Dexi and Han Xiao.
Now after hearing what Han Xiao said, he felt something was not right. Eunuch Dexi was not an ordinary eunuch in charge. He had been serving his father and had watched the emperor grow up. So in one sense, the meaning of Eunuch Dexi was the emperor's meaning.
In this way, Han Xiao's title didn't seem to be that important. Commoners couldn't enter the palace without reason, so what if he had a title? It just so happened that he was a newly promoted marquis, a rising star.
Could it be that the emperor bestowed this title on Han Xiao because he wanted to meet the young master?
The two looked at each other and received a positive answer from each other's seriousness.
So that's how it is. Chu Jinglin laughed. Knowing the emperor's thoughts, their next move was very clear.
At this time, Chuyi's voice sounded outside the door: "Third Prince, Master, the young master is awake."
Hearing that the young master had woken up, Han Xiao immediately sat up and said hurriedly, "Third brother, I'll go see Ruanruan first, we'll talk later."
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