Chapter 216 Understanding the Emperor
"Uncle Emperor? How can such a cruel person be qualified to be Shu'er's uncle?"
Emperor Yongping was persuaded by Chu Chengyi, but the more he was persuaded, the angrier he became.
Chu Chengyi didn't say anything else. He just lowered his head in silence, looking helpless.
His appearance made Emperor Yongping sad and angry.
"Lin Fu, go to Prince Xuanning to see me."
After he finished speaking, Emperor Yongping glanced at Chu Chengyi, as if he wanted to see a hint of the emotion he expected in his eyes.
Unfortunately, Chu Chengyi still kept his head down and he couldn't see anything.
However, Chu Chengyi did not persuade him anymore, but said: "Father, since you want to ask the second brother to come, I will go back to the East Palace first."
There was still helplessness in his tone.
"Well, then you go back first."
Emperor Yongping saw Chu Chengyi's mood and felt a little disappointed and guilty.
"Well, father, please give Shu'er to me. If my second brother comes to see Shu'er, I'm afraid he will be embarrassed."
Chu Chengyi looked at Chu Qinshu in Emperor Yongping's arms and wanted to reach out and take her away.
Emperor Yongping didn't want to give it to him, but he felt even more guilty when he saw Chu Qinshu.
His granddaughter, whom he loved so much, was being plotted against by his second brother, and he couldn't do anything to him. He couldn't help feeling guilty.
The palms and backs of his hands are all made of flesh. He loves his granddaughter, but he also loves his grandson.
The second son had the most offspring among all his sons. It is said that people are closely related to each other across generations, and this also applies to him.
He may not favor the second son, but he has to take care of the dozen or so grandsons in Prince Ning's mansion.
Fortunately, nothing serious happened last night. He would discipline the second son from time to time in the future, hoping that he would be able to behave himself as a prince.
"Well, wait until your second brother returns. I will send someone to inform you, and then you can bring Shu'er here."
Emperor Yongping handed the sleeping Chu Qinshu to Chu Chengyi, his heart filled with sorrow.
He thought that if Prince Huai was exiled, Prince Ning would be obedient.
He thought that Prince Ning had suffered a lot of injustice from Concubine Xian and Prince Huai, and he vented his anger for him, so he felt grateful.
Unexpectedly, it was his wild idea.
"Yes, I will listen to you, father."
Chu Chengyi carried Chu Qinshu out of the study, and Chu Qinshu opened her eyes.
“Ahh.”
【Daddy.】
Chu Qinshu dug deep into Chu Chengyi's arms.
She knew that Prince Ning was ambitious, but she never expected him to take action against her.
She is just a little child, and is also a lucky star acknowledged by Master Jingkong himself. Harming her will not do King Ning any good.
But King Ning still took her into account in order to deal with Chu Chengyi.
You know, if something goes wrong during the sacrifice, the three members of their family will be blamed for the ominous crime.
The crown prince is unlucky, so he can no longer inherit the throne.
If Chu Chengyi, the only legitimate son, is excluded, who else can Emperor Yongping appoint as crown prince?
If the eldest son is not the legitimate heir, then the only one who can be the heir is Prince Ning.
Of course, court officials would also suggest enthroning a virtuous person.
But among the remaining princes, Prince Shou was weak and he himself had no intention of competing for the throne.
The twelfth prince, Prince Feng, Chu Chengkun, was originally a follower of Prince Huai.
After Prince Huai was exiled, he became silent. He had no relatives outside of his family to rely on, and the court officials would not stand on his side.
The fourteenth prince Chu Chengsong has stayed indoors since Concubine Yue's death, living a peaceful life.
Even if he wanted to compete, he had not made any outstanding achievements in the past few years. Even the court officials would draw a clear line between themselves and him because of the matter of Concubine Yue's mother's family.
Although the fifteenth prince Chu Chengxi is capable, he has no ambition. Moreover, he was raised by Empress Yuan and has a close relationship with Chu Chengyi.
If he wants to fight, it will be difficult to succeed unless Chu Chengyi helps him privately.
Neither Chu Chengzhao nor Chu Chengqi were the biological children of Emperor Yongping.
Even if no one knew that Xiaochu Chengzhao had passed away, no court official would support a nine-year-old kid to be the crown prince, not to mention that he had already been demoted to a commoner.
Chu Chengqi was not even six years old, and no one from the empress's mother's family was still alive. Even though the court officials did not know the empress's true situation, no one would risk supporting him.
By this calculation, it is really impossible to select a prince who can be called "virtuous".
If Chu Qinshu can think of it, how could Prince Ning not think of it?
Perhaps it was because he thought of it that he made such a stupid move?
"Shu'er is not wronged. Dad loves Shu'er the most. Mom and my brothers love Shu'er too."
Chu Chengyi thought that Chu Qinshu was sad that Emperor Yongping did not avenge her, so he hurriedly patted the swaddling clothes to comfort her.
She thought in her heart that he would avenge her.
“Oh.”
[Shu'er is not wronged, the emperor has a hard time too, Shu'er can understand the emperor's feelings. ]
Chu Qinshu actually wanted to comfort Chu Chengyi because she was afraid that he was upset, but she didn't expect to be misunderstood.
She really doesn't feel wronged.
Prince Ning was the son of Emperor Yongping, and she was the granddaughter of Emperor Yongping.
As the saying goes, both the palm and the back of the hand are flesh and blood. Dealing with Prince Ning for her sake may comfort her, but will Emperor Yongping feel good about it?
She is young, but she is not ignorant of the ways of the world.
And she knew clearly that Chu Chengyi would deal with Prince Ning sooner or later.
Therefore, she didn't feel aggrieved at all.
She just felt sorry for Chu Chengyi. He was taught since childhood that he should not oppose his siblings, but he was hurt by his siblings many times and almost lost his life.
Emperor Yongping knew of Prince Ning's ambition, but he never thought of punishing him. How could Chu Chengyi not be disheartened?
The two confessions today were just his way of testing Emperor Yongping's bottom line.
Emperor Yongping did not disappoint him. Prince Xuanning entered the palace, seemingly to vent the anger of the Eastern Palace, but in fact he hoped that this warning would make Prince Ning put away his inappropriate thoughts.
But will King Ning do that?
You don't have to think about it to know that he won't.
Chu Chengyi couldn't remember how many times he had been beaten like this, but Prince Ning still looked honest on the outside but vicious on the inside.
From the confessions, it can be seen that the two eunuchs first betrayed Matthew Li and then him, which shows that he had already found a scapegoat.
If the plan succeeds, Donggong will leave in disgrace, and the Ma family will be punished.
On the surface, it seemed that Prince Ning also suffered heavy losses, but in reality he was just trying to survive.
Matthew Li has done too much for him. Now that the matter in Yuzhou has been traced back to Matthew Li, Matthew Li can no longer live.
If what happened last night had gone through, Matthew Li would have been thoroughly investigated by the Dali Temple. In order to protect his daughter and grandson, Matthew Li would never betray Prince Ning, and it is possible that he would take all the responsibility on his own.
In this way, the Yuzhou incident was resolved, and Prince Ning was not involved in it at all.
"Yes, Daddy's good girl."
Chu Qinshu's words made Chu Chengyi's eyes red.
Even such a young child knows how to be considerate of others.
But King Ning has lived to middle age, but he is not as sensible as a child of a few months old.
Chu Chengyi carried Chu Qinshu straight back to the study in the East Palace. He wanted to hold his daughter quietly for a while.
"Ah, ah, ah."
[Daddy, don't feel wronged. Let Shuer hug you.]
Chu Qinshu felt uncomfortable when she saw her father holding her in his arms without saying a word.
However, how could we bear to see Prince Ning and Prince Huai being sent out of the capital like a pack of people?
"Well, Daddy is not wronged, but Daddy wants to see if that person will admit the matter in front of your Royal Highness."
Chu Chengyi held Chu Qinshu on his shoulders so that she could hug his neck.
This is what she called a hug.
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