Chapter 41: Heavy Heart
The next day, Emperor Yongping still asked Lin Fu to send Chu Qinshu to the Qinzheng Palace.
After the court session, Lin Fu was ordered to send someone to ask Prince Xuanning and Prince Huai to come to Yu's study to see him.
When the two of them arrived, Emperor Yongping was feeding Chu Qinshu with a small spoon.
After the greeting, Emperor Yongping did not allow anyone to offer them seats.
Instead, he continued to feed Chu Qinshu.
"Father, why are you personally feeding this... this Shu'er? Are the people serving you blind?"
Prince Huai couldn't stand Emperor Yongping being close to his brothers' children.
It seems like this is stealing the favor of his child and taking advantage of his child.
"Why? Do you have any ideas?"
Emperor Yongping said unhappily.
"No... No, I just said it casually. I don't have any opinion."
When asked by Emperor Yongping, Prince Huai realized that what he had just said was inappropriate, and his face suddenly turned red.
Prince Ning, who was standing aside, still had an honest look on his face, but he was secretly laughing in his heart.
Even though Prince Huai is such a smart guy, their mother still wants to help him ascend to the throne.
Maybe he thinks the weather is getting cold and the Zhang family should be exterminated?
"Prince Ning, you have been strong since childhood, why did you take sick leave these two days?"
Emperor Yongping ignored Prince Huai and instead held Chu Qinshu up and burped her after she finished feeding.
Then, he seemed to casually care about Prince Ning's health.
Prince Ning has been working in the Ministry of Rites for several years and is now the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites.
He said he was not feeling well recently and had not attended court for two days.
"In reply to your Majesty, I just caught a cold. I am much better today and will be able to go to the Ministry of Rites tomorrow."
When Prince Ning looked at Emperor Yongping, his expression was just the right amount of admiration.
"Hurry~Ahh."
[Prince Ning is so cunning. He openly helps Prince Huai, but actually wants to get rid of him so that Concubine Xian will only have him as her son. Then she can only help him seize the throne. What a pity...]
When Chu Qinshu heard about Prince Ning, she searched for all the details about him in the original book.
Although he was not in the same group as the queen, they had the same goal.
They all want to eliminate the competitors for that position and ultimately get rid of Chu Chengyi and take his place.
Emperor Yongping: "......"
This son who was the most reliable in his eyes, actually had such thoughts?
No wonder...
"That's good. Follow your father-in-law and gain experience in the Ministry of Rites. Don't waste your time."
Emperor Yongping was concerned about Prince Wanning, so he looked at Prince Huai and asked, "Prince Huai, what have you been busy with these days?"
Prince Huai Chu Chengshuo, the tenth child, was born in the same year as Chu Chengyi and has loved swordplay since childhood.
Emperor Yongping originally wanted to send him to the military camp for training, but Concubine Xian refused to agree, so he had to send him to the Ministry of War.
He is currently serving as a director in the Ministry of War, but his rank is not high enough to attend court.
Emperor Yongping rarely saw him.
"In reply to your Majesty, I have been improving the weapons recently. I will present the samples to your Majesty for your review once they are ready."
Prince Huai did not tell the truth, so his eyes were a little vague.
[Prince Huai did not improve the weapons, but secretly trained assassins. He was the one who sent people to Jingzhou to assassinate my father Bao Bao. The bandits in Heishankou were also assassins he sent to pretend to be. However, those assassins were not trained yet and their martial arts were too weak, so they could not beat my father.]
This time, Chu Qinshu only complained in her heart but did not speak her level 10 baby talk.
Because she felt that King Huai had ill intentions towards her.
Chu Qinshu simply classifies those people who have malicious intentions towards others for no reason as garbage people.
Cherish life and stay away from trash people.
Therefore, she had to minimize her presence as much as possible and not let Prince Huai miss her.
[Concubine Xian knew all these things. When she found out that the plan had not been accomplished, she asked Prince Ning to bring people from the Poison Doctor Sect to the Eastern Palace to poison my father. The people who went to the Dali Temple to silence him were also sent by Concubine Xian.
Well, however, Prince Ning only pretended to do these things for Concubine Xian to see, and even deliberately sent people to the Dali Temple one after another to silence them, as if he was afraid that the Dali Temple would not be able to find Prince Huai. 】
Chu Qinshu complained silently in her heart but closed her eyes and pretended to be confused.
"Oh, what kind of weapon did you improve? Do you have any drawings to show me first?"
Emperor Yongping was shocked and angry when he heard Chu Qinshu's complaints.
Concubine Xian really knows how to teach her son.
One was taught to be hypocritical and cunning by her, and the other was taught to be cruel and brainless by her.
It would be a waste of the Chu family's good genes of integrity and kindness.
"The drawings are available. I have to go to the Ministry of War to get them before I can present them to you, Father."
Prince Huai felt extremely guilty. While answering the question, he was actually thinking about where to find a drawing to fool Emperor Yongping.
"Well, in that case, wait until the day after tomorrow when I leave the court, and then you can bring the drawings to my study."
Emperor Yongping had a dull expression and it was obvious that he was not happy.
"Yes, I saved it."
After Prince Huai accepted the offer, he took the opportunity to pay his respects and glanced at Prince Ning.
Prince Ning, however, did not even look at him and did not respond at all.
"Okay, all of you go down, go to court properly, do your work properly, and don't slack off just because you are a prince."
After Emperor Yongping finished his instructions, he signaled them to leave.
After Prince Ning and Prince Huai paid their respects in a proper manner, they took their leave.
Emperor Yongping watched their backs as they walked out of the palace gate and slowly disappeared down the steps.
The confessions submitted by Yu Jinming that day reappeared in his mind one by one.
Since ancient times, the struggle for the throne has always ended in brothers killing each other.
He had nineteen sons in total, but only ten survived. Is this what will happen to them?
"Shu'er, accompany the emperor to the Qiongxia Palace for a walk."
Emperor Yongping was feeling a little heavy at the moment, and he thought of Concubine Jing.
That woman who doesn't fight or compete and lives in obscurity.
The son she raised was as kind as she was, not competitive or quarrelsome.
"Hmm, yeah~"
[Shu'er knows that Qiongxia Palace is where the Third Emperor's mother, Concubine Jing, lives. Shu'er is willing to accompany the Emperor to visit Concubine Jing.]
"Hmph, you're so smart, and you're still saying umm, does that mean you're willing to go?"
Emperor Yongping was amused by Chu Qinshu's appearance.
"Ahh, mmm."
[Yes, yes. Concubine Jing is a good mother and has provided a lot to Uncle Third Emperor. Shu'er is willing to visit her on behalf of Uncle Third Emperor.
Also, Shu'er doesn't want her to burn herself to death along with the bad guys in order to avenge Uncle Sanhuang. Shu'er wants to remind her to just burn the bad guys to death. 】
Chu Qinshu thought of Concubine Jing’s ending in the original book.
That ending is too tragic.
She didn't want to witness it.
"Okay, Your Majesty, I will take Shu'er away now."
Emperor Yongping was a little worried when he heard Chu Qinshu's thoughts.
Could it be that Concubine Jing still hasn't let go of what happened thirty years ago?
Also, who is the bad guy she wants to burn to death?
Is this the person he is thinking of?
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