"This kid..." Liao Chongwu looked at Gao Zhiqi's back, smiled and shook his head, but as he smiled, he became serious again. He turned around and slowly walked into the room.
"Ming'e, wake up." Even though he saw that Zhong Ming'e was sleeping soundly, Liao Chongwu still had a hard heart and woke him up, "Ming'e, go back to sleep later."
"What's wrong?" Zhong Ming'e rubbed his sleepy eyes and looked at Liao Chongwu, his mouth pouting high, obviously because someone disturbed his sweet dream and he was very angry. "Why did you wake me up? I was sleeping well."
"Ming'e, Lord Cui's men have come and are now seeking an audience in the front yard," Liao Chongwu explained hurriedly. Seeing that Zhong Ming'e was still confused, he hurriedly added, "It's Cui Youan, Lord Cui."
"Why did he send someone here?" Zhong Ming'e woke up completely and sat up from the bed, staring at Liao Chongwu. "Father banished him from the capital and granted me land. What does this mean? How could he not know? How dare he send someone to see me?"
Yes, Prince Hui is a prince, and was once favored by His Majesty. He almost became the crown prince. Now that the strange baby incident has happened, the Cui family and the Zou family have been implicated and driven out of the capital. But no matter what, Prince Hui's identity is special. Logically speaking, the Cui family should keep a distance from Prince Hui, and it would be best if they never had any contact with each other, so as to protect each other. But Zhong Minge had just arrived in Yongzhou, and Cui Youan's people arrived right after. So how could Zhong Minge not be shocked?
"I also think Lord Cui's behavior is inappropriate. If people knew about it, it would be bad for Your Highness if His Highness's subordinates rushed to see him right after Your Highness arrived in Yongzhou," Liao Chongwu said with a worried look on his face. "And Your Highness, Yongzhou and Ganzhou are only a few hundred miles apart. If Lord Cui keeps in close contact with us in the future, and if the news reaches the capital, it will be difficult for both Lord Cui and us."
"Yes, my father is a man who is quick to guess. He will surely think that I have connected with the Cui family again and have bad intentions," Zhong Minge shook his head and sighed, "How come I am still trapped in this circle of right and wrong even though I have left the capital?"
"Ming'e, I think His Majesty is deliberately testing you." Liao Chongwu said in a deep voice.
"What does this mean?" Zhong Ming'e was startled, then he understood, "Yes, Yongzhou and Ganzhou are so close, father wouldn't be so confused, he must have done it on purpose, but my grandfather didn't know it at all, and jumped into the trap set by father early in the morning."
"This can't be blamed on Lord Cui. After the incident with the strange baby, the Zou family was directly exiled, but the Cui family was only demoted three levels. Lord Cui is now the fourth-rank prefect of Ganzhou, and his official rank is not low. It can be seen that the emperor showed mercy. Lord Cui naturally guessed it, so it is inevitable that he was lucky. What's more, the emperor immediately gave Yongzhou to your highness. How far is Yongzhou from Ganzhou? Lord Cui must have been overjoyed, thinking that the emperor wanted to suppress him first and then promote him, and intended to let him assist your highness to make a comeback. That's why Lord Cui hurriedly sent people to meet up with your highness," Liao Chongwu analyzed, while reaching out to take off the outer shirt for Zhong Minge to put on, and said, "But even if Lord Cui is smart, he can't escape the emperor's calculations step by step."
"Yes, if he knew that father had thoroughly understood the injustice done to Empress Zhenxian and that Lu Guinian was from the Cui family, he would not be so elated," Zhong Minge said in a deep voice, his face looking extremely ugly. "Your Majesty knew that Empress Zhenxian's death and my eldest brother's life story had been wronged for many years were caused by the Cui family, but he had been holding back and had only used the incident of the strange baby to banish the Cui family to Ganzhou. It was obvious that father was keeping a backup plan and was planning to kill all of the Cui family. And who could be more suitable to be the executioner than me, a prince with the blood of the Cui family flowing in my body? That's why father sent me to Yongzhou."
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