"I promise that you will never eat walnuts again." Mei Ya spoke very seriously, enunciating each word.
"What does this mean?" Zhong Mingwei was even more confused. "Why did they bring up walnuts out of nowhere?"
"You are so smart that you can think of everything and guess everything. You are so smart that I am afraid of you. Anyway, you are not allowed to eat walnuts anymore. I think if you continue to eat walnuts, you might become extremely smart," Mei Ya looked at Zhong Mingwei with a worried look on her face. She stretched out her hand to grab Zhong Mingwei's hair and pulled it gently, while muttering softly, "No matter how handsome you are, if you become bald, you will definitely look very ugly."
The corner of Zhong Mingwei's mouth twitched: "...let go of your hand."
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Prince Rong's Palace.
study.
"I asked you to keep a secret eye on Prince An, but have you discovered anything?" Zhong Mingzheng leaned on the soft pillow and asked Ling Shian with squinted eyes.
"Yes, I was just about to report this to Your Highness," Ling Shi'an bowed and said, "Your Highness, the An Jun Wang couple and the Ningguta champion Chen Qingxuan have had frequent pasts. After Chen Qingxuan won the first place in the championship, the An Jun Wang couple even came to congratulate him in person."
"Really?" Zhong Mingzheng suddenly sat up straight and frowned at Ling Shian. "Prince An actually came to congratulate us personally? Did you see it wrong?"
"Yes, I saw it clearly. Although the An Jun Wang and his wife traveled incognito, the An Jun Wang's legs were not very agile after all, so I am sure that it was the An Jun Wang and his wife who personally went to see Chen Qingxuan," Ling Shian said, and said in a deep voice, "It seems that your highness was right to worry before. Chen Qingxuan is indeed the An Jun Wang's man."
"Prince An has been ordered to return to the capital. He is treated well by the emperor and has the imperial guards to protect his house. He has become even bolder and dares to meet his confidants in broad daylight without hiding anything," Zhong Mingzheng snorted coldly, paused, and said, "That's right. It seems that the emperor intends to let him live in the capital for a long time. I'm afraid that he will be allowed to attend court affairs soon. With the emperor's love for him, there is nothing for him to hide."
"Your Highness, I think His Majesty's move is inappropriate. It was His Majesty who personally ordered the dethronement of the crown prince. Later, His Majesty felt sorry for the deposed crown prince and made him a first-rank prince. It was no big deal to let him have a lifelong support. After all, the deposed crown prince is the legitimate son of the emperor and empress, so His Majesty has sympathy for him. But now His Majesty has summoned the deposed crown prince back and even planned to let him attend court to govern. What kind of thing is this? Isn't this a slap in the face?" Ling Shi'an frowned and said, "I really don't understand what His Majesty's move means?"
"What else could it mean?" Zhong Mingzheng said calmly, "The second son is useless, and the emperor is afraid of me, so he took the opportunity to go to the funeral of the queen mother to summon the deposed prince to the capital. He intends to use the deposed prince to balance the situation."
"But I don't understand why His Majesty is so harsh on His Highness?" Ling Shi'an said in confusion, "Now, whether in terms of seniority, family background, or himself, His Highness is the most outstanding among all the princes, and His Majesty is not young anymore. It is only natural for His Majesty to make His Highness the Crown Prince. Why is His Majesty so reluctant to issue an order? Now he has summoned the deposed Crown Prince to the capital from Ningguta. What on earth is His Majesty up to?"
"What else can we do? He will cling to that piece of gold until his death," Zhong Mingzheng said coldly. He took a sip of tea and added, "From what I can see from my father's intention, he will never issue an order to appoint a crown prince until he dies."
"Then..." Ling Shi'an's eyes turned, and he looked at Zhong Mingzheng anxiously, "Then Your Highness, should we prepare..."
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