Chapter 626 Little Cousin
The two of them were dressed in plain clothes and burned incense and paid tribute to Concubine Hui's spirit tablet.
Luo Yechen, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, his voice extremely hoarse.
"Prince, didn't you say you would help me get revenge? Now only Qin Zhong is dead, what about King Xiling and King You?"
Luo Qinghan whispered, "Prince Xiling has been poisoned and will not live for more than forty days. As for Prince You, I have already issued a warrant to arrest Prince You nationwide. Even if he escapes Shengjing City, he will only be able to live like a rat in the street. With his conceited personality, this will be more painful for him than killing him."
Hearing this, Luo Yechen felt a little better.
Seven days later, Concubine Hui, Concubine Xian and Concubine Ning were buried in the imperial mausoleum together.
Also attending the funeral was the fourth prince, Luo Xinran.
He was posthumously named Prince An by the emperor and died at the age of eighteen.
As the elder, the emperor could not participate in the funeral, so it was the crown prince who led the princes, princesses and clan members in the worship.
A Taoist priest from Tianyi stood nearby, wearing a gray-black Taoist robe, holding a whisk in his hand, and chanting the sacrificial words loudly.
He recited in a very rhythmic manner, like reciting poetry or singing.
The sound drifted throughout the imperial mausoleum, solemn and dignified.
The prince inserted the lit incense stick into the incense burner and looked quietly at the tombstone of Prince An Luo Xinran in front of him.
Luo Xinran is an introverted person who doesn't like to talk much. He always has a stern face, which makes him look a bit gloomy, but he is extremely protective of his own people.
When he was studying in the Imperial College, the eldest prince Luo Yechen often dragged other princes to play together. Luo Xinran would go every time, but he never said a word and just sat quietly in the corner.
Later, Luo Qinghan was named the crown prince, and the princes gradually distanced themselves from him, and Luo Xinran was no exception.
The relationship between the brothers is becoming increasingly distant.
Last year, the Crown Prince was poisoned at the Queen's birthday banquet. The Queen traced it back to Concubine Ning and had her beaten with a stick. Luo Xinran was so angry that he went to cause trouble for the Crown Prince.
That was probably the last conversation between the brothers.
Since then, their brotherhood has been completely severed.
Now Luo Xinran has turned into a cold tombstone, and all the quarrels, entanglements and resentments have disappeared.
King Luo Yechen of England suddenly said in a low voice.
"Actually, I should be the one who died."
Bu Shengyan turned her head to look at him, frowned and said, "What nonsense are you talking about?"
Luo Yechen looked at his fourth brother's tombstone with an extremely complicated expression.
"Have you forgotten?
Originally, the Queen Mother wanted me to take charge of the situation when my father was seriously ill.
But I declined the offer on the grounds of poor health, and then the Empress Dowager came to find my fourth brother.
If I had not refused at the beginning, I would have been the one that the Queen Mother had found, and I would probably have been the one that was killed by the rebels in the end."
Bu Shengyan took a step towards him, quietly held his hand through the cover of her wide sleeves, and spoke softly.
"I was the one who rejected the Queen Mother, so if there is any responsibility to be taken, it should be me.
I feel very sorry for King An's death, but I don't regret it.
Even if it happens again, I will still prioritize protecting you."
Luo Yechen held her hand back.
When he was most sad, she stayed by his side and never left him.
When he was in danger, she risked her life to protect him.
She became his pillar of support, holding him up and preventing him from being overwhelmed by negative emotions.
How lucky he was to marry her.
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Three days later.
Gao's second uncle and aunt came to visit the King of England, and before leaving they left behind a little cousin who was fair-skinned, beautiful and charming.
The excuse was that he wanted the little cousin to talk to the British princess and at the same time ease the British king's grief over losing his mother.
In fact, my second uncle and aunt just wanted my little cousin to be the King of England’s concubine.
The Gao family was able to become imperial merchants thanks to Concubine Hui.
Now that Concubine Hui is dead, King Ying has become the only supporter of the Gao family. If the Gao family wants to hold on to him tightly, the best way is through marriage.
Although the King of England is still in mourning and cannot take a concubine, he can first cultivate a relationship with his little cousin.
After the three-year mourning period is over, the King of England will be able to consummate his marriage with his little cousin, thus strengthening the relationship between the two families.
It would be even better if my cousin could give birth to a child for the King of England in the future. In this way, the Gao family would be able to cling tightly to the King of England and would not have to worry about their position as royal merchants being snatched away by others.
Luo Yechen had no idea of the little plan his second uncle and aunt were making.
He even felt that his second uncle and aunt were very thoughtful. The palace was so big that Bu Shengyan must be bored alone, so it would be nice to find someone to relieve her boredom.
Luo Yechen said to his little cousin with a smile.
"Since you are here, stay for a while longer. Our palace doesn't have much but a lot of rooms. You can live wherever you want. If you need anything, you can tell me and the princess. Don't put yourself in a difficult position."
The little cousin looked shy and nodded with a blushing face and said yes.
Bu Shengyan had no expression on her face the entire time.
She asked someone to take her little cousin away.
As soon as everyone left, Bu Shengyan stood up, grabbed Luo Yechen by the collar, and sneered.
"How long do you want me to stay here, Your Majesty? How about a lifetime?"
Luo Yechen felt that his posture was very embarrassing.
He struggled and said, "What are you doing? Let go, don't let others see us like this."
Bu Shengyan pushed him away and left angrily.
Luo Yechen felt puzzled.
What's wrong with this woman? She took the wrong medicine!
Bu Shengyan didn't say a word to Luo Yechen for the whole day.
At first, Luo Yechen tried to get her attention and wanted to talk to her, but she ignored him.
After a while, Luo Yechen's temper flared up.
"You're ignoring me, right? Then I'll ignore you too! Let's see who's cooler?!"
The couple continued in a cold war until the night.
In order to show that he was a man of integrity, Luo Yechen simply did not go back to the bedroom to sleep, but slept alone in the study.
It was late at night and he was lying alone on his bed. His mind began to wander involuntarily. The person he thought about the most was Concubine Hui. Thinking that he would never see her again, he felt extremely sad.
He tossed and turned for a long time before he fell asleep.
In the middle of the night, the study door suddenly opened.
Luo Yechen woke up immediately.
When he saw that the person who came in was Bu Shengyan, he immediately closed his eyes and continued to pretend to be asleep.
Bu Shengyan tiptoed to the bed and cut a big hole in the bed curtain with scissors.
"Let the mosquitoes bite you to death. How can you live with your little cousin in the future?"
Luo Yechen: “…”
When did he start living together with his cousin? !
Bu Shengyan left quietly.
It's summer now and there are especially many mosquitoes at night.
Even if you light mosquito repellent incense in the house, there will still be mosquitoes flying around.
Soon, many mosquitoes flew into the bed curtain through the holes.
Luo Yechen was upset by the bites and was about to get up to swat the mosquito when he heard the door being pushed open again.
He subconsciously closed his eyes again.
(End of this chapter)
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