Chapter 291 Jin Cheng Eats the Melon

The second dream was a bad one. He dreamed that in the huge Forbidden City, only the prince was standing far away, and the moon-white figure was getting farther and farther away, and he could not catch up with it no matter how hard he tried.

In the mist, he heard the sound of funeral bells coming from the imperial city, and the eunuch's shrill voice came: "The crown prince has passed away."

“Boom—”

The little devil suddenly woke up from his dream and broke out in a cold sweat.

He looked out the window. The sky was gray. It was a nightmare.

Zong Jincheng was extremely frightened, his heart was pounding, the sweat on his body gradually cooled down, soaking through his clothes, and he shivered with the cold.

"It's not true. Dreams are always the opposite. Don't scare yourself."

Zong Jincheng wanted to close his eyes and continue sleeping, but his mind was terribly awake. The sound of the funeral bell in his nightmare could not be shaken off. It was real and unreal, and he could not distinguish between reality and dreams.

Zong Jincheng threw back the quilt, quickly put on his clothes and shoes and ran out, and Buyan quickly followed him out the door.

"Master, where are you going?"

Zong Jincheng ran in the cold wind of the early morning, letting the cold wind sting his face. He shouted anxiously: "Go to the palace, I want to see His Highness!"

Although His Highness said that he was just frightened, although His Highness just didn't leave the palace to see him recently, although His Highness will be fine, there are so many people in the palace protecting him...

But Zong Jincheng just couldn't feel at ease. That nightmare was so real and so scary. He wanted to see His Highness with his own eyes to make sure that He was okay.

"Go and inform the madam." Without saying anything, he gave Shunzi instructions and followed the little demon king to the palace.

The eldest young master always acts on his own accord, but the Marquis's Mansion and the Crown Prince are used to him, so he naturally dares not stop talking.

So when the sky was just getting light, Zong Jincheng was already standing in front of the palace gate, and he said to the guard brother of the imperial city: "I am Zong Jincheng from the Yuanyang Marquis's Mansion. I want to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. Please convey my message to him."

It was still dark, and a child was asking for an audience. According to the rules, the guards could not pass the message. But he knew the kid in front of him, and he was particularly talkative. Huaishui from the East Palace had personally brought him to see His Highness.

The prince has a close relationship with him.

The guard winked inside and sent someone to report to the East Palace.

Zong Jincheng paced back and forth at the palace gate, making the guards want to hit him with a stick, but not long after, Huaishui came out of the palace and came to pick up the little devil in person.

The Lord Guard thought secretly: Fortunately the news was passed on, the prince really values ​​this talkative boy.

Zong Jincheng was surprised and said, "Huaishui, you are here, great! Take me to the East Palace."

Huaishui said, "Young Master, please follow me."

"Uh-huh."

It was still early and the prince was recuperating. Zong Jincheng thought he would see him in the bedroom, but unexpectedly the prince was waiting for him in the study.

"Your Highness." Zong Jincheng called him.

The prince was quietly leaning on a long rocking chair, holding a small hand warmer in his hands. He asked gently, "Why are you entering the palace at this hour? What happened?"

Zong Jincheng was startled, his heart ached, and he said, "Your Highness, nothing happened. I just had a nightmare and wanted to see you."

The prince chuckled and beckoned him over. The young boy squatted beside his recliner and lowered his head to let him touch it.

The prince, who had just held the hand warmer, felt warm in his palms, and his hair was not as cold as it was in winter. However, Zong Jincheng still asked aggrievedly, "Your Highness clearly said that you were just afraid of the winter cold, but it's March now, why are you still holding a hand warmer?"

The prince paused, and said with trembling fingers: "The temperature difference between the morning and the day is big, I just..."

"Your Highness," Zong Jincheng interrupted him while he was trying to find excuses, and asked with his eyes slightly flickering, "When will your body be well again?"

The prince sighed in his heart.

This child is growing up fast and becoming more sensitive.

He took a long breath and said softly, "I want to tell you a story today. Do you want to listen?"

Zong Jincheng nodded.

He loves to listen to whatever His Highness says.

The prince asked, "Do you remember Luo Shu whom I told you about last time?"

Zong Jincheng answered honestly: "Remember, she is Luo Jingfeng's sister. She was once sacrificed to help Luo Jingfeng out of trouble."

The prince nodded and asked, "Can you guess who she was presented to?"

Zong Jincheng was a little confused, but refused to give up. He hurriedly turned over Luo Jingfeng's family background in his mind. His eldest brother Luo Jingyun was the eldest son and inherited the throne of Zhennan and guarded the area.

When the former King Zhennan was alive, he was the king anyway, and the fact that his legitimate daughter was offered as a gift meant that she was of a higher status than him...

"Your Majesty?" the little devil asked uncertainly.

The prince is already a very high-ranking official. The only ones higher than the prince are the emperor and the crown prince. The crown prince has only the crown princess, so the only possibility is the emperor.

The prince whispered, "Yes, Your Majesty, he can choose any woman in the world, let alone Luo Shu."

Zong Jincheng listened quietly.

The prince recounted the events of several years ago: "Fourteen years ago, Luo Shu, who had just come of age, was the most beautiful woman in the capital. Because of her noble birth, many high-ranking officials and nobles wanted to marry her. At that time, Luo Jingfeng was neither the eldest son of the family nor had any military achievements. During a court event, he said something outrageous because he was eager for quick success. The emperor was furious and demoted him from his post, and the King of Zhennan also lost power. So the King of Zhennan took the opportunity to offer Luo Shu away, and resolved the crisis of the Luo family."

Zong Jincheng listened in a daze and couldn't help asking, "Can we get out of this predicament just by sacrificing a daughter?"

This seems different from what he learned?

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Aren’t the officialdom and people’s livelihood all about facts and reason?

The prince smiled faintly and said, "Yes, you don't understand it now because you are young. You will understand it when you grow up."

Zong Jincheng nodded vigorously and wrote it all down.

The prince continued, "Four years later, the former King of Zhennan died unexpectedly a few years later, and Luo Jingyun inherited the throne as the eldest son. Luo Jingfeng also quickly made great military achievements and was promoted all the way, and the power of the Luo family became more and more powerful. At the same time, Luo Shu was promoted smoothly in the palace. She was named Shufei before she had any children and was the most favored concubine in the harem. However, in four years, she still had no children."

Zong Jincheng asked curiously, "Why? Is there something wrong with her body?"

The prince looked at him steadily and replied, "Because she can't give birth to a child, this is the emperor's way of keeping the children. The Luo family is too powerful and has made great military achievements. Once Luo Shu gives birth to a son, the Luo family will most likely lead the little prince to rebel and control the imperial power. Any chaos will occur at any time, and it will be completely uncontrollable."

"Oh, that's right." Zong Jincheng recalled those historical stories and asked again, "Then how did she die?"

The prince shuddered, his fingers clenched subconsciously, and he said, "Luo Shu always wanted a child, but she also knew that the child would become a victim of the power struggle. So she hid it from everyone and gave birth to a little prince in the name of pretending to be sick. And she died to protect the child."

Zong Jincheng looked shocked as if he had just eaten something new.

My God, giving birth to a child secretly... This Concubine Shu is so brave, she can even keep this a secret?