Chapter 348 Jin Cheng's Initiative

Zong Zhao thought for a moment and said, "I have already told Luo Jingfeng to come to our house as little as possible. First, his identity might be exposed, and second, Jin Cheng would also be affected. His top priority right now is to study."

Xu Wan asked, "Then you won't tell Jin Cheng about His Highness's affairs?"

Zong Zhao replied: "If Your Highness was really pulled down by Luo Jingfeng, everyone would know."

Xu Wan looked up in confusion: "So are we just going to watch His Highness being deposed like this? If Jin Cheng knew, he would probably try to fight for it. With how much Luo Jingfeng dotes on him, maybe there will be a turning point?"

Zong Zhao looked at her with a complicated expression: "It's very slim."

"How do you know if it won't work if you don't try?" Xu Wan believes that everything is possible. "It's Jincheng's choice whether to do it or not, but I think he should at least have the right to know."

Zong Zhao agreed.

Xu Wan went to the study to find the little devil. The results of the quiz were out, and the private teachers were explaining their mistakes and giving them targeted instruction. Because the little devil had brought the good news of a debate competition tomorrow at noon, the young boys were all studying with high spirits.

"Chengcheng, come out for a moment. Mom has something to tell you."

"Here I come!" The little devil stood up, jumped out and boasted, "Mom, Master Pan said that my poetry has improved again, and it's improving very fast. I'm about to catch up with He Zheng. Let's see how Shen Yibai will drag me down to count with him in the future. He can just sit back and take the last place, hahahaha!"

This time, Xu Wan did not talk to him in the small pavilion. Instead, she called him back to her own courtyard, sent Cuizhi Buyan and others away, and prepared to have a long talk with him.

The little devil was obviously more excited. He rubbed his hands and said expectantly, "Mom, what little secret do you want to tell me?"

Xu Wan went straight to the point and told him directly: "Luo Jingfeng advised the emperor to depose the crown prince."

Zong Jincheng's smile froze on his face in an instant.

In a few seconds, he turned into anger, stood up and howled, "That big traitor, I said he was the one who killed His Highness, but he still refused to admit it! And last time, he also lied to me and said he had no hand in the hunt, it was all fake!"

Xu Wan said softly: "He is paving the way for you."

Zong Jincheng was startled and sat back down.

All the things in his mind that he dared not think about or not admit came flooding out. He said aggrievedly, "I don't need him to pave the way for me, and I don't want to have him as my uncle. I just want to be my mother's child and be His Highness's capable subordinate."

Xu Wan chuckled and said, "No matter what the future holds, as long as you are willing, you are my child."

The little devil was so moved that his eyes turned red. He choked up and said, "In fact, His Highness told me that Luo Shu had secretly given birth to a little prince. At that time, I thought that I should kill the child to prevent future troubles. But I didn't expect that the child was actually me... His Highness was too kind, he actually kept me..."

Even if he didn't want to admit it, the fact was that Luo Jingfeng's preference for him was too obvious, his father's tacit approval was too obvious, and even his mother seemed to know... He couldn't deceive himself and say that Luo Jingfeng had made a mistake.

Xu Wan hugged him, stroking his back with one hand and said, "You can't choose your birth, but you are human because you have your own independent thinking ability, so until the last moment, we can't give up fighting for ourselves."

"Yes!" Zong Jincheng nodded heavily, "I won't accept my fate. Even if I have the blood of the Luo family in my body, I won't go along with them. I won't follow Luo Jingfeng and become a little thief. Absolutely not!"

"Mom believes you." Xu Wan let go of him and wanted to use a handkerchief to wipe his tears, but she found that the boy didn't cry at all, he just had red eyes and was holding back his tears.

This proud and strong brat.

Zong Jincheng sniffed and said angrily, "I'll go find Luo Jingfeng and tell him to stop causing trouble for Your Highness."

It was the same as Xu Wan guessed, but she still couldn't help but remind him: "He might not listen to you."

Zong Jincheng said firmly: "We have to try it, mother, I'm going to the Duke of Huguo's mansion."

"Then I'll go with you." Xu Wan said.

Zong Jincheng shook his head and said, "Mom, please don't come. I'm afraid he will think that you and Dad instigated me. It's my own wish to save His Highness. It has nothing to do with you. We have to solve the matter between him and me separately."

"Then drive slowly."

"good."

The Duke's Mansion.

When Luo Jingfeng heard that Zong Jincheng took the initiative to come to him, he was so excited that he wanted to go out and greet the kid in person. Fortunately, someone around him reminded him to be careful, so he resisted the urge to go to the gate to pick him up in person.

This was the second time that Zong Jincheng came to the Duke of Huguo's Mansion. Last time, he was carried here by Luo Jingfeng. In his panic, he didn't even bother to look at the courtyard. Now that he was led in, he realized that the Duke of Huguo's Mansion was really big, like two courtyards merged together. It was bigger than his home.

"Young master, the Duke is waiting for you in the house." The guard sent him to the door and then retreated.

Zong Jincheng still felt uncomfortable when he heard the call of "young master", but he had important things to do right now and could not care about these things.

Pushing open the door, the little devil didn't even wait to walk in.

Luo Jingfeng came over with big strides, picked him up, and said happily: "My eldest nephew, do you remember to visit your uncle?"

The little devil was no longer short and wasn't light in weight, but every time he met Luo Jingfeng, he would either be carried on his back or hugged by him, as easily as carrying a chicken.

This made him even more angry. He just wanted to go home and eat as much as he could, then gain 300 pounds and see if Luo Jingfeng could still hold him!

Zong Jincheng couldn't get down from his embrace, so he just said, "I have something to ask you, are you..."

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Luo Jingfeng interrupted, "What's the matter? As expected, no one comes to visit for no reason. Haha, little brat, come and sit. Uncle has some delicious food. Let me take you to try it first. Don't you kids like to eat delicious food?"

As early as when he had someone bring the kid in, he had ordered someone to bring those rare snacks. Luo Ji and the others all liked to eat them, and he had also asked someone to bring them to the kid, but unfortunately they were returned intact.

Luo Jingfeng placed him beside the couch, pushed three small plates in front of him, and introduced them: "Preserved lychees, preserved olives, and pomegranates. They were all sent from the south by your uncle. Not to mention that the Zong family doesn't have them anymore, even the palace can't have them."

Zong Jincheng subconsciously wanted to refuse, but when he remembered the purpose of his visit, he pursed his lips and grabbed a handful of pomegranates and threw them into his mouth.

Luo Jingfeng reminded with a smile: "Remember to spit out the seeds, otherwise they will sprout in your stomach."

Zong Jincheng was stunned.

Of course he didn't believe this nonsense, it was all to trick children, but what surprised him was that Luo Jingfeng was getting more and more proficient in speaking in the tone of an elder. When Zong Jincheng thought about becoming uncle and nephew with him, he felt that the pomegranate in his mouth was tasteless.

"Why don't you eat it anymore? Is it not tasty?" Luo Jingfeng asked as he grabbed a few to taste.

It’s not bad, then why doesn’t this kid like to eat it?

Zong Jincheng sat in front of the couch and asked him calmly, "Have you been advising the emperor to depose the crown prince recently?"

Luo Jingfeng paused as he grabbed Shi Liu's hand, but soon he smiled again: "So you came here for the prince. What? Do you think your uncle did something wrong?"

Zong Jincheng said firmly: "Of course not, His Highness is only temporarily unconscious, he is not forever unconscious, he is in good health."

Luo Jingfeng sneered, "I don't care when he wakes up. It's better if he wakes up later, otherwise I will move him too."

Zong Jincheng stood up and said, "What on earth do you want to do? His Highness is such a good person, deeply loved by the people, why can't you tolerate him?"

Luo Jingfeng's smile faded. He put the pomegranates back into the dish and raised his eyes and said, "Can you become an emperor just because you are loved by the people? Can Fusu, Liu Jue, Yang Yong and others become emperors just because they want to? There are many people who cannot tolerate Chu Heng, and I am just one of them. Moreover, I haven't really taken action yet, otherwise do you think it is as simple as just deposing the crown prince?"

He knew that his eldest nephew was well-educated, so he tried to explain the point using historical examples.

Zong Jincheng was well-versed in history books, so he naturally knew that these people were murdered. At least the prince was still alive now. Just as Luo Jingfeng said, he had not taken any action yet.

Zong Jincheng clenched his fingers and tried to communicate with him: "Before you came back, Your Highness was very good to me and always protected me. And in the past, it was Your Highness's kindness that saved my life. People can't just care about their own goals, they should also consider the efforts of others, right?"