Chapter 144 Concubine Hua is in trouble



Chapter 144 Concubine Hua is in trouble

In the end, Wen Ling gave King Qi a bunch of various amulets, talismans, and charms to ward off evil spirits, which he sewed inside his clothes to the point where they could serve as a vest. Only then did King Qi feel a little relieved and left the Wanshiwu under Gu Chenran's impolite gaze.

The King of Qi left, but the gossip about him spread forever.

After he returned, Concubine Hua called him over for questioning, asking him why he went to see Princess Chen without caring about his image at all, and whether he had troubled Princess Chen again.

The King of Qi recounted the entire incident, detailing every detail, even the punctuation and tone of each sentence.

After listening to this, Concubine Hua always felt that something was wrong, and then she quickly figured out what was wrong.

With a complicated expression, she asked the King of Qi: "Don't you feel that there is something wrong?"

"What's wrong?" King Qi repeated, then shook his head firmly: "Are you saying that Master Ling did something wrong? Impossible, absolutely impossible! Master Ling saved me twice, how could there be anything wrong with her!"

Now in his heart, Wen Ling is more authoritative than his father. How could there be anything wrong with him? If there is any mistake, it is them. If there is any problem, it is their own problem!

Concubine Hua gently held her forehead with her hand. She had a headache, a real headache.

She patiently explained: "Princess Chen told you that when there is a flood in Jiangnan next year, you will go to provide disaster relief in the name of Prince Chen's Mansion. But it's not next year yet, how could Princess Chen know about the flood in advance?"

This did not bother the King of Qi, and he immediately replied, "Of course it's because Master Ling is good at fortune-telling! She figured it out!"

Concubine Hua continued to ask, "And then? Besides this, have you thought of anything else?"

The King of Qi asked curiously, "Is there anything else you need to think of?"

Well, Concubine Hua’s heart, which had been hanging in the air, finally died at this moment.

She had originally held out a little hope for the King of Qi, but now that that hope was completely shattered, she instead felt an unprecedented sense of relief.

The heart that had been competitive all its life had finally decided to give up.

Concubine Hua sighed deeply and said, "Since you knew a year in advance that there would be a flood in Jiangnan next year, you could have made arrangements in advance, such as proactively proposing to the emperor to build water conservancy projects in Jiangnan in advance.

In this way, when a flood comes, all kinds of losses can be minimized. In this way, your father will also reward you, value you, and think that you are a talented person with great potential, which will increase your chances of competing for the position of crown prince.

These are what your mother has taught you since you were a child. They are the first things you should think of as a prince.

And you, didn't you even think of it at all? ”

As soon as the Prince of Qi heard Concubine Hua start to say these things, he subconsciously felt a headache. He habitually lowered his head to look at his toes, and returned to his previous obedient appearance when he was listening to lectures, but in fact he didn't hear anything into his mind.

He answered honestly: "Mother, I understand. Next time I will definitely think more about this aspect in advance."

In the past, Concubine Hua would have a heart attack when she saw Prince Qi like this, but now that she has come to terms with it and decided to give up, she suddenly doesn’t feel sad anymore.

It seems that her son is not cut out to be a king. She can help him ascend to that position, but she cannot support him for his entire life. There will always be a day when she will grow old and pass away.

By then, he will be sitting alone on the throne, and he will probably be eaten by someone without knowing it, or he will become a mediocre king and be cursed by future generations in history books, making a good country a mess.

So why bother?

It would be better to choose a fiefdom carefully from now on, be a leisurely prince for the rest of your life, marry a virtuous wife, and live a happy and wealthy life.

When she completely gave up fighting for that position, Concubine Hua felt unprecedented relief.

She no longer lectured the King of Qi harshly as she had in the past, but said calmly: "Forget it, you are a child with no bad intentions and good conduct, and you have lived up to your mother's teachings for so many years. Go back. You have indeed been frightened during this period. Go back and have a good rest."

The Prince of Qi thought that Concubine Hua would scold him again, but when he heard Concubine Hua say that, he suspected that he had heard it wrongly. He raised his head suddenly and saw his mother's rare kind smile.

He was stunned for a long while before he happily bowed deeply to Concubine Hua and walked away briskly. His happiness could be seen from his steps.

He thought that Master Ling was truly an amazing being. He had just received a lucky charm and had really good luck that day. His mother did not scold him as usual.

The next day, Concubine Hua received a hand warmer from the King of Qi. He made it himself. He put smokeless charcoal at the bottom, some nuts or cakes in the middle, and the top to warm his hands. He could eat and warm his hands at the same time. It was very useful.

In the past, the King of Qi would never dare to give such things to Concubine Hua. Concubine Hua was strict, and giving these things would definitely be considered a waste of time and not doing one's job properly.

But after Concubine Hua praised him, he became bolder. He also felt that his mother had been running around for him all this time, so he sent him a hand warmer to express his gratitude.

Concubine Hua's mentality has changed, and her mood when she receives the gift from her son is also different.

She used the hand warmer and ate hot cakes while she cursed with a smile: "This kid is good at making these messy things. He is not stupid, but his mind is all on these unorthodox ways."

But she had a smile on her face. Well, this hand warmer made by her son was really warm.

Gu Chenran didn't know that before he even made a move, a strong competitor had disappeared in the competition for the throne without him noticing.

He was talking to Wen Ling about something very important.

After the entire Wen family was exiled, all the items found in their home were confiscated, and those that could not be confiscated were sealed up.

Gu Chenran spent some effort to finally get out the wooden statue of the evil god that he had searched out from Wen Yao's yard.

Three days after Wen Yao was beheaded, his head was sent to the backyard of Prince Chen’s Mansion.

Having learned from the previous experience, Gu Chenran did not approach it directly or even look at it. He just asked someone to send the wooden statue to Wen Ling.

After a while, he walked in leisurely.

As soon as I walked in, I saw Wen Ling fighting with a dark shadow in the yard.

It was a black shadow formed by black air, very powerful, and each of its moves could stir up a gust of black wind.

The two maids, Tingyin and Xiaofa, had fallen to the ground unconscious.

Only Wen Ling was still fighting with it.

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