Chapter 528 Request for Imperial Order
Lu Xiang: "Why? Why did Second Brother Qiao suddenly decide to marry her?"
"Is it sudden?" Qiao Yuanan thought about it and found that it was indeed quite sudden. He touched his nose and said awkwardly: "I have met her several times before. This girl is very nice."
Lu Xiang was even more confused: "That's it?"
Is it because she has been too cautious about relationships in her life that she cannot understand Qiao Yuanan's sudden affection for Shen Pin?
"Well... today she cooked for me and sent it to the Imperial Academy. Her sincerity is touching."
After saying that, Qiao Yuanan lowered his head with a slightly red cheek, and drank his tea pretending to be calm.
Seeing his amorous look, Lu Xiang smiled knowingly.
It is hard not to be moved when a general's daughter cooks for her beloved.
"It's up to Brother Qiao to decide."
Qiao Yuanan looked up at Lu Xiang and said, "My parents will not object. I will decide on my own whether to marry a wife, so I came here to ask the Eighth Prince for his opinion. If my marriage with Miss Shen involves major problems, I can also think of a compromise."
"No need." Lu Xiang smiled and said, "The Eighth Prince should be grateful to you."
Qiao Yuanan was puzzled.
Lu Xiang: "General Shen does not belong to any camp. He holds military power, so the Eighth Prince naturally wants to win him over. There is an 80% chance that you can convince General Shen. If you succeed in marrying into the Shen family, the Eighth Prince will definitely get General Shen's support."
"That's good." Qiao Yuanan said happily, and the anxiety in his heart suddenly disappeared. He quickly stood up and said, "I will go back and tell my parents and ask the matchmaker to go to the Shen family to propose marriage. Xiangxiang, I'm leaving first."
Lu Xiang smiled and nodded.
The warm sunshine carries a warm meaning and is as bright as gold.
The towering palaces have flying eaves and the glazed tiles sparkle like dazzling golden waves in the sun, making it hard to open your eyes.
Inside the Palace of Heavenly Purity, Emperor Chengde sat cross-legged on a couch with a bowl of lotus seed soup on the low table. He was stirring it absentmindedly with a spoon, glancing towards the door from time to time.
Hu Qian looked at the bowl of lotus seed soup that had already cooled down and been stirred into a pulp, and the corners of his mouth twitched slightly.
Didn’t the Eighth Prince go to Jingren Palace to pay his respects to the Queen Mother when he entered the palace?
Didn’t I just pay my respects and have lunch with the Empress?
Your resentment is too strong.
At this time, the voice of a young eunuch saluted from outside the palace gate: "Your servant greets His Highness the Eighth Prince. May His Highness be blessed."
"No need to be polite."
Hu Qian said: "Your Majesty, the Eighth Prince is coming."
Emperor Chengde glanced at him proudly and said, "I am not deaf."
Hu Qian smiled and said: "I am a talkative slave. I deserve to die."
The steady footsteps made a firm sound on the polished marble floor of the hall.
In the backlight, a handsome man who captivated everyone slowly walked towards them.
"Your son greets his father." Chu Jinyan stood in front of Emperor Chengde and bowed.
Emperor Chengde snorted, "Now you remember to pay your respects to me. What were you doing before? I, the emperor, am not as important to you as the empress, right? You even had lunch with the empress but not with me. I can see that you don't even regard me as your father."
What’s even more abominable is that when the Queen was having lunch with the Eighth Prince, neither of them thought of asking someone to invite him.
Of course, he couldn't say that.
Otherwise it would seem that he was missing that meal and had to eat it desperately.
Affects his majestic imperial dignity.
Chu Jinyan glanced at the complaining Emperor Chengde calmly, raised his eyebrows slightly, paused, and said, "It seems that the emperor doesn't want to see you, so I'll leave."
Having said that, he turned around and walked out without hesitation.
Emperor Chengde was stunned.
Is there something wrong with this?
As a son, shouldn’t you comfort your father when he’s angry?
"stop."
Chu Jinyan paused and turned around. His cold face revealed a hint of loss, as if he was saying, "My father doesn't want to see me, and I'm very sad." "Is there anything else, father?"
Emperor Chengde's face trembled and he immediately softened his heart.
"sit."
Chu Jinyan: "I'm afraid that if I stay here, my father will be upset. I'd better go."
Emperor Chengde gritted his teeth in his heart. He knew that his son was acting this out on purpose, but he still couldn't bear to say any harsh words.
"I have something to tell you."
Chu Jinyan hesitated for a moment, glanced at Emperor Chengde reluctantly, and nodded: "Okay."
Hu Qian silently turned his head, covered his mouth and laughed unkindly.
Your Majesty, why are you doing this?
In which battle with the Eighth Prince could you ever win?
"Hu Qian, serve tea." Emperor Chengde looked at Hu Qian, his sharp eagle eyes narrowed slightly, exuding a hint of threat.
Don't think I don't know you are laughing at me.
You are so bold.
Hu Qian was startled, and quickly suppressed his smile, and went to make tea with a serious face.
Emperor Chengde looked at Chu Jinyan. He hadn't seen him for almost two months and he really missed his son.
It seems that there is not much change except that he has lost some weight.
"Fu Ling is good. You have trained your one thousand secret guards very well. I am very pleased." Emperor Chengde looked at Chu Jinyan with a feeling of pride. This was his and Yin'er's child, and he was his favorite and most respected crown prince.
The reason he was sent out of the palace was so that he could survive.
Although he kept secretly paving the way for his son, he himself has also grown up very well over the years.
Chu Jinyan nodded in self-approval: "I think so too."
Emperor Chengde: "..."
There are so many feelings that I can't express at once.
The feeling of pride was gone in an instant.
Suddenly, Chu Jinyan pulled out a letter from his sleeve pocket and handed it to the eunuch beside him: "Father, please take a look at this."
The young eunuch respectfully presented the envelope to Emperor Chengde.
Emperor Chengde looked at him suspiciously.
Chu Jinyan said, "On the way out of Beijing, I encountered two waves of assassination attempts. The last time, I caught a man alive. I finally pried open his mouth and got a lot of information. This is his confession."
"What?" Emperor Chengde stood up suddenly, his face full of anger, and then he looked at Chu Jinyan nervously and asked, "Are you injured?"
Chu Jinyan shook his head: "No."
Emperor Chengde breathed a sigh of relief: "That's good. Who is so bold as to assassinate you?"
Chu Jinyan said nothing, but looked at Emperor Chengde with a gloomy gaze.
Emperor Chengde's heart skipped a beat and he subconsciously opened the envelope.
A thick stack of papers detailed the process and instigator of the assassination of Chu Jinyan.
With each turn of the paper, Emperor Chengde's expression became uglier.
"Back in Yangning City, you also encountered an assassination attempt?"
"Yes." Chu Jinyan replied, "If I remember correctly, the person who led the search of Hua'an Temple in the name of catching fugitives was Quzhou's Lieutenant General Lu Shiming."
It was also that time that he was rescued by Lu Xiang.
Thinking of that girl's fearless nature, a hint of tenderness flashed across Chu Jinyan's eyes.
"Lu Shiming?" Emperor Chengde murmured with a gloomy expression.
He had an impression of this person.
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