Chapter 275 Prince Duan's Foolish Idea
After Lu Enyan walked over, he looked at Prince Duan with an expressionless face.
"What's up?"
Prince Duan looked at him with a look of complete lack of interest and suddenly didn't know how to start.
When the princess was away, he found that there seemed to be some communication barriers between him and his son.
However, he suppressed his thoughts of escaping and said with a stiff upper lip, "When I entered the palace today, Concubine Rong told me something. She said she wanted to marry her niece as a concubine and that she would not take up the position of Crown Prince's Concubine. What do you think?"
Lu Enyan was speechless. As expected, how could someone who had been stupid for so many years suddenly become smart?
Even a fool knows what his attitude towards the Zhou family is. My father actually thinks that Concubine Rong is giving this face for their own good?
Who the hell is that Zhou Qinzhu? How could he even dream of becoming his own?
"Although my father is old and Zhou Qinzhu has just reached the age of marriage, so it's not suitable, there's no need for my father to discuss this with me. After all, matters concerning the entry of new members into the palace, especially those in my father's harem, should be consulted with my mother. How can a master require his son's consent to take in a concubine? When you allowed Concubine Wen to enter the palace, wasn't that your decision?"
When Prince Duan heard this, he became furious. The concubine he was talking about was the Crown Prince's concubine, not the one for him, the prince.
At his age, he is more than qualified to be Zhou Qinzhu's father.
Finally, Lu Enyan continued, "This Concubine Rong is also interesting. Her niece is only a little girl, but she sees that the Zhou family is now on the decline and may have no future, yet she actually wants Zhou Qinzhu to marry into the Prince Duan's mansion. She herself is the concubine of the emperor's uncle, and she wants her niece to be the concubine of the father. The aunt and niece are the concubines of two brothers. How shameless is she?"
"Treason!"
Prince Duan finally couldn't bear it anymore. His old face really couldn't bear this kind of arrangement.
Lu Enyan was not shaken. He was talking nonsense on purpose just to make Prince Duan angry.
Prince Duan gasped, pointed at Lu Enyan, and was speechless for a long time. However, Lu Enyan stood there expressionlessly, as if nothing had happened.
"You...you...you really make me so angry!" Prince Duan finally squeezed out a word. He didn't expect that his son would contradict him like this and say such outrageous words.
Lu Enyan laughed contemptuously and said, "Father, why are you so angry? I am only telling you the truth. I know exactly what your relationship is with Concubine Rong and who her niece wants to marry. If you really want to do this for my own good, don't let this woman with impure intentions into your life. But I'm not worried. After all, even if you agree, Mother won't agree."
After hearing what Lu Enyan said, Prince Duan was so angry that he trembled all over.
He felt that his son was hopeless and could even say such words.
"You...you get out of here!" Prince Duan pointed at the door and yelled at Lu Enyan.
Lu Enyan didn't say anything and turned around and left.
When he reached the door, he turned back and said to Prince Duan, "Regarding my marriage, Father did not discuss it with the Imperial Uncle and the Imperial Aunt, but instead listened to Concubine Rong's opinion. As a prince, meeting with the Empress to discuss the Crown Prince's marriage, does Father think he is not being ridiculous, or does he think Concubine Rong's actions will not anger the Imperial Grandmother?"
After saying that, Lu Enyan left Prince Duan's study without looking back, leaving Prince Duan alone there, so angry that he couldn't recover for a long time.
"A rebellious son, a truly rebellious son..."
The attendant next to him heard what Prince Duan said but did not come over to persuade him immediately.
After all, they also understood that the prince was right.
In this matter, the prince has acted stupidly again.
Prince Duan probably realized it himself and didn't dare to go to the princess, let alone to Concubine Wen. After thinking it over, he had no choice but to go to Concubine Feng's courtyard.
Although she saw that Prince Duan's face was not right, Concubine Feng still said nothing and just served him carefully.
Prince Duan looked at Concubine Feng, who was virtuous, never competitive, and had no sense of presence in the mansion. He thought of the scene when her brother threw himself in front of him without hesitation and died for him. It seemed that he had made some decision.
"Don't be busy, just talk to me."
Concubine Feng then put down her teacup and went up to Prince Duan.
"Tell me, have I really been a failure these years? My relationship with my legitimate son has become so bad."
When Concubine Feng heard this, her heart trembled slightly.
But she quickly calmed down and whispered softly, "Why do you suddenly have such doubts, Your Majesty?"
After hearing this, Prince Duan sighed, "Over the years, I have shown very little care for him. All my energy has been focused on Ennan and Wenxue. I am truly sorry for him and Enru..."
Concubine Feng didn't care much, even though he mentioned Lu Enru.
"Now, I want to make amends, but I feel powerless and don't know where to start."
Prince Duan admitted his confusion and felt really relaxed with Concubine Feng.
He didn't have to think about how sorry he was to the princess, nor did he have to continue listening to Concubine Wen's gossip to figure out how sincere she was.
Concubine Feng nodded meekly, "I understand, Your Highness, please rest assured. Enru has never blamed Your Highness, and I believe the Crown Prince feels the same way. It's just that Your Highness has changed his way of interacting with us, and they still need to adapt. That's all."
Prince Duan looked at Concubine Feng, a complicated look flashing in his eyes. "You are the one who gives me the least worry. Alas, if it weren't for your brother, I would have died long ago. But, it seems that I have paid too little attention to you over the years."
Concubine Feng smiled slightly, seemingly unconcerned: "Your Highness, you are too kind. I am already content to be able to accompany you."
After hearing this, Prince Duan felt a surge of warmth in his heart. He held Concubine Feng's hand and said softly, "From now on, I will spend more time with you."
The princess naturally soon found out that Prince Duan had gone to Concubine Feng's courtyard. The maids and servants around her were not very happy, but the princess did not show any abnormality.
"The prince just started talking about compensation a while ago, so that the princess could see his sincerity, but now he's showing his affection to someone else. What kind of person is this?"
A maid was not convinced and spoke out directly.
Although the nanny beside her also had some resentment, she still advised: "The prince is the prince after all. If you make up this story and it gets out, I'm afraid it will implicate the princess."
The princess was very calm. "After all, Concubine Feng has been in the palace for many years. She really used her brother's life to help her enter the prince's backyard. It was me who decided to take her in. She has been doing her duty all these years and has never overstepped the boundaries. It's not a bad thing for the prince to go to her place. It's better than going to Concubine Wen's place and listening to her nonsense and then doing something stupid. Besides, he must be embarrassed after being scolded by Yan'er, and he's also afraid of getting himself into trouble by coming to me. Concubine Feng's place is indeed the best place to go."
"Besides, I haven't even taken Concubine Wen seriously these years. The fact that I went to the always honest Concubine Feng already shows that his mentality has changed."
"No matter in the past or now, the most important person to me is Yan'er."
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