626,Trap 4
Something happened in the palace.
On the holiday, Nanyue officials had a holiday, but the emperor did not.
The Minister of the Ministry of Officials presented the authentic works of famous masters a hundred years ago to the emperor. The emperor was overjoyed, so happy that he put down what he was doing and admired it repeatedly.
Suddenly someone suggested that His Royal Highness has made great achievements in calligraphy and painting, so we should also listen to His Highness's opinions.
Immediately everyone responded, and the excited emperor was also willing, so he led a group of courtiers who were lovers of calligraphy and painting to kill Qilin Palace in a mighty manner. Apart from a few civil servants, there were also Lord Qiu and General Qiu. Ben drank tea with several officials, the eunuch in the palace summoned the officials, and naturally brought the two of them along.
The Qiu family and his son walked at the end of the crowd, deliberately keeping a distance from Prime Minister Pei who was accompanying the emperor.
Everyone was like the Qilin Palace, but they were extremely surprised, because there was no one in the palace, not even half of the palace people, it was so empty.
The emperor was puzzled, curiously entered the open door, and went all the way to the prince's room.
The moment the door was pushed open, there was almost an uproar among the officials, because—the crown prince was sleeping on the bed with a woman, and that woman was none other than Lord Qiu's beloved grandson, the princess proclaimed by the emperor , Princess Anran.
"Yaoer!" The emperor roared angrily.
But because of the emperor's voice, the prince opened his eyes, and when he saw a group of "catch rape" people, he didn't look surprised at all, "My son has seen the father." figure.
Qiu Anran also woke up. In fact, she didn't dare to sleep, but she had to pretend to be asleep.
Her face was buried between the silky quilt, and her complexion turned red and then pale. She didn't know what would happen next, and she also knew that her actions would bring a lot of ridicule to the Qiu family, but for His Royal Highness, for herself Married to the tyrannical King Li, for the sake of her lifelong happiness, she also risked everything.
The emperor quickly found his reason, closed the door again, and only said, "Come out to see me."
"I obey." The crown prince replied.
After everyone left, the prince got out of bed and dressed calmly.
Qiu Anran, who was pretending to sleep on the bed, was still shaking non-stop, with chattering between her teeth, and the sound spread to every corner of the room.
The prince seemed not to have heard it, and dressed calmly as before, straightened his hair, wiped his face with a towel, rinsed his mouth with cold tea, checked his appearance in the mirror, pushed the door out, and then went out again. Gently close the door tightly, like a beautiful woman who loves a lot and can't bear to disturb her sound sleep.
In the hall, the atmosphere was awkward and depressing, and the emperor sat on top with a livid complexion.
The prince came to pay his respects to the emperor again, and knelt down.
"Yao'er, what do you mean, don't you know that An Ran is your emperor's favorite woman?" The emperor was furious.
The prince was neither humble nor overbearing, he first kowtowed, and then straightened up, "Go back to the father, the ministers know, but the father did not give the marriage after the elder brother asked for an order, that is to say, the father also disagrees with this matter or has not yet agreed to it." I agree. A fair lady and a gentleman are fond of sex, and the minister and An Ran are in love with each other. As we all know, the minister does not want to openly disobey the emperor, so that's all he can do."
The emperor became even angrier, "Heh, you dare not disobey me, so you use this vile method to force me?"
The prince still said, "No, if the father is kind and perfects us, the son will be grateful to the father for the rest of his life, and he will go through fire and water. As long as the father needs it, even the life of the son will be taken away at any time. But if the father is merciful to the elder brother , I also have no complaints or regrets, and I respect the decision of my father."
With a few words, he described himself and Qiu Anran as fateful couples, and no matter what decision the emperor made, it was an expression of "kindness". Either he was sympathetic to the prince, or he felt sorry for the king. Flawless.
This is the art of speaking.
Everyone was a little ignorant, but they really believed it. They sighed and felt sorry for this pair of fateful mandarin ducks.
Prime Minister Pei, Lord Qiu and others only thought that the prince was amazing. If such a person who was in danger and managed to turn the corner into safety did not succeed, who else could succeed
The emperor naturally knew that King Li did not like Qiu Anran, and he also knew that King Li had successfully planted a stake between Prime Minister Pei and Lord Qiu Hou. It can be said that from the emperor's point of view, the combination of the crown prince and Qiu Anran is more important than that of King Li and Qiu Anran. Qiu Anran was even more reassuring.
The emperor was a little displeased, not because the prince was as uncontrollable as a loach, but because he was counted by King Li.
In the end, the emperor sighed, "Forget it, I was young too, and I understand your thoughts. In fact, my son asked for an order to grant a marriage and I have been delaying in making an order. It is just because of my scruples." Sighing, "About the matter of safety, you can discuss it with your eldest brother yourself. I don't care about it, but remember, if you hurt your brotherhood because of a woman, I will not forgive you."
The prince was overjoyed, and hurriedly kowtowed to the emperor, "I thank you, my father, for your success." But when his forehead touched the ground, his eyes were full of murderous aura, and the murderous aura was swept away without anyone noticing it.
Things seem to have settled down like this.
It seemed to be so peaceful that there was no disturbance, but those who knew the inside story knew that everything was not that simple.
The most embarrassing thing was Prime Minister Pei. After King Li asked for an order, Prime Minister Pei unfortunately leaked the criminal evidence of the Qiu family, and then basically tore his face, but he did not expect such a result in the end.
In the folk, this is a farce, but in the royal family, it is forced to be called a good talk.
The officials didn't dare to ridicule, Qi Qi congratulated Prime Minister Pei and Lord Qiu Hou without saying anything.
The crowd dispersed, the prince returned to the room, and saw that Qiu Anran had already washed and washed under the service of the palace people, sitting on the chair tremblingly, lowering his head and not daring to lift it up, let alone look at the prince.
"Are you hungry?" the prince asked softly.
Qiu Anran was stunned for a moment, in her imagination, shouldn't the prince scold her? She knew that everything was a trap for the prince, but she had no choice, she didn't want to marry King Li.
Unexpectedly, the prince was not angry.
She raised her head in surprise, and looked at the prince in a panic, "... Your Highness?"
The prince smiled lightly, "Fool, are you hungry? Do you want to pass on the food from the palace?" The voice was gentle, like a breeze blowing on the face.
At this moment, Qiu Anran was even more convinced that what she did was right. She loved the prince deeply, and had the military power of the Qiu family as a strong backing. In addition, the prince was kind and gentle by nature, so he would definitely treat her well, and she must be extremely happy. "Go back to Your Highness, An Ran is not hungry." Thinking of what happened that night, she lowered her head shyly.
"But I'm hungry, would you like to have a meal with me?"
How could Qiu Anran, who lowered his head, notice the murderous look in the prince's eyes and the ferocious look on his handsome cheeks
627,Trap 5