Prince Luo stood up and pulled her hand to his side. Concubine Yang was startled and felt flattered. She had been in the palace for many years, and although the prince had always been very good to her, she had never seen such intimacy and tenderness.
She couldn't help but have red eyes, "My Lord, you are so kind to me."
"Is that all? Are you satisfied?" Prince Luo looked at her with a smile, then sighed softly, "In fact, I know that I haven't been very good to you two over the years. I always neglected you and failed my brother's kindness to me."
Concubine Yang smiled softly, "The Emperor sent me to the prince. Before I came, he told me to serve the prince well and not to be negligent in the slightest. The Emperor is really good to the prince, and I am touched."
Prince Luo's heart moved, and he looked up at her, "The emperor asked you sisters to come all the way to Nanjun, leaving your hometown, don't you feel wronged?"
"What did the prince say?" Concubine Yang said softly, "How could we sisters feel wronged to be able to serve the prince? This is a blessing that many people can't hope for."
"It's just that you are from a prominent family, and you are both very good-looking and talented. You can find anything you want. Don't you feel any resentment or grievance when you come here away from other parents?"
Concubine Yang had a hint of unnaturalness in her eyes, "What's wrong with the prince today? Why do you keep asking these weird questions?"
Prince Luo smiled slightly and let go of her hand. "It's okay, just asking casually."
He opened the family file and said, "Oh, by the way, Princess An came today and told me about the situation in Kyoto. She said that Lord Liang, the Minister of Finance, had contracted an epidemic and was in a very dangerous condition at one point."
Concubine Yang lowered her head, uttered an "oh", and said casually: "Does it matter later?"
"Princess An said that she hasn't gotten better yet and she probably won't make it." Prince Luo said calmly.
Concubine Yang said regretfully: "That's really too..."
She was stunned for a moment and covered her mouth. "How could this happen? How could my father be infected with the epidemic?"
Prince Luo looked at her and said nothing.
Concubine Yang's eyes suddenly turned red, and soon after, tears began to fall. "Oh my God, how could this happen? Is my father okay?"
"Your father? When did I ever mention your father?" Prince Luo said, his voice tinged with coldness.
"Your Highness, didn't you say the Minister of Revenue..." Her face stiffened for a moment, "Your Highness, did you say Lord Liang?"
"You don't even know that the Minister of Revenue has been replaced? Your father is no longer the Minister of Revenue."
"I, I can't remember it for the moment." She thought for a moment. How could she not remember such an important matter? She added, "I don't know about this matter."
"You only write to your family once a month, but your family didn't tell you about this?"
"I didn't... I didn't say that." Concubine Yang quickly calmed down. "I'm in Nanjun, serving the prince every day and checking Huo'er's homework. I don't care about the affairs of Kyoto anymore. As for father, his career is not something I can worry about."
There was an indescribable fear in the heart of the Prince of Nanjun. He changed the subject and asked, "How is Huo'er doing recently?"
"He's fine. Mr. Tianjizi said he's making rapid progress." Concubine Yang replied.
"Well, you go out first."
Concubine Yang hesitated for a moment, and seeing his strange expression, she didn't dare to say anything, but just reminded him: "Then your Majesty, remember to drink the soup."
"It's cold. I will drink it." Prince Luo's face quickly returned to normal, and he said gently: "You go back first. I will come to have dinner with you later when I'm done with my work."
"Okay!" Concubine Yang smiled, "I'll wait for you, Your Majesty."
When she turned around, she seemed to be relieved. Prince Luo kept staring at her back, watching her shoulders slowly relax, and a hint of deep thought appeared in his eyes.
After Concubine Yang left, he ordered, "Come, please invite the gentleman."
"Yes!" Someone outside the door responded and left.
After a while, Tianjizi, dressed in green, walked in and bowed, "Your Majesty!"
"Sir," Prince Luo raised his head, "Close the door."
"Yes!" Tianjizi turned around, closed the four carved wooden doors, and walked over.
Prince Luo also stood up, walked to the chairs on both sides and sat down, and said to Tianjizi: "Sir, please sit down!"
Tianjizi didn't hesitate and sat down.
Prince Luo said, "I won't beat around the bush. Sir, do you know that An Ran has arrived?"
"I know. I have met the princess just now." Tianjizi said calmly.
"What did you say?" Prince Luo asked.
"No, the princess just said hello to me and then went into the house."
He saw that Prince Luo looked strange, so he asked, "Your Highness looks a little bad, did the princess say something?"
Prince Luo frowned, "An Ran is stubborn and uneasy. As soon as she came in, she started to speak ill of my brother to me."
"I'll tell you as soon as we get home?" Tianjizi nodded secretly in his heart. What he wanted was an immediate impact. Princess An did a good job.
"Yes, this really troubles me. Why does she distrust my brother so much?"
"What did the princess say specifically? Your Majesty, can you tell me?"
Prince Luo was silent for a moment, then told Tianjizi everything about his conversation with Princess An.
Finally, he said, "I know she did it on purpose. She left this suspense to make me feel uncomfortable and wait for me to ask her. But what can I get out of her? It's nothing more than a lie she made up. For the sake of Chu Yue and Qin Zhou, these two traitors, she even gave up her own relatives."
Tianjizi said nothing and fell silent.
Prince Luo said to himself, "The prince was assassinated on the way to Nanjun and broke his leg. He is still recovering in the mansion. Who did this? They want to kill the prince. If the prince dies, Chu Yue can ascend the throne legitimately. An Ran probably doesn't know this, but even if she knew, she probably wouldn't believe it. She has already believed in Qin Zhou and Chu Yue."
Tianjizi still said nothing and continued to remain silent.
"I used to admire Qin Zhou. I thought a woman with such courage and decisiveness was unmatched by many men. But I didn't expect that her ambition was also unmatched by many men. The most hateful thing is that she actually took advantage of An Ran."
He was upset by what he said, and he looked up and glanced at Tianjizi, "Sir, please say something. Don't you think An Ran came here this time to sow discord between me and my brother?"
After hearing this, Tianjizi raised his head and asked slowly, "Let's not talk about anything else. Let's just talk about what the prince just said. When the princess got into trouble, I hadn't worked for the prince yet, so I didn't know the situation. If the prince doesn't mind, can you tell me what happened before and after the princess got into trouble? Although I am not talented, if I know the whole story, I will definitely have words to deal with the princess's... tricks."
When he told the trick, he frowned and seemed reluctant.
(End of this chapter)