Early the next morning, Prince Luo entered the palace.
Emperor Kangping did not attend the morning court, so he met him in the imperial study.
Emperor Kangping sat on the dragon throne with a pale face. Eunuch Liu Shi stood beside him. At the same time, Old Lady Qin also came and sat on the armchair nearby. When she saw Prince Luo coming in, she just bowed slightly and did not stand up to greet him.
Prince Luo strode in and knelt on one knee, "Your Highness, I, Chu Quan, pay my respects to the Emperor."
Emperor Kangping looked at him with hatred in his eyes, but he could only say calmly: "Uncle, please stand up!"
Ever since Qin Zhou was imprisoned, he could no longer contact the outside world. Everything was monitored and blocked by Chu Jing. He could only do things according to Chu Jing's instructions.
He also knew how good the relationship between Prince Luo and Chu Jing was. As long as Chu Jing said a word, Prince Luo would be willing to go through fire and water for him.
"Uncle, you have worked hard on the journey. Please take a seat." Emperor Kangping said woodenly.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Prince Luo raised his robe, sat down opposite Old Lady Qin, and bowed to her. Old Lady Qin still did not stand up, but bowed slightly.
After Prince Luo sat down, he looked at Emperor Kangping and said, "Uncle, I returned to Kyoto this time to congratulate His Majesty on his ascension to the throne and to ask for a favor from His Majesty."
Emperor Kangping sneered, "Uncle, please speak."
Even if he didn't know, he could guess that Chu Jing had met Prince Luo last night, because Chu Jing had left the palace last night and was not watching him.
As for this so-called favor, no one knows what kind of trick the two of them had planned.
Prince Luo said, "Your Majesty, the princess and I are not childless. Instead, the late emperor gave me a concubine. This concubine gave birth to a son named Huo'er. I want to make him my principal wife and have him written in the imperial edict as my legitimate son."
Emperor Kang Ping said calmly: "Yes!"
This means that he will never marry a wife in the future. He doesn't care about these things, it's just a favor, so just agree to it.
Prince Luo said sadly: "When the princess died, she was pregnant. Although the child was not born, I still hope that he will have a place in the royal jade book."
Emperor Kangping frowned, "It's just that my uncle doesn't know whether the child is a boy or a girl."
Prince Luo smiled and looked at Chu Jing, "Eunuch Liu, do you think this child will be a boy or a girl?"
Chu Jing smiled and said, "Your Highness, how can you know these things? After all, the child is not born yet."
"Yes, it's a pity that it hasn't been born yet." Prince Luo looked at Chu Jing intentionally or unintentionally. Naturally, he wouldn't see anything from his fake face, but his eyes were so open, as if he knew nothing.
Old Madam Qin said calmly: "Your Highness, since she was not born, she has no fate with you, so why bother?"
She was unhappy. Prince Luo had said last night that he wanted her to come to the palace as well, and that they had agreed to discuss future matters, but he kept pestering Emperor Kangping with these useless things.
“If there is no fate, the princess would not be pregnant with this child. Many things are not determined by God, but by human will.” Prince Luo emphasized the word “human will” and looked at Chu Jing meaningfully.
Chu Jing's heart skipped a beat as he thought of Princess An. This girl was very lucky as she escaped every time he sent out assassins.
Could it be that she really saw everything in Concubine Gong's palace and then told Chu Quan
He calmed himself down and said to Emperor Kangping: "Your Majesty, since the prince has something to ask, why don't you agree?"
He didn't want to dwell on this matter any further and just wanted to get to the point quickly.
Emperor Kangping thought of the princess and felt sad. The imperial aunt was a very kind person and had taken care of him, so he said, "The imperial uncle and the imperial aunt have a deep love for each other. Although the child is not born yet, it is also the blood of our Chu family. Let's write it on the jade book. Since we don't know whether it is a boy or a girl, why not write it as twins, boy and girl."
Prince Luo stood up, then slowly knelt down, "I thank the emperor!"
Prince Luo's kneeling surprised the three of them.
Chu Jing's eyes were clearly unhappy. There was no need to kneel down. Why should he kneel down? It was all a matter of face, and Chu Yue knew it in her heart.
Emperor Kangping was also surprised. Everyone was just pretending to be nice, so what did he mean
"Uncle, please stand up. This is the only thing I can do for my aunt. She...she was very kind to me in the past." Emperor Kangping said softly.
Prince Luo did not stand up, but said firmly: "Your Majesty's kindness, I will definitely repay you. If Your Majesty has any orders for me, just give me the order."
Old Lady Qin looked up suddenly, "What does Prince Luo mean?"
She no longer concealed it, but directly accused Prince Luo.
Prince Luo looked at Old Lady Qin strangely, "Of course it means swearing allegiance to the Emperor. What other meanings does Old Lady Qin think it has?"
"Which emperor are you loyal to?" Old Lady Qin pressed.
Prince Luo stood up and slowly shifted his gaze to Chu Jing's face, "How many emperors are there here?"
A gleam of light suddenly appeared in Emperor Kangping's eyes, but it disappeared immediately. It wouldn't be that simple. Prince Luo and Chu Jing have always had a deep relationship, and he would not help him without reason this time.
Is this their conspiracy
However, the old lady of the Qin family's anger was not fake.
He said nothing, but continued to watch and listen quietly.
Chu Jing walked down slowly and asked, "Your Majesty, why don't we talk about it?"
Prince Luo was still staring at him, his eyes no longer calm, replaced by hatred and anger, "Talk? Well, why don't we talk about what happened to the princess in Concubine Gong's palace that year."
Chu Jing stared at Prince Luo steadily, his voice hollow, "Prince, have you heard any slanderous words from someone?"
Prince Luo laughed loudly, "Slander? Probably no one knows that An Ran was hiding in Concubine Gong's inner palace that day. She witnessed everything."
He said, his eyes filled with resentment and rage, and he approached step by step, "For so many years, you treated me like a fool and got two women to monitor me. I can't believe that in order to make those two women loyal to you and not be attracted by the glory and wealth of Nanjun, you actually promised to marry them into the palace in the future. Such a dirty and low-end method is also used by the king of a country? You really disgust me."
Chu Jing spread his hands and said helplessly: "I didn't know that you had such a big misunderstanding of me. Your two concubines are both the daughters of Lord Yang. You can ask Lord Yang. I also know that one of the concubines gave birth to a child for you. Doesn't this explain everything?"
"Did you receive her pigeon letter?" Prince Luo sneered. "I also read the letter. I ordered someone to shoot down the pigeon first, and then threw the letter in front of her. She confessed. Then I asked someone to pass the letter back to you to let you down. It's time for us to settle the hatred of stealing my wife and killing my son."
After Prince Luo finished speaking, he said to Emperor Kangping: "Your Majesty, please go back first. I still have a lot of old accounts to settle with this eunuch beside you."
Emperor Kangping immediately stood up and said, "Uncle, please take your time. I will go first."
He walked up to Prince Luo, with unspeakable emotions rising in his eyes, "Uncle Emperor... I'm so sad!"
(End of this chapter)