The emperor looked at him for a long time without saying anything, his eyes full of emotions. In an instant, thousands of thoughts flashed through his mind.
But in the end, he smiled faintly and coughed softly, "Second brother, please accompany me for dinner today."
Prince An's eyes flashed, "Yes!"
This meal is naturally not about family affection.
However, Prince An did not expect what his real purpose was. He just thought that he had not given up and wanted to continue persuading.
When he was sitting at the dinner table, he saw someone lifting the curtain and walking slowly towards him. The figure and face were indescribably familiar, and he immediately understood.
She had lost a lot of weight, and her chin was now pointed, but she looked very lively and energetic. Two maids followed behind her. She walked gracefully, and her every move was somewhat coquettish, completely unlike her usual elegance.
After she came in, her eyes were only on one person, her eyes were hazy and the smile on her lips contained a bit of tenderness and shyness.
She bowed shyly, "Your Highness!"
The emperor held her white jade hand and raised his chin, "This is Prince An, go meet Prince An!"
Yuan Cuiyu seemed to have just realized that Prince An was also present. She raised her head, the smile on her face faded a little, and she maintained her usual dignity and bowed reservedly, "Greetings, Prince An."
Her tenderness and charm just now were only directed to the emperor.
Prince An felt a mouthful of blood surging from the soles of his feet to his forehead. His face turned red with anger and he almost vomited blood.
His eyes were always fixed on the emperor's hand, and his hand was now holding A Yu's hand.
"Prince?" Yuan Cuiyu called out when she saw that he hadn't responded for a long time.
Prince An swallowed the blood and said calmly, "Thank you, County Lady."
Yuan Cuiyu sat down with a smile and said, "I haven't seen you for a long time, Your Majesty. How are you?"
"Okay, the county lady is thoughtful."
The emperor was slightly surprised when he heard this, "You remember him?"
Yuan Cuiyu smiled and said, "I have met the prince several times before, how could I not remember him?"
The emperor's face changed slightly. Sun Fang'er told him that after the ear-pleasing Gu and the love Gu were used together, she would only remember men who were her relatives.
In other words, she could only remember her father, brother and him, and it was impossible for her to remember the second brother.
Because when Sun Fang'er put the ear-soothing Gu in her ear, she only said one man's name in her ear, so the man she remembered in her heart was this one.
No matter how familiar she was with the others, she wouldn't remember them, including Xia Huaijun.
On the day the curse was administered, she didn't even remember Liang Shulin, who appeared before her eyes every day. She only recognized him again later.
She will remember anyone she meets or tells her about the poison.
If it was just the love Gu, she would not forget it, at most she would forget the love. But it was different if it was given together with the ear-pleasing Gu. She should not remember it. The ear-pleasing Gu is euphemistically called the obedient Gu. If she listened to the words of the person who put the Gu on her, she would be controlled unless she was detoxified.
Could it be that Sun Fang'er had cheated on him
Thinking of this, he put his arm around Yuan Cuiyu's shoulders and pulled her to his side. Yuan Cuiyu said shyly, "Your Majesty, the prince is here."
"He's my own brother, so what's the big deal? He will be your brother-in-law from now on." The emperor said to Prince An with a smile.
Prince An clenched his hands into iron fists, his face turned red so red that blood almost came out. He concealed the tragedy in his eyes and slowly lowered his eyes, but he couldn't utter a word.
Yuan Cuiyu looked at Prince An with a smile, and suddenly she felt something strange in her heart, and then she felt a sharp pain. She covered her chest with her hands, and her face turned pale instantly.
"What's wrong?" the emperor asked, noticing that she looked strange.
"It's okay!" Yuan Cuiyu raised her head and looked at Prince An blankly, "It's just that when I looked at Your Majesty just now, I don't know why my heart suddenly hurt."
Prince An's heart ached violently because of her words, and there was a vague joy in his heart. Did it mean that even if she was poisoned by the love poison, she still had him
The emperor's face darkened. "Go back first and have a good rest."
Something must be wrong.
"But didn't you say today that if you asked me to come here, you would let me talk to the prince and persuade him?" Yuan Cuiyu asked doubtfully, "Why did you let me go again?"
Prince An's eyes suddenly turned cold. It turned out that the purpose was not simply to provoke him, but to use A Yu as a lobbyist.
The emperor said calmly: "It is not necessary now. The prince will agree."
Yuan Cuiyu smiled sweetly, "That's good, I'll go back first then."
She stood up, bowed to the emperor, and then bowed to Prince An. Before leaving, she glanced at Prince An, and a hint of doubt flashed in her eyes.
When people look into Prince An's eyes, their hearts will inexplicably ache.
She walked out in a daze. Eunuch Lu supported her outside and said softly, "County Lady, be careful on the steps."
Yuan Cuiyu looked at Eunuch Lu and asked, "Eunuch, the emperor originally asked me to persuade Prince An to kill the seventh son's wife. Who is this seventh son? And who is his wife?"
Eunuch Lu laughed and said, "How could this servant know that?"
The emperor deliberately did not mention the prince's name because some people in the palace were talking about Murong Jie being Zi'an's husband. If he said his name, she would know he was Zi'an's husband, but if he said the seventh prince, she would not know who he was.
Eunuch Lu lowered his eyes to hide his emotions, and continued to support Yuan Cuiyu and walk away. Then, he sent someone to send her back to Xiwei Palace, and he still stood outside the palace waiting.
After Yuan Cuiyu left, the emperor made his attitude clear, saying coldly: "Xia Zian lives or she dies, it's your choice. Not only does Xia Zian have to die, but also Old Seven must take the medicine to stop having children. As long as you do it, I will grant you marriage immediately. Moreover, only if Xia Zian dies, you can marry Ayu legitimately."
Prince An said angrily, "Aren't you afraid of forcing him to rebel?"
"Will he?" the Emperor asked quietly.
Prince An stared at him, his eyes spurting with anger, but the emperor's eyes were as calm as an ancient well.
Prince An suddenly understood and took a breath. "This is the third way, right? Old Seven has a third way to go. If he doesn't do what you said before, you have to force him to rebel. If he rebels, you can justifiably kill this meritorious official, your own brother."
The emperor laughed, panting slightly. After a long pause, he said softly, "You are suspicious, suspicious. I didn't mean that."
Prince An looked at his expression and understood everything in his heart. This was his ultimate goal.
The Seventh Brother must have known this, otherwise, he would not have planned to start a rebellion, and he would not have refused to let Zi'an enter the palace, because he knew that if Zi'an entered the palace, he would definitely die in the palace. If Zi'an died, the Seventh Brother would rebel, this was certain.
Everything he did was to force Old Seven to rebel.
He knew that Lao Qi would not kill Xia Zian and the baby in his belly, and would not take the medicine to kill him, so Lao Qi actually had only one way to go, and that was to rebel.
Moreover, he was almost certain that if the Seventh Prince rebelled, the Emperor would definitely appoint him, Prince An, as the commander-in-chief to suppress the rebellion, because Ayu was in his hands.
He could remain single for the rest of his life for Ayu, and he would definitely wipe out the rebels for Ayu.
Because once the seventh brother rebels, there will be no more brotherhood. If he does not go, he will be disloyal. Moreover, if he does not go, there are still Xiao Hou, Xiao Xiao, and Old Lady Chen, who will definitely be used by him.
(End of this chapter)