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Will the virtuous prince be able to return to the court in time, or will the emperor choose another prince to replace him? Everyone in and outside the palace is guessing what arrangements the emperor will make this year. The appointment of this candidate is related to the emperor's mind. It is clear who is the favorite of the emperor.
When the emperor heard Cao Zhaonan talking about the staffing arrangements, he smiled faintly and said, "You servant, you think there are not enough things to do in the court. Today, I had dinner with my son and daughter-in-law, and I also talked about these annoying trivial matters."
The prince took a sip of tea and laughed and scolded, "This Cao is not the case. He is loyal in his heart, but he has ruined our fun. However, your Majesty, please don't worry about the matter of dispatching troops to protect us along the way. Since your elder brother is not feeling well, I will share your worries for you."
Cao Zhaonan laughed softly, "This slave deserves to be beaten."
The emperor nodded in praise, his eyes moved, and he smiled and said, "Don't mention you, my sons also have to share the worries."
Prince Rui had not said a word about who should be in charge of the hunting and military escort, nor did he quietly offer to take the lead like the Crown Prince. At this moment, he smiled and said, "It's time for dinner. Father, second brother, we haven't had dinner together like we do now for many years. Since the Crown Princess and Ling'er are going to cook, Jinghong will also go down and serve the dishes to father and brother."
"Okay!" The emperor sighed, his expression somewhat emotional. He said nothing more, just waved his hand.
Prince Rui called over Fang Ming, who was standing beside him, and gave him a few more instructions, asking him to serve the emperor and the prince well, before he quickly walked out with Jing Ping.
The prince was a smart man. When the matter of mobilizing troops was mentioned, he never mentioned it again. He only told some jokes to the emperor with Fang Jing. The emperor was happy to hear it and slowly started to laugh. Suddenly he remembered something and after a moment of hesitation, he called Fang Ming over and said, "Go and see Concubine Qiao. If she feels better, let her come out and have dinner with you. After all, her mother and Concubine Chang were close friends back then."
Fang Ming agreed and stepped back.
Fang Jing's heart moved, and he said with a smile: "Your Majesty, since it is a family banquet, why don't I follow the example of Master Ba and serve you as a waiter? Let's see who can serve the dishes that suit Your Majesty's taste."
The emperor was startled, then smiled and said, "Okay." The prince seemed to be interested and said, "Father, this little boy who serves dishes is also considered a son."
Chapter 111 The Princess' Knight (5)
The garden of Prince Rui's Palace.
Without asking the servants of Prince Rui's mansion to lead the way, the prince and Fang Jing asked for the way to the kitchen, and then walked in that direction.
The prince said calmly, "Why did you come out on this pretext?"
Fang Jing asked back, "Haven't you noticed it too?"
"Yes," the prince nodded slightly, "Father's attitude towards Qiaochu is strange."
"The Emperor knows that Your Highness dislikes Concubine Chang. He loves Your Highness and usually avoids mentioning Concubine Chang. But he mentioned Concubine Chang just now. That can only mean that what he said just now was from the heart, and he forgot to hide anything for a moment."
"Qiaochu had been to Chaoge when she was young, and was very much loved by Concubine Chang. The emperor's attitude towards Concubine Chang seems to have changed a little recently. He even seems to remember her and is concerned about Qiaochu. Just now at the gate of Prince Rui's mansion, the emperor learned that Qiaochu was ill, and told Prince Rui to go see that girl."
"If you call her a princess, it's normal, but the title of maid is a little bit subtle. If it were in the past, do you think the emperor would do the same?"
"Mirror, what do you mean?"
Fang Jing said word by word: "You should continue to use this chess piece that is tied to the emperor and Prince Rui."
The prince's eyes slightly bent, "She chose my eighth brother. Of course, I will never let her go, but not now. When I ascend to the throne in the future, she will suffer."
"No, we should 'not let her go' now. Although we cannot use her to find out the news about Prince Rui, what if we use her to alienate the relationship between the Emperor and Prince Rui? Isn't Prince Rui using her as a pawn to gain the Emperor's trust, so that the Emperor will think that he has no intention of fighting for power? What if you force Prince Rui to hate her, and even hate her to the point of abandoning her as a pawn? By then, the Emperor will see that Prince Rui's 'deep affection' is just that, will he doubt Prince Rui? In this way, she will be avenged for her crime of contempt that day, and Prince Rui will be harmed at the same time, what's wrong with that?"
The prince stared at Fang Jing for a moment and smiled faintly, "What a Fang Jing! You want me to take advantage of this opportunity to serve you dishes and go to Qiaochu's room, right?"
Fang Jing chuckled, "Since she is unwilling to be your pawn, it is not easy to ask her out. Now is a good opportunity. Isn't Fang Ming going to her room to report the emperor's words? If she goes to the hall, she must dress up. If not, she will stay in the room. Fang Ming will report to the emperor and will not stay in her room for long. After Fang Ming leaves, Your Highness will go in. After entering, subdue her two maids. I will try to lure Fang Ming back and let him see you in her room, and you and that mistress are intimate."
"Do you think Fang Ming will tell Prince Rui? Originally, you followed the emperor here, how dare you go to his concubine's room without any scruples, unless you miss her very much and are extremely concerned about her illness. Although Prince Rui made a move for her, he also has a childhood sweetheart relationship with her. In this case, can he still tolerate this unfaithful woman?"
"That's great!"
The best bedroom.
"Master, does your body really need to go to the hall?" Four asked worriedly.
The beauty said nothing, picked up the comb and started to do Qiaochu's makeup.
Qiaochu said, "I just lied to Qiaomei and said that if the prince knew about the story of the tower, he would be displeased with her, and that the prince was very kind to me. Those were all false and could only be used to scare her temporarily. But the emperor's concern for me, whether it is true or false, I must appreciate it."
"He has asked Butler Fang to report his thoughts. If I don't go, it will be bad for King Rui and for me."
The four great men and beauties nodded.
Qiaochu closed his eyes and rested. Lian Dan temporarily suppressed the pain brought by Qiaomei's poison. Although his body was still uncomfortable, it was much better than before.
Sea blue.
Suddenly, an anxious voice filled her ears.
She was startled and opened her eyes suddenly.
Who is calling her
Although she had inadvertently mentioned some things about the modern world to the four great men and the beauty, she had never told them her origins. She only said that they were things from other distant countries in the Yuncang Continent that she had read about in books. She had never mentioned the name Hai Lan to them.
So, who is calling her now
She was just wondering when the anxious voice sounded again, "Hai Lan, I'm not here. I'm in the West Sea. Don't worry about where the West Sea is. Now, just do what I say."
Qiaochu was shocked. She remembered the voice. It was Linlang!
She was about to speak, but was afraid of scaring the four men and the beauty, and Linlang's voice rang in her ears again.
"Fortunately, I was worried about you, so I went back to the antique shop to get those mirrors. I saw some strange things about the future from the mirrors. Let's not talk about them for now. Leave the room immediately and go to the kitchen. Prince Rui is over there. Go to him, because he doesn't love you yet. You and him can't stand any more suspicion. Don't go to the hall yet, otherwise, you will meet him on that road again..."
"Wushuang, why are you here? No, you are not Long Wushuang, who are you..." Linlang seemed to be frightened by something, her voice trembled and suddenly stopped.
Qiaochu was startled and broke out in a cold sweat. She grabbed the beauty's hand, quickly combed her hair, and said anxiously, "Follow me now!"
The four and beautiful women were full of doubts. Qiaochu held his chest, but walked very fast, asking as he walked: "Who knows where the kitchen is?"
"I know," said the four confused people, "Master, if you are hungry-"
Qiaochu interrupted her, "Lead the way, don't say anything."
Suddenly, the beauty whispered, "Master, I heard a noise behind me, as if someone was walking towards your bedroom—"
Qiaochu was startled, and suddenly understood what Linlang meant. He lowered his voice and said, "Don't worry about it!"
Qiaorong gritted her teeth secretly, glared fiercely at the reckless maid in front of her, and looked at Prince Rui and Qiaomei beside her with resentment.
This Prince Rui is going too far!
Lang Linling was still in the kitchen taking care of the cooking. Qiaomei and she each made a dish, and then led a group of maids to bring out some food baskets.
At the corner, two little maids came running after them. The maid in front ran so fast and hurriedly that she knocked her and Qiaomei to the ground.
Prince Rui was leading Jing Ping over, and seeing this, he walked over quickly. He clearly walked past her, but he acted as if he didn't see her, and reached out to help Qiao Mei up, and asked in a gentle voice if Qiao Mei had fallen anywhere.
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Chapter 112 The Princess' Knight (6)
Her face flushed with heat, and when King Rui helped her up, she only felt the man's hand on her waist was warm and strong, and the heat from his palm came through his outer robe.
But he was very polite and quickly let her go, asking her if she was feeling unwell.
She thanked him, smiled and shook her head.
His eyes darkened slightly, but he was about to reprimand the two maids, but she pleaded for them.
The girl next to her was very angry and stomped her feet with a sneer.
He didn't take it seriously and ignored her, saying, "Princess, please go slowly. Jinghong will go to the kitchen first. She will drink a glass of wine to apologize for her sin later at the banquet."
She laughed and said, "Master, go and do your work, but you must not apologize."
At this time, the little maid who knocked her down said in panic: "Madam, is this your thing?"
She was startled, and saw the maid pick up a porcelain bottle from the ground and hand it to her timidly.
Qiaorong had sharp eyes and saw that it was the bottle of poison. Her face turned pale, but she knew that it must have fallen out of her arms after the collision just now. Prince Rui was an expert in using medicine, and it would be bad if he discovered anything. She just remained calm and reached out to take it.
Prince Rui's attention seemed to be not on the porcelain vase at all. He stared at her for a while and said, if there is any collision, you can let Bishui in the mansion take a look. She hurriedly said no, and the two exchanged a few more pleasantries. She was about to leave when she caught a glimpse of a figure walking in the corridor on the side. She was moved in her heart, and she let out a low cry, her body tilted slightly, and fell to the side.
Prince Rui had already walked past her, but when he heard the sound, he moved very quickly, leaning over to hold her in his arms, frowning slightly, and said, "I think you got twisted somewhere just now, Crown Princess, please follow Jinghong. Jinghong will let Bishui take a look for you."
She just said it was okay. Although she did it on purpose, the musky scent on the man made her a little confused. She quickly collected her thoughts, stood up from his arms, and looked at the woman in the corridor with a slight smile on her lips.
The woman in the corridor is the best.
She challenged him calmly, but saw Qiaochu smiling and his eyes suddenly glanced sideways.
She followed Qiao Chu's gaze and was suddenly startled. Deep in the garden, the prince was walking towards her from afar. She didn't know if he had seen what had just happened.
She just pretended not to see the prince, but this slight absent-mindedness seemed to be noticed by Prince Rui. His eyes followed her gaze, but he did not seem to see the prince, and his eyes only fell on Qiao Chu.
Qiaochu looked at the intimacy between the two without changing his expression. He smiled slightly and walked over.
At this time, a voice came from behind, "Is the Crown Princess not hurt anywhere?"
She was startled, but saw Lang Linling leading a group of maids walking out of the kitchen with food baskets, looking at her and Prince Rui indifferently.
This woman, Lang Linling, is not easy to mess with! Her heart sank slightly, but she smiled and said, "Sister Lang is thoughtful. Even though she fell, it was thanks to Master Ba's help."
Prince Rui nodded and looked at Lang Linling, "Is the meal ready?"