Chapter 650 - 637: Roll Down
Chapter 650: Chapter 637: Roll Down
“Once the Prince of Qi inherits his title, he will truly become a prince, won’t the Lord of Ninghe County then become the Princess?”
“Father, it’s all your fault. If you hadn’t been so timid back then, I would have already become the Lord of Ninghe County, and in the future, I would have become the Prince of Qi’s princess. I could have had untold wealth and glory. If we had that, we could have anything we want.”
“Not to mention sparing you from being dismissed from office, you might even be promoted to an official post in the capital!”
“Exactly.” Zhuang Lianghong by the side chimed in, “Father, you were just too timid, even if you didn’t let sister become the Lord of a County, you could have let me marry her. Given her supernatural influence with the Empress and the Emperor, as her in-laws, we would be treated especially well.”
“A bright future, all ruined by you, father!”
Zhuang Qisheng, “…”
You don’t know anything!
He couldn’t quite understand why Chu Jinnian asked him to emphasize to Mr. Wei how Zhuang Qingning was such a powerful person. But now, with the news of this engagement, Zhuang Qisheng finally understood.
Chu Jinnian and Zhuang Qingning were actually engaged, so Chu Jinnian simply took advantage of Mr. Wei to get a title for his little wife.
If he had listened to those two reckless kids, not only would he have gotten nothing, even his life, might not be here anymore.
They knew nothing and still acted impudently, he really didn’t know how he managed to raise such foolish children!
Seeing Zhuang Qisheng’s silence, Zhuang Qinglan and Zhuang Lianghong became even more energetic, criticizing Zhuang Shisheng for his failure.
But in the end, all they were saying was that Zhuang Qisheng was not assertive enough and did not seize what should have been seized.
“Get out!” After a while, Zhuang Qisheng couldn’t hold back his anger and shouted at the two of them.
“It was indeed father’s mistake, and now he won’t even allow us to comment.” Zhuang Qinglan retorted with a twist of her mouth.
Zhuang Lianghong by the side nodded, “Indeed.”
“Indeed my foot!” Fed up, Zhuang Qisheng stood up on the bullock cart and pushed Zhuang Qinglan and Zhuang Lianghong off the cart.
Though the bullock cart was slow moving, Zhuang Lianghong and Zhuang Qinglan were caught off guard and so they tumbled down off the bullock cart, falling face-first onto the ground.
Both struggling to get back up and ready to shout at Zhuang Qisheng, they saw him riding off into the distance on the bullock cart, obviously not planning on waiting for them.
“Father, wait for me.”
Zhuang Lianghong and Zhuang Qinglan, fearing Zhuang Qisheng would leave them there, hurriedly chased after the bullock cart.
A northwest wind stirred and fine snowflakes began to fall from the gray sky.
This year’s snowfall arrived earlier than previous years and judging by the small snowflakes that gradually turned into big snowflakes, this would be a heavy snowfall.
The households prepare their food and dry firewood, planning to stay inside during the two days of heavy snowfall.
Chu Jinnian and Zhuang Qingning were in the Nuan Pavilion, enjoying the snow, when Jing Zhao stepped in quickly.
“Master, a letter has arrived from the capital. The Emperor has issued an edict making the Fourth Prince the Crown Prince and Concubine Hui the Empress.”
“Understood.” Chu Jinnian gave a light wave of his hand.
Once Jing Zhao left, Zhuang Qingning ate a piece of the sugar roasted chestnut that Chu Jinnian had peeled for her, and laughed, “Such an important matter, but you seem to be not surprised.”
“It’s as expected.” Chu Jinnian responded, placing the peeled chestnut into the small silver bowl in front of Zhuang Qingning.
After Zhuang Qingning swallowed the chestnut in her mouth, she didn’t reach out to pick up another. Instead, she watched Chu Jinnian and nudged her mouth at the chestnut.
Chu Jinnian reached out, picked up the chestnut, and brought it to Zhuang Qingning’s mouth.
Wow.
Zhuang Qingning swallowed down the chestnut and chewed.
It felt very good to be feed another.
All of a sudden, she felt like lying down and just being a freeloader, what to do?
Zhuang Qingning squinted her eyes with a smile, “But, the Fourth Prince has just been ordained as Crown Prince, his footing in the court isn’t stable, won’t he want to recruit your help?”
If that where to happen, the short honeymoon period that they had might be interrupted, right?
“No,” Chu Jinnian smiled, “After the incident of the First Prince, the Emperor has already purged the court. Mr. Wei and his court have been nearly annihilated. Anyone with a brain can see the situation in court and wouldn’t attempt to ruin their own lives.”
“Moreover, all those who are capable of governing in the capital are not stupid, they know what to do. They are pretty clear.”
Zhuang Qingning nodded, then sighed, “The Emperor as a father definitely lavishes his love on the son; it is obvious.”
“Of course.” Chu Jinnian totally agreed.
Putting aside the fact that Chu Yunzhao is simple-hearted and naturally intelligent, anyone would find him likable. Even without these traits, purely based on him being born to the deeply beloved Empress Hui, Chu Shengrui would favor him.
It is undeniable that you tend to like the things related to the person you love.
Just like the King of Qi.
Because of his discontent with his mother, the princess, he always treated the Fourth Prince with cold indifference, but was especially affectionate towards Mrs. Ruo’s son.
But now, the object of his affection should have changed.
Chu Jinnian couldn’t help but curve the corner of his lips.
The residence of the King of Qi.
It was also snowing in the capital, but not heavily. Small snow grains fluttered around in the blowing northwest wind, falling to the ground everywhere.
Despite the extreme cold, the snow did not melt at all once it hits the ground. Hence, although the snow grains were extremely fine, after half a day, a thin layer of white covered the ground.
The warmth from the coal fire in the Nuan Pavilion was easily defeated by the icy coldness of Mrs. Ruo’s hands. They were even trembling slightly.
The Crown Prince….
Chu Yunzhao had actually become the Crown Prince, and Mrs. Xiao Qiao became the Empress.
Considering the relationship between these two and Chu Jinnian, in the future, they would definitely not give her any opportunity to live in peace.
Moreover, there was the factor of the former Empress.
Although she had a lowly origin, she was also a daughter from an official family. However, compared to the abundance of prestigious families in the capital, her family could be described as ordinary.
But through an unexpected connection, she got to know the Empress and expressed her desire to enter the residence of the King of Qi.
The Empress was extremely resentful towards Concubine Hui for her favoritism, but because Concubine Hui was so favored by the Emperor, the Empress dared not take any rash steps in fear of being abandoned by him.
But since Princess Qi, Mrs. Xiao Qiao, was the blood sister of Concubine Hui, making life difficult for Mrs. Xiao Qiao would be like stabbing a knife into the heart of Concubine Hui.
Based on this, the Empress recommended her to the King of Qi, and she successfully used her beauty and schemes to swiftly gain control of the King of Qi and then drove Mrs. Xiao Qiao out of the Qi residence.
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