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Chapter 431: Spoiled and Cherished Grandson
Chapter 431: Spoiled and Cherished Grandson
His gaze fell upon Lu Yuan, whose face was slightly flushed.
He wanted to give it a rub.
Then, Lu Yuan's face turned even redder.
The Liang Emperor looked at his own hand, which was rubbing Lu Yuan's face, making it redder and redder, and he felt a bit embarrassed.
He couldn't keep rubbing; if he continued, his beloved grandson would end up like a long-lived old man.
He changed his mind and decided to ruffle his grandson's hair instead.
Swish!
A large clump of Lu Yuan's hair was pulled out.
Lu Yuan exclaimed, "Grandfather, I don't want to go bald..."
The Liang Emperor reluctantly withdrew his hand, but couldn't resist the urge to ruffle his hair again.
Lu Yuan stared at him sternly.
Hugging a large tree, he lay horizontally in mid-air, resisting the two skilled imperial guards who were pulling at Prince Ming, and shouted, "Your Majesty! He's staring at you! Quick, gouge out his eyeballs—"
The Liang Emperor threw a shoe at him.
Slap!
Prince Ming's right cheek was struck hard by the shoe.
The skilled imperial guard wisely let go.
Prince Ming stood there, stunned for a moment, and then fell to the ground with a loud crash.
After taking care of the old madam for over half a year, Lu Yuan had accumulated rich and profound experience, so compared to the wild father, Lu Zhaoyan, pleasing the Liang Emperor was much easier.
In this situation, should he take out the token the retired emperor had given him?
No, the risk was too great.
Whether the token was real or fake, and what its function was, even the retired emperor himself probably couldn't guarantee.
Moreover, the Liang Emperor had already acknowledged him, so there was no need for him to do something so unnecessary.
When his identity as a fake grandson was exposed, he would take out the token to have a chance to save his life.
In the blink of an eye, Lu Yuan had weighed the pros and cons in his mind, planned his retreat, and with no more worries, he closed his eyes and fell asleep!
Before sleeping, he pressed down the Liang Emperor's hand to prevent him from pulling his hair again.
Everyone in the room was shocked and scared into silence.
Lu Zhaoyan said to the crowd, "All of you, leave."
Lu Qi furrowed his brows and glanced at Lu Yuan, feeling reluctant as he left the room."
Manager Jia shivered and looked at Lu Zhaoyan, "Your Highness..."
Lu Zhaoyan said, "It's not appropriate to shed blood in front of the Emperor. Your life is spared for now, but you will be docked a year's salary. Go and receive your punishment."
Manager Jia repeatedly kowtowed, "Thank you, Your Highness, for sparing my life! Thank you, Your Highness, for sparing my life!"
Good heavens, the young master truly holds grudges.
He hadn't spared either Prince Ming or himself...
After this incident, Manager Jia never dared to be negligent towards Lu Yuan again, and even Dou Qingyi's attempts to win him over were cast aside.
What a joke, the Liang Emperor was full of vigor, and the Crown Prince was in his prime. Offending this formidable star, he wasn't sure if he would live long enough to see the Marquis's enthronement.
Manager Jia hurriedly went to receive his punishment.
The servants were stunned.
They had seen people in a hurry to collect their monthly salary, but never someone in a rush to receive punishment.
Lu Zhaoyan returned to his own room.
Ji Feng knelt on one knee, holding his own sword, "Your subordinate has failed in his duty. Please grant me death, Your Highness."
Lu Zhaoyan walked past him and sat down in the chair, "Never mind, even the Emperor was fooled by him, so it's not surprising that you couldn't keep an eye on him."
Ji Feng said, "Thank you, Your Highness, for sparing my life."
Lu Zhaoyan said, "Stand up."
"Yes."
Ji Feng sheathed his sword.
Although Ji Feng was sent by the Liang Emperor to Lu Zhaoyan's side, the Emperor certainly didn't have a habit of monitoring his own son. Therefore, from the moment Ji Feng acknowledged his master, he belonged to Lu Zhaoyan.
Lu Zhaoyan asked, "Tell me what happened today."
Ji Feng thought for a moment and asked, "How should I address him, Your Highness?"
The Emperor's recognition of this grandson happened faster than snowflakes falling, but Ji Feng also knew that His Highness hadn't acknowledged him as his son.
When this was mentioned, Lu Zhaoyan also felt helpless and sighed, "Call him Young Master."
"Yes." Ji Feng proceeded to tell Lu Zhaoyan about Lu Yuan leaving the mansion, "Young Master felt bored in the mansion and wanted to go out for a walk. On the way, Young Master went to buy osmanthus cakes, and before I knew it, I lost track of him."
"Lu Zhaoyan didn't blame Ji Feng, but said, “For him to be able to keep up with you, his martial arts skills are not weak.”
Ji Feng had been with the Liang Emperor for many years, and he was no stranger to the Emperor's sons.
On the surface, the Crown Prince seemed the least like the Emperor, as the Emperor was valiant, while the Prince didn't practice martial arts and was the weakest among the sons.
But ever since coming to the Crown Prince's Mansion, Ji Feng had seen many similarities between the Prince and the Emperor.
Lu Zhaoyan said, “I understand. You may leave now.”
Ji Feng asked, “Should I still follow Young Master?”
Lu Zhaoyan replied, “He doesn't want you to follow him. Today, you should have been removed from his side in front of the Emperor.”
Ji Feng thought of Manager Jia and Lu Yuan, who had been badly treated by the Young Master, and if the Young Master truly wanted to get rid of him, there were a hundred ways he could do so.
“Yes.”
Ji Feng left and waited outside Lu Yuan's room.
The Liang Emperor was inside the room.
The door was slightly ajar.
Following protocol, Ji Feng should first greet the Emperor.
As he stood at the door crack, about to cup his hands in a bow, he was stunned by what he saw! Lu Yuan's medicinal soup was ready, but it wasn't the prescription from the Imperial Physician; it was a tonic soup prepared by the Mansion's physician to nourish Lu Yuan's body.
“I won't drink it.”
Lu Yuan turned his face away, his throat hoarse and raspy.
“Nonsense!”
The Liang Emperor's face was stern as he said, “If you don't take your medicine, when will your body recover?”
The Emperor was already imposing and formidable in appearance, and even when he wasn't angry, he commanded a certain fear. Once he became stern, it was enough to make people tremble in fear.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yuan wasn't the least bit afraid. With a proud humph, he turned his back, facing inside, and gave the Emperor a view of his nape!
Liang Emperor: ... My dear grandson's nape is so adorable.
Lu Yuan's refusal to take his medicine worked on Lu Zhaoyan, but it wouldn't fly with the Emperor.
The Emperor was decisive, and if he said he should take the medicine, Lu Yuan had to drink it.
With the Emperor's authority...
Looking at his dear grandson's nape, he couldn't bring himself to be stern.
He waved his hand and called Eunuch Yu over.
Eunuch Yu tiptoed forward and whispered, “Your Majesty, what are your commands?”
The Emperor's voice was also low, “Have you ever had a grandson?”
Eunuch Yu: “I'm a eunuch.”
Emperor: “I only became Emperor recently.”
Eunuch Yu explained, “I was already castrated when I arrived at Prince Qin's Mansion.”
The Emperor asked curiously, “Is that a rule in Prince Qin's Mansion?”
Eunuch Yu hurriedly said, “No, I was originally to be sold to the palace, but the late Prince Qin saved me.”
The Emperor seemed to recall, “It seems there was such a thing.”
Eunuch Yu added, “But I have a little nephew.”
The Emperor asked, “Does your nephew drink medicine?”
Eunuch Yu shook his head, “He doesn't drink it; he has to be fed.”
“Fed?” The Emperor frowned, “Doesn't he have hands?”
Eunuch Yu smiled awkwardly, “He does.”
His nephew was still young, only three years old.
For a three-year-old child to drink bitter medicine, wouldn't he need to be fed? The Emperor looked at Lu Yuan sternly, “I'll ask you one last time, will you drink the medicine?”
Lu Yuan didn't even lift his eyelids.
The Emperor's expression gradually turned cold, “If you don't drink it, I will have to—”
Eunuch Yu's heart rose to his throat.
No way, the grandson he had just recognized was about to lose his head?
Young Master, could you have a little more compassion?
The Liang Emperor wasn't like the retired Emperor of the Great Zhou; he was decisive and ruthless, never showing mercy. Why would you defy him!
“Your Majesty...” Eunuch Yu knelt down, pleading for the Emperor to calm his anger.
The Emperor then said to Lu Yuan with domineering leakage, “I'll feed you.”
Eunuch Yu: “...”
Lu Yuan: “...”
Hahaha, this suffocating display of domineering affection, a monthly vote for the Liang Emperor, please!
(End of Chapter)
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