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Chapter 452: I Want My Son!
Chapter 452: I Want My Son!
"Go and visit your mother's palace. It's been a while since you last saw her, and she must be missing you."
After the Liang Emperor spoke to the Prince of Jin, he called over Eunuch Yu, "Accompany the Prince of Jin to the Noble Consort's palace."
Eunuch Yu bowed slightly and said to the Prince of Jin, "Your Highness, please."
A hint of suspicion flashed in the Prince of Jin's eyes, and he cupped his hands in a respectful salute to the Emperor, "Your son bids farewell."
As soon as he left the Imperial Study, he came face to face with the Prince of Ming, who was squatting halfway on the ground, looking suspicious.
The two stared at each other, one with wide eyes and the other with narrowed eyes.
The Prince of Ming stood up, "I came to check on Father for Zhaozhao."
The Prince of Jin walked away expressionlessly.
On his way, he couldn't stop thinking about his father's words.
The Emperor had asked him two questions. The first was whether he had seen his younger brother in a small town near the southwestern border.
He didn't know why his father was inquiring about his brother's whereabouts. Was it because his father had discovered his brother's secret trip to the southwest, and he wanted to punish him? Or was there another reason?
The second question was about something he never wanted to mention again.
Although the officials who accompanied him had been taken care of, and the records had been altered to change his whereabouts that night, he couldn't help but wonder if his brother had found out something and reported it to their father.
"Eunuch Yu, when I was in the Prince's Mansion, did I treat you and Mother well?"
Eunuch Yu replied with utmost sincerity, "Your Highness, I am terrified. Your Highness and Her Highness have shown great kindness to me, and I will never forget it as long as I live."
The Prince of Jin said, "Eunuch Yu, you are too kind. It's just that there are some things I don't quite understand, so I'd like you to clarify them for me."
Eunuch Yu bowed again, "Your Highness, please."
The Prince of Jin asked, "Why did my younger brother come to the palace today?"
Eunuch Yu hesitated, "This..."
The Prince of Jin said indifferently, "If it's difficult, then forget it."
Eunuch Yu sighed, "The Crown Prince said that the person who spent the night with him that night was not from the Dou family."
After the Prince of Jin left, the Liang Emperor and Lu Zhaoyan fell into silence together.
Outside, the Prince of Ming was dying of anxiety.
I've been waiting here, listening to their conversation, but they're not saying a word.
My older brother is having an affair with a woman, what's going to happen next?
Did the woman come to him?
Did she bring a child with her?
Otherwise, Father, you wouldn't be so concerned.
The Prince of Ming was so anxious that he wanted to crawl into the Liang Emperor's mind to see what he was thinking.
Finally, the Liang Emperor spoke, "Your older brother..."
Lu Zhaoyan stubbornly said, "He knows I secretly went to the southwest, but he never told Father. Why do you think that is? I suspect it's because he feels guilty, having done something wrong to me, and he's afraid that if he reveals the truth, it will cause more trouble."
This was the first time he had ever interrupted his father, and he spoke so much at once.
Gongsun Yanming brought Dou Qingyi and her child to claim their relationship, but he didn't reveal where he had 'favored' Dou Qingyi. Apart from his father, everyone else, including the Prince of Jin, believed that Gongsun Yanming and Dou Qingyi had a chance encounter in the Imperial City.
By now, he had also guessed what had happened.
It was a mistake, a single mistake, a single strand of hair, a single breath, a single moment, a single appearance, and a single book!
Dou Qingyi had gone to the inn to find him but mistakenly entered his older brother's room. His older brother mistook Dou Qingyi for the beauty offered to him and spent a passionate night with her. When he woke up, he realized she was an ugly woman.
Coincidentally, his older brother also discovered that he was at the inn and threw the unconscious Dou Qingyi onto his bed.
Dou Qingyi had no idea about this, and when she opened her eyes and saw him, she thought that he was the one she had spent the night with.
This was a huge misunderstanding, and he was being wrongfully blamed!
The Liang Emperor also realized that Lu Zhaoyan had been wronged and sighed, "Qi Er carries the Qilin's fortune, and your position as the Crown Prince is due to this. Speaking of which, you can also be considered fortunate in misfortune."
"According to reason, I should set things right, but when the time comes, it won't just be Qi Er's identity that changes. Your position as the Crown Prince might also be in jeopardy. You can continue to be Qi Er's father, and as for Dou Qingyi, just find an excuse to send her out of the mansion."
Lu Zhaoyan didn't hesitate, "I don't want that."
The Liang Emperor frowned, "What did you say?"
Lu Zhaoyan met the Liang Emperor's sharp gaze and said firmly, "I said, I don't want the position of Crown Prince. I want my son, and I want my wife!"
Chapter end
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