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Chapter 461: Bao Zhu Zhu's Intimidation
Chapter 461: Bao Zhu Zhu's Intimidation
Lu Zhaoyan, who had been robbed of five hundred taels by his rebellious son, sat in the carriage heading to the palace, holding the son's hand with a doting expression under Liu Qingyun's stern gaze.
"You rebellious son."
Lu Zhaoyan let go of Lu Yuan's wrist.
Lu Yuan extended his hand, "No credit, pay in full."
Lu Zhaoyan's face darkened.
Lu Yuan had earned five hundred taels of silver for household expenses. Even though his wild father had become his real father, there were still some benefits. At least, he had enough silver.
"What kind of person is the Empress?"
With the silver in hand, Lu Yuan got straight to the point and discussed serious matters with his wild father... now his real father.
Lu Zhaoyan thought to himself that this brat was quicker to change his face than to turn a page in a book. He seriously suspected that the boy's recognition of him as his father was false, and he had come specifically to extort him.
Suppressing his anger, he spoke in a calm tone, "The Empress is your grandfather's official wife. She is from a family that intermarried with the royal family. She has a daughter. After your grandfather ascended the throne, he bestowed the title of Princess Pingyang upon her. Aside from Concubine Hu and Concubine Jiang, who were qualified to raise their own children, the other concubines could only send their children to the Queen of Qin's palace. Later, when there were too many children to raise, they stopped sending them there. Your sixth uncle, Prince Ming, was raised by his birth mother."
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow, "It sounds like it doesn't matter who becomes the Crown Prince to her."
Lu Zhaoyan nodded, "Yes, when I was the Crown Prince, she didn't interfere or say anything to stop me. Now that Prince Jin has a greater chance of winning, she has chosen the Jin Prince's Mansion."
Lu Yuan said, "In the end, she still trusts the Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion."
Both father and son were intelligent, and some things didn't need to be spelled out for them to understand. The Empress falling ill at this critical moment and asking all the royal descendants to attend to her was clearly a ploy to get Lu Yuan and Gongsun Liuying into the palace at the same time.
As long as Gongsun Liuying publicly "confirmed" Lu Yuan's identity, the competition for the Qilin would be over before it even began.
Lu Yuan looked at him with a smile that wasn't quite a smile, "Aren't you going to ask if I'm really Lu Yuan or not?"
Lu Zhaoyan said, "There's no need. Whether you are or not, you're still my son."
After a pause, he continued, "If I had a choice, I'd rather you weren't."
Lu Yuan smiled with a hint of playfulness, "That's true. If I were Lu Yuan, with the old grudges between Miaojiang and the Southwest, you probably wouldn't have a chance to become the Crown Prince in your lifetime."
Hearing this, Lu Zhaoyan, for once, didn't scold his rebellious son.
He remained silent for a long time, then said softly, "I don't want you to go through those experiences."
Lu Yuan paused.
Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion.
Gongsun Yanming and Gongsun Liuying were also preparing to set off.
Gongsun Ziyu tugged at Gongsun Yanming's sleeve, "Father, let me go too. I want to enter the palace as well!"
Xiao Rong Er pouted, "Your father and your sister aren't going to the palace to play. The Empress is unwell. What if something happens to your sister? It would be troublesome."
Gongsun Ziyu grumbled unhappily, "Am I that kind of person?"
At this moment, Shang Wuyou arrived with Tan'er.
Gongsun Liuying's eyes, visible above her veil, relaxed, "Wu You."
"Big sister."
Shang Wuyou greeted Gongsun Liuying and bowed to Gongsun Yanming and Xiao Rong Er, "Father, Mother."
Xiao Rong Er smiled gently and reached up to adjust his hair ornament, "You've grown taller again, child."
"What are you doing here?"
Gongsun Ziyu asked Shang Wuyou impatiently.
Shang Wuyou didn't give her a friendly look, "I'm going to the palace."
Gongsun Ziyu was furious and said to Xiao Rong Er, "Mother! Why can he go? His medical skills aren't even as good as mine!"
Gongsun Liuying said, "I asked Wu You to go."
Gongsun Ziyu stomped her feet in anger, "You're biased! You bring him but not me!"
Xiao Rong Er pulled her gently and said sternly, "That's enough, stop making a fuss. You're holding up your father and sister's important matters. Those ministers will start saying that our Thousand Mechanisms Pavilion is arrogant again."
Gongsun Ziyu looked around with a sullen expression, her angry and resentful gaze landing on Tan'er. She said in a petulant voice, "Then she can't go either!"
Shang Wuyou said to Tan'er, "Get in the carriage."
Tan'er stuck out her tongue at Gongsun Ziyu, "Just a little."
Tan'er and Wu You were sitting in Gongsun Liuying's carriage.
Gongsun Liuying spoke softly, "Tan'er, don't provoke Ziyu in the future."
Tan'er looked innocent, "I know!"
Wu You looked at her harmless appearance, thinking, She's really good at pretending.
Except for that woman's words, whose orders have you ever listened to?
On the other side, Yan Madam watched Meng Qianqian drying medicinal herbs in the courtyard.
Yan Madam said indifferently, "The Pavilion Master has already left and didn't bring me to the palace."
Meng Qianqian placed the herbs one by one on the sieve and smiled, "Within an hour, someone will come to take us into the palace."
Yan Madam glanced at Meng Qianqian with a strange look, "If you have any plans, it's best to tell me. Don't blame me later if something goes wrong and I don't catch your move."
Meng Qianqian smiled slightly, "You are you, and I am me. You just need to take me into the palace. As for how to act, it's up to you."
Yan Madam furrowed her brows suspiciously.
She always felt that this girl was up to something.
She got up and walked out.
Meng Qianqian asked, "Master, where are you going?"
Yan Madam said indifferently, "I never do things without confidence. I'm afraid that if I take you to the palace, you'll take revenge and harm me on the spot."
Meng Qianqian hugged her arm and said obediently, "Master, how could I harm you?"
Yan Madam spoke coldly, "Then tell me honestly, what do you plan to do in the palace?"
Meng Qianqian replied, "To deal with Gongsun Liuying."
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Lu Zhaoyan and Lu Yuan's carriage was blocked halfway by the Jin Prince's carriage.
The Jin Prince lifted the curtain, "Second brother, big brother is in a hurry to see the Empress Dowager, so he left first."
Lu Zhaoyan smiled, "Please go ahead, big brother."
The Jin Prince hummed in response.
The carriage driver was arrogant, and the carriage drove off.
When the two carriages arrived at the palace, the treatment of the Jin Prince and the Crown Prince's Mansion had changed drastically.
The palace attendants fawned over the Jin Prince and Lu Qi, but there were only a few servants attending to Lu Zhaoyan and Lu Yuan, and their attitudes were indifferent.
"The sedan chair has become smaller, and the journey is slower. They want us to be the last to arrive at Kunning Palace."
Lu Yuan sat in the swaying sedan chair, clicking his tongue, "Your brother hasn't become the Crown Prince yet. If he does, there might be no place for us in the entire Imperial City."
Lu Zhaoyan glared at him speechlessly, "No need to add fuel to the fire, the fight has already begun."
Lu Yuan: "Oh."
Being a treacherous minister has become a habit.
Lu Zhaoyan instructed, "Stop the sedan chair."
Lu Yuan was puzzled, "Why stop the sedan chair?"
"You said it's slow. By the time we reach Kunning Palace, the yellow chrysanthemum might have gone cold."
"It won't go cold."
Seeing Lu Zhaoyan's insistence, Lu Yuan sighed, "Alright, alright, get out of the sedan chair. If your legs get sore later, don't blame me."
The father and son got out of the sedan chair.
What Lu Zhaoyan didn't expect was that all the princes who had entered the palace before him, including the Jin Prince, were blocked near the Imperial Garden.
The one blocking them was none other than the Liang Emperor's carriage.
The magnificent imperial carriage blocked the entire palace road.
Everyone got out of their sedan chairs and bowed to the imperial carriage.
There was no response from the imperial carriage.
No one dared to move or stand up.
The Jin Prince furrowed his brows suspiciously and summoned the courage to call out, "Father Emperor?"
Inside the imperial carriage, Baozhu was lying on a soft pillow, holding a small sugar gourd, and crossing her legs, looking extremely proud. She responded with a 'Hey!'
The Jin Prince: "..."
(End of Chapter)
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