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Chapter 526: Bao Zhuzhu Takes a Walk with His Bird
Chapter 526: Bao Zhuzhu Takes a Walk with His Bird
The night was quiet and still.
Prince Jin sat alone in his room.
A shadow pushed open the door.
Prince Jin, glancing at the shadow on the floor, said irritably, "Took you long enough. I thought you died in the mountains."
The man wore a hat and a mask, his black cloak blending seamlessly into the night.
He entered the room, closed the door with a wave of his hand, and sat down opposite Prince Jin.
The man smiled faintly. "I arrived long ago. Prince Jin was seeing the doctor, so I didn't want to disturb you."
Mentioning this, Prince Jin felt a bit embarrassed.
The man noticed Prince Jin's discomfort and smiled. "Your Highness failed?"
Prince Jin refused to admit that Lu Yuan had outsmarted him with pig's blood and the hair of a brothel manager.
He said without a trace of emotion, "The Imperial Tutor said only Lu Qi could succeed."
The man thought for a moment. "It seems Your Highness can't do without your own son."
Prince Jin retorted, "Unfortunately, this son of mine doesn't share my heart."
The man said, "Blood is thicker than water. The bond between father and son cannot be severed. The Prince of the Commandery is simply inexperienced and retains a bit of feminine sentiment."
Prince Jin snorted. "How can feminine sentiment help achieve great things?"
The man laughed. "The Prince of the Commandery is wise and skilled in both civil and military affairs. A bit of feminine sentiment is easily removed."
Prince Jin said, "You make it sound easy. How do you remove it? A bottle of wound medicine and he was bought, daring to disobey my orders to save Lu Zhaoyan and even putting on a show for me?"
The man said, "If Your Highness is determined not to use this son, why not have another one?"
Prince Jin was taken aback.
He had been troubled by the pig's blood and the hair of the brothel manager all day and really didn't want to think about it again.
He changed the subject, frowning. "Didn't you say it would be foolproof? Why did Lu Lin Yuan return alive?"
The man sighed. "I miscalculated. I didn't expect the Salvage King to arrive in the capital so quickly. Those useless people were supposed to delay him in Miao Territory."
Prince Jin frowned. "Lu Lin Yuan just enthroned the Qilin. Now the Salvage King is here, making it even harder to deal with him."
The man laughed. "Indeed, he has the Emperor's favor. Dealing with him openly will only bring trouble. We can only act in secret, but even that is now difficult."
Prince Jin asked skeptically, "Is the Salvage King really that powerful?"
The man's smile turned cold. "Do you know how many people your Father Emperor sent to assassinate the Salvage King?"
"My Father Emperor... assassinate the Salvage King?"
Prince Jin had never heard of this before.
Miao Territory and the Southwest had an uneasy truce, but who would have thought they were secretly at odds?
The man laughed. "The Salvage King has also caused your Father Emperor plenty of trouble."
Prince Jin narrowed his eyes. "If my Father Emperor knew the Salvage King had infiltrated the capital, what do you think would happen?"
The man said, "Can Your Highness catch the Salvage King? If not, it will just be another false accusation. Your Highness is not in the Emperor's favor right now. I advise you to avoid confrontation and act cautiously."
Prince Jin's eyes darkened. "The Salvage King must be hiding in the Crown Prince’s Mansion. If I catch the Salvage King and prove that Lu Lin Yuan is Lu Yuan, my Father Emperor will certainly depose him! And Lu Zhaoyan too!"
Spring rain fell for a day and a night. By dawn, the sky had cleared.
Prince Jin went to the palace and met the Liang Emperor in the Diligent Government Hall: "Father Emperor, I just woke up this morning and found a golden-winged finch on a branch. I thought Zhaozhao might like it."
Hearing that it was a gift for the young prince, the Liang Emperor's expression softened.
Otherwise, he wouldn't bother with these brats at all.
Emperor Liang had Xiao Dezi take the golden-winged finch and go look for the little one.
"Achoo!"
Emperor Liang sneezed loudly.
Prince Jin quickly said, "Father Emperor! Should we call for the imperial doctor?"
Emperor Liang waved his hand. "It's fine."
Eunuch Yu said, "Your Majesty, you've been sneezing all night. Perhaps you should let the imperial doctor examine you?"
Emperor Liang sternly replied, "I know my own body. I'm not sick."
He truly felt no discomfort, but he couldn't quite explain why he had been sneezing so much last night.
Prince Jin paused and said, "Seeing Father Emperor unwell, I suddenly remembered about Yuan'er's injury. I wonder how he is today?"
Emperor Liang frowned. "Yuan'er is injured?"
Prince Jin looked puzzled. "Your Majesty... I thought you knew. After yesterday's enthronement ceremony, I heard my second brother tell Yuan'er to ride less to avoid tearing his wound."
With such heavy rain yesterday, if the wound had torn, it could have worsened significantly.
Fortunately, today was a day off, so Emperor Liang decided to go to the Crown Prince's Mansion himself without sending anyone.
Just as Bao Zhuzhu was holding the golden-winged finch to thank him, she heard her great-grandfather was leaving the palace and immediately clung to his leg. "Going!"
Emperor Liang took the little one with him.
Prince Jin, expressing deep concern, accompanied them as well.
Lu Zhaoyan, to curry favor with his father-in-law, had spent the entire night drinking with the Salvage King, and came out feeling dizzy.
Luckily, he didn't have to attend court today.
However, before he could get a good night's rest, his father came to the door.
He sat up in shock, hurriedly washed his face, and changed his clothes.
"Father Emperor!"
He rushed to the small garden where Emperor Liang was, bowing respectfully.
Prince Jin smiled. "Second brother, you just woke up? It's only natural that you were celebrating all night after Yuan'er's enthronement of the Qilin."
Emperor Liang coldly asked, "I heard that Yuan'er is injured?"
Lu Zhaoyan was startled. "Yuan'er isn't injured. Where did Your Majesty hear such a thing?"
Emperor Liang said, "From your elder brother."
Prince Jin added, "Yesterday, outside the altar, I heard you tell Yuan'er to ride less to avoid tearing his wound."
Lu Zhaoyan solemnly replied, "I never said that."
Prince Jin laughed. "Perhaps I misunderstood. As long as Yuan'er is fine, Father Emperor can rest easy. By the way, where is Yuan'er? I haven't seen him."
For his grandfather to come, and for his grandson not to come out to greet him, that would be a violation of filial duty, wouldn't it?
Lu Zhaoyan calmly said, "Yuan'er is preparing for Qi'er's wedding. He thought the gifts he had prepared were insufficient, so he went out to select more gifts for Qi'er."
Choosing gifts for his son, does that count as brotherly affection?
Prince Jin smiled. "Thoughtful of him."
"Grandpa! Grandpa!"
Bao Zhuzhu, holding her little golden-winged finch, puffed and panted as she ran towards Lu Zhaoyan.
Lu Zhaoyan's heart softened, and he looked at the little one with affection, picking her up. "Did you miss Grandpa?"
"Missed!"
Bao Zhuzhu nodded without hesitation. "But, Baby misses Great-Grandpa the most!"
Prince Jin's lips twitched.
He finally understood why this little one could make their Father Emperor lose his sense of direction.
Who taught her this?
Bao Zhuzhu planned to show Lu Zhaoyan her new pet.
But just then, the usually docile golden-winged finch suddenly broke free from Bao Zhuzhu's small hand and flew away with a flutter of its wings.
Bao Zhuzhu shouted, "Bird! Baby's bird!"
Prince Jin leaped up. "Great Uncle will catch it for you!"
Lu Zhaoyan, wait until I find the Salvage King, you're dead!
The Salvage King met Emperor Liang: ╭(╯^╰)╮
The Salvage King met Bao Zhuzhu: (≧≦)
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