Chapter 325 - Bai Yihaos Plans (2/2)

Lin Yu had a feeling that his master was growing more and more G.o.dlike! He carefully backed away. With a master who did not know anything and lived like a deity, one had to have a strong mental psyche.

When news of Mo Xuetong’s impending marriage to Feng Yuran reached Qin Yufeng, Qin Yufeng was reading some odd tales.

“Big Brother, Big Brother, Cousin Tong is about to marry that philandering King Xuan.” Qin Yuxuan barged in angrily. His face was covered in sweat as he hurried in. He tugged at Qin Yufeng’s hand. There were many rules since he came to the capital. Qin Yuxuan had only seen Mo Xuetong a few times and it was from a distance. They did not even speak with each other.

Qin Yuxuan found it hard to express himself as a young man. But anyway, he felt angry when he thought of how Cousin Tong, who was a good girl, was going to marry King Xuan. King Xuan had so many women, Qin Yuxuan doubted if even the man himself knew how many women he had. Furthermore, he had gotten injured because he had gotten drunk.

King Xuan was the most useless and most licentious person!

This was how Qin Yuxuan felt about Feng Yuran! Forget it if he were not interested in improving himself as a royal descendant. When Qin Yuxuan found out that his beloved Cousin Tong was about to suffer in King Xuan’s manor and be bullied by his concubines, Qin Yuxuan felt angry and sad.

“Isn’t Cousin Tong still in mourning? How…” Qin Yufeng paused for a moment and put the book in his hand down. He had a sudden epiphany in the middle of his sentence and his expression grew grave. King Xuan’s life hung on a thread and Mo Xuetong marrying him now would be to bring blessings to him. If it was so, who would care if she was still mourning or not?

Furthermore, the blessing was for Emperor Zongwen’s most beloved son, King Xuan, Feng Yuran.

There was deep darkness in his eyes. He had not considered this possibility.

“Big Brother, Cousin Tong is such a good girl, but she is going to marry King Xuan.” Qin Yuxuan did not realize that something was wrong with his brother as he continued to natter on angrily. He smashed the table forcefully with his hand, looking like he was going to right things for Mo Xuetong.

“What has this to do with you all?” Qin Zheng’s cold harrumph came from the entrance.

The two brothers stood up hurriedly and went to the entrance respectfully.

Qin Zheng entered and looked at his reckless younger son. He said angrily, “How can you talk about a royal marriage like that? And who are you to say whether King Xuan is good or not? If you are free, go and study. Do not go run about outside and listen to rumors and gossip. The Mo Manor did not say anything, who are you to be angry about this?”

“Father, I…” Qin Yuxuan said anxiously.

“Go.” Qin Zheng did not allow him to defend himself and told him to leave. Qin Zheng watched as Qin Yuxuan left reluctantly. Then, he looked up at his eldest son whom he had always been proud of and said, “The exam is in a few months. Study and do not meddle in the affairs out there.”

“Yes, Father!” Qin Yufeng answered with a smile. Then, he hid the book on odd and obscure happenings without even blinking. On the page of the book, there was something the color of blood with a trace of black in it…

Qin Zheng had always been satisfied with his eldest son. Other than what happened the last time, he knew that his eldest son, who had always been careful, would not do something like that. Someone must have framed him. It might be his political enemy. He was a censor and had offended many people. He really could not tell who it might possibly be.

He could only lock his eldest son up at home. Fortunately, the exams were coming and studying at home beats creating trouble out there!

“Study then. Don’t make trouble with your younger brother. No matter how King Xuan is, it is not up for us to discuss it. If anything were to happen to King Xuan, His Majesty would definitely be furious and find out all that has been discussed about him. This is what they call settling accounts after autumn.” Qin Zheng told Qin Yufeng.

If nothing happened to King Xuan, it would be for the best!

If something were to happen to King Xuan, it would not just be the imperial physician who would be implicated. There were many whose necks were linked to the unreliable King Xuan.

There was some headway in the investigation regarding the money going to the disaster relief of Lianghu. It was said that of all the officials in Lianghu, 80 to 90 percent of the officials were involved in it. There were so many people involved. How many belonged to King Chu’s camp? King Chu had been kneeling in the great hall of the palace to seek forgiveness since early morning despite being sick. He had almost been hit in the head by the Emperor’s teacup.

However, King Yan did not fall behind either. He was scolded badly by Emperor Zongwen about another matter and was kneeling in Qianqing Palace.

The two princes were both being rebuked and scolded. The other was not scolded but his life was hanging by a thread. The entire court was in a mess. No one knew which prince to side with. Some, who had fingers in all factions, were all silent now.

In the back of the palace, the Empress was rebuked by the Emperor, Consort Su was promoted, the Empress Dowager had been taken ill… It was as if there were an invisible line leading to the Qin Kingdom’s throne. However, no one could catch the line.

No one knew what the Emperor, who was sitting up in the high throne, was thinking. If he was not satisfied with the three adult princes, should he be looking amongst the younger ones? However, Emperor Zongwen had no other sons other than the three. Was he hoping that one of his consorts would give birth to another son for him?

No one knew what to do in court. No one spoke up for King Yan or King Chu anymore, and no one dared to scold someone from another faction. The two were scolded and told to go home and study. A rare silence and peace overcame the court. Every day, the officials settle necessary matters and did not speak about anything else. Even the inner cabinet became faster at handling matters and things no longer dragged for weeks as before.

The court and the back of the palace seemed calm.

However, this calmness was suddenly broken!

Consort Yu fell pregnant!

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