C44 (1/2)
Noble Consort Kang and Prince Jin chatted for a while, then suddenly asked: ”Why are you always running towards the Prime Minister's Mansion, are you going to look for Xue Liuhua or Xue Ronghua?”
Prince Jin took a sip of tea and laughed: ”Regarding the matter of seizing the direct descendant, even I have to put in a lot of effort. Otherwise, how can I get Prince Duan and the crown prince to pay attention to me?”
Noble Consort Kang squinted her eyes, ”Xue Longhu is an important role, you have to think hard about it. But that Xue Liuhua, you should not be able to think about him.”
The Prince Jin said with a smile: ”Of course, Xue Liuhua is a good bait to catch Xue Ronghua, this fat fish.”
The Noble Consort Kang sternly said: ”I am not talking about the big fish, but the Spring Dancing …”
Prince Jin was stunned, his eyes immediately dimmed.
Noble Consort Kang looked at him intently, ”That dancer, Yu Zhu …”
”This son doesn't remember,” the Prince Jin said coldly. ”The dancers in the palace are as numerous as the stars, this son doesn't remember.”
Noble Consort Kang looked at his stiff face and said softly, ”Yuan Ma, don't blame Mother. Yu Zhu's lowly status cannot be placed by your side.”
”Royal Father and mother did very well that year,” The corner of Prince Jin's mouth raised slightly with an unfathomable bitterness, ”As a prince, this son should have regarded the continuation of the royal bloodline as the most important thing, and should have married the noble woman as his consort.”
”Then... Have you ever thought of her? ”
The Prince Jin said in a serious tone: ”Of course not, Yu Zhu's status is low, this son should not completely ignore the personal feelings between children.”
Noble Consort Kang could not see any flaws in his expression, and could only laugh: ”Then that's good, in the end, Yu Zhu is still a good girl.”
Prince Jin cupped his hands and kneeled down: ”This son is deeply grateful to mother for thinking for this son.”
”Why should we bow to each other?” The Noble Consort Kang hurriedly helped him up, ”I was afraid that one of Xue Liuhua's Spring Dancing would have lost your soul.”
”Don't worry mother, this son understands what he should do and what he shouldn't do.”
Noble Consort Kang nodded and sighed, ”If I were to trouble you to circle around the Prime Minister's Mansion everyday, it would be tough on you.
Prince Jin gently advised: ”mother, do not blame yourself. I, your son, am so fortunate that I, Empress Chen, am able to reach a point where I am not able to do anything behind my back but have someone to rely on.”
The Noble Consort Kang said comfortingly: ”Compared to Prince Duan, where you have the support of my grandfather, you are smarter and more stable than the crown prince. In the future, the position of emperor will definitely belong to you.”
Prince Jin squinted his eyes dangerously, and said confidently: ”Don't worry mother, this son will definitely do everything in his power to win the position of empress dowager for mother.”
Noble Consort Kang smiled, but a trace of malice flashed past her eyes. ”Right now, in this Imperial Palace city, only you and the Crown Prince of Prince Duan have the chance to fight. The other princes and concubines do not have this chance.”
”mother's words might be too premature. A while ago, Consort Tong was still pregnant with a dragon embryo, but she wasn't able to preserve her small child.”
The Noble Consort Kang smiled and shook her head: ”The fight for the throne between the Prince Duan and the crown prince is already extremely intense, if we were to get involved with other people, wouldn't the Empress Chen be so annoyed that he would die?”
Prince Jin was suddenly enlightened, ”So it was because of Empress Chen.
”For the sake of the crown prince, what reason is there for her to not make a move? Back then, Liu Chengyun had died a terrible death at Luan Feng Palace, so when the Empress Chen made a move, he did not even blink.”
As Xue Ronghua was concocting spices by the window, she suddenly heard loud noises downstairs. She leaned in to see, and discovered that the servant girls beside Aunt Min were talking to the servants beside her.
”Little Zhui, go down and ask.”
Little Zhui came up halfway down the stairs. She clapped happily: ”Congratulations Miss, Aunt Min is pregnant.”
”Really?” Xue Ronghua jumped up happily from the window, ”How is Zhu Tong so powerful!”
Zhu Tong who had finished packing the spices laughed, ”Thank you for your praise, quasi wangfei.”
When she thought about the mother and daughter pair from Madam Ye and Xue Liuhua, who were so angry that they seemed to be incoherent, Xue Ronghua felt as if she had won a war of words. They would never have thought that Aunt Min would get pregnant. An unexpected attack like this would definitely catch them off guard.
”Then Miss,” Little Zhui asked, ”The previous scenes have already been set up, so where is the next day?”
Xue Ronghua muttered to herself, ”It's not urgent,” she indicated towards Xue Liuhua's room with her mouth, ”The gongs and drums have yet to ring.”
Zhu Tong was puzzled when she heard the master and servant duo's conversation. ”What are the quasi wangfei and Big Sister Little Zhui talking about? I don't understand a word of it.”
Xue Ronghua patted her head and said: ”I forgot that you're someone from the Chiron, so you don't know these lyrics.”
Zhu Tong tilted her head in doubt, ”Is it a song from the Great Qin Empire, this servant seems to have heard it before.”
Xue Ronghua asked with interest, ”You've even heard the plays of the Great Qin Empire?”
”This servant has heard of a beautiful madam.”
”Then your life in the Chiron is still very colorful,” Xue Ronghua said with a smile. ”Since your life in the Chiron is so good, why would you appear in the Great Qin's slave market?”
Zhu Tong replied: ”It was sister who sold me over.”