Listening to Chu Chengyao's nonchalant tone, Zhong Yi paused and couldn't help but persuade:
"Your Highness, you have passed the age of weakness, but you still have no heirs. Why don't you stay here this time?"
Chu Chengyao slowly raised his head, his majestic face had a more prudent and steady temperament, and his calm eyes were dark and cold.
"Sir? Since being suppressed six years ago, you have been keeping a low profile with Lao San for the past few years, and you have been able to maintain your position in the court. Now things have just improved. It is time to seize the opportunity to cultivate your power without distraction. When you take the next step, seal the throne. I want to marry the prince and marry a concubine who can help me succeed, and then we can talk about the issue of children."
Zhong Yi said with a guilty look on his face: "If it hadn't been for the carelessness of my subordinates six years ago and their belongings were taken away, the Gu and Lin families would not have blamed His Highness for the assassination of the Lin family girl."
Chu Chengyao: "How can you prevent deliberate frame-up? You don't have to worry about it. But I failed to protect you at that time, and you were arrested by the general and imprisoned for five days, causing you to be seriously injured. Even if you hired famous doctors to do their best, After taking care of him, he still suffered from a hidden disease after recovery..."
Zhong Yi's eyes couldn't help but turn red when he heard this: "Your Highness must not think like this. It is the incompetence of my subordinates that has hindered Your Highness."
Chu Chengyao raised his hand: "Okay, let's not talk about it. Back then, I was suppressed in many ways by the Gu Lin family and the Queen and the Crown Prince. Many people looked at me coldly, and some even added insult to injury. Only you always believed in me. Follow me, I have nothing but trust in you."
Zhong Yi was inexplicably moved, holding his fists with a determined look on his face and saying:
"This subordinate will follow His Highness to the death, and I will do whatever I want to do without hesitation."
Chu Chengyao: "It can be seen from what happened back then that Taifu Lin was still very influential among the veterans and students in the court. Although the second wife of the Lin family has separated, the in-law relationship is still there after all. During the holidays, the Liu family will also give gifts. The Lin family is preparing a gift. Since the Liu family has given their daughter to me, even though she is a concubine, it is better to treat her kindly. If the child is accidentally removed, I will take good care of her body and keep her alive. Maybe the Liu family will be able to use her at some time. "Z.ćőr/>Zhong Yi responded and then said: "Shilang Liu has been sitting on the bench in the Ministry of Household Affairs over the years. Even the newly appointed Shilang is a head above him. This time, the Prince and Gao Shangshu were selected for disaster relief in the Ministry of Household Affairs. I didn’t choose someone with such seniority as him.”
Chu Chengyao said with a sneer on his face: "If not for this, how could he abandon the prince and send the concubine to my house for the next best thing? Go and check the newly appointed minister of household affairs. If you can win the favor of the prince, you will definitely If there is anything special about him, try to get in touch with him after he returns to Beijing."
At noon the next day, when Chu Chengyao was having lunch, a servant came to report:
Liu Meiren slipped and slipped on an oil stain that a servant had not cleaned up in time. Her body became red, and the fetus in her belly might not be saved.
Chu Chengyao slowly picked up a piece of tofu, chewed it slowly, and said with a cold voice and an unchanging expression:
"Go and ask the government doctor for treatment. If the child cannot be saved, you must save the life of Miss Liu. I am busy with official duties and cannot leave. I will see her later."
The servant secretly raised his head and looked at Chu Chengyao, who was eating slowly and elegantly. He respectfully agreed and went to the outer hospital to find the doctor.
In the evening, Chu Chengyao stepped into the backyard, and his originally cold expression turned full of concern after entering.
Liu Meiren, who had just lost her child, her pale face covered with tears, lay in Chu Chengyao's arms and blamed herself:
"Your Highness, this is our first child. This concubine is useless and failed to save our child."
