Although the seventh prince's mansion has been repaired, the garden pavilions are still a little shabby compared to other princes.
As a pair of twin brothers who have been silent for more than 20 years, the low-keyness and humility of the seventh and eighth princes are not only reflected in their usual words and deeds, but also in the jade jewelry they usually wear.
The scale of the mansion, the furnishings of food, clothing, and daily life, the carriages or mounts used for entering and exiting are all extremely particular, so much so that no one dares to go beyond the limits.
Rong Cang and Chu Yunfei walked to the pavilion and sat down. King Chen sat opposite them. After several hesitations, he finally said, "I want to meet Qian Qi, and I hope my ninth brother will agree."
Rong Cang looked at him expressionlessly.
Chu Yunfei's expression was half-smiling, as if he was mocking the couple for their inconsistency.
King Chen was disgusted with Chu Yunfei's eyes, but he had to bite the bullet and said: "Qianqi is mine. I want to ask my ninth brother, how can you return this person to me?"
"Didn't you just say you didn't know him?" Rong Cang's voice was cold and his eyes were filled with sarcasm, "Why do you want to return it to you now?"
Chu Yunfei said calmly: "You two have been discussing it for several days. You were planning to deny it to death before. Why did you change your mind so quickly? Is it possible that someone who only wants to harm others is also very afraid of death?"
King Chen looked cold and wanted Chu Yunfei to leave here.
All women are useless.
He really couldn't understand Rong Cang. Why did he have to bring Chu Yunfei over in this situation that was obviously only suitable for two people to talk?
Did he bring her here specifically to cause trouble for him?
King Chen took a deep breath, suppressed his displeasure, and said with a gloomy expression: "Since Ninth Brother knows that he is delving into evil ways, he should naturally understand that he is a shady existence. So many people were present just now, do you think I will admit it?"
He secretly sent people to search for Qianqi's traces, but found nothing for so many days. Although he guessed where Qianqi was being held, he couldn't get in, let alone get him out.
Rong Cang and Qi Jin both grew up on border battlefields and were good at setting up defensive formations. With a little care, their mansions would be like iron walls.
How easy is it for outsiders to sneak into the mansion quietly?
Today, Qi Jin mentioned Qian Qi in public, the purpose was to make him uneasy, make him reveal his weakness, and even take the initiative to admit his relationship with Qian Qi.
King Chen also knew very well that if Qianqi stayed in Rong Cang's hands for a day, it would mean that there was more chance that he had bewitched his father, and he could not take this risk.
Now he only prays that Qian Qi will keep his mouth shut and keep that secret for the sake of his own life and the lives of everyone in Prince Chen's palace.
otherwise……
"Qianqi has been poisoning Rong Cang for ten years, and we have no reason to let him go." Chu Yunfei seemed to not understand King Chen's disgust, and made up her mind to cause trouble for him, "Conspirate to kill the prince." The only way out is death. King Chen said Qianqi is yours, does this mean he is admitting that he murdered Rong Cang?"
King Chen neither admitted nor denied, but said coldly: "Ninth brother, if you have any conditions, just ask."
Rong Cang's voice was indifferent: "Do you think you still have the leverage to negotiate terms with me?"
King Chen sneered: "Who said no? I have been running the court for so many years, do you think I have really failed? Ninth brother, you are not an innocent person."
"But right now you really don't have the confidence to compete with Rong Cang." Chu Yunfei said lightly, "Even if there are some hidden chess pieces, how useful can they be? After all, the lives of you and the imperial concubine are in our hands. "
King Chen's pupils narrowed slightly: "What do you mean?"
Chu Yunfei smiled slightly: "Qianqi has bewitched you and the imperial concubine. King Chen, didn't you expect that if you try to harm others, you will eventually be harmed?"
Even though he had heard Jiang Ying mention this matter, King Chen still couldn't help but pale his face and said coldly: "It's impossible."
"If you want to believe it, just believe it. If you don't want to believe it, forget it." Chu Yunfei said calmly, "Qianqi has been poisoning Rong Cang for ten years. I can see the pain after the attack. If you don't bear this kind of pain yourself, you will I'm sorry for the "narrow-minded" comment you gave me."
King Chen's face turned blue, and anxiety flashed across his eyes: "How on earth are you willing to return Qian Qi?"
Chu Yunfei stood up and said, "Rong Cang, I'm not feeling well. I want to go back to the palace to rest early."
Rong Cang stood up and left with him.
A mocking arc flashed across the corner of Chu Yunfei's mouth. Want to negotiate terms?
Think beautifully.
He has done many evil things, so he should bear all the fear, hesitation, uneasiness and anxiety that will follow.
Where did this go?
Whether it was Concubine Gu who secretly murdered the Queen's legitimate son, which caused the Queen and Rong Cang's mother and son to be separated for so many years, or whether their mother and son poisoned Rong Cang, causing Rong Cang to be tortured, or even their husband and wife turned against each other, these are all their sins.
They have to bear the price of doing evil little by little.
…
Jiang Ying thought that she had been angry enough today, and returning to the palace could calm her down for a while.
However, what she didn't expect was that as soon as she stepped off the carriage, she received good news that was not good news for her: "The princess, the concubine is pregnant."
Jiang Ying staggered and stared at the maid who was speaking: "What did you say?"
"Concubine...concubine is happy." The maid lowered her eyes and reported uneasily, "The doctor just left and said that she is more than two months pregnant."
Jiang Ying didn't know how she felt at this time.
are you happy?
If the arrival of this child could help King Chen, maybe she should be happy, but she couldn't be happy at all.
She felt like she was a joke, a complete joke.
"princess?"
Jiang Ying took a deep breath and stepped across the threshold: "I know."
Just three words, no extra words.
The concubine is pregnant. The one who should be happy is King Chen, not her, the princess.
Jiang Ying returned to the main courtyard and asked someone to call the concubine over.
The side concubine Xu, dressed in fresh pink clothes, walked in. Xu was about eighteen or nineteen years old, with a slim figure and a pretty face. She looked like a well-educated and sensible Xiaojiabiyu.
She saluted Jiang Ying respectfully: "I see you, the princess."
Jiang Ying sat on the chair, picked up the tea that her grandma had brewed, and took a sip: "Are you pregnant?"
"Yes." Mrs. Xu pursed her lips, lowered her eyebrows and lowered her eyes, unable to hide the joy in her eyebrows, "The doctor said it's almost three months."
"Why didn't you tell me before?" Jiang Ying looked at her expressionlessly, "Are you worried that I would be harmful to your child?"
Xu's face changed and she shook her head quickly: "That's not what I meant. It's just that the prince and the princess have been busy recently. I don't dare to disturb the prince and the princess. It's not because I have any shady intentions."
Jiang Ying lowered her eyes and stared at the tea cup, speechless for a moment.
She was thinking about what to do with the child.
Should she give birth to a son safely, give the prince some leverage, and use the child to restore the emperor's fatherly heart? Or should he kill someone with a borrowed knife and make this child a weapon against Chu Yunfei?
