57 Chapter 057 - Concubine Liu and the Second Prince

After the announcement of the seventh prince's death was made, nothing really changes. The citizens of the Fu country didn't mourn for their rumored idiot seventh prince. There was nothing but a simple funeral. The emperor didn't have the time to mourn even if he wanted to, because he current have his hands full.

Inside the palace's main gathering hall, the emperor is having his morning session with the government officials. One government official stands out and suggests to the emperor that it's time to select a crown prince for the country. This government official is Chancellor Liu, he's concubine Liu's father and the second prince's grandfather. There's a lot of government officials that support Chancellor Liu and his suggestion of selecting a crown prince.

But when it comes to the candidates, there's half and half in the room. Half supports selecting the eldest prince as the crown prince since he is the first son. And the other half supports selecting the second prince as the crown prince. This number surprised chancellor Liu since he was expecting more than half will support his side. What he didn't know is that the emperor has already expected this and took measurement against him. He made a few high-rank governments stand on the elder prince's side to balance the current situation. He wouldn't be an emperor for this long if he doesn't know what those people are thinking. His little seven is not here anymore, he's a little sad. But he feels more troubled than sad because the three people balance has been broken, he wonders if he should bring the sixth prince back to balance the situation.

The meeting ended without the emperor selecting a crown prince. When the second prince got the news about that, he was angry and mad. He's currently at his concubine mother's room throwing a tantrum.

Crash! Crash!

Sounds of thing breaking can be heard even outside of the room. The second prince is throwing a flower vase to the floor, he then continues to pick up more things to throw.

"Stop it! If you want to break things, then go back to your own place to do it!" Concubine Liu shouts angrily. She's also not in a good mood after receiving the news that the emperor still didn't select a crown prince. They thought that it will a sure thing since the seventh prince had already passed away and the elder prince currently doesn't have any backing. Who would know that some other government official will suddenly come out to support the elder prince?

The second prince finally calms down, he took a sit right across from his concubine mother by the table.

"Concubine mother, that stupid old fart is still refusing to select a crown prince!"

"You are right, concubine mother. But I'm still mad, why doesn't that old fart choose a crown prince already, he's not young anymore. Unless he wants to have more children and choose from his future children!"

"Don't be silly, son. That old fart can't have any more children. Didn't you notice that after the birth of the seventh prince, there's no more new offspring from the emperor no matter how many women he has in the back palace?" Concubine Liu has a cold smile on her face.

"Eh...it seems like it, why's that concubine mother?"

"That's because your imperial father has lost the ability to produce any more offspring. Many years ago, the emperor had a trusted eunuch working for him, but it was said that he had drugged the emperor's food to make him infertile. I've bribed the guards from back then to find this out. Of course, I don't believe that the eunuch did it out of his own will. Someone probably had him do it, it can be the empress or concubine Din. But it doesn't matter who because it has also helped me too. The emperor not having any more children means that he can only choose the very few sons that he currently has." Concubine Liu said it as she giggles.

"Humph... that old fart only have me and that weak sickly elder prince to choose now. Isn't it obvious who he should choose? He must be stupid!"

"Don't be too naive, son. The elder prince is already married and have his own children. His wangfei is also a princess in the big Kinning country. The old emperor doesn't have to choose between you or the elder prince, he can just choose his grandchild instead. That's why I keep nagging you to get married already, but you keep playing around with those women." She's getting a little annoy with her son playing around with women, he's just like his perverted imperial father!

"That's not going to happen, concubine mother. The empress and the elder prince has no backing right now, who will back his little baby prince up. Hahaha."

"That's only because the Kinning Country is still in a mess right now. Once they select the emperor and settle down. The empress and the elder prince will get the Kinning backing again since both the empress and the elder prince's wangfei are princesses of that country."

"Then what should we do?" He sounds a little worried now. Not only does he want to be the crown prince but also the throne! He doesn't want the elder prince to ruin it for him.

"Right now, you should make a good name for yourself out there. And also married a woman that is in high standing, someone who can help you gain more power and support." Concubine Liu is telling him seriously.

"Who should I marry then? How about Ba Yue? That idiot is dead now, so she's not engaged to him anymore. She's a gorgeous beauty and the only daughter of the Ba family." The second prince has a leering look on his face. He can't wait to get his hands on that beautiful woman now that his idiot brother is dead.

"No, you can't marry Ba Yue."

"Why not? She's a good choice! Her family is one of the strongest in the four big families and she's the only daughter." He's confused why his concubine mother doesn't agree. Ba Yue is a very good option, that's why that old fart chooses her for that idiot!

"You can marry her, but not right now. She's your dead brother's fiance. If you marry her now, people are going to gossip that you stole your dead brother's fiance. It won't look good to others and you won't get much support from others that way. You should marry someone similar to her standing for now. Once you become the emperor, you can have any women you want. Of course, that also includes Ba Yue." She knows her son has been eyeing that Ba Yue for a while now, but now's not the time to get her yet.

The second prince thought about it for a little and think his mother's words are correct. He doesn't have to rush to make Ba Yue as his woman yet, he has tons of time in the future. After thinking about it for a while, he thought of a person that will suit him to get married with.

"Concubine mother, what do you think of the third young miss of the Tang family? The Tang family is almost on the same standing as the Ba family, and the third young miss is one of the four big beauties of our country." If he has to marry someone, he would rather marry one of the four big beauties, plus she's also from one of the four big families too.

"Oh, I thought that your friend Li Dong Man is close to her. And aren't playing around with his younger sister right now?"

"What friend? He's no longer the eldest son of the main Li family, he's of no use to me anymore. They think that by sending Li Mei Ting to seduce me can't help them get back their position in the Li family, they are too naive! Of course, since they want to push that little beauty onto me to play with, I'll play around with her as they wished. It will be a waste not to since they offered!" His voice is full of mockery.

"If you are done playing with her, then get rid of her already. It won't be good if your future bride and her family know about her. I wouldn't be against you taking her as your mistress before but now is different. She's no longer a young miss of the main family, and her parents are really hated by the citizens for what they had done. If others found out about your relationship with her, it will ruin your reputation." Concubine Liu is seriously warning her son, she doesn't want a cheap slut to ruin her son's future.

"Don't worry, concubine mother. I know what to do." There's a killing intent in her eyes, he will kick her away. But if she doesn't know her place, then don't blame him for being cruel to her!

"I trust you know what to do. Go talk to the Tang family and see if they will marry their daughter to you. Once everything is good, I'll go ask the emperor set the date for marriage for you. You better hurry, we want to get things moving fast before the empress and the elder prince's side get their backing's again. If that old geezer still doesn't choose you for the crown prince after you get engaged to Miss Tang, then we'll just have to get rid of him. We can't wait too long, we can't miss this best chance to make the move."

"Okay, I understand. I'll go right away." Even without his concubine mother telling him, he knows he can't miss this best chance to get what's his!

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The second prince came back to his mansion from the palace. He wants to go to the Tang family to ask for marriage, but he knows he has to get rid of Li Mei Ting first. As soon as he walks inside into his mansion, a woman dressed in pink came running to him. She threw her arms around him to hug him.

"You are finally back! You don't know how much I missed you!" The girl in pink is saying sweetly to him.

"What are you doing here? Didn't I tell you that I'll call for you if I want to see you?" He's annoyed by sticky women. Just because he slept with them, they think they are his wife or something.

"You haven't come to see me for two days already, I have something important to tell you." The woman is still saying it happily, she didn't notice his voice sounds annoyed by her.

"I don't want to see you anymore, don't come here again. Go back to your Li residence!" That's right, this woman dressed in pink is Li Mei Ting. He just wants to get rid of her. She better knows her place, otherwise, he will have to use force.

Hearing him say that, Li Mei Ting's smile on her face is gone. Her eyes turn red and there are tears coming out of her eyes.

"Why? Did I do something wrong?" Her voice is shaking as she asks him this question. She can't let him throw her away. He's her only hope to rise to the top again and look down on those irritating people. He can't do this to her!

"I'm bored of you already, so get out of here. I don't want to see you again. If you know what's good for you, then you wouldn't be telling anyone of own relationship." Even though she's a plaything to him for a short while, he's willing to give her a chance to leave here quietly.

He turns to leave and didn't want to spare her another glance, but he didn't walk far when he heard something that will make him wanted to kill her.

"You can't leave me! I'm pregnant with your child!" She went up to chase behind him as she said those words.

The second prince can't believe what he has just heard. He was going to let her leave quietly, but that's no longer the option. He attitude suddenly changes and then turns around to look at her with a smile on his face.

"How far along are you?" He said it gently, but it's hard to hide the killing intent in his eyes.

Li Mei Ting didn't notice the killing intent, she only thinks that the second prince suddenly changes his attitude toward her because he's happy to know he's going to be a father.

"I found about it yesterday, but I didn't get to see you, so I came here to look for you today to let you know. The doctor said that I'm about a month pregnant." She said it shyly.

"Who else knows besides the doctor? Am I the first one to know?" He needs to know who else knows about it, so he can get rid of all of them. This can't be leak out, it will ruin his reputation and tarnish his chance to marry Tang Wen Yi.

Li Mei Tang thought about it and decides to tell him, she didn't think it will do any harm to let him know. The more people know, the better. That way he will marry her more quickly. "Well, the truth is, I was very excited when I found out about it yesterday, so I told my parents and my brother about it first. I'm sorry for not telling you first." She thought he minds not being the first one to know that he's going to be a father. Little did she know, her words sealed the faith of her entire family.

"Mei Ting, now that you are pregnant with my child, you should stay here. Don't go back home, I'll take care of you here." He's still saying it softly and gently like he's trying to pamper a child.

Li Mei Ting's too happy to notice the reason for the sudden change in his attitude toward her. She thought that she's finally got him hooked and she can be his wangfei! She happily says, "Your second highness, can I go home to tell my brother? Otherwise, he will be worried that I suddenly didn't come home." She can't wait to go home to let her brother and her parents know the good news.

"Don't worry, I'll send someone to bring your brother over here. I'll also have someone bring your parents here too. Since they are your family, they should be here with you." He needs to bring them all here before they can tell anyone about him and Li Mei Ting with their loose mouth. Especially Li Dong Man! He has been hanging around the Tang residence a lot lately to bother Tang Wen Yi.