C47

When the Xinyang Hall was reactivated, Chu Zongge was drinking in the courtyard. The wine he drank was still the Ice Eater. The emperor had given him this wine just to make him more tactful. Now, he had to drink this wine to clear his mind since he had locked the palace due to not being tactful.

A palace maid by his side reported, "Prince Duan, the Emperor has ordered the palace to be opened."

A jade cup beside his hand suddenly fell to the ground, wine spilled all over the floor, but that cup was not broken yet. Chu Zongge bent down to pick up the jade cup, and said indifferently, "I know."

It was the same for himself when he was at the Chiron in his previous life. Royal Father must not like him, as he often rolled his eyes at him, but the only good thing was that Yuan Su's mother had already left, yet his mother had dealt him a fatal blow at the most crucial moment.

The palace maid then said, "The crown prince is here."

Chu Zongge was startled, why would the crown prince come over? He could not see's despondent look during his closed doors, and wanted to laugh at him.

"Since the crown prince is here, please change your clothes for me."

The crown prince had been waiting in the hall for half a day, but when he saw the Prince Duan walk towards him with a face brimming with happiness, he did not show any signs of being disheartened or disheartened.

"How has Prince Duan been these past three months at the Xinyang Hall?"

Chu Zongge smiled: "Thank you brother for your concern, I'm fine."

The Crown Prince smiled, his meaning unclear, and said, "Prince Duan, please do not blame Royal Father …"

"How could I blame him?" Chu Zongge spoke word by word, "I made a slip of the tongue before we fought, I should be like this."

The Crown Prince smirked and shook his head, "It's not what I should be, it's a bit unfair. After all, you are missing your mother too much."

"Brother is right," Chu Zongge smiled mischievously. "When I was closing up my Xinyang Hall, why didn't you go and plead with Royal Father for me instead of making brother sad?"

The Crown Prince was startled, then immediately laughed: "How do you know that I haven't gone to beg, it's just that the Royal Father has already made up his mind that it would be hard to turn back, but I am worried. I have just opened Xinyang Hall, so I came to see you."

Chu Zongge sneered in his heart, cupped his hands and said: "Only big brother cares about me now, thank you big brother."

"Sigh," the Crown Prince said happily, "There is no need for formalities between us brothers. Prince Jin seems to have a good relationship with you, why is it that I didn't see him go beg Royal Father, nor did I see him greet you?"

The crown prince was really listening in every direction. Chu Zongge said: "Didn't Prince Jin have a beauty that he likes, even a hero would feel sad about it, why would you care about this brother of yours at such a time?"

The crown prince asked, "Has Prince Duan ever seen that beauty before?"

"I've never seen the Prince Jin hide her so well."

The Crown Prince sighed, "Prince Jin is afraid that I would know."

Chu Zongge was startled. Could it be that there was some conflict between the crown prince and the Prince Jin? " Why would Prince Jin be afraid of Big Brother knowing? "

"In the past, Prince Jin once liked a dancer in the palace. Her name was Yu Zhu, but unfortunately, I found out and accidentally told her."

Seeing the guilt on his face, Chu Zongge really did not know how to savor the four words "unintentionally".

"However," the Crown Prince laughed, "Prince Jin and Prince Duan's personalities are somewhat similar. Didn't Prince Duan like a young lady born from a concubine as well?"

Chu Zongge laughed generously: "I have never cared about these, so what about concubinage?"

"Yes, yes, yes, Prince Duan is right, but aren't you afraid that Royal Father will blame you?"

"Royal Father did not say anything as he knew that I wanted to marry a concubinage as his wife."

The Crown Prince sipped his tea in silence. Prince Duan was not someone that could be doted on, naturally, he would not care what he married, it was just a decoration.

Chu Zongge shifted the topic of conversation onto him. "I have a quasi wangfei and a beautiful woman from the Prince Jin, how come Big Brother only found a few concubines? I don't see any signs of the Crown Princess either."

"Royal Father said," the crown prince said slowly, "Crown Princess has such an important position, we need to carefully consider it."

"I do have a candidate for brother to look at."

The Crown Prince knew that he wouldn't say anything good, but he still asked, "Oh? Which lady from the master's residence? "

Chu Zongge raised his eyebrows, "Prime Minister's Mansion Eldest Miss, Xue Liuhua."

The crown prince almost spat out the tea in his mouth. Isn't this the vase that mother prepared for Prince Jin?

"Young Miss Xue …"

Chu Zongge immediately followed and said: "Young Miss Xue's beautiful face was gentle and thick."

The crown prince disdainfully laughed in his heart. If it was really like that, why couldn't Prince Duan marry Xue Liuhua?

"I've never met the Xue Clan's Eldest Miss, so I'm not very familiar with her."

Chu Zongge chuckled: "How can we be familiar with each other? Could it be that all of the mother s in the palace enter the palace because they are familiar with the Royal Father?"

The crown prince pushed the topic back, "I heard mother say that Prince Jin and Xue Liuhua were very compatible in the Hundred Blossom Banquet that day."

"No matter how popular she is, the one staying in Prince Jin is not her. Didn't the empress like Xue Liuhua a lot? When we meet the crown prince one day, he would probably fall for her as well."

The crown prince sneered, he had already seen Xue Liuhua several times, she truly did have some looks, but the arrogance and domineering attitude on her face made people feel that they did not want to get close to her.

"Since mother likes it, then I'll go get to know some of them some other day," the Crown Prince said, "However, this way, there is bound to be the suspicion that we can form an alliance through marriage."

"It's just an ordinary marriage, how could Big Bro think of such a thing?"

The Crown Prince looked at him meaningfully, "Royal Father hates us making friends with ministers in private, so I have no choice but to give it more thought. I think the Prince Duan should know better than me."

Chu Zongge's face remained calm as he replied, "The crown prince is the crown prince, how would I know about this as compared to my brother?"

"Some problems are not only known to the crown prince. After all, the title of crown prince can be rebuilt after being abandoned."

Chu Zongge faintly asked: "What does Big Brother want to say?"

The Crown Prince smiled, "What I want to say is that as an elder brother, I should make sure that my position as Crown Prince is not shaken."

Chu Zongge said with a smile: "Then as a little brother, what I guarantee the most is that I will not waver in my brother's position as crown prince."

The Crown Prince looked at him enigmatically for a while, then said: "Prince Duan is smart and loyal, as a brother, I am very pleased, but as a brother, being smart is too much, and being loyal should be a part of it."

Chu Zongge held a faint smile in his mouth, cupped his hands and said: "Thank you brother for your teachings."

Xue Liuhua stuck her chopsticks into the plate of steamed carp on the table and shouted angrily: "What's going on in the kitchen? Did you take my father's silver for yourself? How come today's carps are so small, that you can eat a few bites!"

Mingyue anxiously stood at the door, "Miss, don't worry. Second Aunt is pregnant. She sent all the big carp over to East Garden."

Xue Liuhua held up the plate of carp and smashed it towards Mingyue, cursing: "You're pregnant so you need to eat a big carp, does she want to give birth to a carp for your father?"

Fortunately, Mingyue bent down to avoid the dish. She walked a few steps away, trembling with fear, and said, "Second Aunt is pregnant. I can't not be a bit more reserved."

Xue Liuhua flew into a rage, "I should look like I have a concubine, don't think that you're half a wife just because you're pregnant with a child."

Mingyue said softly, "It's not just about the food. The few brocades that Old Master got a few days ago were all given to Second Aunt."

What? Xue Liuhua's face paled. No wonder the new clothes couldn't be delivered to the Upper House in the summer. It turned out that Aunt Min, this little thief, had already cut off the clothes on the way.

"What benefits did the old master give her?"

"Also …" "Some antiques or something …"

"Which building does she live on now?"

Brightmoon replied, "That's right …" It's the one closest to the old master by the side of the building where you used to live, Miss. "

These words were no different from adding oil to the fire, the anger in Xue Liuhua's heart burned even more fiercely. Even the great Miss of the Xue Manor was unable to live too close to her father.

Xue Liuhua calmed herself, gritted her teeth and said: "Since that's the case, let's go visit this aunt at East Garden, and also go greet my brother."

Mingyue heard the hidden meaning in Xue Liuhua's words and quickly stopped her: "Please calm your anger First Miss, the Master is not in the house right now."

Xue Liuhua was not angry, instead, she laughed, "You mean I have to take advantage of the old master being in the mansion to visit my own aunt."

Mingyue hurriedly said, "That's not it, Eldest Young Miss. It's just that Second Aunt is pregnant right now …"

"Are you saying that she is pregnant and cannot bear my torment? "Don't worry, she's only three months old." Xue Liuhua raised her foot and was about to step out of the door.

"Miss." Brightmoon blocked the door, "After all, Miss has never been pregnant before, and her pregnancy of three months isn't stable yet."

Xue Liuhua said angrily: "Even if I have never been pregnant, I have seen many times that I am pregnant. Why is she different from the wives of the other houses, and is especially tender?"

"Miss, I really can't." Brightmoon was so anxious that tears were almost coming out. "The Lord and the Lady aren't here right now. What should I do if something happens?"

As Xue Liuhua and Mingyue were pulling at each other, Xue Ronghua happened to pass by the door.

Xue Ronghua looked at the carp that fell on the ground and laughed: "Big Sis is fighting with the servant girl for food here. Mingyue, why aren't you getting out of the way so that your Young Miss can take the carp back?

In Xue Liuhua's heart, Xue Ronghua was hundreds of times more detestable than the Aunt Min. She frowned and said, "Why are you wandering around my room when you have nothing better to do?"

Xue Ronghua innocently spread out her hands. "Little sister just happened to pass by here."

"The western courtyard is only so big, where are you going?"

"The western courtyard isn't big, and its East Garden is big," Xue Ronghua pursed her lips and smiled, "I'm going to go see Second Aunt. Her child is already three months old."

Xue Liuhua scoffed, "On the surface, you seem to care about me a lot."

Xue Ronghua smiled: "Second Aunt is holding master's son in her arms. Our little brother and sister are concerned about him from the bottom of their hearts."

Xue Liuhua swept her with her strange gaze a few times, then laughed: "Little Sister Rong Hua's sharp eyes are even better than a doctor's. The child has only been with you for three months, and you already know that it's a boy."

"The Xue Residence has always been blessed by the heavens. They will naturally give Master a son."

Xue Liuhua looked at her gloomily, and said: "Since little sister is going to the East Garden to take a look at the Aunt Min, then I'll go with you."

Xue Ronghua gave a shallow smile, "Big Sis is going as well?"

"Your eyes seem to show how heartless I am. The whole mansion's heart is with her, so naturally, my heart is with her as well."

"In that case, we are truly of the same heart as father and daughter."

Xue Liuhua glanced at her snappily, "I share the same heart as father, so forget it."

Mingyue timidly said, "Miss, do you still want to go to East Garden?"

"Of course, with Xue Ronghua accompanying you, you don't have to be annoying." Xue Liuhua gouged her with her eyes and rushed out aggressively.

Xue Ronghua secretly pinched Little Zhui, and they looked at each other and laughed.

"The time has come."