Adoption brings disaster

Chapter 88

Qiushou and Dongzang were naturally very excited when they learned that Chunyu was going to become the wife of a high-ranking official. The three of them chattered in the corner for a long time.

Fortunately, Chunyu was the most knowledgeable about rules and knew when to advance and retreat, so she didn't let Qiushou and Dongzang make trouble for long. She then sent them away and didn't mention it again.

I was in the room listening to Chunyu and the others falling silent, and I felt happy in my heart. After all, the palace has its own rules, and not everyone is like me and indulges them.

Look, I knew my eldest son had returned just by listening to the footsteps from afar. Fortunately, Chunyu and the others had dispersed, otherwise if Chongguang had heard them, even if I had protected them, I would still have been punished by the manager.

I looked at the Seventh Prince walking towards me from a distance. Naturally, I didn't care much about Chunyu and the others' marriage. Seeing that it was still early in the morning, I asked, "Why did you come back so early today?"

"It's already dinner time, it's still early." The Seventh Prince said with a smile, "My father is already discussing my coronation ceremony and the title and fiefdom with the Ministry of Rites. It won't be long before I want to dine with Qianqiu, but I'm afraid it won't be easy."

"Not to mention the future, but you've been getting busier and busier lately. For the past month or so, I've been asleep and you haven't come back. I've been gone for a long time before I woke up. It seems we've only met less than ten times this month, and every time you've been away in a hurry before we could even say a few words."

Chongguang had Ah Da help him take off his court robes and said, "Some time ago, there was a bandit in the capital. This bandit was very good at light martial arts and committed crimes everywhere, but he was hard to catch."

Ah Er brought over his uniform and helped Chongguang change into it. Chongguang then said, "Allowing a traitor to cause such chaos is detrimental to the dignity of the imperial family. General Lu and the other generals have informed the emperor and asked me to lead the troops to cooperate with the Dali Temple to arrest him."

After putting on his regular clothes and rinsing his mouth, Chongguang said with disdain, "You know those people in the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice. They're good at talking, but they're nothing at investigating cases. They've worked for a month in vain, and the credit was taken away by your son-in-law."

"Now that this matter is over, will you have more free time from now on?" I asked casually.

"How could that be? The military is full of complicated matters, and we have to engage in verbal battles with those civilian officials. You know, when it comes to speaking and writing, all these military officials combined are not as good as one censor."

"It's been hard work for you too." I gently pressed the Seventh Prince's temple and said, "Then why did you come back so early today? You didn't send anyone to tell us in advance, and dinner wasn't prepared yet."

The Seventh Prince motioned for me to push harder and said, "It was your son-in-law who was supposed to be in charge of the army. He was discussing the rotation of guards with the Ministry of War and the military officers when General Lu heard about what happened at Qianqiu Pavilion and rushed in in a hurry. It looked like the barbarians from the northern border had invaded."

"Is this strength okay?"

I saw Chongguang talking about General Wang again, and I was curious about why they hated him, so I asked, "Why do you look down on General Wang so much? He didn't seem to have done anything wrong."

"Your Highness Qianqiu, please don't talk nonsense. We don't look down on him. We just don't want to see him at all. General Lu and the other military officers heard that General Wang had entered the palace. The people from the Ministry of War pushed me out and told me to come back quickly."

"Why are you so panicked?" I laughed disapprovingly. "Is it possible that he can kill me within these palace walls? Besides, although General Wang's martial arts skills are good, I'm not bad either. Even if I can't defeat him, I can still protect myself."

Chongguang rolled his eyes at me and said unhappily, "They're just afraid that General Wang will harm you, they're just afraid that General Wang will harm me."

This was a completely unreasonable statement, and it made me very confused. I subconsciously asked, "Is it bad for you?"

"When General Wang asked Your Majesty to let him enter the palace to pay his respects to you because of his meritorious service, many people in the Golden Palace jumped out to object. But you know that General Wang is a master of deception. Once Your Majesty has spoken, it is difficult to take it back. Although many people objected, he finally agreed."

"This matter has even been brought to the throne room. This General Wang is really thoughtful." I said, "No wonder Chunyu is so devoted to him. If I were Chunyu, if a childhood sweetheart did so much for me, I would probably love him even more."

Seeing my naiveté, Chongguang turned around, pinched my face, and said with a doting smile, "How could he be so deliberate and scheming just for Chunyu, the daughter of a traitor? He's just trying to connect with you, Qianqiu. Otherwise, he wouldn't have gone to such great lengths to create so many things."

I've read a lot of storybooks, so I know a little about these things. But I still don't want to make such malicious assumptions about General Wang. But I can't refute it either, so I have to keep my mouth shut.

Seeing that I didn't say anything, Chongguang understood what I was thinking and said, "Do you know what General Lu and the others said?"

I was also a little curious and asked, "How did you say that?"

"They say Qianqiu is resourceful, decisive, and capable, a first-rate talent, but he's sometimes soft on his own people. That bastard, General Wang Pianjiang, saw through this, and that's why he wanted to use the palace maid Chunyu to get close to His Highness Qianqiu."

I was both happy and embarrassed to hear General Lu and the others praise me so highly. I could only blush and say, "What you said is too harsh. What bastard? I am also a clean person, okay?"

"That's not good enough! You didn't hear them scolding you. You probably won't be able to eat for days."

I didn't want to continue discussing this topic with His Majesty the Seventh Prince, so I said, "A gangster who can reach the ears of the gods should be considered a top-notch expert in the martial arts world."

"He's a first-rate thief, just a petty thief in the Jianghu." The Seventh Prince said indignantly, "At first, I also thought he was a thief with extraordinary skills. He captured a martial arts master in the capital and interrogated him for a long time. It was a waste of time."

After hearing what the Seventh Prince said, I was also very confused and asked, "There are at least a few hundred, if not thousands, of petty thieves in the capital, so how did these two even make such a fuss that it reached the heavens?"

"It's also the Duke of Duan's bad luck. I don't know where the rumor got out that there were four sacred fruits in the Duke of Duan's mansion. These two thieves were so audacious and lucky that they were able to sneak in."

The Seventh Prince must have been a little tired, and halfway through his speech he hugged my waist tightly and buried his head in my stomach.

After a long while, he said, "Two thieves entered the Prince Duan's mansion. Within a quarter of an hour, the guards discovered them. A quarrel broke out, and in the confusion, they somehow killed Prince Duan's only son. This incident was reported to the emperor."

I thought about it and felt something was still odd, so I said, "Your explanation still doesn't make sense."

Chongguang thought I was suspicious of him, and said angrily, "Why doesn't it make sense? Would I make up such a story just to discredit that bastard?"

His Highness the Seventh Prince's words were somewhat harsh, but I pretended not to hear them and continued, "If it were an ordinary petty thief, he would certainly have a very poor ability to hide. Even if you are going in the wrong direction, you will definitely find a lot of evidence if you just investigate. Even if you think it wasn't this thief who did it, it's always right to catch him. Is it possible that there are no people who can catch two thieves?"

Seeing that I wasn't trying to defend General Wang, Chongguang's temper immediately softened. He explained, "Someone's cleaning up their mess. That's why everyone has assumed for so long that this was the work of a skilled thief. Even the few clues left in the palace would be completely wiped out in no time."

"Who dares to be so bold? In the capital, they were able to get all the clues from you. People in the martial arts world certainly can't do it, but who among the noble families dares to do such a thing as confiscating the property and destroying the whole family?" I was really shocked, and the strength in my hands suddenly increased a lot.

"Be gentle." The Seventh Prince said, "It's the Queen."

"Empress?" I was so shocked I was speechless. "Even if you have a conflict of interest, why would she do such a foolish thing that hurts the enemy by a thousand and hurts herself by eight hundred?"

"Because of the Four Sacred Fruits." The Seventh Prince said calmly.

I have heard of these four sacred fruits several times. They were originally just legends in the martial arts world. I didn't expect that this matter would involve the court.

"Qianqiu, have you heard of the Four Sacred Fruits?" the Seventh Prince asked. "It's said that eating one of these fruits can double your martial arts power. Although the Crown Prince's martial arts skills are not weak, they are still no match for mine. The Empress is anxious and wants to find some to increase the Crown Prince's martial arts power."

This makes sense. No matter how wise the Queen is, as long as it involves His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, she can only try her best and can't care about anything else.

This is also why many modern parents know that the test is not good, but still have to do it.

"The Empress is a truly heroic woman, but I never thought she would believe such petty rumors for the sake of the Crown Prince. How pathetic!"

"The matter of the Four Sacred Fruits is true."

"What did you say?" The Seventh Prince's firm tone made me unable to react for a moment.

"Do you think a simple rumor could make the Empress act like this? The Empress has already verified this. The Four Sacred Fruits can indeed increase one's power." The Seventh Prince said, "The Empress can ask Zhaixing Tower three questions in her lifetime. The matter of the Four Sacred Fruits is the answer Zhaixing Tower gave when the Empress ordered people to go there to inquire about increasing power."

"This kind of thing seems to be secretive. How did you find out?" I asked.

"Because the Queen asked a second question, which is how to obtain the Four Sacred Fruits."

I was a little confused. What does this second question have to do with knowing this matter?

Seeing that I didn't understand, His Highness the Seventh Prince continued, "The explanation given by Zhaixing Tower is that it is obtained by those who are destined to obtain it, and it cannot be forced."

The idea of ​​these four sacred fruits sounds like the peerless divine weapons and treasures from martial arts novels, but this is real life. Where do so many of these weapons and treasures come from? Could it be that someone has taken control of Zhaixing Tower, dreaming of a lasting hegemony and unifying the martial arts world?

Of course, I didn’t dare say this out loud. After all, I was beaten up for complaining about Zhaixing Tower before.

How could I dare to say anything against Zhaixinglou now? I could only pretend to admire them and said, "Since Zhaixinglou said so, then it must be true. But doesn't Zhaixinglou say that only those who are destined to receive it will receive it? What is the Queen doing with all this nonsense?"

"Having been in a high position for so long, I no longer believe in the saying 'those with predestined relationships get what they want'. I only believe that my fate is in my own hands." The Seventh Prince sneered and said, "Even if I fail in the end, I can only blame my bad luck."

Chongguang naturally disliked the Empress, and sneered, "The Empress is determined to obtain the Four Sacred Fruits. If she simply sends people to search slowly, it will easily be snatched away by the so-called destined person. It would be better to spread the news, and the Empress's people will hide in the dark. As soon as the Four Sacred Fruits appear, they can snatch them away. That would be a good idea."

"Since the Queen's men were cleaning up after them, how did General Wang catch these two people?" I was still a little confused.

"General Wang didn't catch them at all. These two thieves, seeing that the rumors had died down, reported losing money at the gambling house." The Seventh Prince said, "The informant first brought this information to the palace, but the servants there thought he was just trying to attract attention and ignored him. Unexpectedly, General Wang picked up on him."

"Hahahahahaha." I laughed and said, "This also shows that General Wang is lucky. He can even pick up such a big credit."

This matter was not a big deal, so I chatted with His Majesty the Seventh Prince for a while, and while we were talking, dinner was served. To His Majesty the Seventh Prince and I, General Wang was not an important person, so we stopped talking about him and started having dinner.

"How long has it been since we had a quiet meal together?" I asked.

"Two months or three months, I've been busy lately and haven't been able to spend enough time with Qianqiu. Otherwise, I'll ask my father for leave and take you to the temple to burn incense."

I knew that His Highness the Seventh Prince was sincere in what he said, but I also knew that he couldn't leave right now, so I said, "You're not a child anymore. You still have to prioritize state affairs and the country. I can't help you much, but I can't hold you back."

Before I finished speaking, I heard someone running in hurriedly from outside. Chongguang's eyes darkened and were full of impatience.

Seeing Chongguang's appearance, I knew who he was, so I joked in my mind, "Forget taking me out to burn incense. Even having a quiet meal with me is extremely difficult. My eldest son has grown up and is capable. It seems that this country will fall apart without you."

Sure enough, before I finished joking, a eunuch came running in from outside. That eunuch was the eunuch who delivered the emperor's orders. No one dared to stop him and just let him rush into the house.

As soon as the eunuch entered the room, he saw the Seventh Prince looking at him with a half-smile. He knew that he might have angered the Seventh Prince, but the emperor had issued an order. Although he was afraid, he still bowed and greeted him, and then hurriedly said that the emperor summoned the Seventh Prince to see him immediately.

The Seventh Prince had no choice but to change into court robes and leave.

I looked at the departing Seventh Prince, my heart filled with pride, just like how proud I was that an unlearned and unskilled student finally got admitted to Qingbei after my hard work.

Predict what will happen in the future, and listen to the next decomposition.