bookrandom Chapter 200 He is my uncle
Chapter 200 He is my uncle
The one who said this was the eldest daughter, Chu Qinrui, the legitimate daughter of King Rui. She had a hot-tempered personality and was a person who never changed her mind.
King Rui was so angry that he blew his nose and glared. He never thought of this before. Were these rebellious daughters of his going to rebel?
"nonsense!"
"Bao Shou, come here."
Prince Rui called Chu Yuhui over.
"Baoshou, Grandfather is asking you, are you willing to be the Sixth Prince's study companion?"
Chu Yuhui has a somewhat aloof personality, but he is much gentler than usual in front of his loved ones.
"Grandfather, thunder and rain are all the grace of the emperor. Since the emperor's uncle has chosen me to go, I will go."
Prince Rui touched Chu Yuhui's head with a loving look.
"Grandfather is asking if you want to go. If you have even the slightest objection, Grandfather will go and ask His Majesty to revoke his order."
Chu Yuhui pursed his lips and forced a faint smile.
"It's okay, Grandpa. Your grandson is willing."
Seeing that his expression was genuine, King Rui was silent for a moment. "If you're willing, go ahead."
"Father!"
Chu Qinrui and others wanted to speak.
"All right!"
Prince Rui glared, and his beard was about to stand up in anger.
On weekdays, he spoiled these old girls too much. They became lawless and even ignored the words of His Majesty.
"You two are already so old, but you're still like unmarried women, with tempers worse than bulls."
King Rui stood up angrily and walked back and forth in the hall.
"Especially you, big sister. You are almost 40 or 50 years old. You are not a young lady anymore! Your grandson is older than Baoshou, why are you still following them?"
King Rui walked up to Chu Qinrui and looked at her.
Chu Qinrui was still feeling uncomfortable at this time. He didn't even want to look at his old father and turned his head away.
"Shame on you!"
Prince Rui became even angrier and cursed her, pointing at her nose.
Chu Qinrui was unhappy. He turned around, his hand still pointing at her head, tilted his head and stood up.
When he stood up, he was taller than the shrunken King Rui.
Chu Qinrui grabbed the hand of King Rui, which was pointing at her, and supported him, helping him sit down on a chair beside him.
"My dear father, I am worried about Baoshou."
Chu Qinrui poured a cup of tea for Prince Rui and said, "I just can't bear to leave him alone outside. We don't have the time to go into the palace to look after him on weekdays. What if he gets wronged outside?"
"Who dares! I'll see which little bastard dares to show disrespect to Baoshou. I'll beat him to death."
Prince Rui knocked the teacup heavily.
At this time, Chu Qinqian spoke up. She was the fifth child in the family.
"That's not certain. The Sixth Prince is the Imperial Concubine's son, and he's not in good health. He might have a bad temper. If he gets upset and takes it out on Baoshou, do you, father, dare to hit His Majesty's most beloved child?"
Prince Rui choked and became hesitant again after hearing this.
"I don't think the problem lies with the Sixth Prince. I've met him before. He's a gentle and good boy."
The one who spoke was the fourth child, Chu Qinxiao.
"If you say so, then what is the problem?"
Chu Qinmei was a little anxious. She was also impatient and hated her fourth sister's slow speaking style the most.
"Hey, Eleven, don't interrupt Fourth Sister."
"The Sixth Prince is favored, and many people resent him. Apart from other things, the older princes may not be very friendly to this younger brother."
As Chu Qinxiao spoke, he was slapped hard by the person next to him.
"You're going to die! How dare you say that to the princes? You're still so careless with your words."
She is Chu Qinxiao's biological sister, the second child Chu Qinyao.
She looked at the fourth brother with some disappointment, and twisted him a few times in anger.
It turns out that no matter how old you are, you have to listen to your sister.
Chu Qinxiao quickly begged for mercy, and the other sisters beside her stepped forward to persuade her to reconcile.
"Alright, alright, this isn't the first time she's acted like this. She's already forty, give her some face. Baoshou is still here."
"She's already forty, and she hasn't learned her lesson yet. Last time, she said something about the wife of the Jin family outside, and someone reported it to me. Even now, she still doesn't look happy when she sees me."
Chu Qinxiao felt a little guilty. He had slipped up last time and forgot that he was outside.
"I think what Fourth Sister said is quite right. Last time I heard that the Fourth Prince's concubine offended the Sixth Prince, and guess what, the Fourth Prince ran to His Majesty to apologize."
"What?! Why haven't I heard of this? Why did the Fourth Prince apologize to His Majesty instead of the Sixth Prince?"
I really don't understand this wave of operations.
"That's right. I guess they were afraid that the Sixth Prince would complain, but the Sixth Prince didn't even mention it when he returned to the palace."
Prince Rui looked at the seven old ladies in front of him. Weren't they discussing Baoshou's companionship? Why did they end up talking about the prince's gossip?
"But everyone knows that the Sixth Prince is weak, it's impossible for him to... that."
Lao Ba made a gesture, and everyone understood.
"Then shouldn't we cultivate a good relationship with this favored and non-threatening younger brother?"
"Yes, why is that?"
Several people looked at each other, somewhat confused.
It was Prince Rui who spoke again. He looked around with an extremely serious expression on his face.
"Who said that brothers who pose no threat should be won over?"
"The royal family is unemotional. With Concubine Ning being favored, the other princes and concubines must have long been resentful. Jealousy can distort a person. Do you think the Fourth Prince doesn't know that this will anger His Majesty? Humph, he simply doesn't take his younger brother seriously. Anyway, no one will succeed the Sixth Prince."
Prince Rui recalled that his father and the late emperor were brothers, which was why their bloodline was continued.
But the Sixth Prince does not have a brother who can take the throne.
Prince Rui knew why the Emperor of Chu wanted Baoshou to be the Sixth Prince's study companion. It was simply to tie his youngest son to the royal family so that no matter who succeeded to the throne in the future, the Sixth Prince would be able to escape.
Baoshou is the only one in their family, and Baoshou's aunts are still alive. Even if the new emperor wants to settle accounts with this younger brother, he has to consider the backup forces of the royal family.
Your Majesty is very calculating.
Baoshou also needed a royal relative to support him. He originally thought that it would be better to be close to the future new emperor, so he sent his men to test several princes.
Unexpectedly, His Majesty discovered him so quickly and threw his little son over.
Emperor Chu: Since you like my sons, I will send one to you. It is the one I love the most. That is very kind, brother.
Prince Rui sighed inwardly and bent his body slightly.
"The Sixth Prince is the Sixth Prince, that's fine. At least our family won't be dragged into that quagmire. Safe and sound is better than anything else."
The eldest sister Chu Qinrui said that their husband's family could not guarantee anything, but at least the Rui Wang Mansion would not be involved. After all, Baoshou was the only descendant of the Rui Wang.
They can't afford to lose.
Chu Yuhui stepped forward and placed his hand on King Rui's hand. The tender, cold white little hand formed a sharp contrast with the old, shriveled hand, as if they were performing some grand handover ceremony.
"Grandfather, don't worry. Making friends with the Sixth Prince will benefit our family now, and he's my uncle by seniority. With this relationship, outsiders won't bully my grandson."