The Marquise: I Earn My Own Worship

Chapter 177 Secret Confrontation

When there are too many people, trouble is easy to happen. After all, the attraction of a prince is no less than a mountain of gold placed in front of you.

There were rumors that the Sixth Prince would not live past the age of nine, but this life-and-death hurdle had been crossed unknowingly.

Of the six sons of the Emperor of Chu, five are still alive, excluding the eldest prince who has been imprisoned.

Among them, the second prince is unremarkable, his mother's family is weak, and he is also known as a typical good guy.

The third prince was arrogant and domineering, and extremely stupid. After the last palace coup, he was sent to his fiefdom by the Emperor of Chu, under the pretext of trial.

Anyone who understands knows that the Third Prince is really stupid. The Emperor of Chu looks down on him and would never pass the throne to him.

But after all, he was his own son, so he designated a rich land as his fiefdom, but did not confer the throne on him to show his dissatisfaction.

The only young ones left are the Fourth Prince, the Fifth Prince and the Sixth Prince.

The fourth and fifth princes were still detained in the Imperial Academy to study. Although the fourth prince was already seventeen, the Emperor of Chu planned to find an opportunity to allow him to enter the court.

Now the second prince has the sole power in the court, which is not conducive to the balance of the court.

Although the Second Prince seemed to be uncompetitive, the Emperor of Chu knew exactly what was going on. He knew who had leaked the news that Xiaoliu was not in the palace when the palace coup was set up to catch the tortoise in the jar.

Now the Emperor of Chu still feels scared when he thinks about it. The boss was really cruel. If it weren’t for the kid from the Duan family stirring up trouble, the coup would have been successful.

At that time, one of his most powerful secret guards was killed or two were injured, and he was trapped in the palace for more than a month, which was enough to show how dangerous it was at that time.

We must not allow one party to dominate this time, otherwise the palace coup that happened that year will happen again.

The Emperor of Chu pondered in his heart and began to sigh again.

His sons all have many bad habits, and he can't even pick out an outstanding one. How can he hand over the country to them?

There are some smart people, but unfortunately God is not kind to them. Too much intelligence will lead to harm, and they don’t have a healthy body.

It is a foregone conclusion that the Great Chu cannot accept a sick monarch.

Moreover, Xiaoliu's body is like that of the eldest son of the Duan family. He can only be taken care of and not work hard, otherwise he will end up aging prematurely.

He asked the imperial physician who treated Chu Qinling and repeatedly confirmed that the Emperor of Chu had given up that secret thought.

He hoped that his youngest son would live well.

Therefore, he gave up the best one and looked at the remaining three "odds and ends" with increasing displeasure.

But the others didn't know what the Emperor of Chu was thinking. They only knew that His Majesty's most beloved child had grown up.

People who had seen the Sixth Prince said privately that he did not look like he was nearing his end as previously claimed. He just looked a little weak, and walked like a normal person.

The son of the imperial concubine, the most beloved son of His Majesty, can drive people crazy just by hearing about him.

"Second brother, did you bring me out here just to listen to these people praising Xiaoliu?"

The fourth prince Chu Qinzhi sat aside, looking at the bustling street scene outside the window. Those people were discussing the sixth prince, the pride of the entire Chu.

The second prince Chu Qinwei looks honest and simple, and his slightly plump body makes him look naive and amiable.

"Fourth Brother, what did you say? We're out here today for tea and a view. This teahouse recently opened, and the view of the lotus lake over there is incredibly elegant. It's probably popular, so there are a lot of people. If those people downstairs are disturbing you, Second Brother will have them chased away."

Chu Qinzhi felt disdainful. Ever since his father expressed his intention to let him enter the court, his good second brother would invite him out for drinks and tea from time to time.

He looks like a good brother who takes care of his younger brother.

The eldest and third brothers were defeated, which made this cheap blood appear.

"Second brother should take a break. The sixth brother is not in good health. If you provoke him, I don't know whether Yipin is having a good time in the palace."

The Second Prince's hands, hidden in his sleeves, suddenly clenched, but he still smiled and said, "Fourth Prince, you're overthinking it. Second Brother doesn't even know what you're talking about."

He looked so innocent, as if he was so innocent.

"Oh, that might be my overthinking, brother. Hey, I remember that there is a concubine in Second Brother's house who is related to the Imperial Concubine. Wouldn't Second Brother have an even better relationship with Xiaoliu? How could Second Brother be willing to let Xiaoliu accompany a lazy person like me?"

Isn't this a satire on what happened last time? Master Ning is still imprisoned in the Ning Mansion and hasn't come out yet.

The Second Prince's expression finally showed a hint of ugliness, and the Fourth Prince smiled with satisfaction upon seeing this.

The second prince controlled his expression and looked at the fourth prince who was in a much happier mood. He cursed in his heart and his voice was tinged with coldness.

"Old Four, Xiaoliu is my biological brother, and has nothing to do with outsiders. Watch your words. We are all people who have to do things, so you should be careful about what you say and do."

"boom!"

The fourth prince put the teacup in his hand on the table in dissatisfaction. Who dared to lecture him about anything? The second prince was becoming more and more arrogant.

"This prince has his own father to discipline him, so second brother should take care of himself! I heard that my unborn nephew lost his life for no reason. How pitiful."

After saying this, he stood up and left, taking most of the palace people in the room with him.

When the sound died down, Chu Qinzhi couldn't help but smash the things on the table to pieces.

"Good! Very good!"

"Master, calm down."

The attendant next to him came forward

"roll!"

The servant had never seen his master like this before, and he was so frightened that he knelt on the ground.

Chu Qinzhi also realized his loss of composure and tried hard to return to his previous gentle and polite appearance, but his distorted face made him look even more ferocious.

Somewhat annoyed, he stood up and prepared to return home, and Eunuch Xia, who had just returned from outside, happened to run into the Second Prince who was about to go out.

Chu Qinzhi signaled with his eyes and walked out with a forced expression.

Eunuch Xia then noticed the servant kneeling on the ground. When the servant saw that the second prince had left, he was about to cry to Eunuch Xia, but his mouth was covered by two people beside him.

"If you want to blame someone, blame your bad luck today."

The servant was dragged away with a look of despair on his face. Originally, being by the prince's side was a great job, but now he would probably end up being a menial servant.

On the other side, the Sixth Prince and Kang Ge'er were accompanied by a large group of guards and palace maids. Today they were going to Jin Yu Man Lou, the largest jewelry store in the capital.

The Sixth Prince ordered that he would go and pick out some jewelry to give to the Imperial Concubine, so Duan Bo's Mansion sent people to clear the area early in the morning.

Chu Qinling kept this matter a secret from the imperial concubine and ordered the palace servants not to tell anyone.

Tomorrow is the Imperial Concubine's birthday, and Chu Qinling has planned early on to personally pick out a piece of jewelry to give to his mother.

In the palace, every move he makes is under the eyes of his mother. His mother knows everything he does, so there will be no surprises.

After the group arrived, Kang Ge'er showed his head out with an excited look on his face, followed by Chu Qinling and Xuan Ge'er.

Chu Qinling looked around calmly. He seldom went out and was very curious about the outside world.

A large group of people gathered around and were stopped by the servants of Duan Bo's mansion.

These people all came to Jin Yu Man Lou, but they heard that the place was booked out, so they were a little curious about who was so generous.

Many of them are dissatisfied and ready to cause trouble.