freenovelworld Chapter 457: No Way to Retreat, What to Do If I Return
Chapter 457: No Way to Retreat, What to Do If I Return
Moreover, there were only four of them in the room, and even the servants had all left.
"He'er, come, try this. This is made by your mother herself." The princess kept picking up dishes for Ji Chuhe. In just a short while, the bowl in front of Ji Chuhe was already filled with various dishes.
"Mother, I really can't finish it. You and Father should eat too."
"We're eating." Although the princess said this, she couldn't help but continue to pick up food for Ji Chuhe.
"Mother, it's evening now. It will be uncomfortable if you eat too much. Madam, please eat as much as you can." Xiao Yan'an took some food from the bowl in front of Ji Chuhe and ate it.
"You can't pick up some food from the plate yourself!" The princess slapped the back of his hand. "He'er can still finish what your mother picked up. I won't pick up any more food, and you don't have to take it away from He'er."
"I know, I know." Xiao Yan'an responded honestly.
Under the princess' care, Ji Chuhe tried hard to eat all the food in the bowl.
After dinner, Xiao Yan'an told Prince Huaiyang and the Princess in detail what had happened this time.
After hearing this, Prince Huaiyang's face became gloomy.
"What can I do to dispel his suspicion of me?"
"Father, he is not suspicious, but wary. Because you were the prince who had always been in the palace, but you were not crowned as a king. You were also the prince who was closest to the late emperor before his death. You also hold the jade pendant bestowed by the late emperor. If you are determined to compete for the throne, you have more legitimate rights and interests than him." Ji Chuhe explained the reason in one sentence.
"Fight for the position of crown prince? At that time, he already had a large army under his command, and with so many people supporting him, what could I do to fight him? It was already good enough to save my life in his hands. If he was afraid of me and wanted to get rid of me when he first ascended the throne, I could accept it. But now so many years have passed, his position has long been consolidated, and he still wants to kill me. In his eyes, I should not be alive."
The princess listened silently without responding.
Outsiders only know that the prince was the prince who was closest to the late emperor before his death, and that he was summoned by the late emperor almost every day, but they don't know the inside story.
At that time, the late emperor's health was deteriorating, and he became more and more eager and obsessed with elixirs. He had to draw the prince's blood every day to refine elixirs, and naturally he had to see the prince every day.
He was worried that the prince would not want to bleed and would use other blood to fool him, so he wanted to see with his own eyes people taking blood from the prince's body.
"Father, I originally thought that the Third Prince and the Queen could form an alliance, but now it seems that we need to reconsider this matter."
"We need to reconsider it." Prince Huaiyang nodded solemnly.
“However, we did not break off relations with the Third Prince this time, and he did not go so far as to attack us. We can still maintain our original relationship with the Queen and stabilize her first. This is better than falling out with her.” Ji Chuhe’s plan did not include any intention to break off relations with the Third Prince.
She left a lot of space for herself, and also for the queen.
"He'er is right. This is a very good way to deal with it." The princess nodded in appreciation. "If the queen had to choose between gaining the emperor's trust and taking the prince's life, she would choose to gain the emperor's trust without hesitation."
"There are still three princes in the court, but they are all relatively young. However, it is not time for the emperor to rush to appoint a crown prince." The voice of Prince Huaiyang sounded again.
Ji Chuhe looked at King Huaiyang, "Father, I want to ask you a question."
"what is the problem?"
"If, this time, the prince and I didn't escape safely, but died in Funing, what would you do?"
This question made Prince Huaiyang feel like he was struck by lightning!
Yeah! What will he do?
Continue to be a coward?
Continue to live a miserable life?
The princess' heart suddenly tightened, as if it was being strangled by an invisible hand.
I feel like suffocating just thinking about it. There is absolutely no way I can accept such an outcome.
"Father, Mother, the prince and I fled back to Huaiyang, which was a risky move. Moreover, it completely angered the emperor. The prince and I have to return to the imperial capital and continue to be hostages, allowing the emperor to control us. This will prevent his anger from spreading and burning the entire Huaiyang."
"No! I won't let you go back to the imperial capital!" The princess said firmly, "He'er, when you and An'er hadn't come back yet, I discussed with your father that we must keep you here no matter what! You just stay in Huaiyang peacefully. Even if the sky falls, your father and mother will hold it up!"
"Mother, calm down." Ji Chuhe held the princess's hand and comforted her softly, "We all know that it's easy to find a pretext to accuse someone of a crime. If we keep giving in, we won't get the emperor's mercy, let alone change his mind and let us go. As long as the emperor wants to accuse us of a crime, we will all die! Unless we have the capital to fight him. We don't have that capital now, so we have to endure the humiliation and wait for the right opportunity."
Having said that, Prince Huaiyang and the Princess understood what Ji Chuhe meant.
Instead of placing all your hopes on others, it is better to hold them in your own hands!
"Before, I never had any thoughts. I just wanted to live in peace in Huaiyang. It was him who forced me again and again! Since he is afraid that I am more qualified to inherit the throne than him, then I will take his throne!" King Huaiyang made up his mind immediately.
When Xiao Yan'an heard this, he suddenly raised his head, and the emotions in his heart were constantly surging.
"Your Majesty, no matter what decision you make, we will support you silently behind the scenes! We will face everything together as a family."
"Okay." Prince Huaiyang nodded solemnly.
"Father, Mother, you must spread the news that the prince and I have returned to Huaiyang now. Father will also write a memorial to the emperor, saying that we have to flee back to Huaiyang to save our lives. In addition, we must directly state that the governor of Qutan County and Lord Jing of the Astrology Pavilion intend to assassinate us!"
"Okay." Prince Huaiyang responded immediately, "I'll have someone arrange it right away."
"Also, the food collected in Huaiyang will be brought back to the imperial capital by the prince and I."
"He'er, we haven't told you the situation yet. The emperor listened to the slander and asked us to prepare more food than Huaiyang can provide. Your father and I are still worried about this matter."
"Don't worry, mother. You don't have to prepare the amount the emperor requires. Just take out the amount that Huaiyang can take out, and leave the rest to us."
"Okay." The princess completely trusted Ji Chuhe.
……
The news that Xiao Yan'an and Ji Chuhe had fled back to Huaiyang spread quickly.
The memorial from Prince Huaiyang was also presented to the emperor.