0p0 Chapter 131 The 2nd Prince would be more suitable
Chapter 131 The 2nd Prince would be more suitable
"How long has Huai He been gone?" asked the old emperor.
"It's been five days."
Su He counted the days every day, and sometimes wondered, how come only five days had passed?
"Five days..."
The old emperor was muttering to himself, his eyes fixed on something, and no one knew what he was thinking.
A few seconds later, he supported himself and stood up, holding Zhaoyang's hand and walking towards the inner hall. The palace maid who was serving Ou Su wanted to follow, but was stopped by Su He.
She smiled faintly and asked, "It's too boring to just eat lotus root cakes. Auntie, why don't you add some bean and rice porridge?"
The maid was a little apprehensive: "I am just a low-ranking maid, I cannot be called an aunt, Madam, you are too kind."
All the palace maids who can be called aunt can be in charge of things.
"Nothing, you are still young, you will become the aunt in charge."
"I appreciate your words, Madam."
After hearing this, the palace maid felt somewhat happy, lowered her head and went out to prepare the bean and rice porridge.
Su He glanced at the inner hall, and through the distant pearl curtain, she could see that Zhaoyang had a heavy expression, and the old emperor looked even more worried.
Although he didn't know what they were discussing, Su He's intuition told him that he shouldn't stay here at the moment.
She thought for a moment and left the hall.
A chill wind blew past in the corridor outside.
Su He stamped her steps gently, rubbed the hot air on her hands, and waited quietly.
"Mrs. Lu?"
Baili Jun's voice came from behind, and Su He hurriedly bowed. He glanced and saw that there was another person opposite him. Just by looking at the familiar boots, he could guess who it was.
Lu Yanxiu.
"Are you here with the eldest princess?" Baili Jun asked.
Su He replied: "Yes."
Looking at the direction Baili Jun and Lu Yanxiu were walking from, it should be Kunning Palace.
Maybe they are just following behind.
Su He was a little surprised to see Lu Yanxiu here.
The difference from the past was that his body was much rounder and he looked somewhat weak and haggard.
I think it's because of the bloodletting.
Human blood ginseng soup?
Su He didn’t know whether Lu Yanxiu’s blood would be useful to the old emperor, but just looking at his current condition, she felt satisfied from the bottom of her heart.
Baili Jun asked to enter the palace. Apart from the eunuchs on duty, there were only her and Lu Yanxiu in the corridor.
Su He didn't want to talk to him, but he brought up the topic first.
"Ah He, I..."
"Mr. Lu, just say whatever you want to say. There's no need to be hesitant."
After all, the two had been strangers for a long time.
Lu Yanxiu's eyes were dim, except for a glimmer of light when he looked towards Su He.
He hesitated, not knowing whether he should say it.
After thinking for a while, he said, "The prince has promised not to pursue the matter of the curse any further."
Su He raised her eyebrows, quite surprised, she had never heard of it before.
"My blood can help His Majesty, so I made a deal with the prince."
Because his grandmother tried hard to identify Liu Qiuqiu as the murderer in the curse case in court, Lu Yanxiu had to exchange himself in order to save her from going to jail.
Su He understood.
She twisted her fingers around the silk handkerchief and gently pinched it, and asked softly, "You saved her, have you ever thought that she would betray you?"
"What do you mean?"
"The princess asked Imperial Physician Zhang to check my pulse and I'm pregnant."
Lu Yanxiu was stunned, his feet seemed to be entangled by vines and he couldn't move.
His eyes fell on Su He's flat belly. He thought she was joking, or maybe the imperial physician had taken the wrong pulse.
My stomach hasn't made any noises in three years since I got married.
It’s only been a year and a half since her divorce, and only a year since she and Lu Huaihe were married, and she’s... pregnant?
"You didn't lie to me?"
Lu Yanxiu felt incredulous. He grabbed Su He's hand, wanting an explanation, but she shook him off.
"Since I met you, I have never lied to you once. It is you who lied to me everywhere."
"I……"
"You were imprisoned for so long, and then taken to the Eastern Palace by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I'm sure you haven't heard any news from the outside world. Your dearest sister, Lu Yunqing, was killed by your concubine Liu. One is lying in a coffin, and the other is sleeping in a dungeon."
Su He spoke very seriously, word by word.
She also deliberately emphasized the tone of certain words.
The purpose was to see Lu Yanxiu's reaction.
He was indeed shocked when he heard it and couldn't accept it.
"Qiqi, it's impossible. She normally wouldn't even dare to step on an ant to death. How could she..."
"what are you guys saying?"
Baili Jun's voice suddenly rang in his ears.
Lu Yanxiu quickly stopped talking, looking sad and hurt.
Su He smiled and replied, "Your Highness, Master Lu is telling me that being able to dedicate my flesh and blood to His Majesty is a blessing that I have earned through many lifetimes."
"Really?" Seeing the expressions of the two people, one happy and the other worried, Baili Jun obviously didn't believe it, and he was also tactful enough not to expose it.
"Prince, I have something to say but I don't know whether I should say it or not?" Su He suddenly said.
Baili Jun nodded, motioning for her to continue.
Su He did not avoid Lu Yanxiu and said immediately: "Your Highness the Crown Prince has always been popular among the people and is deeply loved. If the news of liberating human blood to feed the emperor gets out, it may damage your reputation. I am afraid that the people will be swayed."
"The medicine in the palace can no longer cure it. If I don't seek help from the immortals, should I just watch my father pass away?"
"Of course not!" Su He explained in a gentle tone, "Even if it's for the sake of His Majesty, how ridiculous is the matter of human blood ginseng soup? Even if the prince insists on doing it today, when the truth comes out one day, the people will only blame the prince for disregarding other people's lives for the sake of his own family! You should know that it is always easier to bear a bad name than to have a good reputation."
Baili Jun narrowed his eyes and signaled everyone around him to retreat.
Dudu and Su He were the only ones standing there.
He sighed: "What can you do?"
Su He lowered her eyes, "The Second Prince may be more suitable for this task than the Crown Prince."
Baili Jun raised his eyes and looked her over with scrutiny.
How bold is it to put forward this suggestion?
"Don't you think so, Prince?"
Baili Juan sneered: "Does Lu Yuan know that he married a good wife?"
Of course he thought about it secretly.
But I had already been unfair to Baili Feng for what happened back then, so how dare I let him bear the blame?
But Baili Juan didn't understand why Su He suggested this? Did he want to see the two brothers fight?
"Thank you for the compliment, Your Highness."
Baili Jun laughed in anger, took a deep look, and walked away.
Lu Yanxiu wanted to ask Su He about the affairs of the Lu Mansion, but Baili Jun had left, so he couldn't stay any longer and had to leave with Baili Jun.
Su He tightened the hands in her sleeves.
There was a smile in his eyes.
Baili Jun will definitely adopt her advice and implement it very quickly.
Su He wasn't really trying to find a way to maintain his reputation, it was just that he was feminine, like a little rabbit. It was really too easy for Lu Yanxiu to be by his side.
If it were Baili Feng, even if his blood could be used as a medicine for His Majesty, he would never come out alive.