0p0 Chapter 2917 I think I've seen you somewhere
Chapter 2917 I think I've seen you somewhere
Shi Li stood by and watched the emperor and the tenth prince like an ordinary father and son. The tenth prince hugged the emperor's neck with a smile, mumbling "Father".
The steward also stood by and apologized with a smile.
"It has been a long time since I have seen Your Majesty laugh so happily."
Shi Li: ...
[The housekeeper hasn't seen the young master smile in a long time.]
【It’s been a long time since I’ve seen the sun at seven in the morning. 】
[It's been a long time since we've seen a truly handsome man in ancient costume in the Chinese entertainment industry.]
The barrage of comments almost made Shi Li laugh out loud. Looking at the steward's fawning look, she wondered if he had secretly placed a bet on the Tenth Prince.
But it has nothing to do with her, she just needs to do her part.
But being close to the emperor, it is really hard not to be well-informed.
By the end of the year, Qi Shaoyuan had made some outstanding political achievements in Jiangnan. Along with these achievements, there was also the news that she had been assassinated and seriously injured in Jiangnan.
Shi Li couldn't help but worry for her, knowing that it was not easy to stand out.
The emperor immediately sent the imperial physician and a team of guards with high martial arts skills to Jiangnan. On the one hand, he valued Qi Shaoyuan, but on the other hand, he did not want to disappoint the meritorious person.
When this incident happened, the prince asked to see the emperor twice and expressed his desire to go to Jiangnan, but was directly rejected by the emperor.
"You are the crown prince of a country."
At that time, Shi Li was the only one serving in the Yangxin Palace. The chief steward and other eunuchs were not present. Shi Li clearly heard the emperor say these words to the prince in a light tone.
She even noticed that the emperor glanced at her after he said this.
Shi Li lowered her head and silently clamped her non-existent tail between her legs.
But half a year later, the prince finally went to Jiangnan in person.
And it was not he who volunteered, but the emperor himself gave the order.
Days of heavy rain have caused a flood unseen in a decade in the south of the Yangtze River, leaving the people destitute. The emperor is deeply concerned and ultimately decides to send the crown prince to take charge, demonstrating his authority.
Before leaving, the crown prince went to the palace to express his gratitude and happened to meet the tenth prince who also came to the Yangxin Palace to talk to the emperor. The three of them, father and son, got together for a rare occasion.
Seeing the crown prince, the tenth prince, who was sitting on the emperor's lap, immediately slid to the ground and respectfully called the crown prince "brother".
At the age of three, the tenth prince was already old enough to be sensible and stood in front of the crown prince like a little adult.
The prince also nodded at him, "Tenth brother."
Afterwards, the emperor did not drive the tenth prince away, but instead told the prince in person the importance of this trip to Jiangnan and asked him to be careful in everything.
The prince wrote down everything, said a few words about his thoughts, and then prepared to leave.
The hem of the clothes was grabbed by a small hand.
The Crown Prince lowered his head and saw the Tenth Prince pulling him seriously, saying word by word, "Brother, be careful. I'll wait for you to come back."
"Okay." The prince raised his hand, touched the tenth prince's head, and looked at the emperor again.
The emperor nodded to him.
This time, the prince went to Jiangnan for a long time.
After a major disaster, there will inevitably be epidemics, and the people who are forced to make a living will also have all kinds of thoughts. Various things happen frequently in the Jiangnan area.
The emperor also summoned ministers from various departments for several days in a row, trying to solve the problems in Jiangnan from all aspects.
Palace servants like Shi Li were forced to work overtime, diligently accompanying the emperor through the night every day.
But after all, Shi Li is now a person who is in front of the emperor. Naturally, the eunuchs will rush to do the errands and trivial tasks, and he is idle most of the time.
The steward seemed to have accepted his fate and didn't target him for a long time.
It was already curfew time when urgent bad news arrived from Jiangnan, eight hundred miles away.
The prince fell into the river and disappeared!
Shi Li was beside the emperor, and her first reaction when she heard the news was to look at the emperor.
His face instantly turned cold, his brows furrowed, and his hands on the table clenched.
The life and death of a country's crown prince is now uncertain. This matter is even more serious than everything that happened in Jiangnan combined.
The crown prince was originally trained by the emperor. Before the appearance of the tenth prince, he had always been the only heir to the throne. Now that such a major event has occurred, it has directly shaken the foundation of the country.
At the morning court the next day, many ministers could not help but jump out and urge the emperor to make plans early.
But the emperor's face was very bad, and he threw the memorial directly at the faces of those people with a dark face.
"The Crown Prince went to Jiangnan on my behalf to provide disaster relief. Now something has happened, and you are making it sound so easy!"
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is the heir to the throne. Now we don't know whether he is alive or dead. We are doing this for the greater good!" There are still some people who are not afraid of death and dare to face the emperor's wrath.
Shi Li stood far away in the corner and felt a chill on the back of their necks.
I don’t know if the emperor has become soft-hearted with his age, or what, but he didn’t attack them directly, but just ordered them to get out.
The ministers did not dare to say much, but the exchange of glances between them after leaving the court was very intriguing.