lcionline Chapter 256: Won’t Let It Happen (11)
Chapter 256: Won’t Let It Happen (11)
When Tu Weizhi entered the palace and asked to see the emperor, he was rejected by Emperor Tu Yanqing.
"Your Majesty, His Majesty is tired. If you want to see His Majesty about Miss Nie, His Majesty said that there is no room for maneuver in this matter." The eunuch chief, Eunuch Chen, walked up to Tu Weizhi, saluted respectfully, and then spoke in a soft voice.
Hearing what Eunuch Chen said, Tu Weizhi took a deep breath, closed his eyes, and then slowly said, "Thank you, Eunuch Chen."
"Take care." Eunuch Chen smiled and watched Tu Weizhi leave.
After walking away, Tu Weizhi did not leave the palace. He chose to find the seventh prince Tu Mingyuan.
In the cold palace.
Tu Mingyuan sat cross-legged on a cushion in the hall, still wearing his patched gray robe, his dark hair cascading down behind him. In his arms lay a black cat, soundly sleeping, and Tu Mingyuan gently stroked its back.
A cold wind blew in from outside the hall, and Tu Mingyuan turned his head to look.
Tu Weizhi stormed into the hall, tutting his tongue. He then walked up to Tu Mingyuan and said coldly, "You seem to have nothing to do!"
"I was never favored in the palace, so it's natural that I'm idle." Tu Mingyuan's eyes were still covered with white gauze. He lowered his head and continued his movements. The black cat nestled in his arms twitched its ears and continued to sleep comfortably.
Tu Weizhi realized that he had said the wrong thing. He sighed, walked to Tu Mingyuan, pulled over a worn cushion and sat down cross-legged.
"I did say something wrong, Your Highness, please don't mind." Tu Weizhi frowned, resting his hands on his knees and sighing, "Your Highness should know that His Majesty has arranged a marriage between me and Li'er."
"I've heard something about it." Tu Mingyuan's voice was light and even.
"Your Highness, I don't want to be separated from Nie Qingxue." Tu Weizhi lowered his eyes and said a little depressed.
Tu Mingyuan curled his lips and smiled slightly. He stopped stroking the black cat and looked up at Tu Weizhi. "Weizhi, are you still unwilling to tell the truth?"
"What truth?" Tu Weizhi was confused.
"The person you never want to leave is the second daughter of the Nie family, Nie Huaili." Tu Mingyuan's voice was cold. He continued, "We have known each other for many years. I already knew that the person you had in mind was not Nie Qingxue. Although you have always told me how much you adore Nie Qingxue, I know you are lying. I cannot see things and am extremely sensitive to the tone of others' words."
Tu Weizhi never expected Tu Mingyuan to say this. He was stunned for a moment, and then he heard Tu Mingyuan's voice again.
"If you want to reconcile with Nie Qingxue, then you may still have a chance at the Deer Hunting Festival."
"What about you, Your Highness? Who will you team up with for this Deer Hunting Festival?" Tu Weizhi asked puzzledly.
In previous years, despite being an unpopular prince, the emperor, out of respect for the royal family, had allowed Tu Mingyuan to participate during the Deer Hunting Festival. However, Tu Mingyuan's eyesight was poor, so Tu Weizhi always accompanied him. If he wanted to go find Nie Qingxue during the Deer Hunting Festival in a few days, what would Tu Mingyuan do?
"I have invited Mr. Gu to join my team." Tu Mingyuan said lightly.
"Gu Guiyan? Why?!" Tu Weizhi asked in disbelief. He couldn't believe that Tu Mingyuan would team up with someone of unknown origin.
"Don't you think Mr. Gu is very interesting?" Tu Mingyuan smiled slightly. The cat in his arms seemed to wake up, stood up and stretched.
Tu Weizhi, “…”
"But you have eye disease." Tu Weizhi said in a low voice.
Tu Mingyuan kept smiling. "So what? Even though I have an eye problem, I still learned to ride a horse."
Tu Weizhi was silent. Tu Mingyuan had learned horseback riding even earlier than he had. If Tu Mingyuan hadn't had an eye disease, he would have learned much more.
"Are you still angry?" Tu Mingyuan asked.
Tu Weizhi shook his head. "I'm not angry anymore. It's just that when I think about Nie Qingxue proposing marriage between me and Li'er on her own initiative, I feel uncomfortable all over."
Tu Mingyuan raised his hand, bent his index finger, and accurately tapped Tu Weizhi on the head, not too hard or too light. "A man who is promiscuous will not have a good ending."
"Of course I know." Tu Weizhi touched his head and smiled casually, "I will not let a bad result happen."
Gu Zhai.
Gu Chang was still sewing the protective cover in the room when he suddenly thought of a problem.
Since Tu Mingyuan wanted to team up with him, wouldn't that mean Tu Mingyuan is blind? How could he hunt without being able to see?
At that time, he was only thinking about how to make a protective shield and forgot about this.
But no matter how much he thought about it, Gu Chang knew he couldn't come up with a conclusion.
Gu Chang felt that he should be more careful with the Seventh Prince who did not play by the rules.
Time soon arrived at the Deer Hunting Festival.
It was a sunny day with a clear blue sky without a single cloud.
Inside the Qiongshan Hunting Ground.
The mighty honor guard stretched from the foot of the mountain all the way to an open space halfway up the mountain.
Emperor Tu Yanqing, dressed in horseback riding attire, sat in the frontmost imperial sedan chair. To his right sat the glamorously made-up Imperial Noble Consort Yang Ruiyue. To his left sat the gentle, smiling Empress.
Behind the emperor were Crown Prince Tu Ming'en, Princess Tu Minyin, and other members of the royal family.
As the troops gradually gathered in the open space, the nobles who had been waiting around knelt one after another and shouted in unison, "Long live our emperor!"