vstars Chapter 155 Prince Shen
Chapter 155 Prince Shen
In Suowu Palace, Lan Qingwu was sorting out the letters written to her by Gao Lanyan. She flipped through, folded, and sorted them one by one, and finally put them one by one into a pear wood box.
Ruhan hurried into the bedroom and bowed first. "Master, Lan Hao has sent a message. The cousin was locked up in the woodshed by the Duke of Rong. Because of the Duke of Rong's wife's desperate efforts to stop him, the Duke did not do anything else."
Lan Qingwu nodded as expected: "Wait a little longer!"
In the Rongguo Mansion, the wife of the Duke of Rong was so angry that she kept gasping for breath: "Mammy, did you hear that? This is my good son. Not only does he not listen to me, but he also disobeys me to such an extent for a woman and even wants to kill Qi'er!"
It turned out that just a moment ago, a fierce quarrel broke out between mother and son. Jiang Qi insisted that Yu Moqi pay with her life, and the wife of Duke Rong tried desperately to stop her, even threatening her own life. In the end, Jiang Qi was disappointed, sad, and in extreme pain: "Mother, you can keep her life, and I can let her go, but from now on, I will never marry another woman!"
At 9:00 PM the next morning, Lan Hao brought new news: Rong Guogong's cousin Yu Moqi had passed away the previous night due to a sudden illness. Because the cousin had not married, the Rong Guogong buried Yu Moqi outside the palace. Upon hearing this, Rong Guogong's wife fell ill and was bedridden.
Lan Qingwu gently closed his eyes after hearing the news. "Lan Yan, you can rest in peace now. Jiang Qi didn't let you down after all."
Lan Qingwu couldn't help but shed tears again when he thought of the two young children left behind by Gao Lanyan.
Emperor Shenwu walked into the bedroom and saw Lan Qingwu was sad again. He walked forward helplessly. He held Lan Qingwu's shoulders and gently wiped the tears from her cheeks: "Ruoruo, are you still thinking about Madam Jiang Qi? You will not be able to bear this sadness all the time."
Lan Qingwu gently grasped the hand of the Divine Martial Emperor, somewhat bewildered. "Brother Heng, is it their fault that this happened between them? They simply can't tolerate anyone else between them. Is this all simply because of their deep affection? Is there no room for such a pure relationship between them in this imperial city?"
Emperor Shenwu was silent for a few moments. "I can only say that Jiang Qi's status doesn't allow him to tolerate many people like them. However, this incident also has Jiang Qi's fault. He knew his mother's plan and should have taken decisive action to eliminate their threat long ago, instead of constantly giving in for his mother and letting that woman have improper thoughts, which led to such consequences. It's also possible that there has been no one else between them, and it has always been simple and innocent, so neither of them thought too much."
Lan Qingwu thought about it carefully and realized that Gao Lanyan had never experienced the competition for favor among wives and concubines, and had no idea how terrible a woman's jealousy could be. She probably herself did not realize the danger was coming.
Lan Qingwu was somewhat bewildered and said helplessly, "Your Majesty...Brother Heng, what about you and me..."
The identities and circumstances of you and me are even more complicated and difficult to understand. What will happen to them in the future?
Emperor Shenwu reached out and hugged Lan Qingwu: "You! Stop imagining nonsense. I came to see if my prince is obedient in his mother's belly today."
Lan Qingwu leaned into the arms of the Shenwu Emperor and said softly, "The emperor has been waiting for his father to come and see him."
After that, the two of them whispered sweet nothings to each other, and Lan Qingwu was no longer so sad. The two of them hugged each other quietly.
In the far southwest, in the Prince's Mansion, Prince Shen closed his eyes, patiently waiting for something.
A moment later, there was movement from the side room. Two people entered the room one after the other.
Prince Shen opened his eyes and looked at the two people. The person walking in front slightly turned sideways, revealing the person behind him. Prince Shen nodded in satisfaction and walked around the person a few times: "Not bad, not bad, almost exactly the same!"
The man in front replied, "Thanks to the Duke, all my hard work has paid off!"
Prince Shen's eyes revealed a hint of madness: "Mr. Lin, you have worked hard! With this person who looks exactly like me, I am free and can finally return to the imperial city I have been thinking about day and night!"
"Congratulations, Prince! Congratulations, Prince! Your wishes will surely come true!"
Prince Shen laughed triumphantly, and the stand-in who looked exactly like him also curled up the corners of his mouth slightly. The smile was indescribably weird and dangerous.
Prince Shen laughed heartily and said, "That Zhou Qizheng, the Deer King! How foolish! He openly opposed Zhou Xuheng. How could our Majesty forgive him? Mr. Lin, that Deer King doesn't know that the most effective way to deal with something is to attack and rot it from within!"
Mr. Lin said quickly, "How can that Deer King be compared with the Duke? The Duke can leave this substitute in this remote area to deal with the spies and secret sentries of the current emperor, while you can rush to the Imperial City immediately. The Empress Dowager has always missed you and must be waiting for your early return to the Imperial City. When you return, the Empress Dowager will definitely stand by your side!"
Prince Shen said as a matter of course: "That's as it should be. When has Zhou Xuheng ever been in the eyes of the Queen Mother?"
More than a month later, Lan Qingwu's pregnancy was finally three months old. Emperor Shenwu took her out of the palace and came to the outskirts of the imperial city to pay homage to Gao Lanyan.
Emperor Shenwu stayed in the carriage, and Lan Qingwu was carefully helped out of the carriage by Ruping and Ruhan.
Lan Qingwu approached the tomb step by step. She was still a little dazed. Lan Yan, I didn't expect that when we meet again, it would be like this.
When he got closer to the tomb, Lan Qingwu discovered that there was another person next to the tomb.
The man was sitting on the ground without any image, holding a white wine bottle in his hand and drinking it in big gulps. At his feet, several empty wine bottles were lying scattered around.
"Jiang Qi! Prince!" Lan Qingwu called softly.
Jiang Qi slowly raised his head, revealing a pair of confused and painful eyes. He stared for a long while before speaking, "Empress Yipin? You're here after all. Lan Yan must be very happy to have a close friend like you."
Lan Qingwu didn't know how to persuade her, nor did he intend to. Some pains needed time to heal.
Ru Ping was busy waiting by the side to light the incense, and Lan Qingwu completed the worship step by step.
Jiang Qi just stood there, watching Lan Qingwu pay his respects.
The two sad people didn't talk about anything else. When Lan Qingwu turned around to leave, Jiang Qi finally said, "Thank you!"
Lan Qingwu tried hard to suppress his emotions and whispered, "Although words of persuasion are useless, I still want to say that I hope you can take care of your two children with Lan Yan. You can't just worry about yourself. Lan Yan...is most worried about her two children! I heard that in her last moments, she desperately wanted to keep the baby in her belly!"