Chapter 544: Chapter 545, The Emperor’s Thoughts
The Emperor’s first gift was an exquisite piece of Blood Jade.
Although valuable, what people envied the most was the Emperor’s deep favor.
With the Emperor’s deep favor, what treasures couldn’t one acquire?
"This concubine thanks His Majesty on behalf of the children for the reward!" The Princess Consort of the Loyal Prince laughed heartily.
She felt extremely proud inside.
Now her grandson had won the Emperor’s favor, and his future was bound to be bright.
Heh heh!
The Princess Consort of the Loyal Prince wanted to laugh out loud, to laugh wildly even.
Her regard for Mrs. Dai, who had given birth to the eldest grandson, grew even more.
Although Mrs. Dai had also given birth to a daughter, the one presented had to be the legitimate eldest grandson.
"I heard there is also a little niece?"
"Replying to His Majesty, they are boy and girl twins, this is the brother, the sister is not well, so she wasn’t brought out!" said the Princess Consort of the Loyal Prince, beaming with joy.
The main concern was fear that the child would be hurt if disturbed.
"No matter!" the Emperor said, and drew out a jade pendant, "Aunt Wang, give this jade pendant to the niece on my behalf!"
A daughter, whether presented or not, didn’t really matter.
In the case of twins, it’s normal for the brother to be strong and the sister to be weak.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
The Emperor smiled and was then greeted by the Loyal Prince to the outer court. He scanned around and did not see Chu Yu, his brows slightly furrowing before he asked, "I heard the nineteenth brother also came?"
Chu Yu ranks nineteenth, and now there are few who call him by that number.
The late Emperor’s favorite was little nineteen; calling him the beloved nineteen made many feel hesitant.
"He’s here, must have gone to play!" said the Loyal Prince, unable to suppress a chuckle.
A bunch of spoilt nobles can be quite a headache when they cause a ruckus, especially since each one comes from a powerful family, and one can’t easily offend them.
Even the Emperor himself must hesitate multiple times before taking them to task.
"Nineteenth brother seems to be the same as always!"
Upon hearing this, the Loyal Prince thought the statement required consideration.
If there were no changes, then on returning from Nanjiang this time, the poison in his body had been resolved, and he looked much healthier.
Although he still mixed with a bunch of rakes, which one of these rakes did not come from a family with complicated and extensive connections?
Not to mention the two sons, Prince Cheng and Prince Kang.
He always felt that these people together could stir up major trouble.
But today was not the day to say it, who knows if someone was hiding behind and eavesdropping, he chuckled and said, "Little nineteen is still young, it will be better after he gets married in a couple of years!"
The Emperor’s smile briefly stiffened, a faint glint flashing in his eyes.
Without changing his expression, he said, "Yes, as his elder brother, I wanted to choose a good marital match for him. But father left an Imperial Decree, allowing him to decide for himself, to see which girl he takes a liking to, and I will grant the marriage!"
Everywhere guarding against him, everywhere looking out for Chu Yu and Jinfeng.
For a father to be this biased was indeed unprecedented and unmatched.
"..."
The Loyal Prince fell silent.
The late Emperor’s extreme favoritism towards Chu Yu was well known.
If it hadn’t been for the other Princes being older and Chu Yu only being seven or eight, unable to secure the throne firmly, the late Emperor might have passed the throne to Chu Yu.
With the current Emperor’s ascension, it was merely about seniority.
There was no Imperial Decree or the like.
He had heard that the Princess Jinfeng held several last wills, but what exactly was contained within them, no one knew.
For the Emperor, the wills in Princess Jinfeng’s hands were like thorns, but with Princess Jinfeng still alive, the Emperor did not dare to act openly.
Success was fine, but failure meant the throne might not be secure.
"Uncle Wang!" the Emperor called softly, his voice somewhat vague.
The Loyal Prince, taken aback, quickly responded, "Your servant is here!"
"Do you think being an Emperor to the extent that I have is quite suffocating?"