What An Audacious And Sly Servant! Chapter 49

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Chapter 49 – Stay Behind

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The matter about His Highness Crown Prince took a child of unknown background and raised him in the palace, very soon it was known by the Emperor and the ministers. Those ministers started to endlessly remonstrate to the Emperor.

The Prime Minister said, "Your Majesty, His Highness Crown Prince is a very precious person. How can he casually let a child of unknown background stay beside him? If anything happened, who will dare to bear responsibility for it?! This time, His Highness Crown Prince is too wilful!"

The Minister of Rites said, "Your Majesty, how can this palace's security be this careless? The management of the imperial army should be more reinforced. It can't be that those bodyguards are just as decorations? Raising so many soldiers only for them to eat rice for free! Not only is the Crown Prince too sloppy with this matter, the imperial army need to be called to account too!"

The Imperial Censor said, "Your Majesty. There are rumours that it's Young Master Mei who extremely fond of that child of unknown background. Crown Prince is just kind and benevolence and is taking care of that Young Master Mei. Only due to that, he raised that child in the palace. But this is not the way in the end. Since Young Master Mei is the Crown Prince's study partner, he should naturally have conscious. How can he instigate Crown Prince to do such dangerous thing?! His Highness Crown Prince right now is in the most critical moment. Asking Your Majesty to be prudent in using people."

The Emperor was very vexed. He called over Chu Xun and directly threw those memorials beside Chu Xun's legs. "Go and solve this yourself."

Chu Xun took up and read to the end all of them. After that, he calmly packed up those memorials and had a heart-to-heart talk with his father, "Erchen thinks, leaving behind this child of unknown background is maybe a chance."

The Emperor raised his eyebrows. "Oh?"

"First of all, eliminate the one impossible element. This child is nearly impossible to be sent by Imperial Uncle to remain inside the palace. Does Imperial Father agree with this guess of erchen?"

"So what?"

This answering with another question was the Emperor agreeing with Chu Xun's thought.

Though Prince Chen was making their life difficult by every possible ways, all his means were decisive and directly caused harms. This suddenly throwing a baby method, it really was not his manner. Plus, those that understood Prince Chen knew he had an unwritten rule when doing things, never harming children's lives. It was rumoured because Prince Chen previously had an illegitimate son but he died young before three years old and he was still thinking of that child.

Chu Xun continued, "Since it's like that, this child's threat towards erchen's life is very small then. At most, it can be considered as …… troublesome." Chu Xun glanced at his father. Seeing that his father had no reaction on his face, he resumed speaking.

"As for the culprit's motive, the biggest possibility is he want to make use of the imperial family's effect. To let the people in the whole world to know this child's existence. The imperial palace is the most focused attention upon place in the world. This matter is quite strange. The small news was spread until it had become the talk of the capital in just a few days. It's also possible that someone made this reckless move to protect this child. After all, the imperial palace is a layer upon layers place, adding with this stirring, the imperial palace will further tighten the security. Outsiders can't easily enter, hence this child will not be harmed."

"No matter which possibility is it, that culprit dare to plan using the imperial family, how can he be just a mediocre person? Since it's like this, thinking in the other way, this child has potentially huge value for us. Why don't we make use of this chance instead, to see what the ruse is actually? Erchen earnestly request Imperial Father to let erchen handle this and make a thorough investigation."

The Emperor who held the whole world currently was silently staring at his own son. His eyes glimmered with several years of acc.u.mulation of wisdom. "Xun er, to be a qualified monarch, do you know what must not be lacking?"

"Erchen doesn't know, asking Imperial Father to instruct explicitly."

"Know to weigh, understand to make choice."

Chu Xun pondered about it for a while. He apprehensively probed, "Imperial Father doesn't want erchen to let this child stay?"

It can't be that Imperial Father has seen through that I'm using high-sounding reason to cover up my wilful nature? He let that child stay, speaking plainly it was because Mei Qian Deng liked it. The others were made up later. Although they came from his heart, the Emperor had always have discerning eyes……

"If it's zhen, zhen naturally will not let him stay beside zhen. This child is severely suspicious. If it gets out of control even once, you will burn yourself." The Emperor didn't have any emotion coloured in his words, Chu Xun felt a bit guilty when hearing them. However, saying up to here, the Emperor changed the topic, "But this world will be yours in the future. Some of these reflections taught by Imperial Father to you, in the future the populace's days will completely rely on you. Do what you think is the best way then."

Chu Xun immediately replied, "Thanking Imperial Father for agreeing." He was very scared his father would change his mind in the next second.

Ever since Chu Xun let Mei Qian Deng bring Xiao Jian to remain in the palace, Chu Xun had already predicted that he would need to face off with the imperial court and commoners' pressure. It was possibly the biggest pressure since his birth up until now. Even Imperial Father had questioned him. But Chu Xun gnashed his teeth and straightened his backbone, "Erchen will absolutely not disappoint Imperial Father. Erchen will investigate this matter until the whole thing comes to light."

Returning to the Ming Jue Palace, Chu Xun had just stepped through the door when he saw Mei Qian Deng was playing with Xiao Jian nearby. Mei Qian Deng was tolerant and generous usually, had the condition of a young person with old mind a bit. Adding a little bit of other conditions, Chu Xun rarely could see her smiling brilliantly.

Previously when he looked at Mei Qian Deng as a man, she who didn't smile nor make a ruckus was accepted as maturing earlier. However, now that he knew she was a girl, Chu Xun didn't wish even a small bit that she was like this. He didn't wish for her to protect him, didn't wish for her burden to be too heavy. He wanted to pamper her, women should be pampered by others! If Chu Xun had daughter in the future, he would surely pampered her excessively.

"Crown Prince." When Chu Xun got lost in his thoughts, Mei Qian Deng had already carried Xiao Jian and appeared before him. She asked, "His Majesty called for you, is it because of Xiao Jian?"

"En."

Mei Qian Deng blinked her eyes repeatedly, waiting for Chu Xun to continue speaking until the end. However, His Highness Crown Prince was a very tsundere person. With his head raised, he walked with striding steps. Mei Qian Deng followed him. At first, she was embarra.s.sed to ask personally. She too felt it was inappropriate to let a child of unknown background stay beside the Crown Prince.

Making an a.n.a.logy, all matters in the past that made the Crown Prince unhappy were all sesame seeds while Xiao Jian's matter was a watermelon.

In the end, the female warrior couldn't remain calm. She got one hand free to softly pull Chu Xun's sleeve, "The Emperor, what does the Emperor said?"

"Since this Crown Prince had allowed you to bring this child back here, there is no concept of throwing him out. It can't be you're doubting this Crown Prince's ability?" Chu Xun intimidated her.

"I don't dare."

Chu Xun pushed down that tinge of smile on his mouth. "This time, this Crown Prince had satisfied your wish, letting this child to remain in Ming Jue Palace. Say, how should you treat this Crown Prince in the future?"

"Spill my liver and brain on the ground[1] for Crown Prince."

Chu Xun's eyelids twitched. He pursed his lips, "You're too b.l.o.o.d.y. Who want to see your liver and brain? Just say some daily specifics. For example, in the future when this Crown Prince is eating rice……"

Mei Qian Deng this time was exceptionally sharp, she immediately answered, "I will serve the dishes."

"When this Crown Prince is walking……"

"I will hold the umbrella."

"When this Crown Prince is reasoning things out with you……"

"I will accept all of them."

"Do we need to invite Mencius that old man to come out and reason things out together?"

"If that old man has free time."

"En?!"

"Don't invite."

"Do you still want to make this Crown Prince to do horse stance?"

"Horse stance is the martial arts' foundation……"

"En?!"

"Cannot skip it."

Mei Qian Deng had always been very earnest when it was about martial school. Chu Xun waved his hand. "Never mind, never mind. Just bring this brat inside. Let this Crown Prince carefully think of what to do next."

Mei Qian Deng was about to turn around and leave when he hated to part with so he hurriedly stopped her, "Wei, boor. Let me tell you. It's not because of you that I let this child stay here. You must not be pleased with yourself. Firstly, this child has use staying here. Secondly, in the palace, I'm the youngest. Seeing that Xiao Jian is adorable, I just think of him as my little brother falling from the sky. I'm a merciful one, I can't just ignore it."

"Crown Prince."

"What?" Please don't be too touched by me.

"I had already adopted Xiao Jian as my adopted son."

"…… You, get lost for this Crown Prince!" (╯‵□′)╯︵┻━┻

[1] A Chinese idiom. Means, to offer her life in sacrifice.

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