Prince Needs to be Tamed

Lu JinNian listened to the sound of the wall from the woods not far from the fake mountain with a stiff expression.

Twice in a day, she accidentally overheard someone talking to her in the same place. So these people all liked to whisper to each other in this place? If she knew earlier, she would have gone around the fake mountain far.

Seeing Lu JinNian's vexed expression, Xiao Su said, "That should be your sister, right?"

Lu JinNian rolled his eyes at him but did not reply.

She had clearly heard the conversation between Lu Qingwan and Xiao Jing. Putting aside the entanglement, the words that sounded sour to the ear were basically telling Lu Qingwan to find Lu Mo Ting, to say some good things in front of the Emperor, and to give Xiao Du the right to intervene in political matters.

Not to mention whether Lu Mo Ting would agree to speak up for Xiao Jin, no matter how close his relationship with the Emperor, he would still be an Emperor.

What if the Emperor suspected Lu Mo Ting of deliberately supporting Xiao Jing and then centrifuging the emperor and his subjects?

Lu Qingwan actually thought that this was an easy matter and agreed to it.

Xiao Jing told the emperor that the most effective way to enter the imperial court would be to use such a roundabout way. He must have failed his request to obtain permission in order to use Lu Mo Ting's relationship to help him.

Lu JinNian was starting to suspect whether Xiao Jing was sincere towards Lu Qingwan, or if it was simply to be cannon fodder on the line of Lu Mo Ting.

The current emperor had seven sons and a daughter, but before he ascended the throne, he did not have many sons. The court officials urged him to become the crown prince.

Since the empress had no direct son, she could only temporarily adopt Prime Minister Pei's sister as her wife, while the eldest prince Xiao Yi acted as the crown prince to keep the public from speaking any further.

Before the seventh prince, the empress had raised the second prince under her own name without a chance of success.

After the crown prince and the second prince had reached adulthood, they had entered the imperial court at almost the same time. They were the only two of the seven princes who could handle political affairs.

The fifth, sixth, and seventh princes were still young. When the third prince reached adulthood, he had no interest in government affairs nor did the emperor care about him.

The fourth prince seemed to only like hanging out with Liang Jing's many noble young ladies, but he was actually a very ambitious person? But the emperor did not seem to have any intention of letting Xiao Jing into the court.

His Majesty is in his prime, and the crown prince is already standing right next to him. Although his political records are average, he is still in the right and has not made any big mistakes. As the crown prince's consort is pregnant, the imperial physicians say that he is a boy.

Lu Jinnian looked at Xiao Su, who said all this in a flat tone, "Why is he in such a hurry? "Could it be …"

As a retiree who only wants to earn his share of the living, Lu Jinjian rarely pays attention to court matters, but he is not completely ignorant.

The crown prince's political achievements were not as good as the second prince's. In the imperial court, there were cries for 'The crown prince can't take on the heavy responsibility of being the crown prince, and the crippled crown prince will take on the second prince as the crown prince'.

However, there was also a saying that although the Second Prince had been appointed by the Empress in name, his mother was actually a concubine who came from a minor background. Her status was not revered enough, and she could not be considered the best candidate to be the Crown Prince.

However, the other princes and emperors were not allowed to enter the imperial court. Thus, those who wanted to cripple the crown prince all placed their gazes on the unborn children of the second prince and the crown prince.

Lu JinNian suspected that a large part of the reason why the Emperor only allowed his two princes to enter the imperial court was to balance the two of them. The crown prince had an imperial concubine and Prime Minister Pei behind him.

Although the Second Prince was not the empress's own son, he had always treated him as his own son. It was impossible for the Duke of Yi to not help. The other court officials could only choose to be neutral or stand on one side.

However, if the Fourth Prince were to be added to the list of accomplishments in the political affairs, it would disrupt the balance between the Crown Prince and the Second Prince. People who advocated for the crippling of the Crown Prince would then focus their attention on the Fourth Prince.

The Crown Prince's son had yet to be born, and the Fourth Prince was already an adult. The mufei, Zhifei, was the daughter of the Minister of Rites, Gu Mingzheng. Her status was not bad, and as long as the Fourth Prince worked hard, he would still have great potential and opportunity.

Ambitious.

Lu JinNian was stunned for a moment before sighing, "Your circle is really chaotic."

Xiao Su laughed, "Do you believe that there will be more chaos after this?"

When the two of them returned to the palace banquet, there was only the emissary of Richie, the princess of the Huns, Anubis, and a few other senior officials and family members left behind. The crown prince, Xiao Yi, stayed behind to continue with the banquet.

Lu JinNian blinked and looked up at Xiao Su. Seeing that there was no change in his expression, she was not sure if he knew what had happened or if he had done something.

As if he could read Lu JinNian's thoughts, Xiao Su threw up her hands innocently, "I've been with A Jin since just now." Therefore, he did not know what had happened.

Lu Jinjian didn't care if he was lying or not. As someone who had threatened to overturn the world, Lu Jinjian felt that it was better not to believe him too much. He walked towards his father's direction.

"Father, did something happen?"

Lu Mo Ting immediately stood up and held Lu Jin Nian's shoulder. He looked her up and down and let out a sigh of relief, "Girl, where did you run off to? If you don't come back, I will personally go find you."

Lu JinNian rubbed his nose, "Father, this is the imperial palace. Your daughter is just out for a walk to get some fresh air. What can happen to her?"

"You can't put it like that, Vice Minister Du's son just ran away. Esteemed Empress has sent people to frantically help find him."

Vice Minister Du's family still had some kinship with the Lu family, and Lu Musheng's wife, Du Menglin, was the Du family's daughter. Speaking of which, Vice Minister Du's son.

Lu JinNian had some impression of him. He was a little boy who was not even six years old, but he thought his name was Du Lang. The palace was very big, and children ran around mischievously, so it was understandable.

Facing Lu Mo Ting, who was nervously looking at his own head full of black lines, his heart felt a little warm. "Dad, don't worry. Your daughter is already a big child. How could she possibly run away and lose her?"

Lu Mo Ting's heart ached. That's right. Unknowingly, his daughter had already grown up, but he had neglected the growth of his daughter. He really wasn't a good father.

Lu JinNian didn't pay attention to Lu Mo Ting's mental activities and instead asked, "Other than Vice Minister Du and his child disappearing, is there anything else?"

If it was just to find children, it wouldn't alarm the emperor and empress, and even the emissaries from both countries wouldn't care.

"This prince will still answer Miss Lu's questions." It was unknown when Anubis had appeared in the palace banquet again, but he said in a clear voice, "This prince's personal follower was killed in the harem. The suspect has already been caught, I wonder if Ming Xuan Kingdom can give this prince a satisfactory answer!"

The entire audience was shocked. Only the emissaries of the RuiXi Country seemed to want to watch a good show. Lu JinNian's gaze darkened.

Although they did not know the terms of the deal between the kingdom and the emperor, they still did not want the Kingdom of Xuan and the Huns to have a good relationship.