bayedsolid Chapter 766 Duanmu Chuze's Persistence!
Chapter 766 Duanmu Chuze's Persistence!
"Is Ah Nuan afraid of giving people something to say?" Duanmu Chuze laughed. "I have people feed and take good care of her. Who can say I'm heartless and ungrateful?"
This is true!
Mu Xin Nuan glared at him and snorted, "And you still dare to talk? Wasn't it just because you were attracted to that pretty girl that you decided to bring her back to the capital?"
Again!
Duanmu Chuze immediately clasped his hands together and began to beg for forgiveness, "It's really not true! Ah Nuan, please believe me just this once, okay?"
After the two reconciled and spent two quiet days together, Mu Xin Nuan heard that the Empress intended for her to enter the palace to help with the selection of concubines and other women.
Mu Xin Nuan hesitated for a moment, but still had someone tell Duanmu Chu Ze the news.
Before long, Duanmu Chuze entered the palace.
Although Duanmu Chuze was granted the title of Crown Prince, he had not had a moment's rest for several months since the last battle at Xingzhou Pass, the subsequent campaign to quell the rebellion in the Prince of Kang's fiefdom, and the great victory over the Turks.
Therefore, although he was granted the title of Crown Prince upon his return, the Emperor still felt sorry for him. For so long, he had not allowed him to start handling government affairs, just to give him a break.
When Duanmu Chuze entered the palace, Mu Xin Nuan probably guessed what it was about, and she couldn't help but panic.
Imperial Palace, Imperial Study Room.
"Insolence! Say it again!" The Emperor slammed his hand on the dragon table, startling all the palace servants in the hall into silence.
“Father, every word I have said comes from the bottom of my heart. If you think that I must fill the harem if I am to inherit the throne, then I beg you to remove me from the position of Crown Prince. Anyway, my second brother is in the capital, so there is nothing wrong with letting him be the Crown Prince.”
"You, you scoundrel! You unfilial son, are you trying to drive me to my death?"
"I don't dare!"
"Dare not? Is there anything in this world you wouldn't dare to do? Let me tell you, Fourth Prince, don't try to scare me with this. As the Crown Prince, how can you expect to have only one Crown Princess when you move into the Eastern Palace? Are you crazy, or are you possessed?"
“Your Majesty, I don’t understand. I will be ruling the world and the country of Dayong, not the harem. Why do you insist that I take a concubine? Besides, I already have a legitimate son, and Anuan is in good health. It will not be difficult for me to have more children in the future. Why do you have to force me?”
force?
This word immediately enraged the emperor.
“Father, I know what you’re worried about. It’s nothing more than the fear that the maternal relatives will seize power and the Mu family will become too powerful. But Father, since you made me the crown prince, isn’t it because you trust my abilities and judgment? I’ve always appointed people without regard to kinship or social status. Father, although you’ve taken in many concubines over the years, in a sense, hasn’t Mother also been the sole favorite in the harem? But has the royal family seized power?”
That's a rather malicious remark!
The emperor was so angry that his face turned ashen, and he was speechless.
“Father, I will govern the world in the future based on my own talent and ability. What does it have to do with those women? Besides, even if all the women in the world are virtuous and talented, in my opinion, which woman can compare to my A-Nuan?”
"You! I shouldn't have agreed to let you marry her in the first place!" The Emperor was now truly regretting it.
Upon hearing this, Duanmu Chuze chuckled, “Father, if you don’t allow me to marry her, where would you get such a clever and obedient grandson? Besides, without Anuan’s wholehearted help, Yan would probably have been so prosperous in three to five years at the earliest.”
"Alright! Stop praising her. Yan is only slightly better off than before; it's hardly worthy of being called prosperous."
Duanmu Chuze lowered his head and remained silent, but inwardly he was thinking, compared to the capital, it was certainly not prosperous, but compared to other fiefdoms, it was already very good!
"You little rascal, you may not have any other skills, but you certainly have plenty of them when it comes to provoking me!"
"I don't dare."
"Hmph! You still don't dare? Let me tell you, the Empress and I have already selected several concubines for you. You have no choice but to take them."
I could feel the Emperor's anger dissipating, along with his extremely majestic kingly aura.
Duanmu Chuze knew that this time, he would probably have a hard time getting through it.
"Father, please forgive your unfilial son."
As Duanmu Chuze spoke, he raised his hand and reached towards the top of his head.
This action immediately made the emperor's eyes widen.
The head steward standing to the side was utterly terrified.
"Your Highness, you mustn't!"
Unfortunately, it's no use saying those words.
"Your Majesty, Lord Mu, Duke Lu, and General Chu are waiting outside for your instructions."
The Emperor was taken aback, but seeing that Duanmu Chuze had lowered his hand, he felt somewhat relieved. "Summon them in."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
As soon as they entered, they saw the Crown Prince kneeling there, and they didn't understand what was going on. After bowing, they all stood to one side, and no one dared to utter a sound.
"Duke of Lu, are you all in such a hurry to see me? Is there something important?"
"Your Majesty, the Turkic Khan has sent another large amount of annual tribute, saying that he will henceforth submit to Dayong and pay tribute every year, and will never dare to have any intention of aggression again. What he seeks is peace with his tribe."
The Emperor nodded, feeling very pleased, but he couldn't help but glance at Duanmu Chuze below. The fact that things had gone so smoothly was naturally thanks to this son.
Otherwise, why would they be willing to submit?
"Yes, that's a good thing. What else?"
"The Turkic Khan sent his son and daughter as envoys to pay homage to Your Majesty, intending to marry the Turkic princess into the royal family of our Great Yong."
The emperor frowned. It seemed that the other party also knew about his decree to appoint the crown prince.
The other party was quick.
Duanmu Chuze remained silent, as if their discussion had nothing to do with him.
Seeing his son still kneeling there in front of several ministers, without even mentioning his dignity as the crown prince, the emperor was so angry that he wanted to come out and kick him a couple of times.
"Get up. If you kneel down again, your knees will hurt, and your mother will blame me for being too strict."
"Your subject dares not. If Your Majesty refuses to grant your request, your subject would rather kneel."
Emperor No. 1 Middle School, wow, this kid has really learned how to threaten people.
"Then you can kneel down!"
Duanmu Chuze remained silent, kneeling upright and motionless.
Duke Lu was Duanmu Chuze's maternal uncle; how could he just stand by and watch him be punished?
"Your Highness, please speak calmly. His Majesty will always understand."
The emperor was pleased that someone had spoken up and given him a way out.