HCB Chapter 315: More Than Arrogance
Chapter 315: More Than Arrogance
“Yes… yes.” Situ Yue tried desperately to crawl forward, but he could only move forward half a meter. He didn’t care about his current embarrassment at all. “More than half of the people in the Northern Qi court are on my side. I believe that as long as I go back, I will be able to compete with Situ Lian. By then, he… by then, he will be too busy to take care of himself, let alone have the chance to cooperate with Simon.”
"Half of the people? Haha, who are you talking about? Your uncle, the General Zhennan? Or the Right Prime Minister Zhuge Wenqing? Or the Imperial Censor? According to what I have learned recently, except for your uncle, the General Zhennan, who is still searching for you, everyone else seems to have joined Situ Lian's camp. After all, the Crown Prince of Northern Qi is in good health, is favored by the Emperor, and is also the Crown Prince. I guess even a fool would know what to choose."
Situ Yue clenched his fists, his nails digging into his flesh, and his teeth clenched loudly. "As long as Your Majesty gives me a chance, I... will definitely not let you down. I will... bite off a piece of Situ Lian's flesh even if I die."
Chu Chenfeng's eyes darkened. "I am not interested in your life, but I don't want to let Situ Lian off easily. On the surface, he cooperated with me, but secretly colluded with Simon and intended to invade my Great Chu. I don't like such treacherous and two-faced people."
When Situ Yue heard what he said, he felt that his chance had come, and he said excitedly, "So I can help you. Give me a chance, and I will definitely make him, Situ Lian, pay the price, whether for the prince or for myself, I will!"
Chu Chenfeng seemed to look at him seriously at this moment, "Now, more than half of the court of Northern Qi follow Situ Lian's lead. Even the second prince Situ Xin, who is always in the company of women, has hooked up with him. Are you sure you can do it?"
Situ Yue gritted his teeth, "That rubbish...even that rubbish dared to go against me. Don't worry, Your Majesty. I have been planning in Northern Qi for many years. What I have in my hands is enough to make at least half of the people in the Northern Qi court stand on my side. In the past...I still gave them face. Since they are not loyal, I don't need to care about others."
Situ Yue looked at Chu Chenfeng with a determined look, "As long as the prince spares my life, I will not let the prince down."
Chu Chenfeng smiled, and seemed to be in a very good mood. "What if I let you sit on the throne of Northern Qi? Are you sure?"
Situ Yue was startled and his pupils widened instantly, "You...what do you want to do?"
"Haha, what do you think I want to do? Annex your Northern Qi? I am not interested in that. As long as Northern Qi behaves well and does not oppose my Great Chu, we... can still coexist peacefully. What do you think, Third Prince?"
Situ Yue was completely confused about the person in front of him. "If one day I am allowed to ascend the throne, what if I want to avenge today's humiliation?"
"Haha! Revenge? If the Third Prince has the ability, just come over. Simon and my Great Chu have always been at odds. This time, I will never let him go as easily as I did last time. If Northern Qi wants to be the next Simon, you can try. I also want to know if the Third Prince is qualified to be my opponent."
Arrogant! This tone is more than just arrogant.
But Situ Yue had no words to refute, "Okay, I am willing to cooperate with the prince."
Chu Chenfeng raised his eyebrows, as if everything was in his plan. "Then the Third Prince should take good care of his injuries recently. After my wedding, you can go back to your Northern Qi with the Northern Qi envoys."
"Then Situ Xin will definitely not let me return to Northern Qi so easily."
"Oh, then just kill him. The Third Prince can't even do this, right?"
Coming from Chu Chenfeng's mouth, it seemed as easy as crushing an ant to death to kill a prince, which made Situ Yue become more wary of this man.
"I can do it."
"Okay, the cooperation is concluded. When the Third Prince leaves, I will also send him a great gift, which will definitely help him succeed."
Situ Yue's bloodshot eyes flashed with surprise, "Thank you, Your Majesty."
Chu Chenfeng nodded and immediately left the dungeon.
"Master, go back and have some rest. You haven't slept for a whole day and night." Xingyi looked worried. The prince was about to get married, so how could he work so hard?
"Ah."
Chu Chenfeng himself also felt a little dizzy and really needed to rest.
Just at this time, the old housekeeper came in with small steps, "Your Highness, there is news from the palace. The Empress Dowager wants you to come to the palace."
The expressionless face suddenly became cold, "Tell the person who came that I am busy."
Then he left, leaving the two of them with a clean and neat back view.
The housekeeper looked embarrassed and turned to look at Xing Yi, "How...how should I respond to this?"
Xing Yi sighed, "Just reply to what the master said."
The prince and the Empress Dowager never interact with each other. They only say hello when they meet each other when they can't avoid it. That's all. I don't know why she wants to see the prince this time...
The Imperial Palace, the Queen Mother's bedroom.
The old nanny came back with a dejected look on her face. The Empress Dowager knew that things were not going well when she saw her look. A trace of disappointment flashed across her eyes, but she still said, "That bastard refused to come?"
The old nanny hesitated, "The Regent has a lot of affairs to attend to. He must be busy. He will come to see the queen later when he is free."
"Humph! Wait until he's free? His stubborn temper has never changed over the years, I still know him." The Empress Dowager smiled bitterly, "Besides, for Yu'er's sake, he still holds a grudge against me, he won't come to see me. Nanny, you'd better not waste your time."
"Don't be discouraged, madam. Wait a little longer. I will go again tomorrow and I will be able to see the prince eventually."
The Empress Dowager waved her hand and said, "It's up to you. I'm tired. Please help me to rest."
Looking at the lost figure of the Empress Dowager, the old nanny's eyes were full of distress. No, she must see the Regent, she must!
*
At Lanyue Tower, Li Mulan and her group had eaten and drunk their fill.
Although it was the first time that Dongfang Haotian and his wife met this girl, they became familiar with each other after a meal, and there was no estrangement at all. It was as if they had been seeing each other for many years.
But it was actually not bad. Although they had never met, they had never stopped exchanging letters. In fact, because Dongfang Haotian could not see this girl, he wrote more letters and gave more gifts than his other brothers.
"Xiaojiu, what do you think about this marriage? Do you really want to marry that kid Chu Chenfeng?" Dongfang Haotian couldn't help but asked this question.
Hearing this, Liu Min glared at him helplessly.
But this man did not hold back at all, and continued, "Third Brother, you know that this marriage was arranged for you by Master. But don't worry, as long as you don't want to, Third Brother is willing to help you."