OBS Chapter 323 The Emperor's Apology
Chapter 323 The Emperor's Apology
Prince Chu's Mansion, inside the backyard house.
The fragrance from the incense burner spread throughout the room, making the whole room exude a refreshing scent.
Shen Wanying looked at Chu Ning who was sleeping soundly on the bed, and a smile appeared on her pretty face.
In the past, Chu Ning always looked like a bad boy, and it was rare to see Chu Ning so quiet.
I slept until sunset after returning from Liuyun Villa. If it weren't for dinner, I really wouldn't have the heart to disturb him.
Putting the food in her hands aside, Shen Wanying walked to the bed and said softly, "Your Highness, it's time for dinner."
Chu Ning, who was sleeping soundly, felt a warm current flowing through his ears, which made him feel itchy.
When I opened my eyes, a smiling face with dimples appeared in my sight.
In the light of the candle, the fragrance emanating from the incense burner in the house permeated behind Shen Wanying. Looking up from below, it was like a fairy descending to the earth, with auspicious aura surrounding her.
At just one glance, Chu Ning was deeply attracted by the scene in front of him. He couldn't help himself and stood there in a daze.
Shen Wanying felt a little embarrassed by being stared at, and asked with a slight frown: "Why are you staring at me like that?"
Chu Ning laughed: "It's been a long time since we last met, I missed you so much."
As he spoke, his right hand had already grabbed Shen Wanying's slender waist, and with a slight force, he hooked it. The unprepared Shen Wanying fell on Chu Ning.
This scared Shen Wanying so much that she quickly supported herself on the bed with both hands to prevent her body from falling on Chu Ning, for fear of aggravating Chu Ning's injuries.
"Don't make trouble, your injury hasn't recovered yet."
"Don't worry, the wound from the dagger is healing, and the toxins in the body have been eliminated. I can move freely now."
"Don't……"
Shen Wanying quickly held down Chu Ning's mischievous hand: "You haven't had dinner yet. If you want it... I'll give it to you in the evening."
Chu Ning chuckled: "That's what you said!"
He knew that if he didn't eat, Shen Wanying must not have eaten either.
Letting go of each other's hands, with Shen Wanying's support, the two of them walked to the table.
After working all day and night, the two of them ate heartily and finished all six dishes in a short while.
Shen Wanying wanted to clean up, but Chu Ning took her hand and said with a smile: "Let the servants do these things."
Just as Shen Wanying was about to speak, the voice of the maid Xiaoqing came from outside the house: "Your Highness, the emperor is here."
Chu Ning raised his eyebrows.
At this time, the emperor came here in person, most likely to shut me up.
The cheap emperor is quite fast.
Letting go of Shen Wanying's hand, Chu Ning stood up with a smile. "Come in and help me get dressed. My father is here in person, so I have to go out to greet him."
"no need!"
The door opened, and as the sound fell, the emperor walked in through the door pushed open by Zhao Ming.
"Greetings, Father!" Chu Ning and Shen Wanying saluted at the same time.
The emperor's eyes stayed on Chu Ning for a moment. Seeing that he was just pale, and otherwise no different from an ordinary person, he nodded slightly and smiled:
"I heard that your blood transfusion was successful, so I came to see you. How are you? Are you okay?"
Chu Ning smiled bitterly and said, "Thanks to my father, I was able to escape death this time. I finally got my life back. I just don't know if I will be so lucky next time."
After a pause, Chu Ning pretended to sigh: "I heard that even my father wants to prepare funeral arrangements for his son in advance?"
Sure enough, it came!
The emperor's mouth twitched and his eyelids twitched.
I thought we could chat for a while longer, but I didn't expect this guy to get straight to the point before he even said three sentences.
"Cough, cough..." The emperor clenched his right fist and placed it to his mouth, then coughed twice.
The eunuch chief steward Zhao Ming immediately stepped forward and said with a smile: "Your Highness, King Chu, this matter cannot be blamed on His Majesty. It is true that not many people succeed in the blood exchange method. His Majesty is also worried that you will have an accident, so he made preparations in advance.
By the way, His Majesty knows that you are injured this time, so he specially asked me to go to the royal treasury to select twenty treasures. "
After that, he shouted outside the house: "Bring it all in!"
A group of people walked in from outside, each holding a treasure on a tray in their hands.
Zhao Ming introduced Chu Ning with a wry smile: "Your Highness, please look, this is a pill that can increase your cultivation power, and this bottle is a pill that increases your strength.
Look at this gold-thread soft armor. Ordinary swords and knives cannot hurt it at all. If you encounter an assassination attempt in the future, this armor can keep you safe.
And this..."
"okay."
Chu Ning waved his hand to interrupt Zhao Ming who was about to continue the introduction, and chuckled: "Since it is a reward from my father, it must be something extraordinary. I will take it all!"
He turned to look at Shen Wanying: "Wanying, please take someone to put these things away."
Shen Wanying knew that Chu Ning didn't want her to get involved in what was going to happen next, so she nodded slightly, then saluted to the emperor, and led the people in the palace away with the treasures.
Zhao Ming did not stay in the house. He followed Shen Wanying out, leaving only Chu Ning and the emperor in the house.
With the door closed and without the disturbance of the night wind, the flickering candlelight in the room also quieted down, with only the constantly jumping flames burning.
The two people looking at each other were silent at this moment.
Chu Ning knew why the emperor came, so he was not in a hurry.
The emperor didn't know whether to speak now.
The atmosphere at the scene was awkward for a moment.
After a moment, the emperor suddenly sighed and said, "You must be blaming me, right?"
Chu Ning rolled his eyes: "Father, don't you think I shouldn't blame you?"
The emperor was silent again.
This time, Chu Ning did not wait for the emperor to speak, and took the initiative to say: "I, your son, served the country abroad, and finally persuaded the Great Zhou army to retreat, and even signed a treaty, but I was assassinated the next moment!
It would be fine if my father didn't help with the investigation, but he even didn't offer any help when the palace and the Shen family were in danger. This is too heartless of me!
If it weren't for my good fortune, the Chu Palace and the Shen family would have been doomed as well. This made me understand something."
The emperor frowned: "What's the reason?"
Chu Ning said calmly: "I can't risk my life for other people's affairs. If the front line needs me again in the future, I will never go."
Such a resolute attitude made the emperor's face change slightly.
Although he had prepared himself mentally, he couldn't help but feel anxious when he saw Chu Ning's appearance.
Once this matter gets out, who will be willing to serve the country in the future?
Others were dealing with the situation at the front line, and something happened in the mansion, but the emperor did not take any action, allowing others to divide up his interests. No one could accept this.
Thinking of this, the emperor took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "I have indeed not considered this matter carefully, but I also have difficulties..."
"Father!"
Chu Ning suddenly interrupted sternly, "You came here in person, are you going to tell me about your difficulties?"
The emperor's mouth twitched, and a helpless look appeared on his stern face: "Tell me, how do you plan to expose this matter."
Without some blood, Chu Ning's anger would definitely not be dispelled.
Chu Ning laughed secretly in his heart.
Wouldn’t it have been over earlier?
Chu Ning held up three fingers and said calmly: "I have three requests!"