The Demonic World I designed-Chapter 38 - 36 The Emperor’s Arrangement!

38: Chapter 36: The Emperor’s Arrangement!

38 -36: The Emperor’s Arrangement!

“How is the Crown Prince?”

“Your Majesty…” In Kunning Palace, an elder dressed in a Yin-Yang robe stroked his beard and said, “The Crown Prince has suffered a severe depletion of vital energy and will need a long time to recover.

However, he is still young, so there shouldn’t be much problem with his recovery.”

“What else?” The Emperor’s voice was very cold.

The elder glanced at Chen Qing standing not far away and frowned slightly.

“It’s fine, that young man is not an outsider.”

Chen Qing’s face twitched, no, I’m an outsider, please let me go, thank you, I don’t want to listen at all…..

Seeing the Emperor say this, although the elder looked puzzled, he ultimately nodded and said, “The Crown Prince’s yang energy was taken by a Fox Demon using a secret technique, which damaged his foundation.

His body can recover, but as for his offspring…”

“I understand…..” The Emperor waved his hand, a hint of weariness flashing in his eyes.

“Then this old servant will take his leave…..” The Magician bowed respectfully and took his leave.

“This student will also take his leave…..” Chen Qing followed suit with the salute, taking the opportunity to try and slip away.

“You stay!”

Chen Qing: “…”

After the Magician had left, the Emperor looked at Chen Qing, “Do you have a solution?”

“Your Majesty…

Are you not overestimating me?” Chen Qing said helplessly.

“I would also like to underestimate you, but the capabilities you’ve shown are truly out of the ordinary,” the Emperor said, revealing a rare gentle smile.

“Rest assured, when I give my word, I keep it.

You saved the Crown Prince, and I will fulfill my promise.”

Chen Qing was startled, looked up at him, Really?

So easy to talk to?

“You will set out tomorrow, taking the Official Seal to take up your post in Lyuzhou.

The situation in Qi County has been arranged, guards will go to meet your family, and soon they will reunite with you in Lyuzhou.

Hiss…

The Emperor’s display of normalcy only made Chen Qing feel something was off, especially since the matter of the Crown Prince becoming a eunuch was deliberately mentioned to him…..

Could it be that they plan to have someone pose as bandits to assassinate me on the journey?

“By the way, dear Chen Qing, how old are you this year?”

It’s become…dear Chen Qing now?

Feeling strange inside, yet Chen Qing still respectfully clasped his hands and said, “Your Majesty, this student is twenty-one years of age.”

“Are you engaged?”

Chen Qing’s heart skipped a beat, a sense of unease welling up.

He really wanted to say he was already engaged, but he didn’t dare, what if the Emperor was setting him up, looking for an excuse to convict him of deceiving the Emperor and kill him?

“This student is not yet engaged.”

“Hmm…” The Emperor nodded, “You became an Imperial Scholar at twenty, quite an achievement for one so young.

Now that you have gained your title, it’s indeed time to consider marriage.

I intend to marry Princess Yong’an to you, what do you think?”

“What?”

Chen Qing was immediately stunned.

He had considered many possibilities, but never did he expect the Emperor was planning to offer his daughter’s hand in marriage!

Princess Yong’an?

That name sounds so familiar…

Oh no, isn’t that the very one previously promised to the short-lived Cui Yan?

“This…” Chen Qing’s heart tightened, and he quickly clasped his hands, “This servant comes from a humble family and fears he is unfit for the Princess’s noble status…”

“You are unwilling?” The Emperor’s smile faded, a cold light in his eyes.

“Your student greets his father-in-law!”

“Good, haha!” The Emperor burst into laughter, “No need for such formalities.

Now that this is the case, we are family.

The Princess must observe mourning for the next three years and cannot marry you within that period, but we can settle the engagement.

Before you leave the capital, I will arrange for you to meet Yong’an so the young people can get to know each other.”

Chen Qing: “…”

Is he locking in my engagement for three years?

What’s the point?

“However, you are of an age full of vigor, and it’s somewhat inhumane to expect you to remain chaste for three years.

Therefore, I will grant you a beautiful concubine!”

“Ah?”

Chen Qing was shocked once again.

Engaged to a Princess…

and allowed to take a concubine?

This…

isn’t this a bit too…

generous?

“My subject, when you take your beautiful concubine home, you don’t need to worry about contraception.

Carrying on one’s lineage is an important affair.

I have checked, and the population in your household is sparse.

It is unreasonable to keep waiting for the Princess to marry.

I grant you the permission to sire illegitimate sons and daughters first.

However, the peerage I confer upon you can only be inherited by the legitimate son born of the Princess.

What do you think?”

“I feel…

wouldn’t that be somewhat improper?” Chen Qing swallowed nervously.

A beautiful concubine?

And the freedom to sire illegitimate children first?

Wouldn’t this be quite unlikely in any dynasty?

The Princess hasn’t yet married, and to already have illegitimate children born would almost certainly be intolerable to women of even modest family backgrounds, let alone the Royal Family.

What exactly is the situation?

“Ah, my subject, there’s no need to decline.

From Lyuzhou to the Capital City, along the way you’ve accrued countless merits, and most recently, the risk you took to rescue the Crown Prince is tantamount to protecting the nation.

Any reward would be well deserved.”

As he spoke, he clapped his hands, “Come, first take a look at the beautiful concubine I have prepared for you!”

Chen Qing was taken aback and before he could say anything, he saw an elegant and enchanting figure walk out from the room.

It looked like even the beautiful concubine had been prepared in advance?

Chen Qing swallowed, looked on curiously, but when he saw who it was clearly, he was completely thunderstruck!

Familiar scent of medicine, familiar gorgeous face…

“This humble woman greets my lord…”

Damn it!!

Chen Qing’s eyes widened as he looked at her, then at the Emperor.

Damn it, has he gone mad?

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“He’s not dead?”

Wang Ye slowly took his seat, his face still wearing the shock that hadn’t faded for almost a quarter of an hour.

This was perhaps because the news was too startling, but more so because puppetry tends to make expressions overly exaggerated and hard to relax.

“Can you guess the reason?” As Liu Yu was pouring tea for Wang Ye, he asked.

Wang Ye stared at the tea in thought, took a full quarter of an hour before finally raising his head and took a deep breath.

“Is it because of the Crown Prince?”

Liu Yu smiled and nodded, “Correct, continue!”

“The Crown Prince’s vital energy was taken.

According to the Record of Unusual Tales, people whose vital energies are taken by demons will, at worst, suffer soul dispersion and be paralyzed; at the least, they will have their essence injured and become infertile.”

Wang Ye rubbed his fingers habitually, continuing his deduction, “The Crown Prince lost his vital energy, the Golden Crow bloodline cannot be passed on.

Even if he could succeed to the throne, he would not be able to sustain it.

Your Majesty is already over sixty, though you have broken the Golden Crow family’s curse of dying at fifty, no one can be sure how long you can hold out…”

Such bold words would usually be interrupted by Liu Yu, but now he simply nodded and allowed him to go on.

Seeing that his master didn’t scold him, Wang Ye’s heart grew even heavier, and a sense of unease intensified…

“Your Majesty’s offspring is sparse and currently, only the Crown Prince has successfully inherited the bloodline.

The other older Princes are impaired due to a failure in inheriting the bloodline and cannot father children.

While several imperial consorts are pregnant, no one can guarantee that the Princes they birth will successfully receive the bloodline.”

“What else?” Liu Yu asked with a smile.

“And it’s dangerous!” said Wang Ye with a somber face.

“The Crown Prince seems gentle and magnanimous, but in reality, he is narrow-minded and cold-hearted.

If he knew that the newborn Princes in the harem were a threat to his position, he would surely stop at nothing.

Your Majesty needs the Crown Prince to stabilize the courtiers, so you would not openly have a falling out with him.

It will be difficult for the Princes in the harem to live to three years old and undergo the Golden Crow ritual.”

“Hmm…” Liu Yu nodded, “What does that have to do with the Thousand-Faced Fox?”

“Your Majesty, having lost the Empress, would wish to tear the Thousand-Faced Fox to pieces, yet at the crucial moment, you spared its life.

There can only be one possibility: its worth must even outweigh Your Majesty’s feelings for the Empress!”

An astonishing and terrifying thought suddenly emerged in Wang Ye’s mind: “That fox demon…

is carrying the Crown Prince’s dragon seed!!”

“I did not misjudge you!” Liu Yu laughed heartily and clapped. freewebnoveℓ.com

“Daring to deduce so boldly, you are just like I was back then, unafraid of imperial power.

And only someone with your disposition can inherit the power of the dusk.

You will go farther than I have!”

Wang Ye suddenly looked up at Liu Yu, “Master…

You…”

Such a secret, witnessed by the master himself…

“Why would Master tell me this?” Wang Ye asked, bewildered.

“Your Majesty thinks I will keep the secret,” Liu Yu said with a smile.

“But he forgets that those who inherit the power of the dusk are unconstrained.”

“Hasn’t Your Majesty considered the consequences?” Wang Ye couldn’t help asking.

“Would a child born of a fox demon still be human?”

“Bearing two powerful bloodlines, if successful, it would undoubtedly bring glory to the Siao Family.

This is Your Majesty’s final gambit!” Liu Yu said seriously, dropping his smile.

“Remember, choices that seem too insane and irrational are often forced by circumstances.

Your Majesty is at the end of his rope; this is a desperate final attempt!”

Upon hearing this, Wang Ye immediately thought of the situation in the Capital City…

The Siao Family’s empire is inherently unstable.

The military has the Duke of Qin and many families of different bloodlines in support; the scholars and magicians initially followed the Emperor because of certain promises, but none of these promises have been fulfilled as of now.

The Crown Prince being infertile, the foundational stability is threatened.

If a Golden Crow bloodline successor as powerful as him doesn’t appear, the Siao Family…

faces the risk of extinction!