In Love With My Fierce Farming Wife!
Chapter 530 - 529: Various Thoughts_1

Chapter 530: Chapter 529: Various Thoughts_1

"Unexpected? Hmph, there’s a lot you didn’t expect!"

Lord Marquis coldly glared at him, "I heard you’re repeatedly trying to cause that child to miscarry? No matter what, it’s your grandchild, how can you use such means? Ah! You, you...sigh..."

Liu Zikang didn’t utter a word, just felt heat burning his face.

After being scolded by the old Marquis for a long time and only seeing Liu Zikang who wasn’t saying anything but just lowering his head, a color of heartache flashed in his eyes.

After a moment of silence, he expelled everyone from the place, climbed the attic alone, looked at Prince Xuan’s Mansion in the distance, his eyes flickered, and he was silent for a long time.

In Prince Xuan’s Mansion.

Qin Hong and his father Prince Xuan, who had successfully returned to the capital early, were discussing matters with a group of aides.

When they first entered the Capital City, he and Prince Xuan had taken two different routes to avoid mishaps on the road.

"Among these brothers of mine, only the fifth brother, Prince Qi, can match me! The rest, they don’t really matter!"

Prince Xuan seemed a little worried about the current situation.

An aide on the side held a different opinion.

"Your Highness, there is no need to worry! True, Prince Qi is both scholarly and martial, and his lands are well-governed. However, he has a fatal flaw! His mother concubine is too weak. This is a deadly weakness that will prevent him from gaining more ministers’ support. The most important point is that His Majesty currently doesn’t favour him. Instead, the one beneath Imperial Consort Hua... Your Highness should pay more attention."

Prince Xuan nodded deeply.

"The Eighth Prince? Haha, he’s still young, not a threat."

His Majesty is now old, and the Eighth Prince is only eight years old. Even if he’s exceptionally gifted, His Majesty probably won’t wait that long!

Prince Xuan gave an indifferent laugh.

"Father, we must not be complacent."

Qin Hong said seriously, "When His Majesty went to his travelling palace, he took him with him, which surely speaks to his outstanding qualities. When the opportunity arises, I definitely want to visit this little Eighth Emperor Uncle."

"What the prince said is right!"

Another thin aide thought of another layer, "Over these years, Your Highness, you’ve asked to establish the Crown Prince several times. But His Majesty has always put it off for various reasons. I’m afraid His Majesty might have other plans. Also, every prince is His Majesty’s flesh and blood, they all have an equal chance. Before everything is settled, we must not let down our guard, lose vigilance, and give others a chance. Once that happens, it will be difficult to remedy!"

Everyone present agreed and nodded silently.

Prince Xuan didn’t say anything further, waved his hand to dismiss everyone. Only when he was alone with his son, his gaze fell on Qin Hong.

"Hong’er, did anything happen on your journey to the capital?"

"Father, you wouldn’t believe it, a lot happened on the journey."

Qin Hong managed a bitter smile, recounting the events after his departure.

As he reported, he naturally referred to the assassination attempt he encountered on the way, and specifically mentioned Qin Yi and Su Pan’er.

"I saw Qin Yi, a grandeur-looking man, with extraordinary abilities, so I thought of recruiting him. However, his wife is too domineering, really disappointing."

He furrowed his brow in annoyance, somewhat irritated by Su Pan’er’s insinuations about taking advantage of Qin Yi.

"Hong’er, this is where you’re wrong."

Prince Xuan reproached him seriously, "Since you think he is talented, you should try to win him over. As for his baggage, you can’t just look at the surface. This is a disadvantage, but it can also be useful to us. When necessary, it can even be the best weapon..."

Prince Xuan was suggesting something.

The most fearful thing about a person is having no flaws.

As long as they have flaws, they can be controlled, used, and even taken advantage of!

Qin Hong’s eyes brightened, and he conceded with a bashful clench of his fists, "Father, you are truly far-sighted, I am ashamed!"

"There’s no need for you to blame yourself, Hong’er, you are still young. After a few more years of experience, you will surely become a great asset!"

Indulging in the praises, Prince Xuan squinted and carefully evaluated his dutiful and intelligent son! He couldn’t help but remember his aides’ implicit warnings from a few days ago, and shook his head.

His Hong’er, who was so considerate and clever, how could he possibly have those thoughts?

Furthermore, thinking about the way His Majesty mentioned Hong’er several times, perhaps the position of the Crown Prince should be confirmed earlier to prevent this child having any disgruntled thoughts later on.

Making up his mind, he asked about the affairs Qin Hong himself was handling, greatly praised the matters well-handled, and thoroughly pointed out the shortcomings, only then did he wave his hand and let him leave.

Qin Hong returned to his temporary residence, coughed profusely for a long time, and was almost suffocated.

Mr. Jiang hurried forward to pat his back.

"Young master, you don’t have to worry so much, there will be a way when we reach the mountain..."

"Even if I worry like this, what’s the use? Hehe..."

Qin Hong waved his hand to interrupt him. Gasping for breath, he finally managed to catch his breath, a bitter smile on his face, "To think I expended so much effort and risked my life for my father, yet he distanced himself from me because he believed the words of those treacherous ministers. Today, he even brought up irrelevant matters from the past, criticizing me in every possible way...cough cough cough..."

Before he could finish his words, another bout of violent coughing started. He covered his mouth with a handkerchief. Upon removing it, the handkerchief was filled with blood.

Mr. Jiang frowned deeply and quickly comforted him, "Young master, you must not be so self-deprecating that it harms your health. You are the legitimate eldest son of the prince. Despite the fact that the second son is greatly loved by the prince, he is after all a son of a concubine..."

He shouldn’t have been saying these things, but he couldn’t help it.

"He only sees that good-for-nothing, and everything he says is right. He has always held back from letting me become the Crown Prince, always saying His Majesty repeatedly puts it off. Does he really think I’m an ignorant child who doesn’t know anything?"

Qin Hong was resentful, his words filled with sorrow, "And there’s the matter of my marriage. Hehe, saying I should marry the legitimate daughter of the Liu family. He also mentions it was arranged a long time ago! As if I didn’t know the legitimate daughter of the Liu family had been missing since childhood? Clearly, he was fooling me with a non-existent matter! I schemed and fought to survive, yet every courtier keeps their distance. Without strong in-laws as support, and with my father acting like this, I..."

Thinking about his own mother, he felt even more unjustified!

His mother was the second-born legitimate daughter of the Huang family, one of the Eight Great Families in the Capital City, but she died early.

The current Princess Consort Xuan, who the prince has remarried, is also of the Huang family, but she’s a daughter of a concubine, and her son Qin Ru is my half-brother.

Thinking of these remarried Princess Consort Xuan, Qin Hong’s eyes turned cold.

When his mother was pregnant with his brother, this current Princess Consort Xuan took the opportunity to climb into the bed of her own sister’s husband.