Chapter 298: Three Fathers Meet
“Imperial Father, Imperial Father, I know I was wrong. Please spare your son this once. Your son… your son was also forced by them!”
The Emperor’s expression was extremely grim. “Spare you? Do you know what you have done?”
The First Prince mumbled, not daring to speak.
Suddenly, he turned his head to look at Consort Ling. “Empress Mother, Empress Mother, please beg Imperial Father. He loves you so much, please beg Imperial Father.”
Consort Ling laughed, a mocking laugh. “Love me?”
She was unusually calm at this moment. “Then his love is truly pathetic.”
Everyone present widened their eyes, seemingly not expecting her to say such a thing.
“Imperial Consort, you’re crazy!”
Consort Ling said nothing further, but suddenly raised the hairpin in her hand and, under everyone’s watchful eyes, resolutely plunged it into her own neck.
“Ah!!!”
Even though blood had already been seen, everyone was still shocked by Consort Ling’s action.
Qin Wanwan was short and couldn’t see clearly.
Hearing the exclamations, she instinctively stretched her little neck to see what was going on, but a hand quickly covered her eyes.
Carrying the scent of incense from the temple, it was Imperial Advisor Daddy.
Qin Wanwan hugged his arm and softly called out, “Daddy.”
Xuan Ce’s cold voice came, “Don’t look.”
Qin Wanwan obediently stopped moving.
It wasn’t until the chaos there subsided that Xuan Ce let go of her hand.
The corpses of Consort Ling and her personal palace maid were carried away.
That’s right, immediately after Consort Ling died, the palace maid also unhesitatingly stabbed herself in the neck with a sharp hairpin.
At this moment, the First Prince slumped on the ground, staring blankly at the pool of blood.
“Why, why did it become like this…”
The Emperor sighed. “Guards, take the First Prince to the Imperial Clan Court for confinement. He is never to leave the Imperial Clan Court.”
In the end, he didn’t kill him, but for a proud imperial prince, being confined in a small place was no different from being killed.
As for the others in the Wu family, naturally, those who should be killed were killed, and those who should be exiled were exiled.
Xianbei people were also involved this time, so the Emperor would have to be busy for a while dealing with the aftermath.
Although many things didn’t require him to do them, even as a mascot, he had to be present.
“Imperial Advisor, I still have many matters to attend to. Please take care of the Empress Mother. I will take my leave first.”
Xuan Ce nodded. “Bring the Crown Prince along.”
The Emperor nodded. “Rest assured, I will have the Crown Prince stay by my side to learn how to handle these matters.”
Xuan Ce: “Did you misunderstand something?”
“I’m having the Crown Prince accompany you to prevent you from being foolish and soft-hearted at crucial moments. Ask the Crown Prince if you are hesitant about something.”
The Emperor: ……………..
To defy heaven’s will, he, the dignified Emperor…
“Okay, I understand.”
The dignified Emperor chose to sulk in frustration rather than be incompetent and angry.
Just as the Imperial Advisor said, he was very receptive to advice. The first person he listened to was the Imperial Advisor. Rong Zhi and the Crown Prince’s words were second, and now Imperial Physician Shen has been added.
Anyway, he could just lie down and be at ease. With reliable ministers and his son handling those troublesome matters, he seemed to have even less to do.
Thinking this way, the Emperor became happy again.
Then, he bid farewell to the Imperial Advisor and left with the Crown Prince.
As Yin Yuanli left, he glanced at Qin Wanwan standing beside the Imperial Advisor.
He hadn’t even had a chance to speak to Sister Wanwan yet.
Qin Wanwan stood close to Xuan Ce. She had been stretching her little neck to look for her other daddies, but the next second her gaze met Yin Yuanli’s, and she smiled with her eyes curved.
“What are you looking for?”
Imperial Advisor Daddy’s voice came. Qin Wanwan looked up and whispered, “I’m looking for my daddies.”
Xuan Ce: “They’re not here.”
The Empress Dowager, frightened, was taken away to rest by the Empress, Princess Zhaohua, and some Palace Consorts.
Now, only Xuan Ce and Qin Wanwan remained in the hall.
“How are my daddies now?”
Not seeing them, Qin Wanwan was very worried.
“Don’t worry.”
Xuan Ce took her hand and walked out. “They’re alive.”
“Go to my place first. I’ll find someone to inform them. They should come to find you when they leave.”
Qin Wanwan nodded, then yawned.
She looked up at the sky and realized that a whole night had passed, and it was almost dawn.
Her body suddenly felt light as Xuan Ce picked her up.
A faint fragrance wafted, which was pleasant smelling. Qin Wanwan hugged his neck with her chubby arms, burying her head by his neck, her eyelids drooping, and she unknowingly fell asleep.
Because she had stayed up late, Qin Wanwan slept for a long time.
When she woke up, it was already afternoon. She was drowsy and a bit unsure of the date or where she was.
“Keke?”
“Daddy?”
After a while, Qin Wanwan came to her senses and began to look for her daddies and Keke, who was accompanying her.
But there was no familiar voice responding to her.
Qin Wanwan pouted her little mouth, feeling wronged.
Just as her large eyes were about to water, the door was pushed open.
“Daddy.”
The little one’s voice was a bit choked, and she immediately got off the bed.
“Why are you crying?”
“Eat something.”
He picked her up with one hand, sat down on the bed, and placed the hugged little one on his lap.
Xuan Ce held a bowl of porridge, which smelled very good.
Qin Wanwan’s belly rumbled. She was indeed very hungry, so she obediently leaned against Daddy and waited for him to feed her.
After only two spoonfuls, Keke flew in, followed by two other people.
Qin Wanwan’s eyes lit up when she saw them.
“Father Rong, Father Yu~”
Xuan Ce looked up at them.
The two of them first looked at Qin Wanwan. Seeing that she was energetic, they breathed a sigh of relief, and then looked at Xuan Ce.
Rong Zhi’s gaze fell on the jade pendant hanging at Xuan Ce’s waist. The pendant’s shape and style were so familiar.
He paused, cupped his hands, and bowed to the Imperial Advisor in a gentlemanly manner.
“Imperial Advisor.”
Xuan Ce nodded. “Find yourselves a place to sit.”
Rong Zhi stepped forward. “Excuse me, Imperial Advisor. Let me feed her.”
Yu Wuyou stared eagerly at the bowl of porridge, craving it…
Xuan Ce remained unmoved. “No need.”
“She is also my daughter.”
Rong Zhi: ……………..
Although he had some suspicions in his heart, when his suspicions came true, Rong Zhi remained strangely silent.
Yu Wuyou perked up his head. “You’re Wanwan’s Daddy too?”
“Wanwan, how many daddies do you have?”
Qin Wanwan ate her porridge and spread out one little palm.
“Five?”
The little one nodded, swallowed her porridge, and chattered, “There’s Father Xie, Father Shang, Father Rong, Father Xuan, and Father Yu.”
Rong Zhi guessed that the little one was probably counting them in the order she recognized them as fathers.
So… she had already acknowledged Xuan Ce as her father before Yu Wuyou?!
Yu Wuyou: “We’re all brothers. Is there more porridge?”
Rong Zhi: “…You do accept new things quickly.”
Yu Wuyou: “Because I have a broad mind.”
Rong Zhi: Stay calm.
Xuan Ce: “Go to the kitchen and get some yourself.”
Yu Wuyou acknowledged and then darted away, but quickly ran back.
“Where is the kitchen?”
