Chapter 296 Pillow style
As soon as the Ninth Princess left, Qian Bolin also stood up and said goodbye, "My Lord, Miss Qianhuan, I still have duties to attend to, so I will take my leave first."
The prince nodded, "Yes."
Qian Bolin walked to the door and suddenly remembered something.
He stopped and turned to Qianhuan and said, "Miss Qianhuan, I saved you just by chance. It was just a piece of cake. You don't have to take it too seriously. From now on, Miss Qianhuan, don't let the servants bring me milk tea anymore."
"As the old saying goes, a drop of water should be repaid with a spring. Commander Qian has saved me from danger several times, how can Qianhuan not repay you? If you need me in the future, please let me know. As long as Qianhuan can help, I will do my best. As for sending milk tea, it is indeed my inconsiderateness. In the future, Commander Qian, if you are thirsty or tired when you are on duty on the street, please come to my shop for tea. I will give you a 50% discount."
Seeing Qianhuan say this, Qian Bolin could only smile helplessly and replied "Okay", then strode out of the teahouse.
After Qian Bolin left, the prince said unhappily, "Huan'er, you are not allowed to be so nice to other men in the future."
"Zi Yu, are you jealous of Commander Qian? You should understand that I am just grateful to Commander Qian, and I don't have any other intentions."
"I know you are being nice to him out of gratitude, but I just feel uncomfortable. Commander Qian saved you. If anything happens to the Qian Mansion in the future, I will protect them. I will consider it as repaying the favor for you. This way, you don't have to feel like you owe him anything."
Qianhuan didn't expect that the prince was actually such a jealous person, but she also knew that the prince was like this because he cared about her. He was even willing to take care of the Qian Mansion more in order to repay her favor.
Qianhuan was touched. She threw herself into his arms and said obediently, "Well, I understand."
The prince hugged the little person in his arms and said softly, "I will send Thirteen over later. She will be yours from now on. Thirteen knows a little about medicine and is good at martial arts. I will feel more at ease with her protecting you from now on."
Qianhuan didn't expect that the prince would be so thoughtful for her. She hugged the prince and said with a touching face, "Zi Yu, thank you for everything you have done for me. I really feel lucky to have such a good person like you."
"Silly boy, there's no need to thank each other. I feel lucky to have you by my side. Although I am the prince of the Great Abyss and the God of War General, there are always many eyes watching me. They have been looking for my weakness. Since I had you, you have become my weakness. Now, just because of some jealous tricks, you have been in danger several times. If those who regard me as a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh really take action, I am really afraid that I will hurt you."
"Zi Yu, since I have chosen you, I am mentally prepared to face all the swordplay. Don't worry, I am not that weak and fragile girl. In my free time, I have been learning martial arts from Brother Yunlong. Although I can't become a peerless master, it is not a problem for me to deal with some minions."
"If you really meet a master, your martial arts skills will not be enough."
"That doesn't matter. If I really meet someone I can't beat, the worst that can happen is that I'll just run away. Of all the thirty-six strategies, running away is the best one."
The prince was amused by Qianhuan's words, and his original worry was swept away. He thought to himself that he would do his best to protect the one he loved.
The news that the Ninth Princess returned to the palace with a sad face had long been sent to the Emperor by spies. The Emperor had many eyes and ears, and many things that happened in and out of the palace could not be hidden from his eyes.
The Emperor had actually known for a long time that it was a trap set up by the Ninth Princess and the Crown Princess when Princess Jingrou fell into the water.
But the Emperor doted on the Ninth Princess, and the Crown Princess was his daughter-in-law. Since Princess Jingrou was not seriously injured in the end and the Crown Prince did not come to the palace to investigate the responsibility, the Emperor turned a blind eye and was too lazy to ask about it, thinking it was just a fight between children.
The emperor also knew the Ninth Princess' feelings for Commander Qian. Commander Qian was indeed a good man, and the emperor had considered recruiting him as a consort. The emperor had also joked several times in front of General Qian that he wanted to marry the Ninth Princess to Commander Qian.
However, General Qian declined the offer on the grounds that Commander Qian was the only son of the Qian family and would take over the Qian family army in the future to defend Dayuan's country.
The emperor thought about it and felt that what General Qian said was right. Commander Qian was a rare military talent. If he became a son-in-law of the emperor, he would not be able to lead troops to fight. Dayuan would lose a military general who could go to the battlefield, so the emperor gave up the idea.
However, the emperor now knew that his beloved daughter was rejected and returned to the palace crying, and he still felt very angry.
"This is simply outrageous. Qian Bolin is so ungrateful. It is his blessing that my legitimate princess likes him, but he dares to refuse. Could it be that my son is not worthy of a warrior like him?"
Concubine Xue took the opportunity to fan the flames, "Your Majesty, the Ninth Princess is a royal daughter, of noble status, and innocent and lively. All the men in the court are vying to become her consort. In my opinion, Commander Qian rejected the Ninth Princess because he was reluctant to give up the military power. You must know that once he becomes the consort, Commander Qian will no longer be able to take over the Qian Family Army."
The emperor was already wary of military generals who held military power. After hearing Concubine Xue's remarks, the old emperor had even more thoughts in his mind.
"Then according to my beloved concubine's opinion, should I directly grant the Ninth Princess and Commander Qian a marriage? In this way, Commander Qian will no longer be eligible to inherit the Qian Family Army, and their Qian Mansion will not be able to cause any trouble in the future."
Concubine Xue quickly stopped him, "Your Majesty, you must not grant me this marriage."
"Oh? Why do you say that, my dear?"
"Your Majesty, if the Qian family really has rebellious intentions, wouldn't you be pushing the princess into the fire pit if you betrothed her to Commander Qian? Who knows, they might even use the princess to do things. Now that the countries are coexisting peacefully, the generals have no place to use their military power. I think it would be best for Your Majesty to take back the military power while you can."
"My beloved concubine, your words make sense, but it is not easy to take back the military power. This matter needs to be considered carefully."
Seeing that the eye drops were almost applied, Concubine Xue stopped talking and changed the subject, "Your Majesty, you haven't taken today's pills yet. Let me feed you."
As she spoke, Concubine Xue winked at the eunuch behind her, who immediately handed over the pills in the box.
Concubine Xue took the pill from the box, sat on the emperor's lap, fed the pill into the emperor's mouth, and then fed the old emperor water with her own hands.
Not long after the old emperor took the pill, he suddenly felt a lot more energetic.
He smiled and looked at Concubine Xue in his arms and said, "My beloved concubine is so considerate of me. Since I took this pill, I feel more and more energetic."
Concubine Xue drew circles on his chest with her hands and said coquettishly, "Your Majesty not only looks younger now, but your physical strength is also getting better and better. This is a blessing for me and the people."
The emperor felt itchy in his heart because of the restless person in his arms. He didn't care that this was the imperial study. He immediately dismissed the servants, and the eunuch closed the door considerately when he left.
Then the emperor impatiently pushed Concubine Xue onto the table and said, "You clingy little devil, you are almost seducing my soul away."
Concubine Xue deliberately put her hand on the old emperor to prevent him from taking the next step, and said, "Ah, Your Majesty, please don't be anxious. I previously proposed to build a Star Picking Tower in the palace so that the master can work harder to make pills for you. You haven't even issued an order yet, so you agreed to it first."
The old emperor was so horny that he quickly nodded and agreed, "Okay, okay, I agree to it, my beloved concubine. I will draft an edict after the matter is done. Are you satisfied now, my beloved concubine?"
Seeing that her goal had been achieved, Concubine Xue immediately began to cater to the old emperor.
Even the old eunuch standing outside the door, who was used to seeing all kinds of scenes, couldn't help but blush when he heard the panting and shouting coming from the imperial study in broad daylight.