kvmb Chapter 292 Who will save him? Save him!
Chapter 292 Who will save him? Save him!
Yan Yue's heart skipped a beat at those words.
He knelt down with a thud.
"Your Majesty, I... I am still young, and I... I do not want to get married yet."
Yan Yue's voice trembled. What sins had he committed that His Majesty actually wanted to marry the Sixth Princess to him? He might as well just strangle him.
Even if he never gets married in this lifetime, he doesn't want to marry the Sixth Princess.
"You brat, you're already eighteen and still don't want to get married. I sent you out to gain experience for a few years, and you've become too wild, haven't you?" the emperor scolded with a laugh.
Yan Yue instantly broke out in a cold sweat.
I could hear my heart pounding so hard it felt like it was going to jump out of my chest.
Someone please save him, save him, save him!
Perhaps Heaven truly heard his heartfelt words, for Cao Cheng pushed the Crown Prince in.
The Crown Prince glanced at Yan Yue, who was trembling with fear, and looked up at the Emperor, saying, "Yue is not yet of age, so there is no rush for her marriage. If Father thinks that Sixth Sister is of age and wants to choose a good family, why not ask which families still need a marriage alliance? Sending one princess is the same as sending two princesses. What do you say, Father?"
The emperor was thoroughly stung, realizing that he was using the issue of the marriage alliance with Li Duan to stab him in the back.
He coughed lightly and waved his hand: "I was just concerned about A-Yue. Alright, alright, I know you cousins haven't seen each other for two years. Go on, go on. I'll discuss the marriage with the Consort again."
The Crown Prince glanced at Yan Yue, who immediately got up and followed the Crown Prince back to the Eastern Palace without daring to linger for a moment.
After everyone left, he grabbed a cup from the table and gulped down two large cups of water before he calmed down: "I was so scared, so scared, I got goosebumps."
He rubbed his arms vigorously, a shiver ran through him, and he shook his head violently. He turned around and pounced on the Crown Prince, crying out, "No, cousin, please save me! I can't marry the Sixth Princess! I'd rather die than marry her! Let me die!"
The crown prince glanced at him and said, "Shut up."
Yan Yue quickly shut his mouth.
Then she looked at him with pitiful eyes, feeling incredibly wronged: "No, Your Majesty, what were you thinking? Me and the Sixth Princess? Listen to this, listen to this, is this appropriate?"
Cao Cheng happened to come in and, upon hearing his words, hurriedly closed the door: "Little ancestor, could you please keep your voice down!"
Yan Yue immediately wilted, looking up at the Crown Prince with a helpless expression, like a big dog.
The crown prince raised his hand and pinched the space between his eyebrows.
"Go to Yangyang tomorrow to get some medicine for you. Tell her your old ailment has flared up and you need to go back to the Southwest for treatment. Go as soon as possible, the sooner the better."
Yan Yue suddenly froze, then became serious and grabbed his sleeve, asking, "Is something going to happen?"
The Crown Prince shook his head: "Father has taken a new concubine, the seventh daughter of the Marquis of Guangping, Xue Wanyue. She looks eight or nine parts like Mother. She has been in the palace for less than half a month and has already been made a concubine. She is very popular."
Yan Yue stared wide-eyed in surprise, muttering softly, "She looks like my aunt..."
But he still didn't understand what this had to do with him.
Cao Cheng chimed in, "Young Master, which family do you think His Majesty would think of first when he sees Consort Xue's face?"
Yan Yue was stunned. When he saw the face that resembled his aunt, he would definitely think of the Yan family first.
If His Majesty wants to depose the Crown Prince, the first family to be targeted will definitely be the Yan family. The Yan family has been in charge of military power in the southwest for many years, but the southwest has been very stable in recent years with almost no major wars. If His Majesty wants to control the Yan family, the first thing to do is to control him. The real purpose of summoning him to the capital is to marry the Sixth Princess to him and keep him in the capital as a hostage.
Therefore, he had no choice but to go to the capital. If he did not go, His Majesty would surely suspect that there was some unrest in the southwest.
But once he enters the capital, he will fall into the trap set by His Majesty, who will use the Sixth Princess to hold him back.
From the very beginning, he had no choice in this marriage.
Yan Yue panicked completely: "Cousin, what do we do now? What about you? I... I can't really marry the Sixth Princess, can I? If I just leave like this, won't something bad happen?"
He couldn't think of so much right now, but he could feel the danger lurking everywhere. Ever since his cousin injured his leg, the entire court had been in turmoil. Now, nearly three years later, some actions and ambitions could no longer be suppressed.
"You go first. After you leave safely, he will surely issue an edict to let you get married. At that time, you should have your uncle write a letter saying that your old illness has not been cured and that you should get married in the southwest," the Crown Prince said.
Yan Yue's face twisted in pain, and he stammered, "Then, then you still have to marry the Sixth Princess?"
“The southwest has a harsh environment, with poisonous miasma and insects everywhere. Given Sixth Sister’s personality, she would never go there. As long as she makes a fuss, there will be room for maneuver,” the Crown Prince replied.
Yan Yue breathed a slight sigh of relief. "That scared me to death. I don't want to marry her. She's terrifying."
Cao Cheng chuckled from the side, "Does that young master have someone in his heart? Who does he want to marry?"
Yan Yue scratched his head: "I can't think of one right now, but it can't possibly be the Sixth Princess. We're incompatible. When she was little, she would even snatch a candied hawthorn from me. I really can't handle that."
Yan Yue was also quite puzzled. The Sixth Princess was, after all, a princess. Although she was not Consort Xiao's biological daughter, she had been raised under her care since childhood, so few people knew about her background. This also fostered her domineering personality. However, she always seemed to be eyeing other people's things, as if she couldn't stand it if she didn't take them away. What was wrong with her?
Anyway, he doesn't like playing with her; she's such a pain.
"Go back." The crown prince waved his hand.
Yan Yue looked at the Crown Prince, thought for a moment, and said, "Cousin, before I came, my father said that he was waiting for your order."
The crown prince looked up.
Yan Yue quickly shut his mouth.
The Crown Prince gestured for Cao Cheng to take him out.
After Yan Yue left, Cao Cheng returned, knelt on the ground, and reached out to massage the Crown Prince's legs, asking seemingly casually, "Your Highness hasn't visited the Princess for some time."
The Crown Prince did not reply for a long while before asking, "I heard that Lady Lan is going to Jiangnan?"
Cao Cheng nodded: "That is true. Yesterday, when I went to the Lan residence to deliver something to the Grand Tutor, I happened to see Madam Lan going to say goodbye to the Grand Tutor."
After thinking for a moment, he added, "The princess did not go with them."
The prince gently closed his eyes, his fingers stroking the silver ring on his hand again and again. After a while, he raised his hand, and a layer of black mist appeared on the ancient silver ring.
Cao Cheng followed the gaze and was startled: "Your Highness? These past few days..."
He has tried everything he has eaten these past few days.
Where is it this time?
The Crown Prince took the handkerchief and gently wiped away the tarnish on the silver ring. "It's time. Let's prepare once Yan Yue leaves the capital."
Cao Cheng was taken aback, then quickly nodded, "Yes."
……
Yan Yue left the palace and rushed towards Princess Lu Yangyang's residence without stopping.
As soon as they reached the alley entrance, they saw a crowd gathered around the gate of the mansion.
It looks like they're about to cause trouble.