The Female Supporting Role Shows Out

Chapter 107

Translator: NovelMultiverse | Editor: NovelMultiverse

The emperor finally took the eldest prince back, and the large clans of the Lin'an were present to see him off. Li Ran, who had been treated coldly for many days, finally breathed a sigh of relief. He thought to himself: fortunately, his majesty didn't take Empress Du back. Fortunately, Lis has done a good job in dealing with those things in the past. Otherwise, we will be in trouble now.

But even so, the emperor might have already doubted Concubine Li and the Lis. The future of the ninth prince was still uncertain, which was the most worrying thing for Li Ran. As for Empress Du, who had restored her relationship with the emperor and cleared her name, he didn't take her seriously. A woman whose face had been ruined, even if she had been loved by the emperor, what could she do? Could she return to the capital city and ascend the throne again? There was no such thing as abolishing the late empress of the state of Zhou, let alone the tradition of being Empress Duwith disfigured.

When the emperor came, he asked Empress Du to accompany him every day, just because he felt guilty. Otherwise, how could he not take her with him when he left? As the saying goes, the emperor's words cannot be changed. Empress Du will never be able to turn over in her life. Thinking of this, the official who went to see off immediately dispelled the idea of making friends with Du Ruyan and Du Rusong.

Time was almost up. The emperor turned around and tried to search in the crowd, but he couldn't find the figure he had been looking forward to. The pain and reluctance in his heart were indescribable.

"Why didn't Rusong and Ruyan come?" he asked in a low voice.

The eldest prince knew who he really wanted to ask, so he hurried forward and replied, "Father, Miss Du is sick. They are accompanying Miss Du in the Taoist temple now, so they can't come."

"What Miss Du?" the emperor said in a cold tone, "That's your mother! She has just left the Imperial City, but you have forgotten her? You were brought up by her herself. When you were a child, the cold air in your body caused a high fever, and it was always impossible to bring it down. She stayed by your bed all night to apply the cold compress for you. Don't you remember at all?"

"I remember everything, but she is not Empress Du after all. As the saying goes, the master and the servant are different, how can I call her mother?" the eldest prince bowed his head and cupped his hands. "

Father, it's almost time to go. Let's go. Qiwu Palace has a new master, and there is no position for Miss Du in the palace anymore. You can keep her here and let her live the rest of her life in peace. Haven't you heard what she said? The current life is what she wants most."

"That's against her will, not true!" the emperor lowered his voice and said angrily.

The father and son quarreled immediately. The ministers were too far away to hear what they were talking about, but they had a lot of guesses about the relationship between the two of them.

Li Ran stared at the emperor's seat with dark eyes. Although he was the governor of the Zhejiang Province, he couldn't even get close to the emperor. His position was arranged behind the officials like the Fantai and Nietai(藩台、臬台). It could be seen that the emperor's trust in him had been greatly reduced. Before he could gain a firm foothold in the province, he was facing the danger of being sidelined. All this was attributed to the remaining people of the Dus, and also to Li Jiarong.

Thinking of this, Li Ran lowered his head with a malicious look.

The emperor's heart sank when he heard what the first prince said. He waved his hand and said, "Wait a little longer. Postpone the trip for half an hour." These days, Fange had been taking good care of him. He didn't believe that she had any feelings for him at all. When she heard that he was about to leave, she would come to see him if she was a little reluctant. As long as she came, he would never let her go!