My Princess Has Been Reborn

Chapter 121.1 – Treats Me The Best

As the Emperor recovered from his illness, Liang’s court gradually regained stability. But the Crown Prince, who had insisted on managing the government and taking care of the Emperor’s condition before, fell seriously ill after the Emperor completely recovered.

The father and son became seriously ill one after the other. Fortunately, there were supporters in the court, and the situation remained stable.

Seeing the end of the year approaching, Qi Yang went to visit the palace again. When she returned, she couldn’t help sighing at Lu Qipei, saying, “I saw that Royal Brother’s health was getting better this year, but all the tossing and turning after winter has made it all in vain.”

Lu Qipei was not surprised to hear this and just said, “The Crown Prince was already feeling unwell in winter. His Majesty’s condition was very grave before, and he was already exerting himself taking care of that. Later on, he also insisted on managing the government, and it has not been easy for him to keep from falling ill until now. But I’ve also asked the two famous doctors that are taking care of the Crown Prince, his condition might look dangerous this time, but it’s actually not any different from before. Once Spring comes, he will get much better.”

Over the past four years, people had become accustomed to the Crown Prince falling sick. Not to mention Qi Yang and Lu Qipei, even the civil and military officials weren’t worried. In fact, it was amazing that he managed to hang on when the Emperor was seriously ill this time.

The Crown Prince’s illness was what it was. Talking more or less about it wouldn’t make any difference, and Qi Yang had long stopped causing trouble for herself over it. She just casually mentioned it after her visit to the Crown Prince, then changed the topic. “I did see Ah Qi. He was praised by His Majesty last time and seemed to have become a lot more confident after he returned. Now that Royal Brother is ill, he has been teaching him more.”

In fact, there was no other way. The Emperor’s body was not as healthy as before, and the Crown Prince also had a frail body. It was difficult to predict what would happen in the future. The Emperor attached too much importance in the Crown Prince and didn’t cultivate his other sons, so all of them grew crooked.

To put it bluntly, if the Emperor died right now, the Crown Prince might not be able to hold on either. And if he couldn’t, what good was the remaining King Wei? As for the deposed King Chu and the imprisoned King Qi, there wasn’t even any need to mention them.

On the other hand, people felt more hopeful towards the Eldest Grandson who was gradually growing up. So it was no wonder that he gradually entered the public eye more after his debut at the Autumn Hunt.

However, Qi Yang didn’t particularly have a lot of interest when she mentioned the Eldest Grandson – she was simply sighing when she saw what was happening to the young boy who was quite close to her. He was around twelve years old now, and as long as the Crown Prince could hold on for another four to five years, the Eldest Grandson would be able to stand up by himself.

When she heard that, Lu Qipei only replied lightly, “That’s good too.”

The two of them had a few conversations, but Lu Qipei’s reactions were faint. Qi Yang seemed to notice something, and she leaned closer to ask, “I feel like you’re not in a good mood, what happened?”

Lu Qipei smoothly pulled Qi Yang and sat the latter next to her, then thought for a moment before saying, “It’s nothing. It’s just that I’ve calculated the days, and there should be results from the Rong side by now. But the snow has been very heavy lately, and even the carrier pigeons cannot fly over. I don’t know when the news would arrive.”

In fact, after the incident with the Third Princess, whether it was Xie Yuan handling the aftermath, the Left General turning the situation around, and the confrontation between the Rong Emperor and Xie Yuan, it all happened in a very short period of time. But the news was delivered in sequence, and Lu Qipei couldn’t wait for the follow-up after receiving the first letter. Right now, she was scratching her head in frustration.

When she heard this, Qi Yang reached out and placed her hand on top of Lu Qipei’s, then smiled and said, “What, is Ah Pei not confident in your own arrangements?”

Lu Qipei was a bit calmed by Qi Yang’s small gesture to appease her, and she smiled when she heard her words. “I’m not a god, can I control things thousands of li away? This time, I’m just taking advantage of the opening that His Majesty created and guided things according to the situation. I haven’t even been to Rong, and I only have a small understanding of the people there. If the plan didn’t match the reality, it wouldn’t be surprising if it didn’t work.”

She spoke bluntly, but Qi Yang knew that Lu Qipei cared about it. Since she didn’t want to be comforted, Qi Yang just said straightforwardly, “Why are you worrying about it so much? Royal Father’s illness has more or less been cured, so he will definitely fight against Xie Yuan when he has the time.”

In fact, the didn’t actually have to intervene in the struggle between their parents. If it wasn’t because of Xie Yuan’s overly ambitious schemes against the entire royal family, and even the entire Liang State, Qi Yang would’ve been fine with taking Lu Qipei to run straight away.

Lu Qipei couldn’t help but laugh when she saw that Qi Yang had sold her father out without hesitation. In her moment of thought, she hugged her wife and kissed her unceremoniously on the cheek, saying, “Okay, okay, Your Highness is still the one that treats me the best.”