CH 91.1
Chapter 91.1 – It’s Sweeter This Way
The palace banquet was a façade of peace. Although the song and dance made things feel harmonious, and no one mentioned the previous events, it was undeniable that King Qi’s dragonfish had ruined the birthday.
It was not that late at night yet, but the banquet was already over. The fake liveliness immediately dissipated as everyone left the palace in silence.
Qi Yang held Lu Qipei’s hand and exited the palace slowly, unlike the others who were in a hurry to leave. Slowly, they fell behind the others. A cold night breeze blew on their face, and walking also helped them slowly disperse their drunkenness.
As the two walked slowly, soon there was no one else nearby. Qi Yang finally found the opportunity to ask, “Ah Pei, what happened with King Qi’s dragonfish?”
Lu Qipei answered somewhat casually, “I don’t know, it’s not that he wanted to send His Majesty a dead fish.”
That’s true, Qi Yang also thought that King Qi was not that stupid – no one would be that stupid. Let alone the prince, even the son of a commoner would celebrate his father’s birthday, and his birthday gift would be elaborate. How could such a mistake happen?
Before even talking about it, people had only seen such thing as a dragonfish today, so who could have known why the fish had died?
But the glass water tank also broke down strangely, and the timing was too coincidental. The Emperor wanted to sweep the matter under the rug quietly, but in the end it didn’t work, and it was even exposed so explosively.
No matter how you looked at it, there was something strange about this matter.
Qi Yang frowned and said, “There is something strange about this matter. I wonder who did it.”
Lu Qipei looked sideways at the numerous palaces in the distance, hidden by the darkness. Somehow, she felt a little depressed. She withdrew her gaze, turned to the brightly lit palace gate in front of her, and casually said, “Then Your Highness should think about who would benefit the most from this matter.”
There was definitely a conspiracy behind this. It was not easy to spoil the Emperor’s birthday gift at his birthday party. Qi Yang pondered about it in her heart, but found that there was no one to suspect.
Although the Crown Prince was sick and weakened, his position was not easily shaken. He put all his heart and soul on the government affairs, and didn’t care about these brothers horsing around.
With the Crown Prince’s character, Qi Yang also didn’t believe that he would make such a move. Not only trapping his brother with breaking filial piety, but also provoking his Royal Father’s anger and making Liang lose face in front of the foreign envoys.
Aside from the Crown Prince, King Wei was obviously scared today. When he went to present his birthday gift to the Emperor under the crowd’s pressure, Qi Yang felt that he was about to cry, and he had cold sweat dripping down. It didn’t look like he was acting at all.
And finally, there was King Wu, the youngest and weakest among the kings. Usually, he was so low-key that he didn’t even dare to say a word, just a pitiful little thing. Unless he was pretending to be a pig in order to eat the tiger1, he couldn’t have done such a big thing.
And even if King Qi was moved out of the way, what good would it do for him? The Crown Prince was still there, and there was still King Wei in front of him. She also never heard of a conflict between him and King Qi, so why would he harm someone for no reason?
In the end, the Crown Prince was still alive. If he didn’t do it, what was the point for others to target King Qi?
Qi Yang thought for a long time and still couldn’t understand. Before she knew it, Lu Qipei had led her out of the palace gates. When she boarded the carriage and turned back to the mansion, Qi Yang finally sighed and said, “I can’t figure it out. Maybe it’s an accident.”
No one would believe what she said. Who knew how many people couldn’t sleep after they returned from the palace tonight.
After the carriage traveled for a while, Qi Yang suddenly sighed again. “Fifth Royal Brother spent so much effort preparing a birthday gift to send to the palace today, I don’t know whether Royal Father saw it or not. But after all this fuss, I’m afraid his efforts would be in vain.”
After all, the dead fish still became a thorn in the Emperor’s heart.
It was rare for Emperors to live a long life. For someone who had lived to 50 like he did, even if he suddenly died one day, it wouldn’t be considered an early death.
So even though the Emperor was in good health right now, he also cared about matters of longevity. Hence, he couldn’t be indifferent to the dead dragonfish on his birthday. He just didn’t burst out back then to save his face.
After the birthday, the envoys from various countries who came to congratulate him received a gift from the Emperor and returned home one after the other.
After the outsiders were sent off, the next period of time was very hard for King Qi. The court reprimanded him from time to time, and he often suffered setbacks when doing something. Even his Mother Consort in the royal harem suffered a lot.
After half a month, King Qi, who had once been in high spirits and wanted to replace the Crown Prince, became downtrodden. Maybe because he was cornered, someone took the opportunity to finish him off and brought criminal charges against him before the Emperor.
It’s said that people would kick someone when they’re down. The fall of King Qi was not much slower than that of King Chu.
At the end of June, King Qi was banned from entering the palace. Although he still retained his title of prince, he already lost the Emperor’s favor, and fallen into depression. Unless something unexpected happened, he was now just a waste.
Translator notes:
The palace banquet was a façade of peace. Although the song and dance made things feel harmonious, and no one mentioned the previous events, it was undeniable that King Qi’s dragonfish had ruined the birthday.
It was not that late at night yet, but the banquet was already over. The fake liveliness immediately dissipated as everyone left the palace in silence.
Qi Yang held Lu Qipei’s hand and exited the palace slowly, unlike the others who were in a hurry to leave. Slowly, they fell behind the others. A cold night breeze blew on their face, and walking also helped them slowly disperse their drunkenness.
As the two walked slowly, soon there was no one else nearby. Qi Yang finally found the opportunity to ask, “Ah Pei, what happened with King Qi’s dragonfish?”
Lu Qipei answered somewhat casually, “I don’t know, it’s not that he wanted to send His Majesty a dead fish.”
That’s true, Qi Yang also thought that King Qi was not that stupid – no one would be that stupid. Let alone the prince, even the son of a commoner would celebrate his father’s birthday, and his birthday gift would be elaborate. How could such a mistake happen?
Before even talking about it, people had only seen such thing as a dragonfish today, so who could have known why the fish had died?
But the glass water tank also broke down strangely, and the timing was too coincidental. The Emperor wanted to sweep the matter under the rug quietly, but in the end it didn’t work, and it was even exposed so explosively.
No matter how you looked at it, there was something strange about this matter.
Qi Yang frowned and said, “There is something strange about this matter. I wonder who did it.”
Lu Qipei looked sideways at the numerous palaces in the distance, hidden by the darkness. Somehow, she felt a little depressed. She withdrew her gaze, turned to the brightly lit palace gate in front of her, and casually said, “Then Your Highness should think about who would benefit the most from this matter.”
There was definitely a conspiracy behind this. It was not easy to spoil the Emperor’s birthday gift at his birthday party. Qi Yang pondered about it in her heart, but found that there was no one to suspect.
Although the Crown Prince was sick and weakened, his position was not easily shaken. He put all his heart and soul on the government affairs, and didn’t care about these brothers horsing around.
With the Crown Prince’s character, Qi Yang also didn’t believe that he would make such a move. Not only trapping his brother with breaking filial piety, but also provoking his Royal Father’s anger and making Liang lose face in front of the foreign envoys.
Aside from the Crown Prince, King Wei was obviously scared today. When he went to present his birthday gift to the Emperor under the crowd’s pressure, Qi Yang felt that he was about to cry, and he had cold sweat dripping down. It didn’t look like he was acting at all.
And finally, there was King Wu, the youngest and weakest among the kings. Usually, he was so low-key that he didn’t even dare to say a word, just a pitiful little thing. Unless he was pretending to be a pig in order to eat the tiger1, he couldn’t have done such a big thing.
And even if King Qi was moved out of the way, what good would it do for him? The Crown Prince was still there, and there was still King Wei in front of him. She also never heard of a conflict between him and King Qi, so why would he harm someone for no reason?
In the end, the Crown Prince was still alive. If he didn’t do it, what was the point for others to target King Qi?
Qi Yang thought for a long time and still couldn’t understand. Before she knew it, Lu Qipei had led her out of the palace gates. When she boarded the carriage and turned back to the mansion, Qi Yang finally sighed and said, “I can’t figure it out. Maybe it’s an accident.”
No one would believe what she said. Who knew how many people couldn’t sleep after they returned from the palace tonight.
After the carriage traveled for a while, Qi Yang suddenly sighed again. “Fifth Royal Brother spent so much effort preparing a birthday gift to send to the palace today, I don’t know whether Royal Father saw it or not. But after all this fuss, I’m afraid his efforts would be in vain.”
After all, the dead fish still became a thorn in the Emperor’s heart.
It was rare for Emperors to live a long life. For someone who had lived to 50 like he did, even if he suddenly died one day, it wouldn’t be considered an early death.
So even though the Emperor was in good health right now, he also cared about matters of longevity. Hence, he couldn’t be indifferent to the dead dragonfish on his birthday. He just didn’t burst out back then to save his face.
After the birthday, the envoys from various countries who came to congratulate him received a gift from the Emperor and returned home one after the other.
After the outsiders were sent off, the next period of time was very hard for King Qi. The court reprimanded him from time to time, and he often suffered setbacks when doing something. Even his Mother Consort in the royal harem suffered a lot.
After half a month, King Qi, who had once been in high spirits and wanted to replace the Crown Prince, became downtrodden. Maybe because he was cornered, someone took the opportunity to finish him off and brought criminal charges against him before the Emperor.
It’s said that people would kick someone when they’re down. The fall of King Qi was not much slower than that of King Chu.
At the end of June, King Qi was banned from entering the palace. Although he still retained his title of prince, he already lost the Emperor’s favor, and fallen into depression. Unless something unexpected happened, he was now just a waste.
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