coobybook Chapter 205: Twins Revealed
Chapter 205: Twins Revealed
"Excuse me, Your Highness, you said that you already have a pair of twins, a boy and a girl? Did I hear you correctly?"
"Yes! May I ask Your Highness, how old are the twins, and who gave birth to them?"
The prince said to the old ministers who asked questions in a neither humble nor arrogant manner,
"You heard me right, old man. I am pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl, and they are eighteen months old."
"What? That means he's only one and a half years old, huh? He's already this big?"
"Your Highness, may I forgive my doubts? Since you already have a child, this is a great thing to celebrate. May I ask why you didn't tell me before?
Today, the incident about the child suddenly broke out. Could it be that they are trying to play a big joke on us old officials?"
"That's right! I, the old minister, also think that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to play a joke on everyone!"
The ministers below looked at each other. They were caught off guard by the prince's explosive news. Those who were unable to react could not believe it.
Several major factions started chattering again, and the noise was even more explosive than when the Second Prince was just crowned King.
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Faced with many doubts and incredulous looks.
The prince stood tall and straight, neither humble nor arrogant.
He suddenly thought of the secret order from his father, ordering him to secretly investigate the King of Jingbei, and the time when he was being hunted and missing.
It turns out that his fate with Fang Qingge was truly destined by heaven!
The prince's lips curled up, and suddenly he felt that a lot had changed.
So he coughed lightly, straightened his expression, and said to the ministers,
"The twins are my biological children with Fang Liangdi. That year, I passed by Yangzhou and fell in love with Miss Fang at first sight. We had physical contact.
The next day, I received an order from my father, so we parted ways.
Due to the inconvenience of information and transportation, I was busy with official business and returned to the capital. When I sent someone to pick me up, I learned that my twins were already born. "
The prince paused here.
A minister followed up and echoed loudly,
"Yes, when I went to Yangzhou with His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, we stayed at Prefect Fang's house."
"Oh, that's how it is."
Everyone knew that the prince often went on tours, so they nodded.
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At this time,
Another minister came out and questioned, and if you look closely, it is Lord Yu, the Censor from Prime Minister Xiao's faction.
"Excuse me, Crown Prince, since the children were born, why did you wait until they were so old to be brought into the East Palace? Are you not sure about their blood relationship?"
The prince glanced at Emperor Kun and said seriously,
"Old man, be careful with your words. The royal bloodline cannot be mixed.
As for why the child was brought into the East Palace only now, it was a coincidence. Unfortunately, I missed the mother and child twice before we were able to meet again. "
Upon hearing this, the ministers stroked their goatees and were speechless.
"Hmph!" A slight disdainful voice sounded at this time.
A minister asked the voice,
"Excuse me, Prime Minister Xiao, do you have something to say?"
Prime Minister Xiao did not expect that the old fellow opposite would be so disrespectful to him and openly provoked him. It was obvious that it was because they felt emboldened after the prince had a son.
He was so angry that he waved his sleeves and turned his head away.
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Emperor Kun was watching the discussions below, and he would be lying if he didn't feel angry at the crown prince's sudden stiffness.
This naughty kid didn't even tell his father. How could he put his father in such a position with such disrespect for his elders?
But after all, family disgrace should not be made public. In order to make up for the prince's wrong behavior and maintain the image of a good father who loves his son, he said,
"My dear ministers, this is a family matter. The lack of an heir in the Eastern Palace has always been a concern for me and the Queen. Now we are all happy. I am very pleased.
I didn’t expect the prince to lose his temper and say it first, hehe…”
Upon hearing this, all the ministers bowed to Emperor Kun and said,
"Congratulations to the Emperor on the birth of his grandson and granddaughter."
"Long live my emperor, long live the emperor."
"Congratulations, Prince, on achieving your wish. It is a cause for celebration that the dragon and the phoenix have appeared."
"Congratulations, His Royal Highness. Congratulations, His Royal Highness. May His Royal Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."
There was a chorus of flattery in the Golden Palace. The heavy stone in the hearts of the group of old officials who were inclined to support the prince finally fell.
It doesn’t matter whether he is the Crown Prince born to the Crown Princess or not, as long as he is the Crown Prince’s son, it doesn’t matter who born him.
They couldn't wait to run home and tell everyone about it.
However, the ministers of Prime Minister Xiao's faction were depressed inside and tried to deal with the situation with a forced smile.
The neutrals were calm and composed, and no one could tell their emotions.
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After retiring,
The breaking news that the prince was pregnant with twins spread like wildfire from the throne room to the streets, deep forests, and wild mountains.
There is nothing that is not known to the common people in the deep courtyards and the ordinary people in the city.
The prince's spreading of the news through the mouths of his ministers was much more credible than secretly announcing that he had a child.
That night, storytellers in various restaurants used their talents to compose a series of sentimental, heart-wrenching and touching plays for the love story of the Crown Prince and Fang Liangdi.
Especially with the addition of the wonderful element of a pair of twins representing the auspicious symbol of dragon and phoenix, the people of Daliang were excited.
It can be said to be a legendary story that shocked the world and made ghosts cry.
Of course, all these happened after the morning court session.
As soon as the prince's explosive news came out, the fact that the second prince Liang Hengrui was named King Rui and was awarded the honor of being the King of Defending the City was passed over by the common people.
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Let's say,
After the court session, Emperor Kun sat in the imperial study.
He stared at the prince kneeling on the ground without blinking, without saying a word, and the temperature in the room dropped to freezing point.
After a long time,
Emperor Kun uttered a word coldly.
"Prince! I still underestimated you!"
The prince said respectfully,
"Father, please calm down."
"Hehehe... calm down. You tell father how I can calm down.
You don't even take me, your father, seriously. Tell me, is there anything else you can't do that you should be concerned about?"
After he finished speaking, the enraged Emperor Kun grabbed the teacup at hand and smashed it hard on the prince's head.
Suddenly, the teacup hit the prince's head and bounced back to the ground, breaking with a "snap". The prince's forehead instantly became red and swollen.
He knelt down and begged for his sin.
"Father, please calm down. I was wrong. I had no choice but to resort to this last resort. Please forgive me for executing the man first and reporting to you later.
I know that I cannot hide the matter of Concubine Fang entering the palace from you.
However, I love her very much and don't want her to enter the East Palace without any status. I also don't want my son and daughter to be separated.
Today, I thank you for your help in the Golden Palace. I know I was wrong, please punish me."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Kun seemed to laugh out of anger.
"Punishment? That sounds easy. How should the crime of deceiving the emperor be punished? The prince should know this better than anyone else, right?!"
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