I, the prince, only want to be deposed.

Chapter 201 Your mother has also chosen a marriage for you

After a while.

Liu Che rolled up the yellow cloth and squeezed it tightly in his hand. When he turned around, his expression had quietly returned to calm. He said to Chang Rong in a cold voice:
"Chang Rong, take a few people to take Chen Ajiao's body to the wilderness and bury it casually."

"No monuments may be erected, no coffins may be used, no objects may be buried with the deceased, and no one may go to mourn or attend the funeral. Go ahead!"

"promise!"

How could Chang Rong not see that there were huge problems with the suicide note and the yellow cloth in the puppet? He was worried that Liu Che would be angry with him because of this, but when he heard this, he felt as if he had been pardoned. He felt relieved and agreed without hesitation, then ran out of the hall as if escaping.

As a result, when he ran to the door of the back hall, he accidentally overlooked the high threshold.

With a cry of "Ouch", the whole person fell straight out like an onion, hitting the ground with a dull sound...

Liu Ju only heard the noise, and while laughing in his heart, he silently hoped that this bastard would get badly hurt.

At the same time, he was sure of one thing.

In history, even if Liu Che had read this suicide note, he certainly had not read the contents on the yellow cloth hidden in the puppet.

Firstly, the yellow cloth was hidden very well and was not easy to be found;

Secondly, in history, although Chen Ajiao was a deposed queen and no longer worthy of a funeral of court standards after her death, she was still given a grand funeral and had a clear burial place. She was definitely not just taken to the wilderness and buried there like people do now, with her body left exposed.

"Liu Ju..."

It was not until this time that Liu Che looked at Liu Ju again.

Now his expression has changed drastically. He is completely different from the furious man before Chang Rong broke in. There is even a hint of gentleness in his eyes when he looks at Liu Ju, and his tone is more kind than ever before.

"Father."

Liu Ju agreed verbally, but he couldn't help but become more curious about the contents of the suicide note and the yellow cloth.

He was 100% sure that this time it was the loophole of "time travel blessings" that played a role.

Therefore, the suicide note and the yellow cloth appeared at the critical moment. Even the wooden puppet fell to the ground at the right time under the influence of this mysterious power, and then it broke apart at the right time, revealing the yellow cloth at the right time, and then stabbed him in the back at the right time...

I knew this would be the result.

It is impossible for him to be abolished. Every time he is close to being abolished, things will take a major turn in an unexpected way, turning bad things into good things and disadvantages into advantages.

If you don’t believe me, just look at this. Liu Che’s 180-degree emotional change now is the best proof!

Without some mysterious power from outer space, could ordinary people easily control the emotions of Emperor Wu of Han, who was rebellious throughout his life?

"Stop standing there and get me an oil lamp."

Liu Che actually moved the corners of his mouth to give him a smile that could be described as ugly.

Liu Ju stood still on purpose and asked tentatively:

"I wonder what the emperor wants the oil lamp for?"

"What? I only asked you to bring me an oil lamp, and you couldn't help but want to disobey me?"

Liu Che finally couldn't hold it in anymore and his eyes widened again.

"Then my marriage..."

Liu Ju, however, stood there without moving, and took this opportunity to tentatively ask the most important question to him at the moment.

Although Liu Che's attitude towards him had changed dramatically at this moment, he had not yet fulfilled his wish and given him autonomy in this matter.

Therefore, if this matter is not accomplished, he may have to put more pressure on Liu Che, otherwise when Liu Che really offers him a marriage proposal, more people will be involved, and who knows what unexpected things may happen...

He had to admit that Shi Wanjun's experience did touch him after all.

Therefore, he had to be cautious in this matter and try to avoid such tragedy from happening again.

"Is it because I didn't fulfill your wish that you won't even let me get the oil lamp?!"

Liu Che's expression suddenly darkened again, and the corners of his mouth twitched constantly.

At this moment, he really couldn't help himself and just wanted to slap this rebellious son with his own hands to teach him how to write the word "mountain" in "father's love is like a mountain".

But when I think about it, Liu Ju became like this because of Chen Ajiao's curse.

Thinking of all the things Liu Ju had accomplished before, if there hadn't been this curse, he would have been such a good son that he would have been very happy with...

He finally forced himself to endure it, rolled his eyes and waved his hands impatiently:
"It's up to you, it's up to you!"

"You decide on this marriage. If I find out that you like it, I will grant you the marriage. If you don't like it, I won't mention it anymore."

"You are satisfied this time. Hurry and get me an oil lamp!"

"Thank you, Father. Long live the Emperor!"

Liu Ju finally got the answer he wanted. He bowed deeply and then ran to the side of the hall and took an oil lamp from the palace lanterns.

And when he turned back.

Liu Che had personally gathered the bamboo pieces and broken puppets on the ground and piled them into a small pile on the ground in front of the dragon bed.

"Bring it here."

Taking the oil lamp from Liu Ju, Liu Che first lit the yellow cloth in his hand.

Then he poured all the kerosene in the oil lamp directly onto the small pile of bamboo pieces and puppet remains, and threw the burning yellow cloth down.

"call--"

The flames rose up, illuminating the faces of Liu Che and Liu Ju.

From then on, apart from Liu Che, no one would ever know what was written in Chen Ajiao's suicide note and the yellow cloth in the puppet, and Liu Ju had no way of knowing. "Burn it, burn it more vigorously, burn all the curses of that evil woman, and give me a prince who is satisfactory to me, and a son who is both loyal and filial..."

Looking at the black smoke rising from the fire, Liu Che prayed silently in his heart.

"..."

Looking at Liu Che's pious expression and eyes, Liu Ju was secretly thinking in his heart,

"What kind of backstabbing could have caused my father to hide so secretly..."

……

Come out from Xuanshi Hall.

Liu Ju could clearly feel that the looks of the warriors on duty at the gate, the guards, and the palace maids rushing to and fro in the Weiyang Palace, all changed significantly when they looked at him.

obviously.

They already knew the result of this court meeting. After all, the Confucian scholar from the Imperial Academy and the virtuous and talented writer had been escorted to the imperial prison first. How could such a big commotion be hidden from them?
However, Liu Ju had only one thought at this moment:
hungry!
Although he had breakfast before entering the palace, that was nearly five hours ago, and he was already starving.

Speaking of which, Liu Che, this cheap father, is really something. He doesn't even know how to give food to his stutterer. What kind of person is he...

Just as I was thinking about it.

"Your Highness, the Queen is worried that you are too busy with the court meeting to eat, so she specially set up a banquet and asked me to wait here, inviting Your Highness to come and have a meal."

A maid dressed in palace dress had stood in front of Liu Ju at some point and bowed.

Look, Liu Che, open your eyes and see what my mother did.

Can you blame me for being filial to my mother but disobeying you?
Liu Ju's heart warmed up and he nodded slightly to the maid:

"Lead the way."

"promise."

"By the way, does my mother know the result of this court meeting?"

Liu Ju followed for a few steps and suddenly asked again.

Wei Zifu was a good mother who was hard to find even with a lantern. She was particularly concerned about Liu Ju's affairs. During the last expedition against Western Qiang, she even ordered people to accidentally kill two cows and forced him to take them with him to enjoy on the road.

Liu Ju remembered all these things. He naturally didn't want Wei Zifu to worry too much and hurt her health by accident.

"The story of your highness's debate with the scholars at the court had spread throughout the palace half an hour ago. The queen was overjoyed when she heard about it, and even said that your highness was blessed by heaven."

The maid stopped and her tone was full of admiration.

"That's good, let's go."

Liu Ju shook his head.

He knew better than anyone that, if the loophole of "time travel blessing" was put aside, the fact that this court meeting could get such a result actually had little to do with his "debate with scholars".

At most, he was just harsh in his words and criticized those Confucian scholars and virtuous writers from the Imperial Academy, but in fact he couldn't change anything.

But what really played a decisive role was Liu Che's attitude towards this matter.

Wei Zifu would say that he was a "lucky man with a blessing from heaven", and I think she understood this truth in her heart...

This didn't last long.

Liu Ju had already arrived at the Pepper Room. Wei Zifu immediately ordered someone to serve hot meals. She sat beside him, adding more food to Liu Ju's plate and watching him wolf down the food, with a loving smile on her face all the time.

After Liu Ju had finished his meal, she personally handed him a towel and said with a slightly stern face:
"Zi'er, did you remember the lesson this time?"

"What lesson?"

Liu Ju looked puzzled.

But he quickly realized what Wei Zifu was saying.

Prior to this, Wei Qing went to the Prince's Mansion to persuade him to stop the reform of the state-run salt and iron industries. This was also what Wei Zifu meant, so the "lesson" Wei Zifu was talking about must be this.

After all, if he had not insisted on carrying out the reform of the state-run salt and iron industry to the end, the "debate on deposing and enthroning the crown prince" that shocked the court and the public would probably not have occurred. Wei Zifu and Wei Qing understood this, and Liu Ju also knew this.

"You are still being stubborn! If you were not acting on behalf of your father and your father supported you, you would be at a great disadvantage!"

Wei Zifu glanced at him reproachfully and said angrily,

"Your uncle is also extremely unreliable. I asked him to persuade you, but he failed to persuade you and even sent Wei Kang to Bowang Garden to cause trouble for you. Next time I see him, I will have a good talk with him!"

"Mother, this time it's not my uncle's fault."

Liu Ju had already consciously begun to imagine the scene in his mind where the Grand Marshal Wei Qing was scolded by his own sister and could not even raise his head, and he secretly hoped that he could witness this scene with his own eyes.

"If you don't blame him, then blame you? You are still young and ignorant, but he is old, so shouldn't he be ignorant too?"

Wei Zifu insisted,
"Forget it. The outcome of this matter is good after all. It can also be seen from this court meeting that your father still values ​​you very much. This makes your mother feel at ease."

"But even though this matter has passed, there is something that should be officially put on the agenda."

"Recently, your mother asked your aunt to find a suitable girl of the right age and choose a marriage for you. Your aunt has already asked for a name and calculated the horoscope. There is no sign of incompatibility..."

"Wait a minute, mother!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Ju immediately had a stress reaction.

He had just heard similar words in the back hall of Xuanshi. Why did such things happen so often?
"What do you mean by wait?"

Wei Zifu frowned slightly.
"You are old enough now, and it is only natural for your mother to arrange a marriage for you. Do you still have any objections?"

(End of this chapter)