Chapter 654: Establishment (1)

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Large raindrops fell from the sky and covered the earth, and the heavy rain kept falling.

“Your Highness.” Li Yunrong raised the oil paper umbrella high and tried to block the rain for him. Chu You took the oil paper umbrella smoothly and carefully prevented the rain from drenching her. With his free hand, he held her hand and walked into the prince’s residence.

Her gentle and concerned voice sounded in his ears. “It’s raining so heavily, why isn’t Your Highness wearing a rain cape?”

“Xia Lian, quickly get someone to boil water and a cup of ginger soup.”

“Your Highness, I’ll serve you to bathe in case you catch a cold.”

Seeing that she only had eyes for him, Chu You felt especially good and hummed softly.

His large palm held her soft little hand even tighter, and a malicious cold light flashed in his eyes. He thought to himself, Back then, it was Gu Ce who didn’t knowhow to appreciate favors. Otherwise, why would he be in this state!

The rain was pouring, and the umbrella was like a barrier that isolated everything around it from the two people under the umbrella as if they were the only two left in this world.

As Li Yunrong walked, she used a handkerchief to wipe the rain off his body. She gently wiped his forehead, cheeks, and ears and asked in a low voice, “Your Highness, how’s the eldest princess, Feng Yang? What did the imperial physician say?”

“She woke up for a while, but she was still very weak. She fell asleep after saying a few words. The imperial physician was helpless.” Thinking of Feng Yang’s extremely weak sleeping face, Chu You’s eyes flickered. “I don’t think she can last this month.”

“It’s similar to what the previous Emperor said…”

His last sentence was very, very soft. The last few words were suppressed by the sound of the surrounding rain, as if there was a faint sigh.

“…” Li Yunrong looked at Chu You’s cold side profile in confusion, and the hand holding the handkerchief stopped.

Chu You looked up at the dark sky that was raining heavily and sighed again. He couldn’t hide his pity and said again, “Sigh, Father didn’t survive longer than my Imperial Aunt in the end.”

“It was just one year left.”

When he raised his head, the line of his chin became clearer and clearer. A few strands of wet hair scattered messily on his cheeks, making him look sad.

Li Yunrong understood his last sentence. Li Yunrong’s eyes flickered, and he couldn’t help but think: If Feng Yang died before the previous Emperor, the current royal court might be in a different situation.

Without Feng Yang, there would be one less obstacle for the late Emperor to cripple the crown prince. Perhaps he would be 70 to 80% confident of crippling the crown prince today.

Sigh, this was only a hypothesis in the end.

At this point, it was useless to think too much.

Li Yunrong composed herself and looked at Chu You beside her with heartache. Just as she was about to comfort him, she saw him stop and suddenly call out, “Peng Zhi.”

It was a simple word, but there was a determined tone in its tone, as if it had made a difficult decision.

The eunuch, Peng Zhi, who was about ten feet behind the two of them, quickly walked up and lowered his head to listen. “Your Highness.”

Chu You directly instructed in front of Li Yunrong, “Tell Baili Yin’s personal aide, Bai Xing, to let him go…”

His voice was softer, and the rain was even louder, smashing the oil-paper umbrella above, as if countless icicles had landed on the umbrella.

Chu You’s rain-washed eyes were especially cold, and a trace of determination flashed in his eyes.

He had already made a decision.

The previous Emperor spent a full 20 years arranging everything for him. Feng Yang, the aristocratic families, the fiefdom… and this unique opportunity.

Opportunities couldn’t be missed. Time didn’t come anymore. Just as the previous Emperor said, once a person made a decision, they couldn’t be swayed anymore!

He couldn’t disappoint the previous Emperor’s love for him, his son!

After giving the instructions, Chu You held Li Yunrong’s hand and continued walking.

Peng Zhi stayed on the spot and bowed respectfully at Chu You’s back. Then, he turned and left. His figure quickly disappeared in the dense rain curtain.

Chu You and Li Yunrong arrived at the main courtyard of the inner courtyard not long after. The maids and palace maids serving in the main courtyard immediately welcomed them. Someone took the oil-paper umbrella from Chu You’s hand, someone reported that hot water and bath buckets were already prepared, and someone handed over a few clean white handkerchiefs.

Li Yunrong wiped the rain from her face with a white handkerchief and hurriedly instructed, “Xia Lian, get someone to choose some good supplements from the warehouse and send them to the Eldest Princess Feng Yang’s residence as soon as possible.”

Chu You raised his sharp eyebrows and looked at Li Yunrong tacitly. He understood what she meant and added, “Listen to the princess consort..”