CH 131.2

Chapter 131.2 – Entrustment1 

When King Wei and the others received the news and entered the palace, although the dust had not completely settled yet, at least the turmoil in the palace had subsided.

It wasn’t good for Lu Qipei to act too far outside her station, and after watching the assassin get dealt with and briefly dealing with the disaster outside the palace, she quickly ran to find Qi Yang and guarded the severely injured Emperor and Crown Prince with her.

The Emperor who lit the lantern actually had lighter injuries, because the Crown Prince was alert and immediately rushed in front of him when he noticed something wrong. The Crown Prince was very filial and protected his father under his own body, but his back was blown up to a bloody mess. Then, Chaoyang Tower was caught in a big fire. Although the royal guards rushed to rescue them, right now the Crown Prince was on his last breath.

The royal physician who diagnosed them stepped forward and fearfully reported to Qi Yang, “His Highness The Crown Prince is seriously injured, forgive me, forgive me for being powerless…”

Hearing this, blood drained from Qi Yang’s face, and her body swayed slightly, almost unable to keep standing.

Lu Qipei helped her and tightly held her hand, then asked the royal physician for her, “What about His Majesty? Is His Majesty’s condition still alright?”

This night, the Emperor and the Crown Prince encountered this incident together, and the royal physician was also trembling. He did not even dare to lift his head after hearing this question, “Answering the Prince Consort, His Majesty, His Majesty’s injuries are lighter than the Crown Prince’s. But His Majesty is old, and now there are multiple burns on his body. I’m afraid, I’m afraid…”

It was clear that the following words wouldn’t be anything good.

Qi Yang’s heart turned even colder. She closed her eyes and endured for a long time, and she didn’t lose her composure again. But her hand was squeezing Lu Qipei’s so tightly, causing even her bones to ache. Fortunately, she managed to hold back in the end and said in a hoarse voice, “Anyways, Royal Father and Royal Brother are still alive. As long as they’re still breathing, the Royal Hospital will take care of them as best as you can!”

Her tone was low and restrained, and the royal physician who looked up was immediately intimidated by the cold sharpness in Qi Yang’s eyes. He lowered his head, saying that it was as they should, and quickly returned to treat the Emperor and the Crown Prince.

In the Eastern Palace, the Eldest Grandson learned of the incident at Chaoyang Tower and quickly came to the palace, disregarding whether there was still danger there.

Half an hour later, King Wei and several princesses also arrived. Then came several esteemed elders of the royal family, and the Prime Minister leading several important officials one after the other. At the same time, news of what happened in Chaoyang Tower spread through the capital in an uncontrollable speed.

When King Wei arrived, he caused another scene, but calmed down after learning about the Emperor and the Crown Prince’s injury. Qi Yang didn’t have the time to talk to him, but Lu Qipei glanced at him a few times, and it wasn’t hard to see the sudden ambition appearing in his eyes.

This was inevitable. Right now, the Emperor and the Crown Prince had received an assassination attempt and was seriously injured, and it was possible that they might die soon. He was the only one who remained among the princes, and the royal grandchildren were still young… The country needs experienced elders to lead it – in this situation, King Wei who was in his prime was more reliable than those little royal grandchildren no matter how you looked at it. King Wei almost felt like a huge pie had fallen straight towards his head!

If it weren’t because there were still high ranking officials and members of the royal family watching, King Wei might not have been able to hold himself back from laughing in joy.

But right now, no one paid attention to him. After all, other than King Wei, few of the people who could come here at this moment were people who could not think straight at times like this. Although their minds were all a little restless, right now they were focused on the Emperor and the Crown Prince who just went through an assassination attempt.

Everyone waited in the outer hall for news from the royal physician. When midnight came, the first person to wake up was the more severely injured Crown Prince.

The Eldest Grandson was the first to run inside, followed closely by Qi Yang and Lu Qipei, then the Prime Minister and several officials. Finally, regardless of their relationship with the Crown Prince, several princes and princesses also followed in.

The Crown Prince’s condition right now could only be described as tragic. Before mentioning anything else, his entire back was burned and injured by the explosion, and now he could only lie upside down on his stomach and expose the wound. The black, scorched wound was terrifying, and lines of blood occasionally flowed down, making those who looked at it feel their scalp numb. Some of the princesses who stood at the back and got a faint glimpse quickly turned their heads around and didn’t dare to look at it again.

The Eldest Grandson was already collapsing in tears in front of the Crown Prince’s bed, and his cries made the frail Crown Prince open his eyes. His gaze softened slightly when he saw his son, and he turned his head slightly and saw Qi Yang at the side with reddened eyes.

“Royal Sister…” the Crown Prince looked at Qi Yang and whispered weakly.

Upon hearing this, Qi Yang quickly took a few steps forward and knelt in front of the bed, saying in response, “I’m here. I will listen to any instructions Royal Brother have.”

The Crown Prince was seriously injured, and the royal physician had already declared that there was nothing he could do. Right now, it was probably his final moment of lucidity before death. He still had obsessions in his heart, but he was so weak that he struggled to even say a few words. “Royal Sister, very good, I will, I will entrust Ah Qi to you.”

The first thing he said was to entrust his son, but he didn’t look for the Emperor to entrust his son to, probably knowing that after the previous explosion and fire, the Emperor’s condition would not be much better. Aside from the Emperor, he was afraid of Lu Qipei, but the one he trusted the most in his heart was Qi Yang.

Hearing this, Qi Yang couldn’t hold back anymore and her tears fell again. As she wiped her tears, she replied, “I will listen to Royal Brother. Don’t worry, I will treat Ah Qi just like how you treated me in the past. I will not disappoint you!”

The Crown Prince’s expression relaxed upon hearing this, and most of the last breath he was holding to was instantly gone together with his relief. His face also turned gray with a speed visible to the naked eye.

Qi Yang was very anxious when she saw this, and the Eldest Grandson couldn’t help but cry bitterly. The Crown Prince finally reached out and touched his son’s head, and whispered to him, “Ah Qi, remember, remember everything that I told you back then.”

The Crown Prince had been close to the Eldest Grandson lately and taught him a lot. There were countless things that he had told the latter. Right now, the Eldest Grandson’s mind was in chaos, and he didn’t know which one the Crown Prince was referring to, but he would keep all his father’s teachings in his heart, so he quickly nodded and said, “Don’t worry, Royal Father. I will remember all your teachings!”

With this promise, maybe the Crown Prince felt relieved, and he passed away after a long sigh.

Author notes:

Crown Prince (feeling annoyed): The lunchbox2 caught me off guard, it was stuffed into my hands before I could react and throw it away!

Translator notes:

1. The original title specifically refers to entrusting your son to someone, but I couldn’t fit it into the title in a way that didn’t sound awkward

2. Same lunchbox meme that appeared on one of the older chapters, the one that’s given to actors/extras whose scene is done being shot before they were sent home