My system is 3000 years ahead of schedule

Chapter 9 The groom’s life does not count as life
The fact that Wu Ling was established as the prince instantly caused a storm in the capital.

From the princes and nobles to the maids and eunuchs, everyone was shocked.

Who is Wu Ling?

Never heard of it!
After asking about it carefully, I was even more shocked!
The wild girl who was reported back by the emperor from abroad a year ago has a lower status than the other princes and princesses. She has always been a little transparent in the palace.

However, such a person who was usually unremarkable, even mediocre, was actually named the prince by the Emperor of Zhou Dynasty against all opinions.

According to the long life span of the Emperor of the Zhou Dynasty, even if he became a prince, he might not be able to become an emperor in the future.

But behind the scenes, there was faint news that Wu Ling had a very good relationship with Prince Zhen Guo, and he seemed to have the support of Prince Zhen Guo.

This is no small matter.

For a time, many people inside and outside the palace could not sit still.

After the family banquet, Emperor Zhou left with a confused Wu Ling. Everyone dispersed without any small talk. Princess Yuemei took Cheng Guang home with a serious face.

After returning to the Duke's Mansion, Princess Yuemei hesitated for a moment and then asked: "Guang'er, do you like that Wu Ling?"

Cheng Guang was confused: "Mom, why do you ask that?"

Princess Yue Mei seemed a little helpless: "Today the emperor asked you, you support Wu Ling so much, not because you like her, but because you really think that Wu Ling's child has the appearance of an empress?"

Cheng Guang coughed, with a serious look on his face, "Mom, I'm not lying to you, I really think that Wu Ling has the appearance of an empress."

Not only does she look like an empress, but she can already see how she will become an empress in the future.

Princess Yue Mei was angry and funny when she heard what Cheng Guang said. In the end, she didn't say anything more and just touched Cheng Guang's head lovingly.

"Okay, our Guang'er has a unique vision. Mom won't say anything to you anymore, but next time you must not express your preference for a certain prince or daughter like this. Even if the emperor asks you, you have to hold a bowl of water flat. "

"Our family is too big, and you are the only heir to our family in the future. Your every word and deed will be magnified countless times, and it can also affect the situation of certain things, so you can't make your position clear. In the battle for the crown prince, That’s all, don’t get involved in the battle for the throne anymore.”

Princess Yuemei said, pinching Cheng Guang's cheek again.

A wry smile appeared in Cheng Guang's eyes, "Okay, Mom, I'll pay more attention to the child next time."

Having said that, in that case, Cheng Guang had no other choice. After all, he was just a substitute for the crown prince.

Otherwise, if he offended the emperor, even if his identity would not be exposed on the spot, he would not be allowed to walk out of the palace alive.

Cheng Guang had no other choice.

Princess Yue Mei nodded, and told Cheng Guang not to go out recently, then left thoughtfully, seemingly ready to chat with Cheng Zhihai.

After Princess Yuebei left, Cheng Guang also returned to the Wanxiang Garden belonging to the prince.

In the Wanxiang Garden, Qingluan was sitting by the lake, holding his chin in one hand and staring at the lake with dull eyes.

Under the illumination of the setting sun, the face as white as jade reflects the soul-stirring beauty like crystal.

When Cheng Guang appeared here, Qingluan noticed it and suddenly turned his head to look at Cheng Guang. He was stunned at first, then seemed to be surprised and then breathed a sigh of relief.

He ran over quickly, looked around Cheng Guang, and then touched Cheng Guang's body.

After confirming again that Cheng Guang was the substitute and not the real crown prince, he was surprised.

"You, you actually hid it?"

"Did nothing happen?"

"I thought you wouldn't come back just now."

"I hid it, but I didn't hide it completely." Cheng Guang walked quickly to the pavilion and poured himself a sip of tea.

"What does this mean?" Qingluan was confused.

"The emperor knew my identity, but he didn't expose me on the spot."

Cheng Guang spoke slowly, his face calm.

Qingluan's body stiffened and stayed in place.

"The emperor knows? Then, then, then..."

Even Qingluan didn't know why the emperor didn't reveal the identity of Cheng Guang's stand-in at this time. She was just the prince's maid. She was not allowed to leave the house without instructions, and she didn't know about Wu Ling being made the prince so quickly.

If she had known about Cheng Guang's words of support when Wu Ling was made crown prince, she would probably know the reason.

At this moment, Cheng Guang calmed down, told Qingluan the cause and effect of the incident, and then said:
"Sister Qingluan, my journey as a substitute has probably come to an end. If I didn't say so, I would have offended the emperor and would be dead. If I said so, I would cause trouble for the prince."

"If you continue to act like this, you might cause some trouble. Sister Qingluan, please send a message to the prince and ask him to come back soon."

Qingluan sighed and lowered his eyes: "I guess it won't work. I can't contact the prince at this time."

"Usually the Crown Prince brings enough protective gear and leaves quietly alone. I have no way to contact the Crown Prince until he comes back."

Speaking of this, Qingluan's voice became smaller and smaller, feeling a little less confident, "Actually, the prince went out this time and left secretly not just for fun, but also for..."

"For what?" Cheng Guang was stunned. There was something he didn't know about the relationship?

"To avoid the head of the family, the son's father, Cheng Zhihai." "Why avoid him?" This time, Cheng Guang was puzzled.

"The prince's body has been damaged since he was a child, and he has endured tremendous pain in his cultivation. Even if he instills a huge amount of resources, his highest state cannot break through the third-grade Purple Mansion realm."

"The prince has already given up, but over the years, whenever the head of the family comes back, he often brings back extremely precious elixirs to heal the prince's body, in an attempt to enable him to follow the path of spiritual practice."

"This is a good thing, but the process is extremely painful, just once or twice, but the prince has been living like this for more than ten years. He has endured great pain, but his body has not improved at all."

"This time, the prince also wanted to avoid the family master..."

When Qingluan said this, Cheng Guang became even more confused.

"It stands to reason that according to the status of the prince, even if you don't need to practice, you can still live a good life. With the elixir that can extend your life, your life span can even be said to be not much worse than that of a practitioner. Why is it still like this..."

Qingluan shook his head: "What you think is too beautiful. Even the Duke's Mansion is in a worrying situation now. In the court, many officials feel that the Duke's Mansion is too powerful. The Deng Deng Division is responsible for supervising all officials. Therefore, Even more fearful and ostracized by officials.”

"Outside the imperial court, because of the suppression of Jianghu sects by the Deng Division, people from countless sects have become hostile to the Zhenguo government. They have no scruples. When the prince was attacked, it was a Jianghu sect."

"Although the ancestral graves of the Jianghu sect behind have been wiped out, the prince's body has also been injured."

"Because everyone inside and outside the court has opinions about the Zhenguo Palace, it is inevitable that someone will assassinate the Crown Prince. This is why the Crown Prince rarely goes out and is trapped in the palace or in Kyoto."

Cheng Guang's mouth twitched when he heard this, and he probably understood that there was nothing wrong with the Emotional Town Duke himself and was respected by the world, but the prince's father's lamp-bearing department seemed to be indifferent and attracted a lot of hatred... …

It's no wonder why Cheng Zhihai spared no effort to bring back elixirs from abroad, hoping to heal the prince's body and allow him to return to the path of spiritual practice.

If you don’t practice and have no strength, you can only be trapped in the house all the time...

This is probably why his substitute exists.

Cheng Guang's eyes flickered, and suddenly he thought of something again, and he suddenly looked up at Qingluan.

"No, Sister Qingluan, does he want me to deal with it this time when the prince's father comes back?"

Qingluan nodded slightly unnaturally.

"Indeed it is."

Cheng Guang was dumbfounded.

Let him deal with Cheng Zhihai, which is basically an unsolvable situation.

Cheng Zhihai controls the lamp-bearing division that makes countless people in the Zhou Dynasty fearful. He is a human spirit himself, and there is no way that a little Karami like him can compare with it.

Even if he could avoid Cheng Zhihai finding out that he was a fake for a while, as long as Cheng Zhihai healed the prince's body as usual, he would not be able to hide it.

The prince's body was originally damaged, but he was not damaged!

Do you want to forcefully stab yourself? ?
This simply doesn't work, it's impossible to get the injuries exactly the same.

"It's over..."

Cheng Guang's face was ashen and he looked at Qingluan helplessly, "Sister Qingluan, what do you think will happen to me if the head of the family discovers that I am just a substitute?"

Qingluan looked hesitant and turned his head away reluctantly...

He actually turned his head and looked directly at me, bastard!

Cheng Guang collapsed in his heart, knowing that Qingluan meant that he would die if he was discovered.

If he had known it was a certain death situation, why would he be so cautious and joking?

It’s just a matter of being exposed earlier and exposed later.

There is a high probability that the Crown Prince will not come back.

At least he won't come back in a short time!

"Okay, the head of the family may not necessarily kill you directly. I won't tell you, just to calm your mind..."

"You have to insist on it now and try to hide it as much as possible. Maybe the prince will plead for you later."

"Now that His Majesty the Emperor knows about your existence, I don't know how long I can keep it secret, but you still have to try your best to maintain your status as the Crown Prince and delay it for a while."

"If he is exposed before the master comes back and the prince is captured in advance, his death will be even more complete."

Qingluan comforted her softly. She also felt a little pity for Cheng Guang's situation, knowing that Cheng Guang was almost certain to die.

However, during this period of time, he enjoyed the status and treatment of the prince, and Qingluan believed that paying a price for this was reciprocal.

You know, the fruit spiritual food that Cheng Guang usually eats is something that ordinary people will never come into contact with in their lives. For this reason alone, Qingluan does not think that the prince has treated Cheng Guang badly.

The groom's life, in a sense, is not life.

A noble man's words are enough to decide his life or death.

Cheng Guang looked ugly and couldn't accept this situation for a while.

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(End of this chapter)