The Prodigal Son's Happy Life - Chapter 197

[Chapter 197 The shady story]

King Ning put his hand into the lottery box and groped along the wall of the box, but still found nothing unusual, so he reached out a little and touched the wall above.

Finally, an inexplicable smile appeared on his face, and he took down a piece of paper stuck above.

None of the civil and military officials in front, including the Minister of War and the Imperial Censor Zhongcheng, thought that they would stick this note on the upper wall of the box!

Also, in such a hidden place, only someone as attentive as myself could find

him. He glanced down and saw the number “one” written on the note.

Shady, this is obviously shady.

The person with the seat number “1” is the candidate who has been pre-determined by Fang Xiu.

When the time comes to draw lots, as long as you peel off this piece of paper, you can hide it from everyone’s eyes and make the person with the seat number “1” one of the two lucky ones!

Although this lucky gift package was funded by Fang Xiu himself, the pro-military review was an event sponsored by the Ministry of War and presided over by the imperial court.

In front of His Majesty and the civil and military officials of the entire dynasty, tampering with this is the crime of deceiving the emperor!

Prince Ning held the note in his hand, with a proud smile on his face.

But at the moment when he turned around, a bright light suddenly flashed in his mind.

His seat number is “Two”, so the person with the seat number “One” is right next to him.

Next to him,

Prince Ning raised his head and looked forward, meeting Emperor Chu’s gaze.

When he saw the figure clearly, his body trembled suddenly, as if struck by lightning, and he stopped in place.

His legs began to feel a little weak, and just for a moment, he felt dizzy, and there seemed to be a thick, irreversible darkness sweeping in front of him.

When he discovered that the seat number he took out represented his father, His Highness Prince Ning instantly understood what all this was about.

He also understood something

so obvious, why no one in front of him, including the Minister of War and the Censor Zhongcheng, noticed it.

There is indeed a shady secret in this lottery, but this shady secret is not

something that he, as the prince, can uncover. Fang Xiu looked at Prince Ning and shook his head subconsciously.

He didn’t understand how a person like Prince Ning could survive until now and not be completely eliminated by Prince Kang.

Although he really wanted to get rid of Prince Ning through this incident, he settled a matter on his mind.

But this pro-military review and lucky draw were organized by him after all. If something unexpected happened in front of foreign envoys, civil and military officials, and the people of the capital, he would not be able to escape the blame.

So, while King Ning was in despair, he When he walked back to the VIP area, Fang Xiu gently pulled his arm.

“Your Highness”

Prince Ning’s mind went blank. He stopped in place and looked numbly at Fang Xiu who was standing in front of him.

For a moment, he felt that all the scenes in front of him were blurred, and the sounds in his ears seemed to be coming from nowhere, and they were unclear.

Fang Xiu held King Ning’s arm firmly, leaned over his ear, and asked in a low voice: “Is there anything wrong with this lottery box?”

King Ning came back to his senses and said in a dry and hoarse voice: “No, no.”

Fang Xiu He smiled and said, “Since there is no such thing, why don’t you report it to Your Majesty?”

King Ning finally realized what he was doing, stood up in confusion, saluted Emperor Chu, and said, “Father, I have already checked this. There’s nothing wrong with the lottery box.”

Emperor Chu looked away from him and said, “Since there’s nothing wrong with it, let’s get started.”

Upon hearing this, Prince Ning felt dizzy, staggered, and almost fell down. on the ground.

The person who drew the lottery couldn’t find the note. The first lucky person drawn was not the father. So

it would be okay if there weren’t so many civil and military officials checking the lottery box before. But after they checked the lottery box, they knew the inside story. .

When it was time to draw the lottery, I found that the inside story did not happen as planned.

So what will they think and how will they view themselves playing in the end?

Prince Ning no longer dared to think about it.

“What’s wrong, Your Highness? Are you feeling unwell? I’ll help you sit down.”

Fang Xiu stood up, supported Prince Ning, sat down in his place, patted his hand vaguely, and leaned over to his ear. He whispered: “One hundred thousand taels, you will be the one to draw the prize this time.”

When Prince Ning heard this, his body trembled suddenly, his eyes became clear again, and he raised his head to look at Fang Xiu.

Fang Xiu looked at him with a normal expression and lowered his voice: “You don’t have much time. Think carefully about what is more important.”

“Okay, one hundred thousand taels is one hundred thousand taels!”

A look of hope appeared in Prince Ning’s eyes. , couldn’t wait to speak.

One hundred thousand taels is not a small amount for anyone in this world, even if that person is one of the two princes most likely to inherit the country.

But

if things go wrong today, no matter how many hundred thousand taels he spends, he won’t be able to undo it.

Which is more important or less important? No need to think about it at all.

Fang Xiu got the answer he wanted, stood up, and said to the civil and military officials: “For the sake of fairness, next, I will choose one person from here to draw the first lucky audience.”

His eyes looked around, and finally stopped at Prince Ning smiled and said: “How about letting His Highness Prince Ning choose the first lucky audience member.”

Upon hearing this, Prince Ning seemed to be worried that others would compete with him. He stood up in a hurry and walked forward quickly. Said: “In that case, I will start.”

Before he finished speaking, he quickly reached into the lottery box.

It was also at this moment that he relaxed a lot and breathed a long sigh of relief.

His hand stirred in the lottery box for a moment, then he slowly took it out, then spread his palm, and there was a note in the palm.

“No. 1.”

Prince Ning looked at the note in his hand, with a look of confusion on his face, and asked, “Who is No. 1?”

His eyes looked around the entire school parade ground, and finally settled on the one in the VIP area. The front.

At the same time, he had a shocked expression on his face, walked forward quickly, knelt down on the ground, and said loudly: “Congratulations to the emperor, congratulations to the emperor, the emperor has great blessings, and he is the chosen one.”

When Prince Ning said these words, Fang Xiu’s eyes were on the faces of the civil and military officials.

He found that the expressions of these civil and military officials had not changed much, and they seemed to have expected this result.

On the contrary, the foreign envoys and King Kang were a little surprised.

But King Kang’s reaction was also very fast. While King Ning was speaking, he had already stood up and saluted the Emperor of Chu: “My congratulations, father.”

At the same time, many civil and military officials had already stood up and walked to Chu. In front of the emperor.

“I congratulate Your Majesty.”

“Your Majesty is the Son of Heaven, and even God favors Your Majesty.”

(End of this chapter)