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Chapter 163 Is He Really Incapable?

In the imperial study, Emperor Shunde, Xuanyuan Che, Xuanyuan Feng and several key ministers of the court sat around a long table, discussing the matter of the foreign minister Jinshun paying a visit to the emperor.

Xuanyuan Feng's face looked extremely ugly. He had traveled thousands of miles to greet the Princess of the Northern Territory, but not only was he turned away, he was also thrown into the river by the guards beside the Princess of the Northern Territory.

Thinking of himself climbing onto the boat from the river like a drowned rat, he was so angry that he wanted to kill the bastard immediately.

Listening to the minister's talk about the grand event the day after tomorrow, he sneered with disdain.

"It's just a vassal state. I, Dashun, have done my best to be a good host and give them face. If they ask for something else, they would be ungrateful."

A man wearing a first-class court robe with cranes embroidered on it and a black gauze hat refuted: "Your Highness, this is wrong. In the Northern Territory, although Huang Yan is affiliated with Dashun, his strength should not be underestimated. If Dashun wants to have eternal peace, we must maintain a good relationship with him."

After the prime minister finished speaking, the Minister of Rites Guangcong nodded and said, "The prime minister is right. Although Beiyu and Huangyan are subordinate to Dashun, the strength behind them cannot be underestimated. The people from Beiyu and Huangyan who came to visit Dashun this time are all sons of the royal families of the two countries. They must not be neglected."

Emperor Shunde hummed and agreed with what the two of them said, but at the same time, his displeased look fell on Xuanyuan Feng.

Emperor Shunde looked at him and frowned: "I heard that you went out of the capital two days ago. What did you do?"

Xuanyuan Feng's trip out of the capital to pick up the Princess of the Northern Territory was done secretly, and no one else knew about it except a few confidants.

After all, he had a purpose and impure motives. Emperor Shunde was not a fool. If he knew, it would not be difficult for him to guess his thoughts and he would definitely be on guard against him.

Fortunately, he did it secretly, so he didn't get laughed at by others when he returned home disappointed.

Xuanyuan Feng dodged his gaze for a moment, then took a sip of the tea to cover up the fleeting panic in his heart.

"Your Majesty, I went to Jiangzhou to check on the progress of the dam repairs."

A month and a half ago, a heavy rain destroyed the dam in Jiangzhou, which was not far from the capital. The destruction of the dam affected the rice fields and crops downstream of the capital. The court allocated funds for its repair, and Xuanyuan Feng was responsible for this matter.

Hearing that he was going to do serious business, Emperor Shunde nodded with great relief, without the slightest doubt: "You are too unstable, fortunately you are not going out to fool around, I am very relieved."

Xuanyuan Feng immediately stood up and saluted: "This is what a son should do."

As he spoke, his eyes fell unkindly on Xuanyuan Che who was standing beside Emperor Shunde, and he said unintentionally, "I heard that my brother has also left the capital. I wonder if he went to enjoy the scenery? In the late summer, the scenery is not as good as in the early season, but better than in the late season. The autumn scenery is still more beautiful."

Who couldn't hear the hidden meaning behind his sarcasm?

To put it bluntly, it means that Xuanyuan Che definitely did not go out of the capital to enjoy the scenery.

The scenery in late summer is not as good as that in midsummer, and secondly, it is not as good as that in autumn. No one will appreciate the scenery at this time of year.

It implies that Xuanyuan Che's purpose of leaving the capital is impure.

Xuanyuan Che was holding a jade porcelain teacup and sipping it with his eyes lowered. He looked calm and indifferent, as if he was oblivious to Xuanyuan Feng's words.

Emperor Shunde did not urge him and showed no sign of displeasure, so the Prime Minister and other ministers pretended to be deaf and dumb.

Xuanyuan Che finished sipping his tea leisurely and was about to speak when Zhao Zhen came hurriedly from outside the hall.

After whispering a few words into Emperor Shunde's ear, Emperor Shunde couldn't help but look at Xuanyuan Che.

Just when everyone thought something had happened, Emperor Shunde said, "Su Su is awake."

Susu? Who is Susu?

The ministers looked at each other, showing strong curiosity about Su Su mentioned by Emperor Shunde.

I haven't heard that the prince has an imperial concubine. Could it be a concubine?

It's impossible. How could the emperor know about a mere concubine?

Just as everyone was making wild guesses, the usually calm Xuanyuan Che frowned, stood up, threw away his robe, and walked out of the hall in a panic.

When Xuanyuan Feng targeted him in class, he remained calm and composed.

But at this moment, he took three steps at a time, like a gust of wind, and disappeared in the hall in the blink of an eye, leaving the whole hall in silence.

"Why is His Royal Highness the Crown Prince so flustered? Could it be that Su Su is some extraordinary person?"

One of the ministers asked with a puzzled look on his face.

As the voice sounded, the rest of the people turned their eyes to the person at the top.

The curiosity in his eyes was even stronger than on his wedding night when he wanted to lift the veil to see the bride's face.

Everyone present was an old official in the palace and had dealt with Xuanyuan Che for many years. Although they were afraid of the Crown Prince, they also had to admire his ability and endurance.

Even if they were suppressed to the point where they couldn't raise their heads on normal days, they would at most submit a letter of complaint and would not be able to find any fault with the other party.

What these ministers feared most about Xuanyuan Che was that he was so pure and unselfish that he exceeded the scope of normal people.

He has no crown princess, no concubine, and no maid by his side, so it seems that he has no desire.

As the saying goes, no matter how powerful the opponent is, as long as he has desires, he has weaknesses.

But those who have no desires and no demands are extremely terrifying.

Xuanyuan Che is such a person.

There was once a minister who did not believe in evil and sent a beautiful woman to please the other party. The result can be imagined.

The next day, seven or eight beauties were stuffed into the minister's house. They kept claiming that they had an affair with the minister, which caused the minister's wife to fight with them. In the end, they only stopped after the minister's family was destroyed.

That's why everyone was so curious after seeing Xuanyuan Che's panic. After all, the word "Su Su" sounded like a woman's name.

Could it be the maiden name of some minister’s daughter?

Everyone looked at each other, and anyone who had a daughter of marriageable age was scanned by the crowd.

But after a quick look around, all the ministers shook their heads silently.

Some of their little girls were named Niao Niao, some were named Sui Sui, and some were named An An, but there was no one named Su Su.

So in the end, the ministers' attention fell on Emperor Shunde again.

Xuanyuan Feng frowned, as if the word Su Su sounded very familiar, as if he had heard it somewhere before, but suddenly he couldn't remember it.

Emperor Shunde took two sips of the fragrant tea and took in the expressions on the faces of everyone present.

The more curious they were, the more satisfied Emperor Shunde was, but at the same time he also became distressed.

The prince did make him worry less, but worrying too much was not a good thing.

For example, regarding his lifelong event, rumors began to spread that the prince was in poor health, causing him, as a father, to begin to doubt whether he was really incapable.

What man doesn't like women? But he just doesn't like them.

"Your Majesty, who exactly is this Su Su?"

Emperor Shunde smiled and said, "It is the pet that Empress Shun'an left for the prince. Her name is Susu."