After becoming a concubine, she lived a miserable life every day.

Chapter 225 Are you interested in that position?

After hearing the news that Emperor Jingyuan was seriously ill, Qiao Rongjin was a little worried about his own son. His son had been studying in the palace for nearly a year and had spent the most time with Emperor Jingyuan, so naturally his feelings were different from those of others.

When I returned to the mansion, I heard Aunt Wu say that Qi You would stay in the palace tonight to accompany Emperor Jingyuan and would not come back.

Qiao Rongjin felt a little worried when he heard this.

Emperor Jingyuan is seriously ill, and the palace must be in turmoil. Nothing should happen to his son in the palace, right?

Qiao Rongjin was in a heavy mood and didn't even eat a few bites of dinner.

Chengqian Palace.

In the emperor's bedroom, Qi You was accompanying Emperor Jingyuan in front of his dragon bed, and Li Jin was standing beside him.

"You'er, you are the most beloved grandson of my royal grandfather. You are smart and mature. But my royal grandfather's health is getting worse and worse. In the future, he will not be able to protect you." Emperor Jingyuan's voice was low and weak, and he looked lovingly at Qi You, whose eyes were slightly red in front of the bed.

"Royal Grandfather, please don't say these things. You will be fine. Besides, your grandson doesn't need your protection. I can still protect you." Qi You was in a complicated mood. At the beginning, he approached the Royal Grandfather with a purpose. Later, after spending a long time together, he really developed feelings for the Royal Grandfather. Therefore, he always felt uncomfortable when he heard this.

Hearing what Qi You said, Emperor Jingyuan's pale complexion improved a little. He reached out and patted the back of Qi You's hand. Emperor Jingyuan smiled and said, "You are the pride of our great grandfather, and you will also be the pride of Dajing. Don't worry, even if our great grandfather is gone, no one will dare to bully you."

Hearing this, Qi You's eyes became even redder, and he shouted in a muffled voice, "Grandfather, please stop talking. Take a good rest and you will be fine. Don't think too much."

Emperor Jingyuan didn't listen to him, and held his hand again and asked, "You'er, are you interested in that position?"

After Emperor Jingyuan finished speaking, Qi You and Li Jin looked at him in shock, and Li Jin even swallowed hard.

Oh my god! What did he hear!?

Qi You was also shocked. He didn't expect his royal grandfather to ask him so directly.

He could see that his grandfather was not testing him, but was really asking him a question.

So he began to think seriously about it.

If he were himself in his previous life, he would answer Emperor Jingyuan affirmatively at this moment that he was interested in that position, but in this life, is he interested in that position?

Qi You thought about it and realized that there wasn’t one.

Maybe he had obtained it in his previous life, so that position no longer had any appeal to him. It can also be said that he had other pursuits in this life and he wanted to live a different life. If he became emperor, he would be trapped in the cage of the palace for the rest of his life, and he would not be able to do what he promised his mother.

Taking his mother out to travel around the country is his dream, and it is also a different kind of life he wants to experience.

Therefore, Qi You shook his head and said to Emperor Jingyuan seriously, "Grandfather, I am not interested in that position. I want to live another life."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Jingyuan and Li Jin looked at Qi You in shock and surprise.

Emperor Jingyuan asked in a lost voice, "Aren't you tempted by the supreme power? If you sit on this position in the future, no one in the world will threaten you anymore, and you will have the power of life and death. In this way, aren't you tempted?"

Emperor Jingyuan's question was also Li Jin's question. At this moment, both of them looked at Qi You with puzzled eyes.

Qi You raised his eyebrows and looked at Emperor Jingyuan with a firm and confident gaze. "Grandfather, I am not tempted. If you have supreme power, you must do things with equal power. Moreover, even if I don't sit on the supreme position, no one can do anything to me."

Qi You's words could be said to be extremely arrogant, but Emperor Jingyuan and Li Jin who were present did not think that Qi You could not do it, even though he was only five years old.

Emperor Jingyuan was speechless for a long time, and finally couldn't help but laugh softly.

He also realized that his grandson did not care about this supreme position that everyone was vying for.

But the more this happened, the more Emperor Jingyuan admired him. However, he was a little depressed that his grandson looked down on his position.

"Hmph, who knows what will happen in the future? That position is not a question of whether you want it or not. Okay, get off. I need to rest for a while, too."

Hearing this, Qi You did not argue but bowed and left.

However, when he turned around and lowered his head, a glimmer of understanding flashed in his eyes.

It seems that my royal grandfather has already made a decision, and he just revealed this decision to me deliberately, otherwise he would not have suddenly asked me this question.

It seems that the emperor's grandfather's body really can't hold on for too much longer. Thinking of this, Qi You was not in a good mood.

As soon as he came out, he was met with the gazes of everyone in the main hall outside. Qi You was calm and composed, and slowly walked towards King Rui who was talking to a minister.

"Father, I'm going to go to my grandmother first."

Upon seeing this, Qi Heng's eyes flashed with a complicated look. You'er's position in his father's heart was truly unique among all the emperor's grandchildren. Yet he actually went in and talked for such a long time. No one knew what his father talked about with him?

There were so many people talking that Qi Heng couldn't ask any more questions. He could only nod and said gently, "Go ahead."

Prince Su on the side, however, had an unpleasant look in his eyes. He naturally knew the attitudes of the courtiers towards himself and his fifth brother, as well as their attitudes towards their offspring. Because he knew this, he was a little jealous of Prince Rui. Sometimes he couldn't help but wonder why Qi You was not his child. Thinking of this, Prince Su looked at his own children even more critically, and found something wrong with them.

If one of them could gain the favor of the emperor, his current situation would definitely not be dominated by his fifth brother.

However, there is no use thinking about these things.

My father is seriously ill, and the appointment of a crown prince is basically a matter of days, so I must perform well.

Thinking about the chess pieces he had placed before, a smile finally appeared on Prince Su's face.

Time flies, and soon three days have passed. Emperor Jingyuan's condition did not worsen this time, and he even started to attend court. This made everyone feel relieved.

However, when he was attending court that day, Prince Su took out a recipe for cement. After Prince Su said what cement could be used for, the entire court was shocked, and then ecstatic.

Emperor Jingyuan was overjoyed and commended Prince Su greatly. He also gave Prince Su many rewards and real power, and ordered the people in the Ministry of Works to conduct experiments immediately.

As for where it came from, no one asked, not even Emperor Jingyuan. He just said that if this thing was really made, Prince Su would have made a great contribution.

After all, it doesn’t matter where this thing came from. What matters is that this thing now belongs to Dajing.

However, when Qi Heng saw Prince Su take out the cement recipe, his face darkened. He didn't believe that Prince Su could make this thing. He subconsciously thought of Chen, the person who had been completely ignored by him in the past year.