dognovel Chapter 383 Good boy
Chapter 383 Good boy
On the platform beside the Taiye Lake, Qin Zhi stood with his hands behind his back, staring intently at the fish swimming in the pond, wagging their tails from time to time. He looked quite leisurely. He raised his hand and told his servants to slowly put several beautiful dragon fish of various colors that he had obtained into the pond.
The arowana is carnivorous and has a ferocious temperament. Once it enters the water, it goes straight towards the fish that are almost too lazy to move. Once it catches one, it bites it into pieces and swallows it. Blood foam and minced meat spread in the water, and the originally quiet pond water suddenly becomes lively.
"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you, Father. May your Majesty be well and healthy."
The ninth prince Qin Mingxuan was led by Zhang Deli to the edge of Taiye Lake. Seeing his father standing by the lake with his back to him, he saluted respectfully.
"I'm safe."
Qin Zhi did not look back, still looking down with interest at the several dragon fish in the Taiye Lake hunting and devouring other swimming fish.
The ninth prince Qin Mingxuan raised his eyes and looked over. The sunlight shone on the tall and majestic body of his father, casting a layer of golden halo on him. Although he was clearly very close, he seemed very far away.
Qin Mingxuan was distracted for a moment, as if he felt dizzy for a moment when he lowered his head after looking directly at the sun.
"Get up, what are you standing there for? Come and see the new dragon fish I raised!" Qin Zhi slowly turned around and looked down at the stunned Ninth Prince Qin Mingxuan.
"Yes, Father."
The ninth prince Qin Mingxuan hurried to Qin Zhi's side and followed his gaze into the Taiye Lake.
"His figure is elegant and graceful, his scales are dazzling, and he is ferocious and vigorous when eating. No wonder my father likes him so much."
Did the emperor ask him to come just to see the fish?
"It looks good."
Qin Zhi put his arm around the ninth prince, Qin Mingxuan, and smiled gently.
The ninth prince Qin Mingxuan nodded.
"Do you want to be the crown prince?" Qin Zhi suddenly asked.
The Ninth Prince Qin Mingxuan, who was originally nodding, suddenly froze and stood there in a daze.
Being caught off guard, he didn't know how to respond for a moment.
Prince?
Of course he wanted to be the crown prince. He was the eldest son of his father. Who else could be the crown prince except him? He never doubted the possibility that the crown prince position would fall into the hands of other brothers.
It's just that my father has never had the intention of appointing a crown prince, and since he is not yet an adult, he is not in a hurry. Is my father testing him now, or does he really want to make him the crown prince?
The ninth prince Qin Mingxuan looked straight into Qin Zhi's deep black eyes, which were calm without any ripples, and nodded honestly.
"I want to be the crown prince," he said bluntly.
The scene in the Ninth Prince Qin Mingxuan's mind where his father became furious at his blatant coveting of the throne did not appear.
Qin Zhi's lips curled up slightly, his eyes full of smiles. He patted Qin Mingxuan's head gently and said softly, "Good boy."
"Father..." A hint of surprise and emotion flashed in the eyes of the ninth prince Qin Mingxuan.
"Have you heard about the recent censor's proposal to establish a crown prince?"
"My elder brother has told me."
Qin Zhi chuckled, "Your elder brother really cares about you."
The ninth prince Qin Mingxuan remained silent.
When his eldest brother told him that court officials had suggested that their father make his seventh brother, the future emperor, the crown prince, although he looked very concerned and angry as if he was standing up for him, he knew that his eldest brother had a hidden malice towards him since childhood and was so jealous that he wanted to replace him.
He knew very well whether his elder brother was standing up for him or for himself.
"Do you think I should punish him?"
The ninth prince Qin Mingxuan shook his head and said, "Whether it is my seventh brother or the censor who made the remonstrance, I think neither of them should be punished."