Chapter 207 Eighty-one children

"Brother! Little brother, are you here to find Tu'er?"

Bai Tutu asked cutely while pulling his little milk Yin.

The prince and Shi Yan looked at each other, and when they faced Bai Tutu's cute little face and her expectant little look, it was really hard to say it if it was not two words.

The prince covered his lips and coughed, "Yes, the emperor is here to see Tu'er, and by the way, he has something to say to his father."

When the emperor heard this, he immediately understood.

He glanced at Shi Yan, "Shi Yan, you can play with Tu'er for a while."

Shi Yan nodded, "Yes."

Shi Yan stepped forward and hugged Bai Tutu in his arms.

Seeing this, the emperor and the prince frowned, and their faces looked very unhappy.

But they saw Bai Tutu's bending eyebrows and smiling. They wanted Shi Yan to let Bai Tutu's words go to his mouth but did not say them.

Forget it, just this time, it's okay.

The emperor and the prince persuaded themselves in their hearts, and they walked aside and talked about the serious matter.

"Crown Prince, but what has been found from the Prime Minister."

Before the emperor came to Hualin Palace, he knew that the prince and Shi Yan had gone to the prison to interrogate the prime minister.

"Yes, the Prime Minister told him the purpose of buying so many children, the Prime Minister."

The prince remembered what the prime minister said and found it difficult to speak of.

"What is the purpose? Tell me directly."

The emperor imagined that the words that could make the prince feel difficult to speak are definitely words that shocked everyone.

The prince pursed his lips and whispered a few words.

Upon hearing this, disgust appeared in the emperor's eyes.

"The Prime Minister is still young, so what's going on with those dead children?"

"The coroner said that the causes of death of those dead children are different. Some die from suffocation, some are hurt to death, and some are beaten to death, but these dead children are killed by the Prime Minister.

There is also the name of the children's parents and the place where they live. Every child bought by the Prime Minister has carefully registered.

In addition to the dead children buried in the mountains and the still alive children, the Prime Minister bought a total of 81 children."

The prince said as he took out a piece of rice paper from his sleeve and handed it to the emperor.

The emperor took it but did not open it immediately to look. He was stunned when he heard the prince mentioning the eighty-one children.

I also remembered something I had heard of.

"Eighty-one children? Did the Prime Minister mention why he wants eighty-one children?"

The emperor's expression was solemn.

The prince shook his head, "No, Father, but what else does it mean to be eighty-one children?"

"I have heard that if you get eighty-one children born on the same day and hold any ceremony, you can get the lifespan of these eighty-one children and thus extend your lifespan.

But I just heard of this statement, I don’t know whether it is true or false.”

The emperor did not believe in these metaphysical statements. He believed what Master Hongzhi said, just because Master Hongzhi happened to have a chance to say something about him.

So since then, he only believed what Master Hongzhi said, but he did not believe what other masters said, and other things related to metaphysics.

This was the first time the prince heard of such a thing. He pursed his lips and glanced at the rice paper held by the emperor.

"Father, why not investigate the birth dates of those children?"

(End of this chapter)
Chapter completed!