Chapter 51: Comparison
Wang Liangyuan and Wu Liangdi just ignored them. In their opinion, the emperor hadn’t said anything yet, so there was no room for a servant like them to make a comment.
See, this trick really works.
However, Emperor Jingwen was not so “moved” by the scene of loving father and filial son that he was speechless. He was clearly so angry that he was speechless! !
Emperor Jingwen lived a long life, and no matter how incompetent the previous emperor was, he never pointed at his nose and scolded him.
But now, he was pointed at in the nose by his own son.
In an instant, an endless storm brewed in Emperor Jingwen’s eyes.
When people are extremely angry, they tend to become unusually calm.
The child’s keen sense made the Tenth Prince flinch for a moment, but then, thinking of his mother’s instructions last night, the Tenth Prince quickly regained his arrogance: “Why are you watching me do this? Don’t you want to play with me?”Then the tenth prince puffed out his chest again: “If you play with me, I can consider calling ‘you’ father.”
Since when did it become something to consider for the prince to call himself father?
Emperor Jingwen smiled as he fiddled with the beads in his hand.
His Majesty smiled!
This scene had different meanings to the people present.
For example, what Wang Ziquan saw was the emperor’s wrath, while what Wang Liangyuan and Wu Liangdi saw was excitement and joy. They both thought their plan worked.
Emperor Jingwen closed his eyes, then looked at the younger one: “What about you? Do you also want me to play with you before you call me father?”
Maybe it was because he was born timid, or maybe it was because his sixth sense was sharper, the younger one failed at the critical moment: “Father, Father…”
The younger one, with a big clown face, met his father’s eyes. He didn’t know why he suddenly became extremely scared and forgot everything his mother had told him.
Wu Liangdi immediately became anxious when she saw this. She had taught her son the whole night, but it was all in vain.
This is a useless thing!
Is it true that a half-year age difference is such a big difference? Or is it that my son is born stupid?
When she thought about how she was trembling with fear and walking on thin ice when she was pregnant with him, and how she finally gave birth to him, she thought she could have a happy mother and a son relation. But it turned out that the emperor did not have this son in his heart at all. In three whole years, the emperor came to see her and the child less than twice.
Another thing is that her son seems to be born with a very small courage, not generous at all, and is always hesitant in doing everything. The more Wu Liangdi expected before, the more disappointed she is now.
Thinking of the past and looking at her son again, Wu Liangdi couldn’t help but feel a hint of resentment in her eyes.
Emperor Jingwen took a deep breath.
Wang Liangyuan next to her was somewhat proud. Although it was something they had discussed together, the other person’s son was so disappointing that it made her own son seem smarter all of a sudden, which was not a bad thing.
Wang Liangyuan had already prepared to receive the reward, but the next moment, she heard the emperor’s chilling voice, which made Wang Liangyuan feel as if she had fallen into an ice cellar.
“Come here, demote Wang Liangyuan to the position of a dresser, drag her out, and banish her to the cold palace.”
As for the mother of my younger son…
Emperor Jingwen turned his head, his eyes becoming more and more stern: “Wu Liangdi, you harbor hatred towards the prince, and you are sentenced to death!”
Wu Liangdi hadn’t recovered from the aftermath of what had just happened yet, and when she heard the tragic news, she felt like she was struck by lightning.
After they realized what was happening, the two began to desperately beg for mercy: “Your Majesty, please spare my life, please spare my life, Your Majesty!”
However, how could the eunuchs and guards around allow them to get close? Just as the two of them were about to move, they were firmly controlled.
Not to mention the timid Eleventh Prince, even the usually brave Tenth Prince was now frightened to death. He dared not utter the slightest sound, and his eyes were full of fear, which looked particularly funny against the mud marks on their faces.
Although three years old or older is not the normal age for children to remember things, there are special cases, such as when the impression is particularly deep and can be remembered for a lifetime.
It would take the two children many years to recover from the shock of seeing each other again.
Completely unaware and not thinking she had done anything wrong, Wu Liang Di could no longer control herself after struggling and thinking that she would soon die, she said, “Your Majesty, Your Majesty! How can you be so partial? Why can the Ninth Prince do the same thing but my son and I can’t? Could it be that he is the Imperial Concubine’s son?”
“Your Majesty, Your Majesty! I refuse to accept this! I will not rest in peace until I die!”
Hearing this, Wang Ziquan couldn’t help but smack his lips.
Oh my god, no wonder, it turns out he was imitating the Ninth Prince.
But you can imitate just fine, but what about reality? Don’t you pay any attention to it at all?
Just like the Ninth Prince, you are just like him. Don’t you have any sense of propriety at all?
But strictly speaking, it is not the fault of the two little princes. After all, they heard that they just needed to be spoiled, but what is spoiled? The two mothers did not teach them, because they did not know the correct way for children to get along with their father.
In such an environment, people only know awe and respect, but not intimacy.
The two princes were still young and could not tell the difference between pampering and tsundere, so they subconsciously used the words and attitude they usually used to treat servants. In their opinion, this should be pampering, but in reality, it became domineering and bossy, which are completely different things.
No wonder Emperor Jingwen felt humiliated and then became furious.
Seeing that the two were still arguing from a distance, Wang Ziquan quickly asked the guards to shut them up.
Soon, the Imperial Garden finally became quiet.
Emperor Jingwen recovered and barely suppressed his anger, squatting down to comfort the two princes. But because the princes were already scared, when they saw him reaching out his hand, the two princes not only did not dare to reach out to take it, but were frightened and stepped back, looking at him not as if they were looking at their father, but as if they were looking at a man-eating monster.
Emperor Jingwen froze for a moment, but finally stood up again. He then told the palace maids and the wet nurse to take good care of the two princes, and left.
Wang Ziquan couldn’t help but sigh and shake his head in his heart.
Because of Emperor Jingwen’s rage, everyone in the palace got the news soon and was shocked.
It turns out that it wasn’t that the emperor had a special taste. This trick wouldn’t work if it were someone else.
The concubines who had originally had some thoughts about this, when they saw the two concubines’ tragic end, suddenly felt sympathetic and dared not act recklessly anymore.
The other side.
After school, Ye Shuo was dragged by the little grandson of the emperor and walked towards the East Palace.
It was almost time for dinner, and he was almost starving. Ye Shuo found that practicing internal skills consumed a lot of food. His appetite was almost three or four times that of his peers, and it was also increasing.
In this situation, Ye Shuo just wanted to eat something to fill his stomach, but Ye Xun didn’t give him this opportunity at all.
“Ninth Uncle, just come with me.” Relying on his young age, the little grandson began to pester the old man.
Ye Shuo said weakly: “Haven’t I already taught you everything I should have taught you?”
You can’t judge a boy by his appearance. Ye Shuo had no idea that he had such lofty ambitions. He saw his stepfather carrying him to school and was very jealous. He also wanted his father to carry him.
Tsk tsk, the prince is probably in trouble.
Seeing that he was not giving in, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but sigh: “Didn’t I tell you that the prince is your father, your biological father? As long as you don’t go too far and pester him for a while, you will succeed sooner or later.”
Children nowadays have almost mastered this skill by themselves. They can buy whatever they want by just asking.
It’s nothing like here, where you have to be hesitant and cautious when picking up and dropping off students.
The little grandson understood the reason, but he had no idea how to proceed: “But, but I don’t know how to pester my father…”
“…What nonsense are you talking about?” Ye Shuo reached out and knocked on his head: “What do you think you are doing now? Why don’t you just torment him the same way you tormented me?”
“The energy you use to pester me, go and pester your father!”
“If you had chosen the right person from the beginning, you would have gotten it by now.”
The little grandson was stunned for a moment, then he realized belatedly that this was called pestering.
“I understand. Thank you, Uncle Nine. I will definitely succeed!”
Ye Shuo: “…Heh.”
“That sounds nice, but don’t let yourself become mute when you see your father’s face.”
The little grandson of the emperor patted his chest and assured: “Don’t worry, I definitely won’t do that, Uncle Nine!”
…I hope so, Ye Shuo sighed in his heart.
On the other side, the Qinzheng Hall——
In the afternoon, Emperor Jingwen visited a garden, and after being annoyed by the atmosphere, he came back. Then he continued to sit there and review memorials. He gave up the idea of taking a rest. The crown prince was with him, and he did not leave the whole afternoon.
The father and son were not far apart. Because the prince’s eldest son had already entered the study and the second son was about to be born, Emperor Jingwen ordered someone to add another table at the bottom.
Seeing that Emperor Jingwen came back with a bad look on his face, the prince asked an extra question, but seeing that Emperor Jingwen’s face became even uglier, the prince tactfully did not ask another question.
Now that all the miscellaneous matters had been dealt with, Emperor Jingwen’s mood had calmed down, so he suddenly opened his mouth and narrated exactly what had happened in the Imperial Garden.
The prince didn’t know that there were actually people in the harem who dared to imitate Xiaojiu. What Xiaojiu did was not something that others could easily imitate. Not being beheaded was considered a light punishment.
Otherwise, are the princes who serve at the study room stupid?
Even the crown prince found it miraculous, and he didn’t understand how Ye Shuo did it, but he just could do it.
But since this was brought up, the prince hesitated for a while, then tentatively asked, “Father, is it that you carried Xiaojiu to school… a little inappropriate?”
The prince originally thought that yesterday’s incident was just a game between the two of them, but when Emperor Jingwen appeared at the door of the upper study for the second time this morning, the prince had to believe that it was true.
“You don’t…really take this seriously?”
It’s not that the Crown Prince is jealous. Well, a little bit, but not much, and it is completely controllable. It’s just that he is concerned about his other brothers and is afraid that they won’t be able to accept it.
“I am worried about the Fifth Prince and his men…”
“What do they have to worry about?”
Before the prince could finish, Emperor Jingwen blurted out, “How can you compare Xiaowu and other princes with Xiaojiu?”
“No, completely different.” They are two completely different situations.
What does Father mean by this?
The prince was stunned.
[1]Jiu = 9th, Wu = 5th
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↑1Jiu = 9th, Wu = 5th