Chen Zhaoci sneered and said, "Yes, he gave you opportunities and manpower, but do you know that once the birds are all gone, the good bow is put away; once the cunning rabbit is dead, the hunting dog is cooked? Now that he needs you, he'll let you do whatever you want. But once this is over, he'll want to settle scores later. Aren't there plenty of cases like this? Xu Di, you've read those historical records carefully, and I know you understand the principles, but why did you act so recklessly?"

Xu Di remained silent for a long time before saying, "Mother, of course I understand what you're saying, but some things have to be done by someone. If I don't do them, I'll despise myself. Even if it means being shattered to pieces in the future, I will still do them. I don't want to look back on the past when I'm old and have regrets in my heart forever. That kind of life is not the life I want to live."

Chen Zhaoci knew that although his son seemed calm and cheerful, he was a stubborn person at heart. If he wasn't stubborn, he wouldn't have gritted his teeth and trained with soldiers much older than him at such a young age. If he wasn't stubborn, he wouldn't have abandoned the path arranged by his family in order to realize his ideals and insisted on starting from scratch.

Thinking of the past that had faded from memory, Chen Zhaoci hugged Xu Di's shoulder and couldn't help but cry.

Xu Di silently handed Chen Zhaoci a handkerchief and helped her wipe her tears, but he didn't say anything to comfort her. At this moment, what his mother needed most was not advice, but to vent.

The pain is felt in the mother's heart as well as in the son's injury. Xu Di knew that the person who was most heartbroken by his injury was his mother, Chen Zhaoci. After returning from the palace, Xu Di was in a daze after taking the anesthetic, but whenever he opened his eyes, he could always see his mother by his side. This gave Xu Di a sense of peace and reassurance. That's how people are. No matter what age they are, when they are injured, sick, or wronged, the person they want to see most is often their mother. Just being by their mother's side, even if she doesn't say or do anything, just her quiet companionship, will fill them with renewed energy and the motivation to keep moving forward.

After Chen Zhaoci cried out all the grievances, resentment, unwillingness, and worry in her heart, she wiped away her tears and said, "Alright, I feel much better now. It's getting late, you should wash up and go to bed too. If anything happens, don't bear it all by yourself. Go find your grandfather if you need to, and your father if you need to. They are your elders, and it is their duty to care for you, their junior. Besides, we are a whole family, and we share the same fate. There's no way they can just sit around doing all the work while you're out there doing all the work."

Chen Zhaoci then harbored resentment towards the Marquis and Xu Rao, resenting them for not helping Xu Di more at this time. In fact, Chen Zhaoci was wronging the Marquis and Xu Rao. At this time, those who knew the inside story were busy from morning till night. Even Emperor Liang Cheng had not slept well for several nights, not only because he was saddened by his two sons turning against him, but also because there were many people behind his two sons.

With the eldest and third princes fallen, both of them needed to deal with their usual connections and subordinates. Xu Di has recently been doing these things with Emperor Liang Cheng's close attendants.

Xu Di is currently serving as Emperor Liang Cheng's intelligence analyst. He works in a separate room on one side of the imperial study, where he compiles and analyzes intelligence from various sources and then submits a report to Emperor Liang Cheng. This allows Emperor Liang Cheng to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the incident. As the items confiscated from the outer studies of the Wan and Wang families come to light, Xu Di discovers many things that he was previously unaware of.

Although Emperor Liang Cheng knew that his third son was a somewhat absurd person, when he saw what Xu Di presented to him, he still felt that his imagination had been limited. This third son had dared to do so many absurd and laughable things without his knowledge.

Emperor Liang Cheng had no intention of publicizing the matter of his two sons. He sat alone in the imperial study for a long time before having someone invite the Third Prince's wife, Chen Qiuyan, over.

Also invited was Chen Qiuyan's maternal father, Chen Yuanfeng, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Rites. The three of them stayed in the Imperial Study for a long time behind closed doors. No one knows what they talked about. Not long after, Chen Qiuyan packed her luggage, took her two personal maids, her wet nurse Wu Mama, and her wet nurse brother Wu Tiezhu and his family, and carried her daughter Mingjie'er. She quietly took a carriage to Tongzhou, and then boarded a ship from Tongzhou to go to Jiangnan.

Xu Di knew that Chen Qiuyan had gone to Jiangnan because he had boarded a ship with her in Tongzhou. However, Xu Di recognized Wu Tiezhu, who was with Chen Qiuyan, but Wu Tiezhu did not recognize Xu Di. Xu Di was curious about what the wet nurse of the Third Prince's wife was up to, so he sent someone to inquire secretly. He learned that Chen Qiuyan was actually taking her child to Jiangnan. This was probably the last bit of mercy that Emperor Liang Cheng, as an elder, showed to the Third Prince, giving his child a way to live and ensuring that he would have a descendant in the world so that someone could pay tribute to the father during festivals.

Xu Di no longer concerned himself with the turmoil in the capital. As it stands, Emperor Liang Cheng still cares deeply about Xiao Yuan, also known as Chen Yuyuan, the prince who has been raised outside the palace since childhood. Especially after the incidents involving the eldest and third princes, Emperor Liang Cheng is very concerned about how to cultivate an emperor who is wholeheartedly devoted to the people. Emperor Liang Cheng himself is a very diligent emperor, and he naturally hopes that his successor will also be a good emperor who is wholeheartedly devoted to the country and seeks the well-being of the people. In this way, he can face his ancestors in the afterlife with a clear conscience.

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