Chapter 428: Chen Zhao's Extra (7)

She shouted at the top of her lungs, "Your Majesty is wise. Our Xia family only has one daughter. She must not marry that sick Young Master Xiao!"

Lord Xia hurried over to persuade him, but it was no use, and he couldn't pull him back. The scene was very awkward for a while.

The emperor's expression became increasingly grim, but Madam Xia refused to show any face to the emperor and her husband.

Then he went on to say that he would use broken porcelain pieces to cut his wrists.

The emperor was very angry and left in anger. It was the queen who stayed to appease everyone and concluded the flower-viewing banquet.

The three members of the Xia family sat in the corner, and no one dared to talk to them.

This matter has become so ugly, it should not succeed... right?

Chen Zhaozhi thought so in his heart.

At that time, he didn't even think about whether the Xia family would be punished. He was just angry that Mr. Xiao didn't know how to refuse proactively.

I was still confused as to why the emperor wanted to marry Wanqing to such a freak. Was the hardworking and meritorious Xia family worthless in the emperor's eyes? Or was the emperor particularly fond of that young master Xiao and wanted to bring him back to be the fourth prince?

All of Chen Zhaozhi's thoughts as a child were written on his face, and all fell into the eyes of the great master.

After he returned, the Grand Master did not let him go home directly, but called him to the Imperial Observatory.

"You seem unhappy about the marriage arranged by the emperor today?" the Grand Master asked him.

"Yes, there are some..." Chen Zhaozhi's heart skipped a beat, but he didn't dare to hide it.

The master accepted him as a disciple, but never told him to shave his hair or convert to Buddhism. If he had said that now, he and Xia Wanqing would have been completely cut off from each other's destiny.

I don’t know if the master asked him to get a haircut today.

"I have told you about Mr. Xiao's identity in the past. Do you still remember it?" the Grand Master asked again.

Chen Zhaozhi quickly followed the Grand Master's train of thought and nodded: "Remember, he is the Fourth Prince. Because he had a strange disease, he was expelled from the palace and even his surname was taken away."

He hurriedly asked, "Then the Emperor arranged a marriage for him today. Does that mean he wants to bring him back to the palace?"

"Of course. But he's not our topic today," the Grand Master said. "Zhaozhi, you asked me why there was no Third Prince when there were First, Second, and Fourth Princes. Do you remember?"

"I remember." Shen Zhaozhi nodded again. Could all this be related to the Third Prince?

"The Third Prince is you," the Grand Master said bluntly. "You're similar to the Fourth Prince. Because you're a half-demon, you can't be remembered in the royal family. Ultimately, it's just your bad luck. It was because of you that the Fourth Prince couldn't bear to remember you, so he kept your identity."

I didn’t hear the next few words after Chen Zhao and felt like I was dreaming.

"I, I'm the Third Prince? I'm a prince?!" He asked blankly, "Am I not a descendant of the Shen family?"

The Grand Master shook his head. "The Shen family was wiped out, leaving you alone. Don't you find it suspicious? You're just the child the Emperor cared about the Shen family. He ordered me to adopt you to show his concern for the Shen family to the outside world."

Chen Zhaozhi's mind was even more confused: "What, why! I, I am now more normal than that Young Master Xiao, why doesn't the emperor even look at me! I am a prince, a prince..."

He was actually a prince! He was a prince with the same noble status as the eldest and second princes, and he was admired by everyone!

Is this great joy or great sorrow?

The emperor, is he so disregarding the father-son relationship? If his father is the emperor, then his mother...

I can't believe it!

The Grand Master sighed, "The imperial family is the most ruthless. Zhaozhi, I wanted to find a suitable opportunity to tell you again, but now I can't. You are the Third Prince, and your mother is a seventh-level fox demon, currently imprisoned at the bottom of Silver Moon Lake."

Chen Zhaozhi fell to the ground in an instant. He had a lot of questions, but he didn't know where to start.

"Zhaozhi, I'm telling you the truth today because I want you to know that you're different from others. What you want won't fall from the sky. You need to fight for it yourself." The Grand Master looked at him kindly, "It's time to grow up."

"Of course, if you want to be content with the status quo, that's fine too. Living a comfortable life is also an option. Choosing to strive for something is difficult and dangerous." He added, "Think about it carefully. Come back to me when you've made up your mind."

After returning home, Chen Zhaozhi locked himself in the room, hugged his knees and thought for a long time.

Master was right. He was different from Young Master Xiao, and even more different from Xia Wanqing. He was an abandoned pawn from the beginning, and not the last disciple of the seemingly glorious Grand Master.

The master accepted him as his apprentice...but only because his biological father asked him to.

He can no longer live a carefree life like other young masters. He has to prove himself... and take back what belongs to him!

It would be fine if I didn’t know the truth, but now that I know it, how can I still sit there?

That night, Chen Zhaozhi did not sleep all night. He felt that he had awakened and grown up overnight.

He went to see the Grand Master early the next morning and expressed his determination to him.

He knew that some things in the past should be let go.

The Grand Master approved of his decision and took him to meet his fox demon mother.

The mother who gave birth to him but did not raise him, who was strong but cowardly, naive but could not give him any help.

Chen Zhaozhi did not get too close to her. From now on, he would only do things that were beneficial to himself and deal with useful people.

He wanted to prove his ability to the emperor, no matter what method he used...

As for the others, whether it's my mother or Xia Wanqing, we'll consider them after we win.

…

Chen Zhaozhi never spoke another word to Xia Wanqing.

In Xia Wanqing's eyes, he seemed like a different person suddenly.

He began to dress well, and transformed from his previous half-monk attire to the elegant young man he is today.

From speaking directly in the past, he has now become hypocritical and pretentious.

In order to get closer to his colleagues, he even wandered among the flowers with them.

He no longer thought about marrying up to Xia Wanqing, but instead considered other young ladies in the capital who might be beneficial to him and had the potential to become his wife.

He never spoke to Xia Wanqing again, nor did they make eye contact.

Xia Wanqing was very disappointed.

But she knew something must have happened, and before she was completely disappointed, she had to find out.

…

One day, the sound of strings lingered in the air and the dance was graceful.

Chen Zhaozhi was drinking and chatting happily with his friends in the restaurant.

Among these people were the son of the Minister of Revenue, the nephew of the general, and so on. In fact, they looked down on Chen Zhaozhi because of their status, but Chen Zhaozhi knew some so-called "magic tricks" and could entertain them at any time, so they often kept him around.

They held the wine glass in one hand and the beauty in the other, indulging in the wine and being romantic.

I didn't notice who noticed the beautiful figure downstairs first.

"Look who's coming over here! It's General Xia's daughter!"

"No way, that tomboy?"

"Are any of you going to offend her? Will anyone fall for her?"

Laughter rang out one after another. Shen Zhaozhi was not surprised. Xia Wanqing had a very bad reputation in the capital.