The two of them tacitly stopped talking about this topic. Fang Shan ran the program and prepared to leave.

However, at this moment, a young eunuch came in hurriedly and announced that Emperor Chengyuan was summoning the prince to the imperial study.

Fang Shan looked at him and said, "If you don't want to go, we can leave now."

"Beginning and end." Wei Sushen thought about it and decided to go there.

The sun was blazing, and even though it was already afternoon, the heat was still there.

As he entered the imperial study, Chen Yan had just emerged. This usually affable general carried a murderous aura, not deliberately released, but acquired through the effects of murder. It was clear that in less than half a day, he had personally dealt with numerous traitors.

The imperial study was tidied up very carefully every day, because the vases placed on the desk made it look less rigid.

Emperor Chengyuan was unusual in not reviewing memorials, but reading a book.

"Your son pays homage..."

Emperor Chengyuan waved his hand, stopping him from bowing, put down the book, and said, "Accompany me for a walk."

Wei Sushen nodded and followed him outside.

The chief eunuch deliberately slowed down a few steps and ordered no one in the palace to approach and disturb him.

When they reached a pavilion, Emperor Chengyuan suddenly asked, "What have you been thinking about along the way?"

Wei Sushen spoke frankly: "The air isn't very good."

Treason was an unforgivable crime, and many people were executed on the spot. The entire palace was filled with the smell of blood, like a large slaughterhouse.

Emperor Chengyuan smiled at his straightforwardness and asked again, "What was the key to my victory?"

Wei Sushen glanced sideways at the emperor beside him. He could feel that the other party was seriously teaching him the art of being an emperor, but all his efforts were destined to be in vain, after all, he was not a real prince.

After a sigh inwardly, he replied, "There are people around my father who can be used."

Compared with Chen Yan, Li Yuan and even the eunuch chief Fu Hai, the people around Prince An are all villains with ulterior motives. Even the army under his control may have been very strong when the late emperor secretly handed it over at the beginning, but after so many years of hiding and without the baptism of war, it has long lost its former glory.

"Being close to virtuous ministers is the foundation of a country, but we must also be wary of being sidelined." Emperor Chengyuan was very satisfied with this answer and continued to ask the question: "How can we rule our people?"

"Use both kindness and force to develop spies."

Emperor Chengyuan had asked him about this before.

"Actually, that's not enough."

Wei Sushen was slightly startled, then he saw Emperor Chengyuan casually pick up a stone and throw it into the lake. The initial ripples quickly calmed down, and he slowly said, "For many things, you must learn to see through them without speaking out loud."

Before Wei Sushen could speak, he said in a deep voice, "It's just like how Chen Yan is always evasive when mentioning his sister, while Doctor Zhang only exists in your mouth."

Wei Sushen's face remained expressionless, and no one knew what he was thinking in his heart.

Emperor Chengyuan looked at the lake and said, "I never think about these issues, because thinking too much is useless."

A gentle breeze blew by, and Wei Sushen suddenly became distracted. Emperor Chengyuan woke him up: "What are you daydreaming about?"

Wei Sushen came back to his senses: "I just thought of someone who also likes to say this word."

Fang Shan would often say the words "overthinking is useless", even though he obviously thought more than anyone else.

Emperor Chengyuan raised his eyebrows: "Then this person is very wise."

"Perhaps." Wei Sushen sighed, "Father must have seen through more than just these two things."

He could even keenly perceive the changes in a minister, let alone the son he raised.

Emperor Chengyuan smiled and waved his hand: "You don't talk about strange things."

After saying that, he left Wei Sushen alone and left first.

Wei Sushen stood there alone for a long time, watching the wind ruffle the water, and the water surface become smooth as a mirror again when the wind stopped. Only when the temperature of the scorching sun gradually faded away did he start walking towards the East Palace again.

Wei Sushen did not hide the conversation between him and Emperor Chengyuan from Fang Shan.

Fang Shan stood up and closed the windows of the bedroom, which suddenly became much hotter and stuffier. "Host, do you feel that there are many things that don't make sense?"

For example, Emperor Chengyuan's doubts about the prince's identity, and why he chose today to say this.

Wei Sushen: "It's indeed unreasonable."

But some questions are destined to have no answers.

Fang Shan turned around and looked at him: "I can't figure it out either. But the host can ask Angel Dad for advice when he goes back."

Hearing the last four words, Wei Sushen's eyebrows jumped reflexively, and then he looked at him with amusement: "This is not like your style."

The system has never had the idea of ​​feeling inferior to others, let alone asking others to ask questions that it cannot figure out.

"Because he is a father." Fang Shan said seriously.

Neither he nor Wei Sushen had any bloodline, so naturally they could not understand the complex emotions of being a parent.

Since they had decided to leave, they stopped dwelling on the issue. Fang Shan pulled the corners of his mouth with both hands, revealing a mischievous clown smile: "Come, let me take you flying, over the mountains and the sea, over..."

Wei Sushen interrupted him with a sneer: "I just want to fly out of the madhouse now."

Fang Shan put away his crazy smile and returned to his normal behavior.

He'd already been back and forth to several worlds, but this was definitely the most extravagant. When he returned to the real world, Wei Sushen saw nothing but colorful fragments. Yet, the culprit, completely unaware, sat cross-legged in front of him, asking for his thoughts.

"Oh."

Simple and easy-to-understand sounds came out from Wei Sushen's lips.

Fang Shan said sheepishly, "I'll make some improvements."

Half an hour passed, and Wei Sushen still saw stars twinkling in front of his eyes. He had no choice but to lie down on the bed for a while. When he opened his eyes again, it was already afternoon.

Fang Shan, always full of energy, was eating snacks and watching a melodramatic drama. When he saw him wake up, he said, "System 333 was here."

Wei Sushen said "Oh" and was not interested.

Fang Shan clicked his tongue twice and said in an incredible tone, "You don't know, that guy has gone crazy trying to change his luck and is actually fasting and chanting Buddhist scriptures."

Wei Sushen was thinking something else. Before he officially came into contact with them, System 333 had good luck. But it seemed like he had been unlucky ever since the two sides came into contact.

However, this thought only flashed through his mind. Wei Sushen would never admit that the reason was that his and Fang Shan's fate was too difficult and affected others.

Fang Shan was almost done with a bag of potato chips and felt thirsty. However, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law battle in the drama had just begun, and he couldn't bear to miss the plot. He glanced over with a pitiful look and said, "Can you help me get the Sprite from the refrigerator?"

Wei Sushen: "If I remember correctly, those are Xiao Pei's snacks, including what you are eating."

Fang Shan had no intention of denying it: "I've already eaten one pack, so I have to reunite the rest quickly."

Wei Sushen, considering Wei Subei's weight gain during the holiday, decided to side with the system and help it. After going downstairs to get a cold drink, he was surprised to find Wei Ye at home. The latter was sitting quietly on the sofa, reading a newspaper, his thin lips pressed into a rigid straight line.

Wei Sushen's eyes fixed, and after closing the refrigerator, he didn't go back to his room directly, but sat down opposite Wei Ye. Wei Ye was indifferent, not even looking up at him, as if he didn't know there was another person next to him.

Wei Sushen took the initiative to speak: "I have something I want to ask you."

Wei Ye nodded slightly, and his action could not be seen unless you looked closely.

Wei Sushen thought for a few seconds: "I have a friend..."

'Swish'.

The sound of a newspaper being closed and put aside interrupted his words. Wei Ye raised his head and said, "Continue."

Wei Sushen: "One day, my friend had a dream."

While speaking, he was also observing Wei Ye's expression. The latter still had a cold face, no different from usual.

Wei Sushen then said: "In the dream, he became the crown prince of a dynasty..."

Some of the unreliable plot twists were almost omitted, and he only told the main story.

It's one thing to have experienced it, but it's another to recount it again. Memories of the past flashed before my eyes. As I neared the end, I couldn't help but sigh, realizing for the first time that things and people have changed.

Wei Ye appeared calm and composed throughout. He took a sip of water and asked, "Are you confused by the emperor's actions?"

Wei Sushen nodded.

Wei Ye: "It's very simple. First, he is an emperor, and second, he is a father."

Wei Sushen frowned: "What do you mean?"

Wei Ye: "The Emperor has only one son, so he cannot allow anything to happen to the Crown Prince to shake the hearts of the emperor, his subjects, and the people. Furthermore, as the Supreme Ruler, he only has one son, which shows his care and doting. Subconsciously, he is unwilling to acknowledge certain cruel facts."

To put it bluntly, there is a bit of self-deception in it.

Wei Sushen: "If you were in my father's shoes, what would he do?"

Wei Ye said calmly, "It's being dissected for research. How dare any demon or monster occupy my son's body?"

In this respect, he is completely different from Emperor Chengyuan.

Wei Sushen was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "I understand."

Without continuing the conversation, he took the Sprite and went upstairs.

After watching him return to his room and close the door, Wei Ye picked up the phone beside him and dialed a number: "Please contact two psychiatrists for me, preferably in China."

A steady voice came from the other end of the phone: "Time."

Wei Ye: "Next Thursday."

"Sure," the person on the other end replied quickly, "but one of our experts has to give a lecture on Thursday afternoon, but it shouldn't affect anything."

Generally speaking, a morning is more than enough time to conduct an inspection.

Wei Ye frowned and said, "Then let's postpone it for a day. I need to do a mental examination on four people."

The steady voice finally showed some movement: "Four people?"

Wei Ye said calmly, "I heard that many mental illnesses are hereditary. I have enough reason to suspect that my wife and I both have mental problems."

To be on the safe side, I also made an appointment for my second son so that he can get treatment early if he gets sick.

After everything was arranged, Wei Ye casually tossed his phone aside and picked up the newspaper again. He looked up and saw Jiang Meiling standing a few meters away, staring at him motionlessly.

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The author has something to say: Wei Ye: You may not believe it, but I have sacrificed too much for this family.

There is still debate about the interpretation of "Zi Bu Yu Guaisu Luanxun" (Zi Bu Yu), and the meaning used in the article is the literal meaning.