Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu stood up and twisted the Fourth Prince's ear.
"Okay, I was just praising you for being a good brother, but now you're riding in the carriage while Luo'er rides the bear. Don't you know whether the weather is hot or cold?"
"It hurts, mother, please don't get excited," the fourth prince said with gritted teeth, "please wait for Afeng to finish what he is saying."
"Don't get excited?" Concubine Shu increased the pressure on her hands. "Look at Luo'er's face, it's all red. Only you would have thought of letting her ride a bear. Why don't you ride it yourself?"
The Fourth Prince kept complaining that he was wronged, but even if he wanted to ride the bear, the bear had to be willing to let him.
Besides, it was Luo'er who thought that the bear was cool to ride. He was really more wronged than Dou E.
Yu Yiluo quickly stepped forward and pulled Concubine Shu's sleeve, "Auntie, no...no."
"You heard it, mother, right? It wasn't me who asked Luo'er to ride the bear."
"That's right, Madam Shufei, His Highness wanted to send the little princess off in a carriage, but the little princess didn't want to."
Afeng hurriedly explained, and the Fourth Prince glared at him.
"You'll die if you finish all your words in one breath."
Afeng touched his nose. It was Concubine Shu who didn't hear him finish speaking, so it was not his fault.
"Sister Shufei, the Fourth Prince finally came to the palace to see you, and you see his ears are red. Let go first."
Concubine Xian said, "And Luo'er really likes that bear. Not to mention that the Fourth Prince can't do anything about it, I can't do anything about Luo'er either."
Concubine Shu let go of the Fourth Prince's ear and adjusted her sleeves.
"You've finally made it to the palace, and you've spent so much time studying mechanical techniques. Today, I'm going to test you."
The fourth prince rubbed his red ears and widened his eyes.
"Mother, isn't this a bit sudden?"
"Sudden?" Concubine Shu raised an eyebrow. "I have been preparing for a long time, waiting for you to come to the palace to test you. Otherwise, how can I know if you are just talking nonsense without doing anything?"
After saying that, she picked up Yu Yiluo and said, "Luo'er, auntie will take you to see some fun."
The Fourth Prince: “…”
Fun? My mother said he was fun?
…
After leaving Zuihua Palace, they went to Feiyu Palace of Concubine Shu together.
After entering the bedroom, Concubine Shu placed Yu Yiluo on a chair and got up to go to the side hall to get the things prepared for the Fourth Prince.
Seeing that Concubine Shu had gone to the side hall, the Fourth Prince stepped forward and grabbed Afeng's ear.
"Your Highness, it hurts, it hurts."
"You still feel pain," the Fourth Prince snorted. "I really suspect you did it on purpose. Your goal was to watch Mother punish me. Could it be that you took advantage of Mother and became her undercover agent, so she could punish me?"
A Feng said with a bitter face, "Your Highness, do you think that if Concubine Shu wants to teach you a lesson, she needs an undercover agent? Not to mention an undercover agent, she doesn't even need to find a reason."
【Hahahaha, what Afeng said is really heartbreaking.】
The Fourth Prince: “…”
He let go of Afeng's ears and clapped his hands.
"Get out of here."
Ah Feng stepped aside obediently and said, "Your Highness, please do your best later, otherwise you might really get beaten."
The Fourth Prince raised his hand to warn Afeng, then looked at his mother coming in with a bunch of miscellaneous things, then silently withdrew his hand and smiled.
"Mother, why are there so many?"
"Not much," Concubine Shu put the things in her hand on the ground and sat next to Yu Yiluo.
"Here are the parts for a small crossbow mixed with other things. If you can assemble it in half an hour, I will agree to one condition."
"One condition?"
The Fourth Prince's eyes lit up. "Anything is fine?"
Concubine Shu thought for a moment and said, "Except for the money, everything else is fine."
[Aunt Shufei is worried that the Fourth Prince will betray her, haha.]
The Fourth Prince: “…”
It has always been his mother who has cheated him, so how could he have the chance to cheat her?
"Okay," the Fourth Prince squatted down, "I'm sure I can succeed in half an hour."
"Let's get started."
When Concubine Shu called for the start, the Fourth Prince began to select the parts that could be used and put them aside, then began to assemble.
Time passed slowly, and the aroma of tea wafted through the hall. Afeng stared at the Fourth Prince nervously, watching him pick up a part, compare it, and put it down again. He felt even more nervous for him.
If His Highness wins this time, he can ask Concubine Shu not to beat him in the future. This is His Highness's only chance to turn things around.
Concubine Shu's expression darkened.
"You spent so much time trying to figure out the necessary parts for such a simple crossbow, and yet you still have the nerve to tell me you'll strive to achieve something and bring honor to Qin Qianqian. With your current attitude, by the time you achieve something, it'll be too late."
"I'll be right there."
The Fourth Prince didn't even raise his head and continued to try to find the right part.
Yu Yiluo saw that the Fourth Prince's forehead had begun to sweat, so she slid down from the chair and walked in front of the Fourth Prince.
Let me help you. Next time you talk nonsense, think about whether you can do it or not.
"Luo'er, come here."
Concubine Shu stood up and carried Yu Yiluo over, and the Fourth Prince raised the assembled crossbow.
"Mother, I have assembled it."
"Give it to me."
The Fourth Prince obediently took the crossbow and handed it to Concubine Shu, feeling a little nervous.
Concubine Shu looked at it for a while, nodded, and threw the crossbow back to the Fourth Prince.
“It was done very well, even if the process wasn’t great.”
At this point, Concubine Shu paused, looked at the Fourth Prince's expectant gaze, and continued:
"Why, are you satisfied? I knew you didn't have much talent, so I gave you an easy test. But I didn't expect you to be even worse than I thought."
The Fourth Prince pursed his lips and said, "Grandfather has been busy researching heavy crossbows recently, so I have to learn it myself."
"Have you really studied hard?" Concubine Shu laughed, but the smile did not reach her eyes.
"Yu Hengrui, you are not a child. If you still need someone to force you to study, then I am very disappointed in you."
"You know better than anyone how old your grandfather is. I didn't push you because I thought you would figure it out eventually. You said you would study hard, but now it seems to me that you are still fearless."
The atmosphere in the bedroom suddenly became serious, and the Fourth Prince did not dare to look his mother in the eye.
"Do you know why your grandfather adopted Mo Kang as his adopted son? Because he knew you didn't want to learn and weren't capable of shouldering the responsibility of continuing the Mo family's mechanical arts."
"Mother, I know I was wrong."
The Fourth Prince knelt on the ground and said, "From today on, I will work even harder."
"No," Concubine Shu shook her head, looking disappointed.
"You still haven't understood. If your talk of diligence is just deceiving yourself, like it has been for a while now, and it takes you half an hour to assemble a simple crossbow and you're still hesitant, then give up."
"Mother, I will take on my own responsibilities."
Concubine Shu said no more and looked at Tao Ye, "Give this palace's book to the Fourth Prince."
Tao Ye responded with a yes, went to get the booklet for the Fourth Prince, and stepped aside.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
