"Then what?"
"Then... your sister was heartbroken, so she chased the monkey and fought with it every day. The monkey became very skilled, and its movements were so fast that even the imperial guards couldn't catch it. Since no one could catch it, they could only let the monkey run around. Fortunately, the monkey liked to stay in the cold palace, and hated and feared Ying'er, so he didn't dare leave the cold palace to provoke her. After she got married, the monkey became even more elusive and disappeared without a trace."
"Oh no! Just remember, don't go near the cold palace."
Seeing his son's bewildered expression, Emperor Jianxi rubbed salt into his wounds, "Actually, if it were someone else, perhaps they wouldn't be attacked by that monkey, but after all, you're Cheng Qian's biological brother!"
Queen Hyomin added another insult, "But you have to admire her. The monkeys of Mount Emei have always been the ones bullying people, and they've never been bullied before!"
Shao Yihui: ...
The next few days were spent eating and drinking, recuperating in Kunning Palace, and getting familiar with the palace. During this time, the few remaining concubines of Emperor Jianxi saw that the ban on Kunning Palace had finally been lifted, and they hurried to see Empress Xiaomin. They had of course heard about the matter of the true and false prince.
A group of beautiful girls entered Kunning Palace. Shao Yihui thought he had a chance to see how his mother ruled the harem with thundering methods. However, a group of concubines, led by Concubine Rong, surrounded Empress Xiaomin and cried bitterly, saying how much they missed her and were heartbroken since she passed away.
To sum up, there is no point in eating, drinking and having fun.
Before he could even see how his father embraced the beauties in the harem, his mother did it first...
He was just wondering when an announcement came from outside, "Princess Chengqian has arrived!"
Oh, his sister is here.
And with five kids.
The group of middle-aged concubines became even more noisy when they saw the five kids. They chattered and surrounded the five kids, talking to them one by one.
Shangguan Qingyue's voice was the clearest and loudest. "Hello, Aunt Rong, Grandma! Hello, Aunt Hai, Grandma..."
There was a quarrel over there. Zhao Ying came over and bowed to him gracefully, "Cheng Qian greets the Third Brother..."
Shao Yihui couldn't express his feelings. He used to be her subject, but now, he was her royal brother.
Shao Yihui stood up and helped her up, "There's no need to be so polite, my royal sister."
Zhao Ying suddenly smiled. "Royal brother, just call me Ying'er. No matter the past, from now on you are my royal brother, my biological brother. We are the closest siblings. If you have any questions, you can ask me..."
Shao Yihui chuckled and nodded.
He watched the commotion ahead for a long moment, then tilted his head and asked cautiously, "I heard that Concubine Rong is the aunt of Grand Tutor Shangguan?"
Zhao Ying nodded. "That's right. Aunt Rong is the biological mother of Prince Liang. Prince Liang is your fifth brother. Father has eight sons and two daughters. The eldest son, Prince Xian, has passed away. The second son, Prince Qi, his mother is..." Zhao Ying lowered her voice. Shao Yihui leaned over when she saw this, and the brother and sister huddled together. "She's the Empress Dowager's cousin. She married here to cause trouble for Father, so he dislikes her the most, and that also affects my brother, Prince Qi."
Zhao Ying thought for a moment and warned, "The King of Qi is a very annoying person. Seeing that you just returned and don't know anything, he will definitely find an opportunity to intimidate you and make fun of you!"
Shao Yihui was puzzled, "Isn't he afraid of his father's blame?"
"Do you know what 'a dead pig is not afraid of boiling water' means?"
Shao Yihui understood.
Zhao Ying continued, "My fourth brother, Prince Nan, was born with a disability. His mother was frightened to death the first time she saw him."
Shao Yihui was stunned. "The fourth prince looks so terrifying?"
"He's not scary, he's weird! That's how our eyes look," Zhao Ying said, making two circles with his hands.
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"But the Fourth Brother is like this!"
Zhao Ying stacked the two circles together.
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Shao Yihui: ...
"My mother said that this is called a deformity. It was caused by his mother's love of smoking hookah when she was pregnant with him. Concubine Li is a heavy smoker. I tell you, if you ever see the King of the South, it's best to ignore him!"
Shao Yihui frowned, "Isn't this a bad idea? Won't this make him feel like I look down on him?"
"Of course not. On the contrary, he would be more irritated by seeing normal people with normal eyes. Before, Brother Xian Wang wanted to comfort him and waved it in front of him, and he almost dug his eyeballs out."
Shao Yihui: ...
"Fifth brother is the Prince of Liang. He's quite normal, but you'd better not hang out with him too much."
"Why?"
"Because I have a grudge against him!" Zhao Ying looked at him and said seriously, "You are my biological brother, you can't be friends with him!"
Shao Yihui raised an eyebrow, but remained silent. After a while, he curiously asked, "What grudge?"
Zhao Ying told Shao Yihui how the King of Liang was a foul-mouthed man and the whole story of why the two sides did not communicate about marriage and funerals. Shao Yihui wanted to laugh as he listened. These royal children were just like ordinary people!
He stared at Zhao Ying and spoke word by word, "Don't worry, I won't pay any attention to him!"
After saying that, Shao Yihui counted them and said, “Well, I can’t take care of the dead, and I can’t take care of the living either.”
Zhao Ying was very satisfied with his answer. She continued, "Sixth brother, the King of Yue, is also gone. He was extremely rich, stupid, and had a lot of money!"
Shao Yihui nodded. He used to be under the command of the Xian King, who was on good terms with the King of Yue, so he knew that.
"Although I am the eldest prince, I am actually the seventh child. My seventh brother died young. My eighth brother is my father's youngest son, Zhao Ji. He is only eighteen this year, and his mother is Concubine Hai!"
After Zhao Ying finished speaking, she quickly stood up and went to rescue Shangguan Qingyue. The little girl was being bothered by her aunts and uncles. Although she liked playing with them very much, she would feel suffocated by too much love from her aunts and uncles.
After the concubines had enough fun, they left. Zhao Ying talked to Empress Xiaomin. She had not yet had time to tell her mother about her divorce from Shangguan Shu. The five children were playing separately, and she and Empress Xiaomin closed the door and talked in the bedroom for the whole afternoon.
Zhao Ying naturally told Empress Xiaomin every detail. Empress Xiaomin listened while eating melon seeds, saying "Wow" repeatedly, feeling angry and amused at the same time, and her emotions were at their peak.
Finally, Zhao Ying talked about her current situation with Shangguan Shu, and Empress Xiaomin said firmly, "I can't forgive you! Once you're unfaithful, you'll never be used again!"
"You, you! You're so kind! He bullied you so much, and you just let him go. Why don't you give him a good beating?"
Zhao Ying scratched his head. "What's going on?"
Empress Xiaomin threw away the melon seed shells and looked at her with dismay, "Since he loves you, you have the upper hand. Isn't this easy to deal with? So, leave it to me. I'll arrange a marriage for you someday and keep that little bastard Shangguan Runzhi awake all night long!"
"To deal with a man, you have to cut his heart into pieces one by one, so that he can learn his lesson!" Queen Hyomin narrowed her eyes and said sinisterly.
Zhao Ying frowned and thought to herself that she was thinking that if she pushed Shangguan Shu too hard, he would go crazy!
Seeing that she was silent, Queen Hyomin turned around and glared at her, "Are you not softening your heart?"
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