Chapter 335 Too Partial
"You really can't stand losing. You can't stand it now? Oh, it's just the beginning. There are still many things he can't stand!"
Zhao Liya smiled and said, "It's no wonder. The Second Prince has always been favored, arrogant, and self-centered. Naturally, he can't stand being bullied."
Zhou Hansheng was happy: "Isn't this just right?"
"Hmm, it seems so!"
It's so easy to provoke and stimulate.
The two people thought of the same thing and smiled at each other.
Zhao Xiang was at a loss whether to laugh or cry: "Don't mess around."
The Emperor wasn't so easy to deal with, otherwise the Crown Prince wouldn't have had such a difficult time these past few years. Fortunately, the Emperor was determined to be a famous and respected ruler, a figure who would go down in history and be admired by all, and he refused to give anyone any excuse. Otherwise, the Crown Prince's position would have been replaced long ago.
After some banter, Zhou Hansheng continued, "The Second Prince has never suffered such a blow and 'injustice'. He will definitely not let it go and will definitely take action. Father-in-law, please pay close attention to his recent movements."
Zhao Liya was a little surprised and stunned. Would the Second Prince do such a thing? Isn't it too undignified?
Zhao Xiang nodded, "I will pay attention!"
As word of the punishment meted out to the Nine Cities Army spread, there was an uproar in the capital and the court.
The Jiucheng Bingmasi was so frightened that they immediately withdrew all their search and arrest personnel and dared not take any further action. The Shuntian Prefecture Yamen, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple also rescinded their orders to search and arrest people.
The fact that the Second Prince made a bet with the Prince of the Duke of Liguo's Mansion while hunting, but he cheated and still lost, was instantly confirmed and became more and more widely spread.
For a while, countless people were secretly laughing at him.
The Second Prince had never been humiliated like this before, and he was furious and infuriated. He felt that everyone he saw was secretly making fun of him, that everyone he saw had ill intentions towards him. This led to a lot of trouble, and he found excuses to punish many people. To put it bluntly, he was just taking his anger out on others, looking for someone to vent his anger on.
Those who were picked on by him, or who happened to be unlucky enough to run into his gun, could only swallow their anger and consider themselves unlucky. Otherwise, who would dare to confront His Royal Highness the Second Prince?
Even the Third Master Yan was the target of the Second Prince's anger and was scolded by him. He felt so aggrieved!
He was already unlucky enough because of this, becoming a laughing stock in the capital, but wasn't all he did for His Highness? Instead of comforting him, His Highness took his anger out on him.
On the contrary, the Second Prince never bothered Zhao Xiang again after that day.
Concubine Yan even specially summoned Deng and Zhao Liya into the palace, treated them kindly and courteously, rewarded them with many gifts, and ordered people to escort them out of the palace properly, thus saving some points for the Second Prince in front of the Emperor.
Although the emperor was somewhat disappointed with the second prince, the second prince repeatedly expressed his willingness to change for the better and tried his best to please the emperor and show his filial piety. The emperor already loved him, and seeing that he knew his mistakes and corrected them, he felt very relieved and still loved him as before.
This can be seen from the fact that the emperor only punished the Jiucheng Bingmasi, and did not punish the people from the Shuntian Prefecture government, the Ministry of Justice, and the Dali Temple who were involved but not caught.
Zhou Hansheng was very angry about this, "This is so unfair!"
Even though he had long understood how unfairly the Emperor treated the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, experiencing their feelings up close still made him furious! The Second Prince had gone to such lengths, and the Emperor had merely reprimanded him and fined some of the Nine City Military Division's men, calling it a day. He then immediately showered the Second Prince with rewards and praised him for his quick-wittedness.
There is probably no father in the world who is more biased than him.
My cousin, the prince, is very patient and broad-minded, otherwise he would have been angry to death long ago.
Zhao Xiang was very clear about this result. He comforted Zhou Hansheng calmly and asked him to accompany the prince and talk to him. It was a rare occasion for the emperor to scold the second prince.
The ice is three feet thick, and it didn't freeze overnight. The emperor has doted on the second prince for so many years. Even if he is angry and disappointed for a while, it is only temporary. It is impossible for him to be completely disappointed in the second prince and give up on him immediately.
More importantly, the emperor cares about his reputation.
What did this reveal mean? It meant he had poor judgment and had misjudged the Second Prince. How could the Emperor possibly accept such a result?
Therefore, the emperor is not wrong, and the second prince is naturally not wrong. The second prince was just impulsive, and it was just that the people below acted on their own to please the second prince. The second prince had no idea that people were treacherous, and this is why he was careless and caused such consequences.
Maybe the emperor will say to others that the Second Prince has experienced some setbacks and lessons, which is a kind of experience and growth for him. After this incident, the Second Prince will definitely be more mature in his work.
Those who are favored are always fearless.
The second prince is like this.
Take your time
Faced with the comfort from his father-in-law, although he was still very angry, Zhou Hansheng had no choice but to nod dejectedly.
What else could he do? He couldn't just run to the emperor and give him a scolding, or put him in a sack and give him a beating in the dark of night.
If the emperor is angry, who else wouldn’t be angry?
Zhao Liya, however, felt a mixture of anger, amusement, and heartache at his aggrieved expression. She found a unique way to comfort him, saying, "From our perspective, the Second Prince is incredibly lucky, but he certainly doesn't see it that way. He's been pampered and blessed since childhood, and everything has gone smoothly for him. This incident must be a huge blow to him. He must be deeply dissatisfied and resentful, and who knows how much he resents us."
"I think resentment alone is not enough. He will definitely not swallow this anger and will definitely take action. Let's just keep an eye on him and see what he wants to do. The emperor may tolerate him once or twice, but if he does it more than once, he may not tolerate him anymore."
Things like feelings are the most important thing that cannot be squandered. The same goes for the love between father and son.
What's more, this is not just a pure father-son relationship, there is also a relationship between the monarch and his subjects, which can be squandered even faster.
Zhou Hansheng felt refreshed after hearing these words. The gloom in his eyes disappeared immediately and he smiled widely. "Aya is absolutely right! Why didn't I think of that? Yes, let's prepare well and see what tricks he has up his sleeve! Then we can take advantage of the situation and settle the score with him, and make him suffer the consequences!"
"Um!"
Zhao Liya nodded, and they smiled at each other.
What Zhao Liya had guessed was correct. The second prince listened to the advice of his mother, Concubine Yan, and endured it, admitting his mistakes, flattering, and trying to please his father. Finally, he made his father very happy and loved him again. However, he always felt that this was a humiliation and was always resentful.
If it weren’t for Zhao Xiang and the others, he wouldn’t be so embarrassed!
He also felt very sad and disappointed - his father had not been that kind to him.
(End of this chapter)
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