Chapter 181: Disappointment Accumulation
The third prince was stunned and stumped by the question.
He stared down at the bluestone bricks on the ground and fell silent. After a moment, he said in a muffled voice, "I don't know."
If he knew, he wouldn't be suffering alone.
"I don't know who to listen to. I feel like what they say is both right and wrong."
Now his head was like a mess, chaotic, with several voices arguing with each other.
It was a bit profound. Asui walked over and looked up to ask the Third Prince, who was taller than him, "Listen to yourself, do you still want to continue playing with me?"
There was anticipation in his childish voice, and his black eyes were clear.
The Third Prince whispered, a look of confusion flashing across his brows: "I don't know."
Ah Sui frowned, "How come you don't know anything?"
If you want it, you want it. If you don’t want it, you don’t want it. Don’t know what it is?
The Third Prince paused, thinking he was being disdainful of him, and then he said in shame and anger, "That's right! I just didn't know! I didn't know anything, not even that you were lying to me!"
Ah Sui was a little angry at being wronged, but he still explained to him in a good temper: "I didn't lie to you. I didn't know that the emperor was my father before! I have never lied to you."
Both of them were wearing thick clothes, but it did not affect their confrontation with their hands on their hips.
"Forget it, there's no point in arguing. Let's just break up."
The third prince wiped his face and said with a momentary feeling of tiredness.
Asui couldn't believe it. Not only did he not believe in himself, but he also wanted to break off all ties with him?
Although he was small, he also had a temper. He immediately replied: "If you want to break up, then break up! Don't regret it."
The Third Prince: "I won't regret it!"
"What?! Breaking up?"
Pei Qian, who had entered the palace at the agreed time, was devastated. Breaking off relations on New Year's Day? Isn't this too unlucky?
He stood between the two of them, and suddenly an idea flashed through his mind. He grabbed their hands and forced them to shake hands: "You are not allowed to break up. Hurry and shake hands and make peace!"
He said to the Third Prince, "You know your mother is not your biological mother."
Then he said to Asui, "Now that you know your father is not your biological father and is someone else, isn't that even now?"
The Third Prince glanced at him sideways and was slightly speechless: "This is different!"
Pei Qian was unconvinced: "What's the difference? They just have one father and one mother, right?"
The Third Prince hesitated to speak, and finally shook his head: "Forget it, I can't explain it to you clearly."
He pulled his hand back, turned around and was about to leave.
Seeing his firm attitude, Asui withdrew his hands and put them behind his back, twisting his face.
Pei Qian was left stunned, scratching his head. "What should I do if you break up with me?"
Seeing that the two showed no signs of reconciliation, he stamped his feet anxiously and finally came up with a solution:
"Forget it, since you guys broke up with me, I'll break up with you too."
"From now on, we'll be strangers when we meet again. You walk your own path, and I'll walk my own path!"
"Break up!"
The three of them said in unison and headed back home.
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After hearing the whole story, Yun Wan couldn't help laughing. The palace maid beside him lowered her head, her shoulders trembling, obviously trying to hold back her laughter as well.
Emperor Jingxuan's face was filled with black lines. He lowered his head and glanced at the fleshy mass lying in his arms. "Is this worth breaking off your friendship?"
It even caused such a "sensational" incident that he initially thought it was a huge contradiction.
Asui said nothing, burying his head in his chest.
Yun Wan took a closer look and found that he had fallen asleep. Where was the sadness from before?
She smiled helplessly and said, "It seems that I got up early this morning and I am sleepy now."
Emperor Jingxuan signaled the palace maids to carry Asui to the side hall.
Yun Wan asked the remaining two people, "Your Majesty, how do you think this matter should be handled? Although it was just a momentary outburst between the children, if it's not dealt with promptly, the children will be upset and the harmony will be damaged."
She paused, the remaining smile on her face disappearing, and she said stiffly, "In the final analysis, it's because someone is trying to sow discord and interfere."
Emperor Jingxuan's heart skipped a beat, "Crown Prince..."
As soon as he opened his mouth, Yun Wan said, "I have no business whatsoever with Your Majesty regarding the Crown Prince, nor should I. lest it be said that I am trying to sow discord between you and the Crown Prince."
She pursed her lips and tried to hold it in, but she couldn't stand it anymore. Anger appeared on her beautiful face.
"But Asui and the Third Prince are also your children. It is said that brothers are friendly and respectful to each other, and only when brothers are friendly can they be respectful to each other. But Your Highness the Crown Prince is deliberately trying to alienate the relationship between his two brothers. Is this the tolerance that a crown prince should have?"
This statement is extremely outrageous. If it gets out, people will mistakenly think that she is dissatisfied with the crown prince of Da Qi.
In fact, Yun Wan was just dissatisfied.
"How did my Ah Sui get close enough to the Crown Prince? He's been questioning me time and time again. Ah Sui is only a child of four or five, so how could he become such a thorn in his side?"
She was angry, so her tone was naturally not good. As she spoke, she felt even more sorry for the child. Her eyes were red and tears were glistening.
Emperor Jingxuan's face darkened slightly, but he did not rush towards Yun Wan. Instead, he stood up and sat beside her, holding her in his arms, "Madam..."
Yun Wan raised her hand to press the corner of her eyes, her voice choked with sobs: "Your Majesty, please forgive me. If I have said anything inappropriate, I will accept your punishment."
Hearing this, Emperor Jingxuan felt a pang of pain in his heart. "Madam, you're joking again. The Crown Prince has indeed gone too far in this matter. He hasn't fulfilled his responsibilities as an elder brother at all."
As for Concubine Lu, the Cui family, and the Li family, it seems that he has indulged them too much.
His eyes grew colder and colder, and his disgust intensified.
Yun Wan said, "It's New Year's Day today, so it's not appropriate to punish the child. We can talk about it after the festival is over."
Sometimes disappointment and anger will not dissipate with time, but will accumulate more and more.
Emperor Jingxuan nodded.
His wife was very understanding, so how could he disappoint her?
He coaxed in a low voice: "Madam, please don't be angry."
He had obviously forgotten that he was initially full of resentment and was about to explode.
Yun Wan didn't respond, but instead asked, "There's a rift between the children now, and we need to find a way to bridge the gap. Does Your Majesty have any good ideas?"
"I..." Emperor Jingxuan was speechless for a moment.
When he was a child, he did not have a harmonious relationship with his royal brothers. If anyone provoked him, Emperor Jingxuan would always use his fists to settle the score.
Even though he would be punished after beating the other person, he felt happy.
There was no fighting and no bloodshed between Asui and the other two, but their friendship was broken, and there was even a ceremony to sever ties. In his eyes, these were trivial matters, and he had no experience in dealing with them.
He was full of ideas for governing the country, but he had no idea how to reconcile the three little children.
A bit tricky.
Seeing this, Yun Wan knew that she could not rely on her father, so she said helplessly: "Forget it, leave this matter to me."
Emperor Jingxuan felt relieved and praised her affectionately, "Thank you for troubling my lady."
If those three guys dare not make peace, he will exercise his imperial power.
At the same time, rumors gradually spread among the nobles of the capital that the prince was narrow-minded, unkind to his brothers, and used words to sow discord between his two younger brothers, causing them to almost become enemies and sever their ties of friendship.
A few days later, the prince's faction was impeached by the censors.
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