Chapter 211: Being an Emperor is a High-Risk Occupation (Update 2)

Lu Zexu was just asking for something, right?

He would do it too.

"When will your father reward your son with a few mansions, a few palaces, a few boxes of gold and silver jewelry, and a few boxes of oriental pearls?"

Lu Chengtian looked at his unlucky son in astonishment and laughed out of anger. He put his hands behind his back and paced back and forth in the store. "Are you being filial to me, or am I being filial to you?"

Lu Zexu shrugged his shoulders and said nonchalantly, "In the past, your father gave your seventh brother much more than this. Your son is still understating it!"

"From childhood to adulthood, except for the New Year, I have not received many rewards from my father. It doesn't make sense that my seventh brother, who is filial to my father, has good things flowing into his yard like water, while I, a son, have nothing."

Lu Chengtian threw his sleeves and scolded coldly, "Your vision is so narrow!"

"You are the Prince of the Eastern Palace! In the future, the whole Daliang will belong to you, but you only see the little things I gave to Xiao Qi!! How can you be so short-sighted?"

Lu Zexu smiled faintly, "The whole Daliang belongs to me? That may not be the case. After all, I am not in good health and may not live as long as my father."

He met Lu Chengtian's disappointed eyes and said casually, "Besides, even if my father is the king of a country, Daliang does not belong to me alone, but to the millions of people in Daliang."

Lu Chengtian was startled, and his eyes deepened when he looked at the prince.

Lu Zexu didn't understand, and didn't want to spend time speculating. It was a waste of energy and heartache, so he didn't do it. It was thankless.

As a king, Lu Chengtian's mind was unfathomable. Even the ministers in the court rarely guessed his thoughts.

Even the Grand Eunuch Dequan, who had followed him for thirty years, might not be able to guess all of Lu Chengtian's thoughts.

Lu Zexu would not do such a thankless job!

He changed the subject, "Father, don't be so hard to take a joke, I was just saying it casually. After all, father wants to have the same treatment as the grandmother, then father should also understand that your son also wants to have the same treatment as your seventh brother, right?"

Lu Chengtian's expression did not change, and Lu Zexu did not care.

"But these glass windows really cannot be installed in a short time. There is not enough glass, and there are not enough craftsmen to install the windows. The emperor's uncle, aunt, and brothers' homes are all working on the construction, and there is really no manpower now."

Lu Zexu said.

The third prince suddenly understood, "So, this is the New Year gift that Your Highness prepared for us?" Lu Zexu

nodded with a smile, "I originally wanted to give my brothers a surprise."

Lu Chengtian laughed angrily, "So, you prepared glass windows for your brothers, your uncle, your aunt, and your aunt, but you didn't prepare any for me?"

Lu Zexu sighed deeply, as if he was wronged, "Father, you really misunderstood me."

Lu Chengtian glanced at him and even took two steps back to give him enough space, as if to let me hear what else you can say.

Lu Zexu was serious and extremely respectful, "Father, the glass window is indeed not suitable for you. Look, this glass window is extremely transparent. People with good eyesight can see everything inside the bedroom clearly even from a very far distance."

His face was full of worry, "This is too dangerous. If your bedroom is replaced with glass windows, the assassin, if he is a great archer, doesn't even need to get close to your bedroom. He only needs to find the right opportunity and shoot with one arrow."

He stretched out a finger, "Father may be killed."

Lu Chengtian gritted his teeth. Couldn't this unfortunate son think about him?

"Although a great archer who can shoot a needle through a willow tree from a hundred paces away is rare, it is not uncommon in the world. So father, for your own safety, you'd better not install such a dangerous glass window."

Lu Zexu said sincerely.

Lu Chengtian glanced at him, "It's the same excuse every time, why are there always assassins trying to assassinate me?"

Lu Zexu spread his hands and shrugged his shoulders, "Who made my father the king? He is a sitting duck."

"The remnants of the previous dynasty, spies from enemy countries, descendants of big families whose properties were confiscated and exterminated, thieves who wanted to usurp the throne, and so on. These people want to attack my father for revenge, power, fame and fortune. Isn't it strange?"

Lu Chengtian's hand itched again and he wanted to hit someone, but when he looked at the empress dowager, he retracted his hand that was about to reach for the feather duster and raised his hand to hit Lu Zexu on the head.

"Just shut up!"

Lu Zexu weighed it over and over again, but finally didn't return it.

He didn't want to be beaten.

Lu Zexu, who was in deep thought, didn't notice that the Third Prince on the side had a heavy face. He finally understood why His Royal Highness the Crown Prince didn't want the position of Crown Prince.

The risk of being an emperor is too great. He might be assassinated at any time. He might lose his life at any time!

It seems that he has to reconsider whether to continue to compete for the position of Crown Prince.

Lu Chengtian was so angry that he had nowhere to vent. Thinking about the pile of memorials, he could only go back and continue to review them.

As for Lu Zexu, he was comfortably enjoying the feeding of the Queen Mother in the Queen Mother's palace, which made Lu Chengtian's hands itchy.

This kid lives too comfortably!

Thinking that he would not be able to finish reviewing this memorial until the late night, Lu Chengtian felt very unbalanced when he compared himself with others.

As a result, a lot of rewards came to the Third Prince's house as soon as he returned.

The Third Prince must be in the Emperor's favor!

The Emperor must be very satisfied with the Third Prince, otherwise, how could the Third Prince receive praise for being pure and filial and so many rewards just by visiting the palace once?

This made those court officials who supported the Third Prince more certain that the Third Prince would be able to ascend to the throne of the Crown Prince in due time.

The third prince looked at the gifts in the mansion and ruffled his hair anxiously. He could imagine that if something like this happened today, he would not have to wait until tomorrow. The ministers and officials who came to visit his mansion this afternoon would definitely be endless.

The third prince did not even have time to look at the gifts. He was so scared that he ran out of the mansion and went straight to the Ministry of Works. He decided to help the fourth and second brothers to make trouble.

He did not want to deal with those cunning people.

It was too tiring.

The most carefree little prince got his comeuppance.