At the morning court session, the emperor saw the second prince still wearing the same prince's clothes from yesterday, and knew that he had not returned home last night.
Of course the emperor knew where the second prince had gone. It was not that the emperor was monitoring the second prince. He just received news from the secret guard that Xie Zixin wanted to kill his own daughter.
He was afraid that Chen'er would be depressed, so he sent people to keep an eye on the whereabouts of the second prince.
After all, he fell in love with a woman when he was young, but in the end he found out that this woman was not only not worthy of his love, but was not even a human being.
The emperor was really afraid that his son would not be able to survive and would start doubting himself and never recover.
Fortunately, the second prince just looked unhappy, and did not seem to be in a state of despair.
Despite this, after the morning court was over, the emperor still asked Eunuch He to take the second prince to the imperial study.
As soon as the Second Prince entered, he bowed as usual, "Your Highness, your son greets you!"
"Get up!" The emperor called out with concern, and ordered Eunuch He to quickly bring a chair to the second prince.
"Thank you, father!" After expressing his gratitude, the second prince sat back in his chair very relaxedly, without any sign of a prince's demeanor.
The emperor acted as if he didn't see it and didn't say a word.
Instead, he looked at the Second Prince with concern and asked, "Did you get drunk last night and not sleep well?"
The Second Prince rubbed his forehead and replied casually, "To be precise, I woke up in the middle of the night and didn't sleep. I ate, chatted, and drank tea with Fu'an until dawn."
The emperor, who knew the second prince well, also felt from his casual attitude that his son was probably in a good mood.
"You two got up in the middle of the night to chat?" The emperor felt as if he had heard something extraordinary. Fu'an was in the palace, and instead of sleeping with his princess at night, he got up to chat with the second son?
Could it be that he was beaten by the Queen's niece?
The Second Prince saw his father's gossipy expression and knew that he had no good intentions. He had no choice but to explain:
"Father, what are you thinking about? I missed my cousin's good wine, so Fu'an asked someone to bring a jar. At noon, Fu'an and I drank two bowls each and passed out.
It was already midnight when we both sobered up. I was feeling quite depressed, but after getting drunk, I instantly felt much better.”
The emperor's eyes lit up when he heard his son say this. He was obedient and would listen to the key points. He immediately asked, "Shuxian still has such good wine?"
The wine in this dynasty was very light, so many people could exaggerate and say that they could drink a thousand cups without getting drunk.
"I didn't say that!" The second prince covered his mouth exaggeratedly, as if saying, "Don't try to scam me."
He felt very sad. It seemed that he could not go to see Fu'an recently. He was afraid that his cousin would beat him out.
The emperor was not angry at his son's reaction, but smiled and thought to himself, "It seems that he misses the queen. Let's go and have lunch with the queen at noon!"
By the way, let's see if the Queen has anything. Whenever Shuxian has something good, she never forgets to give a portion to the Queen.
If the Queen doesn't have any, let Fu'an offer a few more jars.
In just a moment, the emperor had planned where to eat lunch. When he came to his senses, he saw his son leaning weakly on the chair. The emperor consoled him seriously:
"I've also heard about your love affair. Everyone makes mistakes sometimes, so just be aware of it.
Otherwise, the Emperor will give you a few more women, and I guarantee they will all be the ones you like."
The Second Prince had just witnessed the woman's cruelty and didn't want any beauties for the time being, so he simply refused, "Forget it, my salary is limited, and my son can't afford to support too many women in the backyard.
Father, what do you want to talk to me about? If it's nothing, I'm going back to sleep."
The emperor's first reaction was to throw something in his hand at his son. What nonsense was he talking about? What could possibly happen if a young man stayed up all night?
However, the emperor looked at the teacup in his hand and thought that it would hurt someone if he threw it at him, so he silently changed it to a clean pen and threw it at the second prince.
Eunuch He next to him almost lowered his head to the ground.
The emperor didn't care what others thought. Instead, he changed the subject. "Can't I ask you to stay with me for a while if there's nothing else? By the way, why isn't your cousin pregnant yet?"
The Second Prince... looked at his father in disbelief, "No, Father, why are you asking this question to me?"
Even the sleepiness on the Second Prince's face disappeared.
The Emperor glared at the Second Prince, as if he was making a fuss. "Aren't we just the two of us here? We're just chatting. What do you think about me giving Fu An a few more people?"
Eunuch He next to him immediately asked the rest of the people to leave together.
The Second Prince didn't think it was very good. That's what he thought, and he said, "Father, I really don't think it's very good."
The emperor felt that he was being choked by his son. He was silent for a while before he retorted unyieldingly: "I am thinking about them and their husband. It is not a solution to have no children."
"Father, Princess Fu'an is my cousin. In my heart, she is almost like my own sister. If someone suggests taking a concubine for Sun Changkun, what do you think, Father?"
If it were any other prince, he definitely wouldn't dare say that. As for the Second Prince! All he could say was, "Those who are favored are always fearless." He wasn't afraid of his father getting angry; after all, he still had his mother!
When the emperor heard what the second prince said, he slammed the table angrily and said, "Who dares!"
When the second prince saw that his father understood, he leaned back in his chair.
The emperor did realize at this time that if he did this, the queen would definitely blame him. Forget it, he was still thinking about Shuxian's good wine!
But the emperor would not admit it in public. He picked up the brush beside him and threw it at the second prince, "You little bastard, you are trying to teach your father a lesson."
The Second Prince is not afraid of the Emperor! And the Emperor is obviously not angry.
"Father, please read the memorial! I will stay here with you for a while." The second prince said as he found a comfortable angle on the chair, ready to lean back and take a nap for a while.
The emperor was delighted to see his son being so casual. Everyone treated him as the supreme emperor, and occasionally someone treated him as just a father, so of course he was happy.
But when the emperor looked at the dark circles under his son's eyes, he cursed Xie Zixin in his heart, and also cursed the wife of Marquis Xuanping.
The emperor felt that Xie Zixin was so cruel, just like her ruthless mother.
The emperor took another pen from the side and threw it at the second prince, "Go back to your own house and sleep!"
However, in just this short while, the second prince fell asleep while sitting in his chair.
In fact, the Second Prince hadn't slept well these past few days, fearing that the secret guards wouldn't be able to keep a close eye on his daughter and that Xie Zixin would harm her. But now that he was with his father, he felt quite at ease.
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