Chapter 268: Marquis Mansion Madam vs. Younger Prince 11
Jing Yu finally understood that he could hear his second brother's thoughts!
As long as he is a prince, he will want to fight for the throne. When he was born, his eldest brother had passed away, and his second brother occupied the title of the eldest son, so it is normal for him to have this thought.
He believed that he was as knowledgeable and skilled in martial arts as his second brother. The ministers in the court also preferred to establish the legitimate son as the heir, and the royal family also valued his status more. He did not think that his second brother could defeat him.
Jing Yu was afraid that he was hallucinating, so he decided to try it again.
"Brother, what you said is really interesting. If I respect the princess, I will naturally respect my father and mother even more. My father's birthday banquet is coming soon. Brother, you should think more about what birthday gift to give to my father. Don't make another artificial stone and make a fool of yourself."
At the emperor's last birthday banquet, the second prince presented a stone shaped like the Chinese character "Shou". Jing Yu was knowledgeable and could tell at a glance that the stone was artificially carved and worthless.
Jing Yu originally didn't want to embarrass his second brother, but his second brother insisted that the pine and crane longevity jade ornaments he gave him were unoriginal and too mechanical, so he had to argue with his second brother.
The second prince's face darkened instantly, and his usually gentle and honest face showed a bit of ferocity, but after a moment he smiled and said self-deprecatingly:
"You also know that my second brother is short of money, and my mother's family is also mediocre, but my second brother also spent a lot of money to find that strange stone, but who knew that he was cheated."
Jing Yu had never carefully observed his second brother's expression before. In his heart, his second brother was just a foil to him. He showed weakness in front of Sister Huan and said that he was not as good as his second brother, just to let Sister Huan see him more.
Only today did he realize that his second brother was not honest at all.
[I originally wanted to spend a little money to fool the emperor, but my father didn’t even notice that Jing Yu, this bastard, was just trying to make things difficult for me and embarrass me on purpose.]
Jing Yu laughed in his heart but didn't show it on his face. He patted his second brother on the shoulder and sighed, "Second brother, you must keep your eyes open this time and don't be fooled by the charlatan again."
[Even Jianghu magicians have their uses. When witchcraft items are found in the Queen's palace, my father will have a reason to punish the Queen. Without the Queen's support, how can Jing Yu, a fool, defeat me? Just wait for death.]
The second prince smiled naively, "No matter how hard second brother tries, his birthday gift will never be better than third brother's. Why not let second brother open his eyes and see what good things third brother has prepared?"
Jing Yu's pupils shocked, he didn't expect that his seemingly honest second brother actually wanted to kill him behind his back!
He did want to surpass his second brother and wanted the position of crown prince, but he never thought of taking his second brother's life, and his mother had never treated Concubine Liang harshly in the palace.
His father had few children. Except for him and the second prince, the other princes were not very good.
Among his brothers, only the second prince could talk to him about everything. He even thought about succeeding to the throne in the future, and his second brother would be his right-hand man. If they worked together, they would surely make the Kingdom of Jing more stable.
Jing Yu was in great turmoil, but his face showed no sign of it. He put his arm around his second brother's shoulders affectionately and said with a hearty smile:
"You are too polite, brother. We are brothers. These are just some common things. If you like them, feel free to take them. I will take them as a token of my gratitude for taking care of me over the years."
"We are brothers who are friendly and respectful to each other, and we are as close as a family. Father will be happier when he sees this. This is our greatest filial piety."
The second prince was overjoyed in his heart, but he refused on the surface: "How can I be so embarrassed? How can my second brother take your things?"
[Jing Yu is indeed a fool. He must have become stupid from studying too much. How can a noble man have such deep brotherly love? The law of the jungle and life and death is the way to survive in this palace.]
The two brothers went to Fengyi Palace arm in arm.
The queen was a little surprised to see the two of them coming together, but she still entertained the second prince with great courtesy and even gave him some gifts.
Jing Yu felt that this was not enough, so he took the second prince to the storehouse of Fengyi Palace and let the second prince choose at will.
He took the Second Prince to visit almost the entire Fengyi Palace before he reluctantly sent the Second Prince away with a smile on his face.
The queen was leaning on the couch. She was graceful and elegant, with a face like a silver plate, eyebrows like distant mountains, and a pair of slightly raised phoenix eyes, revealing the aura of the mistress of the harem.
She stretched out her well-maintained slender jade fingers and poked her son's forehead again and again, cursing angrily:
"What can I say about you? Is a prince born from a concubine worthy of your sincere treatment? You are not young anymore, you should be more cautious and not let him lead you by the nose in everything."
Jing Yu chuckled and hid the voodoo doll in his sleeve again without leaving any trace.
He took the second prince on this tour just to listen to his inner thoughts and find out the dirty thing.
Witchcraft is strictly prohibited in the palace. If outsiders knew about it, even if the queen mother was right, she would not be able to explain herself and would definitely be implicated.
It's a pity that he has no evidence to prove that all this was instigated by the Second Prince, and he doesn't even know how the Second Prince put this thing in. However, he just discovered that the Second Prince was flirting with a palace maid.
"My queen mother taught me that I must stay away from him in the future. These are worthless things. Just give them to him."
A palace maid in green came over to serve tea, but her foot slipped and the tea spilled onto Jing Yu's pants.
The maid fell to her knees with a plop, trembling with fear, but she spoke very eloquently, "Your Highness, please spare me. I didn't mean to do that. Your Highness has clothes in Fengyi Palace. I will help you change clothes right away."
Jing Yu was thinking about how to deal with this palace maid, but he didn't expect her to bump into him.
"Come here! Drag him out and give him twenty lashes of the cane, and drive him out of the palace."
The palace maid widened her eyes in horror. The Third Prince had always been gentle, so why would he punish her so severely today?
She threw herself at the Queen's feet, knelt down and cried, "Queen, please spare me! I didn't mean it. I have been serving you since you entered the palace. Even if I have no merit, I have worked hard. Please forgive me this time."
The empress has lived a life of luxury in the palace over the years. She is loved by the emperor and has a filial son. Even if some concubines are favored, they cannot surpass her. As a result, she has developed a gentle and generous personality.
She looked at her son's cold and hard profile. This was the first time she saw her son so angry.
The Queen lifted the chin of the maid in green and chuckled, "Let me see, you really have a good face. I feel pity for you when I see you. I am kind and tolerant to my subordinates, but it has fostered your ambitions. Do you think I am a fool? How dare you seduce the Third Prince in front of me!"
As soon as the queen let go of her hand, the maid fell to the ground, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.
"I didn't do that. I really didn't mean it. Please believe me, Madam..."
The queen waved her hands impatiently, "Hurry up and drag him out. You are really disturbing my ears. This harem should be cleaned up. Let those who should be let out be let out. Don't let any cat or dog dare to jump around in front of me!"
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
