Not long after Yinzhen returned to the Hall of Mental Cultivation, he heard a loud commotion outside.
Su Peisheng hurriedly came in to apologize: "Your Majesty, Prince Xun requests an audience."
Yinzhen sneered: "He's not asking for an audience; he's clearly acting with impunity. Tell him to get in here."
Su Peisheng quickly went out and told Fourteenth Master to "get in."
The Fourteenth Prince entered and reluctantly performed a curtsy, saying perfunctorily, "Greetings, Your Majesty."
Then get up.
When Yinzhen saw him like this, he wished he could have someone throw him out. Sure enough, no matter how many times he faced this younger brother from the same mother, he could no longer like him. He thought the thirteenth brother was better. He missed the thirteenth brother, but the thirteenth brother was away on official business for him and was not in the capital.
As he pondered this, Yinzhen sighed.
The Fourteenth Prince said coldly, "Why is Your Majesty sighing? Is it because you are unhappy to see your younger brother?"
Yinzhen snorted coldly: "Look at your attitude, should I be happy? Shouting and yelling at the entrance of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, you should be grateful that I didn't lock you up."
"Go ahead and shut it down. I'm not afraid you can't."
"Do you think you can get away with this because I, the Empress Dowager, wouldn't dare to imprison you?"
Upon hearing Yinzhen mention "Empress Mother," the Fourteenth Prince became angry and remembered the purpose of his visit.
"How dare you mention the Empress Dowager? She's been made sick by you. You're so unfilial, no wonder she doesn't like you."
If this had been said in his previous life, Yinzhen would have imprisoned the person for life. Back then, what he feared most was the unrequited maternal love he felt for his mother.
These words won't hurt him in this lifetime, but he's still angry. Fourteen's attitude deserves a lesson.
"It wasn't me who made Your Majesty sick; it was the Wuya family that was so disappointing and caused Your Majesty so much worry. For Your Majesty's sake, I have already shown leniency and spared the lives of the entire Wuya family. What, you want to plead for the Wuya family?"
“You have half of the Uya family’s blood in you, how can you be so heartless? You even ransacked your uncle’s house. I’m here to see if your blood is cold.”
He dares to speak to the emperor like that only because he has a good mother protecting him. If the emperor were not his own brother, would he dare to be so presumptuous?
Yinzhen raised an eyebrow: "Your surname is Aisin Gioro, not Uya. If you are going to plead for the Uya family, why don't you make up for their losses, and I will let them off the hook? How about that?"
He wouldn't have that much money, and even if he did, he wouldn't use it to cover other people's losses.
"It's just a little silver, why go to such lengths to exterminate your own blood relatives?"
Yinzhen was shocked by his "why not eat meat porridge" attitude and threw the document he had just prepared on the table at him: "Look at this, this is just a little bit of silver. I think you might as well change your surname to Wuya. You ungrateful wretch, get home and reflect on your actions."
"Su Peisheng, get in here. Have someone take the fourteenth prince back. Find a few people to watch him copy the ancestral rules, make him copy them a hundred times. Also, send a literate guard to read to him every day what the Wuya family embezzled. He can only leave when he can memorize it. If he makes a mistake in copying or memorizing it, then he has to copy it again and memorize it again. Don't forget to put away all the riding and archery equipment in his mansion."
His mansion was so big that horses could run through it. If he was confined to his residence, it wasn't for him to "enjoy" it. If he was confined, he should act like he was confined.
Fourteen's eyes widened. Although he was decent at literature, he didn't like it. He preferred martial arts and archery. This person didn't want him to have an easy time.
He made a huge fuss, but Yinzhen waved his hand and ordered someone to bring a piece of cloth to gag him. He then found two strong guards to drag him away.
My ears are finally at peace.
But he was still angry and couldn't concentrate on reading the memorials. He called Su Peisheng and went to Yongshou Palace.
"Oh dear, what's wrong? Who upset our Emperor?"
"It's all because of the fourteenth brother, that bastard, he's always infuriating people. And who knows when the thirteenth brother will be back? They're all brothers, tell me, why is there such a big difference! The thirteenth brother is a man of noble character, even a hundred fourteenth brothers couldn't compare to him..."
After praising his good thirteenth brother, Yinzhen finally felt relieved.
Le Shu looked at him with a smile: "If you miss the Thirteenth Prince, just give him a different job, so you won't have to worry about him so much."
Yinzhen was ecstatic, but still shook his head: "My thirteenth brother likes to finish what he starts. Well, his end is almost over, but I'll still send a few more people to protect him. Oh, and his legs aren't good, so we need to send another imperial physician. One isn't enough; what if the physician gets sick and can't take care of him? Let's send two..."
Le Shu touched her belly: "Baby, why don't you let your father live with your thirteenth uncle later?"
She had finally seen what the thirteenth brother was all about.
The brotherhood between Su Shi and Su Zhe, and between the Fourth Prince and his thirteenth brother, is a legendary tale. It even made her want to stage a few plays about it so that the whole world could share in the joy.
Yinzhen looked at her, who was touching her stomach in a daze, and asked, "What's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"
Le Shu looked at him with a puzzled expression. This guy really does lose his mind when he's around the thirteenth brother! Ha! A man whose heart is only for the thirteenth brother!
Then she put on a fake smile and said, "Your Majesty is so engrossed in your conversation that I was thinking that this child in my womb will be able to work together with her older brothers and sisters in the future."
His tone had a slightly sarcastic or mocking quality.
Yinzhen: "Your Majesty" and "your concubine" again, this tone is not right!
"That's for sure, our children will definitely be good."
Le Shu gave him a look that told him to figure it out himself.
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