"My son, you can vent your anger on me, but you must believe that I have no intention of harming you! Since you knew who the murderer was, you should have sent someone to inform me sooner. We are united as mother and son. Are you afraid that we will not be able to stand firm?"
Here it comes again! That tone comes again! Fortunately, I was in a hurry to go to the palace today and didn't have breakfast, otherwise I would be vomiting now.
"Forget it, mother. Now that you've already thrown dirty water on my third brother and his mother, why not just deny it? That way, even if it's discovered later that they weren't responsible, you can just say it was a case of losing your mind, being anxious and angry, and that's it."
The second prince was able to adjust his strategy so quickly and swallow his anger because he did not have complete evidence. The evidence he originally used to point to Lu Anyuan was the arrows of the border army in that area, and he wanted to use this to link him to the Xu family.
However, this evidence is too weak, and he is just taking a gamble. Since the incident has already happened, he can only let his third brother suffer for the time being. It is better than identifying a "murderer" now and letting his father think that he is not on good terms with his brothers.
Concubine Ying stared at the Second Prince again and again, and always felt that he had changed a little since he built the palace.
"My son, your mother always feels that you seem to have changed a little, but your princess consort didn't take good care of you?" Ying Fei said, her tone already taking on the tone of a mother-in-law, as if she was going to go and find someone to hold her accountable.
"She's fine. She takes care of the children and manages the household chores for her son every day. There's nothing wrong with that."
Hearing her say this, Concubine Ying calmed down. "Although Feng's family background isn't glorious, Mother chose her to be your consort because she was considerate and attentive. Now I think Mother was too short-sighted. If we could also find a daughter from a prestigious family like the Cui family to be your consort, she would be no worse than the Cui family!"
The Second Prince waved his hand. His own marriage had been arranged long ago, with his mother making all the decisions. She had actually chosen the daughter of an official with a slanted title as her wife. It was only because her family had some wealth that they had bought her an official position; otherwise, expecting her daughter to marry into the royal family would have been sheer fantasy.
After Feng got married, she lived in the palace. At first, the second prince was very dissatisfied. He was very disdainful of the daughter of a merchant who came from an illegitimate background.
But Feng was indeed as his mother had said, gentle and attentive, and his father-in-law had done a lot for him in the past. Without mentioning anything else, he was restricted by the palace in the past, and many times when he did not have enough money for social engagements, the money was directly paid from Feng.
Later, the two had children, and the Second Prince gradually accepted it. Now his mother is bringing this up again, how annoying!
"Let's not talk about the past, Mother. This time, please remember this: this matter ends here. If Father doesn't ask, you must never mention what happened to Third Brother again."
"Why is that? Didn't you just say that we should just let it go? Then we should strike while the iron is hot and let your father punish that bitch!"
"Mother! Third brother is not the culprit. Your fussing will not lead to any results. You even made the Queen Mother seriously ill. Aren't you afraid that the Emperor will be dissatisfied with you?"
"He's not my biological child..." Concubine Ying's words slipped out of her mouth, but were immediately interrupted by the Second Prince's cough.
There was no one in the hall, but who knew if there was someone listening outside the window.
"Mother, whether biological or not, the Queen Mother is still the Queen Mother, and we, the younger generation, must be filial to her."
No matter what, the Queen Mother is the mother of Prince Cheng, and she is not a puppet without any power. My mother despises the Queen Mother so much. No wonder the Queen Mother is not close to her own family, or even the emperor's grandson, but is closer to Madam Jing Lu Anyuan. Damn it!
"Yes, yes, yes, I understand. Don't worry, my prince. How could your mother not even know this? Since you don't want to make a big fuss, then let it be. Count that bitch lucky and let her continue to linger on!"
Ying Fei was very proud when she said this. Since giving birth to the third prince and the fourth princess, the emperor had hardly seen Concubine Gong. He only gave her the title of concubine without any favor towards her. In Ying Fei's eyes, this was no different from being dead. She was allowed to continue living like a living dead.
The second prince sighed. After all, Concubine Gong and his mother were both concubines and both had raised princes to adulthood. His mother was always so arrogant and couldn't stand others. She didn't know how to restrain herself at all. He was really afraid that one day she would backfire on him.
"If there is nothing else, I will take my leave."
"Why, you've only been here for less than half a day, and you're leaving?"
"Today is the new year, and there are still many things waiting to be dealt with in the mansion."
Concubine Ying felt an inexplicable jealousy in her heart, always feeling that it was someone outside the palace who seduced her son away, so she wanted to vent her anger.
"In that case, go ahead. Oh, and after Feng has met her family, have her come to the palace with her grandchildren to see me. Otherwise, I'll be an old, lonely woman, and it will be too pitiful!"
The Second Prince looked up in surprise. Wasn't this the trick his mother had used when Feng had just entered the palace? She had been subjected to many hardships to temper her temper. Now that she was a mother, his mother still wouldn't let her go...
"Yes." Although he was helpless, he was still very happy when he thought that if Feng entered the palace, his mother would pay less attention to him.
The second prince left the palace and got on the carriage. As soon as he left the palace, he punched the carriage board. The anger he had been holding back for so long finally came to an end.
"Your Highness?" A questioning voice came from outside the car. The second prince slowly retracted his fist and pressed his blue veins.
"Nothing. Just seal up those bows and arrows and clothes and fabrics. They won't be needed for a while."
"good."
"By the way, I asked my fifth brother to help take care of Qibei. Has there been any news from there?"
"It is said that the Fifth Prince is very concerned and has already listed all the detailed regulations. As long as you review them and find no problems, they can be promulgated."
"Yeah." Finally, there was something that made him satisfied. It was a risk to activate his fifth brother. After all, if his father knew about it, he would definitely scold him for leading his younger brother astray.
But since I dared to give him this opportunity, I believe he will know how to repay me in the future. I'm afraid the world doesn't know that the Fifth Prince of Daxia is the most financially savvy master. I got a bargain, and my fifth brother can realize his ambitions, so it's a win-win situation.
"Don't let him take over the iron and silver mines. We must use our own people."
"Of course. Besides, the Fifth Prince is far away in the capital. Even if he wanted to intervene, he wouldn't be able to do so."
Upon hearing this, the Second Prince closed his eyes, leaned back against his cushions, and breathed a sigh of relief. He wasn't worried about his Fifth Brother interfering in the mines for personal gain, but because, so far, he was the only one who knew the true state of the iron and silver mines in Qibei.
Qibei does have mines, but according to the reports, the reserves are very unsatisfactory. Some staff even said that it might be a mistaken exploration. But no matter what, this secret cannot be revealed now.
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