Chapter 152 The Crown Prince
Prince Rong came to Xuanwu Hall and met Su Fengzhang once, but then disappeared without a trace and returned to his previous state of only showing up for work, which made Xiao Hanlin and others puzzled.
They were eager to find out what Prince Rong had said to Su Fengzhang that day, but unfortunately Su Fengzhang kept his mouth shut and only said that he had read some inscriptions and calligraphy. He didn't care whether they believed him or not.
Prince Rong disappeared, but the emperor's words remained, so Su Fengzhang's marriage was put on hold. Su Zhaoshi wanted to intervene but couldn't, and the emperor hadn't yet intervened. This made Su Fengzhang, who didn't want to get married at all, feel relieved.
As for whether politely rejecting the marriage proposal would offend Prince Rong, Su Fengzhang was not worried. From the reputation in the capital, it was not difficult to hear that although Prince Rong was a free-spirited person, he was not a cruel and ruthless person.
In the past, when it was his day off, Su Fengzhang had to stay at home and listen to Su Zhaoshi flipping through the rosters. Now, he can go out and relax, and meet up with three or two good friends for tea and chat.
For example, he likes to sit on the second floor of the teahouse, watching people coming and going, and feels happy even if he does nothing.
Su Fengzhang was happy and contented, but he didn't know that his carefree attitude would turn into jealousy in the eyes of some people.
His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, who had been in the Eastern Palace for three full months before finally being released, is now in the restaurant across the street.
The three-month house arrest did not make the prince reflect on his mistakes or figure out the emperor's thoughts. Instead, he became more and more disgusted with the Fourth Prince and hated Concubine Xu and her son to death.
After the ban was lifted, although he listened to the advice of Master Chu and others, and cried bitterly in front of the emperor, pretending to be a filial son, the cruelty in his heart became more and more severe, and he even made the Crown Princess suffer.
Although the emperor seemed to be treating everyone equally and the fourth prince was punished, in the prince's heart, he was born a prince and was superior to others. The fourth prince was just a subject in front of him.
Comparing him with the Fourth Prince was an insult to him, but now the Crown Prince discovered that in the Emperor's mind, he was probably no longer the best candidate for succession.
This realization made the Crown Prince even more angry. If it were not for the persuasion of Grand Tutor Zhang, Grand Preceptor Chu and others, the Crown Prince would have even wanted to attack the Fourth Prince to let him know the difference between a monarch and his subjects.
Today he went out of the palace to relax, and before he could get rid of the depression in his heart, he saw Su Fengzhang, who was leisurely and leisurely on the opposite building.
The prince narrowed his eyes, his face full of coldness.
Unfortunately, the person who accompanied him out that day was not Master Chu, but the eunuchs of the Eastern Palace. These people had lived with the prince's unpredictable mood for many years and had long learned the skill of pleasing others.
The eunuch glanced across at the other side and said, "My Lord, that appears to be Lord Su Fengzhang."
The Crown Prince sneered and suddenly said, "Prince Rong is so arrogant that he doesn't even look down on the Crown Princess's brother. Now he has set his eyes on this pretty boy. What do you think he is thinking?"
The eunuch lowered his head and dared not look him in the eye: "How can I possibly guess what His Royal Highness Prince Rong is thinking?"
The Crown Prince glanced at him and continued, "Prince Rong, Princess Hejing, and my good fourth brother now have Su Fengzhang. If their marriage is successful, I will have a headache."
Prince Rong's Mansion is marrying into Su Fengzhang, who is the Fourth Prince's man. Does that prove that their uncle, who has always been impartial and indifferent to the fight for the crown prince, is now on the side of the Fourth Prince?
Such speculation made the prince's eyes bloodshot, just like when he heard that the Xu and Fang families were about to marry.
He was indeed dissatisfied with the marriage between the Xu and Fang families, and had made some arrangements in secret. However, before he could take action, the Lantern Festival murder occurred, so that those arrangements became a handle.
And now, if Prince Rong's Mansion sides with the Fourth Prince, it will be much more serious than that of the Jade Concubine in the palace.
Suddenly, the prince shouted, "Go and invite Su Fengzhang over. I want to see him."
The eunuch quickly agreed and ran to the other side in a hurry.
"Master Su, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince invites you."
When Su Fengzhang heard this voice, he was also surprised. He didn't expect that he would encounter this evil god when he came out to relax. If he had known this, he would rather stay at home.
It’s too late to regret now.
When they reached the building opposite, Su Fengzhang whispered, "Arong, wait downstairs."
Su Arong said anxiously: "Erlang, let me go up with you."
"No need. The prince is noble and not everyone can see him." Su Fengzhang gave Su Arong a warning look and asked him to stay downstairs to avoid being involved.
Su Arong understood the meaning of his words and had to control his temper and wait.
Su Fengzhang then went upstairs. In front of the prince, he was even more respectful than in front of the emperor, and he followed all the etiquette.
"Your humble servant pays homage to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. May Your Highness live a thousand years and a thousand thousand years."
The prince raised his eyelids and glanced at him. After a moment, he said leisurely, "Master Su, please stand up. You are welcome."
"Just now I saw Lord Su drinking tea alone, and I thought you must be lonely, so I sent someone to invite Lord Su over. Lord Su, please don't blame me for being reckless."
Su Fengzhang lowered his head and said, "I dare not."
"Don't you dare, or don't you have it?" the prince asked.
Su Fengzhang quickly said, "It is my humble servant's honor to meet His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. I am overjoyed."
The prince raised his eyebrows slightly and looked at Su Fengzhang carefully. It must be mentioned that if you ignore Su Fengzhang's background and identity, he is a man with a pleasing appearance, even better than Su Yu.
It’s just a pity that such a talented person chose to work for the fourth brother.
The prince stroked his Hetian jade ring and sneered, "Master Su, that's a nice thing to say."
"These are my humble words from the bottom of my heart," said Su Fengzhang.
"From the bottom of my heart?" The Crown Prince sneered. "Since Lord Su admires me so much, why don't you sit down and chat with me about what Prince Rong said and discussed with you when he visited Xuanwu Hall a few days ago?"
"If Your Highness wants to know, I will tell you everything I know." Su Fengzhang sat down as expected.
The prince raised his eyebrows and heard Su Fengzhang start to talk. He described everything from Prince Rong entering the Xuanwu Hall, to being asked to lead the way, to all the things about the inscriptions and calligraphy. He really described it in great detail.
Unfortunately, all the details in this document are irrelevant and do not contain anything the prince wants to know.
"Lord Su, are you kidding me?" the prince suddenly shouted coldly.
Su Fengzhang stood up and saluted with a look of horror: "Your Highness, why do you say that? Every word I say is true."
The prince stared at him and sneered, "Oh, really? Could it be that Uncle Gu, that busy man, made a special trip to the Xuanwu Hall to see you just to listen to these inscriptions and calligraphy?"
Su Fengzhang said, "Your Highness, the Crown Prince is wise. His Highness Prince Rong came to inspect the progress of the book repair, not for me. Later, he became interested in inscriptions and calligraphy, so he asked me to show him some."
The Crown Prince naturally didn't believe this and stared at him coldly, "Su Fengzhang, do you think I wouldn't dare touch you just because Prince Rong is here?"
"Your Highness the Crown Prince, please forgive me. Every word I said was true and I never lied." Su Fengzhang said.
In public, the prince actually directly questioned Prince Rong's whereabouts, which made Su Fengzhang's opinion of the prince even lower.
But even so, the prince is still the crown prince of a country, and it is easy to deal with or punish him, so Su Fengzhang can only pretend to be respectful.
Unfortunately, his respect was not enough. The Crown Prince was convinced that this person was a descendant of the Fourth Prince. Just like the Fourth Prince, he was sweet-mouthed but treacherous. He was furious and said, "Su Fengzhang, I heard that you and Fang Yu are old acquaintances?"
Su Fengzhang didn't know why he suddenly mentioned Fang Yu, but he answered truthfully: "When I went to Qingzhou to take the exam, I met Master Fang Yu once."
The prince laughed and said, "Then you must remember the servant beside him. What was his name?"
The eunuch whispered, "Call me Xiao Yi."
The prince nodded, holding his forehead and smiling, "When Fang Yu first came to the capital, he was just as ignorant as Lord Su, and he didn't know how to advance or retreat. He is a member of the Fang family, has a good uncle and a good sister, so I naturally cannot punish him arbitrarily, but this little servant is different."
"What happened to this guy called Xiao Yi?"
The eunuch bowed his head and replied, "Xiao Yi disturbed His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and was dragged away and beaten with a hundred sticks. His fate was low and his fortune was poor, so he died on the spot."
"That person seemed to be crying miserably at that time?"
The eunuch replied, "His Highness said it was annoying, so he had his mouth gagged and dragged him away for execution."
The prince laughed heartily upon hearing this. "Yes, I almost forgot how he died. A follower like him who didn't know his place could only blame himself for following the wrong master."
At that time, Concubine Yu had just entered the palace and was already in great favor, but she was lukewarm towards the prince. Because of the old hatred between the prince and the Fang family, when the prince saw Fang Yu, he ordered the followers around him to be killed.
Thinking about it now, Fang Yu seemed to have cried at that time. He was just a servant, so he could be beaten to death. It would be nice to use it to scare the master. The prince had never taken this life seriously, and now he was going to use the same trick again.
Su Fengzhang felt a chill run down his spine. The next moment, he heard the Crown Prince's cold voice shout, "Where are Lord Su's followers? How dare they not come to see you? Do you think you look down on me, the Crown Prince?"
"Your Highness!" Su Fengzhang explained repeatedly, "My cousin is just a commoner, holding no official position. I felt he was unfit to meet the Crown Prince, so I told him to wait downstairs and not come up. I beg Your Highness to punish him."
The prince ignored his words and shouted, "Bring the man up here."
Some guards had already gone down to get someone, and they pushed Su Arong in directly, making him kneel down.
The prince didn't even look at him, and said coldly: "I see that this man has no respect at all, he really deserves a beating. I will give him a hundred sticks!"
The guards around the prince were obviously used to doing this kind of thing. One of them pressed Su Arong to the ground, and the other pulled out a military stick and hit him hard.
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Shaohui: His mother died young, his father was in jail, he dropped out of high school, he's a bar singer, he has nothing but good looks, he looks like a jerk, a badass, and a bit of a jerk, but he really wants to get married.
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