Chapter 190 Throwing a Tantrum
Just as they had finalized the matter, a servant suddenly came in to announce, "Your Highness, Prince Cheng has arrived for a visit."
The Fourth Prince frowned, thinking to himself that he had not taken on Su Fengzhang's marriage arrangements. Otherwise, given how much Prince Cheng cared about this person, he would probably end up being caught between two sides.
While thinking this, the Fourth Prince smiled and said, "Please come in."
"No need to invite me in. I came in on my own." A figure in crimson clothes walked in. The tall and graceful figure was none other than Prince Cheng. He had a smile on his face, but his eyes were cold.
The Fourth Prince couldn't help but take another look at him. Ever since he came back from Yunzhou and learned of Prince Cheng's true identity, the two of them hadn't had many opportunities to meet, so he took a closer look at his "brother"!
Seeing this, the Fourth Prince felt even more sympathetic towards Su Fengzhang. Although he didn't need to be submissive, his younger brother was tall and strong, not to mention handsome and heroic. He usually rode horses and shot arrows, so he didn't have the slightest tenderness in him.
If this was a man, everyone would praise his bravery, but if it was a woman, it would be a real bummer. No wonder they never suspected anything in all these years. Looking at this person, who could possibly think in this way?
It was surprising that Su Fengzhang could actually eat it. The Fourth Prince smiled inwardly, but said, "If I had known Fifth Brother was coming, I would have invited you long ago."
Prince Cheng sat down and glanced at Su Fengzhang before turning to the Fourth Prince: "Fourth brother, why did you call Lord Su here?"
His words were rather rude, but the Fourth Prince didn't seem angry. Perhaps he was used to it since he was a child, so he thought it was normal. "Why, can't I invite Lord Su for tea if there's nothing wrong?"
"Now that we have had tea, if there is nothing wrong, I will take the person away directly." Prince Cheng said lightly.
The Fourth Prince showed a helpless expression, shook his head and said, "Forget it, forget it. If you want to take her away, then take her away. Be nice to her and don't always make things difficult for Master Su."
Prince Cheng sneered, reached out and grabbed Su Fengzhang and walked away, with no intention of staying.
As soon as Su Fengzhang left, the counselor asked, "If Your Highness can mediate and allow Lord Su to marry and have children, he will surely be grateful and switch sides to Your Highness's side."
The Fourth Prince smiled and shook his head: "Don't worry. Why bother offending Prince Cheng for Su Fengzhang now? Wait until the future...it will be more beneficial to this prince if this matter is delayed."
Now it seems that Su Fengzhang also has some friendship with Prince Cheng. If he helps him, he will not only offend Prince Cheng, but also easily arouse His Majesty's disgust. On the contrary, if he leaves Su Fengzhang alone, he will definitely feel resentful in the future, and he will be able to take advantage of him more easily.
When the counselor heard this, he whispered, "I have just noticed that Prince Cheng is very concerned about Lord Su."
The Fourth Prince immediately laughed and said, "You don't understand. This is the best way."
As for women, no matter how powerful they are, they will still have sexual thoughts. With Su Fengzhang as a handle, there is no need to worry that the fifth brother will climb too high and not want to come down.
On the other side, Prince Cheng dragged Su Fengzhang onto the carriage before letting go. As soon as he let go, he laughed and asked, "Master Su, how was my acting? Are you satisfied?"
Su Fengzhang praised without hesitation: "I believe the Fourth Prince must now be convinced that the prince is deeply in love with this humble official."
Prince Cheng raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "How do you know I don't have it?"
Su Fengzhang glanced at him and saw that the Fifth Prince spoke frankly, and instead of being shy, he smiled and said, "Your Highness, why do you have to make fun of me?"
Prince Cheng laughed and said, "I came all the way here to help you out, so can't I even make a joke?"
"Of course you can. Your Highness can continue to make fun of me, and I will just listen." Su Fengzhang also laughed.
"Tsk, boring." Prince Cheng snorted coldly, then said, "So, has he decided to use that method?"
Su Fengzhang nodded, and then he heard Prince Cheng sneer, "Only Fourth Brother would dare to use such a method that would embarrass Father. If it were me, I'd probably be dead the moment I took a step."
Just as Su Fengzhang showed some disapproval, Prince Cheng sneered, "Why, you don't believe it?"
"Don't think that the emperor is cold towards Fourth Brother and Concubine Xu now, but for more than 20 years, these two have been the apple of his eye. Even if they made mistakes, he would not be willing to punish them."
"As for me, I'm just a pawn to appease my mother. Now he has even forgotten my mother, so why would he care about my life or death? If it weren't for this time... I wouldn't have come across these things now."
Su Fengzhang saw that he did not show any respect when he mentioned the emperor, but rather had a lot of resentment. Thinking about his identity, it was not difficult to understand.
He couldn't help but reach out and pat Prince Cheng on the shoulder. When he met his gaze, he realized that there was something wrong with his action and subconsciously wanted to take his hand back.
Prince Cheng was one step faster than him. He reached out and shook his hand, smiling and said, "Lord Su is willing to cooperate with me. I am very happy."
Su Fengzhang did not pull his hand back, but instead said: "Your Highness is never alone."
"Of course." Prince Cheng smiled. Behind him were the He family, the Zhenbei Army, and many other complex forces.
But soon, he added: "But once you know my identity, I'm afraid you will be the only one left."
The two looked at each other, quickly withdrew their hands, and tacitly ignored the matter.
Prince Cheng smiled and said, "Don't worry about what happens next, and don't get involved any further. Let me, your good fourth brother, take over. Let's see whether Father will continue to protect the Crown Prince or Concubine Xu this time."
Not knowing what he was thinking about, Prince Cheng showed a hint of sarcasm in his smile. Even if the emperor wanted to protect the prince, he probably couldn't do it so thoroughly. It was because the prince had offended so many people, and there were many people who would beat a man when he was down.
Contrary to what outsiders speculated, the Crown Prince, who was imprisoned in the Eastern Palace for reflection, lived a very leisurely and comfortable life. This time he did take a risky move, and even Grand Tutor Zhang was dissatisfied with him because of it. However, if he could directly depose the fourth prince, everything would be worth it. Just look at the fact that his father is still protecting him.
What did Grand Tutor Zhang’s rebuke mean? The Crown Prince was now too impatient to listen to him and simply refused to see him anymore.
One day he was playing with his concubine, eating grapes and drinking wine, looking ridiculous, when he saw someone rushing in.
The prince thought that Grand Tutor Zhang or Grand Tutor Chu had come again, and asked impatiently, "Who is here to advise me again?"
The eunuch lowered his head, not daring to look at him, and said quickly, "None of you gentlemen are here, but, but..."
"But outside the palace gate, the Fourth Prince's men asked Your Highness to pay back the money as soon as possible." After saying this, the eunuch knelt down hurriedly.
The prince sneered and said coldly, "I thought it was something else, but it's just this matter. Just let them wait and ignore it."
"His fourth brother has a good plan. He wants to gain both fame and fortune. Let's see if he can pull it off!"
I originally thought that the Fourth Prince was now physically disabled and could not compete with him for the throne. Who knew that this prince was so shameless and even had the nerve to appear in front of people, just as shameless as his bitch mother.
The eunuch nearly burst into tears, kowtowed to the ground and reported, "Your Highness, this time is different. The Fourth Prince has found some orphans and widows from nowhere. They are standing at the palace gate, writing in blood, begging Your Highness to return the money as soon as possible."
"What?!" Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince kicked the concubine away and shouted angrily, "What is the Fourth Brother trying to do? How dare he do this? Is he trying to completely disgrace the Great Zhou?"
Before the Crown Prince could react, another person hurried in and said repeatedly, "Your Highness, His Majesty has ordered that Your Highness pay off the debt owed to the Ministry of Revenue as soon as possible and stop letting the people cry out for justice."
These words made the prince even more angry. When he heard someone crying at the palace gate, he knew something was wrong, and now it was true.
Their father, the emperor, was a very proud person and would never tolerate such a thing.
In the past, even if the royal family had done something wrong, the people and even the officials would not dare to cry out in front of the palace gate.
This time, the Fourth Prince must have done something that made those people dare to do so. But with the Fourth Prince around, the guards at the palace gate didn't dare to expel them or punish them at will. Instead, the commotion got bigger and bigger.
How could the emperor in the palace tolerate such a thing? He was furious when the news reached him.
"Your Highness, what should we do now?" the eunuch reported repeatedly.
The prince squeezed out a few words from between his teeth: "You are a prince after all, yet you dare to use such shrewish tactics. The fourth brother is determined to make things difficult for me."
She is a bit of a shrew, but she is useful!
Before the prince paid back the money, several nobles could no longer hold on. Who could have stopped them from kowtowing and crying, and writing letters in blood at the door? If they didn't pay back the money, they would be nailed to the shame rack.
The Fourth Prince's move was really mean. He himself had no shame, and he also didn't let the royal family and nobles of the Great Zhou save face. But the advantage was that it was quick, effective, and low-cost.
But the emperor didn't say anything, and these people couldn't do anything to him. Even Prince Cheng sent people to help, which made them feel helpless. In the end, they couldn't bear it anymore and begged for mercy.
With the first one, the second and third will be soon.
On the contrary, the Crown Prince in the East Palace is particularly passive. It is one thing for the people to curse him, but His Royal Highness the Crown Prince really cannot pay so much silver, and he can't pay it even if he wants to.
What's worse is that Grand Tutor Zhang and Grand Tutor Chu were both blocked outside the palace gate, and now there was no one to help him with any advice.
The Crown Prince was anxious, but the Fourth Prince was not. He hoped that the farce at the palace gate would last as long as possible, so that the whole world would know that the Crown Prince was extravagant and did not care about the lives of the people.
What they didn't know was that the person who was most annoyed about this matter was the emperor in the palace. He had always advocated peace in the world and that the people should live and work in peace and contentment. Now that the Fourth Prince had done this, it was simply a smear on his face.
The emperor wanted to get angry, but he had to understand the matter first. Just as Prince Cheng guessed, the emperor, who knew the situation in the Prince's Eastern Palace, did open his own inner treasury.
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