After a while, Empress Jing'an patted the Eighth Prince's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, my son. I will take care of you." After that, she looked at the Eighth Prince carefully and said, "You have lost weight. No wonder I haven't seen you come to the palace for meals recently."
The emperor was truly too willful. His son wasn't even twelve yet, still in the process of growing up. How could he possibly be doing so many things? It was also because he was too busy and didn't pay enough attention to his son.
In order to increase revenue for the national treasury, Empress Jing'an, in addition to managing the mirror-making department in the palace, also had to take care of the fragrance pavilion. Empress Jing'an felt that she could delegate her responsibilities. The empress of this country could not just focus on these business matters, so she let professionals take care of them.
After the Eighth Prince withdrew, he was stopped by Zhou Defa as expected: "Eighth Prince, the Emperor invites you."
The Eighth Prince, who had been prepared, said gently, "Well, lead the way."
The moment he entered the room, he felt the chill, even though the weather was already warm. The Eighth Prince shrank his neck for a moment, then straightened his back. He bowed and said, "Your Highness, your son greets you."
The emperor, sitting behind his desk, remained calm, his eyes fixed sharply on the eighth prince. The eighth prince sighed inwardly, thinking that his father was jealous of his own son.
After bending forward for half a minute, the emperor said coldly, "Why, you still haven't stood up yet? Do you want to complain to your mother again?"
Wiping the sweat from his forehead, the Eighth Prince stood up straight and replied, "Father, I dare not."
With a heavy, cold snort, the Emperor beckoned the Eighth Prince forward. After reluctantly taking two steps forward, the Eighth Prince paused, then put on a flattering smile and said, "What are your instructions, Father?"
The emperor said coldly, "What did you say to your mother? Tell me every word."
The eighth prince replied with a smile on his face: "Your Majesty, I went to see the Queen Mother only because I haven't paid my respects to her for a long time. I hope Your Majesty will understand." He would never dare to say that he really went to complain, otherwise even if he achieved his goal this time, his father would definitely make it difficult for him to jump next time.
After observing the Eighth Prince for a while and seeing no sign of guilt on his face, the Emperor relaxed his expression and said, "When a child grows up, he should avoid his mother. Don't go to Fengyang Palace unless necessary."
Upon hearing this, the Eighth Prince exclaimed inwardly, "Wow!" His father, wary of his own son to this degree, must be completely obsessed with love. He grumbled inwardly, his expression unafraid to change. He simply nodded and said, "Besides paying my respects to the Queen Mother according to the proper etiquette, I will not disturb her at Fengyang Palace for no reason."
Seeing the emperor's expression soften, the eighth prince couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. It was just talk. If he was caught by his father again, he could just collude with his mother in advance. His father was really something. I heard that his elder sister was also driven out of Fengyang Palace in the middle of the night last time.
The two talked about recent state affairs for a while, and then the emperor asked the eighth prince to leave and return to his own palace.
After leaving Fengyang Palace, the Eighth Prince did not return to his own palace, but instead went to the palace of his elder sister, Princess Jinyi. The two siblings often met, and Princess Jinyi would occasionally show concern for the Eighth Prince. During those years, neither of them could see Empress Jing'an, and their relationship deepened.
Knowing that his elder sister would be getting married in two years, the Eighth Prince was very reluctant to let her go. Although he had thought Xu Lin was a good person when he first met him, once Xu Lin became the man who would marry his elder sister, the Eighth Prince felt that Xu Lin was a worthless person with many problems.
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