As soon as Emperor Jingming opened his mouth, several princes lowered their heads even lower.
"Old Four, they started fighting in your house, you tell us!"
The fourth prince sighed secretly.
As expected, as the host of the banquet, he couldn't escape.
Under the emperor's majesty, the fourth prince had no choice but to speak: "Today is my seventh brother's eighteenth birthday. I thought it was rare for my seventh brother to be in the capital this year, so I asked my brothers to celebrate his birthday. Because my seventh brother currently has no mansion, I asked everyone to come to my house..."
The fourth prince's explanation made Emperor Jingming frown.
He remembered that the seventh brother had not yet been crowned king, so he had no place to live.
Thinking of this, Emperor Jingming felt a little guilty when he looked at Yu Jin again.
He was uncomfortable seeing this son because of the conflict between their horoscopes, but in the final analysis, it was not the child's fault, but fate, and what should be given to the seventh child must still be given. No matter how many sons he had, they were all his own, not blown by the wind.
Emperor Jingming thought silently and felt a little angry.
Civil and military officials, concubines in the harem, so many people from inside and outside the palace, but no one reminded him of this!
Emperor Jingming would certainly not admit that he was forgetful. Instead, he turned the sudden guilt into anger and blamed others.
"Later, we drank too much and started fighting—" The fourth prince's face turned pale and he could not continue.
The fight was so embarrassing that he was too embarrassed to mention it.
Emperor Jingming's face darkened: "Can you fight just because you're drunk? Who started it first?"
The fifth prince suddenly regained his spirits, covering his broken head and shouting, "It was the seventh prince, he hit me on the head with a wine jar!"
"Is that so?" Emperor Jingming looked at Yu Jin.
Yu Jian hummed and said simply, "Yes."
Emperor Jingming was furious: "Why did you hit your fifth brother?"
At this time, not to mention Emperor Jingming, even the princes who were kneeling down were thinking about this question: Why? They were just listening to the fifth brother bragging, and it was very interesting to hear it. How did the seventh brother blow the fifth brother's brain?
Yu Jin touched his nose and said, "I drank too much."
All the princes collapsed.
"You can!" Emperor Jingming narrowed his eyes and looked at his injured sons angrily, "What about you? The fifth and seventh sons were fighting, how come you have become like this?"
Seeing Emperor Jingming's gaze fall on him, the Sixth Prince said with blood all over his face: "Fifth brother hit my nose and made it bleed!"
Of course, the drunk people at the time didn't remember who started the fight first. The fifth prince shouted righteously, "He slapped me!"
The Sixth Prince was furious: "You hit my nose first, then I slapped you!"
The Eighth Prince chimed in, "Fifth Brother was the first to attack, and he even kicked me away, so I accidentally grabbed Third Brother's vitals—"
"Puchi!" Finally, one of the eunuchs who had kept their heads down could not help but laugh out loud. Fortunately, the nobles were all angry at this time and no one paid attention. Only then was he able to breathe a sigh of relief and dared not make another sound.
The third prince was so angry that his lips turned white.
Lao Ba, this bastard, had originally planned to keep silent about such a shameful incident and never mention it even if he was beaten to death. But now, he has become the laughing stock of everyone. The bleeding nose and the split head are nothing compared to the fact that his penis was almost torn off.
Why is it that he is the one who is most embarrassed in the end after their mindless fight?
The Third Prince was filled with anger. He glanced at the Fourth Prince and immediately said, "I am also wrong. I should not have accidentally pulled off Fourth Brother's pants and underwear, leaving him naked—"
The fourth prince: “…” Who did he offend?
Emperor Jingming's beard was twisted with anger: "You idiots!"
The princes immediately bowed their heads: "I am guilty!"
"It's good that you know you're guilty!" Emperor Jingming's face was as dark as the bottom of a pot. "All of you go to the clan residence and reflect on your past. You are not allowed to eat meat or grains for three days. I think you just got full and started a fight!"
What a promising future! Why don’t these bastards just play in the mud with their bare butts!
The more Emperor Jingming thought about it, the angrier he became. He glanced at the Crown Prince who had nothing to do with the matter and frowned: "The Crown Prince will face the wall in the East Palace for a day!"
The prince was stunned.
It was already unreasonable for him to kneel down as punishment, so why should he face the wall as well?
It's totally unjust!
Emperor Jingming was angry. When he saw the Crown Prince showing dissatisfaction, he sneered and said, "You are eight brothers, six of them gathered together to celebrate the birthday of the seventh brother, but you are not. Why is that?"
Is it that the prince thinks he is superior and disdains to have anything to do with other brothers, or is it that he is so unpopular that he is abandoned by other brothers?
In the eyes of Emperor Jingming, neither reason was a good thing.
The country's heir apparent will not be able to shoulder important responsibilities in the future if he behaves like this. He must be punished. Jade cannot be made into a useful object without being polished.
"Your son... was wrong..." The prince's face turned red and white, and he lowered his head in frustration.
The fourth brother did invite him, but who is he? Why should he give the seventh brother, a man whom even his father did not remember, the honor to attend the banquet?
And the fourth brother, why do you pretend to be virtuous every day? Do you want to be the crown prince? You are so shameless!
At this moment, the prince did not understand Emperor Jingming's intentions at all, and only felt unwilling and aggrieved.
My father is really too partial, but it's just because his mother died young and he is not close to the current empress, and no one in the palace speaks for him.
"Get out of here!" Emperor Jingming waved his sleeves, and several guards immediately came forward and took the princes out in the blink of an eye.
The hall suddenly became empty.
Emperor Jingming sat down with a gloomy face. Pan Hai did not even dare to persuade him, but stood silently by the side with his head lowered.
It is not his place to meddle in the emperor's family affairs, so he should just wait for the emperor to calm down.
Soon the concubines in the harem heard the news.
Concubine Xian was the mother of the Fourth Prince and Yu Jin. When she heard that Yu Jin had caused a great disaster in Prince Qi's mansion, she was so angry that she trembled.
"This evil creature has been a burden to me and Zhang'er since he was born. I didn't expect that he would still be a troublemaker even after he grew up. Poor Zhang'er still wanted to celebrate his birthday—"
There was no one else in the room at the moment, except for Concubine Xian's trusted nanny.
Upon hearing this, the nanny advised, "Your Majesty, calm down. Let me tell you, this may not be a bad thing."
"Good thing?"
"Yes. Your Majesty, think about it, the Seventh Prince is already 18 years old, and it is time for him to meet the Emperor, but no one dared to mention it unless the Emperor mentioned it. However, the Emperor is busy with all kinds of affairs, how could he remember the Seventh Prince for no reason? Now, regardless of whether it is a conspiracy or not, the Emperor at least remembers the Seventh Prince."
Concubine Xian sneered: "So what if you remember it? It's just a trouble maker!"
"My dear, Prince Qi has good intentions, and the emperor knows it in his heart. If the seventh prince gets into trouble again, he will not be blamed on the prince. Now that the emperor has remembered the seventh prince, it is very likely that he will be crowned king according to the rules. Won't he still be able to help the prince in the future?"
After the nanny's reminder, Concubine Xian had an idea.
Did Old Seven do this on purpose?