His eyes darted around, clearly showing he was a clever and filial child.
"Consort Cheng had just suffered a miscarriage, and she kept pestering the Emperor to recognize Hongzhou as her son. Presumably, she was unable to conceive because of her injury, so she wanted to find someone to rely on."
“If that’s the case, she will definitely treat Hongzhou well, and I can rest assured. But I’m afraid that she will stop at nothing to win favor and use Hongzhou to curry favor.”
"If that's the case, you might as well continue to be raised here with me. Whether you amount to anything or not is secondary. You can live a peaceful and wealthy life like this. There's nothing wrong with that."
Prince Zhuang was displeased. What did he mean by "like him"?
He was once the Emperor's beloved son, but because he was young and had no maternal relatives to rely on, he was first put in charge of the Imperial Household Department for a few years to improve his financial situation.
Later, he used a trick to have him adopted by the childless Prince Zhuang, thus naturally inheriting all of Prince Zhuang's property and title.
Among his many brothers, he excelled in mathematics and was also proficient in music, displaying exceptional talent.
Because of his young age and lack of resources, he was not involved in the succession struggle. Not long after the new emperor ascended the throne, he put him in charge of the Imperial Clan Court.
That's definitely a position of high rank and power!
Prince Zhuang said, "With my character and talent, what could my wife possibly be dissatisfied with?"
"The good stuff in our warehouse is something that few of my brothers can compare to."
"Don't think that my tenth brother is superior just because his birth mother is a concubine and his aunt is the empress. He has always looked down on us younger brothers."
"But if we're talking about who Father Emperor likes the most, he wouldn't even make the top twenty, let alone the top ten."
"Someone like me is born with an unparalleled life of wealth and longevity!"
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