Chapter 165 The Prince's Test

The little devil thought, maybe when his brother grows up, he will become a prince?

When I think about it this way, it feels so magical.

Zong Jincheng was daydreaming on the bed when the prince came over with porridge and fed him spoonful by spoonful.

The little devil took a sip and looked at him, like a young boy in love, so excited that he wanted to have a fight on the spot to celebrate.

After a bowl of porridge, I no longer felt hungry and my throat wasn’t so dry anymore.

Zong Jin cleared his throat and said in surprise: "Your Highness, you came to see me and fed me porridge in person. I am so happy!!"

The kid looked really excited and wanted to roll around on the bed.

The prince placed the bowl and spoon on the table, sat back on the bed, reached out and stroked his soft hair, and said softly, "You, child, only remember the good things about me, not the bad things about me."

The little devil became even more excited when he was touched on the head.

His Royal Highness the Crown Prince touched my hair!!

This is the love and care of the elders for the younger generation. He loves me so much!!

Zong Jincheng said as a matter of course: "Your Highness is a good person, so of course I will only remember your good points. Just like Luo Jingfeng is a bad person, so I will only remember his bad points!"

After saying this he made a very ferocious expression, like a little wolf cub, as if he was ready to rush out and fight with someone at any time.

Active and full of life.

The prince chuckled and shook his head helplessly. After a while, he asked, "When Luo Jingfeng embarrassed you today, why didn't he use the jade pendant I gave you?"

If Luo Jingfeng saw the jade pendant, he would definitely let him go.

Zong Jincheng got angry when he talked about this. He gestured and complained, "That Luo Jingfeng was really too much. He came up and grabbed my neck without saying a word. I couldn't even open my mouth to speak, let alone take out the jade pendant."

Then, he added: "Humph, no martial ethics!"

The prince moved his lips as if he was about to say something, but hesitated because he was worried about something.

Seeing that he hadn't said anything for a long time, the little devil asked curiously, "Your Highness, what are you thinking about?"

The prince pondered for a moment, looked up at him deeply, and said, "I have been worrying about something recently, and I haven't found the best solution yet."

Zong Jincheng asked in confusion: "Is it difficult?"

Could it be that... even someone as powerful as His Royal Highness the Crown Prince can't solve it?

The prince smiled bitterly and said, "It is indeed very difficult for me."

"Yu..." The little devil recalled that day in the hunting ground. It was very difficult for His Highness Yu to stab Luo Jingfeng with a sword, but with his help, it was easily done.

So he asked eagerly: "Can I help Your Highness? I have a lot of experience."

The little guy's eyes were sparkling and he looked kind-hearted.

The prince hesitated for a while, and then he actually spoke: "Which do you think is more important, blood relationship or justice?"

"Ah?" The little devil didn't expect that the thing that the prince had been worrying about for so long was actually just a simple question.

He said quickly: "Blood relations represent the closest relatives in the world, and justice is the standard recognized and followed by most people in the world. Of course, both are important. Justice and relatives are in my heart."

The kid nowadays is no longer the playboy he used to be. He is a scholar, a great genius, and a talented person. In the future, he will become a good official who works for the people!

The little devil thought that his answer was very good, but after waiting for a long time, the prince did not praise him, so he asked uncertainly: "Am I wrong..."

The prince did not answer him, but asked again: "What if you can't have both? Justice and your family, you must choose one, what will you choose?"

The little devil's smiling mouth suddenly dropped.

He curled his lips and said, "Why do we have to choose between the two? This is too difficult."

In fact, when he talked about blood relationship, the person he was thinking of was Zong Wenxiu. If his brother clashed with justice... then even if most people in the world believed that justice was right, he would find out whether justice was wrong.

Because no matter what the reason, I will not do bad things.

If there is a mistake, it is the mistake of the axiom.

Of course, he didn't dare to say such words to protect his own shortcomings, otherwise he was afraid that the prince would dislike him after saying it.

After all, as the crown prince, he will be the ruler of the world in the future, so he would definitely hope that everyone would choose justice.

The prince smiled when he heard his answer and said, "So, it's hard for me to make a decision either."

He was overthinking it. Although Jincheng had made rapid progress in the past few months, he was still a child after all. His mind was not yet fully developed. He could not make any choices and had to be manipulated by adults.

It's too dangerous to tell him now.

The prince lowered his brows and said, "Luo Jingfeng will leave the capital for the war in a few days. I'm afraid he won't be back for a year or so, and he won't have the time to embarrass you again. So don't worry too much. I've already talked to your grandfather about this."

"Grandfather is back too?" Zong Jincheng asked in surprise.

The prince nodded and said, "Well, you have suffered such a great injustice that your grandparents are very worried and are still waiting in the front hall."

When the little devil heard this, he was also anxious to see them, but the prince was still there, so he couldn't just chase them away.

Fortunately, the prince was about to leave after he finished speaking. Before leaving, he patted his head and said, "Have a good rest. I will come to see you another day."

"Um!"

After watching the prince leave, the old marquis went to see him off from the mansion, and the women in the house swarmed in.

The old lady was so anxious that her heart was trembling. She was the first to rush to the bedside, holding the little devil's hand and said, "My little darling grandson, are you still in pain? You are really scared to death..."

The little devil chuckled: "It doesn't hurt anymore, grandma, don't worry, the Crown Prince came to see me in person and fed me porridge with his own hands. I feel so energetic now that I can stand up and kill a cow!"

The old lady didn't know whether to laugh or cry. She scratched his nose and said, "You little bastard, you only know how to tell nonsense to make your grandmother happy. You should just lie down on the bed and don't go to the study to study for the next few days."

"Ah..." the little devil cried coquettishly, "Don't be so coquettish, I can still learn."

The old lady said arrogantly: "What are you studying? If you don't study anymore, you can still be our most amazing little prodigy even if you take a few days off!"

"Haha, of course that's true..." The kid was praised again.

Xu Wan looked at him and smiled happily. As his movements became too big, the purple bruises on his neck were exposed. She subconsciously tightened her handkerchief.

This is the era where there is no law under the rule of power.

Even when the Crown Prince came, he only told the old marquis that Luo Jingfeng would leave the capital in the near future. No one mentioned what kind of punishment the perpetrator should receive, and Jin Cheng didn't even get an apology.

Xu Wan was also thinking.

What is the meaning of their studying?

Is it to stand out and bring honor to the family, or to serve the people and dedicate oneself to the country, or...

Reform the unreasonable system of a dynasty and let law and justice hang over everyone's head.

If the emperor breaks the law, he will be punished the same as the common people.