Chapter 50 The Disobedient Stepson

However, when Zong Jincheng hurriedly ran to the front hall while putting on his outer robe, he saw a pretty girl laughing with Xu Wan.

Zong Jincheng: “…”

She was worried that she looked like an idiot.

He gritted his teeth and said to Shunzi: "Didn't you say that Princess Eighteen was probably looking for trouble because of Zhai Yao? What are they laughing at?"

Shunzi stammered and couldn't speak: "Yes, it's the Eighteenth Princess..."

But...how did it become like this?

The world has become insane beyond their imagination!

The Eighteenth Princess Zhaorong did come for Zhai Yao in the beginning. Madam Zhai told her about Zhai Yao's miserable plight, the Crown Prince's partiality, and the arrogance of the Marquis' Mansion. Zhaorong was deceived and came here arrogantly, asking Xu Wan to ask the Crown Prince to release him.

However, she met Xu Wan, who was the best at reading people's hearts. She realized at a glance that the Eighteenth Princess was being used as a gun, so she told the whole story of Zhai Yao. After hearing the end, Zhaorong slammed the table and stood up, praising the prince for the good punishment!

The Eighteenth Princess stayed in the palace all year round. The people she met were either those who flattered her, or those who were afraid of her after hearing of her reputation, or those who disliked her and went against her.

Anyway, she had never seen Xu Wan like this before. She was neither angry nor afraid of her criticism. Instead, she spoke gently and eloquently, which made her completely convinced, as if she had met a life-long confidant.

Then the two of them talked about everything from the Zhai family to the crown prince, from the marquis's mansion to the palace, and the more they talked, the more they got along.

We became like sisters after chatting.

"Hey? Is this your disobedient stepson?" Princess Eighteen looked at the boy at the door and said bluntly, "He doesn't look very good. He doesn't even know how to put on shoes and his clothes are in disarray."

Zong Jincheng: “…”

He hates women who say bad things about others behind their backs!

Princess Eighteen said again: "Hey, he even glared at me. He is indeed a troublemaker. Could it be that the Crown Prince likes children like this? No wonder he loves me the most."

Xu Wan: “…”

How come you start making fun of yourself while you're laughing at others?

Is this the characteristic of someone who can't keep things to himself?

Zong Jincheng originally had some opinions about her, but after hearing these words, he became a little less angry. It seemed that she still had some clear understanding of herself!

The little devil came in a hurry to begin with, and this time when he saw that nothing was wrong, he stopped and tidied himself up, while the sound of two people talking came to his ears again.

The Eighteenth Princess said, "But my trip here really can't be in vain. My aunt comes to my palace every day to cry and complain that Xiaoyao has been suffering from fever and infection recently, and his cold has not healed. I am also worried that something will happen to him in the slums."

Xu Wan said, "I understand. I will go to the East Palace in person to meet His Highness and ask him to end the punishment of Zhai Yao."

Zong Jincheng immediately disagreed upon hearing this: "Your Highness the Crown Prince has sentenced him to live in the slums, why let him come back? Have you forgotten the way he kicked Master Zhao?"

Of course Xu Wan didn't forget.

However, "Zhai Yao was wrong, but his crime does not deserve the death penalty."

The prince's original intention was to punish the child, not to kill a nine-year-old child. He probably didn't think about how difficult it would be to survive in a place like a slum.

If Zhai Yao really died, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would probably be in trouble.

"Is it really that serious?" Zong Jincheng frowned and said, "The injuries suffered by Jing Jing before were much more serious than his, but not to the point where Zhai Yao was desperate."

"Jing Chen and Zhai Yao have lived in different environments since childhood, and his adaptability is stronger than Zhai Yao's. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has strictly controlled the slums, and the medicinal materials available to Zhai Yao are not as good as the ones we sent to Jing Chen. If this goes on, he might be in danger of losing his life." Xu Wan asked him, "If Zhai Yao really died, do you think it's a small matter?"

Children aged eight or nine already know what death is: a living person disappears from this world forever, and their relatives are more miserable than each other.

Zong Jincheng thought about it and felt that it would be too serious if he really died.

But he couldn't save face and was too embarrassed to say it out loud, so he asked back: "So are we just going to release it like this? I don't know if he has changed. If he is still like that, I don't want him to continue to hurt people..."

Xu Wan said: "It depends on how His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will deal with him. We just need to do what we should do and leave the rest to fate."

Zong Jincheng said, "Then you go, I won't go."

"I'm not pointing my finger at you." Xu Wan rolled her eyes at him.

Zong Jincheng made a face at her, turned around and ran away.

Princess Eighteen became interested when she saw them talking back and forth. "Is this how you usually teach him? He looks so tired, with so many profound principles to explain."

Xu Wan smiled and said, "Children's cognition is still superficial. They will understand if you explain it to them carefully."

The Eighteenth Princess said embarrassedly, "Actually, I know you are going there for my sake. Anyway, I will remember this favor. If you have any problems in the future, just send someone to find me. My palace is easier to enter than the Crown Prince's Eastern Palace."

"Hahaha..." Xu Wan laughed along with her, "It's rare for the princess to leave the palace. I'll take her around the mansion."

"Okay, let me see the study room where your two children study. I heard that your study room is very big."

"My mother-in-law ordered it to be built for my husband. He has loved reading since he was a child."

"That Zong Jincheng is so unlike him."

"Maybe he's like the old marquis. I heard that my father-in-law never liked studying since he was a child."

"Hahahaha...it's round."

After seeing off the Eighteenth Princess, Xu Wan packed her luggage and went to the East Palace to ask for an audience with the Crown Princess.

The prince was in poor health, so she didn't dare to disturb him casually. Moreover, as a woman, it would be more appropriate for her to ask for an audience with the crown princess.

Sure enough, after hearing this, the Crown Princess summoned her immediately.

"My name is Xu, and I have met the Crown Princess. May your Majesty be well and safe."

"No need to be polite," the Crown Princess said with a smile, "Come here, give Madam Zong a seat."

"Thank you, Madam."

After Xu Wan sat down, she told the whole story of the Eighteenth Princess coming to the palace to plead for Zhai Yao. Finally, she also made her own request, hoping that His Royal Highness the Crown Prince would release Zhai Yao.

The Crown Princess looked at her steadily and said with a smile, "You are smart. You knew to come to see me. Before, no matter who asked to see His Highness for Zhai Yao's matter, His Highness turned them down."

Xu Wan looked up, somewhat surprised.

It turned out that it was not as rumored by the outside world, but it was pushed by the prince himself?