Prince Ping didn't like going to the palace. There were many rules in the palace, and sometimes when Emperor Xuande saw him lying there weak and limp, he would scold him. But it was different outside the palace. Even if he had to be carried to walk, no one would say anything. As long as he wasn't in front of his elder brother, his elder brother would usually keep quiet and not bother him.
Although he didn't like going to the palace, Prince Ping quite enjoyed visiting his mother and elder brother, who were his relatives. In their presence, he was the youngest.
Having finished dealing with the memorials early, Emperor Xuande had some free time. He was playing chess with Marquis Jing'an in the Imperial Garden when he heard that Prince Ping was requesting an audience. He immediately looked up at the palace servant who had delivered the message and asked, "How does the sixth prince look?"
Given how often he enters the palace, he shouldn't be here right now.
Emperor Xuande wasn't stupid. How could he not know that Prince Ping was lazy and disliked palace rules, always trying to escape? But now he was acting out of the ordinary. Could something be wrong?
But based on his understanding of Lao Liu... he didn't have much important business to attend to.
So what happened...? Did you run into some trouble, or did you get into some kind of trouble?
Upon considering this possibility, Emperor Xuande looked at the chessboard in front of him and suddenly lost interest.
When the palace servant who delivered the message heard the Xuande Emperor asking him, he immediately lowered his head and replied, "Your Majesty, the Prince appears perfectly normal, and there is nothing amiss."
"Alright, let him come over."
Marquis Jing'an didn't know what Prince Ping wanted to see Emperor Xuande about, and worried that it was a private matter for the royal family, so he prepared to take his leave. However, Emperor Xuande waved his hand and told him to stay.
"Now that Lao Liu is your in-law, if he encounters any trouble or gets into any trouble, it will also affect your Jiang family. Zi'an, you should stay and listen. You might need to do something for him."
Marquis Jing'an: "..."
This makes perfect sense, but Marquis Jing'an would rather it didn't.
It's one thing for him to clean up his own son-in-law's mess, but since he's the son-in-law, why does it seem like he also has to clean up the mess for his in-laws?
Isn't this a bit inappropriate?
Prince Ping quickly followed the palace attendants over, and before they even got close, they could hear him talking to them. "Am I perhaps disturbing my brother and his beauty while they are enjoying the flowers?"
Emperor Xuande: "..."
"Beauty" Marquis Jing'an: "..."
This was none other than Prince Ping, Emperor Xuande's younger brother from the same mother. Who else would dare to say such a thing?
Didn't you see that the palace maid leading the way was practically drooping her head to her chest?
These words are unbearable to hear.
But Prince Ping was completely unaware. Only when he got closer did he see who was sitting opposite Emperor Xuande. "Your subject greets Your Majesty."
"Get up," Emperor Xuande said irritably, but he couldn't very well argue with him. After all, he had always been like this, and he had lost count of how many times Prince Ping had angered him with his unrestrained words.
"Jiang Zi'an, it's you! I thought I had disturbed my brother's good time."
Emperor Xuande: "..."
You should just shut up.
Marquis Jing'an smiled, stood up and greeted him, "Good afternoon, Your Highness."
"Sixth Brother, what brings you to the palace today? Did you get into trouble? Or did you run into some kind of problem?" Not wanting to hear his troublesome younger brother continue, Emperor Xuande went straight to the point and asked what had happened.
He knew his younger brother well; he was smart and capable, but he was just too lazy.
If you really force him to work, he'll just lie down, looking like he's about to pass away, which makes Emperor Xuande unable to bring himself to do it and he can only let him go.
In the first two years after he ascended the throne, he didn't have many capable people at his disposal. It was only after the sixth prince rose up and helped him for two years that the court was stabilized that he immediately went back to bed.
Emperor Xuande also didn't understand whose temperament Prince Ping inherited.
However, upon hearing Emperor Xuande's words, Prince Ping appeared somewhat unwilling, looking as if he had been wronged. "Your Majesty, you are wronging me. When did I ever cause trouble? Besides, I am a prince. Who could possibly cause me trouble? Could it be that I missed Your Majesty and Mother and came to visit?"
The Xuande Emperor gave him a long, thoughtful look and asked in return, "Do you even believe what you're saying?"
King Ping: "..."
I really don't believe that.
But Prince Ping felt that this was not his fault. He had never liked the rules of the palace and was not a person who was restrained. Now that his nephews had grown up, each of them had their own little schemes. He had no intention of getting involved in the struggle for the throne, nor did he want any merit in supporting the emperor, so he was too lazy to come in.
"Your Majesty, I have not encountered any trouble."
"So, who are you planning to cause trouble for?"
King Ping: "..."
If you really want to say that, then it's definitely true.
But Prince Ping didn't think there was anything wrong with what he was doing, or that he was deliberately causing trouble for those people. He believed that as a prince, it was simply what he should do.
He might not have taken it to heart before, but now that even Duke Yao Bin of Zhenguo is playing these games, it's starting to bother him.
Jiang Xuelin is right. At first, it was just a brothel, but now it is slowly starting to resemble a place frequented by ordinary women.
Even those who learn to serve others in brothels and taverns don't experience this.
Seeing Prince Ping's reaction, Emperor Xuande was puzzled, "...Is he really planning to cause trouble for someone?"
If that's the case, given his status as a prince, couldn't he have just gone directly to the palace? Why would he need to make a special trip to the palace? It seems this matter is quite serious.
That's why it's said that Emperor Xuande understood his troublesome younger brother. Although he didn't know what it was about, he already had a pretty good idea of what was going on.
Prince Ping took out the memorial from his sleeve and handed it to Emperor Xuande. Before Emperor Xuande could even look at it, he recounted the events of the past two days with Yao Bin, explaining the whole story clearly.
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