Chapter 1073, Choice
Daozi, Xiao Moleng and Xiao Mokuan all had bruises on their faces. After returning to the Qianqing Palace, the emperor did not ask much about the fight, but only ordered the palace maids to apply medicine to them.
"Fourth brother, who was the first to make trouble? Even with Grandpa Emperor here, you still dare to make trouble. You are really brave."
There was a sore on the corner of Daozi's mouth, and it hurt when he spoke.
When Xiao Moleng heard Daozi's question, he looked up at Xiao Mokuan, who was keeping his head down and silent. "I didn't see anything. Everyone was pushing and shoving, and I don't know how the fight started."
Hearing this, Xiao Mokuan's eyes flashed, and his slightly tense expression quickly relaxed.
Daozi grinned and said, "I think it must have been Brother Seven who started it first. He loves to stir up trouble."
Xiao Morong interrupted Daozi: "Alright, since the Emperor hasn't asked about this matter, let's just forget about it. We all fought, so if we're really at fault, it's everyone's fault, not just one person."
Daozi nodded immediately and said nothing more.
Xiao Mokuan, who was standing by, saw this and frowned quickly.
Compared to the fourth brother, neither Moxi nor the twins are close to him. At the Prince's Mansion, Daohua and Xiao Yeyang heard that Daozi had a fight with several imperial grandchildren, and they couldn't help but worry. When they saw that Prince Ping was going to the palace, they followed him.
"grandfather!"
"Dad, Mom!"
Seeing Daohua and Xiao Yeyang entering the palace with Prince Ping, the twins immediately ran over.
Daohua and Xiao Yeyang each hugged one.
When Daohua saw her daughter carrying a small handbag made of Dongzhu as thick as her little finger and inlaid with thumb-sized gems, her eyelids couldn't help but twitch.
Isn’t this a bit too extravagant?
From time to time, she heard her father-in-law say how much the emperor doted on his daughter, and today she finally saw it for herself.
She thought it was luxurious enough to make a shoulder bag for her daughter using brocade, but compared with the emperor's, it was like the difference between heaven and earth.
When the emperor saw Xiao Yeyang and Daohua, he invited them to have dinner in the palace.
After Daohua and Xiao Yeyang agreed, Xiao Yeyang followed the emperor to the main hall, while Daohua went to the back hall with Prince Heping to see the rice.
Only after confirming that the rice had only suffered some minor injuries did Rice Flower feel relieved.
After listening to Daozi's story, Daohua knew that he had intervened to help Xiao Moreng and Xiao Mokuan. She didn't preach, but stroked the corner of his mouth and asked:
"Does it hurt?"
Daozi immediately nodded pitifully, trying to get comfort from his mother.
Unfortunately, there was no comfort, and his mother even pressed the corner of his mouth hard.
"Ouch, mother, it hurts. You don't hurt me anymore."
Daohua snorted, "Three people against six people, that's one to two. You can still get yourself hurt like this. What does that mean?"
Daozi heard the disdain in her mother's mouth and muttered, "I'm still young."
Daohua: "If you think you are weak, then you shouldn't attack. Don't you know your own weight? If you attack, you can't use your weakness as an excuse. If you get beaten, it means you are not strong enough. Making excuses is a sign of incompetence and irresponsibility."
The rice plant said nothing in reply, but looked down at the ground and picked its toes.
When the twins saw their brother being scolded, they covered their mouths and laughed secretly.
Prince Ping felt that his daughter-in-law was a little too strict and wanted to plead for his grandson, but after thinking about it, he decided to forget it, as there should be someone at home to keep an eye on the children.
Xiao Moleng and Xiao Mokuan on the side had already lowered their heads.
Auntie's scolding of Daozi really made them feel ashamed. Daozi was several years younger than them, and they were beaten too. Doesn't this mean that they were even more useless?
Dao Miao noticed the discomfort on Xiao Morong's face, walked over, took his hand and patted it, whispering, "Fourth brother, our ancestors said that everyone has their own strengths. You're so weak, it's normal that you can't win. Look at my brother, he's so strong, but he can't win. It's a bit unreasonable."
Xiao Morong looked at the little kid in front of him and felt that he was not comforted.
He is so weak?
When Prince Ping took Daohua and several children to the dining hall for dinner, he found that the four concubines and the eldest prince were all there, but the emperor and Xiao Yeyang had not arrived yet.
The emperor's birthday is approaching, and the four concubines have to take care of all the affairs in the harem. After reflecting on themselves in the palace for half a month, they are released with the emperor's tacit consent.
After Prince Ping and his entourage were seated, Concubine An smiled and said, "This palace and my three sisters have heard about what happened today."
"Although it was just some children playing around, my three sisters and I still feel uneasy. So, we specially called all the children over and asked them to apologize to Daozi and the others in person."
Prince Ping looked at Concubine An coldly and snorted, "Concubine An, stop trying to avoid the important point and make trivial remarks. My brother hasn't mentioned this matter again, so why are you deliberately bringing it up?"
"They keep saying it's just children playing around. If that's the case, then it's over. What boy doesn't fight?"
"But you insist on bringing it up on this occasion. Do you want to let it go, or do you want to hold on to it?"
Concubine An choked and felt annoyed and angry.
This Prince Ping is now increasingly disregarding her and the eldest prince.
Daohua sat below Prince Ping, ignoring the stagnant atmosphere in the dining room, and spoke in a low voice to the twins.
Not long after, the emperor came with Xiao Yeyang.
When he saw the emperor, Dao Mang stood up automatically, jumped to hold the emperor's hand, and sat with him in the main seat.
Dao Miao also wanted to go with him, but was carried away by Prince Ping.
It was okay for the granddaughter to sit where the emperor's brother sat, but it was not okay for the grandson. Who knows if the next emperor will have a grudge?
Seeing that his father had stopped his son, Xiao Yeyang felt relieved and walked over to sit next to Daohua.
The emperor glanced at his sons and grandsons below and felt very annoyed. Each of these people was eyeing his throne.
It has only been eleven or twelve years since the Jiang family was overthrown, and he has only lived a peaceful life in recent years. He didn't expect that his sons were so impatient to drive him out of office.
A sinister look appeared in the emperor's eyes.
His 60th birthday was coming soon, and he was indeed a bit old. He understood that the court officials wanted to establish a crown prince to stabilize the government.
But the selection of the crown prince concerns the country and the people, so how can it be decided easily?
The emperor's gaze swept over the eldest prince, the second prince, the fifth prince, and the sixth prince one by one. These four sons were currently the most popular in the court.
The other sons either had an obscure maternal family or were too young, and had no power in the court.
However, the four eldest princes all had obvious shortcomings and were not the best candidates for the crown prince in his mind.
The emperor frowned, and when he lowered his head, he met Daomang's dark eyes. He couldn't help but think of what the twins said in the theater.
"If you have to choose, choose the obedient one."
"The people you choose are there to help you, not to bother you."
Although the language is immature, it is not without merit.
The emperor's gaze fell on the Fourth Prince and Xiao Morong.
Mo Rong
Because this grandson had been filial to his uncle, his uncle paid more attention to him after he returned from Xiliang. He was indeed a smart and good child.
(End of this chapter)
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