Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Although he would not say something like sending Prince Su to the frontier to be a "soldier", the reprimand was still given.

Prince Su was so depressed after being scolded that he knelt on the cushion and refused to even see Dai Quan off.

Dai Quan sighed, and finally said, "His Majesty dotes on you, and the Queen treats you as her dearest child. You should think carefully about how to behave in a filial manner."

Then, with his skinny body hunched over, he slowly walked out of Prince Su's Palace, holding the hand of the young eunuch who was following closely behind him.

"Minister Dai's carriage has left." The servant came in to report.

Prince Su remained motionless, even closed his eyes, and let out a long breath.

"You're too impatient." A young man with one eye blind squatted beside him, hugged his shoulders and scratched the back of his neck, "Besides, you can't pull the people over there.

"You act this way, and although he won't be wary of you, he will no longer trust you.

"He has already said that he will wait for you to grow up and let you lead the army. You should wait for that."

Prince Su still closed his eyes, but sneered: "He is suspicious, but you are gullible.

"Since I was little, he has promised me so many things. It would be great if he could fulfill one out of ten of them!

“The same goes for the Queen Mother.

"You swore that you would get me everything I wanted, but in the end, the title was not what I wanted, the mansion was not what I wanted, the job was not what I wanted, and even the position of the main wife or concubine was not counted.

"I finally found a girl that caught my eye, but because of her good nephew, she was taken to the imperial court by the old man."

The man sneered and rolled his eyes: "You still have the nerve to say that?! That girl was originally the spy that the old man placed in your house. If the queen didn't say she wanted to beat her to death, I'm afraid the old man wouldn't take her back.

"I've already told you to be a good person and learn from your brother.

"If he hadn't endured the humiliation for more than twenty years and cultivated this skill of endurance, do you think the old man would give him the East Palace?"

Prince Zhongsu snorted, turned around, sat on the cushion, and glanced at the man: "According to what Brother Fifteen said, if I can keep enduring, he can pass the throne to me, right?"

"Why not?" The fifteenth prince, Prince Zhongshen, chuckled.

King Chungsuk has raised eyebrows.

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The prince entered the Daming Palace and met Emperor Shengping. Both father and son looked normal, as if nothing had happened the day before.

But by the evening, Qinghai finally found an opportunity and quietly told the Crown Prince about King Chungsuk's reprimand.

The prince was silent for a long time before he went before Emperor Shengping and kowtowed to his old father without saying a word.

Emperor Shengping knew at a glance that he was thanking him for protecting him, so he sighed, personally pulled his son up, and talked to him about family matters: "Although your eleventh brother is injured, he is still young and strong.

"Zongzheng Temple has been in the hands of the branch for many years. It is better to take it back to the main branch. Before I abdicate, I will find a way to resolve this matter.

"You don't need to worry about your three younger brothers and the Seventeenth Brother, just leave them to your mother.

"The other two have lost their mothers and have set up their own houses and live outside. You have to care about them a little, only then can you be a good brother."

The prince nodded in agreement, thought for a moment and said, "Fifteenth brother actually has enough talent. How about we find an opportunity later and ask the emperor to give him some advice and let him go out more often?"

"He said that he was blind in one eye, but in fact the other one is not working well either. The imperial physician said back then that in another year or two, he would be completely blind." Emperor Shengping sighed and shook his head.

The prince was a little unwilling: "Maybe it can be cured? The imperial physician back then said it was difficult to cure, and the new doctor hasn't seen him yet? What if there is improvement?"

Emperor Shengping smiled and patted his shoulder: "Okay, if you want to treat him, then treat him."

The prince smiled and agreed: "Back then, the name of my fifteenth brother as a child prodigy was known to the world. When he was very young, the Grand Tutor said that he would be a famous and talented scholar in the capital in the future.

"I was really jealous of him at the time. I had to spend two hours thinking carefully and answering the homework assigned by the Grand Tutor, but he only needed to walk around the yard once and come back to talk freely and eloquently."

The father and son sighed and lamented to each other.

"And Xiaojiu, I heard recently that he has fallen in love with an opera singer." Emperor Shengping frowned, "We have so many important things to do that I haven't taken care of him.

"After this period of time, have someone investigate what happened. If anyone has bad intentions, punish them.

"If Xiaojiu wants to go astray, send him to another palace. I will have some free time and will punish him!"

The prince laughed, "Father, you don't need to check this, I know it."

Emperor Shengping raised his eyebrows: "You know?"

"It should be that last year, Brother Zhongshun held a birthday party, and Xiaojiu went to play and listened to two acts. He found it boring, so he asked someone about the whole story.

"Brother Prince Zhongshun simply asked the group to go to Xiaojiu's house and sing the whole play for him.

"That's how Xiaojiu realized that there were good words and phrases in those plays, and he became fascinated."

The prince smiled and said, “In the final analysis, it is not that I fell in love with listening to opera, but that I fell in love with the exquisite and beautiful words.

"I'll send him a set of poems and songs tomorrow so he can enjoy them to his heart's content. Once he understands the ins and outs of the lyrics, he won't be obsessed with them anymore."

Emperor Shengping suddenly understood and laughed, "It turns out that he is similar to his fifteenth brother, also aiming to be a talented and romantic scholar!

"In the future, you can find him a talented woman to be his legal wife, and send him a few smart stewards, so that he can live a life of luxury and leisure, that's all."

The prince smiled and said nothing.

Emperor Shengping was surprised: "Why, is it not good?"

The prince sighed: "I am counting on Xiaojiu to help me. Poetry is a minor art, just for pleasure.

"There are so many things to do in the court. Brothers fight together to fight tigers, and fathers and sons fight together in battle.

"With the Eleventh and Fifteenth brothers being like that, I really don't dare to force them. Little Seventeen himself is clamoring to lead the army in the future.

"There is only Little Nineteen left. I am counting on him to learn government affairs from me in the future. When Brother Tao comes of age, he can also be a regent uncle who supports my nephew..."

Emperor Shengping felt relieved at this moment, and couldn't help but say with a bit of sincerity:

"Seventeen is impatient, reckless, and unwilling to take responsibility. He is not capable of leading troops. If you hand over the army to him, it would be like pushing the country into a fire pit with your own hands.

"But he relies on your mother.

“In the future, as long as you have a capable harem that can contain your mother, Old Seventeen won’t be able to cause any major trouble.

“As for Xiao Nineteen, if you want him to help you, you have to start early.

"Before, he was the only one in the Shangshufang, and he was very bored. I couldn't take care of him, and the Taifu was old, so I just let him go back home to study.

"Now that Brother Tao has started to learn, why not let him study together with his uncle and nephew in a year or so? Since they have been together since childhood, their relationship will naturally be different."

The prince nodded repeatedly with a look of delight on his face.

Emperor Shengping became more and more pleased and stroked his beard with a smile.