Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

The result of Prince Su's wild howling was a severe beating from his old father.

He didn't even bother to avoid his head and face when he was whipped, so when the prince saw that the situation was not right and forcefully snatched the whip from Emperor Shengping, there were already two obvious blood marks on Prince Su's cheek and neck.

Queen Mo's daughter cried bitterly while hugging Prince Su, and shouted at the top of her voice for the imperial physician.

Emperor Shengping was so angry that his beard was shaking as he pointed at Empress Mo and shouted at the top of his lungs: "A loving mother often spoils her son! You spoiled my good son, Seventeen Tiger, and he has become such a selfish bastard now because of your pampering!

"I should have directly named the Crown Prince under the name of the late Empress Xiaoren, and not promoted you to the title of Empress, so as to avoid such embarrassment now!"

Queen Mo's face turned red and white as she was scolded. She wanted to faint but was afraid that no one would care about Prince Su. She wanted to talk back but was afraid that the Crown Prince would reveal her secrets. She wanted to cry but was afraid of attracting more attention from outsiders. She could only kneel there like a wooden chicken, with her head down and tears streaming down her face.

Prince Su was immediately annoyed and wanted to argue for his mother, but just as he opened his mouth, he said, "What did the late Empress Xiaoren do..."

The prince shouted at him, "Shut up! It's all because of you that Father and Mother had an argument, and you're adding fuel to the fire! If you say anything more, get out of here and go back to your house and be confined to your room for a year!"

Grounded for a year?!

This is really not okay, it will suffocate me...

Prince Su then pursed his lips and remained silent.

The prince then helped Emperor Shengping to sit at the top of the table, and personally poured him a cup of hot tea. He watched him drink it and his complexion improve, then he bowed and saluted.

He took three steps back, turned around, walked to Queen Mo, and helped her up again.

Queen Mo wanted to shake off his hand and had even swung her arm out, but when she raised her eyes, she inadvertently caught a glimpse of the cold gaze of Emperor Shengping, and she froze at that moment.

The prince did not argue with her. He just helped her up and motioned Nanny Hai to come forward and slowly moved her to the chair at the bottom, one on each side.

Then he walked to the opposite side of her, sat on another chair, and said in a gentle voice: "Seventeen was born after the world was at peace. He was loved by his father, the emperor, and his mother, the empress, and he was protected by me and Yongning, his brother and sister, so his temperament is a bit unruly and straightforward.

“Sometimes we do things with less forethought, and that’s because we rarely face setbacks.

"After all, he just fell in love with a beautiful woman and used a little trick to fight for her. He didn't bother anyone else and he didn't have any bad intentions.

"The marriage decree has just been issued, and since Jia's injuries have just healed, even Shui Rong has not yet entered the palace to express his gratitude.

"The accident has already happened, so let's not pursue the rest for now and just quickly resolve this matter.

"How about this, I will call Shui Rong into the palace, let Old Seventeen apologize to him, and take back the marriage decree from Shui Rong. Tomorrow Old Seventeen will be quiet and take Jia back to Prince Su's Palace as a concubine. That's it.

"As far as the Rongguo Mansion is concerned, the importance of a prince's wife and a prince's concubine is very important. They know it clearly and will not feel wronged or do anything wrong."

After a pause, he looked at Queen Mo again, "It's just that Miss Jia still needs your mother to comfort her personally."

Queen Mo had a wooden face and said nothing.

Emperor Shengping had calmed down, but he got angry again when he saw her like this: "What? You're not happy about cleaning up your son's mess? Do you want me to execute Jia?!"

"Father..." The prince was so anxious that he covered his eyes with his hands. "Seventeen was just greedy for the beauty of someone else's daughter. If you really order his death, wouldn't the Rongning and Ning mansions and Prince Beijing hate Seventeenth Brother to death?"

Prince Su was also startled and said hurriedly, "Mother is just distracted, father, calm down, father, calm down! Mother, please come back to your senses and speak quickly!"

Her beloved little son begged her so much, so Queen Mo could only bow her head and cry, "I have failed to teach my son well, I hope Your Majesty will forgive me. I will comfort Jia and do my best to make amends."

Emperor Shengping snorted coldly: "Then I will do as the Crown Prince says."

After saying that, he stood up, flicked his sleeves and strode away.

Dai Quan, along with a large group of eunuchs and guards, followed him.

The prince stayed alone in Zhaoyang Palace.

At this time, Prince Su simply sat back and collapsed on the ground, groaning: "Mother, I'm in pain."

Queen Mo was startled, stood up, and said hurriedly: "Quick, call the imperial physician!"

A cold look flashed across the prince's eyes, and he spoke slowly: "Wait a little longer..."

"What on earth are you thinking?! Your brother was beaten like this, and you didn't even try to stop him! Now you even want me to call the imperial physician, and you want to wait for him to get his skin torn and his face disfigured?" Queen Mo cursed, "You are so vicious..."

"Empress, who snatched the whip from father's hand just now, you or me?" The prince looked at her calmly.

Queen Mo paused.

The prince choked her, then turned around and ordered Qinghai: "Invite Shui Rong to Zhaoyang Palace immediately."

Qinghai ran away.

The prince then looked at Prince Su and snorted, "Just bear with it for a while. Let Shui Rong see your miserable state. If you apologize again, things will be easier to deal with."

Prince Su sat cross-legged, with his hands on the ground behind his back, and glanced at the Crown Prince: "Brother Crown Prince, you are really good at playing the victim!

"I wonder if the hangover a few days ago and the high fever the past two days were real? I wonder if you left a miserable appearance for the imperial physician to see?"

The prince stood up and left without saying a word.

He neither said goodbye to Queen Mo nor looked back at Prince Su, but just strode out!

Even when passing by Prince Su, he did not stop for a moment.

Before Queen Mo and Prince Su could react, the Crown Prince had already walked to the door of the main hall!

Madam Hai stamped her feet anxiously, and pulled Queen Mo to whisper, "The prince has to show up in front of Shui Rong! Otherwise, if the emperor finds out, the prince will be left with nothing!"

"He has accepted the task in front of the emperor, and now he is pretending to be powerful and trying to control us mother and son. Let him go!" Queen Mo stiffened her neck and said angrily.

Prince Su was much more sensible than her. He turned around quickly, endured the pain all over his body, got up and ran all the way to catch up with the prince. He slid to his knees, hugged the prince's legs, and begged for mercy:

"Brother Crown Prince, calm down! It's all your fault, you younger brother. You're just spouting shit!

"I beg my brother to please, for the sake of our father, the emperor, and the queen, and for the sake of our being brothers from the same mother, not to abandon me!

"From now on, my brother will listen to my brother the prince in everything!"

The prince lowered his head and looked at him coldly: "Prince Zhongsu, I know very well that you and the Queen don't like me being your brother.

“I didn’t understand it before, but I finally understand it recently.

"After all, this matter concerning Jia Shi was a favor I personally asked my father for, and now I have no choice but to fulfill it for you.

“But from now on, we are even.

"If you have any more thoughts or commit any more mischief, when you come to me, there will only be the Great Yong Law waiting for you, nothing else."