Chapter 382: Send Him to the Southern Border!
Moreover, going to the border was not that easy. There were a lot of red tape to work through, which would take several days.
“Your Majesty, Prince De did not go to the southern border. He went into hiding because he was afraid of offending Prince Zhan Yun.” Eunuch Zheng had to admit it.
“Hm?”
The old emperor did not understand what Eunuch Zheng meant.
What do you mean by “afraid of offending Prince Zhan Yun”? I’m sending Prince De to the southern border as the temporary military commander.
That’s also my southern border. Does Qian Jiyun still want to dominate it?
“Offend him? Is Qian Jiyun trying to rebel? Why should my son be afraid of offending him?!”
“Your Majesty, Prince De was also involved in the matter involving Prince Sui and An Jiuyue. According to the information I received, Prince De liked An Jiuyue first, but Prince Sui beat him to it and was injured.
“If Prince Sui had not arrived, Prince De might have been the one injured. Hence, Prince De must have gone into hiding out of fear of Qian Jiyun’s revenge.”
The old emperor was shocked.
Why are all my sons like this? What is there to be afraid of about Qian Jiyun? He’s not the god of plague. Why is he hiding?
“That id— Why is he so useless?”
He wanted to scold him for being an idiot, but he remembered that Prince De was his favorite son. As Prince De’s father, would he not be at fault if he also scolded Prince De for his folly?
Besides, Prince Sui was already stupid enough. If there was another one, it would mean that none of his sons were any good.
That would not be acceptable!
He could not help but sigh heavily. He touched his forehead and instructed Eunuch Zheng, “Go and send someone to bring Prince De back and send him to the southern border!”
“Yes, Your Majesty.” Eunuch Zheng accepted his orders and turned to leave the imperial study.
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“Mother…”
After leaving the imperial study, Prince Sui had many questions he wanted to ask Consort Wen.
However, he swallowed them when Consort Wen glared at him fiercely.
“You still have the cheek to speak?!”
Consort Wen gritted her teeth and looked at Prince Sui resentfully.
If Prince Sui had not been useless, she would not have been chased out of the palace. She did not know when she could return.
“But, Mother…”
“Shut up!” Consort Wen did not want to hear Prince Sui’s voice anymore and left.
When Prince Sui saw that Consort Wen was ignoring him, he quickly chased after her.
“Mother, Mother, what does Father mean? Why did he make you leave the palace? And I, he…”
Consort Wen’s face was pale with rage, and she gritted her teeth. When they finally reached a corner, she raised her hand and slapped Prince Sui!
“I told you to shut up. Didn’t you hear me?”
“Mother…”
Prince Sui covered his face in pain and looked at his mother in disbelief.
His mother had never hit him. He was already in such a difficult situation today, yet she still slapped him!
Consort Wen lowered her voice and questioned angrily, “Have you read every book I’ve asked you to read over the years? Do you have any idea what this place is? What are you yelling about? Are you concerned that your father won’t hear you?”
“I—”
Prince Sui opened his mouth but quickly covered it with his hand.
