Chapter 875: The Pear Garden Festival: A Series of Wonderful Plays (Part 3)
Seeing the carriages and horses from the Prince's Mansion from afar, Sun Shaozong felt relieved at once - finally he didn't have to listen to Prince Beijing's child-rearing plans anymore!
Indeed, after staying in this world for a long time, he has gradually adapted to the atmosphere of "the three unfilial acts are to have no descendants, and the worst of them". It is understandable that he reacted so excitedly to Prince Beijing, who has been married for six years and still has no children.
But the problem is...
That child is most likely his!
This can be seen from the fact that Wei Ying tried her best to suppress her emotions in the private room just now - and Xia Jingui also said at the time that Wei Ying did not deal with the aftermath in time after returning that time.
The scene of discussing how to be a father in front of the child's biological father is really too embarrassing!
Ouch~
While he was thinking about it, the first few guards of the palace had pulled the reins not far away, but did not dismount. Instead, they stood on both sides of the intersection, watching the passers-by vigilantly.
Further behind was the carriage of Wang Dexiu, the Chancellor of the Zhanshi Mansion. He rolled off the carriage like a meatball and apologized to Shui Rong and Sun Shaozong first. Then he ordered the servants of the Prince's Mansion to make way for the two carriages in the middle.
The first person to get off the car was still not the crown prince, but Uncle Zhao who had recently reconciled with Sun Shaozong.
For some reason, he looked quite unhappy. He even went straight to greet Sun Shaozong and Shui Rong without waiting for the prince to get off the car.
The prince was the last one to get off the car, but he looked much better than in previous days, and even walked with a triumphant air.
This is a bit strange.
Even though Sun Shaozong followed his plan and used the 'Crown Prince' to turn the tables on the Wanshou Festival, the Crown Prince's decadent mood did not diminish much.
At least the last time we met, he was still full of pessimism.
How come he became a completely different person in just ten days?
Seeing that Uncle Zhao ignored him, as if they had just had a quarrel, Sun Shaozong became even more curious.
You must know that in the prince's core circle, Uncle Zhao is the undisputed number one. A while ago, in order to compete with the Jia family, he even went so far as to personally come forward to protect Shi Daizi.
What is the reason for the rift between the nephew and the uncle now?
Just as he was thinking about it, the prince had already approached, surrounded by several palace maids. Shui Rong and Sun Shaozong hurried forward to greet him.
The prince ignored Shui Rong, but hurriedly helped Sun Shaozong up, laughing and saying, "My dear minister, why do you have to be so polite to me? Come on, come on, and see what's so special about your Wangjiang Tower!"
Having said that, he pulled Sun Shaozong up and left, completely ignoring Shui Rong and Uncle Zhao beside him, and even more so the Crown Princess in the car behind them.
Although the prince has always trusted me, isn't this enthusiasm a bit excessive?
Sun Shaozong murmured to himself, but after all, their statuses were different, so it was not easy for him to take the initiative to ask the prince anything.
He could only reluctantly lead the prince into the side door of Wangjiang Tower.
At this time, the guards of the Prince's Mansion, led by Wang Dexiu, had already gone up to the second floor and replaced all the people from Prince Beijing's Mansion.
However, the palace guards were not idle either. They spread out in a line and guarded the front and back stairs.
In an instant, the lively atmosphere of Wangjiang Tower disappeared.
But this is still considered good. If the prince had not declared that he wanted to share the joy with the people, I'm afraid no outsider would be allowed within a hundred meters of the Wangjiang Tower.
Seeing that they were at the stairs, the prince could no longer walk hand in hand with Sun Shaozong, so he reluctantly let go of Sun Shaozong's wrist, picked up his robe and was about to step onto the stairs, but suddenly remembered something, turned around and frowned, "Shui Rong, where is your fierce woman? Didn't I tell her to come over and entertain the Crown Princess?"
Although Shui Rong was ignored, he did not dare to show his displeasure to the prince.
After all, the incident of shooting the eldest son of the Niu family had made him fully understand that he, the son of the eldest princess, was far less noble than the prince in the eyes of both the emperor and the retired emperor.
Besides, if someone else was thinking about his princess, Shui Rong might be wary, but the prince...
He should at least have the tools to commit the crime first, right?
So he hurried a few steps, bowed and said with a smile: "How dare I disobey the prince's order? My wife is waiting upstairs now."
Although Shui Rong greeted him with a smile, the prince still did not look happy and sneered, "Waiting upstairs? She is so arrogant!"
Having said that, he ignored Shui Rong and just asked Sun Shaozong to go upstairs with him.
Sun Shaozong followed closely behind, but he became more and more suspicious.
Although the Crown Prince had long harbored a grudge against Prince Beijing and his wife, this was the first time he had ever been humiliated in public like this.
It would be fine if he was just venting his anger on others, but looking at his expression just now, he was clearly in a good mood.
This is really puzzling.
"what for?!"
"come out!"
“Come out quickly!”
At this moment, a few shouts suddenly came from upstairs, and then two guards blocked the stairs with their bodies.
The prince was so frightened by the noise that his legs cramped. Fortunately, Sun Shaozong supported him from behind and shouted, "What's going on up there? Don't disturb His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"
Before he finished speaking, someone on the second floor shouted, "Nephew! This is a misunderstanding, this is all a misunderstanding, nephew!"
Listening to the voice, it turned out to be Xing Zhong.
At the same time, Wang Dexiu's fat face also appeared at the stairs, and he replied awkwardly: "Your Highness, someone just peeked into the private room and was caught by the guards - but he claimed to be the manager here."
"Your Highness."
Sun Shaozong hurriedly explained, "From the sound of his voice, it was indeed the steward Xing Zhong here. For the sake of confidentiality, I did not tell him your Highness's identity - perhaps that is why there was a misunderstanding."
"I see."
The prince then regained his composure, waved his sleeve impatiently, and shouted: "What a fuss! With Lord Sun by my side, who dares to kill the king?!"
Having said that, he walked up to the second floor.
Sun Shaozong followed closely behind and saw a man lying on the ground in the corridor. It was Xing Zhong who had just been captured by the guards.
Glancing at the stairs from the corner of his eye, Sun Shaozong saw that Uncle Zhao was following behind Shui Rong with a gloomy face, so he took the opportunity to ask, "Your Highness, please take a seat first. Allow me to have a few words with Manager Xing."
Since the door of the private room in the middle had already been opened, there was naturally no need for Sun Shaozong to lead the way. Therefore, the prince nodded nonchalantly and went straight into the private room.
"My dear...my dear nephew."
At this time, the trembling Xing Zhong finally raised his head and said in fear: "Did you really... was it really His Royal Highness the Crown Prince?"
"Of course it won't be false."
Sun Shaozong responded casually, not caring about Xing Zhong's surprised and happy reaction. He took the opportunity to get close to Uncle Zhao and asked quietly, "Uncle Zhao, what's going on today?"
Since that day's chat, the two of them have made peace with each other, and each can be regarded as the prince's right-hand man, so Zhao Guojiu has nothing to hide from him. He just smiled bitterly and said in a low voice: "These few days, a Taoist priest came to the prince's mansion and said..."
He did not mention the following words, but just pointed above his head.
Taoist priest?
sky?
"Destiny?"
Seeing Uncle Zhao nod helplessly, Sun Shaozong was speechless.
No wonder the prince suddenly became so proud and complacent, it turned out that he was bewitched by the theory of "destiny".
It's really amazing what this father and son do. The father is obsessed with becoming , while the son firmly believes in destiny.
Although Emperor Guangde was obsessed with becoming an immortal, at least he was not confused in politics; and even if the crown prince did not firmly believe in destiny, he was still a fool.
Alas~
It seems that I have to find time to go to the Prince's Mansion and meet this "immortal, real person" to see what he is after.
It would be fine if he just wanted money and power, but if he had any other intentions, especially those that should not be had, then he must prepare for the future - Sun Shaozong helped the prince to have the best of both worlds, not to follow him in being arrogant and bringing about his own destruction!
