Chapter 830 Blessings and Disasters (Part 2)
Two quarters of an hour ago, in the front hall of the Prince’s Mansion.
Hearing Sun Shaozong's sudden words "blessings and misfortunes go hand in hand", the prince straightened his spine involuntarily, but he failed to do so. He had to grab the handrail for leverage before he was able to sit up straight.
He frowned and asked suspiciously, "What do you mean, my dear?"
"Your Highness."
Seeing the Crown Prince sitting upright, Sun Shaozong stood up and continued, "Lord Xu is willing to help, which is of great benefit to Your Highness. However, given Lord Xu's position in the court, such a high-profile statement of his attitude will inevitably arouse suspicion from Your Highness. If there is any negligence at that time, disaster will surely come soon!"
This empty threat will definitely not have any effect even if the person is a smart and capable person, or even a scoundrel.
But the crown prince was already a weak person, and recently he was frightened by the rumors of deposing the crown prince and appointing another one, making him become a frightened bird.
At this moment, he only heard the words "disaster is not far away", and he panicked, no longer caring about the imperial ambitions, and repeatedly stamped his feet and complained: "This Xu Ge Lao is also a bad guy, couldn't he just pass the message to me quietly? But he went to call you in a big way, making it known to everyone!"
I wonder how Xu Furen would react when he sees his face.
However, this is not a bad thing for Sun Shaozong - since the prince has already become cowardly, persuading him to maintain steady development and not to waste time will naturally be more effective.
"Your Highness, be careful with your words."
Sun Shaozong bowed and said, "After all, Lord Xu has a sincere heart. He only wants to protect your highness's position as the crown prince. It is not his intention to put you in danger."
After a pause, he added: "What Your Highness needs to do now is to remain calm and upright, and never be careless because of the change in the situation."
"I can save this naturally."
The prince became impatient when he heard him repeat the same old thing, and couldn't help complaining, "But if I keep enduring like this, will I be able to keep my position as the crown prince?"
"Even so, it may not be possible to keep it."
Sun Shaozong shook his head, and when the prince became furious, he added, "But if Your Highness acts rashly, you will definitely lose your position as crown prince!"
The prince suddenly collapsed back into his chair like a deflated ball, gasping for breath.
For a moment, the emperor and his minister were speechless. Only the smell of urine filled the living room - when the prince stomped his feet just now, he probably vibrated his sphincter again.
After a long while, seeing that the prince was only distracted and had no intention of speaking again, Sun Shaozong had no choice but to speak out his prepared follow-up words: "Your Highness, from ancient times to the present, there has never been a perfect plan for the struggle for the throne. For now, all Your Highness can do is to 'maintain integrity and be filial'."
This is still a cliché. It may have worked two years ago, but it is difficult to help the prince regain his confidence now.
Therefore, Sun Shaozong continued, "There is no need to say more about Zhizheng. As for Jinxiao, I heard that the emperor and the empress are not on good terms. As a son, Your Highness should do his best to make amends so that Your Majesty will have no worries and Your Highness will have someone to rely on."
Hearing this, the prince finally reacted. He sighed heavily and said in annoyance, "Do you think the queen mother didn't speak up for me? But it is precisely because of this that she and the emperor are estranged!"
"Your Highness has misunderstood."
Sun Shaozong shook his head and said, "I don't have any hope that the Queen can change His Majesty's mind. I even hope that the Queen will not get involved in the dispute over the crown prince in the future, either openly or secretly."
"What do you mean by that?"
"Your Majesty will certainly not be able to hide your every move in the palace, so the more you do, the more mistakes you will make, and the less you do, the fewer mistakes you will make."
"ha!"
The prince sneered, rolled up his sleeves and said impatiently: "Since my mother can't do anything, what good will it do me to persuade her and my father to reconcile?"
It is true that there are no blood relatives in the royal family.
To persuade my parents to reconcile, I have to first consider what benefits it will bring to me...
Sun Shaozong resisted the urge to roll his eyes and continued to explain, "Your Majesty and the Queen have been in love for more than thirty years. How can their love be compared to anyone else?"
"If the Queen obeys her son and disobeys her husband, Your Majesty can naturally abandon the love between husband and wife; if the Queen shows an attitude of being upright and not jealous, how can Your Majesty completely ignore the love between husband and wife?"
"As long as Your Majesty still has doubts, Lord Xu and I will have room to maneuver and wait for an opportunity to work for Your Majesty."
When the prince heard this, he immediately forgot his impatience, jumped up from his chair, walked forward, took Sun Shaozong's arm and said, "My dear minister, you are indeed resourceful, but do you have any other tricks to teach me?!"
“This one.”
Sun Shaozong pretended to think for a moment, then bowed and said, "Your Highness, if you can be upright and make achievements in the scholar community and the people's livelihood, it will certainly be of great benefit to the stability of your position as crown prince ."
The prince was stunned when he heard this, and asked in surprise, "Didn't you just say that you wanted me to calm down? Why do you want me to make achievements now?"
"When I say calm down and keep quiet, I don't mean to do nothing, but to not act rashly - so the two can go hand in hand."
The prince was still a little confused, but he didn't bother to care about it. He threw his sleeves and said, "Well, my dear, just tell me what to do."
"this……"
Sun Shaozong pretended to hesitate again, and finally shook his head and said, "I haven't thought about it yet. Your Highness might as well call together the uncle, Zhao Yushi and others to discuss a safe plan."
To be honest, Sun Shaozong did have some ready-made ideas, but he couldn't do anything to the extreme and had to give others some opportunities to show themselves.
The prince had no idea about the twists and turns involved, and when he heard that he had no idea at the moment, he became a little disappointed.
Fortunately, it didn't take much effort to gather everyone to discuss matters, so he quickly cheered up and laughed, "No matter what, today is a good day. My dear, please follow me to the flower hall in the backyard. We won't go home until we are drunk today!"
Having said that, he and Sun Shaozong walked out of the living room hand in hand.
To be honest, Sun Shaozong really didn't want to get close to him. Fortunately, after going out, the smell of urine dissipated a lot and it was not so unbearable anymore.
…
The emperor and his minister chatted and laughed all the way to the flower hall in the backyard. As soon as they stepped through the gate, they saw a group of beautiful girls pouring out, led by the Crown Princess and Princess Beijing.
From a distance, one could see that the Crown Princess had a bright yellow shawl wrapped around her palace skirt, which made her look like a fairy as she walked.
The long-legged princess next to her had lost her former dashing look. Her face was pale and her eyes were filled with resentment. She could only be described as "sickly and delicate".
However, seeing that there was no way to escape, the Crown Princess had no choice but to lead Wei Ying to meet the Crown Prince.
When she got closer, the long-legged princess suddenly smelled a stench of urine and couldn't help retching a few times, which made the prince glare at her angrily.
Obviously, this person is also well aware of the smell on his body.
Seeing this, the Crown Princess hurriedly explained on behalf of the Long-legged Princess, "Don't be surprised, Your Highness. Sister Wei has been feeling unwell recently and vomited in the flower hall just now."
The prince was slightly annoyed, but the look he gave Wei Ying became even weirder.
When the four of them had separated and the king and his ministers had entered the flower hall, the crown prince suddenly frowned and asked, "Could it be that Princess Beijing is also pregnant?"
Even if Sun Shaozong knew the truth, how could he dare to tell him?
Fortunately, the prince did not expect him to answer. He sat at the head of the table with a gloomy face and murmured, "Shui Rong is really lucky!"
It was sour and full of resentment, and one could tell from the moment one heard it that it had touched his sore spot again.
Sun Shaozong hurriedly reminded him, "Your Highness, that Imperial Censor Zhao is the Prince of Beijing's man, don't lose the big picture for the small..."
"I understand."
The prince nodded and said bluntly: "But he should not think that he can avoid the crime of colluding with the Niu family by pretending to be close to me!"
Then he smiled meaningfully and said, "I still remember the promise I made to you that day."
The promise he made was naturally that after he ascended the throne, he would hand over the Long-Legs Princess to Sun Shaozong for disposal.
But why would Sun Shaozong really need his help?
If that long-legged princess is really pregnant, it’s hard to say whose child it is!
