The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law walked out of Jiaofang Palace with light and soft steps, as if they were daydreaming. Accompanied by Prince An, they returned to Princess Duan's palace.
Concubine Duan didn't have any palace, and she couldn't hide her thoughts. As soon as she returned to the palace, she immediately closed the door and asked nervously: "What's going on? Aren't you going to quit your job? Why did you agree again?"
Princess An also looked over nervously and concernedly.
Prince An calmed down and said slowly: "Brother Huang talked to me a lot today. It was only today that I realized that Brother Huang was not wary of me. In fact, he has always cared about me."
"Brother Emperor, if you trust me and use me, what will happen if I continue to shirk and lie?"
"From tomorrow onwards, I will go to the clan mansion as an errand. Mother, concubine, cousin, you two can rest assured. I will definitely do my job well and work hard."
As he spoke, he straightened his back.
The fair, plump, and delicate face lost its usual idleness and became increasingly serious and determined.
Princess An's heart was throbbing quietly.
Wang An, who accompanies her all day long to draw her eyebrows, is naturally nice. But she prefers the husband-in-law in front of her who straightens up and wants to do something!
Concubine Duan's reaction was more direct. She grabbed Prince An's hand and started crying: "Asu, don't make your head faint with a few words. I think he is trying to take advantage of you.
Let you become the target of all the vassal kings and clan members. You should quit your job! I don’t want you to have any future, just live peacefully..."
King An held his mother's hand with his backhand, and his voice was low and firm: "Mother, concubine, the emperor is not a person who breaks his word. If he really has evil intentions, it will be easy for him to deal with me, a powerless vassal king. Why go around?
Such a big bend."
"I have made up my mind. There is no need for my mother to persuade me anymore."
What kind of delusion did this Sheng Hong pour into Prince An? How can you believe this!
Concubine Duan cried heartbrokenly.
Unfortunately, no matter how she cried and persuaded, King An remained unmoved.
Princess An, on the other hand, said softly: "Whatever your Highness wants to do, I will support you."
Prince An's heart warmed, and he stretched out his other hand to hold his beloved wife's hand. Then he squeezed out a few words through his teeth: "I will go to Fenyang County Prince's Mansion tonight to settle accounts with Fenyang County Prince!"
Princess An: "..."
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King An kept his promise and went to Fenyang County Prince's Mansion that night.
In terms of blood relationship, Prince Fenyang and Emperor Jianwen were cousins. If Sheng Hong wanted to call Prince Fenyang his cousin, Prince An would naturally follow the courtesy of a junior.
In terms of status, Prince Fenyang was the head of the clan and the head of the clan. Even though Prince An was the younger brother of the Emperor, he did not dare to be rude when meeting Prince Fenyang.
However, that is all in the past.
King An came to the door in a menacing manner. King Fenyang knew what was going on, but pretended not to know. He smiled happily and said: "Why did King An come to my place specially today? Could it be that he wanted to come here in a hurry to ask for an errand from the Pope's Mansion? This
Don't worry, please come and order the kitchen to prepare a table of good wine and food. I want to have a few drinks with Prince An."
King An sneered, rolled up his sleeves, and said murderously: "No need. I'm not in the mood to drink. I'm here to settle a score with you."
Prince Fenyang has been a Zongzheng for several years, and he has developed a thick skin early on. He responded calmly and laughed: "Why don't I remember when I offended you?"
Prince An snorted and glared: "If you hadn't mentioned me in the memorial today, how could the emperor have ordered me to go to the clan's mansion as an errand? You are so busy that you don't want others to stop."
Bar!"
Prince Fenyang was very cunning and sighed innocently: "You have wronged me by saying that. Think about it, if the emperor didn't have your intention, how could I recommend you in the memorial?"
Prince An was still young after all, and he was deceived as expected. He looked at Prince Fenyang dubiously: "Is everything you said true? Is it the emperor's brother who signaled you to come forward?"
Prince Fenyang responded with an upright face: "It's absolutely true and absolutely not false!"
King An thought for a while and said: "I don't dare to go to the emperor to settle accounts. Now that I'm feeling sulky, I can only come to you."
Prince Fenyang: "..."
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After lighting the incense, Prince Fenyang's cry of pain came from the room.
Prince Fenyang liked beauty and kept more than a dozen concubines in his house. Therefore, it was inevitable that his body would be a little weak.
King An's skills are not very good, but he is young and strong, so he can easily deal with Prince Fenyang.
After beating Prince Fenyang, Prince An was relieved of his sullenness. He personally applied the medicine to Prince Fenyang and kept saying, "This is the best medicine in the palace. You have suffered such a skin injury.
Apply the wound medicine and I'm sure it won't be visible tomorrow."
Prince Fenyang looked unhappy and sighed: "When you go to the clan's mansion tomorrow as an errand, let's see how I deal with you."
Prince An showed his usual carefree attitude and coaxed with a smile: "My cousin loves me the most. He has no time to teach me, so he can't bear to deal with me. Besides, I can't stand any grievance, and I am thick-skinned.
I cried and ran to the emperor to complain. The emperor has to support me. If I go to ask my cousin for questioning, won’t my cousin be embarrassed?"
Prince Fenyang: "..."
He wanted to find a high-status and easy-to-manipulate vassal king, a vassal king who would return to the capital in a state of shock. Just think about it, even the emperor's brother had to bow his head and obey orders from his clan, Zongzheng, and the rest of the vassals
Who else dares to refuse to listen to him because of his high status?
That's why he mentioned King An in the memorial.
Unexpectedly, the emperor agreed very readily.
What's more, I didn't expect that King An turned out to be soft-faced and ruthless, shameless and rogue. Before sending him to do things, he received a few punches himself!
Miscalculation! Big miscalculation!
Prince Fenyang felt so bitter that he couldn't pour it out even if he wanted to, so he snorted in frustration.
King An accepted it as soon as he saw that it was good. After applying medicine for Prince Fenyang's wounds, he took the initiative to spread the meal.
He struck very measuredly, targeting areas with thick skin and rough flesh. Only the last punch accidentally hit Prince Fenyang's arm, leaving a bruise. He did not delay drinking at all.
With a smile on his face, Prince An offered three glasses of wine to Prince Fenyang.
Prince Fenyang also had a good temper. He pretended to be angry for a while and then put the matter aside. He and Prince An started drinking. After a few glasses of wine, the matter of being beaten was forgotten.
When they were drinking to their heart's content, Prince Fenyang couldn't help but sigh a few words: "To tell you the truth, when I was selected by the emperor and became the Zongzheng of the clan mansion, I was much more nervous and frightened than you are now."
"Later I found out that the emperor has a broad mind, and he doesn't trust anyone he trusts, but he doesn't trust anyone he employs."
"Prince An, you have to do your job well and don't betray the emperor's intention of cultivating you."
King An raised his eyebrows: "Of course. Just wait and see how I deal with the vassal kings who have returned to the capital!"
