Chapter 906: Chapter 906: Passionate Yet Ruthless
"In the future, don’t let me find out you’re targeting my child, or I’ll level your Crown Prince Residence!"
The words of Prince Jing made the Crown Prince laugh.
Although he didn’t know how the Fourth offended the Emperor, to him, it was a great advantage.
It can only be said that the Crown Prince’s thinking is still a bit too simplistic.
After leaving the Wanlai Gambling House, Prince Jing left behind Qin Zhou and others, heading straight for the Imperial Palace.
In the study, Prince Jing and the old Emperor stood opposite each other.
"What does Father mean by this?" Allowing the Crown Prince to target a child like Qin Zhou, he could actually do such a thing!
"I’m only teaching you a lesson," the old Emperor said confidently.
"Sending someone to chastise my son to teach me a lesson, Father truly proves he is the exalted Emperor!" Prince Jing mocked.
"I’m just telling you, since I am still here, it’s only Qin Zhou who suffers a bit now. But if you also show no enterprise, when the day comes that the Crown Prince takes the throne, the suffering won’t just be limited to Qin Zhou. You, and everyone in Jing’s Royal Residence, won’t face less suffering than what Qin Zhou endures today. And Qin Jiu, your dearest daughter, do you think... the Crown Prince will spare her in the future?"
"What exactly does Father want?" For the first time, Prince Jing realized formally that his father was not merely his father, but the ruler of a nation.
The old Emperor smiled with his hands behind his back, "Marry the daughter of the Wang Family, and you shall be the Crown Prince. Once you ascend to that highest position, whatever you desire will be but a word away."
"No." Prince Jing immediately refused.
"Then you can watch the Crown Prince ascend, watch as matters become irreparable, watch as Jing’s Royal Residence is destroyed because of your one act of willfulness!" the old Emperor said angrily.
Prince Jing kept a stern face, making a compromise for the first time in his life, "The position of Princess Consort won’t change. I can at most take a concubine."
"Ha!" The old Emperor laughed in exasperation, "Do you think the position of a concubine is enough for the Wang Family to stand behind you?"
After ascending the high position, how many women will he not be able to obtain? Yet he insists on clinging to the position of Princess Consort for a woman without children and unable to bear more.
Aside from the child-swapping incident from years ago, once again, the old Emperor harbored murderous intentions for the Princess Consort.
"The Wang Family wants nothing more than for the child of their daughter to have the opportunity to compete in the future. The Princess Consort can no longer bear children, Qin Zhou is not my biological son. I can’t give the Wang Family’s daughter the position of Princess Consort, but if she is fortunate enough to bear a son, he will be the next Princely Heir," Prince Jing said in a deep voice.
"Then why not bring back the Wang Concubine, and then..."
The old Emperor was interrupted by Prince Jing before he could finish, "The Wang woman will not do. I personally sent her back to the Wang Family, and declared that she shall never step foot in Jing’s Royal Residence again."
The primary reason is that the Wang Concubine’s scheming and tactics were not ordinary, and with a son by her side, bringing her back to the residence and letting her son become the Princely Heir, the existence of the Princess Consort would inevitably become her obstacle.
The Princess Consort isn’t originally smart and has spent years in the Songye Temple. Now, she’s been brainwashed excessively, seeing everyone as a good person. Facing the Wang Concubine, he would be a fool to be at ease.
Men are the most passionate, yet also the most heartless.
Prince Jing refused so resolutely at this moment, perhaps he has long forgotten how he once doted on the Wang Concubine.