Long Live the Empress

Chapter 261 Queen's Advice

After the court was adjourned, many ministers surrounded the Second Prince and Fan Changyue, each of whom spoke flattering words to them.

The prince was extremely angry. It was clearly the method he had thought of so hard, but they benefited from it. How could he swallow this?

When Wei Zilin saw the prince walking towards Fengqi Palace angrily, he felt indescribable jealousy.

The queen is the master of the harem, so it goes without saying that she has strategies and schemes. The son she gave birth to is naturally the crown prince of Wei! As the legitimate son of the royal family, the crown prince has received special attention from the old emperor since he was a child, from clothing and food to the selection of the crown prince's tutor... All of this is what all princes desire but cannot ask for!

Wei Zilin is even worse!

Let’s look at the second prince. His biological mother is a noble concubine. Although she is a little stupid, she can coax the old emperor around. And his maternal grandfather Fan Changyue is in charge of the financial power of Wei State and is the person that ministers need to curry favor with.

His biological mother was of humble origin and had no knowledge of vying for favor or position. Up to this time, she was still a mere concubine, not to mention his grandfather's family. What could he use to compete with the prince?

Wei Zilin clenched his fists in his sleeves, but a gentle smile appeared on his face. He took a few quick steps and caught up with the prince.

"Your Highness!" Wei Zilin saluted.

"Why, are you here to laugh at my joke too?" The prince was very angry at the moment, so he didn't have a good attitude towards Wei Zilin.

Wei Zilin didn't mind at all, but the smile on his face deepened, "Your Highness the Crown Prince has misunderstood! I just feel sorry for Your Highness the Crown Prince... Hey..., it's obvious that you should be the Chief Inspector, and those candidates should all be under the Crown Prince's tutelage without exception... Hey, it's all my fault that I have little influence and can't persuade father..."

These words touched the prince's heart, and his attitude towards Wei Zilin improved a lot. "Fourth brother, are these all your true words?"

"Of course! I made a vow since I was a child that I would be the right-hand man of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and obey His Royal Highness the Crown Prince's orders in the future." Seeing Wei Zilin's solemn attitude, the Crown Prince felt much less worried.

But how can there be true brotherhood between princes?

The prince patted Wei Zilin on the shoulder and said, "I have to go see my mother, you go back first!"

After saying this, the prince strode away.

Wei Zilin bowed and saluted, and waited until the prince walked away before slowly standing up.

I thought that based on his loyalty just now, the prince would take him to see the queen, but I didn't expect the prince to be so defensive and directly asked him to go back...

Don't worry, everything can be done slowly...

Fengqi Palace

The prince told the queen what happened in court, "Mother, what do you think father meant by this? Isn't this a slap in the face of me?"

The queen was teasing a snow-white pug. She was holding a small piece of dried meat in her hand. The dog surrounded the queen, bowing and flirting to her, not leaving her side. "What do you think of this dog?"

How could the prince be in the mood to look at the dog? He said irritably: "It's OK!"

The queen took a handful of dried meat from the plate and threw it far away. The dog quickly went to look for the dried meat. No matter how the queen called it, the dog would not come back.

The queen laughed coldly and said, "If you want to know who is the one who cannot be tamed, you must first throw out a huge temptation! Once he takes the bait, that will be his death!"

As soon as she finished speaking, the queen pulled out a sharp dagger from the fruit plate and threw it at the dog.

The dog's snow-white fur suddenly turned blood red, and it whined a few times and then fell silent.

A palace maid carried the dead dog away with an expressionless face, while several other palace maids vigorously washed the ground with clean water.

Just as the prince was stunned, the palace maid who had carried the dead dog away brought back another puppy...

The queen took out another piece of dried meat and started teasing it, "Look, apart from the ones that can't be fed, who else will compete with you?!"

The prince suddenly realized what was going on, bowed to the queen and said, "You are wise, mother. I have learned a lot from you!"