manynovel Chapter 609: The Princes Confronted
Chapter 609: The Princes Confronted
"How is your injury?" The second prince walked back to the stone table and asked in a cold voice.
"They say he'll have to lie down for at least a month." Zhou Hai said anxiously, "But that's not the point. The point is that Jiang Youzhen can't move, so he has to stay in the Fourth Prince's mansion to recuperate."
"What? You still need to recuperate with the fourth prince?" The second prince's tone suddenly became louder, which scared Zhou Hai.
"Yes, yes!" Zhou Hai nodded.
"Your Highness! What if Jiang Youzhen is bribed by the Fourth Prince to become our enemy while recovering from his injuries? The Fourth Prince got the method of disinfecting with strong liquor at the Qionglin Banquet before, so the credit belongs to him."
The second prince nodded immediately, "Yes, the fourth prince is good at deceiving people. What if Jiang Youzhen is deceived by him and turns against me?"
"Yes! Isn't that what the Fourth Prince means by 'being close to the water'?"
The Second Prince agreed, "We must not let the Fourth Prince get there first!"
"Let's go! Bring some gifts and follow me to visit the Fourth Master's residence."
As he spoke, he stood up and walked ahead. Unexpectedly, halfway through his walk, he suddenly thought of something.
"Jiang Youzhen must be bored lying in bed, so this mynah bird I got recently is quite smart and can help entertain her."
Thinking of this, he turned around and looked at the bird cage behind him, but there was no starling in the cage at all.
"What about this mynah bird?" the second prince asked with his eyes wide open.
Zhou Hai touched his forehead and said, "Didn't you say you were going to pluck the mynah bird's hair? It was just dragged away!"
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"Second brother, I heard that you have been cultivating yourself recently."
The Fourth Prince looked at the Second Prince with amusement as he leaned back in his chair, looking bored.
"Yes! I have nothing to do these days. My fourth brother is highly regarded by our father and has many errands to do."
The second prince was still lazy and even yawned.
The fourth prince smiled slightly and picked up the tea bowl.
No matter what you are here for, since you don’t mention it and I won’t mention it either, I’ll just stay with you like this!
"You are joking, brother. Father is also sympathetic to your tiredness and wants to give you some time to rest."
"Father, do you sympathize with me?" The Second Prince looked over with a half-smile in his eyes, the fingertips of his fingers gripping the armrest turning slightly white.
Unable to remain indifferent, the Second Prince took a deep breath and said with a smile, "I heard that Fourth Brother fell off his horse and was injured today."
"It's just a small matter. There are always injuries when riding and shooting. It's not a big deal."
The fourth prince had a smile on his face. He couldn't help himself after all, right?
"But I heard that Jiang Youzhen also fell in your house. Is this true?"
The fourth prince raised his eyebrows, "Second brother is well-informed, this is indeed true. But it was an accident, and Master Jiang is already resting in the mansion."
The second prince snorted coldly and his face turned cold.
"Fourth brother, Jiang Youzhen will soon take up his post at the Imperial Academy. He is an official appointed by the court, but something happened to him in your house, and you cannot escape the blame. Don't say that falling off the horse was an accident, Jifeng is your mount. You know better than me why it suddenly went crazy."
The fourth prince was somewhat displeased. "This matter is already under investigation, and Jiang Youzhen will certainly be given an explanation. But my second brother knows a lot about this matter. Could it be that he has planted a spy in my house?"
The second prince sneered, "Who has the time to plant spies in your house? Your servants are not tight-lipped, and I am not the only one who heard the news."
"But..." The Second Prince flicked the dust off the corner of his robe, "You need to clean up your house! Isn't it a challenge to your authority to harm someone so openly? If you are too busy and don't have time to take care of it, then I will come and bless you. I have nothing to do anyway."
The Second Prince seemed to be shameless at this moment, and the Fourth Prince couldn't help but change his expression.
"Don't worry about it, second brother." The fourth prince was so angry that he said, "But if second brother is too free, how about I ask father to pick a job for you? It just so happens that the disinfection of strong liquor is quite laborious this time, and father is about to send someone to inspect the Jiangnan Salt Road. Why don't I go to the palace to ask for permission later and let second brother handle it."
The second prince snorted coldly. It was not a good job to inspect the Jiangnan Salt Road at this time. It was heard that the Salt Gang was rampant recently and the imperial envoys sent had to temporarily avoid the limelight. If he went there now, not only would he not be able to suppress the local tyrants, but he would also be implicated.
Those people are truly vicious criminals. Even if he is a prince, those people will not be afraid of him.
The emperor is currently having a headache over the candidate, and the fourth brother teased him about this matter and said that he would ask for a job for him, which was simply a grievance in his heart.
"Forget about the errand, but you must be careful, fourth brother. I'm afraid that before you complete the errand given by the emperor, you will be plotted against by the spies in your mansion. The emperor hates incompetent people who can't even manage their own mansion. Don't throw away the errand you have worked so hard to get, that would be a laughing stock. As your brother, I have to remind you."
The Second Prince stood up as he spoke, "Come here, take me to where Young Master Jiang lives. I want to visit him."
Looking at the Second Prince giving orders in his house, the Fourth Prince sneered.
The conversation between the two ended unpleasantly, but Jiang Youzhen encountered a problem.
"Master Jiang, your clothes are soaked by the medicine. Can I change them for you?"
A maid came forward and tried to take off Jiang Youzhen's clothes, but Jiang Youzhen quickly dodged backwards.
"Wait a minute! I'd better do it myself!"
Looking at the girl in front of him with an oval face and somewhat charming looks, Jiang Youzhen sighed that he was not worthy of enjoying the favor of such a beauty.
"Your chest hurts. If you change your clothes by yourself, it will easily hurt the wound. His Highness just ordered that you must not let him do it by himself. If you change your clothes by yourself and His Highness finds out, we servants will be punished."
The girl was about to cry and looked panic-stricken.
When Jiang Youzhen saw the other person's embarrassed look, he suddenly felt a little bit sorry.
"Since it will aggravate my injury, I won't change my clothes. Let's talk about it tomorrow." Jiang Youzhen had just taken some medicine and felt sleepy as he spoke.
"But the young master must be uncomfortable like this."
The fourth prince was still worried. What if the second prince met Jiang Youzhen and said something bad about him? He thought about it and decided to follow.
But when he reached the door of the room, he saw the second brother standing at the door and did not go in.
He walked forward curiously and heard voices coming from inside.
Neither of them spoke. The Second Prince glanced at the Fourth Prince with a half-smile, and the Fourth Prince's face darkened.
"I'm a little tired, you go down!" Jiang Youzhen was originally gentle and considerate to women, but this girl was too stubborn, and she was almost losing her patience.
"But young master..."
"You go down first!" The Fourth Prince walked in with a gloomy face and ordered.
When the maid Shaoyao saw that it was the Fourth Prince who came, and the Second Prince followed behind him, how could she dare to act rashly? She quickly bowed and left.