“Emperor, look at Royal Prince Yang, he…”  The Minister of War had long disliked the fact that the emperor favored Royal Prince Yang. Thus, when he had a chance to badmouth the other person, he took it.   

As soon as he opened his mouth, Zhu Junfan knew what the minister wanted to say. He waved a hand to interrupt the official and said, “Beloved Official Zhen, Princess Consort Jing is still residing in the mountain villa at Tanggu Town ah! The mountain villa is close to the sea and Junyang definitely is worried about his lady mother. We can understand his filial heart and concerns!”

The Minister of War had a tactful personality. When he saw that the emperor wanted to protect the royal prince, he resentfully closed his eyes for a second. Why was the emperor always so lenient to that good-for-nothing and cruelly violent fellow? Was it because he was the son of the emperor’s imperial uncle? The emperor didn’t only have Imperial Prince Jing as his only imperial uncle. Furthermore, weren’t any one of his own sons more talented and outstanding than Royal Prince Yang? Despite all that, the emperor only seemed to regard Royal Prince Yang with importance. He really couldn’t understand why!

While the rest of the court officials were currently discussing the matter at Tanggu Town, Zhu Junyang was currently dashing back to Imperial Prince Jing’s estate. An imperial prince was...