Chapter 3: Cleverness ()

This made Xue Chongxun feel warm... He may not have experienced this feeling before, but since he got the memories of his previous life, the deep affection in his memories made him sigh. This is something he has never felt in this life and is missed by others. This makes him realize that his life is actually lonely and cold.

The two brothers walked towards Princess Taiping obediently, with respectful attitudes. When Xue Chongxun looked back quietly at Xue Erlang, he found that his face was still gloomy and he showed a resentment. He just lowered his head, and Princess Taiping in front could not see it.

Princess Taiping pointed to the landscape of the palace under the setting sun and said, "Look, are the scenery in my mansion beautiful?"

Xue Chongxun raised his head and looked at it carefully for a moment. He was as beautiful as the Immortal Palace, so he praised it with Xue Erlang. Xue Chongxun's praise was sincere, but Xue Erlang just spoke in a social tone.

Princess Taiping nodded slightly, dragged her long skirt and walked slowly. The Xue Chongxun brothers had to follow her and accompany her for a while.

At this moment, Xue Erlang suddenly said, "Mother, I heard that the left servant Dou Huaizhen, the minister Cen Xi, the secretary Xiao Zhizhong Cui Shi and others often go in and out of the mother's house. These people must be slandering the prince to deal with the prince, but that's the case?"

This sentence was like thunder, which shocked Princess Taiping and Xue Chongxun. The warmth of mother and son just now disappeared without a trace.

Princess Taiping's face suddenly turned cold, she turned around and looked at Xue Erlang and said, "Are you asking me?"

Xue Erlang lowered his head and looked pale. Under his mother's power, he might be very scared, but he still gritted his teeth and said, "I don't dare, I just risked making my mother angry and advised her. Don't listen to slander."

Princess Taiping's face turned red due to anger, and she laughed in anger, but she sneered... She is still advising not to deal with the prince. Should she see the ambitious prince not be wary of her and sit back and wait for death?

"You bad boy who is traitor!" Princess Taiping was furious and pointed at Xue Erlang's fingers and trembled. "Come on, take me the stairs and beat me! Kill this bad boy!"

The eunuch in the distance heard the loud call and rushed forward immediately, grabbed Xue Erlang's arms, and pulled him out.

At this time, Xue Chongxun recovered from his surprise just now, pretending to be shocked, stood aside with his hands hanging down, without saying a word. He was wondering why Erlang had to do this: Could it be that Erlang also realized the disaster of killing, and deliberately used the bitter flesh plan to find a way out for the future?

Xue Erlang is weak and looks weak, but he is not a coward when encountering trouble. If someone else is angry when facing Princess Taiping, who is known for being stingy, he will be so scared that he will be so scared. But Xue Erlang ignored his life and death and said persistently: "Mother, listen to your advice! Grandma (Wu Zetian) held great power at the time, and in order to eliminate dissidents, he killed and plundered the gentry. The scholars are still heartbroken. How would he want to see another woman in power again? People should not be disobeyed. Mother should stop as soon as possible to keep the family safe. It is unpleasant to speak out!"

"Shut up! You guys are still standing there and hitting them to death with a whip!" Princess Taiping was so angry that she gritted her teeth.

After a while, there was a crackling sound of whips and Xue Erlang's scream in pain. He shouted again: "Brother! Brother, the elder brother is still standing there and doing something wrong. You can't watch me being beaten without saying a word. Brother, please persuade my mother...Oh!"

After hearing this, Xue Chongxun thought to himself: I can't compare with you. You can be inclined to the prince, but I can't. Learning from you is a dead end!

Princess Taiping's attention was diverted by Xue Erlang. She noticed Xue Chongxun, who was silent and low-key. She turned to look at him and said, "Why, you want to betray me too?"

Xue Chongxun knew that his mother was angry and said hurriedly: "Son, I must not dare."

Princess Taiping said coldly: "Today you meet Feng Yuanjun's fiancée Yuwen Ji in Qianfu Temple, don't tell me it was a coincidence!"

How could my mother know about such a trivial matter? Xue Chongxun really never expected it, let alone she would know so quickly.

Yuwen Ji's fiancé is Feng Yuanjun, who is the cousin of the popular eunuch Gao Lishi (Gao Lishi's original name is Feng Yuanyi). When he met Yuwen Ji in non-official occasions, he was indeed suspected of having an affair... Such alliance methods are not new. In order to consolidate the imperial power and win over the Wu family, Emperor Zhongzong of Tang actually let his wife Empress Wei and Wu Sansi play chess on the same bed.

Xue Chongxun lowered his head and said, "My son came from home to greet his mother. Because he came too early, he went to Qianfu Temple to take a walk. Unfortunately, he met Yuwen Ji... My mother was clear about what is the benefit of a son leaning towards the prince?"

Although Princess Taiping was in anger, she was still not confused. Xue Chongxun's last sentence really made sense. She then looked at Xue Chongxun and said, "I'm not trying to monitor you. An official happened to come from there. Seeing you two come out all the way, she just mentioned something to me."
Chapter completed!