Please stop imagining things, I'm such a good person

When Jin Beibei hurried back to the palace, the matter had been resolved.

This was also the first time Fang Hao met Jin Shouyu's mother.

The Princess of Wu looked a little old, but women love beauty, and a wealthy family would never lack beauty products.

But Princess Wu looked even older than Jin Xiong.

After making a lot of noise for half the night, the princess appeared and immediately calmed everyone down.

"Don't you think the commotion is embarrassing enough?"

The princess just said a few words lightly, and Jin Xiong immediately threw away the whip and rushed to her side.

"Madam is right. Let's spare that kid this time."

It was hard to imagine that Fang Hao saw undisguised flattery on the face of a prince.

The princess looked at Fang Hao and said, "This is the Earl of Xinxiang County, right?"

Fang Hao did not dare to neglect it and immediately bowed and said, "Fang Hao greets the princess."

The princess nodded and said, "You are young and promising. I am sorry to have embarrassed you today."

"No, it's only natural for a father to teach his son, how can it be a family shame?"

The princess said no more and looked at Jin Shouyu, "Shouyu, go back and recover."

Jin Shouyu looked at Jin Xiong with pretended fear.

Jin Xiong's mouth twitched. This bastard, is he trying to put pressure on me on purpose?

"Ahem, you still don't listen to your mother, go back quickly!"

The princess didn't even look at Jin Xiong, she just said calmly, "Come with me~"

Jin Xiong pointed his finger at Jin Shouyu viciously before turning and leaving.

It was not until Jin Xiong's back could no longer be seen that Jin Shouyu immediately stopped being obedient and pulled Fang Hao away and ran away.

After leaving the palace, Fang Hao asked, "Brother Shouyu, why did you run out?"

Jin Shouyu looked disgusted, "It's uncomfortable to stay at home, and there are unexpected disasters, but you are so straightforward."

Fang Hao, "...the princess..."

Jin Shouyu waved his hand confidently, "Don't worry, mother will naturally be on my side!"

Fang Hao couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is your father... somewhat henpecked?"

Men are respected these days, and being henpecked is a shameful thing. Even if you are really henpecked, you will try your best to hide it in front of outsiders. But Jin Xiong showed that attitude in front of me...

Jin Shouyu shook his head, "No, let's talk while we walk."

The two of them slowly walked towards the Fang Mansion, and Fang Hao also learned the royal secrets of thirty years ago from Jin Shouyu.

"Thirty years ago, the emperor's life came to an end. Logically, the crown prince should have succeeded to the throne, but the crown prince disappeared inexplicably..."

"If this happens, Shengdu will be in chaos. The nine sons of the retired emperor will fight for the dragon, which is extremely dangerous."

Fang Hao couldn't help but ask, "Who is he now?"

Jin Shouyu laughed, "The prince is missing, but the prince's son is not missing."

"You said today is..."

Jin Shouyu nodded, "The prince has three sons, who also participated in the dragon seizure."

"My father had just had my eldest brother, and my mother was seriously injured after giving birth. The situation was treacherous and dangerous. In addition, he did not have much advantage, so he had no intention of competing for the throne. However, he supported the second prince, Prince Zhao."

Jin Shouyu was silent for a moment. "This involves the secrets of the royal family, so I won't go into details."

"Now I have defeated all my opponents and ascended the throne as emperor."

"And of the nine sons back then, only my father, seventh uncle, ninth uncle and tenth uncle are left."

"Seventh uncle supports your majesty. Ninth uncle and tenth uncle were still young back then. They said nine sons were fighting for the dragon, but in fact they were just making up the numbers."

Although Jin Shouyu didn't say it explicitly, Fang Hao was able to imagine the danger involved.

There are only four princes left in Shengdu, what about the others? You don't need to think too much to know their fate.

Even Jin Shouyu just said that the former crown prince had three sons, but he had never heard that the emperor had brothers...

Jin Tianci is too cruel. Once he succeeds, he will kill all his competitors, even their brothers.

Fang Hao shuddered. He had previously thought that the emperor was quite ordinary and kind...

But think about it, those who are competing for upper-middle positions are not simple people.

Could it be that Jin Wuji is also in disguise?

Fang Hao imagined a big drama in his mind. In order to prevent his brothers from seizing the throne, he hid himself, made plans secretly, and presented himself as a playboy. But once something unexpected happened, he would kill all competitors with thundering means and become the emperor.

Jin Shouyu seemed to have guessed Fang Hao's thoughts and rolled his eyes, "Are you thinking about the prince? Don't think about it. Wuji is really not interested in the throne."

"He's already the crown prince, why would he need to go through so much trouble to get himself into trouble?"

Fang Hao: "......yes."

"After the defeat of King Zhao, my father was also imprisoned and charged with treason."

"It was my mother who, despite her frail body, walked step by step to Shengdu Mansion and struck the Holy Drum."

"The Shocking Saint Drum has existed since the time of Emperor Taizu. Emperor Taizu was worried that there were grievances in the world that had nowhere to be redressed, so he specially set up this drum."

"Once someone strikes this drum, no matter who they are, they can enter the palace to meet the emperor. However, the Emperor Jingsheng has a rule that once someone strikes the drum, they must be punished with fifty strokes of the cane."

"Since the founding of the Great Jin, the number of times the Holy Drum has sounded is less than two hands."

Jin Shouyu paused and sighed, "My mother went there with the intention of dying. Not to mention that she had just given birth to my eldest brother and her body was extremely weak after giving birth. Even if she was in good spirits, how could a weak woman endure the beating in the court?"

"Mother talked with His Majesty for an hour. Only the Left Prime Minister was present at the time. No one knew what they talked about. However, when the Left Prime Minister left the palace, he could not help but sigh to the coachman that it was a pity that the Princess of Wu was not a man. If she entered the court as a prime minister, he would be willing to abdicate and let others do the same..."

"Later, my father was released from prison, and my mother's execution was delayed at the request of the Left Prime Minister."

"No one dares to violate the laws of our ancestors. The caning must still be done, but the Left Prime Minister has requested that it be divided into ten times, and the punishment be given in batches."

"It took mother five months to receive the fifty strokes of the cane. Even so, her body foundation was damaged, which is why she looks so old."

Jin Shouyu said in a heavy tone, "Father respects and loves mother, and feels guilty about it, so no matter when, where, or in front of anyone, he will always respect her."

"People are ignorant, and there are rumors that my father is henpecked, but he never took it seriously."

Fang Hao couldn't help but feel respect for the princess. She was brave enough to accept the beating in the court after giving birth. The left prime minister felt inferior to her and was willing to die to save her husband.

How can people not respect and admire such a woman!

Jin Shouyu suddenly burst into laughter. "How about this? This is my mother. Isn't she amazing?"

Fang Hao knew that this was his way of clearing his depressed mood, so he praised him very cooperatively, "Great! Awesome!"

Jin Shouyu looked proud, "Let's go to your house and have a drink. Let's get drunk tonight."

Fang Hao looked at the bandages on his body with a frown, "Can you drink alcohol with this injury?"

"It's just a minor injury, nothing serious, just eat the stove you made."

Fang Hao corrected, "It's hot pot."

"Oh, it's almost the same, let's go!"