[Various] The Deposed Crown Prince's Survival Story

Subject: Fellow fans, my dad wants to build a new palace and asked for my opinion. What should I do?

Most importantly, he wants me to do a feng shui consultation for his new house. What do I know about feng shui? How annoying! So frustrating!

№0☆☆☆大秦打脸小王子于2015-12-3012:37:07留言☆☆☆

Build a new palace? Build the Epang Palace? Build, build, build! I'm waiting!

№1☆☆☆狐狸叫于2015-12-3012:39:58留言☆☆☆

Equal!

№2☆☆☆鱼肚藏书于2015-12-3012:40:19留言☆☆☆

Hey OP, don't believe what the first and second floor comments say. Whatever you do, don't let your dad build a new palace, or you'll regret it.

No explanation needed, really.

№3☆☆☆善良的人儿于2015-12-3012:44:14留言☆☆☆

Why regret it?

I think building a new palace is great, it's just that my dad's taste... really...

Although he's my dad, I have to say, not only is he hopelessly chauvinistic in his thinking, but his taste is also so stereotypically chauvinistic. I'm really worried about what he'll do to that palace...

№4☆☆☆大秦打脸小王子于2015-12-3012:45:15留言☆☆☆

No! I must stop him! I am my dad's heir, so that new palace is my future home, a place I will live in for a very long time. I can't let my dad ruin it!

№5☆☆☆大秦打脸小王子于2015-12-3012:47:41留言☆☆☆

And then there's my dad. He's got a terrible sense of aesthetics, and he loves wasting money. He'd spend a dollar on special effects that could be done for five cents! It's just... If my grandparents were watching from heaven, they'd definitely grab him and spank him! Let him know why flowers are so red!

Thinking about it again, my dad's money will also be mine in the future, so I must keep a close eye on his money and not let him waste it!

№6☆☆☆大秦打脸小王子于2015-11-3012:48:27留言☆☆☆

Haha! OP, you're really something... as long as you're happy!

№7☆☆☆善良的人儿于2015-12-3013:44:14留言☆☆☆

Having made up his mind, Fusu put on a stern face and began to persuade the emperor with a particularly serious expression: "Father, there is an old saying: 'First is virtue, second is fate, third is feng shui, fourth is accumulating good deeds, and fifth is studying.' Feng shui is a matter of great importance and cannot be done hastily. Your son must personally go and investigate the site."

After hearing Fusu's words, Ying Zheng also felt that they made a lot of sense, and immediately agreed to Fusu's request, saying that he would definitely respect his opinion.

"Father, besides considering the terrain and geography, the principles of feng shui also have very strict requirements for the architecture of palaces. From the earth's veins and the palace's layout to the arrangement of every single plant, there are very strict rules." Fusu continued to persuade him with a straight face.

In order to successfully deceive Ying Zheng, Fusu even went so far as to embellish and exaggerate the situation, saying, "For example, in the past, Gongshu Zi Luban had a set of magic arts for cursing evil spirits. Therefore, when building a house, there are often carpenters with ulterior motives who are also proficient in Luban's magic arts who will tamper with the house during the construction. Whether the house is protected or harmed depends entirely on the carpenter's preference."

Upon hearing this, Ying Zheng nodded repeatedly. He was already deeply superstitious and had heard of many harmful sorceries among the people, so it was very easy for him to accept the sorcery of curses.

"This matter is also up to you. What do you think we should do?" Ying Zheng waved his sleeve and pointed at Fusu as he spoke.

"Your Majesty, I wish to personally participate in the design of the entire palace to prevent villains from taking advantage of the situation and causing trouble," Fusu said with a smile.

"Agreed!" Ying Zheng nodded in agreement to Fusu's request without even thinking.

"Thank you, Father!" Fusu gave Ying Zheng a sweet smile.

Yay! That's awesome! Baby can design their own new home now. Baby must design a home that they love.

"Good boy." Ying Zheng reached out and patted Fusu's head, smiling as he said, "Between father and son, there's no need for 'thank you,' it's just..."

Huh? That's right! I asked him to do some work, so why did he say 'thank you'? Usually, he says things like "I'm tired, I'm exhausted, my hands hurt" and then makes a bunch of demands before doing any work, right?

This sudden initiative, not only adding extra work for me, but also saying thank you... could there be some ulterior motive?

Not only did Ying Zheng not say it, but he also didn't really understand his own mischievous child. He thought to himself, "It's just building a house. What kind of conspiracy could there be? At most, he would just use public office to decorate his own room a little better."

Although Ying Zheng did not publicly appoint Fusu as crown prince, after his own children grew up and got married, he drove away his adult children and separated them to live in different places in Xianyang. Therefore, apart from a few unmarried children, Fusu was the only older prince in Xianyang Palace.

In addition, Ying Zheng had painstakingly cultivated Fusu for many years—although it was all in vain, because he would have become the crown prince even without cultivation. All these signs combined meant that in the eyes of the ministers, including Ying Zheng, Fusu was undoubtedly the crown prince. It could even be said that if Ying Zheng were to die now, and without leaving a will, Fusu would be the only choice for the Second Emperor of Qin.

So, everything, including this house, will belong to Fusu in the future. What kind of conspiracy will Fusu have?

Hahaha! I must be overthinking it!

In fact, Ying Zheng hadn't thought too much about it.

Upon returning home that day, Fusu immediately began working diligently to build the new palace. This angered Huhai, who rushed over to question Fusu about why he had aided and abetted the wicked… No, Huhai didn’t say “aiding and abetting evil,” as his level of education was not high enough to utter such a powerful idiom.

But Hu Hai did ask, "Why did Fusu want his father to build a new palace? Doesn't he know that the Qin Dynasty is newly established, and everything needs to be rebuilt, so we should be frugal and thrifty? Why agree to this at this time?"

Hu Hai remembered that in his previous life, his elder brother Fusu had often argued with their father because of his father's extravagant and wasteful behavior, which made their father dislike him in everything and eventually demoted him to Jiuyuan to go to Shazi.

How could you do this to me? Even the little pig has become better and more obedient, and is starting to try to persuade his father to change his mind. How could you betray your own people? We should all be on the same side.

Seeing Hu Hai's "you big traitor" expression, Fu Su silently touched his chest. His integrity and conscience were still intact. He shouldn't have done anything bad recently.

“Eighteenth brother, the world belongs to our father, and the people of the world also belong to our father. Therefore, everything in this world should revolve around our father’s will. So, whatever our father wants the world to become, that’s what it should become; whatever our father wants to do, that’s what the people of the world should do. What we sons can do is protect him and help him fulfill his wishes, not go against him.”

Fusu shrugged, wondering why Huhai would react this way.

Didn't the forum say that Earthlings value blood ties and family relationships the most, and also emphasize hierarchy and respect, and even advocate "filial piety"?

In that case, shouldn't I, as the son, do everything I can to satisfy my boss's strange and whimsical ideas while protecting him?

Why is Hu Hai so angry? Does he know about my plan to abuse my power for personal gain? Impossible! Although I have this idea, I haven't acted on it yet. Hu Hai shouldn't be that clever, right?

Fusu didn't understand; he really didn't understand.

It's normal that Fusu doesn't understand. Besides being Ying Zheng's son, he was also a Blue Star observer sent by 123 Romance to Blue Star, and his purpose was to study that group of strange Blue Star people.

Based on the principle of "truth first," the higher-ups requested that the observers not influence the behavior and thinking of the Earthlings as much as possible, and let them show off as they please. We just need to quietly observe them showing off.

Therefore, unless his own life or interests were at stake, Fusu had no intention of going against Ying Zheng.

As for the world and its people, what are they? Can they be eaten?

I really don't understand what "wasting money and manpower" means, but I do understand what "the money Dad left behind is all mine, so I should advise him to spend less money" means.

"Besides, don't you know Father's temper? Once he decides to do something, there's nothing we can do to stop him."

Fusu's casual remark successfully deflated the previously indignant Hu Hai, making him shrivele up like a deflated limp skin.

My elder brother is right. No one can stop Father from doing what he wants. Just like in the last life, my elder brother Fusu tried his best but couldn't stop Father's decision. Instead, he grew further and further away from Father.

Sigh! Being a good guy is definitely not an easy thing. It's much more comfortable and enjoyable to be a villain.

Finally, Hu Hai arrived in a huff and left with his head down, leaving uninformed outsiders to see and start speculating – how did the young master get crushed by the eldest son today?

Just as Hu Hai began to consider whether he should return to the path of evil villains, Fu Su also began to strive for the legacy he could inherit... no, for his father to be a diligent and frugal good emperor.

First, based on Fusu's understanding of his boss's personality—that is, wanting more than one, and ideally having no limit—Fusu's first task was to nip Ying Zheng's idea in the bud.

The next day, Fusu led his men to Shanglin Garden.

The Shanglin Garden covered an area of ​​hundreds of miles, spanning several counties. Its vastness was unimaginable to the reclusive emperors of later generations.

To find a place within such a large area that had good feng shui, beautiful scenery, was close to Xianyang, and was suitable for building a new palace, Fusu led his men through the deep mountains for almost half a month, eliminating several locations. Finally, they found a good place with mountains and lakes, beautiful scenery, and no risk of landslides, mudslides, or geological collapses in the vicinity.

After choosing the location, Fusu returned to Xianyang Palace with great joy and enthusiastically recommended it to Ying Zheng, praising it to the skies, making it sound incredibly shameless. To prove he was telling the truth, Fusu even invited Ying Zheng to see it for himself.

Ying Zheng was overjoyed and immediately took his favored children, Hu Hai and He Hua, along with several alchemists such as Lu Sheng and Han Sheng, to Shanglin Garden.