Novel Full Chapter 949 - 61: The Spoiled Prince Zheng
Chapter 949: Chapter 61: The Spoiled Prince Zheng
In the capital city, within a residence in the North Market, Prince Wei was playing a game of chess with Wang Siqi.
Wang Siqi, while playing chess with Prince Wei, was reporting on the situation of the Wang Family to him.
For the past decade, Wang Siqi has been increasingly relied upon in the Wang Family, but only in business matters. In other areas, Wang Siqi has not been entrusted with important tasks.
Wang Siqi is determined to enter the power center of Duke Anyang Mansion, but Duke Anyang has not allowed him to take charge of such matters, which infuriates him greatly.
The Princely Heir of Duke Anyang Mansion, although not as incompetent as Prince Zheng, is not very smart either. The other legitimate sons are not very bright and carry themselves with arrogance. On the contrary, the intelligent ones are all illegitimate sons, and Wang Siqi stands out among them. However, despite his extraordinary intelligence, his status as an illegitimate child means he will not be heavily relied upon.
Wang Siqi hates Duke Anyang Mansion and wants to replace the Princely Heir to destroy the entire mansion. Unfortunately, Duke Anyang uses him like a dog that knows how to earn money.
Since Duke Anyang is unwilling to allow Wang Siqi to involve himself in matters within the Wang Family, Wang Siqi changed his plan and started collaborating with Duke Anyang’s third son.
The third son of Duke Anyang Mansion is also a legitimate son, but he was born to the second wife, not to Duke Anyang’s first wife. Duke Anyang’s first wife passed away from illness over twenty years ago, after which he married his cousin as his second wife.
Although Duke Anyang loves the third son, he never gives him responsibilities, allowing him to be a carefree third son of Duke Anyang Mansion. However, he does not enjoy being an idle and frivolous playboy. He is also a legitimate son, so why shouldn’t he inherit Duke Anyang Mansion?
The third son does not get along well with the eldest and second sons. The eldest and second sons have always disregarded this younger brother. The third son believes he is not inferior to his two foolish brothers; given the chance, he would certainly achieve great things, and would undoubtedly surpass the two brothers.
Knowing the ambition of the third son, Wang Siqi secretly collaborated with him. The third son’s mother, Duke Anyang’s cousin, is not an ordinary wife. She is also from a noble family, possessing both ability and means. She also wishes for her son to inherit Duke Anyang Mansion, and is determined to remove the two sons born from the first wife. However, due to Duke Anyang’s authoritative presence, she does not dare to easily challenge his prestige, so she has been enduring patiently all these years.
Actually, the third son is not just indulging in wine and pleasure; he has secretly done quite a lot. Since collaborating with Wang Siqi, the two have already controlled half of the Wang Family.
The third son maintains a very good relationship with Prince Zheng, constantly sending various beauties to him secretly. Through the relationship with the third son, Wang Siqi also connected with Prince Zheng, and has become very close to him.
Wang Siqi knows how to make money, providing Prince Zheng with a significant amount of wealth every year, along with many rare treasures collected from various places. He sometimes stays in Jiaozhou for a period, so he knows most about the activities of Prince Zheng in Jiaozhou.
After listening to Wang Siqi’s report, Prince Wei praised, "You’ve done well."
"Thank you for the praise, Your Highness." Wang Siqi asked, "Your Highness, since Prince Zheng has returned, when shall we proceed?"
"Prince Zheng has just returned; let him enjoy his time for a while."
"Your Highness, Prince Zheng is incapable; he does not want to stay in the capital for even a moment and wishes to return to Jiaozhou immediately." Mentioning Prince Zheng, Wang Siqi showed a face full of disdain, "Your Highness, is Prince Zheng really your blood brother?"
Upon hearing Wang Siqi’s words, Prince Wei slightly raised his eyebrows and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"Your Highness, you are the most outstanding among the princes, but the other princes are not bad either; none of them are like Prince Zheng, who indulges in pleasures all day and finds amusement in abusing others," Wang Siqi continued, "The Wang Family also has idle sons, but none are like Prince Zheng."
"Do you suspect that Prince Zheng is not the Emperor’s legitimate son?"
"No, I just think Prince Zheng is a disgrace, not resembling you or the Emperor at all." Wang Siqi meant no other, "Prince Zheng looks like Wang Family members; it’s impossible for him to be fake. I just don’t understand why an anomaly like Prince Zheng would appear."
"Concubine Shu and the Wang Family do not have the guts to confuse royal bloodlines with a fake prince; this would be a crime punishable by the execution of nine generations." Prince Wei smirked meaningfully, "As for why Prince Zheng is such a failure, it’s because someone deliberately groomed him to love wine and women ever since he was young."