Novel Full Chapter 952 - 63: The Reckless Wang Family
Chapter 952: Chapter 63: The Reckless Wang Family
In the capital city, within a secluded residence in the North Market, Wang Siqi and Wang Siyao were drinking and chatting in a room. Meanwhile, Prince Zheng was "playing a game" in another room.
The sounds of silk strings, whips, screams, wails, and laughter intertwined, sending shivers down one’s spine.
Wang Siqi heard Prince Zheng’s excited laughter, frowned disdainfully, and remarked, "It’s a good thing this place is secretive; the sounds won’t travel outside."
Wang Siyao glanced in the direction of Prince Zheng’s voice and sneered, "Ever since returning to the capital, he’s been holding it in. Now he’s even crazier than usual."
"Why is he so mad?" Wang Siqi deliberately put on a puzzled expression, "None of the other royals behave like Prince Zheng, and none of the Wang family members have such crazy habits either."
Wang Siyao didn’t speak but gave Wang Siqi a weird look.
Wang Siqi, puzzled by the gaze, showed an expression of confusion, "Third Brother, why are you looking at me like that? Did I say something wrong?"
Wang Siyao replied deeply, "I didn’t expect you to be quite perceptive."
"Perceptive?" Wang Siqi initially pretended to be confused, then after a while, he seemed to realize and showed a look of surprise, "Could it be that Prince Zheng..."
"That’s right, it’s as you think. Prince Zheng has been purposely turned into what he is now." After speaking, Wang Siyao snorted.
Wang Siqi’s expression turned curious and excited, yet somewhat uneasy: "Did someone poison Prince Zheng and make him like this?"
"It’s not poisoning; someone deliberately led him astray. But they didn’t anticipate Prince Zheng going beyond their control, becoming wilder than they imagined." Wang Siyao gently rotated the wineglass in his hand, eyes full of icy ridicule, "They intended to mold Prince Zheng into an obedient but dull dog, but he turned into a dangerous beast instead."
Upon hearing this, Wang Siqi was startled: he didn’t expect Wang Siyao to know about this too.
"Third Brother, do you mean the Wang Family intentionally turned Prince Zheng into this?"
Seeing Wang Siqi immediately grasp the situation, Wang Siyao couldn’t help but look at him more favorably, praising him, "You’re quite smart."
Wang Siqi was shocked: "This... how is this possible?"
"What’s impossible? I’m a living example myself." Wang Siyao’s face darkened deeply, eyes flaring with resentful light, "I’ve been nurtured into nothing but a hedonistic wastrel."
Wang Siqi was stunned, his face suddenly turning pale as he gasped, "This... Prince Zheng is royalty. The Wang Family is too bold!"
Wang Siyao snorted coldly, "What are they afraid to do? Back then, they even wanted to switch Second Brother with Prince Zheng, making Second Brother royal."
"What?" Wang Siqi exclaimed in shock, quickly lowering his voice upon realizing his outburst, "That’s... Father must be mad. I can’t believe that old Duke Anyang dared do something so audacious. "Tampering with the royal bloodline is a crime punishable by extermination of one’s clan. Besides, the Emperor is not easily fooled."
"Indeed, because the Emperor was not easily fooled, they abandoned the plan; otherwise, the Wang Family would have been annihilated."
"Father is really..." Wang Siping switched the topic back to Wang Siyao, "Third Brother, you are the legitimate son; how can Father treat you like this?"
"Doesn’t it seem absurd?" Wang Siyao said, finishing his drink, and then violently smashed the glass against the wall, "I may be the legitimate son, but I’ve been nurtured as a wastrel."
"Third Brother, I really didn’t expect..."
"As the third young master of the Duke Anyang Mansion, I merely hold a legitimate title, but I’m no different than you bastards." Wang Siyao’s face was full of hatred, "In our father’s heart, only the eldest and second brothers are important; we are all just pawns."
"I’m a bastard, and being used as a pawn by Father is somewhat understandable, but Third Brother, you are the legitimate son, and your maternal family is also Father’s grandfather’s family. How could Father treat you this way?" Wang Siqi expressed indignation on behalf of Wang Siyao, "Moreover, Third Brother, you are smarter and more capable than the eldest and second brothers, yet Father only favors those two fools?"
What Wang Siyao hated most was precisely this; he spoke with eyes full of spite, "I will never let those two idiots achieve their wishes."
Wang Siqi immediately showed his loyalty, "Third Brother, wherever you need my help, just command me."
Wang Siyao raised his hand, patting Wang Siqi’s shoulder, acknowledging reassuringly, "Siqi, at least I have you, my dear brother."