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The Big Landlord 142.1

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Chapter 142.1 – Face Slapping

When the laowangye arrived at Taiqing Palace, the banquet was already winding down, and the ministers were just starting to leave. At the entrance, some people almost collided with the angry laowangye who was storming inside.

Just as they were about to berate this rude person for barging in, they saw that it was Fu laowangye and he looked absolutely malevolent. Their hearts almost dropped to the ground. Oh shoot! Which idiot provoked Fu laowangye so much that he would be this angry?

“Where is the emperor?”

The laowangye stood at the door, blocking the civil and military official that were about to go out. His eyes were sharp like knives, swishing past everyone. Some people immediately broke out into cold sweat when the laowangye looked at them.

When they heard that he was looking for the emperor, the smart people instantly guessed the reason. Unfortunately, the laowangye missed the emperor by a hair.

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The emperor had just left the venue, leaving the empress behind. He had left in a hurry. It was easy to guess where he had gone.

In the end, it was Fu Wu Tian, who came in after, that told the laowangye where the emperor might be.

The laowangye snorted coldly and instantly changed paths to Zhaozi Palace.

“His illness is better?”

Zhang Sun Cheng De, who was talking to the eldest prince, noticed the situation at the entrance. But when he looked over, he only saw Fu laowangye leaving Taiqing Palace with a gloomy countenance. But he could still tell with a single glance. The two elderly men were from the same generation and had crossed swords often when they were young.

[T/N: “crossing swords” could be literal or metaphorical, but in this case it is probably the latter]

As the saying goes, the one who knows you the best is your opponent. And the prime minister knew Fu laowangye very well. He immediately guessed that his illness might be better.

“Grandpa, who is this old man? He dared to make a fuss in Taiqing Palace. Is he not afraid that the emperor will punish him?”

Zhang Sun Shao Qi had never seen Fu laowangye before, so he was very curious about his actions. What surprised him even more was that everyone seemed to be afraid of him. He only knew that this old man could not be the previous emperor.

“Juniors like you should be more careful when you speak. The one that you called ‘this old man’ is the brother of the late emperor, and the imperial uncle of our current liege. If the laowangye hears your words, even your grandfather can’t save you.”

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The person who spoke was Yu Zheng, the Minister of War. He was the pillar of the Yu family. Although his position was not as high as that of Zhang Sun Cheng De, his influence and strength were equal. In order to help their own grandson advance, the two families have been in constant competition since a long time ago.

Seeing him, Zhang Sun Shao Qi made no secret of his hostility. As the only seedling of the Zhang Sun family, he certainly knew who Yu Zheng was.

Yu Zheng was not angry. Instead, he looked over the young man with amusement, and then he shook his head. As expected, this person was a hopeless case. With this level of scheming ability, once he was thrown into politics, he would be eaten whole, bones and all. He would not last long.

In the future, if the eldest prince managed to get on the throne, the Zhang Sun family’s glory would only be short-lived.

Every time he made comparisons with the Zhang Sun family, he would be reminded of his son and grandson, who have both achieved much success already. And then there would be an uncontrollable sense of superiority in his heart.

Zhang Sun Cheng De did not talk to Yu Zheng. Soon after, he left Taiqing Palace with Zhang Sun Shao Qi.

He could guess Yu Zheng’s thoughts to some extent, but what’s the use of hating iron that couldn’t become steel*? This was fate. He could only accept it.

[*T/N: hating iron that can’t become steel means to lament someone for not being able to live up to your standards]

The only thing that he could do now was to do his best to ensure that his grandson ascended the throne. Only in this way could the Zhang Sun family’s glory live on. Even if Zhang Sun Shao Qi had no talent or virtue, as long as he gave birth to a son in the future, the Zhang Sun family would still have hope.

In the corridor on the left side of Taiqing Paalce, as soon as Fu Yuan Fan saw his cousin’s group, he knew that there must be a good show to watch. He wanted to follow them, but… he furtively glanced at his mother.

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She gave birth to the sixth prince. As soon as he moved a finger, she would know what he was up to. Facing his expectant eyes, Consort Lan did not hesitate to put out the flame of hope in his eyes.

“It’s not that mother doesn’t want to let you go, but you saw what happened just now. Imperial Uncle is angry. He will definitely not give your imperial father any face. If you follow them and see your imperial father being reprimanded, and your imperial father finds out, how would he think of you? A son seeing his father lose face. In the future your imperial father will always be thinking of how you know about his humiliation. Do you think you can still live well then? Mother won’t ask for anything else. As long as you’re safe and well, then that is enough.”

Consort Lan persuaded him patiently. She only hoped that he could understand her intentions.

Fu Yuan Fan lowered his head in disappointment, “Erchen* understands. Erchen won’t go.”

[*T/N: 儿臣 erchen means “this subject, your son.” Used to address oneself.]

Consort Lan lovingly patted his head. She only had this one son. All she wanted was for him to live well. She didn’t care about competing for favor.

“Speaking of which, I, your mother, heard some rumors a few days ago. I’ve been hoping for Fan Er* to help me clear up some confusion. Now is a good time. Let us return to our place and have a good chat between mother and son.”

[*T/N: Fan Er is a nickname for Fu Yuan Fan. The Fan is the same character. Er is a diminutive to give the name a cute and childish feel.]

Consort Lan took Fu Yuan Fan by the hand and dragged him away without any delay.

Fu Yuan Fan didn’t react at first, but when he thought about what his mother might ask him, his expression changed immediately. This was the reason that he didn’t dare to see his mother for the past few days. Looked like he couldn’t avoid it any longer. In his heart, he howled with grief.

Behind him, the bodyguard Da Hei gave him a sympathetic look.

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