"Zhang Chen doesn't care about his reputation, so he gave you this bad advice. But what about you? You think it's important to lose your reputation and catch those messy people, but you don't think about how hard you worked to gain a reputation for admitting mistakes and correcting them. If you make a scene like this, and then get scolded by me, and then drown your sorrows in alcohol, what will your father and third brother think?"
Seeing the Fourth Prince standing there in a daze, Zhang Shou said calmly, "Besides, you said that flies don't bite seamless villains. Even if you think you are not a villain, you can't help but hear rumors and deliberately slander you. There are some things that Lu Gaoyuan doesn't care about, his newlywed wife doesn't care about, and even Lu Jijiu doesn't care about them, but that doesn't mean that some people who claim to be moral gentlemen don't care."
"Do you know why your uncle, Prince Lu, became more and more unscrupulous? Besides the fact that the emperor indulged him too much, it was because he did not control himself properly at first, so someone deliberately spread his scandals outside. As a result, when more people talked about it, he just gave up and did whatever he wanted? You think it doesn't matter, but do you know that three people can make a tiger, and a lot of gossip can melt gold. Zeng Shen killed people?"
"Do you think those unscrupulous rumors will let you off just because you are young? If you really want to do great things, it would be fine if you don't care about your reputation before and after death, but you are risking yourself for such a small matter. I think the twenty rods you received before were not enough! Walking outside and being pointed at by thousands of people, does that feel good?"
The fourth prince finally squatted down against the wall, but he still grumbled with extreme grievance: "But Zhang Chen said that instead of letting others not be able to find the third brother's flaws and thus have no way to start, why not I help him..."
"If you take the wrong path too much, the sword will break, just like walking too much at night can easily break your legs! That kid is just too bold, and he even encouraged you to do the same!" Zhang Shou interrupted the fourth prince neatly, and then said firmly, "In short, there is no room for negotiation on this matter, so give up this stupid idea as soon as possible..."
However, this time it was his turn to not be able to finish his words. Because in the night sky, a figure floated down like a big bird, landing lightly only five or six steps away from him and the Fourth Prince. Obviously, it was no one else, but Ah Liu.
Ah Liu, who had severely punished the Fourth Prince with twenty lashes of the cane, was clearly very intimidating to the naughty kid. As soon as he saw Ah Liu, the naughty kid, who had just been squatting on the ground, immediately got up and went directly behind Zhang Shou, even holding onto Zhang Shou's arms tightly with both hands, unable to conceal his nervousness at all.
"Master, the madman just left." After Ah Liu's concise opening remarks, he saw the frightened Fourth Prince's eyes widen, so he continued, "The madman said that he already knew about what Zhang Chen and the Fourth Prince discussed, and the Emperor also knew about it."
At this, the Fourth Prince's face turned pale at first, and then he became red with anger. How could he have imagined that the collusion he thought was secret was actually known to everyone, and they just watched him act like a monkey! Just as he rushed out in a daze, Zhang Shou held his shoulder and he could not take another step forward.
"What else did Master Hua Qi say?"