As the crown prince, the third prince had to consider issues of filial piety and brotherhood, so he couldn't say bad things to the second prince who obviously had no feelings for him. The fourth prince, this naughty child, noticed that his father seemed quite sad, so knowing that he could easily say the wrong thing, he wisely kept his mouth shut. But Zhu Ying didn't have this concern.
Being clear about what she loves and hates has always been her greatest principle in dealing with people. Even if she is really the daughter of the emperor and Concubine Yu, the second prince has a grudge against her. She doesn't want to pretend to shed tears and share the emperor's sadness. She is not a good son like the third prince!
After she broke through this window paper, she saw that the father and son in front of her all had stiff faces, so she immediately softened her tone and said, "The Second Prince has been against me since he was a child, but he can't beat me in a fight, can't argue with me, and I can crush his schemes with my strength, so he is the only one who has let me down, but I have never let him down! And what about you, Your Majesty, have you ever let him down?"
"It's not like you didn't want to teach them yourself, but weren't you always blocked by the Queen... the deposed Queen? Not to mention the Third and Fourth Princes, who would have feelings for their brother who always bullied and despised them? The Emperor just heard this news, and probably thinks that you were too harsh on the Second Prince, and even the First Prince, but what about the people who were harmed by them?"
"Oh, the eldest prince did harm a bunch of people in Cangzhou, but the second prince just made trouble in his own territory. At most, he killed a few servants and abused Lu Sanlang's current wife in the street, causing a lot of farces. At most, he wanted to reconcile with the deposed queen, but he made a joke of poisoning Kunning Palace. But if there was no suspicion between mother and son, how could it have come to this?"
"To be honest, the more innocent people are the ones on that ship who might have been buried with him!"
"shut up!"
Hearing the emperor's roar, the Third Prince, who was just shocked by Zhu Ying's bold words, shuddered. He hurriedly added another hand and pressed the back of the emperor's hand, and urged him bitterly: "Father, Sister Yingying has always been so straightforward. Please don't blame her. She has no ill intentions!"
The fourth prince also reacted and quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, father, sister Yingying was bullied by the eldest and second brothers together. If she wasn't so strong, she would have been bullied badly! She is just telling the truth, father, please don't be angry!"
Seeing that the two brothers were trying their best to speak up for him, Zhu Ying immediately showed a sarcastic smile on his face, and then he knelt down and saluted casually, saying: "If the emperor is not happy with what I said, I will admit my scolding and punishment later, but I didn't say anything wrong, so I will never admit my mistake! It's late at night, and I have to go to court tomorrow, so please don't stay up late and tire yourself out. What's more..."
She stood up, glanced at the two little guys who were nervous as if they were afraid that she would continue to say something shocking, and waved her hand and said, "Besides, the Third and Fourth Princes have a lot of schoolwork now. Going to bed late and getting up late is not good for their health, and even worse for their schoolwork! Besides, they are the ones who are really worried about you. I'm leaving now!"
Seeing Zhu Ying turning around and walking out while talking to herself, the Third Prince and the Fourth Prince were completely dumbfounded. They didn't know whether they should stop her or let her go.