The two sudden attacks stunned Concubine Yi.
He covered his face and looked at Ye Jun in panic, with tea leaves on his hair, looking embarrassed.
"You, you hit people for no reason, it's too unreasonable!" Concubine Yi was still angry.
Unexpectedly, Ye Jun's face turned dark and he slapped him again.
This time, the blow was more powerful, causing Concubine Yi to fall off the embroidery stool and sit on the ground.
"I am the Imperial Concubine, in charge of the six palaces. Do I need to explain the reason to you, a second-rank concubine, before I teach you? Don't forget how you got your position as a concubine. I can give it to you, but I can also take it back."
Ye Jun sneered and stared down at her condescendingly, his eyes full of warning.
"There's no need for me to teach you such a simple truth as walls have ears. If you let me hear you say dirty words again, I will cut off your tongue myself!"
When Concubine Yi met her gaze, she couldn't help but shrink back, her lips trembling as she didn't dare to respond.
As soon as Ye Jun left the tent, Yun Xiucai hurried over to help her up.
Fortunately, the tea was not hot, otherwise the consequences would be more serious.
However, Ye Jun showed no mercy when he slapped Concubine Yi. The skin at the corners of her mouth was broken and she grimaced in pain.
Just after a stick of incense had passed, the third prince arrived.
As soon as he entered the tent, he saw Yunxiu applying medicine on Concubine Yi's face, and his eyes darkened.
He walked over quickly, saw the wound on Concubine Yi's face, and asked immediately.
"Mother, what is going on? Who dares to hurt your body?"
"Who else could it be other than the Imperial Concubine?" Concubine Yi said humiliatedly.
The wound on his face was hurt and his expression was very unnatural.
He waved his hand to signal Yunxiu to stop, and then said, "Today I was also careless. When I said that the Fourth Prince was not as good as you, she passed by and heard it. She rushed into the tent and beat me without saying anything, and even splashed tea on my face."
After hearing this, the third prince clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
"The Imperial Concubine is too overbearing and rude. We are both concubines, how dare she do that!"
"She is the imperial concubine who holds power in the six palaces and is favored. I have been out of favor for a long time. My current position is not easy to come by, so naturally I am controlled by her." Concubine Yi shed tears.
But she was too ashamed to tell her son how she came to be a concubine.
The third prince let out a long breath, his eyes filled with gloom.
"Don't worry, mother. I will definitely find a way to help you get rid of this anger!"
Concubine Yi nodded and quickly warned, "Don't go looking for your father. He has always been partial to me. I said something unpleasant to you, so you can't blame me again."
Hearing his mother say this, the third prince felt sad again.
Usually, Concubine Yi never said so bluntly that the emperor was partial to her father, but she finally said it today. So did her mother already know that the emperor was partial to her father
Suppressing his emotions, the third prince nodded and left the tent.
Originally, he came here today to tell Concubine Yi about his cooperation with the Third Prince, but now seeing his mother being humiliated because of him, he didn't want his mother to worry about his affairs anymore.
The thirteen-year-old third prince felt that he was already capable of standing on his own.
Think about Emperor Taizong of Nanqi, who ascended the throne at the age of nine and later made Nanqi prosperous at a young age. He can do the same.
What's more, he just wanted to become the crown prince first. By the time he could ascend the throne, he would have grown into a better person.
"Go and see my fourth brother. As his elder brother, I should always care about him." The third prince whispered.
Liang Zhao agreed, "I heard that the eldest and second princes went together. I don't think you can meet them if you go there now."
The third prince nodded and walked over quickly.
When I arrived at the door of the tent, I saw the eldest prince and the second prince just coming out.
So he put on a worried look and walked forward.
"Big brother, second brother, you are here too. How is fourth brother? Is he seriously injured?"
Seeing him, the other two brothers seemed to avoid him.
As the eldest brother, the eldest prince spoke first, "Fourth brother is still asleep. The imperial physician said that his injury is not serious, just his left arm is twisted. He will probably need to rest for more than a month."
As he was speaking, a gust of wind blew and the eldest prince couldn't help coughing twice.
"Brother, you are not feeling well. It is windy outside and you should not stand for a long time. Let me take you home first." The second prince took the initiative to say.
"Okay, we will feel relieved after seeing Fourth Brother. Let's go. It just so happens that I painted a picture yesterday when I was free. Can you show it to me?" The eldest prince said with a smile.
The third prince felt a little uncomfortable seeing how close the two of them were, but he didn't say anything. He just bowed and sent his two brothers away.
Just as he was about to enter the tent, he was stopped by Bai Zhu.
"I'm so sorry, Your Highness. Our Highness has just taken some medicine and is lying down. It's not convenient for him to see anyone right now. Your Highness should come back another day."
The third prince's face darkened.
He wanted to know why other princes were able to go in but he couldn't.
But looking at Bai Zhu's posture as the gatekeeper, he would definitely not be allowed in no matter what. He couldn't force his way in, so he had to leave in embarrassment.
"Okay, then I won't bother you anymore. Please take good care of me, sir."
Bai Zhu bowed, "Of course, it's my duty as a servant."
On the other side, the eldest prince and the second prince went back. Although they also looked at the paintings, they were not discussing the paintings.
"I see that the third brother has become more and more strange since he came in. Although he appears to be friendly on the surface, I always feel that he is not very comfortable getting along with him." The eldest prince said while drinking hot tea.
The second prince nodded, "I think so too, but... he is sinister. He was not like this when he was young, but he has become more thoughtful as he grows up."
As for what the focus of this thought was, both of them knew it, but they didn't say it out loud.
The eldest prince smiled and said, "Forget it. You and I don't care about that. I will just be a leisurely prince in the future. Look at the second uncle and the fourth uncle. They are free and easy."
"Hahahaha, what you said is right, brother." The second prince also laughed.
In the past, he was very unwilling and resentful of Concubine Jing's teachings, but now, after a few years, he no longer thinks about these things.
Therefore, the Second Prince is probably the one among his brothers who can best understand the Third Prince's feelings.
He also knew that unless he thought it through and gave up, no one could persuade the third brother.
In fact, although the eldest prince and the second prince did not say it, after getting along with each other for so many years, they liked the fourth prince more.
Compared to the Fourth Prince, the Third Prince is quite a hypocrite. He always makes people feel that there is a layer of skin between them and their true heart cannot be seen.
As for the Third Prince, after what happened today, he felt more or less isolated.
But he doesn't care.
He firmly believed that there was no family affection in the royal family, and that the eldest and second sons were closer to the Fourth Prince only because the Fourth Prince seemed to have more advantages than him.
When he gains power in the future, they will still come to curry favor with him.
Thinking of this, the third prince quietly went to find Hongger again.
Today's frightened horse incident did not seriously injure the Fourth Prince, so he had to ask how to properly resolve it and what to do in the future.
After all, opportunities for assassination are hard to come by, and the worst thing is to try again a second time if you fail once.
Because the first time can be explained as an accident, the second time, even if the plan is just as careful, will make people suspicious.
What's more, the imperial concubine has already become suspicious.