The Emperor suddenly shouted, scaring Eunuch Li half to death, who imdiately stamred, "It... it’s the Fourth Prince who is in trouble."
"What mischief has that spawn caused again?"
Upon hearing this, the Emperor’s heart sank. A few days ago, this fool had the audacity to flirt with Situtu Xueer right in front of the War Prince’s Mansion, creating a public scandal and inciting anger among the masses, who clamored to file The Petition of the People. Luckily, Situtu Xueer wisely suppressed the matter.
However, it backfired on him, with accusations claiming that he, the Emperor, had sent the Fourth Prince to molest her. As a result, the populace was dissatisfied with him, and naturally, the Emperor grew more displeased with the Fourth Prince.
Now, upon hearing the Fourth Prince was in trouble again, his heart sank, unsure of what mischief the scoundrel had caused this ti.
"Fo... Fo... Fourth Prince... he... he...!"
"Ah! What exactly happened?"
"Your Majesty, you’d best see for yourself at the gates of the Imperial Palace. I... I can’t bring myself to say it."
The Fourth Prince had been stripped and bound at the Imperial Palace gates, with people gathered around pointing and talking about him. Eunuch Li dared not speak, fearing the Emperor’s wrath.
"The gates of the Imperial Palace?"
"Yes, the Fourth Prince is at the palace gates."
"That scoundrel, when he cos doesn’t even pay respect to his Empress Mother, while the Empress has been worrying herself sick over him."
In the past, the Emperor thought the Fourth Prince was quite obedient, well-taught by the Empress, and considered giving him the seat of the Eastern Palace. However, recently, everything he did made the Emperor’s heart grow cold.
Eunuch Li remained silent, thinking the Fourth Prince would like to co, but he can’t.
With Eunuch Li unable to explain, the Emperor had no choice but to personally go to the palace gates to see what was going on.
Eunuch Li quickly assisted the Emperor in washing and changing, no ti even for breakfast, and they proceeded majestically towards the gates...
Imperial Palace, Zhengyang Gate.
Bright red rosewood carved with a dragon and phoenix winding around either side of the gates, appearing extrely regal, with doorknobs made of golden dragon heads, and flanked on both sides by two exquisite Luminous Pearls, pure and enchanting. From afar, the gold-encrusted gate, under the sunshine, was even more dazzling.
The usually solemn palace gate now bustled as if it were a marketplace.
The crowd of people grew, pointing at a man wearing only shorts nearby, with voices of discussion rising and falling...
"Oh my! Isn’t that the Fourth Prince? Why is he naked and bound here? Could it be the incident with Madam Situ recently, and he’s being punished by the Emperor?"
"Are you stupid? Even if it’s punishnt from the Emperor, he wouldn’t humiliate the Fourth Prince like this. Think about it, the Fourth Prince’s disgrace isn’t the Royal Family’s disgrace? The Emperor wouldn’t be that foolish."
"True."
"I reckon he must have molested so maiden again, and her husband caught him and tied him here for revenge! Haha...!"
The surrounding laughter erupted, everyone laughing while nodding: "Hmm, makes sense. The Fourth Prince’s brazen behavior leads to such a fate, which is understandable."
"Hey, hey, hey! Co quickly and see, there are words hanging on the Fourth Prince’s chest!"
"What words?"
"I don’t know, I can’t read. Find soone who can read to check it out."
"Scholar Zhang, hurry over here and help us see what’s written on the Fourth Prince’s chest?"
An old man was pushed to the front by the crowd.
The old man, wearing spectacles with white hair, carefully looked and read out the words one by one: "Great Pervert."
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