klisemfg Chapter 144 The Crown Prince's Aesthetic Sense
Chapter 144 The Crown Prince's Aesthetic Sense
He dares not go back.
If he goes back, the two women in the house will beat him to a pulp.
The old emperor glanced at his beloved son, and the words that came out of his mouth were colder than the December weather.
“You’ve been away from home for so long, you should go back and see your wife and children. What kind of behavior is it to stay here with your father?”
The crown prince stared wide-eyed at his father in disbelief.
"Dad, you're kicking me while I'm down!!!"
"We still have to save face!"
The old emperor calmly turned his head and continued drinking his tea: "What is face? Does our Zhou family even have that?"
Crown Prince: ...
Very good, as expected of his father.
In the middle of the night, the Crown Prince was sent back to his Eastern Palace, but this time it was a little different.
None of the six ministers who were supposed to go home left; they all stayed near the Eastern Palace.
As for Shen Zhiyi?
He had already dragged Zhang Sheren up to the top of the East Palace wall.
"Shh, I'm telling you, I've checked this wall, no guards have come over."
Zhang Sheren's lips twitched violently.
Upon returning to the Eastern Palace, the Crown Prince had just stepped through the palace gates when he saw the Crown Princess, the Crown Prince's Consort, and the Imperial Grandson waiting for him.
When the Crown Prince saw his father return, he was so happy that he rushed to him.
"Dad, I've missed you so much."
"Son, Dad misses you too."
The father and son embraced each other, showing their love and filial piety.
I wonder if the Crown Prince would still be so happy to hold his son if he knew he'd fallen into the latrine.
Prince:? ? ?
He shoved the Crown Prince away.
He straightened his clothes and said, "You're so big now, how can you hug your father like this?"
"Dad, getting married is what it means to grow up. Once your son gets married, I promise he won't hug you like this anymore. So Dad, what about my marriage?"
The Crown Princess stepped forward: "Yes, Your Highness, it's time to start preparing for my wedding."
The crown prince avoided eye contact.
"We'll talk about the wedding later, no rush."
"Father, it's urgent!"
[Hahaha, the Crown Princess and her entourage have no idea that the Crown Prince has sold his son's marriage off the table.]
The Crown Princess paused, then looked sharply at the Crown Prince.
The Crown Prince's back stiffened; it seemed like the Crown Princess knew everything.
That can't be right. It seems like only officials can hear Shen Zhiyi's true feelings.
The six ministers outside suppressed their laughter.
"The Crown Prince has no idea that there are even more people who can hear Shen Lang's true feelings."
The Crown Prince's smile froze as he looked at the Crown Princess and asked, "Wh-what's wrong?"
"My son wants to marry the granddaughter of Prince Zhuang. I wonder what the Crown Prince thinks?"
"Prince Zhuang's granddaughter?"
The Crown Prince nodded excitedly.
The Crown Prince stammered, "Well, our son might not be good enough for her. Prince Zhuang's granddaughter is a renowned talented woman, and our silly son..."
Calling Prince Zhuang's granddaughter a talented woman is actually inappropriate.
In reality, Prince Zhuang's granddaughter was proficient in nine out of ten arts—music, chess, calligraphy, and painting—but completely clueless about the last one.
[So she's not exactly a talented woman, and Prince Zhuang's granddaughter, like me, loves to eat, but she's prone to weight gain and currently weighs around 200 pounds.]
The Crown Princess took a deep breath.
[Prince Zhuang feared his granddaughter wouldn't be able to marry, so he spread rumors about her being a talented woman and even declared he would marry into her family to lure her in. By the time the future son-in-law discovered she wasn't what he expected, it would be too late, since no one would dare ruin a prince's marriage.]
The granddaughter of Prince Zhuang was personally chosen by the Crown Prince.
The Crown Princess looked at her son with some worry.
"Son, have you met Prince Zhuang's granddaughter?"
"Yes, Mother. She's very beautiful. I guarantee you'll like her."
"what?"
The Crown Princess pictured her two-hundred-pound daughter-in-law in her mind.
"This this……"
First of all, let me clarify that she is not discriminating against fat people. Secondly, she felt like she couldn't breathe.
The Crown Prince's concubine quickly helped the Crown Princess up and said, "Didn't Prince Zhuang say that his granddaughter wants to find a son-in-law who will live with her family? We can't let our imperial grandson become his granddaughter's son-in-law, can we?"
"Sister-in-law?"
The prince murmured for a moment, then his eyes lit up.
"If I become a live-in son-in-law, wouldn't I not need to spend too much money?"
"Zhou Chongji!"
The Crown Princess's shrill voice almost pierced the Crown Prince's ears.
The Crown Princess, who always maintained a respectful demeanor in public, abandoned her persona and gave the Crown Prince a 360-degree kiss.
"If you dare let your son marry into the family, I'll divorce you tomorrow."
"Ouch, ouch, ouch! Honey, I was wrong, I was wrong!"
"I'm just thinking about it."
"I can't even imagine it."
"Okay okay."
Hahahaha, I'm laughing so hard I'll get rich!
[Actually, the Crown Prince could try contacting Prince Zhuang's side first; perhaps his granddaughter isn't in a hurry to get married.]
The Crown Prince and Crown Princess exchanged a glance.
The Crown Princess withdrew her hand, regaining her initial composure.
"I'll be visiting Prince Zhuang tomorrow."
The Crown Prince's eyes lit up.
"Thank you, mother."
The Crown Princess looked at her son with a forced smile and asked, "Son, I'm asking you a question, and you must answer truthfully."
"Mother, please tell me."
"Who do you think is prettier, Consort Liu or Consort Zhang?"
I know that; the imperial grandson will definitely choose Consort Zhang.
The Crown Prince said, "Of course, Consort Zhang is prettier."
The Crown Princess rubbed her forehead and looked up at the sky: "Oh dear, my head is killing me, I have to go back to sleep."
As the Crown Prince and his entourage entered their respective rooms, Zhang Sheren could not suppress his curiosity.
"Shen Lang, why did the imperial grandson choose Consort Zhang?"
"Because Zhang Cairen is rather chubby."
[What else could it be? The imperial grandson's aesthetic is chubby; he likes plump girls. He thinks such girls are pretty and cute, with 200 pounds being the ideal.]
Aesthetic sense is indeed a very subjective matter.
[But I love chubby girls too!!!]
Shen Zhiyi especially missed her roommate from Northeast China during the winter, who sheltered her from the wind and rain.
"what--"
A scream nearly knocked the two people sitting on the wall off.
Shen Zhiyi excitedly turned on the surveillance camera.
[I knew it, I knew it! How could the Crown Princess possibly let the Crown Prince go?]
[They've started fighting! They really have started fighting.]
The Crown Princess was already furious that he hadn't been home for almost half a year, and then he used the budget meant for her son's wedding to fund a war. All that pent-up anger finally exploded.
[Hehe, let's fight!]
Shen Zhiyi was watching the show when she suddenly started screaming.
【No, Your Highness, you're cheating! How could you do that?!】
Shen Zhiyi blushed and abruptly turned off the surveillance camera.
This is outrageous! Absolutely outrageous!
How could the Crown Prince treat the Crown Princess like this?!
Wow, I didn't realize that.