C31

The matter of running away from home had actually been left unsettled. The prescription was not pursued by South Africa, and it was not even asked, if it had never happened before. Although Shang Yiqing was confused, as long as no one dared to provoke her, she would be happy to let it go. Actually, she had only left that day out of anger and hadn't decided where she wanted to go. It wasn't that bad to be an imperial concubine; after all, she was a relative of the royal family, so she didn't have to worry about food or clothing!

However, after that incident, Fang Zinan no longer shared a room with her. He would sleep in the study room every night, and his attitude towards her had become distant as well, apart from showing his a show of affection in front of everyone whenever he brought her to Prince Yu's mansion.

That day, they went to Prince Yu's estate to pay their respects to Prince Yu.

By the time they arrived, the other princes and consort had already arrived.

"Aiya, Prince Rong, why have you come at such a time?" Princess Ning said in an exaggerated manner. The entire hall was filled with her high-pitched voice, and at the same time, a perfunctory smile appeared on her face.

"Everyone knows that Ning Wang's health has always been poor. We came too late, so please forgive us." Shang Yiqing was full of smiles. For some reason, she didn't like the way Ning Xiaoyao spoke.

Princess Xuan rose to her feet and called out to Shang Yiqing, "Princess, please come over quickly. Let's sit down together."

At this point, Prince Rong had already walked over and sat with the princes. The princesses by his side were also seated in a circle.

"Father, I see that after the Fourth Prince's brother got married, his body seems to have improved a lot." The one who spoke was King Ding. He knew that his father, because of Prince Rong's weak body, was particularly considerate, so he took the opportunity to speak in such a manner as to make his father happy.

Fang Zinan smiled. In front of all his brothers, he always kept a low profile. Although they were all brothers born from the same mother, they were not as harmonious as they seemed to be. Especially in the past two years, the gap in their hearts had deepened. The reason was simple. The current emperor had no sons, and Prince Yu was the emperor's blood brother, so his four sons all became the hot heirs to the throne. What fraternity, brotherhood, once involved in the battle with the imperial power, they would become unfriendly and unfriendly.

"Come, us brothers toast to our royal father." Ning Wang raised his cup. Amongst all the brothers, he was the oldest, and his words usually contained some of the arrogance of a big brother.

The four princes raised their cups in toast to their royal father. Fang Zinan only took a sip and put down the wine cup. Because of his body, he didn't like to drink alcohol.

"Fourth Prince, why aren't you drinking anymore?" Ning Wang looked at him in displeasure. Although Prince Rong was physically weak, he couldn't possibly refuse a single glass of wine?

"Elder Brother Wang, Fourth Brother is weak, so let him go." As King Xuan spoke, he looked at Fang Zinan with concern.

"Today, we brothers are here for the sake of making father happy. Everyone has drunk all of this wine and only the fourth prince has yet to drink it. Could it be that this is disrespectful to father?" Amongst all the brothers, the one he disliked the most was Prince Rong. As brothers, each of them had a heroic bearing. Only Prince Rong, as a man from his family, was always sickly and devoid of manliness!

This time, King Ding was unhappy: "Brother Wang, why do you say that? You clearly know that the Fourth Prince's younger brother is weak and sickly, and you're not even going to say anything to your royal father, so why do you have to make things difficult for him? "

"What's wrong? I am the history of the King, are you all not going to listen to me? " Ning Wang said unhappily. He knew that Ning Wang had always liked to oppose him. To speak of him in such a manner in front of so many people was clearly not giving him face.

"My royal brothers, please don't argue anymore. This little brother will drink this cup." Fang Zinan sighed and picked up his wine cup.

Prince Yu, who was seated at the head of the table, was moved. "You two brothers, stop quarreling. Prince Rong is weak, and he isn't good at drinking. I haven't said anything, so when will you argue?"

Ning Wang glanced at everyone after hearing his father's words. He didn't say anything more, but an expression of disdain appeared on his face. He was the eldest of the brothers, the current emperor had no children. If he were to choose one of his brothers to succeed the throne, he would be the eldest son of Prince Yu and would have the most hope. That was why he could not help but act domineeringly in front of his brothers and sisters. It was a pity that his other brothers and sisters did not want to sell him out, especially King Ding, who loved to go against him.

Seeing that his father had spoken, King Xuan smiled and said, "Let's not fight over such small matters. Let's drink our wine properly."

King Xuan pleased his father the most. When Prince Yu heard this, a smile appeared on his face. "King Xuan is right. Your father will be happy if all of you can see the big picture like King Xuan."

"I know that the Third Prince has always been very good at being human. It seems that as his brother, I have to learn from the Third King's disciple." Dingdong.

Ning Wang didn't say anything, but the disdain in his eyes deepened. This was all seen by Fang Zinan. He bitterly smiled. Why was it that every time he went to Prince Yu's Mansion to reunite with his family, such unpleasant things would happen? Can't we get along together? When he thought of this, he cast a sidelong glance at Shang Yiqing, only to see her sitting with a few other consorts. She seemed to be happily chatting with them, and he couldn't help but console her.

Shang Yiqing smiled, "I wish a toast to all my sisters."

Princess Xuan hurriedly raised her goblet in agreement, while Princess Ning didn't even move. Like her husband, she looked down on Prince Rong the most, so her attitude towards Shang Yiqing was also extremely disdainful.

All of this had been witnessed by the imperial concubine. She couldn't help but say, "How can we allow consort to toast us? Princess Ning doesn't even move. Aren't we giving her too much face?"

"What are you saying? "This wangfei has only drunk a few cups of wine previously, but now that the alcohol's power has increased, I'd like to take a breather." Princess Ning said so casually, just to cover up her actions just now.

Princess Dingdong. She laughed coldly, "Is that true?"

"What should I do? I'm afraid it's not my sister's turn to speak, right?" Princess Ning gave a cold snort, similarly disdainful look.

"Sisters, you should forget about it. Let's not fuss over such a small matter. It would not be good if the princes saw it." Princess Xuan tried to persuade her with a gentle smile.