Having been in a daze for one day and one night, the moment RongCheng awakened and saw Shang Yuan sitting beside him, he felt exceedingly happy; he reached his hand out to catch hold of the person's hand, calling: "Ah Yuan."
Shang Yuan intentionally displayed a huff of anger, wishing to pull his hand back; RongCheng squeezed even tighter, resolved not to let go, after that furthermore sat up to pillow his head lying with his face face-down upon his lap, pleading: "Do not be angry… Ah Yuan, pray do not be angry… you may strike or scold me, but do not be angry."
"Humph… you are the Eldest Prince, furthermore able to be the emperor in days to come, who dares to strike or scold you?"
Knowing the person was still angry, RongCheng thereupon said: "Ah Yuan individually is permitted; having performed wrong, one must suffer punishment; pray do not be angry further."
Shang Yuan all of a sudden let out a cold laugh, saying: "What fault do you possess ah? Why not go inspect the plight of the populace of Li Province together along with your little lover, your good adopted brother?"
Listening through, RongCheng felt his head as though just struck by thunder, aggrievedly saying: "I truly possessed a reason… every single affair was because of Ah Yuan that it resulted in such a plight."
Not expecting RongCheng would shift the responsibility onto himself, Shang Yuan cast a glance looking upon the person, asking: "Because of me?"
RongCheng gently nodded his head, and then brought every single root cause of the affair leading up to today to narrate back clearly, omitting nothing whatsoever.
Shang Yuan, listening to where, thereupon turned dizzy and shocked to there, sensing that RongCheng normally was immensely vigilant and exceedingly intelligent and sharp, yet for what cause this time did he go and place trust in that younger brother to the point of blindness, leading to such a muddled and foolish action?
Awaiting for him to finish narrating, Shang Yuan with suspicion asked: "Is what you spoke true or not?"
RongCheng instantly nodded his head: "Not half a word is false in any way."
Affairs having reached this plight, he originally had no requirement to conceal further, therefore rather speaking directly and truly every single thing… hoping the person listening would understand and sympathize. Furthermore affirming that he had decisively cut off that wrong relationship with Yan Si, toward afterward absolutely never again daring to repeat the offense.
As for that unrighteous little brother, causing him harm to such a wretched degree… it was not yet finished.
Listening through across a while, Shang Yuan let out a sigh, asking: "Do you still believe that little brother is always clean and pure ah? Have you not thought that from the beginning he laid a plot to frame and harm you?"
This matter was not something RongCheng had never thought toward, but…
"I brought him back from inside the forest; the person was pure like a sheet of white paper, how could he know toward such licentious and filthy things? Therefore…"
Right in this moment, Shang Yuan truly had no way to advise or dissuade, nevertheless he knew Yan Si was in no way pure like what RongCheng thought.
How could there exist an affair where devoid of cause RongCheng fell into an illusion, running one turn only to turn back to the place of Yan Si, furthermore mistaking him for his wife to act improperly?
Yan Si's very self originally was a divine physician; the matter of compounding a species of powerful soul-clouding incense to entice the soul of a person, of what difficulty was that? How much the less did he even dare to employ medicine intending to ruin his mental state… Suddenly remembering, Shang Yuan thereupon asked: "You… are you still addicted to that incense or not?"
RongCheng instantly shook his head, exerting effort to coax: "I have quit… already quit — Ah Yuan, pray do not be angry further, every single thing was because husband was not good, believing in the wrong person… turn back home along with me… Forgive me this turn, there will absolutely be no next turn… As for the part of Ah Si, I by my very self possess a method to arrange and settle smoothly, can it be done or not?"
Shang Yuan, listening through, was solely quiet without speaking; a long while after, only then did he nod his head: "Very well."
He still wished to see what Yan Si would do next, also wishing to see how RongCheng would open his eyes clear, whether he could clearly recognize the nature of that unbenevolent adopted brother or not.
Just hearing that single word "very well", RongCheng felt as happy as though having just escaped from the execution ground. Across how many days of wind and waves, in the final analysis every single affair had also concluded peacefully; solely remaining to resolve Yan Si, then it would be stable and smooth.
This truly was a lifelong lesson for him, nearly losing his wife… A person he loved more than every single thing, how could he, because of such a foolish mistake, lose him!
After several days of nourishing and recovering strength, the night prior to departing, the Empress Dowager arrived to meet Shang Yuan, instructing: "When my grandchild turns back, remember to strive to advise and persuade Cheng'er to establish additional secondary consorts…"
Speaking to this place, she suddenly felt it was too much of a loss toward her grandchild, thereupon correcting herself: "Ah, no requirement to establish is fine as well; solely requiring how to let Ah Thành possess one child to continue the lineage, then toward days to come no one will cause a threat toward the grandchild of this old woman further."
That affair, Shang Yuan naturally understood clearly; if RongCheng kept continuing in this manner, then sooner or later he would also be forced to death, or would have to entrust himself at the door of the meditation quarters.
Solely possessing the single method the Empress Dowager just spoke could be considered as complete and harmonious, nevertheless RongCheng absolutely would never agree, and his very self as well…
The Empress Dowager again patted upon his shoulder, saying: "Think toward the grand enterprise; wishing to remain beside the person, then my grandchild requires to know how to trade off… I believe Ah Yuan understands."
"Grandma, ah…" Shang Yuan all of a sudden let out a sigh: "I have understood clearly already; I definitely will consider exceedingly carefully, selecting words to speak."
The Empress Dowager with satisfaction nodded her head: "Grandma solely hopes the grandchild of this old woman obtains peace, tranquility, and happiness."
"Yes, this servant has understood already…" Albeit speaking thus, the journey of days to come was solely feared to turn all the more full of thorns.