The Ultimate Prodigal Son - Chapter 305

[Chapter 305: Three Brothers Gathered]

“Everyone, please take your seats first. This is a family dinner. Don’t be too reserved. Just eat and drink

as much as you want.” After the emperor sat at the head of the table, he saw that most people had arrived, so he waved his hand and said.

“Thank you, Your Majesty. Long live the emperor, long live the emperor!”

The civil and military officials stood up from their seats again and knelt down to the emperor.

Although the emperor said so and asked everyone to be more casual, who in the room was not trembling with fear?

In front of the emperor, if there was any mistake, they would be charged with a crime of impropriety in front of the emperor, and their future would probably be ruined!

At this time, all the princes and princesses were sitting below the emperor, and the eldest prince was the closest to the emperor.

Lin Tian’s seat was really good.

After all, Yang Sheng was the prime minister and the emperor’s teacher, so his position was naturally second only to the emperor and empress.

Lin Tian was also lucky to sit next to him.

So the current vision was very clear, and just by looking up, he could see the situation in the entire hall.

“The second prince seems to have no interest in politics?”

Glancing at a handsome young man in a green shirt, Lin Tian couldn’t help but keep his eyes on that man for a while.

Seeing his handsome face, combined with the position he sat, it was easy to infer that he was the second prince who didn’t love worldly affairs.

It was rumored that the second prince loved to travel and play, and he didn’t care about the affairs of the court at all. He traveled all day long. He

didn’t even come back at the end of last year!

If the emperor hadn’t given him a death order, I’m afraid that the second prince would still be traveling at this year’s Mid-Autumn Festival.

“The second prince likes calligraphy and painting, is good at playing chess, and spends most of the year traveling and studying abroad. He doesn’t care about the affairs of the court at all.”

Yang Sheng explained to Lin Tian in a low voice.

Then he also introduced all the princes and princesses.

Just as Yang Sheng’s voice fell, the emperor sitting at the top suddenly burst into laughter.

“Rui’er pays respects to father! I wish father great blessings and longevity!”

Su Rui wore a purple dress with auspicious clouds and auspicious beasts embroidered on it with golden silk thread.

Just from the glossiness of the fabric and the delicate needle angles, you can know that his clothes are definitely made of the finest brocade!

“Rui’er is back. He hasn’t been with father these days. Father misses him very much!”

The emperor was even happier to see Su Rui. Among all the princes and princesses, he loved the eleventh prince Su Rui and the second prince Su Yu the most.

It’s a pity that one of them is not old enough, and the other loves to travel and doesn’t like government affairs. Both of them are not suitable for the throne.

It is precisely because of this that the two of them have all the fatherly love of the emperor.

As for the third prince Su Jin, that is, the current King Jing.

He is naturally very talented, and has his own unique insights into government affairs. He should be the most suitable candidate for the throne.

It’s a pity that his biological mother was born in a humble family and was a concubine’s son. If he was rashly appointed as the crown prince, it would be difficult to convince the civil and military officials.

“Rui’er misses father too! This is a Buddha statue carved by Rui’er himself, and I give it to father!”

Su Rui said loudly with her little face raised, and took a brocade box from the hand of the palace maid beside her and handed it to the emperor as if offering a treasure.

The emperor was interrupted by Su Rui’s words, and his thoughts were immediately collected. He smiled lovingly and took the brocade box.

After opening the box, it turned out to be a jade Buddha statue of excellent quality.

Although the workmanship of this Buddha statue is a little rough, it can be seen that there are traces of fine polishing in it, which is enough to prove that Su Rui has spent a lot of effort.

“Then father, thank you Rui’er, father likes this gift very much!”

The emperor said with a smile, and carefully put the jade Buddha back as if it were a rare treasure, and let Shun Gong next to him keep it well.

Seeing the emperor’s serious look, the queen clenched her hands under her sleeves tightly.

She was unwilling to accept it!

He was just a bastard born by a mother but not raised by a mother. Why did he get such love from the emperor? !

Her Lin’er was good in every way, but the emperor was unwilling to give him even an extra glance!

After taking a deep breath to calm down, the queen glanced at the position of the eldest prince Su Lin calmly.

Sure enough, Su Lin’s face became extremely ugly.

“Is my brother feeling unwell?”

The second prince Su Yu next to him saw Su Lin’s ugly face at a glance and asked with concern.

It’s a pity that his concern seemed like a mockery to Su Lin!

“How could it be, my brother, you are seeing it wrong.”

Su Lin immediately put away his expression like a Sichuan opera face-changing, and said to Su Yu with a pulled corner of his mouth.

Looking back at the position next to the emperor, Shun Gong moved a small stool next to him.

Su Rui was sitting on the stool just fine, and the emperor was examining his homework.

“Rui’er has always been smart. Among our brothers, only Rui’er can please the emperor so much.”

Su Jin also interrupted.

After saying that, he glanced at Su Lin intentionally or unintentionally.

Sure enough, although Su Lin’s face did not change, the blue veins on the back of his hand had already revealed his mood swings.

“Indeed, the eleventh prince is not in the palace, and the emperor’s smile on his face has decreased a lot.”

But Su Lin couldn’t help but respond to Su Jin’s words. He could only take a few breaths before continuing with a fake smile.

“Second prince, you should stay after the New Year this time?”

However, Su Jin stopped responding to Su Lin’s words and turned to chat with Su Yu.

“How can I leave? If I don’t stay in the palace this time, I’m afraid my father will send the imperial guards to arrest me!”

Su Yu fell back in a very unruly manner, complaining a little.

But his eyes drifted to the female guest seats opposite, as if he was looking for someone.

“You are not in the palace all day, and the emperor loves you very much, so naturally he wants you to stay in the palace for a while longer.”

Su Jin said with a smile.

He did not notice where Su Yu’s eyes drifted, as she seemed to be concentrating on chatting with him, and occasionally taking a sip of tea.

Su Lin also wanted to interrupt to appear less withdrawn, but the two of them talked about some poetry and songs.

The level involved was far beyond his reach, so he opened his mouth, not knowing what to say, and could only swallow it back.

Inadvertently, Su Lin discovered that Su Yu’s eyes seemed to be fixed on a certain position.

He followed his gaze and saw that it was Yang Zhiqing’s table, who was chatting happily with a woman next to him.

For some reason, Su Lin was stunned by her smile.

“Royal brother? Royal brother?”