Chapter 236 Frustration

Chapter 236: Furious and Frustrated

The Prince Ye's manor was peaceful and serene.

On the contrary, the Prince Qi's residence was a total mess.

This was because Prince Qi, Luo Feizhou, had awakened!

This should've been a good thing. After the inn incident, Emperor Jingyang, Consort Chu, and even the officials of the Dali Temple had all been waiting for Luo Feizhou to wake up.

Only he could verify what Ji Yuntang, Luo Sinian, and Xie Liuzheng said.

But weirdly, after waking up, Luo Feizhou stared blankly at everyone—he had no clue what had happened to him.

He didn't remember anything about the assassins or how he got all these injuries.

He didn't even remember how he got back to Prince Qi's residence.

Imperial Physician Zhou tried to reassure him, saying, "Your Highness, maybe your mind got shocked and you lost some memories. Once your body recovers, everything will come back to you."

Looking at himself wrapped up like a cocoon, Luo Feizhou felt utterly devastated.

When had he ever looked this bad?

What's more, many people had already seen him like this.

He'd totally lost face!

He couldn't stand it—couldn't bear seeing himself like this, and immediately started yelling at Imperial Physician Zhou.

"I don't want to be a cocoon! Take off all the bandages from my body. I want to get out of bed and move around."

"Your Highness, the bandages cannot be removed. The wounds on your face and chest haven't healed yet. If we take it off, what if scars are left behind?"

Imperial Physician Zhou pleaded, but Luo Feizhou wouldn't listen to a single word.

For some reason, Luo Jingshen's smug face suddenly popped into his head.

He could just imagine Luo Jingshen mocking him while he was stuck in bed.

He didn't want that kind of stain on his rep.

That only made Luo Feizhou more determined to rip off the bandages!

Imperial Physician Zhou, at his wits' end, had to cut a deal with him.

"Your Highness, if you insist on removing it, then let me take off the bandages from your legs and feet so it won't hinder you from going out and moving around. How about that?"

"No! Take it all off. I can't stand seeing myself like this for another second!"

Imperial Physician Zhou had no choice but to also remove the bandages from Luo Feizhou's chest.

Just then, Qing Feng approached and whispered something in Luo Feizhou's ear.

Luo Feizhou's face lit up. He shoved Imperial Physician Zhou aside and said eagerly, "Keep the bandages on my face. You can go now, Imperial Physician Zhou. I have something to attend to."

Imperial Physician Zhou looked at the big turtle on Luo Feizhou's chest that read "I'm a scumbag." The design had become even clearer than before, and he couldn't help twitching his mouth.

Whoever drew that turtle on Prince Qi's chest was a total genius.

With Luo Feizhou's obsession with face, how could he ever show his chest to his lovers and flings again?

With that thought, he didn't want to stick around Luo Feizhou another second. He turned and hurried out.

Luo Feizhou then turned to Qing Feng, his eyes bright with excitement instead of gloom.

"You say the Crown Prince led troops to Mount Liulang to eradicate the Blood Rain Sect but failed? He was chased by a wolf pack, fell off a cliff, and broke his leg?"

Qing Feng swallowed hard and said quietly, "Yes, Your Highness, that's right. Not only that, but out of the five thousand Xuanzi troops he took, fewer than a thousand came back, yet the Blood Rain Sect assassins weren't even scratched."

Upon hearing this, Luo Feizhou became even more excited, so much that he didn't even feel his injuries anymore.

"And what did Father do to him? Did he strip him of his title and throw him in jail?"

In Luo Feizhou's mind, Luo Jingshen had bragged to the emperor, then failed to wipe out the Blood Rain Sect, getting over four thousand soldiers killed—that was a huge screw-up. There was no way Emperor Jingyang could let that slide without a harsh punishment.

After all, the Xuanzi Army was a crack unit known for its glory, handpicked from across Dongchen.

Seeing Luo Feizhou's hopeful face, Qing Feng felt awkward.

He didn't know how to break it to him that the Crown Prince was totally fine.

He was afraid telling him straight would crush all his hopes.

Luo Feizhou clearly underestimated how much Luo Jingshen mattered to the emperor.

He was the Crown Prince, the emperor's rightful son. Even if all five thousand Xuanzi troops had died on Mount Liulang, Luo Jingshen likely wouldn't have gotten in trouble.

Before Qing Feng could figure out how to phrase it, Luo Feizhou kept pushing him.

"Spit it out! What punishment did Luo Jingshen receive? Did Father depose him as Crown Prince?"

Qing Feng pursed his lips before replying, "Your Highness, don't get mad when you hear this."

"His Majesty just docked the Crown Prince a year's pay and made him copy sutras a thousand times for the soldiers' souls."

Luo Feizhou's eyes went wide in disbelief.

"That's it?"

"Nothing else?"

Qing Feng nodded. "That's it."

He added, "The Crown Prince, while being chased by the wolf pack, panicked and fell into a hunter's trap, breaking his leg. He slept there all night, and Deputy General Pei only found him near dawn."

"By then, the Crown Prince was already nearly frozen senseless. Deputy General Pei brought him back to the palace. His Majesty, feeling sorry for the Crown Prince, even sent three renowned imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Institute to treat him. I heard he still hasn't woken up yet."

Luo Feizhou: "..."

Luo Feizhou: "!!!"

Furious, he spat out a mouthful of blood.

He'd expected the emperor wouldn't depose Luo Jingshen, but at least he should've taken away some of his authority, like control of the Jingji Guards or command of his personal escort.

But he never thought Emperor Jingyang would only fine him a year's pay and make him copy sutras.

What the hell kind of punishment is that?!

"He's so biased, so biased! If I had made such a mistake, he would have confined me to my residence long ago and taken away my military power!"

"But when it comes to the Crown Prince, it's just a slap on the wrist. We are both his flesh and blood, yet this old fox treats me and the Crown Prince so differently. No wonder Mother said that if I can't become Crown Prince, the only end is death."

Luo Feizhou grew angrier as he spoke. He stepped forward, picked up a vase, and smashed it on the ground, then recklessly smashed all the other bottles and jars in the room.

Qing Feng wanted to step in and stop Luo Feizhou, but he didn't dare, because Luo Feizhou was clearly in a rage at the moment, and if he went up, he would only end up getting beaten and yelled at.

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