Chapter 89 I’m Afraid You Won’t Get the Chance

Chapter 89: I'm Afraid You Won't Get That Chance

Ying Yi cupped his hands and replied, "Yes! I understand!"

Su Zheng nodded and, following the system's directions, after many twists and turns, finally reached Luo Wenqing's main courtyard.

The main courtyard was indeed very lively; Luo Wenqing's various concubines and children were all vying to complain and cry to him.

The central theme was only one: to talk about their own diligence and hard work, or to rely on their status as senior employees to demand priority for housing.

At the very least, they wanted to live only with their own children.

These concubines of Luo Wenqing had all been taken into the mansion in recent years, and their children were at most four or five years old, basically all raised by their biological mothers.

Now seeing Su Zheng arrive, everyone seemed as if someone hit a mute button; they all fell silent—those crying stopped crying, those wailing stopped wailing.

Su Zheng was rather regretful and said with a smile, "Don't stop, everyone. Continue. I'll just watch and say nothing."

Everyone: "..."

It was clear he was treating them like entertainers; they'd have to be brain-dead to continue!

Luo Wenqing became furious at the sight of Su Zheng, slammed the table, and said, "Who allowed you into the courtyard? Get out of here! Guards, throw him out!"

Su Zheng unhurriedly sat down on a nearby armchair, picked up a pastry from the table, examined it, confirmed with the system that it was indeed not poisoned, then put it in his mouth and chewed, muttering to himself, "Not bad."

Only after finishing the pastry in his hand did Su Zheng bother to look up at Luo Wenqing.

Seeing Su Zheng so dismissive of him and no guard coming to arrest him after so long, Luo Wenqing was so furious he was practically fuming.

Su Zheng shook his head with a mix of amusement and helplessness: "You really haven't figured out by now who's in charge of this mansion?"

"Hmph! No matter who's in charge, a lowly servant boy like you has no right to speak!"

Su Zheng didn't mind being misunderstood at all. He spread his hands innocently and said, "That's not necessarily true. I'm confident that one pillow talk from me is more effective than ten of your fatherly commands. Does Your Majesty want to try?"

"You! Shameless!"

"A Chen and I support and cherish each other, and we stay together. How can that be called shameless?" Su Zheng's gaze turned cold, and his tone changed from calm to icy. "On the contrary, Your Majesty's shamelessness would make even animals feel ashamed."

Luo Wenqing felt a chill down his back under Su Zheng's icy stare, unconsciously avoiding Su Zheng's gaze, and put on a condescending tone: "If the king says die, you die; if a father says perish, you perish! Disobeying my command is unfilial defiance. How can an unfilial person show his face..."

"Fuck your filial piety!"

Luo Wenqing was nearly choked to death by Su Zheng's sudden curse!

His eyes bulged wide open, staring at the cold and austere young man in front of him with shock and fury.

Su Zheng's expression was contemptuous: "Do you think anyone will still listen to what you say now?"

"What do you mean?"

Su Zheng's gaze swept over the group standing behind Luo Wenqing and said, "Tell me, will your wives and concubines, your children, still regard you as their lord? Or will they help me trample you into the mud?"

Luo Wenqing followed Su Zheng's gaze to look at the crowd. The eyes looking back at him were filled with unease, panic, and pleading. Every single one of them was looking up to him, begging him, flattering him!

Luo Wenqing immediately regained his lofty authority from these gazes and looked at Su Zheng with disdain: "Don't waste your efforts. They are either my concubines or my own flesh and blood. Of course they are loyal to me. If you think you can make them betray me, you're dreaming!"

"Is that so? That's truly something to look forward to."

The sound of footsteps echoed in the courtyard, followed by the voice of Queen Wu: "Chen'er? Where is Chen'er?"

Queen Wu hurried into the hall, followed by two girls of thirteen or fourteen and a boy of eleven or twelve.

The boy hid behind Wu, secretly lifting his eyelids to look at Su Zheng, his eyes full of vicious resentment.

He thought no one noticed, but Su Zheng saw it all.

This boy was Wu's youngest son, Luo Yuncen.

Even his name, Luo Yuncen, carried the implication of replacing Luo Yunchen.

It could be said that Wu's willingness to give up the heir position for Luo Yunchen was largely due to this younger son's great contributions.

From a young age, Luo Yuncen was extremely jealous. Because he was mediocre like his father, his grandfather Luo Chonglin could teach him nothing and thus did not take him under his personal tutelage.

Luo Yuncen was unwilling to accept that his elder brother Luo Yunchen had privileges he didn't. He tried to win his grandfather's favor but failed; until his grandfather died, the one he valued and doted on most was still his elder brother, not him!

After that, Luo Yuncen's jealousy toward his elder brother Luo Yunchen grew even stronger. He pandered and flattered everywhere, winning the affection of Luo Wenqing and Wu, while becoming even more disapproving and harsh toward Luo Yunchen.

The heir position was already seen by him as something within his grasp, and he would stop at nothing to seize it.

Therefore, in the original bug timeline, poisoning Luo Yunchen, crippling his legs, and throwing him into a coffin while still alive—Luo Yuncen was not only an accomplice but also a participant.

But now, their plan was completely ruined by the elder Luo Yunchen's strong counterattack.

Luo Yuncen could only watch the heir position so close at hand until his death, but never obtain it, constantly tormented by jealousy and suffering bitterly.

Queen Wu saw that Luo Yunchen was not in the hall, and instead Su Zheng was sitting on the armchair eating and drinking, and her expression soured.

"This wretch! When I entered, he didn't stand and kneel like the others, but instead sat there brazenly eating pastries, ignoring me!"

"How dare you! In the prince's mansion, you must obey the mansion's rules! Don't think you can forget your place just because Chen'er dotes on you for a while! Kneel and apologize to me!"

Su Zheng couldn't help but snort with laughter: "Truly beautiful but brainless. Have you forgotten? In the mansion now, Heir Luo makes the rules, and with the heir, I have no rules."

Wu didn't believe this at all and snorted, "Wishful thinking! You're just a temporary novelty for Chen'er. Since Chen'er likes men, I can find him better men in the future. By then, Chen'er probably won't even remember who you are!"

Su Zheng's smile faded, and his cold and menacing eyes stared straight at Wu. After a long moment, he said each word deliberately: "You said you'd find other men for A Chen?"

A sinister murderous intent spread around Su Zheng, but he quickly restrained it.

Nevertheless, Wu was frightened by the bone-chilling coldness Su Zheng suddenly emitted. She involuntarily took a step back and stammered, "I, I... you..."

Wu couldn't form a complete sentence for a long time. Su Zheng suddenly smiled again and said seriously, "I'm afraid you won't get that chance."