Chapter 172: Either for power or for money

Seeing Qi Wuxiu and his family were firm supporters of the Crown Prince, supporting the Crown Prince's orthodoxy. Because of this, he discovered the Crown Prince's madness, but didn't report it, instead clearing the traces and destroying the evidence without a sound. Afterward, he used the excuse of feeling unwell to slip away early.

On one hand, he felt heartbroken about the Crown Prince's madness, not like a wise ruler. On the other hand, he had to take the initiative to cover up for the Crown Prince. He spent the whole night struggling in his mind, which was why he ran to Chen Guanlou to drink and relieve his worries.

Telling the matter out, he indeed felt much better. Yet he regretted saying too much; if the news leaked, wouldn't it harm Chen Guanlou.

He couldn't help but warn a few words, "The things I said to you tonight, you should treat as if you haven't heard them, and don't reveal a single word. One day, if you lose your head, don't blame me. At most, I will help you collect the corpse."

"Pah, pah, pah, it's the New Year, can you say something auspicious." Chen Guanlou was very disgusted, "Don't look down on the Crown Prince; your worries are not worth mentioning."

He had indirectly dealt with the Crown Prince.

Li Dahong's widow, the young widow Liu, was the Crown Prince's person. Liu disappeared; I imagine she was hidden by the Crown Prince.

Looking at the Crown Prince's way of doing things, he is a person who can endure. Since he can endure, yet he did the thing of sleeping with a small palace maid at the family banquet, this matter will be exposed sooner or later. The small palace maid was broken; this matter can be big or small, but that is the person of the Taiji Palace, which is the old Emperor's person.

The old Emperor's person, let alone a palace maid, even if it were a cat or a dog, if you want to move it, you have to get the old Emperor's consent. Without the old Emperor's consent, moving the Taiji Palace's palace maid—hehe, if other princes know, how can they not lodge a complaint?

The relationship between princes is brotherly and friendly—that only exists in books. The real relationship between princes is life-and-death, disgusting each other, pulling each other's legs, tripping each other, and slapping each other's faces.

You can't hurt the Crown Prince's skin, but being able to disgust the Crown Prince and let the Crown Prince get a scolding is good.

It concerns interests, and it concerns human nature! And that one in ten thousand chance.

Even if it's not his turn, he doesn't hope that the disgusting Crown Prince will inherit that position. He would rather a brother he has a good relationship with sit in that position, so that at least everyone can have a good life, at least seeking a comfortable heart.

Seeing Qi Wuxiu narrowed his eyes, "May I ask Chen Tou, what high opinion do you have?"

Chen Guanlou laughed, "I am just a prison guard, what high opinion can I have. I just think that since the Crown Prince has the courage to go against His Majesty, he must have confidence, or he has a plan that needs to be done this way. Purely to disgust people and get a scolding, it is unnecessary. The small palace maid is not a beauty of national color; if she were a beauty of national color, she wouldn't be a small palace maid, right!"

Seeing Qi Wuxiu nodded slowly, "That palace maid, indeed, cannot be counted as a beauty of national color. In the harem, it is very difficult for her to stand out with her appearance. Your meaning is, the Crown Prince deliberately slept with that small palace maid, planning to do something? What can he do? It's the New Year, besides blocking His Majesty and leaving handles for people, what is the use."

"How can you be sure there is no use?" Chen Guanlou asked back, "Some things are very complicated, and we cannot think of them in a simple way. Of course, we cannot complicate simple things. You can think that the Crown Prince is lustful and couldn't control himself after drinking; this is the simplest reason, and it can be justified. However, as the Crown Prince, his drinking capacity shouldn't be small, right? At the family banquet, no one should dare to force the Crown Prince to drink, right?"

The implication is that the Crown Prince didn't drink much, wasn't drunk, and there was no situation of losing his mind and acting recklessly after drinking. A sober Crown Prince doing absurd things is either purely absurd, or this move has deep meaning.

According to the Crown Prince's reputation, he is not a purely absurd person. Then, why not boldly guess that this move must have a plan.

Seeing Qi Wuxiu was convinced.

"So, I covered up for the Crown Prince, and I covered it up wrong?"

"Of course not wrong. You are doing your duty. Serving and doing things, you are doing your duty. Rest assured, your little move doesn't count as anything. The Crown Prince wants to do something, he has his own way."

"Then you analyze again, what exactly does the Crown Prince want to do."

"Being in their position, the things they want to do are nothing more than—either seeking power, or seeking money, or killing people. The purpose of killing people is also for power. Based on your understanding of the Crown Prince, is he seeking power or seeking money?"

Seeing Qi Wuxiu shook his head; he couldn't think of it.

He is actually a qualified secret agent, just needing to report what he sees and hears, without needing to do analysis.

Letting him stand in front of the stage to make decisions, small things are fine, big things are currently unqualified and need to be tempered. He cannot stand in the position of a bystander like Chen Guanlou, stand in the position of God to view everything, and do speculation with the greatest malice without any taboos.

Don't think of human nature too beautifully.

Especially when it involves the competition for the greatest interests in the world.

Beauty only exists where there is no conflict of interest and no opposition of stance.

Just like now, Chen Guanlou and Seeing Qi Wuxiu sit together to drink, together to welcome the sunshine of the first day of the first lunar month, this is a simple little beauty. Thinking back years later, smiling, that is a pure and beautiful day, without interest entanglements, without opposition of stance. Drinking wine, chatting, time passes quickly.

"Then you tell me, is the Crown Prince seeking power or seeking money?" Seeing Qi Wuxiu threw the question back.

Chen Guanlou shook his head and smiled, "I haven't seen the Crown Prince, how would I know."

"I will tell you what the Crown Prince looks like: slightly fat, with a beard, fair skin, looking very kind..."

"Stop talking, it's useless even if you say it. I am not a physiognomist, I can't guess a person's style of doing things through your description. If you are really curious, you should pay attention to the movements in the court, don't let go of any clues. Fast in a month, slow in half a year, there will definitely be an answer."

Chen Guanlou interrupted Seeing Qi Wuxiu's words; he didn't want to do things that were thankless. He understands the truth of not being in that position and not planning that government; blowing cowhide and chatting on ordinary days is fine, but seriously speculating on the Crown Prince's style of doing things is not worth it. There is no need to find trouble for himself.

He hasn't forgotten the truth that the gun hits the bird that sticks its head out.

Low-key, low-key!

Low-key is the kingly way!

Carrying secrets, one must have the determination and persistence to be a pure small person, don't always think about showing off.

Seeing Qi Wuxiu saw this and was quite regretful.

Then he kindly suggested: "Why don't you resign from the Heavenly Prison job and hang out with me. First be an outsider, the money is not small. Make a few small contributions, and when I talk to the superiors, with your status and background, promotion is a matter of time."

Chen Guanlou smiled half-heartedly, "You tell me first, how many people did the Brocade Uniform Guard send to stare at the Marquis Prefecture? You are so uneasy about the eldest master." ===== CHAPTER 173 =====