Chapter 1275: Rules for Raising a Loyal Dog 39

Not long after the dark guards left, a palace servant came to summon Jin Chen.

"Are you going to visit the Eldest Prince?"

Jin Chen picked up Yajiu and stood up, yawning from playing, and waved his hand, saying, "I'm not going."

"If the Eldest Prince, Your Highness, wants to see me, let him come over himself."

"... Ah?"

The eunuch delivering the message changed expression, wishing he were deaf so he hadn't heard such impudent words.

"What? Are you mute?"

Jin Chen was impatient, "Everyone's already outside the hall, why ask me to come over? What's the point?"

The eunuch hesitated, looking outward, could only bow and relay Jin Chen's words exactly as spoken.

"Did he really say that?"

"Yes… I never expected that Heir Apparent to be so arrogant."

The eunuch lay on the ground trembling, fearing disaster would befall him.

"Get out of the way, don't block the path."

The Eldest Prince's face turned livid with anger, he flung his sleeve and strode in, shouting as he walked.

"Jin Chen! How dare you be disrespectful to me!"

Jin Chen was even fiercer, hands on hips at the doorway, shouting, "What are you yelling for! So what if I'm disrespectful to you!"

Perhaps the Eldest Prince had never met anyone more reckless than him in the imperial palace; he just stood there opposite, stunned for several seconds.

"You… you're bold! Impudent! Overstepping your rank!"

Jin Chen leaned against the doorframe, humming, "Still talking about overstepping? I, the Heir Apparent, am not a criminal."

How could anyone dare to stab him right where it hurts!

The Eldest Prince saw stars from rage, "You… Youyou you! Guards! Give this clueless fool a good beating!"

"You dare!"

Jin Chen tilted his head, boasting, "If you dare to hit me, I'll go complain to Imperial Uncle."

"Are you a three‑year‑old? You'd even sue over this!"

The Eldest Prince rolled up his sleeves, "I have to beat you! Anshi, you too!"

"If we really fight, I'm not afraid of you!"

Jin Chen grabbed the hem of his robe with one hand and charged forward.

Anshi drew his blade and slashed; the Eldest Prince radiated a fierce aura.

Yajiu, whom Jin Chen had forbidden to leave, frowned tightly, staring at them, ready to act at any moment.

Just then, Jin Chen plopped down, falling face‑first in front of the Eldest Prince.

Eldest Prince: "……"

"Hey!! You're sick! I haven't even made a move yet!"

Jin Chen lay on the ground, cleared his throat, and asked, "Are you ready?"

"Huh? What?"

"Kill—person—!!"

The sudden shout startled the sparrows under the eaves into flight, making the red walls tremble.

Jin Xuanqi, who had been leisurely walking back while chatting with his elder brother, froze, locking eyes with the newly arrived Xu Wangyue.

"Chen'er's voice?"

Xu Wangyue, holding the gold abacus that had just been bestowed, was also dazed, "It seems like…"

The remaining doubt was that Chen'er, having grown up, had never again uttered such a miserable cry; the proud and pampered child hated losing face.

"Chen'er! Mother's here!"

Xu Wangyue turned and ran inside.

Jin XuanZhang watched, sighing in admiration, and patted his sleeve as he said to Jin Xuanqi, "Your sister‑in‑law is really… consistently fierce for twenty years."

Jin Xuanqi deeply felt that.

"Mother! The Eldest Prince wants to kill me…"

Seeing a savior, Jin Chen yelped, jumped up, patted his rear, and said, "He said I… I threatened him, and I don't even know what I did…"

He looked pitiful and wronged to the extreme.

Yajiu, receiving his master's eye signal, drew his sword and rushed out, "Master, you… should greet the lady."

"Don't bother with the greetings, hurry and tell me what happened."

Xu Wangyue shielded Jin Chen, giving the Eldest Prince a hostile look.

Yajiu clasped his fists, "I don't know the details; I only saw the Eldest Prince storm over in anger to scold the master, and he also said…"

Jin Xuanqi and Jin XuanZhang walked over as well.

"Father Emperor!"

The Eldest Prince's face went white, he hastily threw down his sword, and protested, "No, I didn't!"

Jin XuanZhang flicked his sleeve coldly, "Yajiu, speak; you needn't hold back."

Yajiu knelt on one knee and reported.

"The Eldest Prince said… the master shouldn't have come to the capital, shouldn't be competing with him for that position… otherwise…… the Emperor would pardon his sins, but I really dare not say."

Jin Chen, still playing his act, wailed and hid behind Jin XuanZhang, "Imperial Uncle! He said if I don't scram, my fate will be the same as Prince Jin's Heir Apparent half a year ago."

"You're talking nonsense!"

The Eldest Prince seemed struck by a thunderclap, his already pallid face drenched in cold sweat, unaware how Jin Chen knew.

"Jin Prince's Heir Apparent..."

Jin Xuanqi suddenly realized, "Your Imperial Older Brother, that child was assassinated half a year ago, this..."

Jin XuanZhang took a deep breath, looking at this bastard son's guilty expression—what else is there not to understand?

"You have a lot of nerve!!"

The emperor roared in anger; everyone fell to their knees. The Crown Prince shook his head, "No…… Father, do you really believe him, an outsider? I am your own son!"

He nervously explained, but saw Jin Chen hiding behind the father emperor, poking his head out to make a face, really asking for a beating.

"Jin Chen! How dare you defame me!"

Jin Chen's expression changed; he fearfully grabbed Jin XuanZhang's sleeve.

"Your Imperial Uncle, clearly Chen'er doesn't know any Jin Prince's Heir Apparent…… Never seen such a thing, how dare you bring it out to spread rumors?"

"Everything Chen'er just said came straight from the Crown Prince's mouth; not a single word is false."

As Jin Chen spoke, he became even angrier.

He also pulled Yajiu to his side and hugged him, his possessiveness extremely strong, "He even said he wants to steal my Xiao Jiu! He wants to take everything from me!"

Crown Prince:???

You motherfucker, how dare you keep saying more outrageous things!

Yajiu was enveloped by a familiar scent, he dared not show any expression, burying his head in Jin Chen's embrace without moving; in fact, the corners of his mouth were about to lift.

But after Jin Chen's embellishment, everyone felt that Yajiu was overly wronged.

Jin XuanZhang closed his eyes, feeling only a chill in his heart.

Jin Xuanqi sighed, placing a hand on his older brother's shoulder, "Brother, when it's time to decide, decide."

He hadn't shouted like that in many years.

Jin XuanZhang's brows and eyes showed some emotion; looking again at his eldest son, who repeatedly caused trouble and was beyond heavenly tolerance, only disappointment remained.

"Someone, take the Crown Prince down to await punishment."

"Yes."

The Crown Prince panicked terribly, "No… Father! I am your son! Even if I made mistakes, you can't not care… uh!"

His mouth was covered by the guards, and he was silently taken away.

Just awaiting punishment means the Crown Prince will still be spared.

After all, it's father-son affection; Jin Chen also didn't intend to keep causing trouble, as long as he could completely cut off the Crown Prince's possibilities.

Jin Chen was startled, his face turned pale as he clung to Yajiu, seemingly only this could give him a sense of security.

Jin XuanZhang saw all this, slightly shook his head, "Call the imperial physician."

He still didn't let Yajiu restrain himself and maintain the proper master-servant distance.

Jin Chen secretly rejoiced, killing two birds with one stone!

【Host truly has superb acting skills.】

0731 patted its fluffy paws.