strictlysupreme Chapter 379 Princess Rouan 29
Chapter 379 Princess Rouan 29
Wang Dao arrived at the residence of the Princess of the State, filled with rage, only to find the gate tightly shut.
Yes, it was Wang Suizhi's order.
Upon learning that the main force was returning to Beijing today and that the Wang family had been released, he issued this order.
His good father, upon receiving this surprise, will surely be unwilling to give up and will come to question him.
But he didn't want to see him.
What if the princess misunderstands?
As Wang Suizhi casually stroked the zither, he gazed at the blue sky and white clouds, a slight smile playing on his lips.
His Highness did not return last night, but gave him a jade hairpin. He misses him terribly.
The jade hairpin beside the zither radiated a warm luster, adding a gentle tone to the music.
"Bastard thing!"
Seeing that the servants knocked on the door several times, but received no response except for the first time when the gatekeeper of the princess's mansion coldly said that he would not see them, he became furious.
He knew perfectly well that the princess was in the palace at that moment!
That means he was turned away by his son!
How humiliating is this?
He must enforce family law and beat this unfilial son to death in the ancestral hall!
Ling Yi never expected that there would be a traffic jam right in front of her house.
When she saw the Wang family crest through the curtain lifted by the maid, the slight annoyance in her heart vanished in an instant.
Who did she think this was?
Isn't this His Excellency the Junior Tutor to the Crown Prince?
What? You're not satisfied with the high-ranking official position she offered you?
"Go and ask the Crown Prince's tutor what important matter brings him to visit me," she said lazily.
After listening to the maid's word-for-word retelling, Wang Dao remained silent for a long time before gritting his teeth and saying, "I have missed my son for a long time. Today I have some free time, so I have come to visit him."
Ling Yi turned to the side and learned from the maid who came out from the side door that the old man who was visiting his family had been refused entry by Wang Suizhi. She said softly, "Tell him that I have returned, and ask him if he would like to see his father one more time."
She instinctively realized why Wang Suizhi was not seeing his father.
But that's alright, she's never been the kind of bad person who suspects others based on mere rumors.
She can eavesdrop.
Inside the mansion, Wang Suizhi, holding a jade hairpin, heard His Highness's question.
A gentle expression appeared on his face: "Thank you for your concern, Your Highness. Please allow me to meet you."
He also wanted to find some amusement for His Highness.
With the court so busy, Your Highness always needs some entertainment.
He thought Wang Dao was quite good.
"go!"
Wang Dao, standing outside the door, felt as if he were being mocked by the princess, who seemed to be ridiculing him, her father who had no authority.
He was unwilling to embarrass himself any further and ordered his servants to return home.
And wait until today when we return, then we will expel Wang Suizhi from the mansion!
From this day forward, he will be a lonely, wandering ghost.
In places where clan consciousness is very strong, his approach was undoubtedly very harsh.
But...
This conveniently gave the princess the advantage of not having to select people when killing according to the family genealogy.
"Please wait! Lord Sui invites your father to the manor for a chat!"
Before the carriage slowly started moving, the gates of the princess's residence slowly opened.
The gatekeeper quickly removed the threshold to let the carriage pass.
Wang Dao sat in the carriage and sneered.
It's a bit too late to try and make amends now.
Ling Yi, sitting in the carriage behind him, didn't notice anything amiss. It was perfectly normal for the master of the mansion to return and take a carriage directly to the inner courtyard.
However, in order to carry out her eavesdropping plan, she ultimately did not choose to go in by carriage today. Instead, she quietly got off the carriage and entered the mansion through the side gate early in the morning, hiding behind the reception room.
"Father is well."
When Wang Suizhi saw his father striding confidently toward him, he calmly turned aside to avoid Wang Dao's slap and greeted him indifferently.
Wang Dao clenched his fist and looked coldly at Wang Suizhi: "Do you know what good deed you've done?"
Wang Suizhi took the teacup handed to him by the servant and slowly took a sip: "The deed is done, how could I not know?"
"You!" Wang Dao was furious. "What good will it do you to harm the Wang family? Haven't I told you that you would be the head of the Wang family from now on?!"
"You can become the head of the royal family in just a few years. Why be so eager for quick success?" He was puzzled: "How can the benefits of the princess's trust be compared with the position of the head of the royal family?"
As beauty fades, so does love wane? Doesn't he understand this principle?
Does he expect the princess to spend her whole life doing the same thing?
If he loses the princess's favor and is driven out of the princess's residence in the future, the royal family will be his last resort!
“The Wang family?” Wang Suizhi put down his teacup and looked directly at his father for the first time.
At that moment, Wang Dao saw indifference and mockery in his eyes.
“Sui only knows the Princess of the State, not the royal family.” He chuckled. “You should pass the position of family head to someone else!”
Wang Dao's blood rushed to his head, and he almost fainted: "You... are you angry that I haven't paid attention to you all these years? Or are you angry about your mother's death?"
He hated the son who had put the Wang family in danger, and wished he could kill him completely as he pleased.
But some things can only be thought about in one's heart.
Why did he come to the princess's residence to question Wang Suizhi?
Whether it was his ridiculous pride to inform him face-to-face that he would be expelled from the clan, or whether he wanted to lure him with kinship and benefits, making him the only lifeline for the Wang family, only he himself knew!
But even he, as the father, had bowed his head, yet Wang Suizhi acted in such a way!
He only knows the princess and not the royal family; he's truly a good dog!
Wang Suizhi shook his head: "The people are suffering, and it is already a great blessing that my mother was able to live past the age of twenty-five without illness or disaster."
"As for your concern?" This rebellious scion of the Wang family, who had dragged the entire family into the abyss, chuckled mockingly, "And what are you anyway?"
He slowly walked up to Wang Dao, serving the man who had personally ordered his mother to be strangled, and said softly, "My good father, conserve your strength and prepare to face the counterattack from the Du family and other powerful families."
He said softly, "The incident in Yan is not an isolated case. Your Highness has decided to investigate it thoroughly."
"The Wang family members are experienced and of good character. If we don't entrust such an important matter to them, who else can we entrust it to?"
Wang Dao's eyes widened in fury: "You...you're absurd!"
"Trying to cover one's ears while stealing a bell—how can that silence public opinion?"
"Why not?" Wang Suizhi said calmly, "If you don't want to rebel, you can only tolerate His Highness's policies, and even if you want to retaliate, you can only retaliate against the people who carried them out."
He raised an eyebrow: "Or do you think that the remnants of aristocratic families will calmly realize that none of this was what the royal family wanted, and that you were all forced by His Highness?"
If everyone were this calm, the aristocratic families wouldn't have ended up in this mess!
Wang Dao felt a chill run through him after hearing his words; he should not have had any expectations of this disloyal and unfilial son.
Do not!
He should have strangled him when he was born, so he wouldn't grow up and cause trouble!
With a trembling finger pointing at Wang Suizhi, he said hatefully, "Will the one who started this have no descendants? You might very well follow in the footsteps of the Wang family!"