Chapter 117 Which Prince Are You Born To?
Wang An felt a little uncomfortable as a parent, and was complacently thinking that if his little cousin became more successful in the future, he would be able to take advantage of his brother even more...

Ugh, it’s all about prosperity for everyone!

No, no, why does it seem more and more wrong the more I talk about it?
Let alone Wang An's wild thoughts, Wei Zhongxian had already cautiously asked, "I wonder what the relationship is between this... Young Master Wang and Brother Wang An?"

This point must be made clear. It is really shocking that the emperor of the Ming Dynasty actually appeared in the home of a herbal medicine shop owner.

Chongzhen smiled faintly, glanced at Wang An who was in a trance, and said, "I forgot to introduce him to Eunuch Wei. Wang An is my brother..."

"puff……"

Wei Zhongxian nearly choked to death on his own saliva. He suddenly realized that he was being a little rude and quickly straightened his expression. He looked Wang An up and down and was horrified!

I’ve never heard that Emperor Taichang had a son who lived among the people!
Since I entered the palace during the Wanli period, there is no reason why I didn't hear about when Emperor Taicang had a son...

And how did it end up among the people?
No one in the court, whether civil or military, knew about this?

Moreover, he seems to be older than Chongzhen. If so, after the death of Emperor Tianqi, wouldn't Wang An be the next in line to succeed him?

hiss~
Wei Zhongxian felt as if he had suddenly learned a shocking secret of the Ming Dynasty. He immediately lowered his head in fear, not daring to look Chongzhen in the eye again.

Since the prince Wang An has been exiled to the common people, there must be some ulterior motive. Maybe it's a cat-for-animal substitution for the prince, or maybe he's the victim of a harem infighting...

In short, now that Emperor Chongzhen has ascended the throne, there is no way he would allow Wang An, the "prince", to reappear!

So, as someone who accidentally discovered this scandal, will I be killed to silence me?
Wei Zhongxian felt like he was about to pee. He had managed to save his life by making money for Emperor Chongzhen, but was he going to lose it again?
Chongzhen saw every detail of Wei Zhongxian's frightened expression and suddenly found it a little funny.

It is really sad that the eunuch who once even feared himself is now so scared that he almost pees his pants just because of a single word from himself.

Just as he was secretly terrified, Wang Chengen, who was also a eunuch, couldn't help but say with some sympathy: "My young master is my young master's cousin."

Wang Chengen's original intention was not to allow Wei Zhongxian to feel uneasy and to clear up the misunderstanding.

Unexpectedly, after Wei Zhongxian breathed a sigh of relief, the misunderstanding became even deeper.

I have always known that Emperor Taichang had an illegitimate child. How could I not know since I entered the palace during the Wanli period!

If they were just cousins, it would be easy to understand.

After all, those princes all lived in Beijing before they became kings. It was not surprising that some of them loved to play around and had some illegitimate children among the people.

But is it from Prince Fu Zhu Changxun or Prince Rui Zhu Changhao?
It is more likely to be Prince Rui. After all, Prince Rui did not officially become a vassal in Hanzhong until the seventh year of the Tianqi reign. That is to say, before the seventh year of the Tianqi reign, Prince Rui had been living in Beijing.

But judging from Wang An's age, either Prince Fu or Prince Rui could have done it...

Oops, headache!
Which prince is this child from?

However, no matter which prince the illegitimate son is from, it represents that Wang An has royal blood flowing in his body.

If no one knew Wang An's identity, it would be fine. But Emperor Chongzhen appeared here, which shows that Emperor Chongzhen was quite caring for his cousin. Otherwise, he could have pretended not to know and would not have risked leaking the royal scandal by coming to visit Wang An in person.

In that case, it would be a bit difficult for me to get the house back from Wang An.

After all, we have to consider the Buddha's face. We can't bring up the matter of Wang An moving in front of Chongzhen.

He had to wait until Chongzhen left, then add some more silver and buy the house back from Wang An. As long as Wang An sold the house happily, this matter would not reach the ears of Emperor Chongzhen.

However, no matter how good Wei Zhongxian's plan was, it was no match for Chongzhen's words.

Chongzhen said, "My brother told me that this house originally belonged to Eunuch Wei, and now Eunuch Wei wants to buy it back. Is that true?"

Wei Zhongxian secretly groaned in his heart. He didn't expect Wang An to be so talkative and tell Chongzhen about this matter so quickly.

He had no choice but to say with a bitter face: "It is true. This house was bought by our family in the first year of the Tianqi reign. We have lived here for so many years that we have some feelings for it. But a small accident happened a while ago, and it was secretly sold by an unfilial descendant..."

Wei Zhongxian originally wanted to use some sympathetic tactics to make Chongzhen appear more pitiful, perhaps he would not interfere in the matter, or when he later found out that he had bought back the house, he would not feel resentful towards him and think that he was bullying others by taking advantage of his power.

Originally, he had the intention of bullying others by taking advantage of his power, but now that he knew that Wang An was the illegitimate son of the Prince of Shifan, the cousin of Emperor Chongzhen, and seemed to have a good relationship with Chunzhen, how could he dare to bully others anymore.

Chongzhen knocked on the table meaningfully and said with a smile: "Eunuch Wei, you don't know that this house is also the first house my cousin bought in the capital, and he has deep feelings for it..."

"I wonder if Eunuch Wei can give up his love?"

Wei Zhongxian's face instantly wrinkled into a bitter gourd, and he didn't know what to do.

Logically speaking, since the emperor had already spoken, as a eunuch, there was no reason for him to refuse.

however……

While he was struggling, Wang An seemed to be frightened by Chongzhen. In front of everyone, he slapped Chongzhen on the back of the head and taught him a lesson: "Brother, why are you so ignorant?"

"Although I do like this house very much, since Eunuch Wei still has feelings for it, how can I, as your brother, take it away from him?"

"Forget it, forget it. Just think of it as my brother's fate not being with this house..."

Wang An's original intention was to act as if he was reluctant to give up the house, appearing to have made a great decision to do so, so that Wei Zhongxian would remember his favor and perhaps take care of Chongzhen when he went to Jiangnan to sell salt in the future.

However, Wang An's words had the opposite effect.

Seeing that his brother liked this house so much, but was forced to give it up by Wei Zhongxian, Chongzhen felt that he was a useless emperor...

Chongzhen had a sinister expression, and a sneer appeared on his lips as he said, "Eunuch Wei may not like this house that much, don't you think?"

(End of this chapter)