"I didn't expect you could say something so wise like that in front of His Majesty and your brother, Your Highness."
Two men walking side by side. One wore a robe that was a few shades darker than today's sky, while the other wore a robe that resembled the color of an azalea. The blue-robed one walked elegantly as he placed his hands behind his back, and his chin was slightly raised. Meanwhile, the other man looked unconcerned about his gait, and he carelessly brought his two feet to follow in the taller man's footsteps.
"At least I'm better than you who can just stand there without saying anything as if you're watching a play or something," the blue-robed man replied to the other man with an obvious hint of sarcasm in his voice.
They were Yu Ming and Wu Jingguo. Wu Shun had assumed that he had talked to his two sons enough, and that was why he dismissed the youths from Pingheng Hall so he could immediately do his job today.
Perhaps the Emperor was satisfied to hear Wu Jingguo answer Wu Jinhai's question regarding why he had chosen to go against his mother when he actually had the choice to side with her. It might sound wise enough when the Second Prince could tell what was bad and what was good for him.
The young Prince didn't really say that his mother was evil, but how he said that his brother and father could help him grow better was enough to show that the Prince could indeed think for himself without anyone's interference.
"Why do you sound displeased when I compliment you, Your Highness? Do you think I am not sincere enough towards you?" Yu Ming asked again as the two of them continued walking away from Pingheng Hall.
They didn't run fast like horses, and it was safe to say they only walked like turtles for some reason. And Wu Jingguo even stopped walking after he only moved very slowly next to Yu Ming, and Yu Ming could only follow his lead.
"I think you really are being insincere. You must just want to tease me because I kicked your ass this morning, right?" Wu Jingguo answered Yu Ming's question with a question.
Hearing the question from the younger man, Yu Ming smirked before replying, "So, you think I want revenge on you? If I do want revenge on you, then I'll kick your ass back, Your Highness. Taunting you with my words is not enough to revenge."
Yu Ming calmly explained, but Wu Jingguo didn't seem amused by the explanation. Instead, he simply frowned at the older man before asking, "Did His Majesty notify you in advance of his plans to make you my personal attendant?"
Yu Ming raised an eyebrow after hearing Wu Jingguo's question. He probably didn't expect the younger man to be interested in that topic.
"His Majesty didn't tell me anything," replied the pink-robed man. "My original plan was to return to the Red Pavilion after your brother was officially appointed Crown Prince. Now that His Majesty has assigned me another job, I can't help but change my plans."
Wu Jingguo's frown deepened after hearing Yu Ming's answer. "You plan to return to the Red Pavilion? Do you still want to manage that place? I heard that my brother was only using that place to attract Crown Prince Bai Chen's attention, so I didn't expect you to continue wasting your time in that place," he replied confusedly.
Hearing the Second Prince's confused reply, Yu Ming chuckled before replying, "How can you say that I wasted my time when I was at the Red Pavilion, Your Highness? Don't you know that the Red Pavilion is the perfect place to obtain all kinds of information? It's a good place, and that's why I don't want to just close it down even though your brother has achieved his target."
Wu Jingguo continued to stare at the older man in disbelief even after Yu Ming gave him an explanation. "I'm sure that's just your excuse so you can play with that those perverted men out there. Old habits don't die easily, so you don't need to find excuses if you want to continue seeking pleasure with your asshole."
Wu Jingguo suddenly sounded harsh with his insults, and Yu Ming's expression changed slightly. He seemed quite offended by what the younger man had just said, but then he grinned at the man before slowly closing the distance between them, and their chests pressed against each other.
Mischievously, he drew a circle on Wu Jingguo's chest as he whispered, "If you want, you can also continue seeking pleasure from my asshole, Your Highness."
This time, Wu Jingguo was ridiculed, and that was why he violently pushed Yu Ming's body away from him so that once again there was a safe distance between them.
"Even if your asshole gets loose down there, you can't let your mouth loose too, Yu Ming! If you don't watch what you're saying, I promise I'll cut your tongue out and throw it to a dog!" Angrily, Wu Jingguo snapped at the older man.
But it seemed his warning wasn't enough to frighten Yu Ming as the man simply chuckled before replying, "May I know which dog, Your Highness? Is the dog standing in front of me?"
"YU MING!"
Yu Ming's laughter grew louder after hearing Wu Jingguo's shout, but then he shook his head helplessly to end his laughter before saying, "You'd better go to your mother's quarter now, Your Highness. If you make her wait for too long, she probably will throw your dead body to a dog. After all, you know what kind of person your mother is, right?"
Wu Jingguo clenched his fists to contain his anger after hearing Yu Ming's words, but he didn't have time to fight back against the sneaky attack because the older man had already turned his body before walking away from him.
The man in pink could even jump slightly as he walked away from him, and Wu Jingguo even had the illusion that he was looking at a rabbit just now. Should he take his bow and arrows to shoot the rabbit?