Even if he fled for one day, he could not flee on the second.
Just like Duke Ying's Estate, he had had no choice in the imperial marriage decree back then, and his current defeat was not up to him either. In the end, Father Emperor did not treat him all that differently from the other princes.
Wen Xu was the victim, and he was blind besides. Since the assassin was very likely to return, Chen Hezhi wanted to send someone to bring him to Heaven-Following Prefecture for a temporary stay, but the moment he broached the matter, the other party refused.
So, after Chen Hezhi invited the Crown Prince out of the palace, he immediately sent someone to Sincerity Tower. Wen Xu then knew that he would finally get to meet that fortunate Crown Prince.
Chunchou and Chen Zui happened to be out spreading the proclamation. In Chunchou's words, they were stirring up a bit of a public opinion battle, so Wen Xu could meet the other party alone for now.
"Watch your step, Master Wen. There are stairs here."
"Thank you for the reminder, young brother. My friend is not here today, so I have truly troubled you."
"It is no trouble, no trouble. His Excellency is already waiting in the hall. Once you cross this threshold, there will be no more uneven paths."
Really? Yet every step of the way here had been an uneven path. Wen Xu could not help but wonder: this Crown Prince had such an excellent reputation, but was he truly worthy of his name, or merely an empty shell?
To be honest, after meeting Empress Lu, the expectations in his heart had been forcibly lowered by quite a bit.
Wen Xu had blindfolded himself today, allowing him to open his eyes