"Your Highness, this is the Su Residence... no, the Dai Marquis Residence." As the ox cart slowed, a rider following alongside lowered his voice and spoke to the person inside.
Prince Shu lifted the curtain and looked at the residence. "Even the old uncle princes have come. Does Father truly value him this highly?"
"I do not know whether Father truly sees my fine nephew merely as a chess piece to keep Prince Qi and me in check, or whether he feels some familial affection and wishes to compensate him."
"This residence was beneath Prince Qi and me when we left the palace to establish our own households, yet not long ago, my younger brother Prince Lu had set his sights on this place and failed to obtain it. Now it has fallen into my nephew's hands. I wonder whether Prince Lu, upon arriving here, will once again feel that Father is far too partial."
Anyone could guess that, with Prince Qi's impulsive and irascible temperament, even if he knew Father regarded Su Ziji as no more than a balancing chess piece, he would still be furious.
"But am I any different? I know full well that we are all chess pieces, yet at the sight of this residence, I still cannot help but feel jealousy and hatred."
"Who would want one more competitor?"
Before Prince Shu's carriage had even reached the gates of the Dai Marquis Residence, a rider had already hurried ahead to notify the gatekeeper. The gatekeeper hastily informed the steward, who quickly reported inward.
When Prince Shu stepped down at the gate, Wild Daoist attended at his side, while Su Ziji had already come out to greet him. "Your nephew pays respects to Uncle Prince."
"No need for such ceremony, no need." Prince Shu hurriedly reached