Chapter 333: Chapter 333

333 Lóng Wei’s Past – Part Yu Jun asked the servant not to let Lóng Wei leave the chamber. As she returned to her manor, she found Yuze there, waiting for her. She bowed to him and took a seat across from him on the large chair.

“Why is Concubine Yu doing this to her son?” Yuze asked. “Earlier, he came to complain to me how his mother scolded him instead of embracing him. The child is young and if his mother mistreated him, it would affect him in the long run.” Yuze suggested that Yu Jun should be affectionate towards her child.

“Monk Yuze, thank you for giving your wonderful advice. However, I know what is best for my child. I request Monk Yuze not to say inappropriate things to my son,” Yu Jun asserted.

“Pardon me, Concubine Yu?” Yuze was confused by her allegation against him.

“Telling Lóng Wei that he is the dragon’s son!” Yu Jun clarified to Yuze. “Monk Yuze must know that because of his ridiculous prophecy, my son is being dragged into various problems. Today, his wrong attitude was evident in his words that Monk Yuze is brainwashing Lóng Wei,” Yu Jun asserted.

Yuze smiled and nodded at her. “I think Lóng Wei fell into problems because his mother is cold to him. I do what is right for the prince,” he affirmed. “The child is at his most vulnerable age. He talked about killing his own mother, which in itself shows what your child is undergoing. I want you to understand your duties as a mother,” Yuze stated.

“Monk Yuze must leave. He is not allowed to speak on this matter. Since His Majesty respects Monk Yuze, that’s why I am also respectful of him,” she asserted and ended the conversation on her end. Yuze was unable to understand why Yu Jun spoke that way.

“Lóng Wei was crying. He hardly cries,” Yuze said.

Yu Jun clutched the fabric of her skirt and looked at Yuze.

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“Why is a mother doing this to her child? I want to know the reason. Lóng Wei is different from other princes and princesses. Concubine Yu might’ve noticed it already. Unlike others, he only wants recognition in his mother’s eyes, which he has failed to achieve multiple times. He was joyous to find that his mother had returned, but her attitude towards him hurt his heart. If he wanted, he could go to His Majesty, but he came to me. It’s not right, Concubine Yu. You are making your own child hate you,” Yuze made her understand.

“If I had not been forced to become the concubine of the King, I would have been happy to look at Lóng Wei,” Yu Jun answered. Yuze knitted his brows and heard her say, “Monk Yuze, I never wanted to come to this palace. I am here against my will. I just want to leave.”

“Concubine Yu’s attitude is affecting her son’s life,” he asserted.

“It doesn’t matter to me. I d-do not love Lóng Wei. He is a mistake that should never have happened to me,” Yu Jun stated and curled her fingers tightly.

Lóng Wei ended up hearing Yu Jun’s words. He had jumped out of the window of his chamber and had come to apologize to his mother. But hearing those words, his heart broke into millions of pieces. He scrunched his brows and clenched his fists in fury.

Lóng Wei ran out of there and came back to his room. The servant was shocked to see the prince outside the room. Lóng Wei pushed the doors and closed them from the inside. He sat down at the edge of the bed and brought his knees close.

“I also hate her. She is no one in my life,” he murmured as tears rolled down his cheeks.

After that day, Lóng Wei became rebellious. He started to trouble the people around him. When he turned eight, his father sent him to the cold palace for the first time.

He begged his father not to send him away, but he listened to the nobility. Lóng Wei was angry at Kang Xi because he was the one, who suggested to the king that he must send Lóng Wei to the cold palace.

He realized no one loved him in the palace, but that didn’t mean he would bow down and beg for forgiveness. Never. He erased such words from his dictionary, which would make him feel weak. He accepted whatever punishment he was given, and with time, he distanced himself from the regal family members.

However, Yuze always supported him. He was happy with the fact that there was one such person in his life, who always cared for him. As a child, he only got to see the darkness in the people around him. The only person, who showed him the light was Yuze.

Lóng Wei trained himself under Yuze’s guidance and studied as much as the other princes did. He defied the rules which princes and princesses were strictly taught to adhere to. He created his own rules, and his own philosophies to survive among them.

At the age of ten, he became proficient in archery. But he kept it hidden from everyone in the palace. He would pretend that he knew nothing and kill his time the entire day.

Qiu Zedong was concerned about him because, as time passed, Lóng Wei turned more rebellious. The nobles were troubled with him. They wanted the King to send him away, but he could not do that. Communication with Lóng Wei became tougher with each passing day.

On the day when Xiaoming was coronated as the Crown Prince, Lóng Wei found his mother preparing the robe with her hands for him. He was annoyed because she never did that for Lóng Wei. He was eleven at that time.

Lóng Wei asked the servant in service of his mother about the robe, who refused to tell him.

“Be ready to get kicked out of this palace,” Lóng Wei warned her. “Better show me where the robe is if you don’t want to end your source of earning,” he affirmed.

“Why are you threatening her?” Yu Jun’s voice fell on his ears, and he tilted his head to look at her.

“I can do whatever I want,” Lóng Wei pronounced.

Yu Jun halted before him and asked him if he wanted to shame her more.

“When did I embarrass you?” Lóng Wei questioned her.

“You have embarrassed me from the day you were born,” Yu Jun remarked. “Other princes are humble, and sweet to their mother. They always make their mother feel proud. What do you do besides lurk around?” She chuckled.

“None of the mothers is like you. Before saying anything to me, you should look at yourself and ask what you turned me into,” Lóng Wei affirmed as he glared into the eyes of his mother.