Rebirth of the Tyrant's Pet: Regent Prince is too Fierce

Chapter 25

Little Gong Jue was indeed beautiful for a boy, but Gong Qi was trying to humiliate him.

Gong Jue stared back at the other boy indifferently. He was numb to such treatment, having experienced harsher bullying than this. He wasn't interested in Gong Qi's reasons, neither was he interested in lingering to bicker about pointless things.

"If that is all you have to say, big brother, then I will be on my way."

He gave a fist palm salute, then turned and walked away. Gong Qi's face contorted in anger. He wouldn't stand for this! "Are you deaf? Can't you hear that I'm insulting you?"

Gong Jue stopped in place. Without looking back he evenly replied, "You wouldn't receive any criticisms for your looks since your appearance is ordinary."

Gong Qi's face turned red. He couldn't keep his composure. No had ever said that he looked plain to his face while speaking so calmly. Only Gong Jue would dare mock him!

Gong Qi glared at the other's back. "Hmph! What's the use of having good looks? My mother said that a day would come when not only the emperor, but even Gong Yi Mo will come to hate you! When that time comes, let's see if you're still as arrogant!"

Gong Jue was stunned at the confidence in Gong Qi's voice that he almost believed it. Hearing that his sister may come to hate him, he felt as if a thorn had pierced him deep in his heart. Not many things mattered to Gong Jue, except for Gong Yi Mo.

Liu Xian Fei was not one to say things without a reason. What did she mean by her words? Gong Jue fixed Gong Ji with an icy stare.

Gong Qi retaliated, "You dare to glare at me? Just wait and see when Gong Yi Mo abandons you. Then we'll see who has the last laugh."

Gong Qi immediately regretted his words. It wasn't that he was afraid of retaliating against Gong Jue, but he felt a duty to obey his mother's wishes. In the past, he remembered how one of their younger brothers, the Fourteenth Prince, treated Gong Jue arrogantly and demanded that he give him a horse ride. However, Ninth Prince Gong Jue would not let himself be ordered around and so dismissed the Fourteenth Prince. When Gong Yi Mo heard about this incident, she reported the Fourteenth Prince's disrespectful treatment of his older brother to the emperor. After their father discovered the matter, not only did he not reprimand Gong Jue, he even declared that the Fourteenth Prince was guilty of being rude, and as punishment the younger prince had to copy the rules of the palace ten times.

Gong Yi Mo was clearly in the emperor's good graces. Gong Qi had to exercise caution when it came to Gong Jue and Gong Yi Mo, but his temper got the better of him and he lashed out.

The older prince then turned and left.

Gong Jue remained frozen on the spot.

Why did Liu Xian Fei say that Sister Gong will hate him? He didn't care if other people called him incompetent or if they teased him in any way. He only cared about his sister's thoughts. Even when he was gifted the Tai He Palace and other treasures at the sealing ceremony because of his sister's requests, he still thought the best gift was having his name being mentioned next to Gong Yi Mo's.

He still couldn't figure out the meaning of Liu Xian Fei's words. Gong Jue frowned in worry. He had to ask Liu Xian Fei in person!

Liu Xian Fei was a favored concubine, so she lived in the Han Xiang Palace, which boasted the largest garden in the harem. Flowers bloomed in abundance all year round. Once inside, the onlooker would feel as if they were in a sea of flowers.

Gong Jue went to the palace and a servant reported his arrival.

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The confrontation between Gong Qi and Gong Jue after class was quickly reported to Liu Xian Fei. She just never expected that Gong Jue would come to her palace so soon. She remembered his mother's, Li Ching Hua's tragic death. Her gaze darkened with enmity. Gong Jue was the spawn between that hateful woman and the emperor, and she couldn't help but frown in distaste.