After hearing her gossip, all the civil and military officials went crazy.

Chapter 96 The Third Prince's First and Second Half of Life
Fang Lingchu wondered what the system was laughing about, so she quickly went to take a look.

Upon closer inspection, good heavens! Two bursts of laughter echoed in everyone's ears.

"Does this third prince have to be so stupid? He seems like a very smart person!"

Fang Lingchu laughed so hard she could barely breathe, and her words came out haltingly.

Other adults: What is it? Just say it! Let us have a laugh too.

Fang Lingchu laughed for a while, then spoke.

The Third Prince was completely bewildered, not knowing what Fang Lingchu had seen that made her laugh like that.

He probably doesn't remember doing anything particularly funny!

If Fang Lingchu knew what he was thinking, she would have laughed even louder and said: "Your first half of life was full of laughable things."

"When the Third Prince was five years old, he secretly ran to the Imperial Kitchen to steal food. Unexpectedly, he saw a little duck. He looked at the little duck and asked: 'Little duck, if you don't want to be eaten, nod your head and I will take you away.' The little duck actually nodded, and he thought he could talk to animals."

He took the ducklings back, thinking he was God's chosen one, and then released all the animals in the imperial kitchen, saying that he and they were of the same kind, and he would not allow others to eat his kind.

This even escalated to the point of taking it to the emperor, where she claimed she wasn't his child and that he was the king of all animals. Goodness, the emperor's face at that moment... hahahahahaha!

When Fang Lingchu brought up this matter, Emperor Chongde's face turned red. Imagine a chuunibyou teenager bringing a bunch of animals to his imperial study, saying that these are his kind, and that he wants to seek justice for his kind.

Enraged, Emperor Chongde ordered the killing of all the animals in the imperial kitchen.

"Hahaha, the emperor was so angry that he killed all the animals in the imperial kitchen, and the third prince cried and swore he would never speak to his father again."

However, he forgot the vow after only a few days; after all, he was just a kid and had a short memory.

Later, during the exam at the Imperial Academy, instead of studying, he tried to copy other people's answers. He was so foolish; he copied other people's answers, even their names! How could he be so stupid?

Then he even had the nerve to complain to the emperor, saying that the teacher treated him differently. Even though his paper was exactly the same as everyone else's, the teacher beat him up, gave him a zero, and made him copy the book 50 times. He was not satisfied.

Then he was beaten by the emperor before he finally behaved.

And then, he heard from somewhere that boys with big mouths are more popular, so he stretched his mouth wide and stuffed two eggs into it, almost choking himself to death.

When he was eight years old, he heard from somewhere that if one recognized a tortoise as his father, his father would live a long life.

He had several turtles bought for him and called them "Father Emperor" every day. He even demanded that his other brothers join him. Except for the Crown Prince and the First Prince, all the princes called him "Father Emperor" for a month. When the Emperor found out, he beat him so badly he couldn't get out of bed. "How come the Third Prince has so many embarrassing stories?"

Fang Lingchu watched and sighed.

The Third Prince was so embarrassed that his whole body turned red. He wished he could find a hole to crawl into so that no one could see him.

The subtle glances people were giving him made him want to die!

The emperor sighed, rubbing his forehead. If he didn't know what kind of person his third son was, he sometimes wondered if his son was trying to drive him to his death so he could seize the throne himself.

The crown prince was also quite helpless; there was so much his younger brother had done that he could talk about it for three days and three nights straight!

There are some things he doesn't know, such as thinking he's the chosen one, or even the child of an animal. I'm truly speechless.

The other adults were practically bursting with laughter, but out of respect for the royal family, they had to hold it in.

Suddenly, Fang Lingchu exclaimed in surprise, "The Third Prince even dreams of becoming a chivalrous knight-errant! My goodness, he's even secretly left the palace! Just to become a Robin Hood-like hero who robs the rich to help the poor. Doesn't he know he was born into the wealthiest family?"

Fang Lingchu's rhetorical question left the Third Prince completely bewildered.

Being a prince, I seem to actually be the richest one!

"Did he also rob the rich to help the poor? Did he rob his own father, the emperor?"

Fang Lingchu's words once again terrified the Third Prince.

His knees buckled as he was about to kneel down, but the crown prince beside him stopped him and shook his head.

The third prince looked pitifully at Emperor Chongde above, his face showing an expression of utter dismay.

Emperor Chongde didn't even want to see his son. Didn't he know what kind of person he was?
His son is all strength and no brains.

He was the least intelligent but the strongest of all his sons.

Seeing his father in that state, the third prince felt as if he were about to die.

He looked like he was about to die.

Looking at the swaying Third Prince, Fang Lingchu couldn't help but ask, "What's wrong with the Third Prince? He looks like he's about to break. Does he know the Emperor is going to make things difficult for him?"

Emperor Chongde touched his hand guiltily, not daring to look at his son.

The third prince stared at his father in disbelief, his eyes full of question marks.

Why are you making things difficult for him? What did he do?

The system said: "[I don't know! But the third prince was a comedic character in the first half of his life, and an unlucky guy in the second half. His life seems pretty normal overall.]"

Fang Lingchu nodded in agreement: "Yes, at least he's a normal person!"

Everyone: Is this normal?

Emperor: The third prince is normal? Thinking about the eldest and fourth princes, it seems that he really is.

Fang Lingchu continued reading.

When he turned fourteen, in order to fulfill his dream, he secretly left the palace. Before he even left the city, he was caught by human traffickers and was beaten up for his defiance.

He became obedient, but he was still thinking about how to escape. However, at this time, the human trafficker was targeted by bandits and kidnapped by them, becoming their son-in-law.

Then he met Duan Shirui, the daughter of a bandit. Among a group of bandits, a delicate and frail young girl stood out, and the Third Prince felt pity for her and actually married her. What kind of thought process is this? He actually wanted to inherit the bandit family business; had he forgotten he was a prince?

Everyone looked at the Third Prince's expression as if he had gone mad.

Third Prince: No, he's not an adult yet! He's only a little over thirteen, still several months away from being fourteen.

Emperor Chongde was truly troubled by his son!
Fortunately, the girl was sensible and persuaded her father to join the imperial court, where he became a general protecting the region.

She herself returned with the Third Prince to confess her crimes, but unfortunately, the court was already in turmoil at that time. The Emperor, feeling sorry for the Third Prince, sent him directly to his fiefdom, which was a good thing.

(End of this chapter)