CHAPTER 627: CHAPTER 627: AS PARENTS, IS IT WRONG TO APOLOGIZE WHEN YOU’VE MADE A MISTAKE?

Sitting in the carriage returning to the mansion, Prince Kang was still in shock.

Feng Fuce and Zhi’er sat on the same side, both looking at him with different expressions.

Causing Prince Kang to feel slightly guilty and lower his head.

Somehow, he began to admit his mistakes.

"Linger in the brothel often, it’s my fault, I was just feeling stifled inside and wanted to seek some fun."

Zhi’er blinked her big eyes and asked, "Destroying the hairpin that Fifth Brother painstakingly crafted, was that also because you wanted to vent your frustration?"

Prince Kang was taken aback.

Only then did he understand, the little one was upset about this incident.

Prince Kang slapped his thigh, "Zhi’er, this is a misunderstanding, Third Uncle didn’t mean to destroy his things, during a quarrel he tried to snatch it, and I accidentally let go, causing it to be thrown."

Zhi’er crossed her arms and let out a cute but fierce snort.

"Did you apologize for breaking someone else’s things?"

Prince Kang instinctively said, "I’m his father! Do I still need to apologize to him?"

Zhi’er puffed her cheeks, angrily saying, "Even parents must respect their children!"

"Besides, Fifth Brother neither steals nor robs, he’s simply interested in carving and handicrafts, how can you deprive him of his interests just because you don’t like it!"

Prince Kang persuasively said, "But Zhi’er, a boy fiddling with hairpins and accessories every day, would you want such a brother?"

"Aren’t you afraid that in the future, when you go out, people will laugh at him?"

Zhi’er widened her eyes like black pearls.

She raised her voice and said, "Of course I would, if Fifth Brother is like this, I would laugh even in my dreams!"

"Because he gives most of these to me, and if anyone dares to laugh, I’ll make sure their teeth fall out!"

After speaking, Zhi’er looked at Feng Fuce beside her: "Right, Brother Ce?"

Feng Fuce nodded, "I will help you."

Zhi’er tilted her chin towards Prince Kang, implying: See, everyone thinks this way.

Prince Kang still wanted to argue, "But..."

Feng Fuce interrupted him coldly.

"I think the prince is afraid of being laughed at in the future? After all, having a son who fiddles with women’s hairpins, the prince fears it would harm his reputation if others knew."

Prince Kang immediately denied, "Marquis Wan, you’re wronging me! Am I the type to care about reputation?"

Feng Fuce let out a cold laugh, his gaze dark and piercing.

"That’s true, after all, the Fifth Heir never complained about having a father with a notorious reputation."

This remark thoroughly stunned Prince Kang.

All along, he had been demanding his sons to grow up following his desires.

He forbade Bai Fengqing from touching hairpins or doing handicrafts, deeming it unmanly.

However, when had Bai Fengqing ever asked him to stop going to brothels, to stop staying out all night?

Prince Kang recalled, before leaving tonight, when he accidentally destroyed the hairpin, Bai Fengqing’s expression of disappointment.

It seemed as if he hadn’t just broken a hairpin by accident but had shattered a child’s heart.

At that time, Prince Kang already felt a bit regretful, but he still stubbornly told Bai Fengqing to reflect on himself.

But now, he finally realized that he might have really been wrong.

Zhi’er saw the change in Prince Kang’s expression, she reminded, "Third Uncle, since that’s the case, shouldn’t you say something to Fifth Brother when you return to the mansion?"

Prince Kang nodded, murmuring, "I should indeed apologize to him."

Zhi’er immediately brightened up, her smile sweet and cute.

The carriage had already arrived at the gate of Prince Kang’s Mansion.

The little one grabbed Feng Fuce’s hand, warmly inviting, "Brother Ce, come, I’ve asked Third Aunt to prepare some delicious dishes, you have to join us for a meal!"