Chapter 131: Conflict

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Emperor Jingwen had just solved such a big problem, and he felt relaxed and energetic.

Looking at Ye Shuo again, he looked like an eggplant hit by frost, very wrinkled. The images of the father and son were completely reversed. On the other hand, the Ninth Prince looked like the one who was always worried about the disaster ahead.

Similarly, Ye Shuo was also shocked when he saw his stepfather.

Didn’t my cheap father say that he had been busy for half a month? He hadn’t even returned to his own bedroom in the past half a month. He had been staying in the Qinzheng Palace, meeting ministers every day. How could he still be so energetic?

He recovered in less than half a day. Are all emperors so resistant to pressure?

Think about the eldest prince who stayed at the border for ten years, think about the crown prince who had to suppress all his younger brothers at a young age, and then look at the second prince, the fourth prince, the fifth prince, and the sixth prince… Ye Shuo suddenly felt that the people in the royal family were so resistant.

Unlike him, he was already exhausted after just a short while.

After seeing his adoptive father, Ye Shuo suddenly had a better understanding of his own abilities.

It turns out that the job of emperor is not something that a normal human being can do.

On the other hand, when Emperor Jingwen saw his son’s slightly dull look, he was thinking the same thing.

Look at Zeng Mohuai’s eight students and then look at his own son. They are completely different. The gap is really obvious.

Emperor Jingwen couldn’t help but ask, “Why haven’t you been sleeping at night lately? What have you been doing?” The Grand Tutor and Lord Cen have been too busy to take care of him recently, so he must have been having too much fun.

“…”

Ye Shuo pulled the corner of his mouth: “…Well, I really haven’t done anything.”

“Then you…oh, forget it.” Emperor Jingwen was too lazy to ask in detail, and even felt that it was pretty good to be able to do this.

At least the little bastard didn’t cause him any trouble when he was in a state of panic, nor did he add fuel to the fire, so let him have fun. Emperor Jingwen was already very satisfied.

“From the looks of you, it seems like you’re going out, right?”

“In that case, play outside for a while longer. Don’t rush back.”

Emperor Jingwen came to the imperial concubine’s place to relax. He really didn’t want to bring Ye Shuo, the little bastard, with him today. When Ye Shuo was leaving, Emperor Jingwen even threw the little princess to him.

Without the disturbance of children, Qiuwu Palace was indeed much quieter.

The imperial concubine felt sorry for him, so she did not stop him. During this rare leisure time, after Wang Ziquan and the others had left, Emperor Jingwen laid his head on the imperial concubine’s lap and gradually relaxed.

“Let’s not talk about anything else today. I have a headache. Please massage my head for me.”

The imperial concubine smiled, placed her finger on Emperor Jingwen’s temple, and said softly, “Your Majesty has worked hard these days.”

Emperor Jingwen was greatly pleased by the rare gentleness of the imperial concubine, and the atmosphere between the two of them was as sweet and tender as when they first met.

Compared to their stepfather and imperial concubine who suddenly became disgusting, Ye Shuo and Jian Jian, who were thrown out without mercy, stood at the gate of Qiuwu Palace, staring at each other.

Jianjian couldn’t help but pursed her lips: “Brother, Jianjian is sleepy.” Usually at this time, it was her time to take a nap, but obviously she couldn’t sleep today.

Ye Shuo reached out and patted her head: “Why are you so sleepy? The sun is finally out. Come on, I’ll take you to the Imperial Garden to play!”

My cheap dad is really something. He is not ashamed even at his old age.

Although he felt disgusted in his heart, Ye Shuo couldn’t wait to go to the Imperial Garden to relax and breathe some fresh air.

Seeing that her brother’s old illness had recurred, Jianjian trotted after him.

“Brother, brother…slow down…”

Sure enough, after staying with Ye Shuo for a while, Jian Jian was no longer sleepy. Instead, she was very energetic, as if she was afraid of losing him.

After holding it in for so long, Ye Shuo finally came out. His steps were naturally very cheerful, and the word “happy” was almost written on his face.

The result of such reckless behaviour is that excessive joy will lead to tragedy.

As soon as he turned a corner, Ye Shuo bumped into someone again. What happened today? Why are people walking close to the wall?

It was his cheap dad before, this time let him see who he bumped into again.

It felt like this must be a very important person, after all, Ye Shuo was knocked away in an instant, and after staggering two steps, he sat down directly on the ground.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry.” Ye Shuo apologised repeatedly. When he looked up, he found that the person he bumped into was none other than the eldest prince.

But the eldest prince doesn’t look very happy right now.

Ye Shuo thought that the other person’s bad face was because of him. Indeed, no one would be unhappy if they were bumped into like this out of nowhere.

So Ye Shuo quickly patted his butt and stood up, and bowed with a slightly awkward look: “I’m sorry, brother, I was in a hurry just now and didn’t notice you were here.”

But in fact, the eldest prince’s anger was not directed at Ye Shuo, and he was walking faster than Ye Shuo just now, but Ye Shuo couldn’t see it from his angle.

The reason why the eldest prince was so angry was because of the unlucky second prince.

The eldest prince originally thought that after his return, the first one to get restless would be the crown prince, but he didn’t expect that the first one to jump out would be the second prince.

The Second Prince probably couldn’t stand the two of them just sitting there like turtles, so he tried every way to muddy the waters and try to fish in troubled waters.

The second prince knew that his elder brother was not the type to cooperate with others, so he had no intention of putting any effort into it. He just wanted to make the situation more chaotic.

The second prince didn’t do anything big, he just disgusted the eldest prince openly and secretly.

The eldest prince had just returned when a flood occurred. It was really unlucky, so the second prince’s people hinted in the court that it was because the evil spirit in the eldest prince was too strong and he returned before he had completely dispelled it.

People didn’t attack him directly, but kept persuading him to go to the royal temple to worship, which made the eldest prince very angry.

This second brother has been very sinister since he was young. I didn’t expect that after not seeing him for so many years, his skills have not only not diminished, but have become even better than before.

The eldest prince feels unlucky, so shouldn’t he show some of that when he walks around?

And Ye Shuo just happened to run into his trap.

According to the eldest prince, none of his younger brothers are easy to deal with, especially since he hasn’t been here for so long. The eldest prince also learned from his mother that the ninth prince has a close relationship with the crown prince and they were taught by the same teacher. Naturally, the eldest prince conceived that his ninth younger brother is the crown prince’s man.

The impression I had of him when I first met him suddenly plummeted to the bottom.

Seeing him bump into him, the eldest prince narrowed his eyes subconsciously: “I’m afraid that the ninth prince is so domineering in the palace that he has forgotten the rules of the palace.”

After all, he was the crown prince’s man, so the eldest prince had no intention of giving him any face. Besides, the eldest prince’s current status was entirely due to his military exploits, so naturally he looked down on princes like Ye Shuo who relied on acting like a spoiled child to win the favour of Emperor Jingwen.

They are nothing but a bunch of scumbags.

Wow, is the eldest prince in a bad mood today?

Ye Shuo was not a fool after all, and he reacted quickly. With the eldest prince’s skills, how could he be easily hit by him?

“I also find it strange. Why do I feel that big brother seems absent-minded today? Could it be that something happened to make big brother unhappy? Why don’t you tell me about it? I may be able to help my big brother think of a solution.”

I swear to God, Ye Shuo really just wanted to ease the atmosphere and made that joke.

After all, the eldest prince had such a bold personality, he couldn’t be angry just because the two of them bumped into each other, right?

As a result, when these words fell into the ears of the eldest prince, it was completely different.

In his eyes, his brothers were more treacherous and cunning than the others. How could he not know about such a big commotion in the court? What a joke! He was just making fun of himself.

Obviously, the eldest prince had just returned to the palace and did not have a clear understanding of Ye Shuo’s character of not worrying as long as he could.

Thus the misunderstanding was born.

“Ninth brother is good at talking.”

Ye Shuo: “???”

Wait, did he say anything?

What happened? ? Even the imperial palace, which was known for its subtle ways of speaking, wouldn’t be so exaggerated, right?

The eldest prince was thinking, the second son and the crown prince would be fine, but now this little brat wanted to step on him.

“Compared to me, your impetuous personality should go to the temple to calm down.”

as well as…

“I just don’t know if my ninth brother’s courage is as powerful as your mouth.”

The eldest prince couldn’t help but take a step forward.

Perhaps the eldest prince’s expression was too terrifying, which frightened Jianjian, who had finally caught up with him.

The eldest prince was eight feet tall and had a strong build. When he stood there, Ye Shuo looked like a skinny chick.

The eldest prince originally just wanted to scare him. After all, his father did dote on his younger brother, and he didn’t want to go too far. But in Jianjian’s eyes, it seemed that the eldest brother clenched his fists and wanted to beat her brother.

Even though Jianjian was still young, she knew that her eldest brother could kill her own brother with just one punch.

Her heart tightened, Jian Jian rushed forward with a cry, and stood in front of Ye Shuo: “Don’t you dare bully my brother!”

Although the little princess is young, she is very brave and much stronger than the queen’s legitimate son.

But the eldest prince still wanted to embarrass his younger brother who was laughing at him, so he gave him a sharp look.

The princes raised in the imperial city are just flowers that have never experienced the wind and rain. Why should the eldest prince do it himself?

The eldest prince has been fighting on the border for ten years and has scared away countless enemies with just a glance. This is certainly not something a child can endure.

Jianjian was really scared and couldn’t help but burst into tears.

Then her crying directly annoyed Ye Shuo.

Looking at the little princess crying loudly standing in front of him, Ye Shuo’s eyes changed slightly.

But Ye Shuo was not stupid. In terms of martial arts, he was definitely no match for the eldest prince. If he wanted to defeat the eldest prince, he would still have to practise for a few more years even if his grandfather taught him all his unique skills.

If the direct approach doesn’t work, then we can only use the covert approach.

“Ye Liancheng, just wait for me!”

Ye Shuo was so angry that he even called out the eldest prince’s real name.

The eldest prince was stunned. How come his younger brother wasn’t just bluffing?

The eldest prince thought that children who were spoiled like this would usually be bullies at home.

However, by the time the eldest prince reacted, Ye Shuo had already left with his sister.

However, the eldest prince did not think much about it. After all, it was just a child. Even if he was angry, could he hurt himself?

So when he saw Concubine De, he told her about the second prince, and he also told her about the episode on the way.

The eldest prince had been away from the palace for a long time. Even if someone sent him messages from time to time telling him the news in the palace, he still didn’t understand because he hadn’t experienced it personally.

But just because the eldest prince didn’t understand didn’t mean that Concubine De didn’t understand. After listening to what her eldest son said, Concubine De’s heart suddenly skipped a beat.

It’s over. This time I’ve stirred up a hornet’s nest.

The eldest prince thought about it over and over again, but he couldn’t think of any way the prince could hurt him. He couldn’t let the Duke of Zhen report him, right?

Father mustn’t listen to the words of the Duke of Zhen.

No matter how noisy he was, his father would not touch him.

Therefore, the eldest prince still didn’t care: “It’s just a child’s joke, mother, don’t take it to heart.”

The eldest prince also didn’t believe that a child of that age would dare to do anything.

Until his younger brother, the eighth prince, came back crying.

Just as the eldest prince was stunned, Concubine De’s anger suddenly rose.