Chapter 262: Tolerance

Emperor Taicheng started his life from humble beginnings when he was young, and has made it to where he is today step by step.

He is not a good person, but he is not a purely evil person either. He is the most diligent and hardworking, but his ending is also the most tragic.

At least the bodies of the others were intact, but Emperor Taicheng ended up festering all over his body and had to endure tremendous pain every day.

Maybe God is not so fair after all.

In addition to the edict appointing Ye Shuo as regent, Emperor Taicheng also left another edict, appointing his only daughter Shuqin as Princess Zhaocheng and forbidding any marriage to another princess.

Emperor Taicheng was rational all his life, but in the end he became as willful as Emperor Jingwen.

Before he left, he might have been extremely worried about his two children, or perhaps there were other people besides his children, but he never said a word, so others had no way of knowing.

Perhaps even Emperor Taicheng himself didn’t know whether he had ever truly loved anyone in his life.

Love is an extremely luxurious thing. He had already staked everything he had when he embarked on this path.

When Empress He looked at her husband’s face, her youthful memories came to her mind. At that time, one was sixteen and the other was nineteen. Empress He thought that she only had a respectful relationship with him as a couple, but when that day really came, Empress He was still out of control and was overwhelmed with grief.

But now is not the time to cry.

The death of Emperor Taicheng shocked the whole government and the country. Many people could not help but wonder: Can such a young prince stand firm and control such a big country?

Regardless of what happened to Ye Shuo, He Xiang would make his own assessment. He immediately went to find the Fifth King, the Seventh King, and the Eighth King.

After nearly three years of continuous suppression, the former fifth prince, seventh prince, and eighth prince are now living like ghosts, and it seems that they are about to have mental problems.

How should I put it? The three wanted to resist but couldn’t. They felt that they would be killed by Lao Liu at any time. Under such circumstances, the three of them lived for nearly three years. Who wouldn’t be crazy?

Facts proved that their thoughts were not random guesses. Lao Liu really wanted to kill them before he died.

If the emperor had not left a special will, they might have been killed by the sixth elder with a cup of poisoned wine. How could they still sit here and talk?

“I’ll tell you, I’ll tell you, he is a cruel and vicious person. I don’t know how much he hates us in his heart. It would be strange if he let us go!” At this moment, the Fifth Prince really wanted to say, “It’s a good death, a wonderful death.” He finally died, and he starved himself to death. It’s really laughable.

The Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince also breathed a sigh of relief. The huge mountain pressing down on them was gone, and they could finally take a deep breath.

But in fact, this matter itself is a vicious circle. The fifth prince, the seventh prince and the eighth prince felt that Emperor Taicheng would not let them go, so they tried their best to make trouble during Emperor Taicheng’s reign and tried to bring him down. As for Emperor Taicheng, the more they did this, the more severely Emperor Taicheng would punish them. Unless one of them stops first, there is no solution to this problem.

But… with their temperament, who would stop on their own initiative?

Once they stop, they will die.

“Forget it, let’s not talk about this. What is the matter that Xiaojiu wants us to come here for today?”

The relationship between the brothers is not always good or bad. It is often good today and bad tomorrow, or bad today and good tomorrow. Even though there was a great hatred between the Fifth Prince and the Seventh Prince, the Seventh Prince chose to make sure that the Fifth Prince would never get what he wanted rather than take his life, not to mention their petty quarrels with Ye Shuo. ŔＡɴỒʙЕṣ

The Seventh Prince shook his head. As for the Eighth Prince, he did not speak because he still had some grudge against his younger brother due to the eldest prince’s incident.

Just when the three were puzzled, they saw Ye Shuo rushing in from outside. He was probably in a hurry, and even moved with the wind. As he walked, he said, “Brother, I’m late. I hope you brothers don’t mind.”

“Now that my brother has just passed away, it is not appropriate to drink alcohol during the period of national mourning, so I did not bring any alcoholic beverages, but only some vegetarian food. I hope that my fifth, seventh, and eighth brothers will not dislike it.”

He opened the curtain and walked in. Ye Shuo didn’t care about anything and just sat down.

The first reaction of the three people when they heard this was that something must have happened. Otherwise, under such circumstances, why would he have nothing to do and come to them for dinner?

The Fifth Prince was impatient to keep him in suspense, and before Ye Shuo could finish placing the dishes in his hand, he asked, “If you have something to say, then say it. If not, don’t waste time.”

Ye Shuo paused, and without any hesitation, he spoke directly: “If that’s the case, then I’ll tell you.”

There are some things that everyone knows in their hearts, so there is really no need to hide them, it’s pointless.

Ye Shuo said bluntly: “You also know that after the Sixth Brother passed away, only Jin’er was left. The child is pitiful. He lost his biological father at such a young age.”

“I don’t mean anything else. I just hope you brothers…don’t make things difficult for him.”

Ye Shuo made his demands clear on the spot.

It is always better to speak frankly than to make guesses based on one’s own thoughts.

However, when the Fifth Prince heard this, he could no longer bear it. With a “bang”, he slammed his hands heavily on the table and stood up in an instant: “You said so, so I let him go. Why?”

If they were really released, then what would the suffering they had endured in the past few years mean?

“Don’t tell me about the big bullying the small. It is only natural that the son should pay for the father’s debt!” The Fifth Prince could not bear it no matter what.

However, Ye Shuo sighed when he heard this. Although his words were gentle, they did not mean that he wanted to discuss things with them at all…

Ye Shuo just hopes that it will end here. It will save trouble for them and himself as well. It would be better to avoid trouble if possible.

But if they don’t want to, Ye Shuo has no choice.

“This… If the fifth brother insists on doing so, then don’t blame me for being rude.” Ye Shuo couldn’t help but scratch his head.

The young man acted innocent, but what he said was not innocent at all.

The fifth prince’s eyes widened immediately: “What do you mean?”

Forgive the Fifth Prince, because Ye Shuo’s expression was too casual, for a moment the Fifth Prince couldn’t even tell whether he was uttering a harsh word.

The Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince also turned their heads and looked over.

Ye Shuo had to count on his fingers: “Look, although the emperor left you a will to save your lives, he also left me a will. He only said not to let my sixth brother kill you, but he didn’t say not to let me kill you. The will he left me said ‘except for the crime of treason, you can’t be killed’. I have specially asked the two uncles, and you guys… should not be guilty of such a crime.”

In other words, if Ye Shuo took action, killing him would be in vain.

Ye Shuo would at most be beaten, but now the people who could beat him are gone, so he doesn’t even have to be beaten.

“And what about you? You are now the princes. Although I am not talented, I still retain the title of prince. Although I am not as capable as my brothers, as far as I know, my brothers don’t have much left now, right? So no matter how you look at it, you definitely can’t beat me.”

“I wonder what you brothers think?” Ye Shuo glanced at a few people tentatively.

The fifth prince finally understood now.

“So you have to get involved, right?”

If Xiao Jiu hadn’t intervened, even if He Xiang was powerful, what would he have done? Could he still touch the prince of the Ye royal family?

The only ones who could threaten the royal family were the royal family.

They really didn’t take Xiao Jiu seriously in the past, but now it is different after all. Thinking of this, the Fifth Prince almost vomited blood: “What benefits did the Sixth Prince give you to make you support him so much? He is your brother, but we are not, right?”

Ye Shuo had no choice.

“Well, I’ve already promised, what can I do?”

“Anyway, my brother has made his words clear today. You must give me a definite answer today, otherwise no one can leave the table.”

This scoundrel and domineering character is indeed Xiaojiu’s style.

Compared to the Fifth Prince who was glaring with anger, the Seventh Prince was relieved that he could say it. The Eighth Prince, on the other hand, almost couldn’t keep up with the pace.

After a long silence, the Seventh Prince suddenly asked, “Are you really going to… kill us?”

“Under normal circumstances, that won’t happen.” Ye Shuo was honest.

“But you also know that sometimes it’s not a question of whether I want to or not.” Sometimes, it’s really a matter of circumstances. “If it really comes to that, I think… I will.”

These two light words, however, were like a heavy hammer, hitting the three people’s hearts hard.

The atmosphere suddenly became tense.

The Seventh Prince subconsciously picked up the teacup in front of him and took a sip. The slightly dry throat was slightly relieved.

He had to admit that Xiaojiu was right. From any point of view, they were no match for him now.

If it was him, then they really had no better solution.

The Seventh Prince gradually calmed down.

“It’s okay for me to back down, but can you guarantee that the little prince will not make things difficult for us again?”

The seventh prince also wanted a guarantee.

However, what he didn’t expect was that his brother shook his head again and uttered two words: “No.”

Prince 5, 7, 8: “…”

The fifth prince was angry: “If you can’t do that, what the hell are you talking about!”

“How would I know what the little prince is thinking? I can’t influence him. I can’t lie to you!”

“Even if I say he won’t, can you believe it?” Ye Shuo rolled his eyes.

What you said… does make sense.

The fifth prince opened his mouth, but he couldn’t refute it. After a long pause, he finally uttered, “You… continue.”

Ye Shuo spread his hands: “So actually the situation is now very clear. Either I take action now, or wait until eight years later, when the young prince takes power. Then he may take action. You can choose.”

One is certain and it will happen right away, the other is in the future and it is just possible. Even a fool knows how to choose.

The eighth prince was about to speak when he suddenly realised something.

Huh? Wait, something seems wrong.

“Why do you have to make us give in? Can’t you just give in?” No matter which option they choose, they seem to be the ones who give in, right?

The moment the words fell, Ye Shuo laughed immediately, but the words he said made the faces of the three people darken instantly.

“You guys must have given in, right? In all these years, when have you ever seen me give in to anyone?”

“Anyway, you’ve already given in for so many years, it doesn’t matter if you do it once or twice, just bear with it.”

Seeing Xiaojiu’s look that said, “You can take it or not, if you don’t want it, forget it,” the Fifth Prince, the Seventh Prince, and the Eighth Prince were so angry that their teeth were about to break.

Arrogant.

It’s really too arrogant!