Chapter 270: Ye Xun

“I don’t know when Jin’er wrote this will, but since it is Jin’er’s wish, I will give it to you.” Within a year, she lost her husband and then her son. Although Empress Dowager He was very lucky and did not contract the disease, she was exhausted and haggard.

Of course, Empress Dowager He was not completely selfless. Emperor Taicheng did not leave any other offspring, and Jin’er was still young and had not yet reached his first stage of pregnancy, so it was impossible for his bloodline to exist in the palace.

If Jin’er was older, Empress Dowager He would find a way to ask him to keep the child no matter what. Really… Empress Dowager He didn’t care no matter what method was used.

But now, things have become a foregone conclusion and there is no way to change them.

No matter who will succeed him, he and his family will be thorns in the eyes of the new emperor. Only if he is the regent, the situation may be slightly better.

“I have already conveyed Jin’er’s intentions. The regent will decide the details on his own…”

At this moment, Empress Dowager He no longer had any energy left. She just felt extremely tired, so tired that she didn’t even have the strength to speak. Without waiting for the young man opposite to speak, Empress Dowager He left with the help of the palace maids.

Before leaving, Empress Dowager He seemed to remember something, and finally said: “By the way, after daybreak, Jin’er’s body will be burned. Jin’er missed you the most before he died. Please ask the Regent to send Jin’er off tomorrow. This way, it can be regarded as Jin’er’s last wish.” Burn? !

Ye Shuo suddenly raised his head.

You have to know that in ancient times, the ancients paid attention to being buried in peace. Even if they died, they wanted to keep their bodies intact. This was true for common people, let alone the emperor.

Since they were burning the bodies, they were treating themselves as ordinary patients suffering from the plague.

If the superiors lead by example and set a good example themselves, if this matter were to spread among the people, it would surely be of great help in eliminating the epidemic.

You know, one of the reasons why the plague spread repeatedly was that many people could not bear to see their loved ones being burned, so they sneaked in, then found the bodies of their loved ones and took them home to bury them, which caused the plague to spread again and affect the neighbours.

Ye Shuo didn’t know who came up with the idea, was it Empress Dowager He or Jin’er himself, but no matter who it was, it was enough to make people heartbroken.

Ye Shuo stood where he was, pinching the joints made of precious silk, which turned fiercely white.

Obviously everything was moving in the right direction before. If only I had been more careful, everything would have been fine.

A night passed, and even though the little emperor of the Great Zhou died last night, the sun still rose as usual early this morning.

The little emperor was weak, fell ill quickly, and left in a hurry, so Prince Su and Prince Jin entered the palace early in the morning.

Although the purpose was to burn the remains to completely stop the plague from spreading in the palace and even in the capital, the necessary procedures could not be omitted at all.

Prince Su and Prince Jin, wearing thick clothes and with their faces covered, examined the little emperor’s body. After confirming that the little emperor died of plague and was not murdered by anyone, they poured strong liquor on the little emperor’s body in front of the two witnesses. ꞦＡNȮBËŜ

Then, there was a raging fire.

The clothes of the two were also thrown into the fire and were quickly burned to ashes.

Including this time, since taking over the royal family, Prince Su and Prince Jin have helped deal with such matters for the nth time. Sometimes it was their biological brothers, sometimes it was their nephews, and now it is finally the turn of their grandchildren.

It would be fine if they were older and had more experience, but the young man next to them had no less experience than them at a young age.

Finally, Prince Su stood beside the young man and said, “Alas…take it easy.”

Birth, ageing, illness and death are the norm in life. How many people in this world can live in peace and happiness until the end of their lives? Even if you are a member of the royal family, you are no more noble than ordinary people in this regard.

What Ye Shuo was concerned about was not this, but…

“My two uncles, what do you think? If I hadn’t said those words to him before, would Jin’er have been less miserable in the end?” Since he was going to die in the end, wouldn’t it be better for him to stay the way he was?

If Jin’er was like his father, he would at most be unwilling in the end, but he clearly didn’t want to die in the end. He wanted to live, but he still died in the end.

A person who originally had no hope was given hope by himself, but in the end this glimmer of hope was ruthlessly taken away. Ye Shuo felt it was extremely cruel just thinking about it.

“He is still so young. He has not experienced all the beautiful things in the world.”

“Tell me, has Jin’er ever been truly happy in his life?”

Prince Su and Prince Jin didn’t know, and Ye Shuo didn’t know either.

Prince Su opened his mouth, but in the end only said two words.

“…My condolences.”

Ye Shuo looked at the flames in the distance, shook his head and said nothing.

Finally, after Prince Su and Prince Jin left and the fire burned out, Ye Shuo saw Empress Dowager He and many palace servants carefully picking out the little emperor’s bones, then breaking them up bit by bit with a hammer and putting them into a jar.

There were traces of charcoal on Empress Dowager He’s hands, face and body. The moment the jar was sealed, Empress Dowager He could no longer hold back and burst into tears.

The entire palace seemed to be crying for it.

He quickly wiped his face with his sleeve, and before the palace servants around him could see clearly, Ye Shuo turned around, leaving only his back to everyone.

For some reason, the palace people always felt that the Regent seemed to have changed at this moment, but when they looked carefully, it seemed not to be the case, as if the moment just now was just an illusion.

After Ye Shuo left the palace, the first person he visited was his eldest cousin.

There was a slight “dong” sound. Looking at the precious silk scroll on the table, Wei Wen was wondering what it meant. Wei Wen opened it and took a look. When he saw what was written inside, his face changed drastically.

“This… this is actually…” This is actually the edict of succession left by the young emperor!

Although Wei Wen had just become the little emperor’s teacher, he still recognized the little emperor’s handwriting.

“It’s just what you thought.” Ye Shuo didn’t know what to say. When Emperor Taicheng died, he became the regent. Now that the little emperor was gone, he was going to become the emperor soon. The way these father and son acted made Ye Shuo want to curse.

“Cousin, what do you think?”

Wei Wen curled his lips: “…How should I know?”

Wei Wen had indeed seen many storms, but this was the first time he had seen such a big scene.

The only thing Wei Wen knew was that his little cousin couldn’t run away this time even if he wanted to.

Once this edict was issued, he had to become emperor even if he didn’t want to. Otherwise, no matter which prince succeeded to the throne next, he would surely die.

Not only will he die, but everyone around him will die too.

I would like to ask, which emperor would let go of his little cousin who is the most legitimate and orthodox? If he doesn’t die, the new emperor will not be able to maintain his position.

But in fact, where are the princes?

“The eldest brother is disabled and powerless. The fifth, seventh and eighth brothers were beaten by the sixth brother and are now barely alive. It is simply a pipe dream to want them to rise again in a short time.” And a prince who has no power in his hands, even if he is healthy, will never be able to take the throne.

“Little Ten, Little Eleven and Little Twelve are indeed capable, but once this matter is over and the whereabouts of the dirty silver is found out, they will definitely not have a good ending.” Not to mention the princes after Little Twelve, as they are naturally incompatible with the throne.

So after counting, who else could there be besides me?

“If they can ascend to the throne, then the princes of the royal family can also ascend to the throne.”

Wei Wen opened his mouth and finally said, “Look at the bright side… At least, the backup plans you arranged won’t be needed.”

At the very least, the Duke Zhen’s Mansion is completely safe.

Ye Shuo paused and sighed: “Yeah…”

Wei Wen always felt that something was wrong, but before he could think about it, the young man in front of him suddenly said, “By the way, what do you think about me passing the throne to Xun’er?”

The moment the words fell, Wei Wen’s eyes widened: “Are you crazy!? Or are you kidding?”

“I’m not kidding. I’m serious.”

Ye Shuo counted on his fingers: “Think about it, Xun’er is the prince’s legitimate son, and now he is a prince, and he is also of legitimate birth. If we brothers fail, it will be the same for him.”

“You have to know that Xun’er’s status is naturally more noble than the Tenth Prince, the Eleventh Prince, and the Twelfth Prince. If it weren’t for the problem that Third Brother had back then, he should have been the one sitting in this position now.”n/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om

“Now, I am just returning what belongs to him.”

After listening to this analysis, Wei Wen was almost irritated to the point of vomiting blood by his little cousin, and his whole body was shaking.

Crazy, crazy, really crazy!

“My little cousin, do you know that people can change?” Even if he was raised by his own hands, what would that do? When was the imperial power not stained with blood?

However, Ye Shuo ignored him.

“Xun’er and I grew up together, so he is different… Never mind, I won’t tell you anymore. I might as well go and ask him directly.”

Looking around, I accidentally saw something hanging on the wall of my eldest cousin.

The Duke of Zhen’s Mansion was founded by military generals, so naturally, weapons are the majority of its decorations.

“This sword is quite good. It should be made of cold steel that was made by the Ministry of Industry in the past two years. I see it is covered with dust. I guess you don’t use it on weekdays. How about lending it to me for a while?”

Without waiting for Wei Wen to react, Ye Shuo took off the long sword.

Seeing his little cousin turning around and about to leave, Wei Wen became completely anxious.

“This matter is of great importance. I hope my little cousin will think twice!”

It was a different time at the moment. Wei Wen didn’t want him to fight at first. He was even more determined to protect the entire Zhen Mansion. He put the safety of the Zhen Mansion in the first place and regarded his family as more important than anything else. But now it has come to the point where he has to fight.

It was not until this moment that Wei Wen’s thoughts completely changed.

From a distance, Wei Wen saw his little cousin waving at him.

“Don’t worry, cousin. I know what I am doing.”

In fact, what Ye Shuo didn’t say was that if Ye Xun didn’t move, Ye Shuo would pass the throne to him. If Ye Xun had any other intentions, then…

Ye Shuo closed his eyes and clenched the long sword in his hand.

So Xun’er, please don’t move around.