Chapter 132: Resolving Worries
The eldest prince thought that he was just uttering some harsh words.
On the other side, Concubine De obviously couldn’t help herself and started to curse: “Come on, why did you provoke him? The Ninth Prince has always been a scoundrel, you know that!”
Based on Defei’s many years of experience, it was clear that the Ninth Prince was a person who would not listen. No matter how much she condemned him, it would be in vain. Defei was too lazy to waste her breath on him, so she could only choose to restrain her son who was a normal person.
What’s more, this time it was his own son who took the lead.
Who in this palace doesn’t know to stay away from the Ninth Prince? I had clearly said this when my eldest son came back, but it was all in vain. In the end, my eldest son still offended the Ninth Prince.
When Concubine De thought of the Ninth Prince’s past deeds, she was so angry that she wanted to punch her eldest son twice.
Seeing his brother’s miserable state and his mother’s furious expression, the eldest prince knew he was in the wrong and lowered his posture: “I see he is so arrogant, I think he wouldn’t dare…”
“How could he not dare?” Concubine De raised her voice: “He even dared not listen to your father’s words, how could he be afraid of you?”No matter how powerful the eldest prince is, he can’t surpass the emperor, right?
This is the first time the eldest prince has dealt with his younger brother, and he was shocked for a moment.
He started to act as soon as he said he would, without any ambiguity, which was rare even for the eldest prince in the army.
“But my son has already offended someone, what else can I do?” It’s not necessary to ask him to lose face and apologise to such a young child, right?
Upon hearing this, Concubine De couldn’t help but choke. Indeed, it was really embarrassing for the eldest brother to apologise to the ninth brother.
But if he don’t apologise, I’m afraid this matter will never end.
The eldest prince couldn’t help but look at the eighth prince beside him and said, “Why are you crying? Aren’t you ashamed?”
The Eighth Prince doesn’t want to do that either!
He was having a good time in the study room today, feeling very happy, but when school was over, he was blocked by Xiaojiu.
Xiaojiu didn’t give him any time to explain and started beating him up, while apologising to him, saying “I’m really sorry, brother. The more I think about it, the angrier I get. I really can’t swallow this anger. You know me, I can’t stand seeing others happy when I’m unhappy. If you want to blame someone, blame big brother”, and “I feel the pain from the beating. I believe big brother will soon understand how I felt at that time.”
The Eighth Prince was three years older than Ye Shuo. It was fine that he couldn’t beat his younger brother, but the reason he got beaten was because of him. He was also the one who was implicated. This was the so-called sudden disaster from heaven. How could the Eighth Prince not cry?
The Eighth Prince couldn’t help but retort: ”If it wasn’t for my elder brother to provoke Xiao Jiu, my younger brother wouldn’t have to suffer this beating.”
It was a painful spot, and the Eighth Prince’s eyes became more resentful as he felt the pain.
The eldest prince is now almost unable to understand his mother and brother’s thoughts.
“It was the Ninth Prince who beat you. Why don’t you blame him but blame me?”
Yes, the eldest prince admitted that he was also wrong in this matter, but it was too unreasonable for the ninth prince to do this.
Looking at his mother and younger brother, it seemed that neither of them was targeting the Ninth Prince.
What the eldest prince didn’t know was that over the years, Concubine De and the eighth prince had already become accustomed to Ye Shuo’s style of doing things. It’s like when you know someone has problems but you still go and poke him, don’t you deserve to be bitten?
Between a psychopath and a normal person, the normal person will naturally be more likely to condemn him.
The eldest prince’s mistake was that it was too normal.
Unexpectedly, the Ninth Prince would use such a trick on him. The eldest prince was a little annoyed now: “You too, you don’t pay more attention to martial arts and archery on weekdays.”
The fourteen-year-old, who was about to leave the palace to build his own residence, was beaten by an eleven-year-old who hadn’t even fully grown his hair. The eldest prince felt a little embarrassed.
“What’s the point of you saying this now?” Besides, it’s enough that the youngest son is good at studying. It’s normal that he can’t compare with the ninth prince who runs around every day.
Concubine De couldn’t help but glared at her eldest son: “Think about what to do!”
The eldest prince frowned slightly and said, “What can I do? The Ninth Prince has already beaten him, so it’s time for him to calm down.”
As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere instantly became solemn.
Concubine De: “I’m afraid it’s not as simple as you think.”
The Eighth Prince: “Brother, you think Xiaojiu is too easy to fool.”
The eldest prince: “…”
The eldest prince held his breath and said, “Why? Do you really want me to apologise to him?”
Ye Shuo has a stubborn temper, and the eldest prince is even more stubborn than him.
“Just go out there and do what you need to do as usual. I don’t believe he would dare to do anything to you!”
Hearing this, the current Eighth Prince was even more horrified: “Brother, don’t say it, he really dares.”
The most important thing is that this matter has nothing to do with me. Isn’t it too unfair for me to suffer this unexpected disaster?
The eldest prince couldn’t help but slap the table and said, “Why, in such a huge palace, no one can control him, right? He is simply lawless!”
No, they are just angry with each other, what does it have to do with me?
You have to know that it was him who got beaten, not his elder brother.
The eighth prince had a bitter face. Seeing that the eldest prince was angry, he really didn’t dare to persuade him any more.
Of course, the eldest prince is the eighth prince’s elder brother after all. Although he is angry, he would not really sacrifice his younger brother.
And so, the eldest prince returned home with a lot of anger.
The eldest prince sat down on the chair, and he also became angrier the more he thought about it. If he really wanted to fight with a child, he didn’t have the face to do so. But if he just let it go, he really couldn’t swallow this anger.
At this time, several sons of the eldest prince came over. After hearing what happened, they patted their chests and said, “Father, don’t worry. Just leave this matter to your sons.”
“As long as my son is here, my Eighth Uncle will be safe.”
The eldest prince left the capital soon after his marriage. The eldest prince’s wife and two concubines took the trouble to follow the eldest prince to the border, so the eldest prince’s children were basically born at the border.
The eldest prince is seventeen years older than Ye Shuo. He has several sons who are about the same age as Ye Shuo, some are eight, nine, and ten years old, all younger than Ye Shuo. Besides, the Ninth Prince is still their uncle. Even if the Ninth Prince is unruly, he would not fight with his own nephews, right?
If Ye Xun knew what his uncle was thinking at this time, he would definitely give a heartfelt advice, don’t disbelieve it, the Ninth Prince is really brave.
Children’s problems should be solved using children’s methods.
No one can find fault with it.
Compared to their “weak” Eighth Uncle, these sons of theirs who grew up at the border have not fallen behind in martial arts.
Almost instantly, the eldest prince’s brows relaxed, and he thought he had found a way to restrain his ninth brother, so he agreed to their request.
Seeing that they finally had the chance to share their father’s worries, Ye Yan and the other three were naturally extremely excited. They were ready to go, just waiting for tomorrow to come.
The other side.
After shedding two crocodile tears for the innocent Eighth Prince, Ye Shuo finally felt a little better.
On the other hand, the pointed little princess at the side had stopped crying and was now trying to persuade him: “Brother, brother, the eighth brother is innocent…”
When Jianjian saw his own brother blocking the eighth prince there and then beating him up without saying a word, she was so shocked that she even forgot to cry.
“Obviously… it has nothing to do with my eighth brother…”
This is the truth, but…
Ye Shuo touched his chin and said innocently: “But brother doesn’t care about that. Brother has no morals. It’s okay as long as I can vent my anger.”
He is the only one who can talk about being a scoundrel so confidently.
Jianjian’s young mind was greatly shocked at this moment.
Ye Shuo had no intention of repenting. Seeing that it was already evening and it was almost time for dinner, he decided to take his sister back to Qiuwu Palace: “Let’s go, we should go home for dinner.”
When they arrived at the gate of Qiuwu Palace, Ye Shuo suddenly thought of something and could not help but whisper to Jian Jian: “By the way, you must not tell father what happened today.”
You see, Ye Shuo clearly knew in his heart whether what he was doing was right or not.
I believe that the eldest prince and the eighth prince would be too embarrassed to publicise it. As long as both sides don’t say anything, no one will know. Don’t be too perfect.
Anyway, he is not the one who suffers.
After forcing Jianjian to nod with difficulty, Ye Shuo swaggered into Qiuwu Palace.
I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Emperor Jingwen always feels that the palace is too quiet today.
Especially since the son took the daughter out to play for most of the day, nothing happened.
While eating, Emperor Jingwen asked casually: “Where did you go this afternoon? Did anything happen?”
Jianjian is still an honest child and has not learned to lie yet. Subconsciously, she lowered her head and grabbed the food on the plate, like a student who was afraid of being called by the teacher.
Looking at Ye Shuo again, he was an old hand after all, and he answered with ease: “I first strolled around the garden, and on the way I met my elder brother, and chatted with him for a while. At 3 p.m., I met my elder brother, who was very enthusiastic. My son couldn’t bear to disappoint him, so he had a cordial and friendly exchange with him.”
Emperor Jingwen: “…”
Those words were all good, why do they sound so awkward?
After leaving Qiuwu Palace, Emperor Jingwen thought about it and still felt that being too quiet was not in line with the character of the little bastard. Halfway through the journey, Emperor Jingwen finally called Wang Ziquan over and said, “Go and ask if anything happened this afternoon.”
At first, Wang Ziquan wondered if the emperor was being too cautious with the Ninth Prince. After finding out what had happened, Wang Ziquan couldn’t help but sigh that the emperor was indeed foresighted.
Then Emperor Jingwen found out that the eldest prince scared Jian Jian and made her cry, and then Ye Shuo blocked the eighth prince on his way home from school and beat him up.
So this is what is meant by cordial and friendly communication.
The eldest prince suffered such a great loss, no wonder the little bastard didn’t complain to him.
Emperor Jingwen regretted it and felt that he should not have asked about it.
He even dared to offend his elder brother, he is really something.
But this is just a small matter, and it’s not necessary to summon the boss to the palace and scold him in the middle of the night. Forget it, let’s talk about it tomorrow.
As for the Crown Prince and the Second Prince, they felt the same way.
I thought I would be the first to confront the eldest prince, but I didn’t expect Xiaojiu to be much more agile than them.
The most important thing is that this child is really brave.
Upon hearing the news, the Crown Prince and the Grand Tutor, who were discussing something, suddenly fell silent.
“This Xiaojiu…” The prince had a terrible headache.
While the Grand Tutor was gritting his teeth, he was already prepared in his heart to report to the Crown Prince.
The night passed in a flash, and he didn’t care what others were thinking. The next morning, before dawn, when Ye Shuo was still sleeping soundly, Ye Yan and others had already come to the palace under the pretext of visiting his grandmother.
The four of them were ready to go, determined to perform well and help their father solve his problems.