Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

Therefore, when he heard the noise outside, Emperor Jingwen immediately got angry.

“What’s going on outside? Why is it so noisy?”

The servant next to him was frightened when he saw the emperor getting angry: “I’ll go ask right away…”

A moment later, when the servant came back, his face was pale.

Seeing his pale face, Emperor Jingwen felt even worse and said coldly, “Speak!”

The servant finally couldn’t bear it anymore and fell to his knees with a plop.

“Your Majesty, the deposed crown prince…he committed suicide by swallowing gold last night…”

With a “bang”, the teacup in Emperor Jingwen’s hand fell to the ground and broke into countless pieces.

For a moment, Emperor Jingwen couldn’t even react to what the people in front of him were saying.

That was the prince, how could he die? And in such an undignified way as swallowing gold.

“How dare you!” Emperor Jingwen stood up suddenly.

“Even if the crown prince is deposed, he is still my son. How dare you maliciously curse my son? Come, drag him away and beat him to death!”

No matter who you are at this moment, you will inevitably be implicated.

The servant was horrified and said, “Your Majesty, please spare my life. Everything I said is true. Please spare my life, Your Majesty!”

However, the more he did this, the more he had to die.

When Ye Shuo heard such noise when he entered the room, his heart couldn’t help but tremble. Without thinking too much, he knew that his stepfather must have known the news of the prince’s suicide.

When he saw Ye Shuo, Emperor Jingwen was filled with anger and had nowhere to vent. He cursed Ye Shuo fiercely for the first time: “Xiao Jiu, you came at the right time. These bastards saw that the prince had lost his power and treated him so badly. These cunning slaves are really hateful!”

“Xiaojiu, weren’t you eating meat and drinking wine with the prince in the courtyard last night? Go tell those people that the prince is still alive and well, and tell them to watch their heads!”

Although the crown prince had been deposed, this statement showed that Emperor Jingwen was still paying attention to him and even knew that he ate meat and drank wine with others.

Ye Shuo’s heart suddenly felt very blocked.

Under the expectant gaze of Emperor Jingwen, Ye Shuo gritted his teeth, lifted his clothes, and knelt down.

Silence is better than words at this time. Only when the death is announced will the visitors kneel as soon as they see them.

Emperor Jingwen’s head buzzed and he was even a little unsteady for a moment.

Ye Shuo knelt silently, almost choking with sobs, and finished what he wanted to say: “My third brother committed suicide in Qingfeng Courtyard last night. I hope that Father… will mourn for him.”

Then, Ye Shuo only felt the sound of wind passing by his ears, and when he turned around again, he only saw a dark figure.

Not caring that his adoptive father hadn’t called him yet, Ye Shuo hurriedly followed.

Emperor Jingwen walked very fast. The wound on his chest was very stuffy and uncomfortable. Ignoring the suffocating feeling from his heart, Emperor Jingwen arrived at the gate of Qingfeng Courtyard in a short while.

However, when they really arrived at the place, Emperor Jingwen began to hesitate.

Until now, he still didn’t think the prince would do such a thing.

How could a proud prince choose to leave in such a way?

However, Emperor Jingwen did not know that the prouder a person is, the less likely he is to allow others to see his miserable appearance, even his own father.

That’s why the prince avoided other methods such as hanging and committing suicide, and finally chose the most painful and least noticeable way to commit suicide.

Even though his intestines were pierced and he was in excruciating pain, he didn’t even blink.

So when Emperor Jingwen saw the prince’s body, he just saw him lying there with a calm expression, as if he was just asleep.

Emperor Jingwen breathed heavily and reached out with trembling hands to check the prince’s breathing.

Ye Shuo had just done something like this once, so the answer Emperor Jingwen came up with could only be the same as Ye Shuo’s.

The prince is dead and his body is cold.

When touching the prince’s cold body, the emperor, who was over fifty years old, felt his legs go weak for a moment.

Losing one’s father in childhood, losing one’s wife in middle age, and losing one’s son in old age, from ancient times to the present, these three great sorrows in life are the most painful for anyone, even for an emperor.

After all, the emperor is also a human being, and as a human being, he has a heart and emotions. How could Emperor Jingwen not feel pain when he watched his most beloved son die in front of him, under his nose?

But for Emperor Jingwen, the extreme pain was hatred and anger.

As an emperor, he could not allow things beyond his control to happen, and the prince’s suicide meant he had lost control of the situation.

According to Emperor Jingwen’s idea, the prince should take a brighter and smoother path than his own. He should be appointed as the crown prince in his childhood, and when he is old, he should inherit his position smoothly. Even if there are occasional setbacks in the process, it doesn’t matter, as they are all insignificant trifles.

But now the prince’s ending is even more miserable than his own.

He managed to survive those dark and difficult years and finally ascended the throne, but his son, whom he had high hopes for, died early.

The prince has really let me down a lot.

The prince is only thirty-five years old this year! He is still young.

Emperor Jingwen hated him for giving up on him so easily, and was even more annoyed that he had been the crown prince for so many years, but was still so vulnerable.

Seeing his adoptive father staring at the prince’s body for a long time without saying a word, Ye Shuo, who was standing by, subconsciously reached for the small box in his arms.

Ye Shuo thought his stepfather would collapse like this, but unexpectedly, instead of crying, he laughed softly. Ye Shuo’s heart tightened immediately.

At first, Emperor Jingwen’s voice was not loud, but later he actually laughed out of pain and laughed out loud.

“Hahahahahaha, hahahahaha, good death, good death!”

“When he was the crown prince, he colluded with his clique, which was disloyalty. As a son, he didn’t know that his body and hair were given by his parents, and he easily harmed them, which was unfilial. How can such an unfaithful and unfilial person be worthy of being my son!”

“Come here, burn the body of the deposed crown prince and this house for me, come here, come—”

When Ye Shuo heard the first few words, he was shocked. When he was anxiously thinking about how to respond, he saw his stepfather’s hand pointing at the prince stiffen, he took a few quick breaths, and then fell down holding his chest.

Ye Shuo was quick-witted and quick-handed, pulling his cheap father up before he fell to the ground.

At this moment, Emperor Jingwen’s face was ashen, his teeth were clenched, and his lips were slightly purple. Ye Shuo acted quickly, and hurriedly pried open his cheap father’s teeth with his hands, and then fed him the Heart Protecting Pill.

Then Ye Shuo carried his stepfather on his back and ran to his stepfather’s residence.

As for those who stayed behind, they were now in trouble, and then they heard the Ninth Prince speak.

“Until Father wakes up, none of you are allowed to move. Do you hear me?!”

However, His Majesty had just said something. If he didn’t follow His Majesty’s instructions, I’m afraid…

The leader was about to speak when he met Ye Shuo’s eyes. The sharpness in his eyes was like a knife, causing his heartbeat to accelerate.

As expected of a prince, even though the Ninth Prince is a playboy, he still has great aura.

Seeing that the other party was shocked, Ye Shuo disappeared without waiting for the other party to answer.

Ye Shuo put his stepfather on his bed as quickly as possible, not caring that he was sweating profusely, and hurried to call Yao Zhi and the imperial physician beside him.

“Come and see how father is doing now!”

At this time, the other princes in the team also heard the news of the crown prince’s suicide. The fourth prince, the seventh prince, and the eighth prince were immediately shocked.

The death of the prince is a big deal. Once the news comes out, it will probably cause a shock.

As for the second prince, his eyes were full of disbelief.

The second prince didn’t believe that the crown prince died so easily. He was the crown prince!

The eldest son of the empress, who had been like a mountain pressing down on his brothers since childhood, couldn’t be so weak…

For some reason, the Second Prince felt inexplicably panicked, as if something beyond his control was about to happen.

The second prince took a deep breath, and when his panic calmed down, he didn’t care about anything else. He immediately stood up, put on a robe, and walked towards the courtyard where Emperor Jingwen was staying.

After they realised what was happening, the other princes also started to move. Even the Fourth Prince, who was recovering from his injuries, asked people to carry his sedan chair here.

The other side.

Fortunately, Ye Shuo fed the emperor the heart-protecting pill in time, and with the help of the imperial physician and Yao Zhi, Emperor Jingwen woke up after a short while.

The first thing Emperor Jingwen did when he opened his eyes was to look at the bed curtain above his head. He spoke in a hoarse voice, word by word, “Come here, draft an edict and convey my decree to depose the Crown Prince for being disobedient and unfilial. From today on, his name will be removed from the Imperial Book of Documents. The Crown Princess, the Crown Princesses, and all the Emperor’s grandchildren will also be removed…”

Since the prince doesn’t even care about his own wives, concubines and children, then let these people follow him.

There is no room for them in the royal family or the imperial palace anymore.

Ye Shuo had never expected his adopted father to be so impulsive and heartless. He was going to punish everyone involved!

The prince probably never expected that his suicide would not only fail to arouse the Emperor Jingwen’s sympathy, but instead make him hate him to the core.

However, before Emperor Jingwen could finish, Ye Shuo hurriedly interrupted him: “No, Dad!”

“This was all my third brother wanted before he died. Although my third brother was wrong, the Crown Princess and the others did not deserve this, Dad!”

“Obligations are forgiven when one dies. If Third Brother knew that his actions would implicate his wife and children, he would probably not be able to rest in peace in the underworld. After so many years, Third Brother has become so exhausted. If you really did this, how could father and son meet again a hundred years later?”

Ye Shuo actually doesn’t really believe in reincarnation, but since the ancients believed in it, he can only say this.

“Could it be that, Dad, you really want Third Brother to become a lonely ghost? Is this really what you want?”

“How outrageous!” Emperor Jingwen was indeed furious.

Hearing a roar from inside, the Second Prince and his men outside suddenly stopped and thought carefully, and decided that it would be better to wait until the storm subsided before going.

Emperor Jingwen would vent his anger on others, and naturally he would also vent his anger on his youngest son.

“Are you going to disobey me too?”

“Dad, son…”

However, before Ye Shuo could finish his words, Emperor Jingwen’s fists and feet had already landed.

Under normal circumstances, Ye Shuo would have run away long ago, but there was no way now. His stepfather was angry, so Ye Shuo could only wait until he calmed down.

Now Ye Shuo can’t retreat at all.

Seeing his youngest son kneeling there without saying a word, Emperor Jingwen became even angrier.

Finally, Ye Shuo couldn’t bear it anymore, his face turned pale, he groaned, and fell down. His back and shoulders were in so much pain that Ye Shuo curled up like a shrimp.

Emperor Jingwen froze, and looking at his little son who was gasping for breath, he finally couldn’t hold back his tears.

Seeing this, Ye Shuo knew that no matter what, the Crown Princess and the others were saved.

As for the prince’s body…it is estimated that it cannot be entered into the imperial mausoleum, and it is not realistic to open a separate tomb for him. The prince can only be wronged and live in the place prepared for him first.

Ye Shuo had been working hard in recent days and was already exhausted physically and mentally. He was shocked by the prince in the morning and then became the target of Emperor Jingwen’s venting in anger. When everything calmed down, Ye Shuo could no longer hold on as soon as he walked out of the yard.

As if she saw that he was having trouble going on, Yao Zhi walked forward silently, finally put her arms around his waist, rested her shoulders against his armpits, and gently lifted him up.

Then, there was news that Emperor Jingwen issued an edict to retain Ye Xun’s title.