Kangxi sat on a round stool in front of Tong Guowei's bed, and the uncle and nephew remained silent.

After a long time, Kangxi sighed.

"Uncle, I don't want Longkodo's life either..."

Tong Guowei listened and his eyelids twitched.

In fact, the moment Kangxi appeared here, he knew that things might not develop in the direction he expected.

Kangxi came here today, more like to give him an explanation.

Or in other words... give him a compensation plan.

If he agrees, everyone will be happy; if he disagrees, both he and his money will be lost.

"I have watched him grow up since he was a child. I know his character very well. He dared to aim his bow at Yinzhi back then, and today he dares to point his spear at me."

Hearing this, Tong Guowei's eyelids twitched even more violently.

The third brother shouldn't have pointed his bow at the eldest prince, but because of that he lost his job as a first-class guard. He has been punished, hasn't he?

If he was dissatisfied, why didn't he just take his life? Now he is bringing up old grudges.

Tong Guowei's emotions were surging, but he didn't dare show any of it.

Seeing that he was silent, Kangxi started talking again.

"I know you want to save his life... I'll give you this opportunity today."

Tong Guowei finally looked up and looked at Kangxi's emotionless face.

This trend was not what he expected.

Seeing that he finally reacted, Kangxi felt furious.

Or maybe he just hasn't been feeling any anger these past two days.

"If my uncle wants me to let him go, he has to give me something in exchange."

Tong Guowei's heart sank, he knew that things would not be that simple.

He asked in a hoarse voice,

"…What is that?"

The Tong family was able to have such a huge fortune, and the credit for this emperor's nephew probably accounted for 70%.

Tong Guowei really couldn't understand what on earth was so worthy of Kangxi's attention from the Tong family.

Kangxi raised a cold arc at the corner of his mouth, glanced around the room, and then uttered a few words coldly,

"The future of the Tong family..."

Tong Guowei's pupils suddenly contracted.

What does he mean?

As if he had heard his inner voice, Kangxi kindly explained,

"Shun Anyan should also serve as an official in the court..."

Tong Guowei finally understood what Kangxi meant.

Kangxi was forcing him to make a choice. If he insisted on protecting Longkodo, his grandchildren would never have a chance to make a name for themselves in the court.

Tong Guowei couldn't believe it.

How could Kangxi bear it?!

He was Kangxi's uncle and assisted him for nearly forty years!

Kangxi threatened him so blatantly!

Tong Guowei's face flushed red, but for the sake of his son's life, he had to suppress his anger and grievance.

"Your Majesty, Longkodo is your cousin. You watched him grow up, and you have loved him the most since he was young..."

Tong Guowei wanted to play the emotional card, but the next second, Kangxi's furious voice resounded throughout the room.

"That's enough! If he thought of me as his cousin, he wouldn't have said the word 'silence' yesterday!"

Just as he finished speaking, there was some movement at the door, and Liang Jiugong called out anxiously,

"Your Majesty?"

"Get away!"

“Hey!”

Kangxi angrily ordered Liang Jiugong to leave, then turned back to look at Tong Guowei.

"Hasn't my treatment of him been good enough? He was a first-class guard the moment he entered the court, but what has he given me in return? Besides aiming his bow at Yinzhi, he also took advantage of the fact that his cousin raised the Fourth Prince to repeatedly coerce him. Do you think I'm blind? That I can't see what he's doing?"

"I didn't kill him right then and there because I was taking my mother and cousin into consideration!"

After listening to Kangxi's long accusation, Tong Guowei's face turned pale and he began to cough violently.

Kangxi was shocked when he saw this and quickly stood up to help Tong Guowei calm down.

Tong Guowei coughed so hard that tears came out.

"Your Majesty, I beg you to spare Longkodo's life. I am already past the age of knowing my destiny, and how can I bear to see my son die before me..."

Kangxi paused in his movements, then straightened up with an expressionless face.

"I've said, if you want me to let Longkodo go, you can, in exchange for the future of the Tong family."

Tong Guowei coughed heavily a few more times, but Kangxi ignored him.

"There are less than two days left until Longkodo's execution. I'll give you time to think about it. If you've made up your mind, have Ye Keshu pass on a message to me."

After Kangxi finished speaking, he walked out of Tong Guowei's bedroom.

Tong Guowei looked at Kangxi's back, his eyes bloodshot.

Shun Anyan is his eldest grandson and Ye Keshu's eldest son.

Although Ye Keshu was not his legitimate son, he was the eldest son.

Like Longkodo, Ye Keshu was also raised by him personally, and his expectations for Ye Keshu were no lower than those for Longkodo.

Although he had promised the Tong family's heir to Longkodo early on, he never treated Ye Keshu badly.

Ye Keshu is now the Imperial Envoy, a close minister to the emperor and a second-rank official.

Kangxi threatened him with Ye Keshu and Shun Anyan, clearly forcing him to make a choice.

No, it’s not just Ye Keshu and Shun Anyan. If he chooses Longkodo, the Tong family will be finished in the future.

Kangxi could make the Tong family prosper, but he could also bring them down.

Tong Guowei always knew that Kangxi was cruel and ruthless, but he never used that cruelty on the Tong family.

Because he cares about his deceased elder sister, and because he has half of the Tong family's blood in his body.

But now, Tong Guowei has seen it.

After sending Kangxi away, Hesheli hurried to Tong Guowei's bedroom.

"Master, how is it? Did the Emperor agree to let the third brother go?"

Tong Guowei looked at his old wife's haggard but expectant face and closed his eyes in pain.

Hesheli felt like she was falling into an icy cave.

"Master, go and beg him again, San'er can't die... He can't die! This is my only son! Master..."

When Ye Keshu, Dekexin and others arrived outside Tong Guowei's house, they heard the heart-wrenching cry of their mother from afar.

The brothers looked at each other. They couldn't be said to be gloating, but they weren't very sad either.

Being born in this aristocratic family, the word "affection" is too luxurious for them.

Even though their legitimate mother was nice to them and never stopped their father from providing them with resources, their feelings for her could never compare to their feelings for their biological mother.

After standing outside and listening for a while, the brothers pushed each other and went into Tong Guowei's bedroom.

It seems that the third child is doomed to die, and the area under Ama's buttocks...

At this time, no one was willing to fall behind other brothers.

After all, they are all bastards, so who can be nobler than who?