Prince Cheng frowned.

"They say the older you get, the more insightful you become, but Ye Ren is still as petty and narrow-minded as ever."

"I will go to the palace first to see the Emperor and ask him to grant me the marriage."

"As for Ye Ren, don't worry about him. If there's anything, let him come at me, his older brother. If he still considers me his older brother, he should know how to behave properly."

"Um!"

Prince Cheng soon entered the palace.

Please grant us a marriage, Your Majesty.

Ye Ling readily agreed.

"Since my uncle has said so, I will naturally grant my brother's and Lianqiao's wish."

The news of Ye Ling's arranged marriage quickly reached Ye Ren's ears.

Ye Ren was furious.

"Is this Emperor deliberately going against me?! I am, after all, his imperial uncle!"

"He clearly knows what I'm thinking!"

Ye Xiaochuan put down the book in his hand.

"Xiao Nian and Lian Qiao are in love, why must Father separate them?"

Even if Lianqiao doesn't have an eye disease, she's still not my type.

"It's better to tear down a temple than to break up a marriage. Why should Father do something that will invite criticism?"

Ye Ren pointed at Ye Xiaochuan.

He rebuked them sternly.

"What do you know! Your brother's revenge hasn't been achieved yet! How can I swallow this insult?"

Ye Xiaochuan frowned.

“Back then, my elder brother beat an innocent civilian to death in the street; he was in the wrong first.”

“Even princes are subject to the same laws as commoners. Father’s protection of my elder brother, allowing him to escape justice, was already a mistake on top of a mistake.”

"You, you—"

Ye Ren was so angry at Ye Xiaochuan that he was practically fuming!

"Are you my son? Why are you always siding with outsiders?!"

"It is precisely because I am your son that I do not want you to make further mistakes. You are the old prince, the late emperor's younger brother. Your life of wealth and honor is already the ceiling that others envy."

"Even if you cannot share the burdens of the Emperor and relieve the people's suffering like your third uncle, you can still do your duty and not trouble the Emperor, thus ensuring your lifelong prosperity."

"Shut up! You idiot, you can't tell right from wrong! Get out of here!"

Ye Xiaochuan reluctantly got up.

"The son will take his leave now."