"Do you look down on me? Do you think that since the prince is about to ascend the throne, I am nothing? I will kill you and see if you can stop me." Situ Zhao drew out the guard's knife and was about to attack.
Just as the guard was about to die, a voice suddenly rang out: "Seventh Prince, what are you doing? How dare you draw your sword in front of our father?"
Turning around, I saw Situ Yao walking towards me with a smile.
Situ Zhao snorted coldly: "Why? Does the Crown Prince also think that I can't even kill a guard?"
He took the knife from Situ Zhao's hand and returned it to the guard: "Guard the emperor well."
The man responded and sheathed his knife.
"Seventh Prince always likes to think of some fantastic things, and the guards obey the orders of our father." Situ Yao said with a smile.
What does this mean? Saying that the guards obey the emperor's orders doesn't mean that I am just a prince, so why should I kill my father's people?
Situ Zhao could see that Situ Yao was here to laugh at him, but how could Situ Zhao be scared by a single word since he had been dominating Situ Yao for so many years?
"The prince is right. Not only your brother, but even if you are the prince, you are not greater than your father." Situ Zhao is also good at doing things like giving someone a taste of his own medicine.
"Hahaha." Situ Yao laughed heartily, and put his hand on Situ Zhao's shoulder in an intimate manner: "You just like to daydream. You always want to think about things that are obviously impossible."
It seems that the two people are very close, as if they are the closest people in the world, but who knows that these two people actually wish the other to die quickly.
Situ Yao's repeated warnings made Situ Zhao very dissatisfied. We are all princes. What qualifications do you have to say that I am wishful thinking?
Just because you are the prince?
"What are you talking about, Prince? I just want to see my father, and this blind man dares to block my way. You know, I am a person who never fails to get what I want."
Ha, you dare to say such big words. If it was an ordinary thing, everyone would naturally give way to him because he is a prince. But some things cannot be given away just by giving.
"Okay, the emperor is resting, you should come back another day!" Look, you want to see the emperor, but the emperor is resting, you can only come back another day, and you may not get what you want.
He bowed, in fact, to shake off Situ Yao's hand on his shoulder: "Since that's the case, I'll change my words and come back."
Looking at Situ Zhao's failed back, Situ Yao smiled.
When the guard returned home, his wife had already prepared the meal. He sat down, picked up his chopsticks and started to eat with relish.
"People outside are saying that the emperor is planning to let the prince succeed him. I don't know if it's true." The woman asked the man curiously.
Everyone is curious about national affairs.
The man thought of Situ Zhao's words. At that time, he didn't understand what Situ Zhao meant, but now after listening to the woman's words, he finally understood something.
"Who knows? There is no news in the palace. When did this news appear?" The man asked curiously. What was spread among the people seemed to be true, so why didn't they know anything about it?
The woman said she heard it when she went out to buy groceries, and everyone was talking about it.
The man thought for a moment and said, "Actually, it's a good thing that the prince succeeds to the throne." After that, he told his wife what had happened today.
The woman was still frightened and sighed as she looked at the man: "Ah, this is how the royal family is. If you're not careful, you can lose your life."
The man patted his wife's shoulder comfortingly and said, "Fortunately, the prince is here to help today."
So the woman told this story to her neighbor, and the neighbor told his neighbor's neighbor, and as time went by, the prince's reputation became even better.
Situ Yao personally carried a bowl of medicine and came to the outside of the emperor's palace: "I'm here to deliver medicine to my father."
Warm and polite, the guard quickly opened the door and let the man in.
After the incident with the Seventh Prince, the palace also learned about some rumors among the people, so now these guards do not just regard Situ Yao as a prince.
In their minds, Situ Yao will soon be the new emperor, and many people are willing to flatter the new emperor.
The emperor was lying in bed. He had almost recovered, but for some reason, he suddenly became seriously ill again.
Royal was ruthless. He couldn't believe that he was really sick. He had begun to suspect that someone was doing something to him.
"You guys go down first. I have something to discuss with my father." Situ Yao came in and said to the palace maids and eunuchs in the room.
Everyone hurriedly bowed and retreated. Like the guards outside, they all regarded Situ Yao as the future emperor. How could they not listen to Situ Yao's words?
The rumor is now known to everyone in the palace, but the emperor does not know about it. No one dares to discuss it in front of him, not even a seriously ill emperor.
"Prince, is there something wrong?" The emperor tried hard to sit up. Situ Yao hurriedly put the medicine bowl aside, walked to the bedside, and helped the emperor sit up.
After the emperor sat down, Situ Yao brought the medicine over and waited for the emperor to take it before speaking: "This afternoon, the seventh prince came and almost killed a guard."
Even if this kind of thing really happened, as long as it was concealed, everything would be fine. After all, Situ Zhao was a prince and could handle these things with ease.
"Oh, he dares to kill people in the palace?" The emperor was curious. Human life is not worth a straw. It is impossible for him to kill people at will.
Situ Yao replied, "Since you became seriously ill, your seventh brother has become increasingly arrogant and domineering. He even said..."
Having said that, Situ Yao sighed and stopped.
This kind of half-spoken words can easily arouse people's curiosity. Sure enough, the emperor looked up at Situ Yao and said, "What did he say?"
As if startled, Situ Yao hurriedly said, "Father, please don't ask any more questions. What my seventh brother said was too bold and presumptuous. I dare not speak."
"What's there to be afraid of? Could it be that he still wants my position?" No matter how bold he is, he can only be so bold, the emperor thought.
Who would have thought that Situ Yao suddenly looked up at the emperor, as if frightened, then suddenly lowered his head and knelt on the ground: "Father, please calm down."
This, this means that Situ Zhao really wants his position. The emperor figured it out and angrily shouted, "Rebellious son."
"Father, maybe the seventh prince just wants to share your worries. You are old and not feeling well now. It would be good to have someone to help you." Situ Yao said deliberately.
He wanted to see whether the emperor had any intention of making Situ Zhao the emperor, and at the same time, he also wanted to see whether he had any intention of giving up the throne.
As a result, after hearing this, the emperor glared at Situ Yao and said, "I am still young, it's just a few illnesses, how can it affect me?"
Still young, Situ Yao wanted to laugh. He was obviously old, but he was still holding on to power and unwilling to let go, and still said such things.
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