"Sir, you are finally back."
As soon as Chu Yi arrived home, Xu Yuan hurried forward to greet him.
"It seems that after the three generals returned from the palace, many ministers in the court sent news, hoping to get a definite answer from the Lord."
"Really?" Chu Yi didn't show much attitude.
"These ministers' news arrived quite quickly. They simply wanted to follow the wind. You can ignore them for now. All visitors are declined."
"Yes, sir." Xu Yuan bowed slightly.
Hearing the adults speak like this, he seemed to detect something unusual, but he didn't dare to ask more questions and left instead.
When Chu Yi arrived at the guest hall, Chu Yan walked forward with a frown.
“Big Brother!”
"What happened in the palace that made you become like this, brother?"
Now Chu Yi began to whet his appetite and quietly walked to the tea table and poured a cup of hot tea.
Then the first bite, the second bite, ...
He drank three sips of hot tea in silence before looking at his third brother who was already waiting impatiently.
"Third brother, I didn't mean to embarrass you, it's mainly..."
"It's mainly because I just found out that your sister-in-law's identity... is the little emperor we're going to rebel against. The little emperor is actually... a woman."
"Ah? My sister-in-law is the emperor. This sounds... uh... wrong!"
Chu Yan didn't understand the situation at first, but he quickly realized what was going on and was stunned.
"What??!!!"
"Brother, are you crazy? Your sister-in-law is a dog...a little emperor?"
Chu Yi glared at him, "Do I look crazy to you?"
"this……"
Chu Yan was stunned.
He opened his mouth, wanting to say something but it felt like nothing came out.
The eldest sister-in-law and eldest brother met very briefly, during the autumn hunt. There were actually some doubts about their identities that had not been resolved, but he had known all of this for a long time.
But at least, I can't tell him that my sister-in-law is actually the little emperor, right?
You have to know that the little emperor has been on the throne for more than three years, not just one or two days.
Now you tell him that the little emperor whom you have seen countless times in court is actually a girl disguised as a man?
Moreover, she actually became his sister-in-law?
Chu Yan's entire body was torn apart.
That was quite explosive.
The truth was too much for him to bear.
Chu Yan looked at his eldest brother who remained silent for a long time before he frowned and asked:
"Little...Is the Emperor using the child to threaten you, big brother?"
Chu Yi shook his head, "That's not the case, it's just... this truth is very cruel, I don't know how to make a decision for a while."
"What's there to decide? We're going to rebel. We can't give up just because the little emperor is my sister-in-law, right?"
Chu Yan was a young and naive man who was obsessed with rebellion.
"Brother, even if the little emperor is in love with you, he is still our enemy. If we give in now, how will the world view us? Besides, it makes sense for you to become the emperor and let your sister-in-law become the empress. The little emperor will not lose out either."
Chu Yi: “…”
That's what I said.
It seems to be fine, but this... won't it make outsiders laugh at it?
"My thought is, if the young emperor wasn't your sister-in-law, I wouldn't have worried about our actions. But... your sister-in-law was truly sincere to me. In fact, she comforted us shortly after ascending the throne. However, we've only been thinking about rebellion and revenge. In the end... we still owe her..."
"Brother, you mean you don't want to usurp the throne anymore, then what should we do?" Chu Yan already sensed something was wrong.
Obviously, he knew his elder brother's temperament and knew that his elder brother's thoughts had already been determined.
"Now that the little emperor is your sister-in-law, we really don't have to worry anymore. Perhaps... assisting her in governing the country with all our heart and soul is also a good option?"
"Brother, I just can't agree with what you said."
Perhaps because they were talking about some special topic, Chu Yan suddenly expressed a different opinion.
"Since the little emperor is your wife, big brother, I don't want to say anything, but big brother, didn't we think the same about the late emperor?"
"But what was the result? The late emperor wasn't like his father, a tyrant who couldn't distinguish between loyalty and treachery and oppressed loyal ministers. Perhaps the only difference was that the late emperor was still somewhat of a decent person and knew how to govern a country!"
"The three generations of grandfather and grandson all used the same method to treat court officials. I don't think anything good can happen to the young emperor with such an unjust father."
Perhaps it was because of preconceived ideas, thinking about the things that happened during the reign of the previous emperor, Chu Yan's voice became cold at this time.
"Third brother!"
Chu Yi couldn't bear to listen any longer. "I admit that Emperor Zhang is cruel and ruthless, but he can't implicate other people."
"We've all experienced your sister-in-law's attitude towards the Chu family in the years since she ascended the throne. Now that she's become your sister-in-law, there's no reason for her to have any other motives, right? Besides, even if she did have some motive, can you still not trust your eldest brother's vision and methods?"
Chu Yan didn't hold back when he heard the last sentence, and curled his lips, "I don't think you have any tricks, big brother."
"You know, big brother, you ignored all advice this afternoon and took a risk. If the little emperor had been prepared, you would have been completely tied down now!"
Chu Yi: “…”
What you said really deserves a beating.
However, he knew his third brother's temperament well, and knew that his approach to this matter would definitely make his third brother very unhappy.
To be honest, the big event that had been carefully prepared for many years had come to light. Not only Chu Yan, but even Chu Yi himself was in a bad mood.
He remained silent along the way, but in fact he wanted to be decisive several times and take the throne that the young empress had given him.
But he finally gave up.
He might still hate the Xiao family, but he could no longer hate Xiao Ling at all.
He did not want to involve Xiao Ling in the affairs of Emperor Yin and Emperor Zhang, causing Xiao Ling to abdicate voluntarily and lose her kingdom, and even bear the eternal infamy because of her identity as an empress.
In this way, his act of usurping the throne would probably be recorded in the history books and passed down as a classic.
Chu Yi himself didn't care about his reputation after death, but he had to consider Xiao Ling and his third brother.
And so far, being a minister of the empress and marrying her at the same time, perhaps... is more perfect than usurping the throne.
A hundred years later, wouldn't the throne be passed on to his son with the empress?
"Brother, think about it carefully. If you really stop here, then I... won't be able to do anything."
Chu Yan's eyes were filled with disappointment, but he had no intention of disobeying his elder brother.
After saying this, he turned and left.
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