“It’s a pity that something went wrong somewhere and Zhao Yuxiao escaped.
But do you know why the emperor wants to kill Zhao Yuxiao?
Even though Zhao Yuxiao's achievements surpass his master's, his crime does not deserve the death penalty."
Prince Rui looked at Prince Qi's expression and sneered again, "If you knew why, you wouldn't be used.
What follows is what I want to tell you today.
Because my father and I both know Zhao Yuxiao’s life experience!
Do you remember that we once had a Third Uncle?"
When the King of Qi heard this, his eyelids twitched and an absurd guess emerged in his mind.
“I remember, but the Third Uncle died when he was still young.
Are you trying to say that Zhao Yuxiao is actually our Third Uncle?!"
King Rui finally looked at King Qi with the eyes of a wise man.
"That's right, Zhao Yuxiao is our deceased Third Uncle, our father's younger brother!
The death of the emperor's uncle was real, but the death of the third emperor's uncle was just a cover.
At that time, the candidate that the emperor's grandfather preferred for the new emperor was actually the third uncle. As the eldest son, the emperor's uncle was not very interested in the throne.
But he was plotted and killed by our father, leaving behind the third uncle, who was only five years old at the time and had already shown extraordinary talent.
Our father was mediocre in talent and was quite jealous, so he found a way to create a fire and wanted to burn the third uncle to death in the fire!
But fate did not allow it, and the third uncle was rescued by the palace guards.
As luck would have it, Zhao Yuxiao from the Zhao family entered the palace that day and ran away aimlessly, ending up in the palace where the Third Emperor's Uncle lived. He was burned to death in the fire and became the scapegoat for the Third Emperor's Uncle!
The guard witnessed all this and had no choice but to send the third uncle to the Zhao family and ask the then General Zhao to keep the third uncle.
General Zhao agreed and raised the third uncle as his own son, Zhao Yuxiao.
Soon after, the father and son went to the border.
He was gone for many years, and in a subsequent war, General Zhao died on the battlefield before he could tell his third uncle his true life story.
And the third uncle at that time, well, perhaps he should be called Zhao Yuxiao.
Zhao Yuxiao was traumatized by the death of General Zhao and lost his memory before the age of five. He only remembered that he was Zhao Yuxiao, Zhao Yuxiao whose parents had both passed away.
Zhao Yuxiao has been at the border for many years and has experienced many hardships. His appearance is no longer the delicate and fair-skinned little prince he once was.
A few years ago, he returned to the capital. At first, his father did not recognize him until he accidentally heard that the guard who rescued the third uncle and switched him told his colleagues about it when he was drunk.
After the emperor learned everything from the guard, he killed the guard on the spot.
From then on, my father began to target Zhao Yuxiao intentionally or unintentionally.
The emperor hoped that Zhao Yuxiao would die on the battlefield, so that he could defeat the enemy and save himself the trouble of killing him himself.
I never expected that Zhao Yuxiao's bravery in killing the enemy would make his title of Great General of the Nation more and more important in the hearts of the people, even surpassing my father at one point."
When Prince Rui said this, he drank the last sip of tea in the cup and looked at Prince Qi who looked a little dazed.
"I have said all I have said, do you understand?
Zhao Yuxiao already knows his life story, and wants to use you to kill my father, and then kill you and me, and then he will reveal his life story, so that he can naturally sit on the throne! "
The King of Qi stammered, "But, didn't you say that the guard who knew his background had been killed by our father?
Is there anyone else who knows his background? If he really reveals his background, how many people will believe him?
“I’m not sure if anyone else knows his background.
But as a great general defending the country, his status in the eyes of the people was once higher than that of his father.
If everyone knew that he actually had royal blood, the number of people supporting him to become emperor would only increase, not decrease! "
After King Rui said this, King Qi nodded repeatedly.
That is indeed the case.
"So what do you want me to do by telling you this?"
The King of Qi asked the King of Rui directly.
Prince Rui raised an eyebrow. "Of course, tell me your subsequent plans, and then we will find a way to charge Zhao Yuxiao with treason and deal with him first."
The King of Qi frowned, "But he is our uncle after all."
"So what? Do you want him to use you as a stepping stone to ascend the throne, and then have you executed?!
Our fight is ours, we must not let him get the upper hand!"
Prince Rui's face turned cold and his eyes were full of murderous intent.
"I understand. I will cooperate with you."
Once one's own interests are involved, any relationship will deteriorate.
On the roof, the secret guard listened to the whole process and left the Prince of Qi's mansion quietly.
The general's mansion at this time.
Zhao Yuxiao was massaging Ying Xixi's legs.
He heard from the court doctor that pregnant women are prone to edema and it is best to massage them every day.
Although Ying Xixi was not swollen at all, it did not affect Zhao Yuxiao's daily practice according to the palace doctor's instructions.
Ying Xixi enjoyed herself happily, half leaning on the back of the soft couch drowsily while enjoying Zhao Yuxiao's massage service.
Suddenly there was a knock on the door. Zhao Yuxiao frowned, and seeing that Ying Xixi had also woken up, he let someone in.
"Master, Madam, Prince Rui went to Prince Qi's mansion tonight and talked about your life story. I heard it all and came to report."
The secret guard spoke in a low voice with a complicated look in his eyes.
Zhao Yuxiao's heart skipped a beat when he heard this.
King Rui went to King Qi and told him about his life story?
Zhao Yuxiao sighed with emotion, "Xixi, you guessed it right again."
Ying Xixi glanced lazily at the secret guard and said, "What is the general's life story? Please first relay what the two princes said."
"yes."
The secret guard recounted the conversation between King Rui and King Qi verbatim.
The more Zhao Yuxiao listened, the more solemn his expression became, and he seemed a little dazed.
Memories before the age of five...
He really didn't have any.
“My husband, I didn’t expect that you are the current emperor’s brother.
But this makes sense.
Prince Rui and Prince Qi are already planning to work together to plot against us, and I'm afraid the Emperor will also take action.
Husband, we should also think of a countermeasure."
Ying Xixi paused after speaking and looked at the secret guards, "Did you find out anything after going to the palace?"
The secret guard bowed and said, "Madam, please forgive me. We haven't found anything yet."
Ying Xixi hummed, "You can continue to keep an eye on the emperor. He's too wary of his younger brother, the general. It's as if... once the general's background is exposed, his throne will be unstable.
But when the general became Zhao Yuxiao, he was only five years old. Could it be that the late emperor had already written the edict to pass the throne to the general at that time?
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