Your son hopes this isn't true.
The eldest prince spoke with heartfelt sincerity, his eyes even reddening; he truly seemed like a loving older brother who cherished his younger brother.
"After investigating, I was saddened to discover that it was true. I had no choice but to bring these documents to Father Emperor."
He meant that he didn't want things to be this way, but there was nothing he could do about it now.
He's such a great older brother.
"Someone, summon the Crown Prince!"
The Crown Prince was still cuddling with Mo Xian'er, thinking about finding the treasure map, when he was brought into the palace. The moment she saw the First Prince, she knew it was definitely not going to be anything good; they were plotting against him.
"Your subject pays respects to Your Majesty."
"Hmm, let's take a look at this."
The emperor gave him the memorial, and the crown prince's expression grew increasingly grim as he read it.
He quickly knelt down and admitted to it.
“Father, this is a slander against children. Indeed, your son has discovered something, but we are currently mining it and want to know how much iron ore is inside.”
If it's just a little bit, wouldn't it disappoint Father Emperor if I told him?
Unexpectedly, when the elder brother learned of this, his first thought was not to discuss it with his son, but to tell the emperor directly.
"Brother, are you trying to make Father misunderstand me?"
The eldest prince's eyes widened in disbelief. This crown prince was utterly shameless; he could even pass off something fake as real.
He clearly wanted to manufacture weapons privately and then amass troops on his own!
"You...you...you clearly wanted to manufacture weapons illegally!"
The crown prince felt even more aggrieved upon hearing this and looked sadly at the emperor, "Father, I am wronged! I am so wronged!"
The emperor simply watched the two of them argue indifferently, no longer putting on a show of brotherly affection.
"You're talking nonsense. I'm not wronging you. You just want to station troops on your own."
The crown prince was even more heartbroken. In his anguish, he looked at him and cried out, "Brother, you are my elder brother! You are my own brother! How could you misunderstand me like this? How could you think of me like this!"
The eldest prince: "???" This guy is such a good actor, shameless!
"Then tell me, what's your take on this evidence?"
Crown Prince: "..."
The crown prince quickly knelt down and said to the emperor, "Father, I absolutely have no ill intentions. I just haven't had a chance to tell you yet."
The emperor was getting a headache from hearing this; neither of them were any good.
"Your Highness, do you think I'm so easily fooled?"
Do they really think this emperor is blind and incompetent?
"Your subject dares not..."
He definitely wouldn't dare; if he dared to say that...
"Hand over everything in here, and from this day forward you shall remain in the mansion and shall not leave."
As for the eldest prince, you too will go back and die for three days.
The Crown Prince: "???" What? He's just confined to his quarters, but his elder brother only gets three days of reflection? That's too much, too outrageous!
"Father..." he was unwilling.
"What, do you want me to punish you?" The emperor narrowed his eyes, and both of them cowered.
"Your subject obeys the decree."
"Your subject obeys the decree..."
"I heard you guys have been believing in treasure maps lately?"
The two of them: "!!!"
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