His mother was just a courtesan. Although she was beautiful and gave birth to him, she was favored for several years and was made a concubine because of her son. However, his background was very low. When he was a child, no one played with him and looked down on him. Only his fourth brother, Zhao Bi, whose mother came from a scholarly family, played with him, took care of him, cared for him, and treated him like a brother. Therefore, he was willing to do anything for his beloved fourth brother.
In the past, although his father doted on him, once Zhao Shu entered the palace, no matter how unworthy Zhao Shu was, or how absurd her useless father was, his father would put him aside and go to coax Zhao Shu. He had nothing. His mother said that he only had his father's favor, but such favor could not last long. Sure enough, as he grew up, the emperor's favor gradually faded.
In the palace, without the emperor's favor, every day felt like a year. When he was young, he was taught that he would be made a king when he grew up, with a fiefdom, and he could take his mother to the fiefdom to enjoy a life of leisure.
But even the eldest prince has not been granted a title of king. Everyone says in private that the emperor will not grant a title of king, nor will the crown prince, because they are all from the new faction. They want to reform, and those who cannot become emperor in the future can only be supported by the Imperial Clan Court and cannot hold power or have fiefdoms.
How could he live like this? His mother's only hope was that he could get a fiefdom so that she could take him there to enjoy a peaceful and happy life with many children and grandchildren. He didn't want the throne; he just wanted a fiefdom, nothing more.
When Sun Si found him, he told him to bring a poisonous snake into Jingxin Garden and place it next to the Crown Prince so that it would bite the Crown Prince to death. Once the Crown Prince was dead, his fourth brother would become the Crown Prince and, after ascending the throne, would bestow upon him the title of King.
The crown prince would not be granted the title of king! Therefore, he agreed without hesitation, and even spent a long time learning from the snake catcher before he could bring the cobra to Qushui.
"From now on, if she asks you to do anything, you have to tell me first, and then I'll tell you whether you should do it or not. This is too dangerous. You're my brother, and your fourth brother doesn't want anything to happen to you, understand?"
Zhao Bi spoke sincerely and gently, seemingly showing genuine concern for his half-brother.
"I understand, Fourth Brother." Zhao Yan nodded emphatically, very obedient. He was only a few months older than Zhao Shu, but he looked much more mature than Zhao Shu. However, his intelligence was not proportional to his mature appearance.
However, he resembled his mother in appearance and was extremely handsome. If he were more confident and cheerful, he would be worthy of being called the Carefree King.
"Tenth brother, you're fifteen now, it's time to arrange a marriage. Tomorrow I'll have Mother mention it to Father. Is there anyone you'd like?" Zhao Bi suddenly changed the subject, his eyes fixed on the ground. A tiny ant appeared out of nowhere and scurried across the ground. He lifted his foot, gently stepped on it, and then crushed it.
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