Upon hearing He Xue's words, the three princes immediately came over.
"What happened?" the eldest prince asked.
"Big brother, the Crown Prince actually said this medicine is sweet!" He Xue was almost in tears.
The eldest prince picked up the medicine, took a sip, and then quickly spat it out. "Second prince, are you stupid? This is clearly bitter!"
"Your Highness is alright, I was just teasing you!" the Crown Prince said immediately when he saw that He Xue was about to cry.
"Really?" Kazuyuki asked uncertainly.
“Really!” the Crown Prince said, looking at He Xue.
"Second Prince, why are you teasing the child!" The eldest prince felt that the crown prince really had nothing better to do.
The Crown Prince didn't even glance at his eldest son, a mere brute. He truly felt sorry for the Irgen Gioro clan; such a beautiful flower had been wasted on such a pile of cow dung.
"You're a grown man, why don't you just pick up the bowl and drink? Why do you need He Xue to feed you? Are you exhausted?"
The Crown Prince felt that talking to the First Prince was like casting pearls before swine! Luckily, he had ignored the First Prince earlier.
"Second Prince, why aren't you saying anything?" The eldest prince had seen that the crown prince hadn't said a word after all he had said!
"Eldest brother, don't you think Second Brother is just ignoring us and that's why he's not saying anything?" the Third Prince kindly reminded the Eldest Prince.
"Third brother, I think you're asking for trouble!" the eldest prince said, cracking his wrists.
"Brother, a gentleman uses words, not fists!" The Third Prince hid behind the Fourth Prince. His elder brother's fist was almost bigger than his head. If it hit his small arms and legs, he would be injured, if not crippled.
"Brother, Third Brother was just joking!" the Crown Prince said, stopping the eldest prince.
“I was just trying to scare him!” the eldest prince said.
"No wonder Father Emperor said you're a brute!" the Third Prince muttered under his breath.
"Third brother, what are you saying?" the eldest prince asked, his eyes wide.
"Brother, shouldn't we go back now?" the Third Prince said ingratiatingly to the First Prince.
"Um... wait a minute!" The eldest prince suddenly seemed a little flustered.
"Um... Second Prince!" The eldest prince scratched his head and said to the crown prince, "Second Prince, Fourth Prince and I have something to say to you!"
The Fourth Prince looked at the First Prince in shock. How come he didn't know that he had something to say to my Second Brother!
"Should He Xue and I leave for a while?" the Third Prince asked.
"No need, we brothers don't need to be so calculating!" the eldest prince said.
"Big brother, what do you want to say to second brother?" the fourth prince asked. Why did his eldest brother have to involve him in what he wanted to say?
"It's about what we discussed in the Imperial Garden!" The eldest prince looked at the crown prince. "Second prince, although I always try to compete with you, I've never thought of vying for the crown prince position!"
The Third Prince's mouth gaped open when he heard what the First Prince said. How could he possibly listen to that? He should have left just now!
"I just can't stand you. I feel like you've stolen Father Emperor's affection. After all, he loved you the most before you were born!"
Then you were born, and Father Emperor cared for you even more! But now I understand, you are my younger brother, my name is Baoqing, and your name is Baocheng. We should be the closest of brothers!
The eldest prince continued, "Especially seeing you like this today, I feel even more that being the crown prince or the emperor is very hard. I want to live a few more years! So you should be the crown prince!"
You're smarter than me; you're best suited to fight those ministers! I just want to be a general who pacifies the four seas!
The Crown Prince looked at his eldest brother, both amused and exasperated, "Brother, are you trying to comfort me or discourage me?"
"Whatever it is, these are my true feelings! To me, you are not some prince, you are my younger brother, and as the elder brother, I certainly won't compete with my younger brother for anything."
I don't want that lousy position to cause discord between us brothers!
"Brother, I know!" the Crown Prince said, his heart burning with affection as he looked at his eldest brother.
Seeing that the eldest prince had finished speaking, the fourth prince decided to speak frankly as well, "Second brother, I share the same thoughts as the eldest brother. I never had such thoughts before, and I never will! I only want to be a wise prince to assist you!"
"Second Prince, I want to be the Grand General! Don't forget! Father Emperor won't let me, so I'm counting on you!" the eldest prince reminded the crown prince.
"Eldest brother, fourth brother, I have never regarded the Crown Prince as my exclusive one. We are all brothers, and anyone with the ability can become the Crown Prince! I don't want us brothers to turn against each other because of this!" The Crown Prince did not expect that his eldest brother would say such a thing to him today.
He felt much more relaxed after saying those words.
"Have you all forgotten about me?" the Third Prince asked. Why did the First Prince mention the Fourth Prince but leave him out? He was even older than the Fourth Prince!
"Third son, it's not that I've forgotten you, it's just that you don't have any advantages. I'm the eldest son, and the fourth son is now practically a legitimate son! What about you?" the eldest prince said without any mercy.
The Third Prince thought about it and it really made sense. He was neither the eldest son nor the heir apparent, nor was he the Emperor's favorite son. So the decision of who should be the heir apparent, the eldest son, or the favorite son had nothing to do with him. Thinking of this, the Third Prince felt a little disappointed.
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