The third prince, who had been beaten, felt utterly wronged, and his eyes glared angrily at the second prince…
The second prince was also wronged, thinking, "I just begged him to let us both go, but who would have thought that Li Zhu would be such a heartless person, actually using my name to beat up the third prince, making the third prince look at him differently now..."
After Li Zhu gave him a thorough beating, the Third Prince finally knelt down...
"Oh dear, third brother, what are you doing? How did you know I have Father's edict here?"
Li Zhu feigned doubt as he looked at the Third Prince, speaking as if it were the truth. After all, making a prince kneel required a plausible excuse; otherwise, if word got back to the Imperial Study, it would be a serious crime for him…
The third prince was taken aback, thinking to himself, "What are you up to now, you bastard? I was just begging for mercy, I absolutely didn't mean anything else, please don't slander me..."
But Li Zhu didn't care what he was thinking and just blurted out whatever came to mind.
"Father's decree: I am to give you two beasts a good beating!"
The second and third princes were completely dumbfounded. Could the emperor's edict really contain such vulgar language?
This is clearly you falsely conveying an imperial edict! And can you please stop making such a blatant attempt to distort the truth so confidently?
Even though the two knew the truth, they had no way to resist, and nowhere to complain. Even their doting father no longer cared about their lives...
The two could only beg for mercy, but their faces were as red as pig heads, and they were babbling incoherently...
This made Li Zhu a little embarrassed, finally realizing that he had gone a bit too far...
"Did I see that right? His Highness the Crown Prince seemed embarrassed just now?"
"How could His Highness the Crown Prince be embarrassed?"
"Maybe I'm seeing things..."
"Let's talk about our own things. You continue telling me about the things to keep in mind when interacting with the Crown Prince..."
Wang Yanzhang and Zhao Feng stared in shock at the shy Li Zhu, feeling their worldviews crumble. What was there to be ashamed of about hitting someone?
At this moment, Li Zhu looked at the two of them, which startled them so much that they trembled, fearing that Li Zhu, not yet satisfied, would come and harm them...
"What are you all looking at? Come and help my two good brothers! Can't you see they've lost their ability to move?"
The two men couldn't help but roll their eyes at Li Zhu, thinking to themselves, "You're really heartless. Didn't you beat them both so badly that they lost their mobility? Now you're pretending to be a good person. Have you lost your conscience?"
"Your Highness, why don't you let me choose them?"
Upon hearing Wang Yanzhang's words, Zhao Feng stared at him as if she had seen a ghost. She thought to herself, "What a good bodyguard he is! He does things just like the Crown Prince. He was just complaining with him about the Crown Prince's cruelty, and now he's about to pick a fight with him..."
Can't you be less brutal? They are two princes, after all. You just openly picked on both of them. Isn't that courting death?
The second and third princes were even more dumbfounded, looking at Wang Yanzhang at a loss, feeling endless resentment rising in their hearts. When did even a mere general dare to speak so rudely?
“Choose them…”
Li Zhu's eyes lit up immediately. Just because he couldn't make a move didn't mean Wang Yanzhang couldn't. After all, he was a member of the Wang family, and the final outcome would likely be that the matter was minimized and resolved peacefully...
Seemingly noticing the change in Li Zhu's expression, Wang Yanzhang also became excited. He had never chosen a prince before and didn't know what it felt like. He tightened his grip on the gun, seemingly ready to act at any moment, just waiting for Li Zhu's order...
"Your Highness, I think using guns is too cruel and bloody. Why not have them a hundred paces away and I shoot them with a powerful bow? That way, even if I blow their heads off with one arrow, we won't get our hands on any blood, we won't see the gruesome scene of their death, and we won't feel any guilt for killing them. It's a win-win-win situation, isn't it wonderful!"
Upon hearing Zhao Feng's words, Li Zhu couldn't help but nod vigorously, thinking it was a good idea. After all, you could hardly see anything from a hundred paces away, so it wouldn't really make a big difference. But up close, the visual impact would definitely make people uncomfortable...
Just as Li Zhu was about to say something, the Second Prince and the Third Prince each grabbed one of Li Zhu's legs and hugged him tightly, sobbing uncontrollably. It was impossible to tell whether the tears or blood were on their faces; they looked as miserable as could be…
Two men knelt on the ground, clinging tightly to Li Zhu's legs. Anyone could see they were pleading for mercy, but Li Zhu pretended not to understand and asked in confusion.
"My two younger brothers, what happened to you? How did you turn into pigs in the blink of an eye? Who was so cruel as to beat you like this? Your older brother will go and avenge you!"
If the two of them could speak right now, they would probably just blast Li Zhu to death right there...
You hit it...it was you who hit it...
However, he only dared to curse Li Zhu in his heart for being shameless, and even more so, he shouted, "Can't you be a human being? You're the one who beat us up like this, and now you're pretending to care about us. You can't even finish us off like this!"
Of course, both of them knew in their hearts that Li Zhu wanted them to accept their bad luck and not to complain that he had hit them. Although they were very unhappy and wished they could tear Li Zhu apart, they really didn't dare to show it...
Li Zhu was cruel enough, but his two subordinates were just as cruel. They were princes, after all. Couldn't they have killed people behind their backs?
You're openly discussing how to kill the two of us, and we're scared too, okay?
Especially when they saw how much Li Zhu was interested in the two men's plan, they were truly terrified. If they were killed by Wang Yanzhang and Zhao Feng, their deaths would be in vain. As long as Li Zhu was willing to let them step forward to take the blame, it wouldn't even affect him personally...
"Uh-huh…"
The two nodded frantically, unable to speak, but at this moment, no matter what Li Zhu said, they should just nod...
"Oh dear... it really breaks my heart to see you two beaten up like this. To express my apology, I'll put some ice on your skin..."
Li Zhu waved his hand, and Zhao Feng and Wang Yanzhang carried the two men on their backs and followed Li Zhu towards the East Palace...
At this moment, in the Imperial Study, the Emperor looked at Eunuch Tang and asked...
"How's it going outside?"
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince got tired of fighting and had his men carry them away..."
"They carried it away?"
"Yes, it seems the Crown Prince hasn't gotten his revenge yet..."
Upon hearing Eunuch Tang's words, the Emperor sighed and said...
"Hey, if only I'd known this would happen..."
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince seems to have gone too far..."
The Emperor glanced at Eunuch Tang, then shook his head and said...
"If we're not ruthless, we won't establish our authority; after all, neither of them will die..."
Eunuch Tang glanced at the Emperor, wanting to say that both princes had lost their teeth, but seeing that the Emperor didn't react much, he swallowed his words and stood there silently…
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