Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

Chapter 198: Encounter on the Road

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For the imperial concubine, the life or death of the prince had nothing to do with her, and she was not that close to the prince.

But the imperial concubine knew that her son had a particularly deep affection for the prince, and after hearing these words, she couldn’t stand it.

This child is usually careless and seems to care about nothing, but his mind is more delicate than others.

If it wasn’t so painful, he wouldn’t have shouted out like that.

In a short while, the imperial concubine shed all the tears that Ye Shuo had not had time to shed in the past few days.

“Don’t worry, don’t worry, mom is here.”

Regardless of the fact that Su Yue and the others were still there, the imperial concubine hugged him in her arms like she did when they were little, and patted his back continuously.

Only the familiar scent of the imperial concubine made Ye Shuo feel at ease.

After a short while, a large area of ??the imperial concubine’s shoulders was wet.

When Jianjian came back from the study, what she saw was the scene of mother and son hugging each other and crying.

To Jianjian, her brother was too weak to be a prince. In her life, she had never seen a prince like him who could cry at any time. He was not worth anything at all.

I don’t know why, Jianjian looked disgusted on the surface, but she felt sour and uncomfortable in her heart.

“Jianjian…”

After not seeing her for more than two years, Jianjian has grown much taller than before. The twelve and a half year old girl has already begun to show her beautiful appearance.

Princess Jianjian’s eyebrows and eyes are bright, not as gentle as those of ordinary girls. In addition, she habitually has a cold face, which gives people a feeling of coldness and arrogance that is difficult to approach.

Jianjian was quite favoured by Emperor Jingwen in the palace. She was the only one among the princesses. Therefore, her aura and her cold eyes made people dare not look directly at her after looking at her for a long time.

Looking at Ye Shuo and the imperial concubine again, their eyes were as red as rabbits, which made Princess Jianjian look even more majestic.

I didn’t notice it at normal times, but now it seems that the brother and sister were born with the wrong gender.

As Jianjian grew up, her temperament became increasingly cold, hard and resolute. She hated seeing other people crying the most. But now her brother was looking at her from afar with his red eyes as if he had just cried. When she heard him calling her, his voice was hoarse and he looked as if he had suffered a great injustice, Jianjian’s expression suddenly froze and her heart began to weaken uncontrollably. She could hardly maintain her cold face.

Seeing her attitude softening, without waiting for Jianjian to put down her pencil case and the book in her hand, Ye Shuo still felt it was not enough, and turned around and hugged his sister and cried.

Ye Shuo cried bitterly and said, “Jianjian, I feel bad.”

The news of the prince’s death was no longer a secret, but because Jianjian was young before, she could not remember many things. In addition, there had been constant disputes in the court in recent years. Since Ye Shuo left, Jianjian seldom went to the East Palace. Therefore, although Jianjian was very sad, she was far from being heartbroken.

Jianjian has reached puberty and doesn’t like to be close to people. When she saw Ye Shuo approaching, she instinctively wanted to push him away, but when she heard him crying, she really couldn’t do it.

Jianjian just stood there stiffly, letting his tears and snot rub all over her body.

“…Can you calm down! Look at yourself, you don’t even look like a prince anymore.”

Jianjian took out a handkerchief and wiped his tears as usual, like she did when they were children, with a look of disgust on her face.

It is said that women are made of water, but now it seems that her brother is more likely to be made of water.

It was not until the evening that Ye Shuo’s emotions gradually calmed down.

“It’s been such a long time since we last met. Jianjian seems to have grown a lot taller…” Ye Shuo hiccuped and sobbed as he looked at his graceful sister in front of him, gesturing with his hands.

“It was only this small before, but now it’s this tall.”

Jian Jian had almost finished the homework that Master Cen had assigned her. When she heard this, she couldn’t help but roll her eyes: “You just saw it?”

“That’s right. You’ve been living a carefree life outside, and I’m afraid you’ve completely forgotten about me and my mother. It’s already very rare that you know I’m taller than before.”

After not seeing her for two years, the little girl has become even more talkative.

Looking up inadvertently, Jianjian saw that Ye Shuo’s eyes, which had finally calmed down, began to turn red again, and Jianjian’s smiling expression instantly froze.

Oops, she’s pissed him off again.

Jianjian hurriedly stumbled as she tried to change the subject, no longer daring to use her usual tactics to deal with her brother.

That’s about right.

Ye Shuo quickly sucked back his tears.

Ye Shuo hasn’t been back for a long time. Today, the small kitchen cooked all his favourite dishes, and Jianjian had no objection to this.

As long as her brother doesn’t cry, she can do anything. It’s just a few dishes, it’s really a small matter that can’t be any smaller.

What’s more, after finishing dinner, Jianjian kept accompanying Ye Shuo to the palace gate. When Ye Shuo’s figure gradually disappeared, a trace of worry flashed across Jianjian’s eyes.

Jianjian is a very intelligent girl. Although she doesn’t know what exactly happened in the court, she can vaguely feel that a storm is coming.

Now the third brother is gone, and he is crying like this. If something happens to someone else, how will his brothers be able to bear it?

Jianjian now only regrets that she was born too late and that she is a princess. Even though she has the will, she is powerless.

The other side.

Compared to the gloom and sadness in Qiuwu Palace, the Queen could not contain herself and started to feel happy as early as the day when the news of the Crown Prince’s death came.

Once the crown prince dies, won’t her son be the only legitimate son? He will naturally have more followers.

“Wu Ji, after so many years, the good days for us mother and son are finally coming.”

The Thirteenth Prince is now thirteen years old and has gradually become like a teenager. He has already learned to obey, and no matter how the Queen treats him, he will no longer resist.

Although the Thirteenth Prince looks like a teenager, he is not as energetic as the other princes, and there is a hint of gloom between his brows.

Seeing her son so obedient, the queen was naturally very happy, but soon, thinking of her son’s academic problems, the queen’s face immediately fell again.

There was no other reason. Although his son was now a legitimate son, his intelligence was not satisfactory. He was not even as good as the little girl in Qiuwu Palace.

In fact, the Thirteenth Prince’s performance in the study was not bad, but because he was not the best, he was useless in the eyes of the Queen.

How could he not be like the previous prince, who was excellent in every way? Why couldn’t such a smart child be born in her belly? Even if it meant losing her body, the queen was willing.

When the time came, the queen drank a bowl of bitter medicine as usual. Bitterness and pain are two things that people will never get used to even after a long time.

Today, the Queen’s tongue is numb from all the medicine she takes, and she falls ill every few days. She cannot taste the original flavour of anything she eats, not even candied fruits covered with molasses.

After eating seven or eight candied fruits, the bitter taste of the medicine could no longer be suppressed. Looking at her son’s submissive and cowardly appearance, the queen was no longer happy and suddenly became very angry.

“Useless thing, it’s a waste of my hard work to cultivate you for so many years.”

She scolded him a few more times and waited until it was completely dark outside before letting him go back. She also gave some instructions to the palace maids around the Thirteenth Prince.

“Change him into that lake blue outfit tomorrow. I don’t know how you guys are serving him. This cyan outfit doesn’t suit him at all. Didn’t all of you notice that?”

But… the Thirteenth Prince likes cyan the best and hates blue the most.

The palace maid hesitated for a moment and said this, but the queen didn’t care at all. She just thought that the Thirteenth Prince was only thirteen years old and he didn’t understand anything, so what he said naturally didn’t count.

Seeing this, the palace maids dared not mention it anymore.

The other side.

When Ye Shuo arrived at the palace gate, Ye Xun was already waiting there.

In just one day, the Crown Princess had ordered people to pack the luggage and find a carriage. Half an hour ago, she left the palace and left Shangjing.

Sighing in his heart, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but pat Ye Xun on the shoulder: “Don’t be dejected, there are still many days to come, cheer up.”

Ye Xun pulled the corners of his mouth and forced a smile.

As luck would have it, when the two of them were walking side by side towards the Ninth Prince’s Mansion, they once again ran into the First Prince who was returning from work at the door.

When the eldest prince saw Ye Xun, a complex emotion flashed across his eyes.

The eldest prince could never have imagined that the once glorious prince would die like this. It felt like a dream.

The eldest prince thought that he would be ecstatic after learning the news of the death of his greatest rival, but in fact, he was not. Instead, he felt bored and uninterested.

It’s really boring.

In comparison, Ye Xun was still young. The moment he saw his great uncle, although he did not show anything on his face, his hands were secretly clenched under his sleeves.

Compared to the crown prince, his son is too young.

With a sneer in his heart, the eldest prince did not take the young man seriously at all. He just set his sights on Ye Shuo: “Ninth brother has been very busy these days.”

In the past, his younger brother never cared much about things, so the eldest prince didn’t bother to bother with him. But now that he brought the prince’s son to his house, the eldest prince couldn’t help but wonder if the prince had other thoughts, and he couldn’t help but want to get involved.

If he really had any ulterior motives, the eldest prince would no longer be able to treat him as a brother.

Seeing that the Great Uncle had a dangerous look in his eyes, Ye Xun immediately became alert.

Ye Shuo was not panicked at all: “No matter what, Ye Xun is my nephew, I can’t just sit there and watch. Big brother, don’t put on such an expression, my brother is no longer the same as before, you can’t afford to offend me now.”

The eldest prince was stunned.

I haven’t seen him for more than two years. How come this guy has become so arrogant? Is this still him?

The eldest prince almost didn’t react. In a short moment, the eldest prince thought a lot. When he came to his senses, he was furious: “Since you said so, then I have to see what you can do.”

…Hiss, things have gotten out of hand.

Ye Shuo hurriedly began to shout: “Miss Yao! Miss Yao, help me!”

As early as in the morning, Yao Zhi was arranged by Ye Shuo to live in his house. At that time, his stepfather did not say much, and others did not dare to gossip about her.

And with the Fourth Prince been taken care of by her, no one dared to say anything.

Yao Zhi, who was doing nothing in the yard, heard the young man’s shout. She didn’t even have time to go through the main gate. She just jumped lightly and jumped onto the wall.

The bright red dress was like a raging fire, lighting up half of the alley.

The eldest prince: “?”

Ignoring the slightly confused expression of the other party, after Yao Zhi came over, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but ask in a low voice: “What do you think of this person in front of you?” If it really doesn’t work, it should be okay to add him, right?

Yao Zhi looked the eldest prince up and down, then nodded: “Okay.”

“He can’t beat me without help.” After so many years in the underworld, Yao Zhi still has this kind of vision.

Upon hearing this, Ye Shuo immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

He has been waiting for this day for so many years!

Then Ye Shuo raised his eyebrows and looked over: “How is it, big brother?”

The eldest prince: “…”

At the same time, the Sixth Prince also returned exhausted.

Originally, the Sixth Prince wanted to walk to the other side, but unexpectedly he heard a noise not far away. The Sixth Prince did not want to pay attention to it, but after careful listening, he found that it was the voice of his ninth brother whom he had not seen for a long time, and… the figure of the eldest prince.

The Sixth Prince thought about it and finally changed direction.

There were lanterns hanging in a row on the street, and under the light of the candles, the figure of the Sixth Prince gradually became clear.

The moment he saw the other person, Ye Shuo couldn’t help but shout, “Xiao Ming!”

The Sixth Prince could hardly maintain his expression.

Looking at the eldest prince again…Huh? Why did the eldest brother’s expression become so ugly?