Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

Ten years have passed since the Sixth Prince was five years old. Even though the Imperial Concubine only treated him as a playmate for her son at the beginning and only wanted to raise him to be a helper for her son’s future, it was inevitable that she would develop feelings for him over time.

This is true even for kittens and puppies, let alone such a big person.

Although the Sixth Prince’s importance in the Imperial Concubine’s heart is far less than that of the brother and sister, Ye Shuo and Ye Zhenxi, he is not as insignificant as he was at the beginning.

Seeing her son like this now, the imperial concubine had no idea at all. It was obvious that her son was not that kind of material. It made no difference whether the Sixth Prince, the trained helper, was there or not.

Today was probably the Sixth Prince’s last day to spend the night in the palace. Even the Imperial Concubine couldn’t help feeling sad, so she asked the small kitchen to prepare a large table of dishes. The scene and scale were even grander than those of Ye Shuo and Jian Jian’s birthdays.

Emperor Jingwen originally had no plan to come. After all, in his view, it was not a big deal for his son to leave the palace and build a mansion. Every prince had gone through this. It proved that the prince had grown up. It was a happy event and a good thing.

Besides, even if he moved out of the palace and built his own residence, he still had to attend court every day. He could still be seen every day, so Emperor Jingwen felt that it had no impact at all.

But the imperial concubine didn’t think so. The child had grown up and was different after all, so she sent someone to invite him early in the morning.

For the sake of the Imperial Concubine, Emperor Jingwen did not refuse and came over in the evening. During dinner, he drank two cups of wine with the Sixth Prince, which made the Sixth Prince so excited that he felt like he had picked up money.

No one can be a better father than this one.

After dinner, while Emperor Jingwen and his two children were outside digesting their food, the imperial concubine couldn’t help but wave to the Sixth Prince and called him to her side.

The Sixth Prince was only slightly tipsy to begin with. It was the first time that Emperor Jingwen drank with him. The Sixth Prince was so excited that it showed on his face, showing a bit of drunkenness. The Imperial Concubine called him over, and he sobered up immediately.

The Sixth Prince originally thought that the Imperial Concubine was instructing him to build up his own power in the court, and then fully support his Ninth Brother after he was able to attend court.

The Sixth Prince was not stupid, how could he not know why the Imperial Concubine picked him up? If it wasn’t for Xiao Jiu, why would the Imperial Concubine bother to raise someone else’s child?

From the very beginning it was nothing more than an exchange of interests, so the Sixth Prince was just a little sad, but not very heartbroken.

To be honest, the ten years he spent in Qiuwu Palace were the happiest and most comfortable ten years since the Sixth Prince was born. Just based on this, if the Imperial Concubine asked, the Sixth Prince would not refuse now.

What the Sixth Prince did not expect was that the Imperial Concubine did not give him instructions as he had expected, but instead asked Su Yue, who was beside her, to push a box in front of him.

Then, the imperial concubine spoke slowly: “Your mother has been gone since you were born. I have raised you in the palace since you were five years old. Now you have grown up. I know that your family is poor, unlike your other brothers who have their own mother to support them. Although I have some money, you are not my biological child after all. Most of my money will be spent on Shuo’er and Jianjian. Now I can only give you this much.”

The Imperial Concubine says whatever she wants. If he is not her biological son, then he is not her biological son. The Imperial Concubine will never be able to treat the Sixth Prince as her own son.

If he can accept it, then accept it; if he can’t, then just let it go.

“If you are interested in the future, please come to Qiuwu Palace to have a look. If you are not willing, I will not force you.”

“I can’t help you with anything else. Your future will depend on your own luck.”

The Sixth Prince was startled and looked up subconsciously. Then he saw that the box was filled with large-denomination silver notes such as one thousand taels and five hundred taels. There were at least a dozen or twenty of them, which was about twenty thousand taels.

The Sixth Prince had spent less than 200,000 taels of silver to build his mansion outside the palace. These 20,000 taels would be enough for him to spend for three to five years based on his current spending. After three to five years, the Sixth Prince would have established a firm foothold in the court, which would be just the right time for him to take over, and would be enough for him not to worry about money matters.

In order to pay less, the imperial concubine had someone specially calculate it.

“When the time comes, you can find a better housekeeper and ask him to set up a few shops for you in Shangjing City. Who knows, you can make money from this money. Anyway, you just need to be careful.” The imperial concubine gave a few casual instructions and didn’t seem to take it seriously.

The Sixth Prince knew the Imperial Concubine’s temperament. He knew that she was straightforward and would not think too much. Adding the slight insignificant feeling of alcohol, the Sixth Prince blurted out, “Concubine Rong!”

“Hmm?” The imperial concubine couldn’t help but look over.

The Sixth Prince hesitated for a moment, but finally he gritted his teeth and asked, “Madam Rong, there are still five years before Xiao Jiu goes to court. If you need anything, I can -“

“Forget it, just forget it.” I knew what he wanted to say, but I felt bad when he mentioned this.

There is hardly a parent in the world who does not hope that their children will become successful. The imperial concubine also wants her son and daughter to be successful, but the key is that she really does not have the ability to do so.

People only accept their fate when they feel there is really no hope. As long as there is even a little hope, they will never accept their fate.

Isn’t it just irrelevant for the Sixth Prince to bring up things that are not relevant?

When she thought of this, the imperial concubine’s mood became particularly bad, and her tone became not so good: “You should take care of yourself first!”

After she finished speaking, the imperial concubine did not notice the change in the Sixth Prince’s eyes.

The haze in his heart gradually dissipated, and finally, the Sixth Prince knelt down and kowtowed three times to the imperial concubine.

“Thank you, Madam Rong.”

On the other side, in the yard——

When Emperor Jingwen heard that his son wanted to teach his daughter martial arts, his first reaction was to oppose.

“I won’t allow it!”

Emperor Jingwen knew his son’s unique skills. When he thought about his son teaching his daughter such despicable tricks, he couldn’t help but raise his voice.

Due to physiological limitations, women are inherently weaker than men. Unless they are gifted, women will always be at a disadvantage in a fist-to-palm fight.

Therefore, practising more dirty tricks is the best choice. Ye Shuo really couldn’t understand why his cheap father was so strongly opposed.

Nonsense, all his tricks are aimed at hurting people. How can a girl do this? My daughter is a precious little princess. It is really inappropriate to let a princess do such a thing.

Besides, the princess is always surrounded by people when she travels, so he wouldn’t have to worry about Jianjian being bullied, and his little hands would become rough from practice.

Seeing that Xiaojiu was still eager to try, Emperor Jingwen took his ignorant daughter away without saying anything, and kept warning her: “I don’t care what happens to you, but you can’t lead Jianjian astray.”

“If you really want Jianjian to learn martial arts, I will find a martial arts master to teach her someday.”

Xiaojiu wanted to do it himself? Emperor Jingwen sneered, no way!

When it comes to this matter, Emperor Jingwen can be said to be endless, and he talks much more than before.

“And look at you, you’ve made Jianjian suffer so much.” She’s learning calligraphy and now martial arts, and her schedule is even busier than that of a prince, so why doesn’t he stop doing this to her?

“Jianjian is just a princess. She will have me and her brothers to protect her in the future.”

Well, this is another person who thinks it’s useless for the princess to study and practise martial arts.

Everyone here thinks so. Influenced by everything, the princess naturally cannot escape from such an environment. When she wakes up one day, it is already too late.

Before Ye Shuo could open his mouth to refute, Jian Jian started shaking her head.

“No, no, I don’t mind the trouble. I want to learn…”

“Practising martial arts… looks great!”

Jianjian witnessed with her own eyes the scene of two guards fighting in the palace’s martial arts field. Each of them held a long sword and stood facing each other. The atmosphere was murderous and in an instant, sand and rocks flew everywhere, making the onlookers dizzy.

Even though Jianjian was still young, she couldn’t help but feel her blood boiling when she saw that scene.

The fight between the two guards happened ten days ago. Perhaps the impression was too deep that Jianjian has been thinking about it until now. The look of longing on her face was beyond words.

Jianjian couldn’t help but demonstrate it to Emperor Jingwen in his arms.

However, what Jianjian didn’t know was that Ye Shuo deliberately let her see that scene, and the two guards were also specially arranged by Ye Shuo.

It doesn’t matter whether the weapon has high lethality or not. What matters is that it must be cool enough, handsome enough, and able to scare the little girl.

Jianjian is naive and could be deceived by him, but Emperor Jingwen is an adult and the emperor. How could he not know the tricks here?

He uses the same trick every time. He is really good at deceiving his own sister.

However, Ye Shuo not only did not feel ashamed, but instead looked righteous.

When Emperor Jingwen saw this, the veins on his forehead twitched. Just when Emperor Jingwen was about to curse, the Sixth Prince finally walked out of the room.

Although the Sixth Prince had never been listed in the Imperial Concubine’s imperial edict, after all, the Imperial Concubine had raised him for so many years. Before the Sixth Prince left the palace, the Imperial Concubine naturally had something to tell him, but Emperor Jingwen did not ask in detail.

As for Ye Shuo, a little kid who depended on his mother for support and cheated his sister for her New Year’s money, he couldn’t afford to give a very expensive gift, so he could only start with the gift of thought.

“This is the most complete version of the Five Animals Exercises that I specifically requested from the old doctor. You must remember to practise it more often in the future.”

“There are also these medicinal pillows and waist pillows. They are filled with medicinal herbs such as Ziziphus jujuba seeds, Salvia miltiorrhiza, and Astragalus. They are very helpful for your sleep. Remember to use them when you sleep.”

The Sixth Prince had not read many medical books, but he knew that Chinese jujube seeds and other foods were used to treat blood deficiency.

That is to say, even at this time, Xiaojiu was still saying that he was weak.

But despite this, the Sixth Prince couldn’t help but feel a little moved: “This pillow… did you sew it yourself?”

“Yes.” Ye Shuo nodded without hesitation.

“I personally gave the order to have Su Yue and the others sew it.”

The Sixth Prince: “…”

After all the talk, he just opened his mouth.

The Sixth Prince sighed and told himself to be content and not to demand too much from Xiaojiu.

To be honest, this pillow is really good. The faint medicinal fragrance does make it easier for him to fall asleep than before.

However, the Sixth Prince’s emotion did not last long. The next morning, when he was about to leave, Ye Shuo came out wrapped in a cloak.

“Why are you wrapped up so tightly in the hot summer?”

Taking a closer look, the Sixth Prince discovered that he was only wearing an undergarment underneath, and without the cloak, everything was exposed.

Underwear is equivalent to modern pajamas. Ye Shuo was too lazy to change clothes. He was still waiting to send the Sixth Prince away and then go back to take a nap.

When their eyes met, Ye Shuo’s expression looked extremely innocent.

“Why……”

The Sixth Prince only felt a sense of reality now. After he left, there was no one he could trust in the entire Qiuwu Palace.

The most reliable one left was Jianjian, who was only three years old.

The Sixth Prince sighed, patted his brother’s shoulder, squatted down, and said to the little princess with a look of pity: “When Sixth Brother is gone, the Qiuwu Palace will all depend on you.”

“If there is anything, remember to ask someone to tell Sixth Brother.”

Jian Jian couldn’t help it and immediately straightened her chest: “Sixth brother…don’t worry!”

Don’t worry, don’t worry.

Looking at Ye Shuo who was standing aside, still yawning and careless, when he looked over, he still looked puzzled and confused, and grinned at him. Finally, the Sixth Prince dragged his steps that suddenly became heavy, and slowly left the Qiuwu Palace where he had lived for ten years.

Ye Shuo was still holding his cloak and waving: “Goodbye, Xiao Ming. When you have time in the future, remember to come home often~”