Forced to Ascend the Throne after Transmigrating

What really made Emperor Jingwen take a new look at the Sixth Prince was that the Sixth Prince shone brilliantly during his disappearance and turned the tide single-handedly, which made Emperor Jingwen realize that this son was not just capable.

As for the second and third imperial edicts, especially the third one, Emperor Jingwen planned to wait until his death before handing them over to Xiaojiu, to prevent Xiaojiu from getting them too early and taking advantage of the situation.

Emperor Jingwen believed that his youngest son was fully capable of accomplishing this.

As for the second imperial edict, although it cannot be made public for the moment and cannot clearly state who the emperor prefers to succeed the throne, he can still let out a little rumour.

It is true that He Xiang and most of the civil officials are standing behind the Sixth Prince, but they do not have the military power. The military power is still in the hands of Emperor Jingwen, so Emperor Jingwen is not as afraid of them as he is of the eldest prince.

No matter how powerful the civil officials are, as long as they are not connected with the military generals, there is no need to worry too much.

After reading through history, Emperor Jingwen could not find many examples of civil officials who successfully plotted rebellion. I just don’t know whether the Sixth Prince saw this clearly and did it on purpose, or it was just a coincidence or luck.

Since he has real power and will not arouse my suspicion, if it is the former, then this guy’s scheming is too terrifying.

However, despite thinking this in his heart, Emperor Jingwen did not seem worried at all. Instead, he was very happy.

It is better to be smart than to be stupid. Emperor Jingwen certainly hopes that his successor will be as smart as possible.

The smarter a person is, the more he knows what he can and cannot do. He doesn’t need to remind them. They can find the way that suits them best by themselves, without them even having to say much.

Throughout the entire process, all Emperor Jingwen needed to do was to assess whether he was qualified and whether he had the ability to shoulder the heavy burden of a country.

What happens next depends on what the Sixth Prince decides to do.

I have been in this position for so many years, it’s time to take a break.

He personally placed the two imperial edicts into a wooden box and sealed it with yellow wax. Then Emperor Jingwen whispered a few words to Wu Yi, and soon Wu Yi disappeared with the two boxes.

Even Wang Ziquan didn’t know where the secret guards would put the two wooden boxes.

Seeing his youngest son shivering in the cold outside, Emperor Jingwen finally waved his hand and said, “Tell them that I’m fine now. Tell those people outside to go back first.”

“yes.”

Wang Ziquan accepted the order and went out.

Outside, Ye Shuo had superb internal skills and he was also young. Twenty years old was the time when his energy was at its peak. If he was alone, he wouldn’t be so cold, but he had no choice but to hold a lump of ice in his arms, so wouldn’t he be cold?

Although Ye Jin is very young, he doesn’t have the temper of a child, and his hands and feet are very cold.

Ye Shuo remembered that Ye Yan and his friends had no problem running around the palace in thin clothes in the middle of winter, as stubborn as a lump of iron. Even Ye Xun, who was a bit more elegant, would not go to such an extent.

Ye Shuo took a lot of effort to warm the child in his arms.

Feeling the warmth all around, Ye Jin’s young heart was filled with emotion at this moment. He felt that the Ninth Prince was not like what he had imagined, with his mind full of playing.

The Ninth Prince is also a very considerate and gentle person.

Gradually, Ye Jin stopped struggling.

However, before he could be happy for long, he saw the Ninth Prince secretly tugging at the hem of the Seventh Aunt’s clothes while no one was paying attention.

Girls are prone to colds. What if she gets hurt by kneeling all night?

Seeing Jianjian turn around, Ye Shuo spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear: “Do you want it? I just covered it.”

“?”

Jianjian was a little confused at first and didn’t know what he meant. She followed his gaze and saw her little nephew with a red face and sweat all over. It took her a while to react.

Jianjian: “…”

Any child who falls into his hands will be in big trouble.

Ye Jin was stunned for a moment, then his eyes widened instantly.

However, at this moment, there was a “creak” sound, and the door of a room not far away was opened, and Ye Shuo, Jian Jian and others were instantly worried.

Without caring about anything else, the two of them looked over subconsciously.

When he heard that his adoptive father was fine, Ye Shuo subconsciously breathed a sigh of relief, and the same went for Jian Jian beside him.

Jianjian had never experienced what Ye Shuo had experienced before. She was held in the arms of Emperor Jingwen when she was only a few months old. Later, Emperor Jingwen taught her to read and write personally. In addition, children are naturally close to their parents, so Jianjian’s feelings for Emperor Jingwen are naturally much deeper than Ye Shuo’s.

Wang Ziquan looked around and took in everyone’s expressions at that moment.

“My dear ladies and princes, the emperor has ordered that you all drink some hot tea and go to rest.”

After enduring such a night, everyone felt a little exhausted.

After Eunuch Wang left, Ye Shuo hurried to help his mother. The imperial concubine was now exhausted, her legs were numb and painful, and she could hardly walk.

In the end, Ye Shuo and Jian Jian supported her on both sides and returned to her room.

Then Ye Shuo did not go to find the Sixth Prince, but took Ye Jin to sleep.

It’s okay for adults, but it’s really pitiful that the children have to hold on for such a long time.

Ye Jin felt very awkward and embarrassed when he saw this, but Ye Shuo did not give him any chance to resist. He quickly stripped off his clothes, leaving only his underwear, and then stuffed him into the quilt.

There was no way. Since he had promised the Sixth Prince, he would naturally not let his nephew out of his sight.

It’s just sleeping on the same bed, what’s the big deal? Many people have slept with Ye Shuo. When he was a child, Ye Shuo even slept in the same quilt with his father.

Ye Jin felt cold all over at first, and then a person like a stove came close to her, and in a short while, the quilt felt warm.

Ye Jin still remembers that when he slept with his father, even with several hand warmers placed around, it would take an hour or two for the quilt to be completely warm. Sometimes it was so cold in winter that the back half of the quilt would be ice-cold all night.  

It was the first time that Ye Jin felt so comfortable. For a moment he hesitated whether to get closer, but he was really shy.

Just when Ye Jin was struggling, a pair of big hands pulled him closer, tucked the quilt on one side of him, and said something that was so familiar to everyone: “What are you staring at? Go to sleep!”

Ye Jin closed his eyes subconsciously.

However, although Ye Shuo said this, his eyes were wide open and he didn’t feel sleepy at all.

There are all kinds of thoughts in his mind, so noisy.

It would be nice if people never grew up in their whole life.

It was noon in a blink of an eye. Ye Jin woke up and saw the Ninth Prince bringing in hot vegetarian noodles: “Eat quickly, I’ll take you to find your father later.”

Such a long time has passed, and the Fourth Prince’s affairs must have been dealt with.

Just as Ye Shuo expected, when Ye Shuo brought little Ye Jin over, the Sixth Prince had already ordered the monks to clean the Fourth Prince’s body and change him into clean clothes, and then, with the approval of Concubine Xian, placed the Fourth Prince in the coffin.

Until now, Concubine Xian still cannot accept the news of her son’s death. Her eyes are red and swollen, and she is on the verge of collapse.

Women in ancient palaces were restricted by etiquette and often regarded their husbands and sons as the pillars of their lives. In such an environment, Concubine Xian inevitably placed all her hopes on the Fourth Prince.

Now that the Fourth Prince died so easily, how could Concubine Xian bear it?

Not to mention her, even Ye Shuo found it difficult to accept.

Ye Shuo is already a mentally mature adult. To be honest, his relationship with the Fourth Prince is not that deep. It is just a brotherly relationship at most.

Even if the Fourth Prince died in the fight for the throne, it was what he wanted. If you want to get something, you have to pay a price. Ye Shuo would not be so upset.

The reason why Ye Shuo found it hard to accept was that the Fourth Prince died because of his kindness.

To die for doing good is so absurd and ironic.

He had worked so hard, he had survived the pain of a broken leg, and he had successfully rehabilitated despite the great pain, all of which Ye Shuo had watched happen. He still had so many ambitions that had not been realised, and at the moment before his death, he still had infinite visions for the future.

He had persevered despite such difficulties, so why did he collapse here?

Ye Shuo couldn’t figure it out no matter how hard he tried.

But all Ye Shuo could do was to burn some incense for the Fourth Prince at the end.

A few days later, Emperor Jingwen was able to get out of bed.

Emperor Jingwen’s injury was in his heart, and there was no visible abnormality from the outside, but everyone knew that the emperor was seriously injured and dying.

We also learned that Emperor Jingwen seemed to have appointed a successor on the night he fell ill, and it seemed that the successor was the Sixth Prince.

Emperor Jingwen seemed unaware of the undercurrents and handed over the task of collecting grain and fodder to him. His attitude became increasingly ambiguous.

In the past, such an important matter would have been supervised by Emperor Jingwen himself, or at least handed over to his trusted ministers. But now, the Sixth Prince has been chosen. It has to be said that this is an incredible signal.

The Sixth Prince understood it almost instantly.

All my planning and careful steps were worth it. Finally, I waited for this day.

Under the gaze of all the princes, the Sixth Prince forced himself not to reveal any clues and said as calmly as possible: “I will follow my father’s order.”

Emperor Jingwen was satisfied when he saw this.

My son is indeed very smart. Perhaps I can entrust more things to him in the future.

Ye Shuo on the side had almost guessed something and sighed in his heart. No matter what, Xiao Ming had finally achieved his wish.

The matter came to a temporary end. With an order from Emperor Jingwen, a group of people set off to return to Shangjing. By that time, the bodies of the Beiting people outside Shangjing City had already been cleared away.

After a busy time, Ye Shuo returned home exhausted.

Yao Zhi, who had been helping Ye Shuo protect his nephew in the prince’s mansion, had never been out and had no idea what was happening outside.

After seeing him, Yao Zhi knew it was time for her to leave.

But before leaving, she still had some things to say.

“Tell your fourth brother to remember to take good care of his leg. Maybe the condition won’t be so serious in the future.”

“Also, don’t overwork yourself, stand less and sit more, and be careful when you sleep at night so you don’t press yourself down.”

“Oh, by the way, I wrote down the acupuncture points and prescriptions in advance. You can take them to the imperial physician for a checkup when the time comes.”

“…No.”

Looking at the prescription and medicine bottle in her hand, Ye Shuo suddenly felt bitter: “My fourth brother…can’t use it anymore.”

Yao Zhi was stunned: “Why?”

Then she remembered something: “If you have found a better doctor, it doesn’t matter if you don’t use these things.”

“no.”

Ye Shuo opened his mouth and it took a long time before he said the following sentence.

“My fourth brother…is no longer with us.”

With a “bang”, the medicine bottle in Yao Zhi’s hand fell to the ground.