Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 1124: Chapter 143: Arrival in the Capital

In a rundown house in the North Market of the capital, Prince Chu and Prince Wei sat facing each other.

This time, it was Prince Wei who sought out Prince Chu, and he went straight to the point, asking, "Do you know the whereabouts of our tenth brother?"

Prince Chu guessed that Prince Wei came for this matter, "No, haven’t you sent people to Jiangnan? They didn’t find our tenth brother?"

Prince Wei thought Prince Chu was deliberately saying this, and looked at him coldly, "I have no one in Jiangnan."

Upon hearing this, Prince Chu seemed to remember this fact.

"I forgot, you’ve withdrawn all your people to foreign lands."

Since Prince Chu didn’t have Zhao Yao’s whereabouts, Prince Wei couldn’t be bothered to say another word to him. He immediately stood up, ready to leave.

Suddenly, Prince Chu said, "It was the Xun Family who sent people to assassinate our tenth brother."

Prince Chu’s words stopped Prince Wei in his tracks at the door. He turned sharply to look at Prince Chu, "The Xun Family sent people to assassinate our tenth brother, was it the work of the fifth brother?" Since Prince Wei withdrew his people abroad, he had no spies in Jiangnan and didn’t know about the assassination attempt on Zhao Yao.

"Our tenth brother should have evidence of Prince Han conspiring with the third princess of Xiongnu." In matters concerning Zhao Yao, Prince Chu felt there was no need to hide it from Prince Wei.

Prince Wei angrily returned, grabbing Prince Chu’s collar, and fiercely questioned, "Did you tell our tenth brother to investigate?"

Prince Chu brushed off Prince Wei’s hand and said coldly, "I would never let our tenth brother take risks to investigate this matter."

"If it wasn’t you, why would our tenth brother investigate this?"

"It wasn’t me." Prince Chu would never let Zhao Yao take such risks.

Prince Wei also knew that Prince Chu wouldn’t have Zhao Yao do something dangerous, "I clearly told him not to get involved, so why did he investigate this matter?"

"Perhaps it’s because Prince Han provoked him." Prince Chu deeply understood Zhao Yao’s nature. If not for being provoked by Prince Han, Zhao Yao would never have investigated the collusion between Prince Han and the third princess. "In the past year, Prince Han has continuously sent people to assassinate our tenth brother."

"How do you know?" Prince Wei did know Prince Han sent people to assassinate Zhao Yao, but he didn’t know it was a frequent occurrence.

Prince Chu did not answer this question, "With our tenth brother’s disposition, Prince Han must have done something to cross his line."

After hearing this, Prince Wei immediately thought of the matter of Prince Han pretending to be ill and not returning to the capital.

"That’s why Prince Han hasn’t returned to the capital."

Prince Chu looked up at Prince Wei, "Don’t you have people among the Xiongnu?"

Prince Wei raised an eyebrow at Prince Chu but said nothing.

"Your people can take action now."

Prince Wei coldly said, "What right do you have to order me?"

Prince Chu did not respond to this, only continued speaking to himself, "I will deal with the Xun Family."

"No need, I’ll take care of the Xun Family and the fifth brother myself." With that, Prince Wei turned and left the room.

Prince Chu did not leave immediately but waited for a moment before leaving with Wei Mian.

On his way back to the capital, Zhao Yao had already learned that his two good brothers knew about his assassination.

"Why do fourth brother and eighth brother know about my assassination?" He was clearly hiding the day he would return to the capital from his fourth and eighth brothers.

Lu Guang couldn’t answer Zhao Yao’s question.

"I’m done for," Zhao Yao exclaimed with a troubled expression.

Lu Guang was startled by Zhao Yao’s reaction and nervously asked, "Young master, what’s done for?"

"I hid it from my fourth and eighth brothers, and now they know I was attempted on. When I return to the capital, they will definitely scold me." Just thinking about his fourth brother’s long-winded lectures gave Zhao Yao a headache. "Fourth brother might lecture me for several hours."

"Huh?" Lu Guang didn’t understand.

"You don’t know how long-winded fourth brother can be when lecturing." Normally, fourth brother was economical with words, but once he started lecturing, he spoke incessantly for hours. He dreaded the lectures from fourth brother the most.

"Is Prince Chu very long-winded?" Lu Guang had never met Prince Chu and didn’t know his personality.

"Not really, it’s just when he scolds me, he talks a lot." Those who haven’t experienced fourth brother’s lectures wouldn’t understand his pain. "I’d rather be beaten by fourth brother."

"Young master, you and Prince Chu have a really good relationship."

"Though we aren’t brothers from the same mother, my fourth brother treats me even closer than a sibling from the same mother would." Zhao Yao recounted stories of him and Prince Chu from childhood to Lu Guang. "Being lectured by fourth brother is a blessing."

If the emperor were the one lecturing for hours, Zhao Yao would have no patience.

"When I return to the capital, I’d better take the initiative to plead guilty to my fourth brother." This might allow his fourth brother to reduce the lecture by an hour or two.

"Young master, how many days until we arrive in the capital?" Lu Guang had never been to the capital before; this was his first time.