Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 1199 - 180: Poison-Induced Stroke (Part 2)

Zhao Yao understood the meaning behind Prince Chu’s words, "Fourth Brother, don’t worry, I won’t become enemies with Eighth Brother." He also knew in his heart that Eighth Brother wouldn’t become enemies with him because they were very important to each other.

"The Li Family..." Prince Chu sighed slightly and said, "Save as many as you can. If it’s impossible, then give up."

"Fourth Brother..."

"I once offered my life in exchange for the Li Family, but he didn’t agree."

"Back then, I pleaded with Eighth Brother to spare you, and he truly spared you, but I didn’t expect he wanted to annihilate the entire Li Family."

Prince Chu said, "If you hadn’t begged him to spare me, he would have killed me or still exterminated the Li Family."

Zhao Yao understood this in his heart as well.

"Tenth Brother, this is the struggle between him and me. I lost, and this is my fate. It has nothing to do with you. You don’t need to blame yourself."

Zhao Yao looked at Prince Chu, opened his mouth wanting to say something, but in the end, said nothing.

"Tenth Brother, remember, never turn against him because of me." Prince Chu knew that once Zhao Yao angered Prince Wei, his fate wouldn’t end well either.

In Prince Chu’s heart, Zhao Yao was also not a match for Prince Wei.

"Fourth Brother, rest assured, I will do my utmost to save the Li Family." Zhao Yao remembered that Prince Chu hadn’t seen Princess Li in a long time and hurriedly told him about her condition.

Knowing that Princess Li’s health was better than before, Prince Chu felt much more at ease.

Zhao Yao talked with Prince Chu for a while longer before leaving. By the time he returned to Prince Han’s Mansion, it was already the hour of Hai.

"Your Highness, will you attend the morning court tomorrow?" Tong Xi asked as he assisted Zhao Yao with his bath.

"I’m not attending court tomorrow. Early tomorrow, I will take the witch doctor into the palace to diagnose Father Emperor’s pulse."

"Your Highness, if Lord Wei absolutely refuses to spare the Li Family, what do you plan to do?"

"I have my own ways." That treasure should be able to exchange for the Li Family’s lives, but unless absolutely necessary, he wouldn’t easily take out that treasure. "Tomorrow I plan to meet with Prime Minister He and the others."

"Prime Minister He and the others? Why see them? Do you want to ask for their help?"

"Yes, I’ll ask them if they have any solutions." Zhao Yao thought Prime Minister He and the others should know something.

"Your Highness, if Prime Minister He and the others had a solution, they wouldn’t let Lord Wei kill the Li Family, right?" Tong Xi believed Prime Minister He and the others were powerless. "In my view, Lord Wei currently holds immense power in the court, even Prime Minister He and Grandmaster Liu can’t do anything against Lord Wei."

"If you think that way, you’re underestimating Prime Minister He and Grandmaster Liu." Although Zhao Yao hadn’t interacted much with Prime Minister He and the others, he felt that they were all old foxes like Father Emperor.

"If Prime Minister He and the others are as formidable as you say, then why don’t they save the Li Family?"

"That’s what I want to find out, so I need to see them." In Zhao Yao’s view, with the abilities of He Liang and Grandmaster Liu, they have a thousand reasons to stop Prince Wei from killing the Li Family.

Eighth Brother is formidable, but Prime Minister He and the others are not to be trifled with either. Eighth Brother’s methods are treacherous, but Grandmaster Liu’s calculations are also very cunning. In truth, when it comes to cunning and plotting, Eighth Brother might not be a match for Grandmaster Liu.

Tong Xi, having been by Zhao Yao’s side for many years, had grown a bit smarter.

"Your Highness, do you think there’s something suspicious about this?"

Zhao Yao stood up, took the handkerchief from Tong Xi’s hand, and wiped his body.

"There is something wrong."

Tong Xi exclaimed in horror, "You don’t think Prime Minister He and the others are colluding with Lord Wei, do you?"

Zhao Yao, while dressing, jokingly said to Tong Xi, "You actually know the word colluding."

Tong Xi, seeing himself being teased, replied irritably, "Your Highness, I’m not a person without knowledge. I know the word colluding."

"If Eighth Brother knew you said he was colluding with Prime Minister He and the others, he would definitely thank you."

This scared Tong Xi, who suddenly covered his mouth in fright.

"Go to sleep. There’s a lot to do tomorrow." After sitting on the boat for over ten days, he was exhausted. As soon as he reached the capital, he was busy entering the palace, and it was only now that he finally stopped. "You don’t have to stay up with me tonight either, go and rest."

"Yes, Your Highness."

Zhao Yao returned to his room. Hidden Guard A appeared in front of him, then took out a secret letter from his bosom and handed it to him.

After reading the secret letter, Zhao Yao let out a cold snort, then immediately burned it over the candle flame.

Hidden Guard A asked, "Your Highness, what should we do next?"

"Do nothing." Zhao Yao lay back on the bed and said with deep meaning, "Let Second Uncle do whatever he wants to do."

"Should we continue to monitor him?"

"Continue to monitor. Second Uncle probably also knows you’re watching him. He’s deliberately letting you relay messages to me, then waiting for my reaction." Zhao Yao yawned and said, "I have no reaction to give him."