Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 776: Chapter 380: The Auspicious Mascot of the Early Morning

At the break of dawn, Zhao Yao finally woke up amid Tong Xi’s repeated shouts. He had only slept for two hours, having gone to bed at midnight. He couldn’t get up, nor did he want to.

"Leave me alone." Zhao Yao turned over, giving Tong Xi his back.

Tong Xi stood by the bed, reminding Zhao Yao with a bitter face, "Your Highness, you should get up now, or you’ll be late for the morning court."

"I’m not going; anyone who wants to can go." Zhao Yao just wanted to sleep and didn’t want to deal with anything else. "I’m definitely not going to court." To hell with attending court.

"Your Highness, you can’t not go to court." He knew the prince would say that. When the prince was studying in the past, he had to repeatedly urge him to read every day. Now that the prince needed to attend court, it was still the same as before. No, it’s actually harder to get him up now.

"Just say I’m sick and on my deathbed." Zhao Yao pulled up the quilt and tightly covered his head.

Tong Xi looked at Zhao Yao’s naughty demeanor and sighed deeply in his heart.

"Your Highness, the Emperor said that even if you’re on your last breath, you still have to attend court." Ever since the prince started attending court, he had constantly found excuses to skip it, claiming to be sick, injured, or involved in an accident. At first, the Emperor believed him, but later, the Emperor discovered that the prince was lying, and he no longer trusted the prince. "Besides, the Emperor will surely send the Imperial Physician to check your pulse."

"I’m not listening, I’m not listening." Zhao Yao reached out to cover his ears, "I’m not going to court, even if the Jade Emperor himself comes."

"Then what about if I come?"

Tong Xi saw Prince Wei arriving and quickly bowed to greet him. Prince Wei gestured for him to rise.

Zhao Yao pretended not to hear Prince Wei’s voice. Prince Wei, seeing this, laughed in exasperation and directly pulled the quilt off Zhao Yao.

"Get up." And with that, Prince Wei gave Zhao Yao’s backside a good smack.

Zhao Yao could no longer pretend, so he sat up, looking at Prince Wei with a resentful gaze, "Eighth Brother, I don’t want to go to court."

"Whether you want to or not, you have to go." Prince Wei signaled to Tong Xi, who immediately brought over Zhao Yao’s court attire. "Get up, I’ll help you get dressed."

"Eighth Brother, I really don’t want to go to court." Damn it, I’m not even of age yet, nor have I been granted a title, so why do I have to attend court ahead of time?

Prince Wei directly pulled Zhao Yao out of bed and indeed helped him dress.

Zhao Yao obediently stretched out his arms, allowing Prince Wei to dress him. However, his gaze towards Prince Wei grew increasingly more resentful.

"Eighth Brother, why do you insist on making me go to court?"

"You think not going means you can actually avoid it?" Prince Wei tapped Zhao Yao on the head, "I haven’t had breakfast yet, quickly wash up so we can eat together."

"Sigh..." Zhao Yao sighed full of helplessness, "Why is my life so miserable?"

Prince Wei lightly tapped the back of Zhao Yao’s head, "Stop dawdling, hurry up and wash up."

Zhao Yao muttered as he walked, "This life is unbearable."

Prince Wei heard this and found it both exasperating and amusing.

After Zhao Yao finished washing up, he went directly to the dining hall. Prince Wei had already called for breakfast to be set up, and seeing Zhao Yao arriving, personally handed him a bowl of porridge.

"Eighth Brother, I’m going back to Xingde Palace today." Although staying in Prince Wei Mansion was comfortable and free, the only downside was being woken up by his Eighth Brother every morning and dragged to court.

Speaking of which, although he hadn’t been officially granted a title yet, his Prince Mansion was already under renovation. However, it would take a few months to complete, so he couldn’t reside in his own mansion yet. Currently, he mainly stayed either at Prince Wei Mansion or Prince Chu Mansion, and occasionally at Xingde Palace.

Prince Wei knew exactly what Zhao Yao was thinking. He said amusingly, "If you go back to Xingde Palace, Sun Kui will drag you to morning court."

Uh... Zhao Yao’s expression froze. The reason he rarely stayed at Xingde Palace was because Sun Kui or the Imperial Guards would often drag him to court.

"I’m going to run away from home!!!" This life was truly unbearable! Even being a prince was intolerable!

Prince Wei, looking at Zhao Yao in a rage, smiled teasingly, "Aren’t you already running away from home by staying here?"

Seems like it.

Zhao Yao grumbled, "I want to leave the capital, escape from the capital!"

Prince Wei ignored Zhao Yao’s words and handed him a meat bun, "Hurry up and eat, or we’ll be late."

Zhao Yao took the meat bun and bit into it fiercely.

"I’ll endure for a few more months, once my birthday passes, then I’ll be able to leave the capital, and no one will be able to stop me." Just a few more months, and he could escape from the capital.