Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 906: Chapter 39: Prince Wei’s Fury

In the capital city, the study room of the Prince Wei Mansion is filled with a suffocating cold pressure.

Wei Yan and Wei Jian kneel on the ground, their backs already drenched in cold sweat.

Prince Wei sits upright at the desk, head lowered, earnestly reading the memorial in hand, as if unaware of Wei Yan and Wei Jian kneeling beside him.

Wei Jian and Wei Yan have been kneeling for a while now, but they dare not make a sound, dare not disturb Lord Wei, who is emanating a chilling aura.

Prince Wei’s skin is fair, his appearance excessively charming, even somewhat delicate. Usually, he wears a gentle smile, giving an impression of warmth, but those who know him a little understand that his affability is a façade. The pressure he emits is completely at odds with his appearance.

Wei Yan and Wei Jian would rather be reprimanded by Lord Wei than endure his silent wrath while kneeling.

Yu Hai, standing to the side, receives their pleading gaze but pretends not to see it. Lord Wei is in a rage, and he wouldn’t dare provoke him at this moment. Besides, he is also intimidated by Lord Wei’s terrifying aura, his legs gone weak, and he doesn’t have the courage to plead for them.

In the silent study room, only the sound of Prince Wei flipping through the memorials can be heard. Wei Yan and Wei Jian don’t even dare breathe loudly.

After a long time, Prince Wei still shows no intention of speaking, Wei Yan and Wei Jian exchange a glance, feeling that this can’t go on. Wei Yan bravely stutters, "Your Highness, this mishap was due to my negligence, and that’s why such a major error occurred. I beg Your Highness for punishment."

Wei Jian follows suit, "I beg Your Highness for punishment."

Not long ago, they had pleaded guilty to Prince Wei, but he didn’t even cast a glance at them.

Seeing that Prince Wei continues to ignore them, Wei Yan and Wei Jian heavily kowtow three times.

"Your Highness, I admit my fault, please punish me."

Normally, Yu Hai would surely plead on their behalf, but today he dares not, nor does he wish to plead because they almost caused harm to the Crown Prince.

The Crown Prince is Prince Wei’s reverse scale; no one can touch it. Wei Yan and Wei Jian knew that his Lordship values and cares greatly for the Crown Prince, yet they dared to target the Crown Prince. If it weren’t for Prince Wei’s timely discovery, the Crown Prince might have already been convicted and apprehended back to the capital by now.

"Your Highness, we admit our mistake, we won’t dare again, please..." Before Wei Yan finishes speaking, his forehead is struck by the teacup thrown by Prince Wei. He doesn’t dare to evade, forcing himself to take the hit, promptly covered in blood. He doesn’t dare raise his hand to wipe the blood off his forehead, kowtowing heavily again to plead for forgiveness, "Your Highness, please calm your anger! Your Highness, please calm your anger! Your Highness, please calm your anger!"

Prince Wei stands up, walks over to Wei Yan and Wei Jian with a sullen face, then kicks them hard.

"Your Highness, forgive us..."

Prince Wei squats in front of them, coldly questioning them, "Do you still regard me, the Prince, in your eyes?"

Wei Jian and Wei Yan’s bodies tremble slightly, stammering, "We wouldn’t dare..."

"Wouldn’t dare?" Prince Wei sneers, "Ha! I see you’re quite daring!"

"Yo... Your Highness..." Due to overwhelming fear, Wei Yan and Wei Jian cannot manage a complete sentence.

Prince Wei shouts sternly, "Have I been too well-mannered to you usually, making you think I have no temper?"

"We wouldn’t... dare..." The two kneeling on the ground tremble even more violently.

Prince Wei stands, looking down from above at the two trembling in fear, his face like icy frost, "Do you think I can’t do without you?"

"We... never... thought... that way..."

"Really?" This gentle tone makes their hair stand on end.

"Yo... Your Highness... We... truly... never... thought... that way..." Wei Yan and Wei Jian’s foreheads and faces are covered in cold sweat.

"Never thought, yet you treat my words as wind by your ears?" Thinking of Zhao Yao, who almost got framed far away in Lingnan, Prince Wei’s gaze becomes fierce, his charming face turning sinister and terrifying, "I warned you before not to target my tenth brother, but what did you do? You actually planted the death of the deposed Crown Prince’s family on him!"

"Your Highness, it wasn’t me. They acted on their own discretion, I learned about it later."

"Your Highness, I swear I don’t dare to do such a thing."

Prince Wei doesn’t believe a word of their defenses.

"Without your acquiescence, would they dare do such a thing?" If Wei Yan and Wei Jian weren’t still useful, they would already be executed.

"Your Highness..."

Wei Jian and Wei Yan were genuinely surprised to see how important Prince Han was in Lord Wei’s heart. Although they always knew that Lord Wei had a good relationship with Prince Han, they thought that the great ambitions of the Southern Wei people were far more important to Lord Wei than Prince Han. They did not expect that in Lord Wei’s heart, Prince Han was even more important.

They did not understand why Prince Han was so important?

In the eyes of His Highness, shouldn’t his path to the throne be the most important?

Clearly, His Highness was not someone who was kind and soft-hearted, yet he was particularly tender-hearted towards Prince Han.

Wei Yan and the others always felt that Zhao Yao’s existence was detrimental to Lord Wei, even though Prince Han had not done anything to harm Lord Wei. If Prince Han only stayed close to Lord Wei and wholeheartedly helped him seize the throne, they would consider him a great ally. However, Prince Han also had a very good relationship with Prince Chu and helped him earn money through business.

Prince Chu was Lord Wei’s greatest rival. If Lord Wei wanted to ascend to the throne, he must eliminate Prince Chu. But if Prince Han secretly aided Prince Chu, then Prince Han could not be kept. Furthermore, in recent years, the business that Prince Han secretly conducted had grown increasingly large, affecting their own financial interests. Most crucially, Prince Han was not wholeheartedly loyal to Lord Wei; he was also in cahoots with Prince Chu. Although Lord Wei and Prince Chu had not yet confronted each other, they would certainly not let each other off in the future. By then, if Prince Han sided with Prince Chu, what would happen to Lord Wei?

Wei Jian and the others felt that Zhao Yao was a hidden danger that had to be eliminated, otherwise, he would inevitably affect Lord Wei’s grand plans in the future.

Wei Yan faced Lord Wei’s cold and sharp gaze and mustered the courage to speak: "Your Highness, Prince Han has hidden so much from you, so why do you still trust him?"

Wei Jian looked at Wei Yan in astonishment, thinking, did Wei Yan have a death wish, speaking such things at this time?

"Do you really believe Prince Han would never harm you in the future?" Wei Yan knew that saying such words would anger Lord Wei again, but he couldn’t remain silent. "You treat Prince Han as your only brother, but you are not Prince Han’s only brother. Do not forget that Prince Han is also very close to Prince Chu. Are you really sure that Prince Han won’t be biased towards Prince Chu and, in the future, team up with him against you?"

Wei Jian echoed, "Your Highness, you must be on guard against Prince Han."

Lord Wei laughed in anger, "Are you afraid my tenth brother will harm me in the future, or are you intending to take over his business?"

Wei Yan and the others’ true intentions were seen through by Lord Wei in one go, but they did not reveal their thoughts on their faces. They righteously stated, "Your Highness, we are, of course, concerned that Prince Han might harm you in the future."

Lord Wei could easily see through Wei Jian and the others, "What, do you take me for a fool?"

"Your Highness, we dare not deceive you."

"Everything my tenth brother does can earn gold by the day, yet you, much like others, want to monopolize his business. Do you really think I cannot see through it?"

Wei Yan wore an expression of aggrieved innocence, "Your Highness, how could you think that of us? We are only thinking of what’s best for you."

Lord Wei was repulsed by their pained expressions. He curled his lips into a cold smile, "Do you truly believe I won’t dare kill you?" With that, he cast a murderous glance at Wei Jian and the others.

Feeling the killing intent emanating from Lord Wei, Wei Yan and Wei Jian knew that he was indeed contemplating killing them. If they spoke any further words to displease him, it could truly cost them their lives.

"Your Highness..."

"Stop being deceitful in front of me," Lord Wei looked at Wei Jian and the others with eyes full of disdain, "Don’t think I don’t know about all the little tricks you’ve been playing."

Hearing this from Lord Wei, Wei Yan and the others’ faces turned ashen instantly, their expressions full of horror.

"Did you think your petty schemes could really fool me?" Initially, Lord Wei had ignored Wei Yan and the others’ minor antics because they consistently failed to impact Liang Run’s business. If they had succeeded in harming Liang Run’s business in the past, Lord Wei would not have let them off. "You assassinated the deposed Crown Prince’s family behind my back, and I turned a blind eye. But I didn’t expect you to push your luck and frame my tenth brother for the deposed Crown Prince’s family’s death. This is you disregarding me entirely." The affair of the deposed Crown Prince’s family being murdered wasn’t significant in Lord Wei’s heart, but Wei Jian framing Zhao Yao was something he could never tolerate.

"Your Highness..."

"You’ve aided me over the years; do you truly believe I cannot do without you? Do you really think that without you, I won’t be able to secure that position?" As Lord Wei spoke, he let out a scoff, "I find you useful, so I use you. But if you continue to displease me, you’re welcome to try."

Although Lord Wei’s tone was gentle, Wei Yan and the others felt chilled to their bones.

Lord Wei continued, "The Southern Wei people should have disappeared thirty years ago. If you wish to vanish, I wouldn’t mind giving you a little push."

Upon hearing this, Wei Jian and the others’ eyes widened in shock, unable to believe that Lord Wei would say such things.

"If you don’t believe me, feel free to test my capabilities," Half of Lord Wei’s blood was Southern Wei, yet he felt no pride, only disgust. If the Southern Wei people were not useful to him, he would have eradicated these remnants long ago.

Lord Wei wasn’t joking! He truly would eliminate them!

"Stop trying to be clever in front of me!" Looking at Wei Yan and the others’ faces full of terror, Lord Wei smiled and said, "Don’t provoke me, or I won’t know what I might do to you."