Ministers Begging Me to Ascend the Throne

Chapter 1051: Chapter 109: The Future Princess Han’s Surprising Origins (Part 2)

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, my fifth brother is truly ruthless, directly making the body disappear. After all, it was his fourth brother."

He Lianfang slightly furrowed his brows and asked, "Tiger Thirteen is dead?"

Zhao Yao playfully winked at He Lianfang, "Uncle, take a guess."

Hearing Zhao Yao say this, He Lianfang knew Tiger Thirteen wasn’t dead.

"Tiger Thirteen isn’t dead, then what’s with the body?"

"Naturally, they transferred the human skin mask to someone else’s body," Zhao Yao said with a mischievous smile. "Prince Han and his people never dreamed that the body they destroyed was someone else, not really the fourth brother."

"Prince Han never dreamed he’d be toyed with, running in circles by you." If Prince Han knew that everything he did was under Zhao Yao’s control, he would probably die of anger. "Where is Prince Chu now?"

"To let Prince Han be happy for a few more days, I’ve already written to the fourth brother about Prince Han killing the fake Prince Chu. I told the fourth brother not to rush back to the capital and to delay a bit on his way back."

"If Prince Chu doesn’t return to the capital for so long, the court will suspect something has happened to him." He Lianfang glanced at the cheeky Zhao Yao, "You’re making Prince Chu pretend to be dead again. A few years ago, he faked his death once. Do you think people will believe it if he fakes it again this time?"

"As long as the fourth brother doesn’t show up for a while, those at court will believe he’s truly dead." Zhao Yao crossed his arms behind his head and spoke lazily, "However, whether the fourth brother wants to pretend to be dead again to fool those people in the capital isn’t for me to decide; it’s for the fourth brother himself to decide."

"Prince Chu is already on his way back to the capital; do you think he’ll disappear for a while and not show up?" He Lianfang continued, "Deceiving the monarch is a grave crime."

"I think the fourth brother probably won’t choose to disappear for a while to make the fake death seem more real." Zhao Yao understood Prince Chu’s temperament, "The fourth brother found out that Prince Han had colluded with the third princess of the Xiongnu. He’ll be worried that Prince Han’s actions will be harmful to Great Zhou. Even though he has no evidence, he’ll still inform the Emperor about this matter and remind him to be wary of Prince Han and the third princess." More than the fight for the throne, the fourth brother cares about the safety of Great Zhou. "When the fourth brother returns to the capital, Prince Han’s expression will be priceless, but unfortunately, I won’t be there to see it."

Seeing Zhao Yao manipulate Prince Han, He Lianfang felt a bit sorry for Prince Han.

"If Prince Chu tells the Emperor about Prince Han and the third princess’s collusion, it will only alert the snake and scare it away. You should advise him not to tell the Emperor for now and patiently watch what they plan to do."

"I told the fourth brother, but whether he listens or not, I don’t know."

He Lianfang suddenly asked, "If it were you, what would you do?"

"I wouldn’t tell the Emperor for now since I have no evidence. I’d keep watching Prince Han and the third princess, and when the time is right, capture them all at once, to permanently eliminate the threat." Sadly, the fourth brother isn’t him.

He Lianfang was quite satisfied with Zhao Yao’s answer.

"That’s the biggest difference between you and Prince Chu."

"Uncle, who do you think is better, me or the fourth brother?"

"Naturally, it’s you."

"I knew you’d say it’s me, uncle," Zhao Yao said, "Even if the fourth brother does it this way, there’s nothing wrong with it."

He Lianfang remained silent.

"Once the fourth brother returns to the capital, the court will become lively again. Luckily, I’m not in the capital."

"The culprit behind the chaos in the capital, isn’t it you?"

"How could it possibly be me?" Zhao Yao jumped up with a falsely accused expression, "I didn’t do anything at all. The culprit is Prince Han. Uncle, how could you say that about me?"

"Weren’t you the one who informed Prince Chu about Prince Han and the third princess’s collusion?"

"Uncle, are you saying I shouldn’t have told the fourth brother?"

"You shouldn’t have, to begin with." He Lianfang had opposed Zhao Yao telling Prince Chu about this from the start.

Zhao Yao glared at He Lianfang, angrily saying, "I don’t think I didn’t need to." He told the fourth brother about this matter, partly for Great Zhou and partly to allow the fourth brother to achieve a great merit.

He Lianfang clearly saw Zhao Yao’s intentions and sarcastically remarked, "You really are putting in a lot of effort."

Zhao Yao feigned ignorance and whistled, "I have no idea what you’re talking about."

Unwilling to let Zhao Yao off the hook, He Lianfang pointedly stated his intentions, "Prince Dai has achieved great merit for going to the northern border to resist the Xiongnu this time. You’re worried Prince Dai’s merits might surpass Prince Chu’s, so you told Prince Chu about Prince Han and the third princess’s collusion, allowing Prince Chu to achieve great merit as well."

Zhao Yao continued his act, "I never thought of it that way."

He Lianfang let out a cold laugh, "Ha!"

"Uncle, I have something to do, so I’ll be leaving now." In a single swift motion, Zhao Yao ran out.