jdhmnovel Chapter 424: The Paranoid Prince in the Extra Story (4)
Chapter 424: The Paranoid Prince in the Extra Story (4)
More than a month later, Jiang Zui finally arrived in Beijing.
Jiang Yimo waited for a long time and finally brought Jiang Zui back safely.
The moment Jiang Yimo saw Jiang Zui, he rushed over and pulled Jiang Zui aside. He looked him up and down, and said excitedly, "Xiao Zui, have you been okay during this period?"
"Brother, don't worry, County Magistrate Ruan takes good care of me." Jiang Zui said lightly.
If Ruan Yu could hear this, he would definitely complain, saying: Humph! How can it be bad? !
They kidnapped his little brother!
"It's OK as long as you live well." Jiang Yimo continued, "Xiaozui, from now on, you and I won't have to be restricted by others anymore. You can do whatever you want, as long as I am here."
"Brother, you've worked hard." Jiang Zui had a hint of worry on his face.
The brothers Jiang Yimo and Jiang Zui were the queen's heirs. However, the queen was poisoned to death in the second year after she gave birth to Jiang Zui.
Jiang Yimo is twelve years older than Jiang Zui.
It can be said that it was Jiang Yimo who raised Jiang Zui.
Jiang Yimo accidentally learned that the queen was murdered by the favorite concubine Su Yao. He wanted to expose the other party, but unexpectedly learned that his father had already known that it was Su Yao who killed his mother and had been silently an accomplice behind the scenes.
After learning about this, Jiang Yimo completely collapsed.
It turned out that his father's favorite was his beloved white moonlight Concubine Su, and his mother was only there because of the late emperor's order.
Haha, how ridiculous! How ridiculous!
From then on, Jiang Yimo secretly had the urge to avenge his mother.
At that time, his mother had just passed away, and the ministers asked the emperor to abolish his title of crown prince and support Su Yao's son. They also threw his younger brother to Su Yao, allowing him to be beaten and abused.
His position as crown prince has always been precarious.
If it weren't for his painstaking efforts, he and his brother would have been killed by the Emperor and Concubine Su, that couple.
The younger brother was less than two years old at the time, and was taken away to be raised by Su Yao together with the Eighth Prince, who was of similar age.
The Eighth Prince was taken care of by his servants and became fat and white, but Jiang Zui always had various minor ailments, such as colds and flu.
Various red and purple marks will appear on the little body.
Unfortunately, he was less than fourteen years old at the time and was unable to take care of his younger brother.
He could only watch Su Yao take out her anger on her brother.
Su Yao hated her mother for taking away her position as queen, and hated him for taking away her son's position as crown prince. So, she simply took out all her hatred on Jiang Zui.
He could only swallow his anger and compromise on the surface, while secretly planning.
One day, he would cut the emperor and Su Yao into pieces.
He used his own method to retaliate against the emperor and poisoned him, wanting him to taste the same pain his mother had suffered.
The chronic poison gradually corroded the emperor's body, and he became stronger day by day, while the emperor became weaker day by day.
Until one day, the emperor fell ill.
And his chance for revenge finally came.
The emperor did not abolish his position as crown prince, but wanted to make him a stepping stone for Concubine Su's son, so that the other princes would regard him as a thorn in their side, so that he and the other princes would both suffer losses, while Concubine Su's son would benefit.
However, once the emperor fell ill, the prince would naturally take control of the real power.
For a time, the court was in turmoil and divided into two major factions: the Crown Prince's faction and the Fifth Prince's faction, which was led by Concubine Su's eldest son.
Among these two factions, he and Jiang Zui's grandfather was the Duke of Zhenguo who guarded the border and commanded an army of 200,000.
This...may be one of the reasons why the emperor did not dare to abolish him.
The fifth prince's grandfather was the prime minister, and two-thirds of the civil officials supported the fifth prince.
The remaining third were either neutral or pro-Orthodoxy.
The military generals, on the other hand, were on his side.
He has a slight advantage.
He used an excuse to send Jiang Zui to the home of a friend he trusted.
He himself, together with his mother's family, fought a battle of wits and courage with the Fifth Prince's faction in the court.
After more than half a year, he finally succeeded in sitting on the throne.
After he became emperor, he did not bring Jiang Zui back immediately, but chose to deal with the affairs in the capital first.
Su Yao and her two sons, including the eighth prince who was two months older than Jiang Zui, were beheaded by him and sent to the late emperor, who was angered to death.
The Eighth Prince... that child who was only two years older than Jiang Zui, actually dared to bully Jiang Zui? !
He ordered the servants not to give Jiang Zui food and to treat Jiang Zui harshly.
Although he is only two months younger than the Eighth Prince, he is a head shorter than him.
The ministers and princes who followed Su Yao were either exiled because of quarrels or beheaded and their families were exterminated.
He also executed all the minions who had ever harmed his brother.
Because of this incident, the ministers of remonstration scolded Jiang Yimo one after another, saying that he was extremely cruel and did not even spare a nine-year-old child.
But it was precisely because of this nine-year-old child that his younger brother encountered such a miserable situation.
But he doesn't care.
Being able to kill enemies and protect the people you care about, what does a mere title matter? !
As soon as Jiang Zui said this, Jiang Yimo's eyes instantly became moist, but he still tried his best to restrain his excitement.
"Brother, thank you for your hard work over the years." Jiang Zui said solemnly.
Jiang Yimo said: "It's not hard. From now on, you won't have to suffer anymore."
After saying that, Jiang Yimo immediately hugged Jiang Zui and said with emotion: "Xiao Zui, I will protect you."