C226 (1/2)

”How could this be? How could this be? ”

Emperor Ruikang looked like he had aged a dozen years in an instant. He sat powerlessly on the Dragon Throne, his eyes turning murky.

The ministers who had been waiting for their return were trapped within the palace.

Ye Jingxing, who was standing below the Emperor Ruikang, glanced at Xu Shiqiu worriedly. Seeing that Xu Shiqiu was also frowning, he knew that things were going to get complicated.

If Ye Jingche was still alive, then whatever he did before would be a thorn in the Emperor Ruikang's heart. No matter how much he pitied his son, he would never give him any dignity.

It was this thorn that Emperor Ruikang had personally pulled out, but it would definitely leave a hole.

But now, this son of his had died!

Now that he was dead, and had hanged himself after killing all the women in the mansion, only leaving behind a direct son, Emperor Ruikang would not only pity this son, but would also treat him well.

Even though he had just said that he would remove this son from the royal family.

After all, he was his own son!

As a father who had three sons, Ye Jingxing understood very well the attitude of Royal Father at this time. However, he also understood at the same time that this was not a good thing.

Although they were not the ones who forced Ye Jingche to death, but in the eyes of the Royal Father, he was definitely going to drag them into this.

Thinking about it, Ye Jingxing sighed in his heart.

He also didn't expect that Ye Jingche would actually have such courage to make such a choice at this moment.

Ye Jingxing was not the only one that did not expect this. Amongst the ministers, those who had come into contact with Ye Jingche did not either.

Just as Ye Jingxing was thinking about what to do about this matter, the Prince Duan who suggested how to punish Ye Jingche had already thought about it very quickly.

He first gave Ye Jingxing a meaningful glance, then signaled his trusted aides behind him. After his trusted aides slowly retreated out of the hall, he took two steps forward to look at Emperor Ruikang and said: ”Royal brother, this is junior brother's fault.”

When Prince Duan opened his mouth, it attracted the attention of everyone in the hall, including the Emperor Ruikang. They recovered from their thoughts and looked at Prince Duan.

Seeing that everyone was sizing himself up, the Prince Duan's expression did not change. He continued to look at the Emperor Ruikang and said: ”How to punish him is junior brother's suggestion. Now that he has made such a resolute decision, it makes it difficult for junior brother.”

When Prince Duan said this, the ministers of the court understood what he meant.

Xu Shiqiu looked at Prince Duan in admiration, thinking that this Prince Duan was indeed His Majesty's biological brother, he really did understand His Majesty's personality.

Sure enough, after Prince Duan said this, the Emperor Ruikang began to ponder.

The Emperor Ruikang thought about it simple, was Ye Jingche strangling himself for a reason or forcing himself to do so? Was he dissatisfied with himself? Did he think that if he hanged himself, the son he left behind would be treated kindly by him?

Emperor Ruikang's heart was truly biased.

Previously, he only felt heartache because he had a son walking in front of him, and he actually hanged himself. Was it because he was removed from the royal family that he hanged himself?

At this moment, he was thinking that Ye Xiao was forcing him to be this father!

Thinking about this, although Emperor Ruikang's face looked a little better, it still seemed to be lacking in spirit.

”In that case, the following matter …” After saying that, Emperor Ruikang turned to look at Prince Duan.

Emperor Ruikang knew that at this time, most likely only Prince Duan would dare to tell him the truth.

But this time, Prince Duan did not directly say his opinion as Emperor Ruikang had hoped. Instead, he hesitated for a moment, and 'had no choice' to say: ”Royal brother, the imperial edict cannot be changed.”

Prince Duan only said this sentence, but Emperor Ruikang understood his own little brother's meaning very well.

The imperial edict could not be changed, so he had already ordered for Ye Jingche to be removed from the royal family.

Since he was an ordinary person, no matter how prestigious his status was, there was no hope of obtaining the treatment of a prince after death if something like this happened.

Ordinary people would at most be given a duke, and each generation of dukes was going to decline.

But Ye Jingche did not die because of meritorious service, he wanted to rebel before and kill his father to become the emperor.

Even if Emperor Ruikang wanted to pity his son, he could not ignore the thoughts of the ministers in the middle of the court. He could not be so shameless.

The meaning of Prince Duan was very clear. It was only after Ye Jingxing had left the Prince Duan that he understood the meaning behind Prince Duan's gaze. He took two steps forward and whispered to the Emperor Ruikang: ”Royal Father, to third brother's family, the most important thing right now is to properly nurture Brother Rong. As long as Brother Rong is able to study or join the army in the future, with his surname 'Ye', he will always be able to get up. ”

His meaning was very clear, as long as Ye Jingche's children were truly capable, he would not stop them from contributing meritorious services.

As long as there were merits, with their surname Ye, there would be no worries in the future.

When the Emperor Ruikang heard Ye Jingxing's words, his face finally turned good.

That's right, if he insisted on sealing Ye Jingche up, the court officials would definitely be unhappy, since Ye Jingche had done the wrong thing.