The substitute prince: Reported the emperor's brother at the beginning

"Unjust? Humph." The Emperor opened his eyes calmly, but his tone was full of dissatisfaction: "Fourth Brother, do you know what your biggest shortcoming is?"

The Fourth Prince's face turned pale, and he muttered dryly, "My child, my child doesn't know."

Emperor Wu stared at him sternly, his eyes wide open: "You never learn your lesson."

"I told you guys I don't care how you fight over it, but you're so anxious to grab it before I even give it to you."

The fourth prince burst into tears and kowtowed repeatedly: "I was wrong. I will never do it again. I beg you, father, to forgive me this time."

The Fourth Prince was so afraid of Emperor Wu at this time that he sent him to jail with just one sentence.

He really has no chance of getting the throne. No matter whether the second brother or that bastard sixth brother comes to power, he will either be strangled to death or have poison poured into his mouth.

With a "thump", Concubine Xian also knelt down and pleaded: "Your Majesty, the fourth son is fighting with the sixth son. The child has indeed been too temperamental."

"I will definitely teach him a lesson myself, let him know what not to do, and I will never dare let him do anything reckless again."

The virtuous concubine was also afraid that if the fourth prince was severely punished and could not recover, she would suffer bad consequences.

If anyone else comes to power, all it takes is a sentence of burial with the virtuous concubine, and the concubine will also die.

She must do her best to ensure that the fourth child takes the throne, otherwise her life as a mother will be in jeopardy.

Emperor Wu was unmoved by the pleas of the mother and son.

She just looked coldly at the virtuous concubine whose face was covered with tears and said: "As his mother, you have supported him a lot in everything he did."

The virtuous concubine's heart skipped a beat. It was Emperor Wu who blamed her.

She immediately kowtowed and said, "I didn't know. I have repeatedly taught him to behave well and listen to my father."

"If I had known that the Fourth Brother dared to do this, I would have personally taught him a lesson long ago. How could I have allowed him to be so rebellious?"

The virtuous concubine kept winking at the miserable Fourth Prince. At this time, the mother is begging for mercy like this, and you, as his son, must show your best acting skills.

The Fourth Prince is still very smart.

After receiving the hint from his mother, he immediately shouted: "Father, all the mistakes are my fault."

"Mother is completely unaware of this. This time, I have committed such a grave mistake. I will allow Father to punish me severely without complaint. I only hope that Father will forgive Mother and let me bear the consequences alone."

In this way, it seemed that the Fourth Prince felt sad because of his mother's suffering and took the initiative to admit all his mistakes.

Willing to take all the sins, what a loving mother and filial son.

It was Concubine Xian, who had been by Emperor Wu's side for many years, who understood his character.

Emperor Wu was suspicious by nature throughout his life, and his suspicion became even more serious after he fell ill.

But he still attaches great importance to his royal affairs.

He watched the concubine he had been with for many years crying and begging for mercy, her forehead swollen.

But the virtuous concubine did not plead for the fourth prince.

On the contrary, the fourth brother had just denied it, but when he saw the virtuous concubine pleading for mercy, he immediately admitted all his mistakes, took full responsibility, and pleaded for mercy for his biological mother.

Emperor Wu naturally didn't want to deal with both mother and son.

Finally, he said calmly, "Fourth Brother, go back home and be confined to your house for a month. If you dare to think about disaster relief again, you will be sent to the Heavenly Prison."

"I dare not. I will never do that again." The fourth prince immediately kowtowed and accepted the order.

Although I am under house arrest for a month, it is much better than going to the prison.

Emperor Wu continued, "Xianfei, you should also stay in your own courtyard and put away those little actions of yours."

Xian Fei also breathed a sigh of relief: "Your Majesty, I thank you."

The Emperor Wu's beating this time made the Fourth Prince, who had just left the palace, feel a chill on his back.

After climbing into the carriage, someone tidied up her messy hair and dirty clothes.

He gritted his teeth and said, "Damn Wu Lingyun, if it weren't for you messing around, how could this prince be in such a mess?"

"Just wait, I will grind you to dust and turn you into ashes."

The Fourth Prince was not in a hurry to return to the Prince's Mansion, but went to the Prime Minister's Mansion first.

He kicked the butler who was blocking the door to the Prime Minister's study, pushed the door open and shouted, "Prime Minister, why didn't you deal with that bastard Wu Lingyun in the court today?"

The Fourth Prince felt that it was because the Prime Minister did not make any effort to help him, otherwise he would not have been in such an embarrassing situation later.

The Prime Minister was writing on his desk. He frowned and looked up at the dissatisfied Fourth Prince. He said calmly, "Fourth Prince, are you calling this old minister to task?"

The Fourth Prince naturally blamed him, his temper was now very bad: "Humph, Prime Minister, my father just called me into the palace and gave me a good scolding."

"I was almost thrown into the Heavenly Prison, but it was my mother's constant pleading, and I begged for half a day, that finally saved me. For this, I was also confined to my house for a month, while Wu Lingyun was fine."

The experience in the harem just now was simply too terrifying for the Fourth Prince.

He never wanted to experience this again. Originally, he had intended to target that good-for-nothing 'Wu Lingyun' today, but Wu Lingyun walked away in a swagger, leaving him alone. The anger in his heart reached its peak.

The Prime Minister looked at him with contempt and walked around the desk. He was naturally uncomfortable with such a little guy breaking into the study and yelling at him.

He said calmly, "Your Highness, even if I pursued the matter further in the court, it would have been pointless. The Second Prince's men have already gone out to track down the person behind the scenes. If we continue to make a fuss, it will only be a showdown between the two of us, with the Sixth Prince becoming a spectator, and the Emperor will be even more displeased."

"Could it be that Your Highness wants to make the person behind this known to the public?"

The Fourth Prince was stunned. Naturally, he didn't want the mastermind behind the scenes to be named in front of the civil and military ministers.

"What do you mean?" the Fourth Prince asked doubtfully.

"Haha." The Prime Minister, with a forced smile, picked up the cup of tea brought by the butler, took a sip, and said leisurely, "The Emperor doesn't want the two princes' fight over disaster relief to be made public. That would bring disgrace to the royal family."

“So, the Sixth Prince shut up only after being reminded by the Emperor?” The Fourth Prince suddenly realized that he was deeply involved in the matter at that time and was too nervous to react in the court.

The Prime Minister nodded slightly. "The Emperor hastily concluded that Wang Kui was dead, sparing the Sixth Prince. Isn't that also sparing Your Highness?"

"Could it be that Your Highness wishes to perish together with the Sixth Prince?"

How could he possibly die together with that loser? The Fourth Prince is not that aware of the situation.

Now thinking back, if the fact that he was the one behind the scenes instructing Wang Kui to obstruct disaster relief were to be exposed, how many people in the world would scold him, and going to the Heavenly Prison would be the lightest punishment at that time.

The Fourth Prince couldn't help but be clever, it was a close call.

"Thank you, Prime Minister, for your advice. Otherwise, I would have fallen into the abyss." The Fourth Prince immediately bowed to express his gratitude.

It was indeed because the Prime Minister did not step down to join the war, otherwise he and the Second Prince's factions would have been at war to the death.

Seeing his attitude, the Prime Minister softened his expression and said, "Your Highness, there is no need to do this. This is what an old minister should do."

"And Your Highness need not worry. Since the Emperor has suppressed this matter, as long as Your Highness sincerely admits his mistake in private, it will not be a serious matter."

The experienced prime minister had already anticipated everything that would happen in the harem.