The young man carefully examined the wound, confirming it wasn't serious. He then visibly breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm glad Father is alright. I was so worried when I heard the news."

King Zhou looked at his face full of worry and smiled with satisfaction.

The boy in front of him not only looked the most like him, but was also ranked seventh like him.

Of all his children, this one is his favorite.

If Yang Xiu, his legitimate son, had not been there before, he would have definitely made this child the crown prince.

In the past, in order to keep a low profile and also to avoid trouble among his subordinates, although he was dissatisfied with his son Yang Xiu, he never proposed to abolish his position as the crown prince.

Now that Yang Xiu was demoted to a commoner and died suddenly, he was spared the trouble.

After this trouble is over, he will personally write a letter to appoint Xuer as the crown prince.

King Zhou looked at the handsome young man in front of him and felt more and more satisfied.

When he saw Yang Xu in front of him, he felt as if he saw himself when he was younger.

King Zhou smiled and said, "You are just too concerned. This is King Zhou's palace. What could possibly happen to me?"

Yang Xu smiled foolishly and nodded: "Father is teaching me a lesson, I am confused."

As he was speaking, someone else came hurriedly. It was King Zhou's other son.

The leader was none other than King Zhou’s third son, Yang Jing.

Yang Xu glanced at him and secretly curled his lips.

Yang Jing, however, acted as if he hadn't noticed. He strode to a position three steps away from King Zhou and stopped, bowing respectfully: "My son greets my father!"

This time, the King of Zhou's attitude was very cold: "Why are you rushing here so early in the morning?"

Without a word from him, Yang Jing didn't dare to stand up. He could only maintain his bowed posture and said respectfully, "I heard that my father had been assassinated. I was very worried and rushed here."

Before King Zhou could say anything, Yang Xu suddenly started to mock him, "Third brother, your words are a bit hypocritical. If you really rushed over after hearing the news, why did you let me, your younger brother, get there first?"

What he said was an exaggeration. You know, he was the most favored in the palace. In addition, he was young and lived closest to King Zhou.

The other brothers all lived a little far away, especially Yang Jing.

Among all the sons, he was the least favored by the King of Zhou, so he lived the farthest away.

If Yang Xiu had not died and he had not become the eldest among all the brothers, the people below him would have inevitably taken better care of him, and he would not have been able to come so soon.

However, Yang Jing did not refute. He just glanced at Yang Xu calmly and agreed like a soft persimmon: "My pace is indeed a little slow. I can't compare to my younger brother's youthful vigor."

At the end, he couldn't help but make a sarcastic remark to Yang Xu.

Yang Xu was immediately dissatisfied: "You..."

"okay!"

Before Yang Xu could finish his words, he was interrupted impatiently by King Zhou.

King Zhou was old after all. Although he only suffered some minor injuries after what happened tonight, he was still exhausted.

This discovery also made him extremely angry.

Even though Yang Xu was his most beloved son, he still couldn't suppress the anger in his heart.

However, he still favored Yang Xu, so he directly scolded Yang Jing: "Your brother is right, you are a little slow."

Upon hearing this, Yang Jing immediately knelt on the ground and said, "Please punish me, father!"

King Zhou waved his hand dismissively and said, "You can leave. I am fine. I don't need you to serve me here."

Yang Jing immediately said, "I'll take my leave now!"

Then he retreated without any hesitation.

When he was leaving, he happened to meet other brothers who had come rushing over. He nodded to them and strode away.

The others looked at his leaving back in surprise, then withdrew their gaze as if nothing had happened, and went into the house to pay their respects to King Zhou.

This time Yang Xu didn't make any more noise, but King Zhou still drove them all out in disgust.

After these people left, King Zhou looked at Yang Xu again and said, "I'm fine. You can go back. You don't have to stay here with me."

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