The carefree sixth prince, my father respectfully invites me to ascend the throne.

Upon hearing Yang Ling's words, the Seventh Prince felt helpless.

"I'm afraid you'll only understand this matter if you go to Father Emperor yourself. However, I believe that Ninth Brother is a subject of the Great Liang Kingdom, and he will naturally step forward at this crucial moment!"

Hearing the Seventh Prince's words, Yang Ling felt somewhat helpless.

In the end, isn't all this just about getting me to see the old man?

"Thank you for your kind words, Seventh Brother. I've almost finished my meal, so I won't disturb you two any longer. Farewell!"

Upon hearing Yang Ling finish speaking, the Seventh Prince quickly stood up and stopped her.

"Ninth Brother, are you leaving so soon after arriving? Don't you want to say a few more words to your older brother?"

Hearing the Seventh Prince's words, Yang Ling felt helpless.

However, if I want to leave, I'm afraid the other party won't be able to stop me at all.

"I have other matters to attend to today. If I have time another day, I'll treat Seventh Brother to a meal. I'll take my leave now!"

As she spoke, Yang Ling turned and left.

Seeing Yang Ling leave, the Seventh Prince sighed helplessly. How did this guy become so clever?

After Yang Ling left, the young eunuch hurriedly stepped forward and respectfully spoke.

"Your Highness, the Ninth Prince has changed so much! When I first saw him, I didn't even recognize him!"

Upon hearing the eunuch's words, the Seventh Prince nodded slightly, amusement on his face.

"He even took over Liangzhou, so the changes are naturally significant."

"Your Highness, what do you think we should do now? We already had an agreement with Minister Lü!"

Upon hearing this, the Seventh Prince also looked helpless.

"I'm afraid I can't rely on Ninth Brother. It seems I have no choice but to turn to the Crown Prince."

The young eunuch nodded helplessly when he heard the Seventh Prince say that.

"Your Highness, shall we go find the Crown Prince now?"

Upon hearing the eunuch's words, the Seventh Prince nodded slightly.

"Alright, let's go!"

After the Seventh Prince agreed, the little eunuch hurriedly nodded and left.

……

The Seventh Prince and the Crown Prince sat down to eat. Looking at the food in front of them, the Seventh Prince frowned slightly.

"Seventh Brother, why did you suddenly decide to come see me today? Is there something important that you need to discuss?"

Upon hearing the Crown Prince's words, the Seventh Prince quickly nodded and spoke.

"Brother, I won't beat around the bush here. I do have something I want to say to you today."

Seeing the Seventh Prince's directness, the Crown Prince nodded in agreement.

“We are brothers, so you can speak frankly about anything.”

As he spoke, the Seventh Prince sighed softly, his face filled with helplessness.

"Elder brother, our ninth brother has been in the capital for many days now. Why hasn't Father summoned him yet? Don't you have any doubts?"

Hearing the Seventh Prince's words, the Crown Prince felt somewhat helpless.

"I already knew about this, but Father Emperor probably has some concerns now!"

Upon hearing this, the Seventh Prince frowned slightly.

"Brother, many ministers in the court have already impeached Ninth Brother. If Father does this, some people will probably gossip."

Hearing the Seventh Prince's words, the Crown Prince felt helpless.

"So, Seventh Brother, you've come to me today to plead with Ninth Brother?"

Seeing that the Crown Prince had hit the nail on the head, the Seventh Prince quickly nodded and spoke.

"Brother is wise, I admire you!"

As they were talking, the Seventh Prince picked up a cup of wine from the table and raised it to the Crown Prince.

Seeing the Seventh Prince say this, the Crown Prince was somewhat helpless.

"In that case, you should talk to Ninth Brother another day. After all, he is now a subject of the Great Liang Kingdom!"

That guy isn't so naive anymore.

"Eldest brother, I went to see Ninth Brother before, but he kept making excuses. Today, when I went to see Minister Lü, I learned that Minister Lü had already invited Ninth Brother to dinner, but that guy has no intention of coming to see Father Emperor at all!"

Upon hearing the Seventh Prince's words, the Crown Prince frowned slightly.

"Does this guy really have no idea about the current situation in the court?"

Hearing the Crown Prince's words, the Seventh Prince felt helpless.

"This fellow has probably figured something out. When he met Minister Lü today, Minister Lü kept saying things to sow discord. After I went over, although he admitted that he was wrong, he still has no intention of coming to see the Emperor right now!"

Upon hearing the Seventh Prince's words, the Crown Prince also frowned.

He had previously given orders to Vice Minister Lü that if his ninth brother arrived in the capital, he should go to see him.

Now that Vice Minister Lü has become so close to Ninth Brother so quickly, his thoughts have probably changed.

"Seventh Brother, don't worry. Since Ninth Brother has promised to come to see Father, he will probably take action in a few days."

The seventh prince was somewhat helpless when he heard the crown prince's words.

"What are you saying, elder brother? This ninth brother probably doesn't believe me at all, which is why he keeps making excuses."

After hearing what the Seventh Prince said, the Crown Prince was also somewhat puzzled.

"Did you say something to him? Is he still unwilling to come to see Father?"

Seeing the Crown Prince say this, the Seventh Prince nodded slightly.

"This guy is really smart; he actually saw through my intentions."

As he spoke, the Seventh Prince recounted his entire conversation with Yang Ling that day.

Even so, it made the crown prince's eyes flicker.

"Seventh Brother, Ninth Brother's mind is indeed extraordinary. He made great contributions in entering Liangzhou this time, but now he has been framed and is in this state. There must be someone behind this, but we don't know who is behind it. Moreover, you just mentioned Father's attitude. There must be something fishy going on here!"

The Crown Prince spoke slowly, and the Seventh Prince's eyes flashed with a sharp light, as if he had figured something out.

"Brother, do you mean these people's target isn't Ninth Brother, but Father?"

"That's very likely. Father's health has been poor all these years. These people definitely hope that Father will pass away so that they can support a prince they can control to ascend the throne. Now that Ninth Brother has suddenly risen to power, that's why they are wary of him!"

The Crown Prince spoke slowly, and upon hearing these words, the Seventh Prince instantly felt a chill run through his body.

He hadn't expected things to turn out this way; it turned out that these people's main goal was to seize the throne.

"These people are utterly treacherous and ambitious; I will never let them get away with this!"

The Seventh Prince said through gritted teeth.

"Seventh brother, what are you trying to do? Do you intend to rebel?"

Upon hearing the Seventh Prince's words, the Crown Prince exclaimed in surprise.

"Hmph, I'd like to see who dares to plot something like this behind the scenes!"

A ruthless glint appeared in the Seventh Prince's eyes.

It's clear they're planning to use this incident to eliminate dissidents or expose those in the shadows.

"Seventh brother, you'd better calm down. This world is far more cruel than you imagine. One wrong move and you'll lose everything."