C11

Now, not to mention the members of Night Nine Demons, the princes and princes who had arrived at the palace yesterday had all been summoned to the imperial study early in the morning by the emperor. Seeing that everyone was present, the eunuch who was standing beside the emperor walked into the imperial study with a smile on his face and said, "Princes, the emperor has decreed that the imperial court will receive all the princes and princes kneeling before them."

Everyone was stunned when they heard this. Their eyes were like daggers as they watched. Normally, when the princes were waiting for the emperor, they would sit there and gossip. When had they ever knelt before him? Eunuch Gao turned a blind eye. How could anyone else have retreated just because of a single glance from someone who had made it to his position in the palace? The reason why the emperor had left him here was because he was afraid that the other eunuchs would fail to pass on the message and be intimidated by the princes instead.

"This old servant has already said it, how the princes want to do it is not within this old servant's power anymore." Eunuch Gao spoke neither humbly nor arrogantly.

As for how the emperor would punish him, that was a matter of the emperor. He could neither falsely pass down the imperial edict nor correct it to curry favor with the princes. Eunuch Gao flung his horsetail whisk and used the same pace as usual as he leisurely walked out. He still needed to rush to the imperial court in order to serve the emperor; as for this place, he would only arrange his trusted eunuchs to keep watch over it.

"What do you mean? "Eunuch Gao, what are you doing?" The one who was the most impatient was the youngest Prince, Night Demon (White clothes).

Fourth Prince Ye Ke Mei (Zi Yi) seemed to be deep in thought.

Second Prince Ye Weimei (grey clothes) lifted up her robe and knelt down.

The Fifth Prince's eyes flashed, and he too, kneeled down.

When the crown prince saw this, he also stood up and knelt in the middle. Naturally, he could not fall behind on this matter. When the crowd saw that even the crown prince had knelt down, they had no reason to do so and knelt down as well.

Originally, everyone was pulled out of bed early in the morning, but they didn't have breakfast. Unexpectedly, they kneeled from morning until noon, and the Emperor didn't come to the royal study.

Sixth Prince Ye Shen couldn't help but open his mouth, "This isn't right."

Even if the Emperor had forgotten that he had summoned them here, it was impossible for him to not enter the royal study.

"Sixth Brother, what don't you understand? Only Ol 'Nine didn't come, so it's most likely that Ol' Nine was the one who put on the small shoes for us." Ye Langmei smiled bitterly.

"You don't need to say that." The eighth prince yawned lazily. He wisely chose to kneel at the side and was now leaning against a chair, dozing off.

"What you mean is that royal father wants to stand up for Ninth Brother?" Why would my royal father punish so many of them for a single person?

"I didn't expect that Ninth Brother's new wangfei would be so capable that Father would punish all of us for her sake." Sixth Prince Ye Heshen's eyes flashed. His royal father's actions were truly puzzling.

"If you think that Little Nine and the Ninth Princess are here to complain to me, then you're wrong." The emperor walked in with a tired expression.

Everyone felt apprehensive. They didn't know how much the emperor had listened to.

"Your son greets you, royal father." When everyone saw that the emperor had arrived, they were overjoyed. Only now did they feel their knees go numb.

The emperor walked through the crowd to the Dragon Throne. He raised his head and saw the princes standing up slanted. His phoenix-like eyes narrowed. "Did Zhen tell you to stand up?"

The princes started. Indeed, the emperor didn't tell them to stand up, but they thought the emperor had forgotten. So it wasn't that the emperor had forgotten, but that he didn't intend to wake them up at all.

All of the princes hurriedly knelt down in apology, "Please calm your anger, royal father."

However, it was still better if he didn't stand up. If he stood up and knelt down, he would feel a pain akin to being pierced by needles on his knees.

"Kneeling for the whole morning, you still don't know your wrongs?" The emperor forcefully suppressed his anger as he coldly swept his gaze over everyone.

"Please enlighten me, royal father." The princes didn't know what the Emperor was doing. They had originally guessed that it was Ye Jiumei and his new princess coming to the imperial palace to denounce them, but from what they heard from the emperor just now, it didn't seem like that was the case, so they didn't know why the Emperor was so moody. After all, if one were to speak of someone making a mistake, it was still understandable.

"Yesterday, all of you went to meet with Little Jiu to humiliate him. You no longer have a father in your eyes." The Emperor was enraged.

However, no matter what, he was the ninth princess the one who issued the decree, it was none of his business how he was dissatisfied. These princes all went up to ridicule Little Jiu, this was not taunting him at all, this was clearly slapping him in the face.

"This son doesn't dare." The princes lowered their heads even more, secretly complaining in their hearts. In truth, yesterday, there were a few who did not stay, unable to endure the bitter invitation from their brothers, saying that although Little Jiu was crippled, he still had an imperial concubine. As Little Jiu's brothers, they should congratulate him, just that he became a provocation.

"You still don't dare to say you dare not do it?" The emperor's gaze turned increasingly cold and ruthless.

"My subjects know their wrongs." He quickly corrected himself. The others agreed.

"Little Jiu is different from all of you, even if I gift him a lady from a noble family, it will still harm his entire life. But, even Little Jiu has a son, and Little Jiu is not even married yet, no matter what, you are still my flesh and blood, so how can I not worry?" "That Little Fishy is the daughter of the great scholar Hongtu. Hongtu is official, even if he were to argue with his father, he would not bow his head in the slightest. Only the daughter of someone with great character would be worthy of my prince."

None of the princes dared to say a word. If that's the case, why did you slay his father and reduce him to a lowly citizen, sending him to a brothel? He really couldn't explain himself. However, the Emperor's words were the truth. Who would dare to argue with him? They were tired of living.

"I know what all of you are thinking. If your legs are crippled, I will also send your women to the brothel and have them fall from a high place to be saved by you. In this life, regardless of kindness, they will wholeheartedly devote themselves to you." The emperor sneered. This was the idea he came up with after a sleepless night.

When the princes heard this, they shuddered in fear. They did not want to become a cripple. "Imperial Father is wise."

The eighth prince shouted loudly.

All the princes immediately agreed.

When the emperor saw them, he sighed with satisfaction. "Do you know why I've made you kneel for so long? I'm just letting you have a taste. I can't help but feel that I've put in a lot of effort, almost getting destroyed by your hands."

"This son is terrified." Well, their legs didn't look like their own anymore.

"Get up." Even he himself believed that he was Gu Jinlong's most compassionate father, and had even forgotten that he was regretting that he was able to see a beauty just yesterday and allowed his son to take the initiative.

"Thank you, Imperial Father."

The princes did indeed recall this, but as they lay on the ground, rubbing their numb legs, they felt unspeakably miserable.