Chapter 100 - 75 Digging Graves_2
Upon hearing this, an image immediately flashed in Zhao You’s mind of his younger brother Zhao Rong calling him ’Imperial Brother’ while trailing behind him.
Zhao You exhaled deeply and suddenly said, "I have another question to ask. Please, Mr. Cai, answer truthfully."
"Please speak, Your Highness."
"The soul loss syndrome of the Second Prince and the sudden death of the Fifth Prince—do they have anything to do with the Third Prince?"
Cai Shichun fell silent.
Zhao You instantly understood.
"Why go to such extremes? Dayong is already beset with internal and external troubles. Even if he disregards brotherly affection, he shouldn’t commit such reprehensible acts." Zhao You’s disappointment was palpable. "Even if he desires the throne, I am already sixty years old, how many years do I have left to live? Why would he go to such lengths?"
"Your Highness, have you forgotten the Imperial Grandson? The Emperor is over eighty, the Third Prince is nearly fifty, but the Imperial Grandson is merely thirty. If the Imperial Grandson succeeds the Crown Prince, wouldn’t the Third Prince have to wait bitterly until old age, just like Your Highness?"
Cai Shichun shook his head, saying, "Moreover, even if the Imperial Grandson abdicates in the future, the throne would still only pass to his offspring. When would it ever be the Third Prince’s turn?"
"Your thoughts, Your Highness, are rather inappropriate."